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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Belleville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Torhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belleville's entrance music is The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid . A fine choice. Torhammer has chosen Doom Unit - Killing Time as his entrance music. Benjamin Belleville could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henrik Torhammer's chin.
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152 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Belleville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Torhammer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torhammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belleville ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torhammer moves away.
A shot to the liver by Belleville. Beautiful body shot.
Torhammer throws a jab when Belleville was well out of range.
Torhammer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Belleville slips under a jab.
Belleville scores with a decent looking hook.
Belleville will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Belleville chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torhammer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belleville at a distance.
Torhammer lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belleville shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torhammer pinned against the cage. Torhammer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Torhammer connects with the punch.
Belleville scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torhammer doesn't seem bothered though.
Torhammer throws a series of punches but Belleville moves out of range.
Belleville tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torhammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Belleville.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belleville moves out of range as Torhammer strikes.
Torhammer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belleville doesn't seem bothered though.
Belleville looks to land a right hand but Torhammer moved out of range.
Torhammer misses with a straight left.
Benjamin Belleville seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belleville closes the distance and clinches.
Belleville misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belleville creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belleville is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
I was talking to Belleville's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Torhammer working aggressively here.
Belleville escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torhammer scores with a jab. Belleville acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Torhammer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Belleville scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Belleville.
Torhammer throws the left hand but Belleville avoids the punch easily.
Belleville bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henrik Torhammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torhammer ducks under a wild hook from Belleville.
Torhammer loads up on a big right hand but Belleville slips the punch.
Belleville throws a sloppy head kick and Torhammer moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Torhammer catches Belleville right on the button with a cross.
Torhammer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Torhammer throws out a loose jab but Belleville uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torhammer connects with a single shot there.
Belleville ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belleville showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torhammer.
Belleville throws a head kick but Torhammer moves out of range.
Belleville tries a head kick but it misses.
Good shot there by Torhammer.
Belleville defending well as Torhammer loads up on a big left hand.
Belleville shoots in and bounces Torhammer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Torhammer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torhammer looking for a sweep. Not yet Torhammer, not yet.
Belleville trying to control but Torhammer is working from the bottom.
Belleville controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Torhammer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Belleville doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Belleville manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Torhammer is trying to control the position but Belleville postures up.
Belleville controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Benjamin Belleville.
Torhammer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belleville with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Belleville throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belleville throws the left hand but Torhammer avoids the punch easily.
Torhammer scores with a decent looking hook.
Belleville shoots in but no luck this time.
Torhammer tests Belleville's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belleville lands with a shot to the body.
Belleville misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Belleville misses.
Belleville feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torhammer's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belleville lands the left hand.
Belleville works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Belleville, as that shot connected.
Torhammer thuds a left hand into Belleville's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henrik Torhammer will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Belleville misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Torhammer fails to land with a series of punches.
Torhammer misses with a looping right.
Torhammer misses with an uppercut.
Torhammer swings widly with a right hand
and Belleville counters by moving into the clinch.
Torhammer tries a body shot but Belleville blocks it.
A hook to the body from Belleville.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Belleville breaks the clinch.
Belleville tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belleville fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torhammer throws a shot from downtown. Belleville moves away and avoids it.
Belleville throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torhammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torhammer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Belleville is looking to clinch.
Torhammer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belleville.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belleville blocks a jab.
Torhammer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belleville circles away quickly and effectively.
Belleville lands a nice hook to Torhammer's body. Torhammer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Torhammer looks to land a right hand but Belleville moved out of range.
Torhammer needs to keep his hands up - Belleville had a free shot at his head there.
Belleville lands with a hook. Torhammer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Belleville fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Torhammer is out of range.
Torhammer throws a hook to the side of Belleville's head but Belleville sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belleville tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torhammer swivels and escapes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belleville. That's going to slow Torhammer down.
A left lands for Torhammer.
Torhammer misses the jab.
Belleville tries to clinch but Torhammer is having none of it.
Torhammer ducks under a wild hook from Belleville.
Torhammer lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torhammer tries to move into range but Belleville moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Belleville displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torhammer throws out the jab.
Belleville lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belleville dives in and scores a takedown into Torhammer's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torhammer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Belleville defends it easily.
Belleville content to stall in guard here.
Torhammer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Belleville defends well.
Belleville has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Belleville sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torhammer keeping moving, preventing Belleville from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torhammer controlling Belleville's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Torhammer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belleville is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Benjamin Belleville just wasn't active enough.
Belleville throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torhammer scores with a punch to the head.
Torhammer scores with a nice body kick.
Belleville defending well as Torhammer loads up on a big left hand.
Belleville misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belleville ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torhammer moves away.
Torhammer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belleville.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belleville does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Belleville moves out of range as Torhammer strikes.
Torhammer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Belleville tests Torhammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Torhammer blocks a jab.
Belleville cracks Torhammer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belleville misses with a looping left.
Belleville cracks Torhammer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Belleville looks to land a body kick but Torhammer moved away.
Benjamin Belleville is winning the standup battle so far.
Belleville punishes Torhammer's body with a nice straight punch.
Belleville staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belleville takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Benjamin Belleville has been cut.
Belleville ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belleville connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Benjamin Belleville will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Belleville's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Torhammer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belleville.
A jab from Torhammer finds it's way through Belleville's defenses.
Torhammer lands with a hook. Belleville tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Belleville moves out of range as Torhammer strikes.
Belleville pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torhammer lands with an overhand left.
Belleville stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Belleville misses with a low kick.
Belleville shoots in for a double leg but Torhammer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Torhammer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belleville sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torhammer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torhammer misses with a hook. Belleville ducked under it nicely.
Belleville tried to score with a low kick but Torhammer checks it.
The fighters circling - Torhammer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belleville shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Belleville showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belleville wants to pass the guard but Torhammer is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torhammer trying to control here.
Belleville is pressing down on Torhammer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Torhammer is holding on for now.
Belleville controlling the pace.
Torhammer is trying to get back to full guard.
Benjamin Belleville overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torhammer moves into full guard.
Torhammer trying to control the position.
Belleville slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Belleville stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torhammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belleville is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Benjamin Belleville just wasn't active enough.
Belleville scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Torhammer checks a low kick from Belleville.
Torhammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belleville.
Torhammer throws a body punch but Belleville moves out of range.
Belleville on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Torhammer throws a right and a left that Belleville avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Torhammer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleville throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belleville fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Torhammer to the ground. Belleville is now in Torhammer's guard.
Torhammer looking for a guillotine here but Belleville defends easily.
Belleville wants to control from the top but Torhammer keeps moving.
Torhammer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Belleville is aware though and is defending well.
Belleville controlling from the top position.
Torhammer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belleville stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torhammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Benjamin Belleville.
Torhammer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belleville's head backwards.
Belleville fails to land with a series of punches.
Belleville fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Belleville closes this distance looking for a takedown but Torhammer circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torhammer lands a glancing blow to the side of Belleville's head.
Belleville throws a leg kick but Torhammer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Belleville steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torhammer.
Belleville uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torhammer.
Torhammer misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belleville thumps Torhammer with a low kick.
Torhammer misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Torhammer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henrik Torhammer.
I think Torhammer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Benjamin Belleville!
After the fight, Benjamin Belleville was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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