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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Andersson (ranked 588 p4p, 90 weight class) and Darth Sidious (ranked 592 p4p, 92 weight class). Darth Sidious has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 lbs
29 - 11 - 0 |
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204 lbs
31 - 21 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
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
29 - 11 - 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
31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Sidious!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sidious throws a body shot but no joy.
Sidious cracks Andersson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Andersson pushes Sidious away with a front kick.
Andersson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Sidious misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Andersson. That's going to slow Sidious down.
Sidious avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andersson sets himself, and Sidious steps forward looking for the clinch! Andersson avoids it this time.
Sidious bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andersson sets himself, and Sidious steps forward looking for the clinch! Andersson avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson takes one to the chin there.
Andersson lands a nice looking body shot.
Sidious scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andersson in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson jabs at Sidious's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sidious throws out the jab.
Sidious misses the shot to the body.
Sidious is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andersson.
Andersson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sidious. Andersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sidious lands a high kick!
Andersson throws a leg kick but Sidious moved away.
Andersson scores with a jab to the body.
Sidious avoids a kick to the body.
Andersson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sidious doesn't seem bothered though.
Andersson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sidious throws a body shot but no joy.
Andersson tries to clinch but Sidious is having none of it.
Sidious lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sidious swings widly with a right hand
and Andersson counters with a good low kick that Sidious was not able to check.
Sidious scores with a shot to the body.
Sidious ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andersson moves away.
Sidious on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Andersson. Andersson obviously looking to wear him down.
Andersson misses with an uppercut
and Sidious makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick by Andersson misses
and Sidious cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sidious drops his hands momentarily and Andersson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sidious tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andersson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sidious uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andersson.
Andersson lands a body shot.
Andersson takes one on the button.
Sidious misses with a body kick.
Andersson throws a leg kick
and Sidious counters with a stiff right hand.
Sidious fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut lands for Andersson. That snapped Sidious's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sidious moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sidious is trying to counter with his kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy body kick from Sidious
and Andersson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Sidious as he connects with a hook.
Sidious uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andersson.
Andersson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sidious staying out of range there.
Andersson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sidious throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andersson lands a nice looking body shot.
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 Benny Andersson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Andersson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Andersson. Beautiful body shot.
Benny Andersson is winning the standup battle so far.
Sidious looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andersson missing with a left hand there. Sidious was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benny Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sidious misses with a kick to the body.
Good work by Sidious as he checks the leg kick.
Sidious tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sidious.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidious chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andersson can pounce on him.
Andersson lands a really nice looking cross but Sidious seems unphased.
Andersson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Sidious.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidious lands with a right hand.
Sidious misses with a lunging right hand
and Andersson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andersson throws a leg kick
and Sidious counters with a stiff right hand.
Andersson lands a big uppercut and Sidious crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sidious looks OK. Andersson waves Sidious back to his feet!
Sidious is rocked!
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!
Sidious throws a shot from downtown. Andersson moves away and avoids it.
Sidious is still on wobbly legs! Can Andersson finish him?
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sidious might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Andersson has got the better of the exchanges.
Sidious is holding his hands too far apart here. Andersson throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Sidious is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 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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