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Highland 208 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyke Tuytuhlz (ranked 1139 p4p, 987 weight class) and Diamond Hand (ranked 160 p4p, 145 weight class). Tuytuhlz comes to the cage accompanied by Nas - N.Y. State of Mind. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Diamond Hand!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuytuhlz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tuytuhlz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} in the buildup to the fight.
Hand takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tuytuhlz just misses with a punch to the body.
Hand throws out a counter right but Tuytuhlz avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Tuytuhlz does it's job there.
Hand staying out of range there.
Hand is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tuytuhlz with a body shot.
A left lands for Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz avoids the body shot from Hand.
Tuytuhlz throws a poor cross that misses
and Hand counters with a nice uppercut.
Tuytuhlz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hand counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tuytuhlz misses the jab.
Hand keeps the fight on the outside.
Hand unleashes a big counter combination but Tuytuhlz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tuytuhlz fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuytuhlz swings for the body but Hand moves out of range.
Tuytuhlz swings for the body but Hand moves out of range.
Hand looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tuytuhlz tries to clinch but Hand moves out of range.
Tuytuhlz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tuytuhlz tries to clinch but Hand moves out of range.
Tuytuhlz lands a glancing blow to the side of Hand's head.
Hand connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tuytuhlz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hand counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Tuytuhlz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Hand on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good exchange - Hand coming out on top.
 Tuytuhlz is rocked!
Tuytuhlz throws a lazy uppercut
and Hand counters with a right hand to the body.
Oh Tuytuhlz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuytuhlz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hand counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diamond Hand!
Diamond Hand decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Crawley (ranked 1791 p4p, 1358 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 268 p4p, 200 weight class). Crawley kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Barbarian Overlords - The Ambassador. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Crawley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crawley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crawley sprawls well. Crawley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Bob Crawley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Silva.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crawley counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley slips under a jab from Silva.
It looked like Crawley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Crawley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva throws a series of punches but Crawley avoids them all with ease.
Crawley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crawley counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Crawley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crawley connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Crawley's shoulder, as Crawley tries to avoid the shot.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crawley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crawley circles away.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva looks winded!
Crawley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva moves to clinch but Crawley breaks away
and Crawley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A counter left hand to the body from Crawley misses its target.
Crawley lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Crawley counters with a huge head kick that drops Silva! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Crawley!
A relieved looking Bob Crawley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Rickson Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'He was juiced to the gills and his corner had rubbed grease on his body so I couldn't take him down. And he smelled like R-Kelly's sheets....piss'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Narloch (ranked 312 p4p, 2469 weight class) and Shaun Irwin (ranked 46 p4p, 331 weight class). Irwin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: No More Heroes. Leandro Narloch has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Narloch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Irwin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narloch leaves Irwin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Irwin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Irwin tries to close the distance and clinch but Narloch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Irwin looks to move away, Narloch throws a big counter combo but Irwin just gets out of the way.
Narloch avoids the head kick by Irwin.
A cross from Narloch lands.
Narloch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Irwin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Narloch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irwin clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin breaks the clinch.
Irwin fails to land the takedown.
Leandro Narloch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Irwin.
Irwin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Narloch counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Irwin to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Narloch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leandro Narloch!
In defeat, Shaun Irwin stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would say that he is the better fighter, but I would be lying.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Azevedo Souza (ranked 695 p4p, 2185 weight class) and Turner Meeks (ranked 101 p4p, 313 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Azevedo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Turner Meeks!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo Souza works Meeks's body with a nice hook.
Azevedo Souza connects with a body shot.
Azevedo Souza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Azevedo Souza works Meeks's body with a nice hook.
Meeks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Azevedo Souza avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Meeks blocking some punches.
Azevedo Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meeks's elbow.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Azevedo Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Azevedo Souza avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
Azevedo Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meeks's elbow.
Meeks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Azevedo Souza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Azevedo Souza tries to work over Meeks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azevedo Souza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Azevedo Souza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Azevedo Souza's brow.
Azevedo Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Azevedo Souza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meeks or not.
