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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno De Oliveira (ranked 1393 p4p, 1785 weight class) and Balin Trollslayer (ranked 148 p4p, 193 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruno De Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Balin Trollslayer!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trollslayer looking to score a takedown here. De Oliveira is defending well but Trollslayer drives through and ends up in De Oliveira's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trollslayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Oliveira looking for a guillotine here but Trollslayer defends easily.
De Oliveira isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Trollslayer stacks De Oliveira on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Trollslayer!
De Oliveira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Trollslayer working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer landing a few strikes.
De Oliveira is trying to control Trollslayer's posture but Trollslayer avoids it.
De Oliveira is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira wants to control but Trollslayer postures up.
Trollslayer landing a few strikes.
Trollslayer is looking to take a break and control but De Oliveira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Oliveira is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Trollslayer is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Trollslayer landing strikes from the mount.
De Oliveira is desperately trying to improve his position but Trollslayer has a good base and remains in mount.
De Oliveira is working hard here to advance position.
Trollslayer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
De Oliveira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer prevents De Oliveira from getting the reversal.
De Oliveira wants to control but Trollslayer is having none of it.
De Oliveira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trollslayer avoids the attempt from De Oliveira to control.
Trollslayer has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hardcore Island MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
De Oliveira bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
Trollslayer keeping moving, preventing De Oliveira from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Trollslayer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now De Oliveira has Trollslayer in his guard.
De Oliveira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trollslayer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trollslayer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
De Oliveira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Trollslayer defends well.
De Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Trollslayer from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
De Oliveira working for a triangle but Trollslayer defends it easily.
Trollslayer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Trollslayer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De Oliveira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trollslayer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trollslayer chips away 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.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Oliveira darts in looking for a takedown but Trollslayer gets double underhooks and turns De Oliveira into the cage.
Trollslayer gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Trollslayer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Oliveira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Oliveira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Oliveira wants to sweep here but Trollslayer controlling him for the moment.
De Oliveira has his foot on Trollslayer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trollslayer works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer works over De Oliveira with some ground and pound from guard.
Trollslayer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Trollslayer controlling from the top position.
De Oliveira is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trollslayer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trollslayer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Oliveira looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Trollslayer passes into half guard.
De Oliveira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Trollslayer pulls his head out easily.
Trollslayer prevents De Oliveira from improving his position.
De Oliveira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
De Oliveira is looking to control Trollslayer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Oliveira avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Trollslayer connects with a nice short shot to De Oliveira's temple.
De Oliveira gets full guard.
De Oliveira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Trollslayer defends it easily.
Trollslayer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Oliveira's head.
Trollslayer wants to control from the top but De Oliveira keeps moving.
De Oliveira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira looking for subs off his back but Trollslayer has passed one foot through into half guard.
De Oliveira is trying to control but Trollslayer passes into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Oliveira tries to improve position but can't.
Trollslayer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Oliveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trollslayer slows the pace down.
Trollslayer scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
De Oliveira tries to get to full guard but Trollslayer has control of the leg.
Trollslayer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
De Oliveira is looking to control Trollslayer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Oliveira avoid being mounted?
De Oliveira has a hand on Trollslayer's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Trollslayer takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Trollslayer tries to control but De Oliveira wriggling away.
De Oliveira is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balin Trollslayer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
De Oliveira drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Oliveira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trollslayer is keeping the position for now.
Trollslayer tries to strike from the bottom.
Trollslayer keeping moving, preventing De Oliveira from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trollslayer can do anything to dispel that myth.
De Oliveira preventing the sweep.
De Oliveira trying to control but Trollslayer is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oliveira has gone for a leg lock! Trollslayer slips out almost immediately though and dives into De Oliveira's guard.
De Oliveira has his foot on Trollslayer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trollslayer works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollslayer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
De Oliveira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trollslayer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Trollslayer trying to control the position from guard on top but De Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Oliveira working for a triangle but Trollslayer defends it easily.
Balin Trollslayer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trollslayer got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Oliveira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trollslayer has managed to get both his arms back between De Oliveira's legs - danger averted.
Balin Trollslayer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two 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.
Trollslayer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Oliveira looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Trollslayer passes into side control.
De Oliveira is looking to regain half guard here but Trollslayer keeps moving and retains side control.
De Oliveira trying to control but Trollslayer flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Trollslayer not allowing De Oliveira to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on De Oliveira's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Trollslayer doesn't have the hooks in and De Oliveira manages to turn into his guard.
De Oliveira trying to move into half guard but instead Trollslayer has managed to sweep!
Trollslayer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
De Oliveira 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.
De Oliveira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Trollslayer defends well.
De Oliveira looking for subs off his back but Trollslayer has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
De Oliveira has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Trollslayer escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Trollslayer!
De Oliveira manages to work his way to half guard, despite Trollslayer's best efforts.
Bruno De Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trollslayer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Balin Trollslayer.
Well Trollslayer 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balin Trollslayer!
Balin Trollslayer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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