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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harald Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bingo Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andersson comes to the cage accompanied by Shaggy - Feel The Rush. Star has chosen Octopus's garden as his entrance music. Harald Andersson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bingo Star's chin.
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147 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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143 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harald Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bingo Star!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Star looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Andersson is avoiding damage well.
Star is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Andersson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Star gets to mount! Andersson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Star is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Andersson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Andersson!
Andersson wants to pass the guard but Star is keeping the position.
Star looking to control.
Star might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Andersson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Andersson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson is looking to stand up but Star won't let him.
Star trying to keep a closed guard but Andersson is proving a slippery customer.
Star wants to sweep here but Andersson controlling him for the moment.
Andersson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Star has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Andersson has managed to get both his arms back between Star's legs - danger averted.
Star wants to control but Andersson passes easily into half guard.
Andersson is pressing down on Star's thigh, looking to free his foot. Star is holding on for now.
Star regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Star has a closed guard, preventing Andersson from standing up.
Star wants to sweep here but Andersson controlling him for the moment.
Andersson wants to pass the guard but Star is keeping the position.
Star 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.
Andersson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Andersson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Andersson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Star seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harald Andersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andersson missing with a left hand there. Star was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson just misses with a punch to the body.
Star shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andersson but Andersson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andersson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Star swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Star darts in and clinches Andersson up against the cage.
Star lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andersson misses with a punch on the inside.
Andersson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Star backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Star lands an elbow just above Andersson 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andersson.
Star misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Star creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andersson blocks the elbow strike.
Star creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Andersson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andersson.
Andersson prevents the takedown attempt.
Star using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andersson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andersson.
Andersson misses with a punch on the inside.
Andersson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andersson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Andersson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Star backwards.
Star tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Star.
Andersson misses with the head strike.
Andersson avoids a wild elbow strike from Star.
Andersson can't find room to land a body shot as Star controls the action.
Andersson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Star blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Star is trying to break the clinch but Andersson is controlling him.
Andersson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Harald Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bingo Star.
Andersson blocking some punches.
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 Harald Andersson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Andersson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andersson's corner calls for a 1-2. Andersson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Star closes the distance but Andersson moves to the side
and Andersson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Star moves out of range of the body kick.
Star ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andersson throws an overhand right that lands on Star's shoulder, as Star tries to avoid the shot.
Star misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andersson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Star takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Andersson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Star's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Andersson to the ground. Star is now in Andersson's guard.
Bingo Star has got the better of the ground game so far.
Star won't allow Andersson to sweep him here.
Andersson is looking to stand up but Star isn't so interested in that idea.
Andersson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Star throws a big right hand that misses.
Andersson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Star postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Star sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Andersson's guard.
Star is trying to control the action in half guard but Andersson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Star not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Star sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Andersson defending well though.
Andersson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Star keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Star throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anderssons head.
Andersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andersson swings wildly with an uppercut but Star uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Star.
Star misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Star.
Andersson lands a shoulder strike.
Andersson misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Star.
Andersson throws a head punch that misses.
Andersson blocking some punches.
Andersson can't find room to land a body shot as Star controls the action.
Star with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Star lands a nice elbow.
Star is trying to force a seperation but Andersson has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Star lands an elbow that stopped Andersson in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Andersson fails to land.
Star has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Andersson after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andersson.
Star pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Star prevents a body shot from Andersson.
Star lands an uppercut.
Andersson avoids the elbow strike from Star, against the cage.
Andersson blocks the elbow strike.
Andersson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andersson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Star counters with a head kick that wobbles Andersson - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Star sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bingo Star!
Bingo Star spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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hype
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pop
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