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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balin Trollslayer (ranked 29 p4p, 79 weight class) and Arturo Vargas (ranked 5 p4p, 11 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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 30 - 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Vargas!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
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.
Vargas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trollslayer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vargas forces Trollslayer back against the cage and clinches.
Vargas crunches a lovely knee into Trollslayer's ribcage.
I was talking to Trollslayer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Trollslayer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trollslayer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas misses with a punch to the body.
Trollslayer tightens his grip and picks Vargas up, before dumping him to the ground. Vargas manages to land in guard.
Trollslayer postures up in Vargas's guard and throws a big left but Vargas blocks it.
Vargas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trollslayer throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trollslayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trollslayer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Trollslayer is pushing down on Vargas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vargas is fighting to maintain full guard but Trollslayer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Trollslayer winds up and cracks Vargas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Trollslayer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vargas's head.
Trollslayer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Trollslayer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trollslayer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vargas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Trollslayer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vargas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Trollslayer thows a huge punch but Vargas dodges it nicely.
Trollslayer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
It looks like Arturo Vargas has been cut.
Trollslayer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vargas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trollslayer.
Trollslayer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vargas defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vargas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Trollslayer throwing shots but Vargas is blocking nicely.
Trollslayer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vargas defending well though.
Vargas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Trollslayer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Trollslayer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Trollslayer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vargas's head.
Trollslayer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vargas's head.
Trollslayer throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Vargas to regain full guard.
Vargas is controlling Trollslayer's posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trollslayer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That has opened up Arturo Vargas's cut even more.
Trollslayer postures up in Vargas's guard and throws a big left but Vargas blocks it.
Trollslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trollslayer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trollslayer throws a big elbow that misses.
Trollslayer throws a strike but Vargas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vargas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Trollslayer's guard.
Trollslayer trying to strike off his back.
Trollslayer pulls Vargas in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer controls Vargas momentarily but Vargas frees himself.
Vargas wanted to stand there but Trollslayer had control of the position.
Trollslayer striking off his back but it's not causing Vargas any problems.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Trollslayer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vargas is controlling Trollslayer's trapped leg to prevent Trollslayer from advancing to side control.
Vargas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trollslayer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balin Trollslayer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Vargas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vargas tries to clinch but Trollslayer is having none of it.
Vargas tries to clinch there but Trollslayer circles away.
Vargas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Trollslayer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Trollslayer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vargas can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trollslayer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vargas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollslayer landing some decent shots from guard.
Vargas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trollslayer.
Trollslayer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vargas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trollslayer is looking to work some ground and pound but Vargas has wrist control.
Trollslayer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trollslayer postures up and lands a big shot to Vargas's brow.
The cut above Arturo Vargas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Trollslayer throws a strike but Vargas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Trollslayer 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 can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vargas controls the pace.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Trollslayer is proving hard to escape from.
Trollslayer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Trollslayer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Vargas wants to stand and escape but instead Trollslayer has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Trollslayer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer throws a big right hand that misses.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trollslayer throws a strike but Vargas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vargas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vargas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vargas wants to get up but he can't break Trollslayer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Trollslayer wants to sweep but no luck.
Trollslayer is looking to sweep but instead, Vargas has passed into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vargas tries to stand but can't do so whilst Trollslayer controls his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balin Trollslayer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Vargas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vargas wants to clinch
and Trollslayer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Trollslayer with the ground and pound but Vargas uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Trollslayer stopping the sweep attempt from Vargas.
Trollslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vargas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trollslayer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer throwing strikes from guard but Vargas blocks nicely.
Trollslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trollslayer landing some decent shots from guard.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arturo Vargas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Balin Trollslayer!
Balin Trollslayer retains his heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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