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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Bravie (ranked 1193 p4p, 152 weight class) and Bjorn Finnur (ranked 2989 p4p, 352 weight class). Bjorn Finnur is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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199 cm
35
271 lbs
26 - 7 - 0 |
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210 cm
19
285 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Bravie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bjorn Finnur! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight. Finnur shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bravie as he avoids it easily. Bravie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Finnur dives in and scores a takedown into Bravie's guard. Finnur wants to pass the guard but Bravie is keeping the position. Finnur looking to sit in guard and control but Bravie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Finnur is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bravie is aware though and is defending well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bravie stands up over Finnur, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Finnur is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bravie defends well. Finnur is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bravie chips away with some ground and pound. Bravie content to stall in guard here. Finnur is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bravie is aware though and is defending well. Bravie working some strikes from top position. Finnur is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bravie is aware though and is defending well. Finnur has momentary wrist control but Bravie slips an elbow through the middle. Bravie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Finnur isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bravie stacks Finnur on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bravie! Bravie works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bravie cracks Finnur with an elbow. That is naaassty. Bravie staying calm. Bravie scores with a couple of short elbows. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bravie landing strikes. Finnur tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bravie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Finnur gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Bravie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Bravie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bravie is figuring out what he wants to do next. Finnur is looking for a sweep. Bravie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Finnur actively working from the bottom here. Bravie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Finnur is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Finnur looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Finnur looks winded! Bravie working the head and body with strikes. Bravie is controlling the pace.
Finnur looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Finnur trying to control from the bottom.
Bravie trying to control the action but Finnur is working from the bottom. Bravie lands with a punch from half guard. Finnur is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bravie scores with a couple of nice shots. Finnur has hold of Bravie's hands but Bravie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Bravie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Finnur is rocked!
That has opened up Bjorn Finnur's cut even more. Bravie is keen to just control but Finnur is a slippery customer. Bravie lands strikes from half guard. Finnur is still in real trouble! Can Bravie finish him?
Bjorn Finnur's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjorn Finnur's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edward Bravie! A very excited looking Edward Bravie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
21% |
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