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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Andersson (ranked 300 p4p, 45 weight class) and Donal Noye (ranked 678 p4p, 102 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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208 lbs
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220 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donal Noye!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Noye.
Andersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noye sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andersson.
Andersson throws a low kick, looking for Noye's leg but Noye calmly moves out of range.
Andersson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Donal Noye has been cut.
Andersson looks to land a body kick but Noye moved away.
Noye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Andersson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Andersson throws out a loose jab but Noye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noye tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andersson avoids the head kick by Noye.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Andersson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Noye - the referee stops the clock and Andersson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Noye. Andersson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Noye tries to clinch up but Andersson circles away and keeps his distance.
Andersson connects with a high kick.
Noye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donal Noye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noye throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andersson clobbers Noye with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Andersson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Noye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andersson.
Noye has closed the distance and engaged Andersson in a clinch.
Andersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andersson takes an elbow to the temple.
Andersson lands a nice uppercut.
Andersson blocks the elbow strike.
Noye misses with an elbow over the top.
Andersson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andersson is looking to chop away at Noye's legs.
Noye clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noye throws an elbow but misses.
Noye pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Noye.
Noye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersson breaks the clinch.
Andersson throws a leg kick but Noye sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Andersson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Noye throws a shot from downtown. Andersson moves away and avoids it.
Noye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andersson takes a swing at Noye's ribcage but misses.
Noye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noye lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Andersson connects with a leg kick. Noye looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Noye wants to clinch.
Andersson connects with a leg kick. Noye looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Noye slips a jab from Andersson.
Andersson lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circling - Andersson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andersson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noye is looking to clinch.
Noye drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Andersson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Andersson throws a nice head kick!
Andersson is looking to slow Noye down with leg kicks.
Noye pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noye tries a head kick but it misses.
Noye throws a right and a left that Andersson avoids nicely.
Andersson cracks Noye with an open hand slap.
That has opened up Donal Noye's cut even more.
Andersson lands a nice shot to the body.
Andersson scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Andersson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Noye misses.
Andersson throws a quick counter head kick but Noye was just out of range.
Andersson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Andersson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Noye clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson blocks an uppercut.
Andersson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Andersson is struggling to control the position.
Andersson blocks an elbow strike.
Andersson avoids the elbow strike from Noye, against the cage.
Noye's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The cut above Donal Noye's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Noye tries to land a knee to the head but Andersson blocks with his arms.
Noye pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Andersson lands a nice uppercut.
Andersson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Noye throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Andersson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Noye.
Nice jab there from Andersson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noye tries to clinch up but Andersson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab by Andersson.
Some wild striking there from Noye.
Andersson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Noye just manages to avoid it.
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 Donal Noye's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Noye catches Andersson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Andersson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Andersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noye.
A big left from Andersson misses.
Andersson throws out a leg kick but Noye moves out of range and Andersson only half commits.
Noye takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Andersson throws out a powerful jab.
Andersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noye can do to turn this around?
Noye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Noye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benny Andersson is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Andersson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noye moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Andersson.
Noye throws an elbow but it misses.
Andersson working aggressively here.
Andersson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andersson lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noye tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andersson's elbow.
Noye misses with some punches.
Andersson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Noye is rocked!
Donal Noye's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Andersson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andersson scores with a shot to the body.
Andersson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Noye on the side of the head.
Noye is still on wobbly legs! Can Andersson finish him?
Andersson cracks Noye with a hook to the temple - Noye is on wobbly legs here! Andersson swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Noye falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Andersson wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benny Andersson!
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hype
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RATING
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