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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ikuma Arishima (ranked 2245 p4p, 23801 weight class) and Pete Roberts (ranked 289 p4p, 550 weight class). Arishima comes to the cage accompanied by Fight Music. Ikuma Arishima has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ikuma Arishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pete Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arishima lands a left and a right that send Roberts crashing to the mat, dazed. Arishima thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Roberts is rocked!
Arishima is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Roberts flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Roberts is out cold! Arishima holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ikuma Arishima!
Ikuma Arishima took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas McDonald (ranked 1477 p4p, 24154 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 202 p4p, 627 weight class). Nicholas McDonald had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicholas McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin misses with a wild combination.
McDonald swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gavin digs a good body shot into McDonald's ribs.
A slow jab from McDonald misses its intended target.
McDonald takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McDonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gavin.
McDonald's corner calls for a 1-2. McDonald obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gavin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gavin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gavin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDonald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tommy Gavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald with a nice calf kick.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gavin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McDonald takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavin. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald is looking for a counter combo.
McDonald with a nice calf kick.
Decent striking displayed by Gavin there.
Crunch! McDonald slams his shin into Gavin's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin misses with a double jab.
Gavin tries to bum rush McDonald with a series of wild strikes but McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gavin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonald moves out of range as Gavin strikes.
McDonald is looking to counter with a body kick.
McDonald moves out of range of the leg kick from Gavin.
The fighters circling - Gavin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonald lands a high kick!
Gavin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
McDonald connects with an inside leg kick.
Gavin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gavin throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from McDonald lands.
McDonald looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
McDonald gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nicholas McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin throws a right hand that misses
and McDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gavin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDonald.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDonald.
Gavin tries to clinch there but McDonald circles away.
McDonald was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin moves out of range of the body kick.
Gavin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Gavin slips the punch.
McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gavin misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from McDonald misses the target.
McDonald moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gavin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McDonald tried to counter with a leg kick but Gavin avoided it.
McDonald lands a head kick!
McDonald lands a nice hook to Gavin's body. Gavin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McDonald lands a leg kick that knocks Gavin off balance momentarily.
Gavin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by McDonald. That's going to slow Gavin down.
Sloppy strikes from Gavin. Those never looked like landing.
Gavin tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin.
Gavin misses with an uppercut.
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
It looked like McDonald wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gavin tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Gavin misses
letting McDonald counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from McDonald misses.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Gavin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McDonald.
McDonald connects with a nice looking jab.
That kick from McDonald tenderised Gavin's leg. Gavin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gavin takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
McDonald connects with a solid leg kick.
McDonald throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gavin checks a low kick from McDonald.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gavin was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
McDonald looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Gavin throws a leg kick but McDonald sees it coming and moves out of range.
McDonald lands with a nice body punch.
Gavin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gavin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Gavin.
McDonald throws a wild body kick that Gavin sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gavin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
As Gavin backs away, McDonald returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gavin with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavin. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
McDonald is looking to land body kicks.
Gavin is looking to clinch.
Gavin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
McDonald moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McDonald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gavin looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
A big left from Gavin misses.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gavin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gavin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
Gavin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A punch combination from Gavin misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas McDonald dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from McDonald misses.
McDonald looks to throw the jab but Gavin is out of range.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
McDonald cracks a nice hook into Gavin's ribs.
Gavin tries to clinch but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gavin can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - Gavin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McDonald throws a body kick that misses.
Gavin throws a head kick that misses.
McDonald throws a hook but Gavin avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from McDonald.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin swings widly with a right hand
and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from McDonald.
Gavin throws a combination that misses
and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gavin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDonald has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gavin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDonald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
McDonald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gavin's hands.
McDonald avoids the head kick by Gavin.
Gavin avoids the head kick by McDonald.
McDonald moves out of range as Gavin strikes.
McDonald throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gavin moves away from the strike by McDonald.
Gavin unleashes a big counter combination but McDonald bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gavin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDonald.
Gavin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald scores with a nice strike.
Gavin lands a nice shot to the body.
Gavin throws a hook to the side of McDonald's head but McDonald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Gavin.
