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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul OConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bestar Andreasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andreasson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In This Moment - Big Bad Wolf kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul OConnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bestar Andreasson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Andreasson.
Andreasson cracks OConnell with a good jab.
OConnell is looking to clinch.
OConnell cracks a nice hook into Andreasson's ribs.
Andreasson lands a jab to the head.
OConnell is looking to clinch.
Andreasson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Andreasson misses with a low kick.
OConnell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Andreasson.
Andreasson swats away the attempt to clinch by OConnell.
OConnell closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andreasson.
Andreasson lands with a short shot to the head.
Andreasson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andreasson throws a punch but it's blocked by OConnell.
Andreasson takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from OConnell.
It looks like Bestar Andreasson has been cut.
Andreasson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andreasson lands a left hand that snaps the head of OConnell backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from OConnell fails to land.
Andreasson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
OConnell tries to work over Andreasson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OConnell breaks the clinch.
A jab from Andreasson does it's job there.
Andreasson takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by OConnell.
Andreasson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and OConnell is able to avoid easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - OConnell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
OConnell instigates a clinch.
OConnell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Andreasson lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OConnell.
Andreasson lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andreasson lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreasson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andreasson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andreasson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andreasson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andreasson can't find room to land a body shot as OConnell controls the action.
Andreasson swings wildly with an uppercut but OConnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
OConnell swings wildly with an uppercut but Andreasson uses good head movement to avoid it.
OConnell throws a punch but it's blocked by Andreasson.
Andreasson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andreasson.
Andreasson lands a body shot.
OConnell takes a shot to the head.
Andreasson presses OConnell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
OConnell is breathing heavily.
Andreasson lands a right hand that snaps the head of OConnell backwards.
Andreasson lands a right hand.
OConnell blocks a body shot from Andreasson.
A head punch on the inside from Andreasson fails to land.
OConnell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreasson working aggressively here.
Andreasson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Andreasson lands with a left to the head.
Andreasson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Andreasson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andreasson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. OConnell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Andreasson can turn it around.
Andreasson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andreasson lands a body shot.
Andreasson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andreasson.
Andreasson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andreasson tries to work over OConnell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Andreasson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of OConnell backwards.
OConnell is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OConnell.
OConnell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as OConnell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Andreasson lands with a light punch inside.
Andreasson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andreasson lands a nice shot to the body.
OConnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andreasson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andreasson avoids the elbow strike from OConnell, against the cage.
Andreasson controlling the action here for a moment.
OConnell manages to break the clinch.
Andreasson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andreasson connects with a crisp jab.
Andreasson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! OConnell falls backwards - clearly groggy! Andreasson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bestar Andreasson!
After winning the bout, Bestar Andreasson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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pop
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