Come on Azevedo Souza - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Azevedo Souza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meeks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Azevedo Souza lands with a right to the head.
Meeks has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Azevedo Souza seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Meeks can turn it around.
Azevedo Souza tries to throw a body punch but Meeks avoids it by throwing Azevedo Souza back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meeks looks winded!
Azevedo Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from Azevedo Souza.
A left hand lands to the body for Azevedo Souza.
Meeks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Azevedo Souza pushes Meeks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Meeks takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza works on Meeks's body with a couple of short punches.
Meeks blocks a body shot from Azevedo Souza.
Meeks prevents a body shot from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Good body shot from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Azevedo Souza lands a nice uppercut.
Azevedo Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Azevedo Souza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
 Meeks is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Azevedo Souza.
Meeks is still on wobbly legs! Can Azevedo Souza finish him?
A body shot lands from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Azevedo Souza is working Meeks over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Azevedo Souza lands a big right hand that drops Meeks! The killer instinct kicks in and Azevedo Souza finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Azevedo Souza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael Azevedo Souza!
Raphael Azevedo Souza decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Turner Meeks was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame the Ivermectin'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Smif (ranked 1495 p4p, 1130 weight class) and Tama Ruiha (ranked 221 p4p, 170 weight class). Smif comes to the cage accompanied by Playtime. Ruiha comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Polynesian Traditional Music kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Smif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Tama Ruiha!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiha misses with a left hand
and Smif counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruiha thinking.
Ruiha has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Smif throws a body punch but Ruiha moves out of range.
Ruiha misses with a right hand
letting Smif counter with a right hand.
Smif staying out of range there.
Ruiha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smif counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruiha throws a lazy uppercut
and Smif connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Tama Ruiha has been cut.
Ruiha misses with a looping left.
Jab from Smif.
Ruiha misses with a hook
and Smif counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Ruiha misses.
Smif takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
 It looks like Bill Smif has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruiha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ruiha throws a right hand that misses
and Smif counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruiha thinking.
Ruiha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smif connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smif tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruiha was well out of range. Poor timing from Smif.
Ruiha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruiha misses with a body punch
and Smif makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ruiha is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Smif throws a series of punches but Ruiha avoids them all with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Smif there.
Ruiha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ruiha throws an off balance right hand
and Smif counters with a straight right hand.
That has opened up Tama Ruiha's cut even more.
The fighters circling - Ruiha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruiha misses with a wild body shot.
Smif is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smif swings for the body but Ruiha moves out of range.
Ruiha throws a right hand that misses
and Smif counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smif takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ruiha takes a swing at Smif's ribcage but misses.
Smif is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruiha throws a hook but Smif blocks it.
We've been told by Smif's head coaches at in shig we trust that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiha swings widly with a right hand
and Smif counters with a stiff right hand.
Smif takes one to the side of the head.
Tama Ruiha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smif looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruiha is just out of range.
Smif throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smif misses with a wild body shot.
Ruiha lands with a right hand.
Smif lands a big uppercut and Ruiha crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ruiha looks OK. Smif waves Ruiha back to his feet!
The cut above Tama Ruiha's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ruiha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smif counters with a big right hand! Oh Ruiha is in trouble here! Smif follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Smif!
A victorious Bill Smif 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Venegas (ranked 676 p4p, 1236 weight class) and Yuuji Hoshino (ranked 40 p4p, 69 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Venegas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuuji Hoshino!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshino tries to keep at a distance but Venegas has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hoshino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hoshino breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Hoshino.
Venegas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Venegas gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Venegas is looking for a kimura but Hoshino is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Venegas to get the leverage.
Hoshino controlling the position well.
Venegas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Venegas wants to work for an arm triangle but Hoshino is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Venegas seems to be working for a kimura but Hoshino defends the submission attempt.
Hoshino keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Venegas 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venegas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoshino's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hoshino can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hoshino is trying to control but Venegas passes into side control!
Venegas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Venegas throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Venegas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoshino keeps working.
