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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin St Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Andre comes into the arena with When the Saints Go Marching In blaring out of the sound system. Bonaparte is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: An Epic Age. This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
27 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin St Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Napoleon Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonaparte tried to score with a low kick but St Andre checks it.
St Andre moves out of range of the strikes.
St Andre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St Andre throws the left hand but Bonaparte avoids the punch easily.
St Andre misses with a looping left.
That kick from St Andre tenderised Bonaparte's leg. Bonaparte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Bonaparte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bonaparte digs a good hook to St Andre's body.
St Andre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice cross by St Andre.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Andre.
St Andre connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Andre lands a glancing blow to the side of Bonaparte's head.
A swing and a miss from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte misses with a body shot.
Bonaparte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big right from St Andre misses.
Bonaparte is looking to clinch but St Andre is avoiding it.
St Andre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bonaparte finds it's target.
No joy there for Bonaparte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Andre throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Andre throws a front kick aimed at Bonaparte's knee but Bonaparte avoids it well.
Bonaparte misses with a body shot.
Bonaparte pushes St Andre up against the cage in a clinch.
St Andre is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonaparte has double underhooks.
Bonaparte throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonaparte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonaparte controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Bonaparte - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte lands an elbow inside that St Andre shrugs off.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Andre backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws an elbow but it misses.
St Andre misses with the head strike.
Bonaparte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Andre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonaparte tries to throw a body punch but St Andre avoids it by throwing Bonaparte back against the cage.
Bonaparte has St Andre pressed against the cage, preventing St Andre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Andre lands an uppercut.
Bonaparte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Andre blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonaparte controlling the action here for a moment.
St Andre jumps into guard, dragging Bonaparte to the mat.
St Andre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Andre has an active guard here but Bonaparte has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Andre is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Andre looking for submissions off his back.
Bonaparte performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
St Andre wants to improve his position but Bonaparte is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte passes into side control, despite St Andre's attempt to control the position.
St Andre tries to bench press Bonaparte off him but Bonaparte keeps the position.
St Andre seems a little lost for a moment, as Bonaparte dominates the positioning.
Bonaparte has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
St Andre tries to work over Bonaparte's front leg with a kick but Bonaparte checks it.
St Andre throws a solid leg kick but Bonaparte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St Andre.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Andre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bonaparte clinches with his opponent.
Bonaparte struggles to land a body shot inside as St Andre controls his hands.
St Andre lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Benjamin St Andre will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St Andre tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonaparte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
St Andre tries to move into range but Bonaparte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bonaparte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bonaparte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St Andre thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonaparte staying out of range there.
St Andre looks to land a left hand but Bonaparte moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Bonaparte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St Andre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bonaparte takes a step back to recover.
Bonaparte tries to clinch up but St Andre circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonaparte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bonaparte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bonaparte connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonaparte ducks right into an uppercut from St Andre.
Bonaparte throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonaparte takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bonaparte clinches up against the cage.
St Andre misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Andre swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonaparte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the head but St Andre blocks with his arms.
Bonaparte throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
St Andre avoids a wild elbow strike from Bonaparte.
St Andre lands a body punch.
St Andre lands a shoulder strike.
St Andre takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonaparte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Andre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte blocking some punches.
Bonaparte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Andre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bonaparte walks away with a smile on his face. St Andre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bonaparte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Andre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonaparte tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Andre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Andre blocks a head kick by Bonaparte.
A solid body kick from St Andre.
Bonaparte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Andre's head backwards.
Benjamin St Andre is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonaparte jabs St Andre right on the nose. St Andre blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonaparte. St Andre does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Andre throws the kick towards the body but Bonaparte avoids it.
Bonaparte ducks under a wild hook from St Andre.
Bonaparte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
St Andre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St Andre throws a hook but Bonaparte avoids it easily.
Napoleon Bonaparte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Andre swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonaparte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Andre misses with a body shot.
St Andre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bonaparte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bonaparte thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonaparte has managed to clinch.
St Andre digs a right hand into Bonaparte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonaparte's gas tank.
Bonaparte scores with a shot to the side of St Andre's head.
St Andre pulls guard successfully.
Bonaparte wants to stand but St Andre has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
St Andre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bonaparte not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte trying to control the position from guard on top but St Andre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Andre working for submissions but it's allowed Bonaparte to get to half guard.
St Andre trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Andre looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Andre works his way to full guard. Good work.
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 St Andre will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
St Andre looks to land a body kick but Bonaparte moved away.
St Andre throws the left hand but Bonaparte avoids the punch easily.
Bonaparte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St Andre is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from Bonaparte.
St Andre throws a chopping leg kick but Bonaparte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bonaparte tries to clinch up.
Bonaparte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A clash of legs there as Bonaparte blocks the low kick.
St Andre misses with a hook.
Bonaparte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Andre.
St Andre throws an overhand right that lands on Bonaparte's shoulder, as Bonaparte tries to avoid the shot.
Bonaparte clinches up against the cage.
St Andre lands with a light punch inside.
St Andre throws a head punch that misses.
Bonaparte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
St Andre avoids the elbow strike from Bonaparte, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonaparte.
St Andre takes an elbow to the temple.
St Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonaparte controls his hands.
St Andre misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Andre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bonaparte walks away with a smile on his face. St Andre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
St Andre misses with a looping right.
Bonaparte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonaparte misses with a straight left.
St Andre throws an overhand right that lands on Bonaparte's shoulder, as Bonaparte tries to avoid the shot.
St Andre ducks under a wild hook from Bonaparte.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonaparte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonaparte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Andre was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonaparte.
St Andre lands a slapping body shot.
Bonaparte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bonaparte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Andre slips under a jab from Bonaparte.
A leg kick checked by Bonaparte.
St Andre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bonaparte wants to clinch.
St Andre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Andre.
Bonaparte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Andre throws a hook but Bonaparte avoids it easily.
Bonaparte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St Andre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice straight punches there by St Andre. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of St Andre.
Bonaparte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bonaparte instigates a clinch.
Benjamin St Andre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Andre blocks an elbow strike.
St Andre takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
St Andre avoiding damage as Bonaparte throws knees to the body.
Napoleon Bonaparte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonaparte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Andre.
Bonaparte throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bonaparte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Andre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonaparte lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Andre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Andre wants to break free but Bonaparte has control.
Bonaparte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonaparte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St Andre blocks an elbow strike.
Bonaparte throws a punch but it's blocked by St Andre.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Andre lands with a light punch inside.
St Andre avoiding damage as Bonaparte throws knees to the body.
Bonaparte lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Napoleon Bonaparte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Andre 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Benjamin St Andre!
Benjamin St Andre decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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