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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin St Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Rold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Andre comes to the cage accompanied by When the Saints Go Marching In. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin St Andre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enrique Rold!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Rold misses.
St Andre throws a lazy uppercut
and Rold finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
St Andre blocks a low kick nicely.
Rold walks into a left hand.
Rold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Andre.
St Andre throws a shot to the body.
Rold misses with a body kick.
St Andre scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. St Andre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St Andre lands a jab to Rold's midsection.
Rold throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Andre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
St Andre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rold is able to avoid easily.
Rold swings for the body but St Andre moves out of range.
Rold shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St Andre pinned against the cage. St Andre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rold shoots in and bounces St Andre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
St Andre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St Andre wants to sweep but no luck.
St Andre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Andre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rold postures up and lands a big shot to St Andre's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Andre keeping full guard, as Rold tries to pass.
St Andre working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rold tries to free his leg and advance position but St Andre is retaining full guard.
St Andre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rold can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rold trying to control the position from guard on top but St Andre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Andre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Andre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rold avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Andre keeping moving, preventing Rold from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rold being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Andre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rold defends it easily.
Rold wants to control from the top but St Andre keeps moving.
St Andre looking to control.
St Andre keeping moving, preventing Rold from controlling successfully.
Rold advances position into side control!
Rold taking a break here but St Andre is having none of it and regains half guard.
Rold misses with a head shot. St Andre uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Andre keeping moving, preventing Rold from controlling successfully.
St Andre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
St Andre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rold defends it easily.
St Andre keeping moving, preventing Rold from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rold is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! St Andre is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! St Andre has escaped and now he's on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Andre drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rold dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin St Andre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St Andre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rold on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rold needs to keep his hands up - St Andre had a free shot at his head there.
St Andre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rold.
Rold misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rold takes one on the button.
Rold blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Rold.
Good exchange - St Andre coming out on top.
Rold takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rold thows a body shot but no joy.
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!
St Andre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rold's sensitive parts.
St Andre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rold.
St Andre is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rold feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St Andres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab by St Andre.
A leg kick checked by Rold.
Benjamin St Andre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rold slips under a jab from St Andre.
St Andre slips a straight right by Rold.
Good work by Rold as he checks the leg kick.
Rold takes one to the side of the head.
Rold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rold throws a looping overhand right but St Andre ducks down to avoid it.
Rold lands with a shot to the body.
Rold doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St Andre misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rold lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St Andre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Andre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rold lands a head kick. St Andre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Andre thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Andre throws a chopping leg kick but Rold manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St Andre misses with an uppercut.
Rold throws a wild body kick that St Andre sees coming a mile off.
St Andre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rold moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A left lands for St Andre.
Rold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St Andre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St Andre misses with a wild body shot.
Rold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Andre scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for St Andre. That snapped Rold's head back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from St Andre lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rold has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rold and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rold looks for a takedown but St Andre sprawls well.
Rold takes a swing at St Andre's ribcage but misses.
St Andre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Andre misses with a hook
and Rold counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in St Andre's guard now.
St Andre trying to keep a closed guard but Rold is proving a slippery customer.
Rold wants to pass the guard but St Andre is keeping the position.
St Andre keeping moving, preventing Rold from controlling successfully.
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!
St Andre looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Andre has his foot on Rold's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rold works his way back into a safe position though.
Rold looking to pass the guard.
Rold passes St Andre's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rold is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, St Andre has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rold is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, St Andre has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rold is keen to just control but St Andre is a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Andre trying to control here.
St Andre wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin St Andre dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
St Andre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rold. Rold circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
St Andre throws a low kick but Rold avoids it.
Rold shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
St Andre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rold manages to get himself to full guard.
St Andre controlling from the top position.
Rold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rold is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rold keeping moving, preventing St Andre from controlling successfully.
Rold is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Benjamin St Andre wasn't doing enough on the ground.
St Andre connects with a looping right hand.
St Andre getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
St Andre throws the kick towards the body but Rold avoids it.
Benjamin St Andre is winning the standup battle so far.
St Andre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rold finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
St Andre throws a looping overhand right but Rold ducks down to avoid it.
Rold slips a jab and a cross from St Andre.
St Andre stuffs the takedown attempt from Rold. Rold gets slowly back to his feet.
Rold staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Andre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rold is out of range and St Andre settles back down.
A low kick from St Andre misses
and Rold counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Andre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Donk. St Andre catches Rold right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rold thows a body shot but no joy.
St Andre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rold.