Venegas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Hoshino is right now.
Hoshino takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Venegas taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Hoshino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Venegas tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hoshino 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.
Hoshino is looking to regain half guard here but Venegas keeps moving and retains side control.
Hoshino manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Venegas desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Venegas tries to get to full guard but Hoshino has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Venegas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hoshino pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Venegas wants to get back to his feet.
Venegas 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.
Venegas tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hoshino prevents Venegas from improving his position.
Venegas punching from the bottom.
Hoshino works his way into full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Venegas tries to lock up and control but Hoshino gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Venegas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Venegas clinches.
Venegas has clasped his hands together around Hoshino's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Venegas scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hoshino to see if he's OK.
Hoshino is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Venegas works to advance to full mount. Hoshino defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hoshino tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoshino is squirming around, avoiding Venegas 's attempts to control the action.
Hoshino tries to hold on but Venegas postures up.
Hoshino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Venegas . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Venegas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hoshino looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venegas is trying to control here but Hoshino has managed to regain half guard.
Venegas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoshino can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venegas is looking to take a break and control but Hoshino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hoshino is looking to control Venegas 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hoshino avoid being mounted?
Venegas trying to control from Hoshino's half guard. Hoshino has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Venegas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Venegas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hoshino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hoshino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hoshino can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Venegas controls the pace.
Venegas throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
Hoshino looking to hit a scissor sweep but Venegas is one step ahead there.
Hoshino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Venegas .
Venegas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Venegas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Venegas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoshino is keeping the position for now.
Venegas scoring with some ground and pound.
Hoshino tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoshino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hoshino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Venegas trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoshino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Hoshino does it's job there.
Venegas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hoshino counters with a left to the body.
Venegas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Venegas backing away here, and Hoshino unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Venegas clinches.
Hoshino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Hoshino.
A left and a right from Hoshino both land. Nice combination.
Hoshino dodges the punch combination from Venegas .
Frankie Venegas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Hoshino.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoshino scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hoshino gets tackled into the cage by Venegas . Venegas maintains the clinch.
Hoshino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoshino is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Venegas throws a looping overhand right but Hoshino ducks down to avoid it.
Hoshino lands with a nice body punch.
Venegas pushes Hoshino up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoshino has had enough of the clinch but Venegas keeps him there for the moment.
Hoshino is looking to break free of the clinch but Venegas has double underhooks.
Venegas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A cross from Hoshino lands.
Crunch! Hoshino slams his shin into Venegas 's torso.
Venegas has his takedown stuffed
and Venegas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Venegas is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yuuji Hoshino will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hoshino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Venegas doesn't seem bothered though.
Venegas closes the distance but Hoshino moves to the side
and Hoshino counters with a nice leg kick.
Venegas closes the distance and pushes Hoshino back into the cage.
Hoshino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hoshino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Venegas wants to clinch
and Hoshino counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Venegas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Venegas moves to clinch but Hoshino breaks away
and Hoshino counters with a nice leg kick.
Venegas throws a combination that misses
and Hoshino counters with a nice body kick.
Venegas gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Hoshino gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Venegas is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuuji Hoshino!
A very excited looking Yuuji Hoshino 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Greene (ranked 1417 p4p, 698 weight class) and Stevo Caruga (ranked 203 p4p, 102 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Red Greene has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Red Greene seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stevo Caruga!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caruga closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Caruga is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Greene has escaped the position, nice work there.
Caruga tries to advance to mount but can't.
Caruga thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Greene tries to bench press Caruga off him but Caruga keeps the position.
Greene manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Caruga is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Caruga looking for a kimura from the bottom but Greene passes into side control!
Caruga gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caruga trying to control but Greene postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Caruga with the active half guard here but Greene passes nicely into side control.
Caruga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Greene wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Greene working away.
Greene is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Caruga knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Who's going to make the next move?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Greene 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.
Caruga is looking for a sweep.
Caruga is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Greene tries for a kimura but Caruga is defending well.
Greene working away.
