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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Buchanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buchanan's entrance music is Wait and Bleed. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
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186 cm
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208 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Andersson avoids it really well and circles away.
Andersson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Andersson throws a right hand that misses
and Buchanan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andersson feints and then cracks Buchanan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buchanan down.
Buchanan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Andersson lands a leg kick that knocks Buchanan off balance momentarily.
Andersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andersson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Andersson throws the left hand but Buchanan avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Andersson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Buchanan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andersson but Andersson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andersson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson throws a chopping leg kick but Buchanan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Benny Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersson throws a sloppy head kick and Buchanan moves out of range easily.
As Andersson backs away, Buchanan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Andersson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Buchanan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andersson thinking.
Andersson throws a leg kick which misses Buchanan's front leg but catches the back leg as Buchanan tries to avoid it.
Andersson with a nice cross.
Buchanan moves out of range of the body kick.
Benny Andersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buchanan darts in looking for a takedown but Andersson gets double underhooks and turns Buchanan into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Buchanan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andersson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Andersson misses
and Buchanan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Buchanan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Buchanan prevents Andersson from getting back to his feet.
Andersson pulls Buchanan in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan landing with the ground and pound.
Andersson wants to sweep but no luck.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Buchanan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Buchanan stands and steps away. Andersson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Andersson looks to land a right hand but Buchanan moved out of range.
Buchanan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andersson misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Andersson misses its intended target.
Buchanan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Andersson digs a good body shot into Buchanan's ribs.
Andersson lands with an uppercut that bounces Buchanan off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throws a jab when Buchanan was well out of range.
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Buchanan is just out of range.
Buchanan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Buchanan backing away here, and Andersson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Buchanan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andersson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Buchanan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andersson.
A slow jab from Andersson misses its intended target.
Buchanan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Andersson.
Andersson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Buchanan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Andersson sprawls well. Andersson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Buchanan gets slowly back to his feet.
Buchanan shoots and misses
and Andersson counters with a head kick that drops Buchanan to the mat! Buchanan scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andersson.
Andersson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Buchanan looks for a takedown but Andersson sprawls well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buchanan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andersson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Andersson lands with a right hand.
Buchanan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andersson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andersson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Buchanan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Andersson there.
Buchanan is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Andersson dominated that 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.
Buchanan gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Andersson points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Buchanan wakes up just in time to hear Andersson thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benny Andersson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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