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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Brunatny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rufus Warner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Brunatny!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunatny tries to clinch up
and Warner counters with a three punch combo that has Brunatny backing up. Brunatny nods at Warner to acknowledge the strikes.
Warner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Brunatny wants to improve his position but Warner is controlling well.
Brunatny wants to control but Warner is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunatny tries to get to full guard but Warner has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunatny holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Warner prevents Brunatny from standing back up.
Warner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Warner blocks a head kick by Brunatny.
Brunatny throws a lazy head kick
and Warner counters with a shoot takedown. Brunatny fights it but they end up in guard.
Brunatny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner stands up over Brunatny, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brunatny is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Warner is controlling him.
Brunatny looking for a sweep. Not yet Brunatny, not yet.
Brunatny managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunatny is trying to control the position but Warner postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brunatny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brunatny throws a lazy head kick
and Warner counters with a takedown into side control.
Brunatny struggling a bit here.
Warner swings around for an armbar but Brunatny sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Warner's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warner has his hands on Brunatny's head, controlling the position.
Warner's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brunatny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brunatny throws a big right hand that misses.
Brunatny postures up and lands a big shot to Warner's brow.
Brunatny trying to control the position from guard on top but Warner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brunatny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Warner's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brunatny drops back looking for a leg! Warner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Warner manages to kick Brunatny off! Brunatny jumps back into Warner's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warner pulls Brunatny in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Warner 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.
Brunatny tries to clinch but Warner is having none of it.
Warner tries to sprawl but Brunatny drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Warner is looking to improve his position.
Brunatny not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brunatny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Warner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brunatny.
Rufus Warner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Warner makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Rufus Warner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brunatny is looking to get back to is feet but Warner passes into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brunatny tries to escape but Warner is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunatny is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Warner working away.
Brunatny is looking for a sweep.
Brunatny wants to control but Warner postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brunatny wants to get back to his feet but Warner drags him back down.
Brunatny manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Brunatny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Warner defending well though.
Warner keeping control of the position.
Brunatny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Warner's head.
Warner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brunatny.
Brunatny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Warner defending well though.
Warner wants to improve his position but Brunatny is controlling well.
Warner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brunatny.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunatny lands strikes from half guard.
Brunatny thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Warner controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brunatny lands a nice short elbow.
Warner keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Brunatny is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Warner is rocked!
Brunatny wants to pass to mount but Warner is defending the position.
Oh Warner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brunatny wants to work for an arm triangle but Warner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brunatny throwing shots but Warner is blocking nicely.
Warner seems to have got his legs back now.
Brunatny prevents Warner from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warner is doing well to control the position and prevent Brunatny from advancing to side control.
Brunatny sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Warner is trying is best to control the position here.
Brunatny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Warner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Brunatny thows a huge punch but Warner dodges it nicely.
Brunatny missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brunatny is looking for a kimura but Warner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brunatny to get the leverage.
Warner controlling the position for now.
Brunatny throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Brunatny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brunatny scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brunatny not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Warner is trying to get back to full guard.
Brunatny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brunatny missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Warner tries to roll over but Brunatny keeps him under control.
Brunatny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Warner defending well though.
Warner keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunatny missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brunatny is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brunatny is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner is controlling Brunatny's trapped leg to prevent Brunatny from advancing to side control.
Warner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Warner tries to get to full guard but Brunatny has control of the leg.
Warner keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Warner is staying active underneath Brunatny, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Warner has one foot on Brunatny's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Warner has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunatny fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Warner to the ground. Brunatny is now in Warner's guard.
Warner looking to control.
Brunatny loads up on a big left hand. Warner felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Brunatny looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Warner can't hide his disappointment, as Brunatny celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Brunatny!
A relieved looking Bruno Brunatny thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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