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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balin Trollslayer (ranked 870 p4p, 1501 weight class) and Andrey Karaev (ranked 119 p4p, 189 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Balin Trollslayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrey Karaev!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trollslayer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karaev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karaev is looking to control Trollslayer's arms but Trollslayer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karaev has his back to the cage.
Karaev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trollslayer has Karaev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karaev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karaev is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balin Trollslayer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trollslayer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karaev is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Trollslayer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Karaev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Karaev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trollslayer is keeping busy.
Trollslayer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Karaev after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karaev prevents the takedown attempt.
Trollslayer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Karaev gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Trollslayer looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karaev is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Karaev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karaev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Trollslayer dives in and scores a takedown into Karaev's guard.
Karaev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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 throwing strikes but missing.
Trollslayer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karaev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trollslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karaev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trollslayer.
Trollslayer throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer throws a big elbow that misses.
Trollslayer controlling from the top position.
Trollslayer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karaev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trollslayer.
Trollslayer lands a couple of digs.
Trollslayer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Trollslayer trying to control but Karaev is working from the bottom.
Trollslayer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three 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.
Trollslayer trying to control but Karaev is working from the bottom.
Trollslayer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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 loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trollslayer throws a big right hand that misses.
Karaev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trollslayer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Karaev sprawls well initially but Trollslayer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Karaev 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.
Trollslayer controlling the pace.
Trollslayer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer winds up and cracks Karaev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Trollslayer not doing much here.
Karaev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trollslayer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karaev tries to roll over but Trollslayer keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Trollslayer there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balin Trollslayer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Karaev. Those never looked like landing.
Karaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trollslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Trollslayer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karaev can do to turn this around?
Trollslayer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karaev connects with a body shot that sends Trollslayer's belly button to the back.
Good exchange - Karaev coming out on top.
Karaev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Trollslayer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karaev as he jumps to the side.
Balin Trollslayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karaev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karaev misses with a double jab.
Karaev tries to keep at a distance but Trollslayer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Trollslayer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karaev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karaev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Trollslayer darts in trying to clinch
enabling Karaev to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollslayer staying out of range there.
Trollslayer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Balin Trollslayer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Karaev there.
Karaev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trollslayer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Karaev's half guard.
Trollslayer lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trollslayer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Trollslayer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karaev's head.
Trollslayer drops an elbow to the side of Karaev's head.
Karaev tries to get to full guard but Trollslayer has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Trollslayer there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer is trying to control. Karaev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Trollslayer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karaev defending well though.
Karaev wants to get back to full guard.
Trollslayer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karaev defending well though.
Karaev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trollslayer passes to full mount!
Balin Trollslayer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trollslayer with good strikes from the mount here!
Trollslayer content just to control the position here.
Karaev in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Karaev hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Trollslayer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Andrey Karaev has been cut.
Trollslayer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Trollslayer with a couple of short strikes.
Karaev is in a horrible position here. Trollslayer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Karaev working to try and regain half guard.
Trollslayer wants to control the pace but Karaev is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Trollslayer.
Trollslayer looking to control but Karaev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Trollslayer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trollslayer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Karaev?
Trollslayer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Karaev is rocked!
Karaev takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Trollslayer's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balin Trollslayer!
A victorious Balin Trollslayer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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