Caruga is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Greene is staying active.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Greene working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caruga sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Caruga trying to control here.
Caruga looking for submissions off his back.
Caruga looking for submissions off his back.
Caruga has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Greene escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Greene!
Caruga is looking to regain half guard here but Greene keeps moving and retains side control.
Caruga tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Caruga is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Greene fails to move to back control.
Greene is working for a guillotine from mount but Caruga frees his head quite easily.
Caruga has given up his back here.
Greene is hanging on to Caruga's back as he tries to escape.
Greene looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Greene working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Greene is persistently looking for the submission but Caruga is defending it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene looking for the choke from the back.
Caruga just trying to survive but Greene is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Red Greene dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Greene ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Greene feinted with a counter takedown.
Caruga looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Greene working for a triangle but Caruga defends it easily.
Caruga has gone for a leg lock! Greene slips out almost immediately though and dives into Caruga's guard.
Caruga trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caruga is keeping the position for now.
Caruga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caruga throws his legs up looking for a submission but Greene uses it to pass to side control.
Caruga tries to improve position but can't.
Caruga struggling a bit here.
Caruga trying his best to control but Greene has mounted him.
Greene can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Caruga is looking to escape.
Greene has hold of Caruga's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Caruga manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Caruga gets back to half guard.
Caruga looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Caruga is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caruga looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Greene pushes past his half guard into mount!
Caruga is trying desperately to improve position.
Greene has control of Caruga's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Caruga regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Caruga tries to reverse the position but Greene maintains control.
Red Greene overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caruga tries to hold on but Greene postures up.
Caruga might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Greene haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Greene has control of Caruga's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Caruga regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Caruga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caruga is still trying to improve position.
Greene fails to move to back control.
Caruga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Caruga has given up his back here. Will Greene look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Caruga is trying to break free.
Will Greene go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Greene gets his hands free as Caruga looks to control.
Caruga is really stuck here.
Greene working for a choke but Caruga is defending well.
Caruga is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene not allowing Caruga to control his hands.
Caruga can't escape the position.
Caruga trying to control but not successfully.
Greene looking for the RNC.
Caruga manages to reverse the position and now he's in Greene's guard. Nice work there by Caruga.
Greene is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Caruga frees his head nicely. Oh but Greene has switched to an armbar! Caruga is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Red Greene!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Old Leg Tartakov (ranked 576 p4p, 443 weight class) and Richard Feynman (ranked 84 p4p, 66 weight class). Richard Feynman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Old Leg Tartakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Feynman!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feynman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tartakov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Feynman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tartakov tries to counter with a takedown but Feynman is quick to defend against it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tartakov. Feynman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tartakov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Feynman but Feynman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tartakov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Feynman.
Feynman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tartakov counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feynman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tartakov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Feynman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tartakov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Feynman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Feynman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tartakov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Feynman is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartakov is working hard here to advance position.
Tartakov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tartakov trying to control but Feynman is working from the bottom.
Tartakov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tartakov is pushing down on Feynman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Feynman is fighting to maintain full guard but Tartakov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tartakov is nestled in close to Feynman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
It looks like Richard Feynman has been cut.
Feynman is trying to control but can't.
Feynman has hold of Tartakov's hands but Tartakov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tartakov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Feynman!
Tartakov tries to control but Feynman wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov scoring with strikes but Feynman is staying in there.
Tartakov cracks Feynman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Feynman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tartakov landing shots from mount.
Feynman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tartakov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Feynman tries to roll over but Tartakov keeps him under control.
Tartakov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Feynman is looking to escape.
Feynman 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.
Tartakov passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feynman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tartakov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That has opened up Richard Feynman's cut even more.
Tartakov lands a nice shot to the head.
Richard Feynman'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 Richard Feynman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Old Leg Tartakov!
An out of breath Old Leg Tartakov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kil Bon Hwa (ranked 89 p4p, 599 weight class) and Milan Jovovic (ranked 20 p4p, 90 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kil Bon Hwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milan Jovovic!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovovic misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Jovovic.