Rold throws a hook to the side of St Andre's head but St Andre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rold avoids the body shot from St Andre.
St Andre misses with a wild body shot.
Rold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St Andre blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rold shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
St Andre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rold trying to control but St Andre is working from the bottom.
Enrique Rold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rold is looking to work some ground and pound but St Andre has wrist control.
Rold trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but St Andre manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
St Andre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rold working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Andre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St Andre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Andre trying to control but Rold is working from the bottom.
Rold wants to sweep here but St Andre controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Andre wants to control from the top but Rold keeps moving.
St Andre tries to free his leg and advance position but Rold is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Andre trying to control but Rold is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rold is trying to control the position but St Andre postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Benjamin St Andre did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St Andre takes a swing at Rold's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Rold.
Rold closes the distance and clinches up with St Andre, looking for a takedown. Rold pushes St Andre against the cage but St Andre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
St Andre scores with a body shot.
Benjamin St Andre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by St Andre - just one landing.
St Andre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Andre scores with a shot to the body.
Rold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck St Andre on the side of the head.
Rold ducks under a wild hook from St Andre.
Rold throws a leg kick but St Andre sees it coming and moves out of range.
St Andre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Andre.
St Andre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rold moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rold misses with a leg kick.
Rold connects with an inside leg kick.
Rold on the wrong end of a nice jab.
St Andre thows a leg kick but Rold checks it
enabling Rold to counter with a crisp jab.
Rold looks to land a body kick but St Andre moved away.
St Andre connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from St Andre.
Rold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Andre scores with a nice head shot.
Rold has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rold moves away from the strike by St Andre.
Rold misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rold takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rold checks a leg kick nicely.
Rold takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rold shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches St Andre napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on St Andre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St Andre tries to improve position but can't.
St Andre is not content to let Rold control the position.
Rold is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. St Andre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
St Andre is trying to control Rold's posture but Rold avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Andre sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
St Andre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rold works his way into side control.
Rold is trying to get an arm triangle but St Andre is defending well.
St Andre gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rold is keen to just control but St Andre is a slippery customer.
Rold is thwarting St Andre's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Andre controlling the position well.
St Andre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rold drops an elbow to the side of St Andre's head.
Rold is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. St Andre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rold.
Rold is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, St Andre has managed to free his arm - good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rold is trying to control the action in half guard but St Andre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin St Andre had his way with Enrique Rold in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Andre. St Andre obviously looking to wear him down.
St Andre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Andre throws a jab but it's blocked by Rold.
St Andre works the jab nicely.
St Andre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rold has time to react.
Rold throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Andre's waist but St Andre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rold off to one side.
Rold lands with a straight right. St Andre didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from St Andre.
Rold thows a body shot but no joy.
Rold throws a body kick that misses.
St Andre lands a nice shot that snaps Rold's head back.
St Andre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St Andre misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rold has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by St Andre.
A big left from St Andre misses.
St Andre lands a nice shot that snaps Rold's head back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St Andre.
Rold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Andre is fending him off so far but Rold persists. Nope, St Andre circles away and we're back to standing.
St Andre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Andre lands a jab to Rold's midsection.
Rold moves out of range of the strikes.
St Andre takes a swing at Rold's ribcage but misses.
St Andre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rold is out of range and St Andre settles back down.
St Andre blocks the body kick.
Enrique Rold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rold checks a low kick from St Andre.
Rold needs to keep his hands up - St Andre had a free shot at his head there.
Rold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
St Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rold manages to avoid it.
Rold shoots in but no luck this time.
Benjamin St Andre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrique Rold.
Rold is looking to land body kicks.
St Andre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rold counters with a good, hard body kick but St Andre shrugs it off.
Rold throws a head kick but St Andre moves out of range.
Rold is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rold walks into a jab.
Rold takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Andre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rold looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St Andre.
Rold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Andre throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Andre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St Andre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
St Andre blocks the body kick.
Benjamin St Andre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Andre works the jab nicely.
Rold misses with a leg kick.
St Andre lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the liver by St Andre. Beautiful body shot.
Rold shoots in looking for a takedown. St Andre tries to sprawl out of it but Rold keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Andre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
St Andre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rold on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
St Andre scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Rold.
St Andre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A clash of legs there as St Andre blocks the low kick.
Rold is looking to land body kicks.
St Andre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St Andre.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for St Andre.
St Andre will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Andre lands a slapping body shot.
St Andre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rold walks into a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin St Andre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Andre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin St Andre!
Benjamin St Andre retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Benjamin St Andre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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