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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin St Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Gorden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Andre kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is When the Saints Go Marching In. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
32 - 16 - 0 |
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175 cm
32
160 lbs
14 - 10 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
32 - 16 - 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
14 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Gorden!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Andre misses with a wild body shot.
St Andre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gorden moves away from the strike by St Andre.
St Andre gets a double leg takedown into Gorden's guard.
St Andre tries to free his leg and advance position but Gorden is retaining full guard.
Gorden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gorden controls St Andre momentarily but St Andre frees himself.
Gorden keeping moving, preventing St Andre from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorden wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Andre trying to control the position from guard on top but Gorden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorden has St Andre pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Andre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from St Andre misses the target.
St Andre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gorden throws a shot from downtown. St Andre moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Andre, right into the meat.
St Andre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gorden's coach down at LeBeau Ground Fighting was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gorden's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
St Andre ducks under a wild hook from Gorden.
A left lands for Gorden.
St Andre ducks under a wild hook from Gorden.
St Andre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gorden throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters circling a little - St Andre finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Gorden misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorden has managed to clinch.
St Andre working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorden.
Gorden is trying to maintain a safe position but St Andre gets an underhook and turns Gorden into the cage.
Gorden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Andre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Andre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gorden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but St Andre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
St Andre prevents a body shot from Gorden.
St Andre tries to break free but Gorden pushes him back against the cage.
St Andre jumps guard but Gorden stands there with St Andre around his waist. St Andre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorden controlling the action here for a moment.
St Andre jumps guard and drags Gorden to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gorden slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gorden looking to pass the guard.
St Andre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Andre has control of Gorden's left arm, preventing Gorden from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Andre has his foot on Gorden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gorden works his way back into a safe position though.
St Andre keeping full guard, as Gorden tries to pass.
St Andre isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gorden stacks St Andre 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 Gorden!
St Andre avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gorden.
Gorden is looking to take a break and control but St Andre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gorden landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin St Andre dominated that 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 throws a lazy right hand but Gorden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by St Andre.
Gorden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gorden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Andre scores with a push kick.
A lazy left from St Andre finds it's target.
St Andre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gorden.
St Andre feinted there with a counter leg kick.
St Andre tests Gorden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gorden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Andre feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jab by St Andre.
A swing and a miss from St Andre.
Gorden dodges the punch combination from St Andre.
St Andre swings for the body but Gorden moves out of range.
Gorden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A lazy left from St Andre finds it's target.
St Andre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorden can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Andre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gorden.
Gorden lands a slapping body shot.
Gorden clobbers St Andre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
St Andre tests Gorden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Andre gets caught napping as Gorden dives in and scores a takedown. St Andre manages to retain guard.
St Andre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gorden defends it easily.
Gorden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Andre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Andre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of St Andre's head.
Gorden postures up.
Gorden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Andre is keeping the position for now.
We've been hearing good reports from St Andre's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jeff Gorden has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gorden trying to control the position from guard on top but St Andre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Andre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
St Andre keeping full guard, as Gorden tries to pass.
St Andre is looking for a triangle but Gorden pushes his legs off easily.
St Andre can't keep his opponent in guard - Gorden advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorden wants to pass to mount but St Andre is defending the position.
St Andre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
St Andre works his way to full guard. Good work.
St Andre keeping full guard, as Gorden tries to pass.
St Andre looking for a guillotine here but Gorden defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gorden is pushing down on St Andre's leg trying to pass to half guard. St Andre is fighting to maintain full guard but Gorden has managed to sneak the leg through.
St Andre wants to get back to full guard.
Gorden wants to work for an arm triangle but St Andre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
St Andre gets back to full guard.
Gorden wants to control from the top but St Andre keeps moving.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gorden throws a head kick but St Andre moves out of range.
St Andre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Andre slips under a jab.
St Andre defending well as Gorden loads up on a big left hand.
Gorden moves out of range as St Andre strikes.
St Andre lands a nice looking body shot.
St Andre misses with a low kick.
Gorden throws a fast counter high kick but St Andre manages to duck under it in time.
St Andre fails to land with a series of punches.
Gorden slips under a jab from St Andre.
St Andre takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from St Andre. Those never looked like landing.
Gorden ducks under a wild hook from St Andre.
St Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorden manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Gorden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gorden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Andre is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorden takes one to the chin there.
St Andre lands an overhand right.
St Andre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorden takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gorden takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
St Andre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St Andre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gorden scores with a hook.
Gorden with a hook.
Gorden scores with a jab. St Andre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benjamin St Andre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Andre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorden misses with a hook. St Andre ducked under it nicely.
St Andre tries a head kick but it misses.
St Andre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gorden lunges at St Andre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St Andre's hand.
St Andre is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Andre.
Oh St Andre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gorden circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops St Andre to the canvas! St Andre doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Gorden keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Gorden!
An out of breath Jeff Gorden thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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