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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Belleville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Fran has chosen No Worries as his entrance music. 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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153 lbs
35 - 14 - 0 |
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158 lbs
29 - 21 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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
35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benjamin Belleville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Fran moves into the clinch.
Belleville jumps guard and drags De Fran to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Belleville has an active guard here but De Fran has managed to pass into half guard.
Belleville looking for submissions off his back.
Belleville actively working from the bottom here.
Belleville actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belleville is looking to improve his position.
Belleville is looking to get back to full guard here but De Fran has managed to pass to side control instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee asks De Fran politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. De Fran prefers to stall for the moment though.
Belleville is trying to improve his position.
Belleville manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
De Fran is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Fran looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Belleville throwing strikes from guard but De Fran blocks nicely.
Belleville is looking to work some ground and pound but De Fran has wrist control.
Belleville throws a big elbow that misses.
Belleville with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Fran is pulling down on Belleville's head to control his posture.
Belleville looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Belleville has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Belleville in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belleville chips away with some ground and pound.
De Fran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belleville landing some decent shots from guard.
Belleville throws a big right hand that misses.
De Fran has Belleville pulled in close to control his posture.
Belleville trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Belleville postures up.
Belleville postures up and lands a big shot to De Fran's brow.
De Fran is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran is adopting a defensive guard.
De Fran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belleville.
Belleville working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Belleville lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Fran utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belleville throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Belleville is in close to De Fran's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Belleville throws a big right hand that misses.
De Fran trying to control the position.
Belleville postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Belleville thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Fran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Fran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belleville throws a big elbow that misses.
Belleville throwing strikes from guard but De Fran blocks nicely.
De Fran pulls Belleville in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Belleville 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.
Belleville keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Fran.
Belleville misses with a wild body shot.
Belleville throws a body shot but no joy.
De Fran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belleville.
Belleville ducks under a wild hook from De Fran.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Fran.
Belleville throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A bone on bone clash there as Belleville blocks the leg kick.
De Fran cracks Belleville with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Fran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Fran.
Belleville throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Fran lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A lazy left from De Fran finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belleville shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Fran manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belleville throws a big right hand that misses.
Belleville connects with a couple of short punches.
Belleville throws a big elbow that misses.
Belleville makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
De Fran is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Belleville is in close to De Fran's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Belleville loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Fran is trying to keep Belleville in close.
Belleville lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belleville stands up over De Fran, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Belleville postures up.
Belleville with a nice head shot there.
Belleville missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Belleville throwing strikes from guard but De Fran blocks nicely.
Belleville working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Belleville postures up.
De Fran is controlling Belleville's posture.
Belleville throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Belleville in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belleville is working De Fran over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Belleville is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
De Fran controlling the position.
Belleville postures up in De Fran's guard and throws a big left but De Fran blocks it.
De Fran has momentary wrist control but Belleville slips an elbow through the middle.
De Fran trying to keep a closed guard but Belleville is proving a slippery customer.
De Fran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belleville in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benjamin Belleville overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Fran is trying to control the position but Belleville postures up.
Belleville chips away with some ground and pound.
De Fran controlling the position.
Belleville is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Fran can do to turn this around?
Belleville drops back looking for a leg! De Fran is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Fran manages to kick Belleville off! Belleville jumps back into De Fran's guard.
De Fran is looking for a triangle but Belleville pushes his legs off easily.
Belleville throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Belleville dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Belleville.
De Fran throws the left hand but Belleville avoids the punch easily.
De Fran lands a nice hook to Belleville's body. Belleville takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Belleville throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fran attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Belleville tried to counter with a leg kick but De Fran avoided it.
Andr De Fran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Fran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belleville moves away.
Belleville uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Belleville or perhaps it was just good defense by De Fran, which made it look bad.
De Fran moves out of range of the strikes.
De Fran tries to counter with a clinch but Belleville shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belleville steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Fran.
A jab lands there for Belleville.
Belleville scores with a leg kick.
De Fran misses with a shot to the body
and De Fran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belleville misses the jab.
De Fran stuns Belleville with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Fran feints and then cracks Belleville's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belleville down.
De Fran misses with an uppercut.
Belleville is looking to counter punch.
Nice cross by Belleville.
Belleville connects with a crisp jab.
Belleville fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Belleville slips a straight right by De Fran.
Belleville misses with a takedown attempt - De Fran sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Belleville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belleville swings for the body but De Fran moves out of range.
De Fran throws a sloppy head kick
and Belleville counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Fran throws a leg kick which misses Belleville's front leg but catches the back leg as Belleville tries to avoid it.
De Fran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belleville throws out the jab.
De Fran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belleville.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from De Fran.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belleville stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Fran.
De Fran blocks a jab.
De Fran with a nice cross.
Belleville moves out of range of the body kick from De Fran.
Decent striking displayed by De Fran there.
Belleville lands with a right hand.
Andr De Fran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belleville looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Belleville misses with a series of wild punches.
Belleville takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Benjamin Belleville has been cut.
Belleville tries for a takedown but De Fran circles away easily
enabling De Fran to counter with a crisp jab.
Andr De Fran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleville throws a lazy uppercut
and De Fran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Fran with a nice cross.
Belleville walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Fran lands a leg kick that knocks Belleville off balance momentarily.
Belleville throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Fran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belleville.
Belleville paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benjamin Belleville is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Fran is looking to clinch.
Belleville swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by De Fran.
De Fran cracks Belleville with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belleville avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Belleville dips to his left and cracks De Fran with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by De Fran.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran lands a really nice looking cross but Belleville seems unphased.
De Fran pivots, looking for a leg kick but Belleville is out of range and De Fran settles back down.
De Fran needs to keep his hands up - Belleville had a free shot at his head there.
Belleville paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Belleville throws a looping overhand right but De Fran ducks down to avoid it.
De Fran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fran tries a head kick but it misses.
Belleville just misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran misses with a straight right.
De Fran misses with an uppercut
and Belleville counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Fran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belleville.
De Fran walks into a jab.
Belleville darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Belleville misses.
De Fran lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andr De Fran.
I think Belleville 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Belleville!
Benjamin Belleville seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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