A quick step to the side and McDonald tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Gavin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gavin tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
Nicholas McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonald tries to land a front kick but Gavin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab lands there for McDonald.
A bone on bone clash there as Gavin blocks the leg kick.
McDonald avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like McDonald wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from Gavin.
McDonald goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gavin tries a head kick but it misses.
Gavin connects with a body shot that sends McDonald's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Gavin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald thumps Gavin with a low kick.
McDonald scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald ducks right into an uppercut from Gavin.
McDonald throws a head kick but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tommy Gavin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDonald scores with a jab. Gavin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gavin throws a hook to the side of McDonald's head but McDonald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gavin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonald.
McDonald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McDonald buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gavin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDonald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gavin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gavin just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gavin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Gavin does no damage.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald throws a combination. Gavin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McDonald lands with a hook. Gavin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
Gavin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gavin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gavin wants to clinch but McDonald slips to the side
and McDonald counters with a big head kick but Gavin shrugs it off.
Gavin thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonald was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good exchange - McDonald coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
And McDonald counters with a quick kick to the body but Gavin blocks it.
Gavin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McDonald works Gavin's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas McDonald dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McDonald misses with a combination
letting Gavin counter with a right hand.
Gavin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McDonald.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Gavin.
Gavin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gavin tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
McDonald scores with the left hand. Gavin knows he should have avoided that one.
McDonald lands with a straight right. Gavin didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by McDonald.
Gavin wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
McDonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gavin.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gavin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Gavin misses.
Gavin looks to land a left hand but McDonald moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McDonald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDonald scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McDonald lands with a thumping leg kick.
McDonald lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gavin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gavin cracks McDonald with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gavin throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonald makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McDonald keeps the fight on the outside.
Gavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonald.
Gavin fails with an attempt to clinch.
McDonald scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald thows a body kick. Gavin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McDonald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gavin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McDonald connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gavin scrambles back to his feet.
McDonald connects with a leg kick.
McDonald misses with a shot to the body
and Gavin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gavin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gavin misses with a double jab.
Gavin throws a right hand that McDonald ducks under and follows up with a left that McDonald also avoids with ease.
McDonald plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McDonald pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gavin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gavin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McDonald.
McDonald lands with an overhand left.
Gavin is rocked!
McDonald cracks Gavin on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Gavin falls backwards against the cage. McDonald follows up with more strikes that drop Gavin to his knees. McDonald keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Gavin! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholas McDonald!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyke Tuytuhlz (ranked 1309 p4p, 2920 weight class) and Tugsbayar Enkhtulga (ranked 192 p4p, 402 weight class). Tuytuhlz's entrance music is Nas - N.Y. State of Mind. A fine choice. Lyke Tuytuhlz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tugsbayar Enkhtulga's chin.
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyke Tuytuhlz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tugsbayar Enkhtulga!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuytuhlz looks to land a left hand but Enkhtulga moved out of range nicely.
Tuytuhlz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at JAG Battle Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Tuytuhlz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Enkhtulga is looking for the big counter here.
Tuytuhlz throws an off balance right hand
and Enkhtulga counters with a stiff right hand.
Enkhtulga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Enkhtulga lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tuytuhlz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Enkhtulga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz moves into range and clinches up with Enkhtulga.
Tuytuhlz presses Enkhtulga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enkhtulga wants to break free but Tuytuhlz has control.
Enkhtulga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tuytuhlz breaks from the clinch.
Enkhtulga dodges the punch combination from Tuytuhlz.
As Tuytuhlz backs off Enkhtulga throws a huge counter combo but Tuytuhlz manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuytuhlz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tuytuhlz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Enkhtulga at a distance.
Tuytuhlz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lyke Tuytuhlz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuytuhlz throws a poor cross that misses
and Enkhtulga counters with a nice uppercut.
Tuytuhlz closes the distance and pushes Enkhtulga back into the cage.
Enkhtulga is trying to stall.
Tuytuhlz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tuytuhlz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Tuytuhlz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Enkhtulga has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Enkhtulga moves out of range as Tuytuhlz strikes.
Tuytuhlz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Enkhtulga looks to land a left hand but Tuytuhlz moved out of range nicely.
