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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shook Ones II. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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8 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
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214 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Andersson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andersson misses the jab.
Ragnar avoids the body shot from Andersson.
Andersson slips under a jab.
Andersson slips under a jab from Ragnar.
Andersson takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Andersson.
Ragnar takes the fight into the clinch.
Andersson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnar backwards.
Ragnar lands an uppercut.
Andersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andersson throws a head punch that misses.
Andersson stalling the fight.
Ragnar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andersson blocks it with crossed arms.
Andersson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andersson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andersson lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Andersson.
Ragnar can't find room to land a body shot as Andersson controls the action.
Ragnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Andersson.
Andersson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ragnar looks winded!
Andersson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ragnar or not.
Andersson scores with a shot to the side of Ragnar's head.
Andersson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andersson gets through Ragnar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnar has been cut.
Andersson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Andersson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andersson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ragnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Andersson avoids the damage to the body.
Ragnar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnar is trying to maintain a safe position but Andersson gets an underhook and turns Ragnar into the cage.
Andersson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ragnar has a couple of punches blocked by Andersson.
Ragnar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andersson digs a right hand into Ragnar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ragnar's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnar misses with a punch on the inside.
Andersson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnar backwards.
Ragnar tries to throw a body punch but Andersson avoids it by throwing Ragnar back against the cage.
Ragnar misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Andersson on the inside.
Ragnar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andersson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ragnar looking to throw knees to the head but Andersson is blocking nicely.
Andersson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Andersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andersson blocks a body shot from Ragnar.
Ragnar throws a punch but it's blocked by Andersson.
Andersson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ragnar throws a lazy uppercut
and Andersson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andersson throws a hook but Ragnar avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andersson.
Andersson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ragnar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Andersson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Andersson looks to land a combination but Ragnar avoids it well.
Ragnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andersson manages to avoid it.
Andersson misses with a two punch combination.
Andersson scores with a decent looking hook.
Andersson misses with a low kick as Ragnar jumps back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andersson. Ragnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andersson avoids the body shot from Ragnar.
Andersson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnar.
Andersson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnar.
Ragnar throws out a leg kick but Andersson moves out of range and Ragnar only half commits.
Andersson throws a body punch but Ragnar moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar scores with a kick to the body.
Andersson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ragnar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersson throws a body punch but Ragnar moves out of range.
Ragnar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Andersson.
A countering left hand to the body from Ragnar misses.
Ragnar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Andersson checks it well.
Andersson clobbers Ragnar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ragnar slips under a jab from Andersson.
Andersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ragnar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Andersson. That did some damage!
Andersson misses with a hook.
Andersson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ragnar's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andersson throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Andersson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Andersson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andersson scores with a body shot.
Andersson scoring well with a low kick there.
Andersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnar can do to turn this around?
Ragnar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Andersson's head backwards.
Ragnar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ragnar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Andersson.
Andersson throws a sloppy body shot
and Ragnar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andersson moves out of range as Ragnar throws a body kick.
Andersson throws a hook but Ragnar avoids it easily.
Ragnar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andersson throws a big shot that misses.
Andersson throws a hook but Ragnar avoids it easily.
Ragnar lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnar lands a nice looking body kick.
Ragnar throws a body kick that misses
and Andersson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar takes a swing at Andersson's ribcage but misses.
Ragnar misses with a body shot.
Andersson lands with a good body shot.
Andersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Andersson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Andersson.
Ragnar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Andersson's sensitive parts.
Ragnar misses with an uppercut
and Andersson counters with a straight right hand.
Benny Andersson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ragnar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Andersson blocks a head kick by Ragnar.
Andersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnar.
Ragnar cracks Andersson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Andersson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ragnar. That did some damage!
Ragnar thumps Andersson with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar loads up on a big right hand but Andersson slips the punch.
Andersson throws a right and a left that Ragnar avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnar slips a jab from Andersson.
Ragnar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Andersson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ragnar jabs at Andersson's body.
Andersson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ragnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andersson.
Ragnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnar pushes Andersson away with a front kick.
Andersson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bjorn Ragnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnar throws a front kick aimed at Andersson's knee but Andersson avoids it well.
Andersson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ragnar's sensitive parts.
Andersson slips a straight right by Ragnar.
Andersson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Ragnar misses.
Andersson slips a jab from Ragnar.
A left lands for Ragnar.
Andersson cracks Ragnar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ragnar throws a wild body kick that Andersson sees coming a mile off.
Ragnar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Andersson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andersson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andersson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Andersson throws a jab when Ragnar was well out of range.
Andersson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ragnar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ragnar throws a leg kick
and Andersson scores with a counter punch that sends Ragnar to the canvas! Andersson smells blood - he's punishing Ragnar with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Ragnar has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny Andersson!
Benny Andersson retains his light heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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