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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benoit Rousseau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benoit Rousseau could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Svensson's chin.
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153 lbs
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175 cm
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155 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benoit Rousseau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rousseau throws a left and a right that both miss
and Svensson counters with a one-two to the body.
Svensson darts in trying to clinch
and Rousseau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svensson shoots in looking for a takedown. Rousseau tries to sprawl out of it but Svensson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rousseau manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rousseau's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rousseau duly obliges.
Rousseau lands with a good body shot.
Svensson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rousseau counters with a straight right hand.
Svensson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rousseau avoids it really well and circles away.
Rousseau feints a jab promting Svensson to slip. Rousseau then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Svensson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Svensson is defended easily by Rousseau.
Benoit Rousseau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Svensson.
Rousseau stuffs the takedown.
Svensson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rousseau lands a body shot.
Svensson closes the distance but Rousseau moves to the side
and Rousseau counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousseau lands a nice shot to the body.
Svensson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rousseau cracks a nice hook into Svensson's ribs.
Svensson looks gassed!
Svensson has a takedown stuffed.
Rousseau misses with a wild body shot.
Rousseau cracks Svensson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Svensson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svensson moves to clinch but Rousseau breaks away
and Rousseau makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benoit Rousseau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson misses with a lunging right hand
and Rousseau counters with a nice uppercut.
Rousseau with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Svensson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rousseau is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Svensson.
Svensson moves to clinch but Rousseau breaks away
and Rousseau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rousseau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rousseau lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rousseau defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Svensson.
Good standup being displayed there by Rousseau as he connects with a hook.
Rousseau lands with a nice combination. Svensson backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousseau lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rousseau lands a nice looking body shot.
Rousseau lands a two punch combo.
Rousseau swinging wildly here.
Svensson tries to move into range but Rousseau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rousseau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rousseau lands a really nice looking cross but Svensson seems unphased.
Rousseau stuns Svensson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Svensson misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benoit Rousseau dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rousseau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Svensson fails with a takedown attempt.
Rousseau thows a body shot but no joy.
Rousseau works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rousseau misses the shot to the body.
Benoit Rousseau is winning the standup battle so far.
Rousseau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svensson.
Rousseau keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rousseau displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Svensson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Rousseau.
Rousseau just misses with a punch to the body.
Rousseau connects with a looping right hand.
Rousseau lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Svensson has his takedown stuffed
and Rousseau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benoit Rousseau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Svensson.
Svensson throws a head kick but Rousseau moves out of range.
Rousseau's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rousseau duly obliges.
No joy there for Rousseau, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Svensson shoots for a double leg takedown but Rousseau sprawls well. He's pushed Svensson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousseau lands with an overhand left.
Rousseau jabs Svensson right on the nose. Svensson blinks but takes it well.
Rousseau connects with a right hand. Svensson shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rousseau misses with a wild combination.
Rousseau pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Svensson back to the cage. Rousseau follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Svensson is rocked!
Rousseau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rousseau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Rousseau scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousseau cracks a nice hook into Svensson's ribs.
Rousseau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rousseau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svensson can do to turn this around?
Svensson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Svensson fails with a takedown attempt.
Rousseau lands a right hook to the body.
Svensson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Svensson throws a hook but Rousseau blocks it.
Rousseau lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousseau cracks Svensson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good exchange - Rousseau coming out on top.
Rousseau scores with a hook to the body. Svensson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rousseau feints a jab promting Svensson to slip. Rousseau then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Svensson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rousseau cracks Svensson with a good jab.
Rousseau is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rousseau lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svensson scores with a one two! Rousseau had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rousseau throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Svensson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benoit Rousseau dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Svensson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Svensson darts in trying to clinch
and Rousseau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Svensson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rousseau but Rousseau pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Svensson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rousseau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rousseau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svensson moves away.
Rousseau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Svensson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Svensson throws a low kick but Rousseau moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousseau misses with a hook to the body
and Svensson counters with a single leg into guard. Rousseau didn't expect that.
Svensson wants to control from the top but Rousseau keeps moving.
Svensson preventing the sweep.
Rousseau isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Svensson stacks Rousseau on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Svensson!
Svensson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rousseau has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousseau tries to bench press Svensson off him but Svensson keeps the position.
Rousseau tries to escape but Svensson is in control.
Rousseau is trying to control Svensson's posture but Svensson avoids it.
Rousseau keeping his opponent close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousseau is trying to get back to half guard.
Benoit Rousseau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rousseau tries to escape but Svensson is in control.
Svensson gets to mount! Rousseau was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Svensson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rousseau tries to hold on but Svensson postures up.
Rousseau trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Svensson.
I think Rousseau has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benoit Rousseau!
A less than humble Benoit Rousseau misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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