Tuytuhlz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tuytuhlz avoids the head kick by Enkhtulga.
Enkhtulga defending well as Tuytuhlz loads up on a big left hand.
Enkhtulga shapes to counter with a head kick.
BOOM! Tuytuhlz lands a beautiful left hook that drops Enkhtulga. Enkhtulga tries to recover but Tuytuhlz is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Enkhtulga lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyke Tuytuhlz!
A victorious Lyke Tuytuhlz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Necmettin Hoca (ranked 2290 p4p, 926 weight class) and Genji Kamogawa (ranked 292 p4p, 143 weight class). Kamogawa has chosen The Veer Union - Bitter End as his entrance music. Necmettin Hoca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Necmettin Hoca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Genji Kamogawa!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Kamogawa.
 It looks like Necmettin Hoca has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamogawa misses the target.
Hoca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kamogawa lands a body shot.
Kamogawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoca.
Hoca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kamogawa swings for the body but Hoca moves out of range.
Kamogawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoca.
Hoca throws the left hand but Kamogawa avoids the punch easily.
Hoca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamogawa.
Kamogawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoca.
Hoca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa misses with a jab to the body
and Hoca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Hoca.
Kamogawa throws an off balance right hand
and Hoca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoca lands a really nice looking cross but Kamogawa seems unphased.
Kamogawa scores with a hook to the body. Hoca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kamogawa misses with a few strikes there.
Hoca is looking to counter punch.
Hoca scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoca misses with an uppercut. Kamogawa saw that one coming.
Hoca lands a really nice looking cross but Kamogawa seems unphased.
Kamogawa cracks a nice hook into Hoca's ribs.
Nice shot by Kamogawa.
Hoca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kamogawa throws a lazy right hand but Hoca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoca throws a big counter combination but Kamogawa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A big right from Kamogawa misses.
Kamogawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Genji Kamogawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Hoca as he connects with a hook.
Kamogawa takes one to the side of the head.
Kamogawa is rocked!
A left lands for Kamogawa.
Kamogawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoca finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamogawa misses with the combination.
Hoca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamogawa seems to have recovered his senses.
Kamogawa moves forwards but Hoca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kamogawa misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hoca.
Kamogawa looks to land a combination. Hoca sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kamogawa blocks a jab.
Kamogawa looks to land a right hand but Hoca moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Hoca 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Hoca.
A little feinted left hand from Hoca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hoca throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoca throws a body punch but Kamogawa moves out of range.
Hoca throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamogawa.
Hoca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Hoca was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa throws a combination. Hoca tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kamogawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoca connects with a crisp jab.
Kamogawa lands a jab to the nose.
Hoca defending well as Kamogawa loads up on a big left hand.
Hoca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kamogawa.
Hoca is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kamogawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoca.
Hoca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoca uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kamogawa throws a right hand that Hoca ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoca also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Hoca.
Hoca works Kamogawa's body with a nice hook.
Kamogawa misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Hoca tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Kamogawa misses its intended target.
Hoca throwing a counter right hand but Kamogawa manages to avoid it.
Hoca throws a nice looking combination but Kamogawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kamogawa ducks under a wild hook from Hoca.
Kamogawa misses with a looping left.
Hoca throwing a counter right hand but Kamogawa manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamogawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoca moves away.
Hoca appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kamogawa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big right from Hoca misses.
Hoca has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hoca there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kamogawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoca misses the target.
Kamogawa thuds a left hand into Hoca's body.
Hoca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamogawa.
It looked like Hoca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kamogawa moves forwards but Hoca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kamogawa misses with a right hand
and Hoca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamogawa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kamogawa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoca's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kamogawa lands a slapping body shot.
Kamogawa throws a good cross that connects.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Genji Kamogawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Necmettin Hoca's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kamogawa moves away from the strike by Hoca.
Kamogawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hoca throws a shot to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kamogawa. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kamogawa throws a jab when Hoca was well out of range.
Hoca takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hoca darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kamogawa misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoca misses the target.
Kamogawa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hoca lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoca swings for the body but Kamogawa moves out of range.
Kamogawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Hoca misses its target.
