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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magne Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thane Ostergaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ostergaard has chosen Combichrist - Sent to Destroy as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magne Bruno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thane Ostergaard!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostergaard ducks right into an uppercut from Bruno.
Ostergaard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bruno misses with a body shot.
Ostergaard slips under a jab.
Ostergaard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bruno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ostergaard has time to react.
Ostergaard moves out of range as Bruno strikes.
Bruno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Magne Bruno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruno swinging wildly here.
Bruno connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ostergaard momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ostergaard moves away from the strike by Bruno.
Ostergaard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ostergaard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruno thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostergaard fails to land with a series of punches.
Bruno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ostergaard's hands.
Ostergaard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ostergaard looks gassed!
Bruno throws a looping overhand right but Ostergaard ducks down to avoid it.
Bruno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ostergaard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ostergaard won't allow Bruno to sweep him here.
Ostergaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruno is controlling Ostergaard's posture.
Bruno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostergaard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bruno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ostergaard throws a big right hand that misses.
Ostergaard won't allow Bruno to sweep him here.
Ostergaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ostergaard closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bruno's guard.
Bruno managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostergaard trying to control but Bruno is working from the bottom.
Bruno pulls Ostergaard in close to his closed guard and prevents Ostergaard from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Magne Bruno just wasn't active enough.
Ostergaard walks into a stiff left hand from Bruno.
Bruno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ostergaard tries to clinch up but Bruno circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Bruno misses.
Ostergaard ducks under a wild hook from Bruno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Bruno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruno lands a right hook to the body.
Bruno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bruno throws a hook to the side of Ostergaard's head but Ostergaard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruno jabs at Ostergaard's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ostergaard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bruno cracks Ostergaard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ostergaard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruno swings for the body but Ostergaard moves out of range.
Bruno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ostergaard.
Bruno lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magne Bruno dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bruno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ostergaard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bruno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ostergaard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bruno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ostergaard.
Bruno stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bruno wants it to stay on the feet.
Bruno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ostergaard manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruno. Ostergaard does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ostergaard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ostergaard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bruno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ostergaard avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bruno.
Ostergaard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bruno misses with a hook
and Bruno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruno throws a hook to the side of Ostergaard's head but Ostergaard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ostergaard manages to avoid it.
Bruno misses with a shot to the body
and Ostergaard counters with a one-two to the body.
Ostergaard walks into a left hand.
Thane Ostergaard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ostergaard slips under a jab from Bruno.
Ostergaard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno connects with a right hand. Ostergaard shakes it off.
Ostergaard moves away from the strike by Bruno.
Bruno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bruno takes a swing at Ostergaard's ribcage but misses.
Ostergaard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bruno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good shot there by Bruno.
Ostergaard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ostergaard throws a strike but Bruno rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ostergaard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bruno is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno stands and throws Ostergaard's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bruno stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bruno lands with a nice combination. Ostergaard backs away looking to recover.
Bruno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ostergaard.
Bruno throws a jab but it's blocked by Ostergaard.
Bruno catches Ostergaard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostergaard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bruno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruno throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Ostergaard to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ostergaard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ostergaard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bruno keeping moving, preventing Ostergaard from controlling successfully.
Bruno controlling Ostergaard's posture.
Ostergaard passes Bruno's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruno is looking to control Ostergaard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bruno avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Magne Bruno will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ostergaard tries to clinch up
and Bruno counters with a one-two to the body.
Ostergaard fails to land with a series of punches.
Bruno throws a poor cross that misses
and Ostergaard moves into the clinch.
Bruno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ostergaard.
Bruno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruno lands with a good body shot.
Ostergaard defending well as Bruno loads up on a big left hand.
Bruno throws an overhand right that lands on Ostergaard's shoulder, as Ostergaard tries to avoid the shot.
Bruno cracks Ostergaard with a good jab.
Bruno swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ostergaard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ostergaard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ostergaard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruno managing to control the position.
Bruno is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bruno controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Magne Bruno wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bruno throws a body punch but Ostergaard moves out of range.
Bruno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ostergaard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bruno sprawls well initially but Ostergaard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bruno tries to roll over but Ostergaard keeps him under control.
Bruno desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ostergaard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ostergaard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bruno defending well though.
Ostergaard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bruno is positioning himself well to prevent Ostergaard advancing to mount.
Bruno trying to control but Ostergaard postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Magne Bruno wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bruno throws a right hand that misses
enabling Ostergaard to counter with a crisp jab.
Ostergaard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab by Bruno.
Ostergaard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bruno defends it nicely.
Bruno misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ostergaard counters with a one-two to the body.
Bruno takes a swing at Ostergaard's ribcage but misses.
Ostergaard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruno.
Ostergaard has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno misses with a hook
and Ostergaard counters with a nice body shot.
Bruno misses with a wild combination.
Ostergaard wants to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bruno!
Nice jab there from Bruno.
Bruno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Magne Bruno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ostergaard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruno scores with a punch 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!
Ostergaard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thane Ostergaard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ostergaard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magne Bruno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bruno, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magne Bruno!
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