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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magne Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Garvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willie Garvin has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 cm
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215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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186 cm
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206 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magne Bruno! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Willie Garvin! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Garvin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Garvin thumps Bruno with a low kick. Bruno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garvin. Garvin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. This has been an exciting period of action! Bruno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Bruno is breathing heavily. Garvin digs a good hook to Bruno's body.
Garvin scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Garvin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garvin cracks the inside of Bruno's front leg. Garvin thumps Bruno with a low kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Garvin. Bruno does a little dance to reset his feet. Garvin scores with a shot to the body.
Garvin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Garvin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruno. Donk. Garvin catches Bruno right on the button with a cross. Bruno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Bruno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garvin throws a quick inside leg kick. Garvin lands an overhand right. Bruno drops his hands momentarily and Garvin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. A shot to the liver by Garvin. Beautiful body shot. Bruno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garvin. Garvin instigates a clinch. Garvin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Garvin landing knees to the head.
Garvin lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Garvin has Bruno pressed against the cage.
Garvin lands a hook to the side of the head. Garvin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garvin has Bruno pressed against the cage.
Garvin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bruno blocks it with crossed arms. Garvin lands a nice uppercut. Bruno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garvin lands a nice elbow. Garvin scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Garvin lands an elbow inside. Garvin taking a breather. Bruno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garvin.
Garvin throws a sloppy head kick and Bruno moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garvin scores with a push kick. Garvin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Garvin is looking to slow Bruno down with leg kicks. Bruno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab by Garvin. Garvin lands with a hook. Bruno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Garvin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bruno under the eye. Garvin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Garvin lands with an uppercut that bounces Bruno off the cage and back into rage.
Bruno is rocked! That kick from Garvin tenderised Bruno's leg. Bruno is trying to keep his angry face on. Garvin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Garvin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garvin scores with a push kick. Bruno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garvin. Garvin lands a head kick that stumbles Bruno and the fighters go to the mat. Oh Bruno is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bruno being controlled here, momentarily. Bruno seems to have got his legs back now. Garvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Willie Garvin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Garvin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bruno in his tracks. Garvin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bruno had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Bruno misses with an uppercut
and Garvin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Bruno just misses with a punch to the body.
Garvin misses with a low kick. Garvin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruno.
Bruno throws a looping overhand right but Garvin ducks down to avoid it. Bruno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Bruno is trying to break free. Garvin works on Bruno's body with a couple of short punches. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bruno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garvin lands a right hand. Garvin lands with a right to the head. Garvin controlling the action here for a moment.
Bruno tries a body shot but Garvin blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Garvin dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bruno throws a good cross that connects.
Bruno throws out a loose jab but Garvin uses good head movement to avoid it. Bruno swings and misses with a shot to the body and Garvin counters with a good, hard body kick but Bruno shrugs it off. Bruno checks the leg kick. Garvin scores with a jab to the head.
Bruno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Bruno throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garvin counters with a good, hard body kick but Bruno shrugs it off. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bruno avoids the head kick by Garvin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garvin, as that shot connected.
Garvin scores with a push kick. Garvin has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Garvin cracks Bruno with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Bruno tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Garvin pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Bruno is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Garvin! Willie Garvin retains his light heavyweight title!
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