Kamogawa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kamogawa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamogawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoca misses the target.
Kamogawa misses the jab.
Hoca works the jab nicely.
Genji Kamogawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kamogawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoca on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hoca misses with a body shot.
Kamogawa throws a hook to the side of Hoca's head but Hoca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamogawa moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Hoca.
Hoca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoca avoids the body shot from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kamogawa duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamogawa lands with a good body shot.
Kamogawa ducks under a wild hook from Hoca.
Kamogawa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hoca misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Kamogawa misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kamogawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoca.
Hoca moves out of range as Kamogawa strikes.
Hoca swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kamogawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoca moves away from the strike by Kamogawa.
Jab, jab by Hoca - just one landing.
Hoca takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoca misses the target.
The fighters circling - Hoca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kamogawa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hoca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kamogawa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kamogawa throws a right and a left that Hoca avoids nicely.
Hoca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamogawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoca.
Hoca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamogawa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamogawa. Hoca does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoca misses with a looping left.
Hoca defending well as Kamogawa loads up on a big left hand.
Hoca misses with a body shot.
Kamogawa lands a nice shot to the body.
Kamogawa misses with a hook
and Hoca counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kamogawa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hoca tries to move into range but Kamogawa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kamogawa misses with a hook to the body
and Hoca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamogawa manages to avoid it.
Kamogawa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoca's hands.
Hoca throws the left hand but Kamogawa avoids the punch easily.
Kamogawa cracks Hoca with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamogawa misses with a right hand
and Hoca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kamogawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kamogawa misses with a looping left.
Kamogawa looks to throw the jab but Hoca is out of range.
Kamogawa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hoca looks to throw the jab but Kamogawa is out of range.
Kamogawa looks to land a right hand but Hoca moved out of range.
Kamogawa throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Hoca. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hoca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoca. Kamogawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kamogawa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoca went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoca misses the target.
Kamogawa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Genji Kamogawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Necmettin Hoca's cut.
That's time! Hoca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hoca throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamogawa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoca in his tracks.
Kamogawa misses with a straight right.
Hoca moves forwards but Kamogawa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kamogawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoca misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Kamogawa misses.
Nice cross by Hoca.
Kamogawa lands a slapping body shot.
Kamogawa misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamogawa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kamogawa throws a looping overhand right but Hoca ducks down to avoid it.
Hoca throws a shot from downtown. Kamogawa moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Kamogawa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kamogawa takes a swing at Hoca's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamogawa loads up on a big right hand but Hoca slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Hoca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoca moves away from the strike by Kamogawa.
Kamogawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kamogawa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kamogawa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hoca slips under a jab from Kamogawa.
Hoca blocks a jab.
Kamogawa misses with an uppercut.
Hoca was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab from Hoca misses.
Kamogawa missing with a left hand there. Hoca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Hoca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hoca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamogawa.
Kamogawa looks to land a right hand but Hoca moved out of range.
Hoca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kamogawa throws a good cross that connects.
Hoca moves away from the strike by Kamogawa.
Kamogawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kamogawa blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamogawa misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoca counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kamogawa misses with a hook.
Hoca went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kamogawa swings widly with a right hand
and Hoca counters with a nice uppercut.
Kamogawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoca jabs Kamogawa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hoca lands a nice shot to the body.
Kamogawa swings widly with a right hand
and Hoca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoca lands a nice looking body shot.
Kamogawa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kamogawa tries to bum rush Hoca with a series of wild strikes but Hoca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kamogawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamogawa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Necmettin Hoca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamogawa throws a hook but Hoca avoids it easily.
Hoca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoca just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamogawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kamogawa misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoca counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoca fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hoca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hoca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoca throws a body punch but Kamogawa moves out of range.
Hoca lands an overhand right.
Kamogawa throws a right hand that misses
and Hoca counters with a huge left! Kamogawa is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hoca isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Kamogawa from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hoca!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Necmettin Hoca!
A very excited looking Necmettin Hoca rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AJ Llewellyn (ranked 1469 p4p, 2659 weight class) and Mike Ziskie (ranked 220 p4p, 366 weight class). Llewellyn comes to the cage accompanied by Doomsday. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, AJ Llewellyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Mike Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llewellyn moves out of range of the strikes.