Bon Hwa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jovovic scores with a nice strike.
Jovovic tests Bon Hwa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bon Hwa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jovovic lands with an overhand left.
Jovovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bon Hwa.
Jovovic swings for the body but Bon Hwa moves out of range.
Jovovic with a jab.
Jovovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bon Hwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Jovovic.
Jovovic works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jovovic misses the jab.
Jovovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jovovic throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bon Hwa counter with a right hand.
Jovovic's coach down at Blaze Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jovovic's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon Hwa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jovovic cracks Bon Hwa with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bon Hwa looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jovovic finish him?
Bon Hwa is rocked!
BOOM! Jovovic lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bon Hwa. Bon Hwa tries to recover but Jovovic is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bon Hwa lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milan Jovovic!
A very excited looking Milan Jovovic 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balin Trollslayer (ranked 38 p4p, 235 weight class) and Jorlan Vieira (ranked 5 p4p, 36 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 29 - 6 - 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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorlan Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira swings widly with a right hand
and Trollslayer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vieira regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Trollslayer.
Trollslayer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trollslayer chips away with some ground and pound.
Vieira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trollslayer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vieira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trollslayer is controlling him.
Trollslayer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vieira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trollslayer throws an elbow that misses. Vieira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trollslayer's guard. Nice move by Vieira!
Trollslayer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Vieira is looking to pass into half guard but Trollslayer pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Trollslayer is in guard.
Trollslayer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira 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.
Trollslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trollslayer scoring with some ground and pound.
Trollslayer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vieira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trollslayer.
Trollslayer postures up in Vieira's guard and throws a big left but Vieira blocks it.
Trollslayer throwing strikes but missing.
Trollslayer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trollslayer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Trollslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer throws a big right hand that misses.
Trollslayer won't allow Vieira to get back to his feet.
Trollslayer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vieira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vieira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trollslayer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Trollslayer cracks Vieira with a solid left hand.
Vieira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trollslayer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trollslayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vieira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trollslayer.
Trollslayer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vieira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trollslayer throws an elbow that misses. Vieira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trollslayer's guard. Nice move by Vieira!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trollslayer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vieira preventing the sweep.
Vieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Trollslayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trollslayer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Trollslayer controls Vieira momentarily but Vieira frees himself.
Vieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Trollslayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vieira is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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.
Vieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trollslayer is keeping the position for now.
Vieira looking to sit in guard and control but Trollslayer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trollslayer throws a big right hand that misses.
Vieira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trollslayer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trollslayer throwing strikes but missing.
Trollslayer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trollslayer scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balin Trollslayer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vieira thows a leg kick but Trollslayer checks it
and Trollslayer counters with a shoot takedown. Vieira fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trollslayer scoring with some ground and pound.
Trollslayer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trollslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trollslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trollslayer throwing strikes from guard but Vieira blocks nicely.
Trollslayer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trollslayer throws an elbow that misses. Vieira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trollslayer's guard. Nice move by Vieira!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer keeping full guard, as Vieira tries to pass.
Vieira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira is looking to advance position but Trollslayer has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Trollslayer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Trollslayer throwing strikes here but Vieira is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vieira holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Trollslayer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Trollslayer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Trollslayer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Trollslayer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Trollslayer looking to ground and pound but Vieira is blocking nicely.
Trollslayer throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vieira because Trollslayer loaded up on that one.
Trollslayer lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vieira blocking the ground and pound.
Trollslayer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer throws some wild stikes that Vieira manages to avoid easily.
Trollslayer prevents Vieira from getting the reversal.
Trollslayer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vieira holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Trollslayer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Trollslayer working the ground and pound effectively.
Vieira is breathing heavily.
Trollslayer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vieira can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vieira is rocked!
Trollslayer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Balin Trollslayer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vieira holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Trollslayer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Trollslayer throws some wild stikes that Vieira manages to avoid easily.
Trollslayer softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Vieira is out cold! Trollslayer jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balin Trollslayer!
Balin Trollslayer retains his heavyweight title!
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