Ziskie rushes Llewellyn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Llewellyn misses with a punch to the body.
Ziskie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ziskie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Llewellyn tries for a takedown but Ziskie manages to get underhooks.
Llewellyn looking for a takedown.
Ziskie throws a punch but it's blocked by Llewellyn.
Llewellyn has Ziskie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ziskie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Llewellyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ziskie has a couple of punches blocked by Llewellyn.
Ziskie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Llewellyn is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ziskie can't fight it off and eventually Llewellyn manages to take the fight to the floor. Ziskie looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Llewellyn looking to sit in guard and control but Ziskie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ziskie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Llewellyn wants to get back to his feet but Ziskie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Llewellyn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ziskie is one step ahead there.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Ziskie has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llewellyn keeping moving, preventing Ziskie from controlling successfully.
Llewellyn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ziskie's guard.
Ziskie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ziskie wants to pass the guard but Llewellyn is keeping the position.
Llewellyn wants to stand but Ziskie is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Llewellyn 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.
Ziskie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Llewellyn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Llewellyn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ziskie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn 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.
Llewellyn can't keep his opponent in guard - Ziskie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Llewellyn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Llewellyn.
Ziskie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Llewellyn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Llewellyn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Llewellyn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ziskie forces his way into half guard.
Llewellyn is looking to control Ziskie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Llewellyn avoid being mounted?
Llewellyn won't allow Ziskie to pass to mount.
Ziskie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Llewellyn defends it well.
Llewellyn tries to get to full guard but Ziskie has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie stops Llewellyn from getting back to his feet.
Llewellyn is looking to improve his position.
Ziskie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Llewellyn wants to control but Ziskie is keeping busy.
Ziskie is taking a breather. Llewellyn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are battling for position here. Llewellyn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ziskie preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ziskie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Llewellyn working a defensive guard here.
Llewellyn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ziskie is one step ahead there.
Llewellyn trying to control the position.
Ziskie trying to control but Llewellyn is working from the bottom.
Llewellyn keeping full guard, as Ziskie tries to pass.
Ziskie stays in close to Llewellyn's body and controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Llewellyn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Llewellyn is trying to keep Ziskie in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Llewellyn is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Llewellyn slips a straight right by Ziskie.
Ziskie clinches.
Llewellyn lands a takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Ziskie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ziskie looks to land a right hand but Llewellyn moved out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Llewellyn.
Ziskie looks to land a right hand but Llewellyn moved out of range.
Llewellyn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ziskie tries to avoid it but Llewellyn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ziskie to the ground. Ziskie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ziskie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ziskie slaps away a takedown attempt from Llewellyn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ziskie moves into the clinch successfully.
Ziskie tries a body shot but Llewellyn blocks it.
Llewellyn blocking some punches.
Llewellyn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Llewellyn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ziskie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Llewellyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ziskie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Llewellyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Llewellyn blocking some punches.
Ziskie blocks a body shot from Llewellyn.
Ziskie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie throws a punch but it's blocked by Llewellyn.
Llewellyn tightens his grip and picks Ziskie up, before dumping him to the ground. Ziskie manages to land in guard.
Llewellyn looking to improve position, pressing down on Ziskie's thigh with his hand. Ziskie seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Llewellyn paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Llewellyn's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Ziskie picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mike Ziskie!
Mike Ziskie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leg Day (ranked 1524 p4p, 610 weight class) and Leandro Narloch (ranked 226 p4p, 96 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Leg Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Narloch!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Day.
A thudding body kick lands there by Day!
Narloch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Day. Day obviously looking to wear him down.
Day misses with a head kick.
Leg Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day tries a head kick but it misses.
Day goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Narloch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Day is looking to slow Narloch down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Narloch.
Nice defenses there by Day.
Narloch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day misses with a body kick.
Narloch on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Day walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Day throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Narloch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Day lands with a nice body kick.
Day dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Narloch. That did some damage!
A low kick lands for Day.
Day throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Narloch counters with a nice uppercut.
Day turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narloch looks to land a left hand but Day moved out of range nicely.
Day definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Day lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day throws a body kick that misses
and Narloch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Day with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Day lands with a kick to the temple. Narloch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Narloch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters circling a little - Day finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Day throws a leg kick which misses Narloch's front leg but catches the back leg as Narloch tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Day.
Day throws a low kick but it's checked well by Narloch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narloch moves out of range of the body kick from Day.
Narloch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Day misses with a low kick.
Narloch throws out a counter right but Day avoids it with no problem.
Day misses with the body kick
enabling Narloch to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick lands for Day.
Day throws a half hearted mid kick.
Despite the aggression on Narloch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Narloch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Day lands a leg kick that knocks Narloch off balance momentarily.
Narloch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Day misses with an attempted mid kick.
Day slips a straight right by Narloch.
As Narloch backs away, Day returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a kick to the body.
Narloch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
BOOM! Narloch lands a beautiful left hook that drops Day. Day tries to recover but Narloch is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Day lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leandro Narloch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Caetano (ranked 2361 p4p, 496 weight class) and Kaiden Thibodeaux (ranked 148 p4p, 30 weight class). Thibodeaux has chosen Scotty x D4L as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquim Caetano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaiden Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caetano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Caetano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caetano misses the body punch
and Thibodeaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Caetano swings widly with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Joaquim Caetano has been cut.
Jab by Thibodeaux.
Caetano staying out of range there.
Caetano fails with a takedown attempt.
Thibodeaux cracks a nice hook into Caetano's ribs.
Caetano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Decent striking displayed by Thibodeaux there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux drops Caetano with a straight right hand, right on the button! Thibodeaux follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaiden Thibodeaux!
Kaiden Thibodeaux took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Thompson (ranked 268 p4p, 1174 weight class) and Jani Honkanen (ranked 40 p4p, 167 weight class). Ricky Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jani Honkanen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ricky Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honkanen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thompson is fending him off so far but Honkanen persists. Nope, Thompson circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Honkanen scores with a jab to the head.
Honkanen jabs Thompson right on the nose. Thompson blinks but takes it well.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Honkanen.
Honkanen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thompsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thompson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Honkanen circles away easily
and Honkanen counters with a shoot takedown. Thompson fights it but they end up in guard.
Thompson 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.
Honkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Honkanen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honkanen is working for a kimura but Thompson is defending it quite comfortably.
Thompson tries to roll over but Honkanen keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Honkanen has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Thompson tries to reverse the position but Honkanen maintains control.
Thompson tries to hold on but Honkanen postures up.
Honkanen prevents Thompson from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honkanen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Thompson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has left one of his arms exposed and Honkanen doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Thompson screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jani Honkanen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Azevedo Souza (ranked 240 p4p, 1020 weight class) and Ed Green (ranked 30 p4p, 113 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Azevedo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Green!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
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.
Green misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Azevedo Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Azevedo Souza avoids the body shot from Green.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Green does no damage.
Green closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo Souza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza is trying to keep Green in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green stands and throws Azevedo Souza's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Green tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Azevedo Souza is trying to get back to half guard.
Azevedo Souza stops Green from passing to mount.
Green trying to control the position but Azevedo Souza is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Azevedo Souza sneaks back into half guard.
Green is trying to control. Azevedo Souza wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Azevedo Souza wants to improve his position but Green is controlling well.
Green seems to be looking for submissions.
Green perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Green seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Azevedo Souza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Green trying to mount his opponent but Azevedo Souza defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to work for a kimura but Azevedo Souza is defending well.
Azevedo Souza looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Azevedo Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Azevedo Souza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Azevedo Souza keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Green throws a low kick but it's checked well by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Green.
Green wants to lay and pray for a moment but Azevedo Souza keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Green thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Green dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Green throws a head kick that misses
and Azevedo Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azevedo Souza blocks a head kick by Green.
Green tries a head kick but it misses.
Azevedo Souza is looking to counter punch.
Green throws a leg kick but Azevedo Souza checks it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green tries a head kick but it misses.
Azevedo Souza ducks under a wild hook from Green.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
and Azevedo Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azevedo Souza avoids the head kick by Green.
Azevedo Souza throwing a counter right hand but Green manages to avoid it.
Green takes a swing at Azevedo Souza's ribcage but misses.
Azevedo Souza is looking to counter punch.
Green throws a leg kick that is checked
and Azevedo Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Green closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Azevedo Souza did well to prevent Green getting side control.
Green is looking to advance position but Azevedo Souza won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza gets full guard.
Green avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Azevedo Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green is looking to pass into half guard but Azevedo Souza pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Azevedo Souza is in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Azevedo Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.
Green looking to control.
Azevedo Souza pushes down on Green's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Azevedo Souza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
Azevedo Souza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Green wants to improve his position but Azevedo Souza is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Azevedo Souza frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Green is looking to improve his position but Azevedo Souza isn't that keen on the idea.
Green has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Green regains half guard.
Green has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Azevedo Souza is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Green slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Miguel Azevedo Souza will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Azevedo Souza on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Green throws a sloppy head kick and Azevedo Souza moves out of range easily.
Azevedo Souza is looking to counter punch.
Green dives in and grabs Azevedo Souza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Azevedo Souza pushes down on Green's head and hops out.
Ed Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo Souza stuffs the takedown attempt from Green. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
Azevedo Souza is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a head kick but Azevedo Souza moves out of range.
Green shoots in but no luck this time.
Miguel Azevedo Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Green.
Azevedo Souza moves out of range of the body kick from Green.
An attempted straight right counter from Azevedo Souza misses the target.
Azevedo Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Azevedo Souza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Azevedo Souza lands a glancing blow to the side of Green's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza leaves Green with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Azevedo Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Azevedo Souza is trying to defend but Green finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Azevedo Souza wants to improve his position but Green is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to control but Azevedo Souza is keeping him busy.
Green working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Azevedo Souza's thigh. Azevedo Souza counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Azevedo Souza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Green is trying to maintain the position but Azevedo Souza is very close to passing his half guard.
Green tries to roll over but Azevedo Souza keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green works his way to full guard. Good work.
Azevedo Souza passes Green's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Azevedo Souza is stalling here. Green is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Azevedo Souza seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Green has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A control attempt from Azevedo Souza but he's now mounted!
Azevedo Souza working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Azevedo Souza is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Green has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Green!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ed Green thanked HELLBENT for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balin Trollslayer (ranked 25 p4p, 189 weight class) and Rashid Elkhan (ranked 5 p4p, 27 weight class). Rashid Elkhan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balin Trollslayer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rashid Elkhan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
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.
Elkhan throws an overhand right that lands on Trollslayer's shoulder, as Trollslayer tries to avoid the shot.
Elkhan takes a swing at Trollslayer's ribcage but misses.
Trollslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Elkhan misses with a wild body shot.
Elkhan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkhan scores with a hook to the body. Trollslayer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've been hearing reports that Trollslayer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Elkhan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkhan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trollslayer manages to avoid it.
Trollslayer is looking to counter the offense by Elkhan and move into the clinch.
Elkhan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elkhan throws a right hand that misses
and Trollslayer counters with a single leg into guard. Elkhan didn't expect that.
Elkhan working a defensive guard here.
Trollslayer connects with a couple of short punches.
Trollslayer is looking to work some ground and pound but Elkhan has wrist control.
Trollslayer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Trollslayer cracks Elkhan with a solid left hand.
Elkhan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Elkhan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Elkhan wants to stand but Trollslayer is controlling the position.
Trollslayer throwing strikes but missing.
Trollslayer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Elkhan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trollslayer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Elkhan has momentary wrist control but Trollslayer slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elkhan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trollslayer.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trollslayer throws a big elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trollslayer throwing strikes from guard but Elkhan blocks nicely.
Elkhan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trollslayer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Elkhan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trollslayer is one step ahead there.
Elkhan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trollslayer manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkhan wants to control from the top but Trollslayer keeps moving.
Trollslayer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Trollslayer looking for a sweep. Not yet Trollslayer, not yet.
Elkhan trying to control but Trollslayer is working from the bottom.
Elkhan is stalling in the full guard.
Trollslayer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Elkhan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Trollslayer's guard.
Elkhan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trollslayer is keeping the position for now.
Trollslayer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Elkhan content to stall in guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trollslayer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Balin Trollslayer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Trollslayer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Elkhan cracks Trollslayer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Elkhan looks to land a left hand but Trollslayer moved out of range nicely.
Elkhan missing with a left hand there. Trollslayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trollslayer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Elkhan moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkhan lands a body shot.
Trollslayer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkhan lands a head shot.
Elkhan throws a hook to the side of Trollslayer's head but Trollslayer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Elkhan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Elkhan throws a hook but Trollslayer blocks it.
Elkhan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Elkhan.
Rashid Elkhan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkhan misses with an uppercut
and Trollslayer counters with a shoot takedown. Elkhan fights it but they end up in guard.
Trollslayer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Elkhan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Elkhan wants to sweep here but Trollslayer controlling him for the moment.
Elkhan pulls Trollslayer in close to prevent any damage.
Trollslayer is looking to work some ground and pound but Elkhan has wrist control.
Trollslayer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Elkhan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trollslayer working some strikes from top position.
Trollslayer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elkhan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trollslayer lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trollslayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trollslayer lands a couple of elbows.
Trollslayer is in close to Elkhan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Elkhan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trollslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trollslayer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trollslayer landing some decent shots from guard.
Trollslayer chips away with some ground and pound.
Trollslayer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Elkhan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Elkhan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trollslayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Elkhan looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trollslayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trollslayer throwing strikes from guard but Elkhan blocks nicely.
Trollslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkhan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trollslayer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trollslayer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Elkhan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Trollslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trollslayer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Elkhan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trollslayer is looking to work some ground and pound but Elkhan has wrist control.
Trollslayer throwing strikes but missing.
Trollslayer throws a big right hand that misses.
Trollslayer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Trollslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trollslayer with a nice head shot there.
Elkhan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Trollslayer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trollslayer postures up in Elkhan's guard and throws a big left but Elkhan blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balin Trollslayer dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Trollslayer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trollslayer attempts a counter takedown but Elkhan avoids it well and moves away.
Elkhan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elkhan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trollslayer under the eye.
Elkhan takes a swing at Trollslayer's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Elkhan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trollslayer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollslayer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elkhan.
Rashid Elkhan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elkhan lands with a straight right. Trollslayer didn't see that one coming.
Elkhan misses with a looping right.
Elkhan just misses with a punch to the body.
Elkhan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trollslayer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Elkhan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trollslayer feinted with a counter takedown.
Elkhan throws a body punch but Trollslayer moves out of range.
Elkhan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trollslayer under the eye.
Elkhan throws a looping overhand right but Trollslayer ducks down to avoid it.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Elkhan is quick to defend against it.
Elkhan lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elkhan.
Trollslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Elkhan misses with a hook.
Elkhan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trollslayer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Elkhan's guard.
Elkhan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Trollslayer with a nice head shot there.
Trollslayer looking to pass the guard.
Balin Trollslayer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trollslayer cracks Elkhan with a solid left hand.
Trollslayer lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkhan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Trollslayer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elkhan looking to control.
Trollslayer stands up over Elkhan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Trollslayer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Trollslayer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trollslayer throwing strikes from guard but Elkhan blocks nicely.
Trollslayer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trollslayer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trollslayer throwing strikes but missing.
Trollslayer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elkhan has momentary wrist control but Trollslayer slips an elbow through the middle.
Trollslayer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Elkhan's head.
Trollslayer working some strikes from top position.
Elkhan is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Balin Trollslayer did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Elkhan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Elkhan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elkhan misses with a hook
and Trollslayer counters with a takedown into side control.
Trollslayer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer working the ground and pound but Elkhan is defending the strikes.
Trollslayer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Trollslayer.
Trollslayer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Elkhan is looking to regain half guard here but Trollslayer keeps moving and retains side control.
Elkhan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Trollslayer in side control, throwing shots but Elkhan defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollslayer scoring with punches and elbows.
Elkhan is still in real trouble! Can Trollslayer finish him?
Trollslayer lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Elkhan! Trollslayer senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Elkhan out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Balin Trollslayer!
Balin Trollslayer retains his heavyweight title!
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