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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Ilmarinen (ranked 22 p4p, 258 weight class) and Balin Trollslayer (ranked 2 p4p, 20 weight class). Anton Ilmarinen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anton Ilmarinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balin Trollslayer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trollslayer gets caught flat footed, as Ilmarinen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ilmarinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trollslayer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trollslayer trying to control the position.
Ilmarinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ilmarinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ilmarinen wants to control from the top but Trollslayer keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ilmarinen lands with a good body shot.
Ilmarinen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Trollslayer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Trollslayer struggling a bit here.
Trollslayer is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trollslayer gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ilmarinen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Trollslayer is surviving well by controlling Ilmarinen's body position as best he can.
Ilmarinen controlling the position easily from mount.
Ilmarinen working Trollslayer over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Trollslayer looks a forlorn figure.
Ilmarinen controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trollslayer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ilmarinen landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ilmarinen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Trollslayer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ilmarinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ilmarinen controlling the position easily from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Ilmarinen dominated that round.
That's time! Ilmarinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ilmarinen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Trollslayer's half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ilmarinen in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ilmarinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Trollslayer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ilmarinen trying to control from half guard but Trollslayer is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ilmarinen connects with a nice looking jab.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ilmarinen. Trollslayer does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Trollslayer tries to counter it with a takedown but Ilmarinen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ilmarinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ilmarinen trying to pass the guard but Trollslayer defending well.
Ilmarinen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ilmarinen wants to control but Trollslayer is keeping him busy.
Trollslayer missing with punches from the bottom.
Ilmarinen trying to pass the guard but Trollslayer defending well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ilmarinen connects with a body shot.
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.
Ilmarinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ilmarinen swings for the body but Trollslayer moves out of range.
Ilmarinen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ilmarinen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Trollslayer is avoiding damage well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ilmarinen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Trollslayer's shoulder. That is not cool.
Trollslayer is looking for a sweep.
Ilmarinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trollslayer can do to turn this around?
Ilmarinen wants to control but Trollslayer is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Ilmarinen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ilmarinen throws a shot to the body.
Ilmarinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trollslayers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trollslayer avoids the body shot from Ilmarinen.
Trollslayer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ilmarinen has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Trollslayer backwards.
Ilmarinen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Trollslayer regains guard.
Ilmarinen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollslayer keeping moving, preventing Ilmarinen from controlling successfully.
Ilmarinen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Trollslayer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ilmarinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Trollslayer has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ilmarinen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trollslayer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ilmarinen throws out the jab.
Trollslayer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Trollslayer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ilmarinen scores with a takedown into Trollslayer's guard.
Ilmarinen is pushing down on Trollslayer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Trollslayer is fighting to maintain full guard but Ilmarinen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ilmarinen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ilmarinen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ilmarinen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Trollslayer for as long as he can get away with.
Trollslayer wants to improve his position but Ilmarinen is controlling well.
Anton Ilmarinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ilmarinen wants to pass to mount but Trollslayer is defending the position.
Ilmarinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trollslayer defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ilmarinen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ilmarinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Trollslayer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Ilmarinen clearly takes that round.
That's time! Ilmarinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body punch from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Trollslayer enables Ilmarinen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Trollslayer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ilmarinen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ilmarinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trollslayer is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollslayer is trying to control the position but Ilmarinen postures up.
Trollslayer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ilmarinen is one step ahead there.
Ilmarinen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ilmarinen passes Trollslayer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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.
Ilmarinen slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ilmarinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen misses with a wild body shot.
Ilmarinen looks to land a combination but Trollslayer avoids it well.
Ilmarinen scores with a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Ilmarinen.
A shot to the liver by Ilmarinen. Beautiful body shot.
Ilmarinen scores with a nice head shot.
Ilmarinen misses with a body shot.
Trollslayer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ilmarinen is looking to wear down Trollslayer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ilmarinen misses with a wild body shot.
Trollslayer avoids the body shot from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ilmarinen lands with a right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trollslayer defending well as Ilmarinen loads up on a big left hand.
Trollslayer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Ilmarinen had his way with Balin Trollslayer in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Trollslayer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Trollslayer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen instigates a clinch.
Ilmarinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ilmarinen tries to throw a body punch but Trollslayer avoids it by throwing Ilmarinen back against the cage.
Ilmarinen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ilmarinen continues to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollslayer is trying to get back to half guard.
Ilmarinen advances nicely into full mount.
Ilmarinen content just to control the position here.
Balin Trollslayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Ilmarinen is landing with some decent strikes but Trollslayer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Trollslayer is having none of it.
Trollslayer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ilmarinen lands a couple of good shots and Trollslayer has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four 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.
Ilmarinen scores with punches to the body.
Ilmarinen is punishing Trollslayer with strikes - can he finish him?!
Anton Ilmarinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
What can Trollslayer do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Ilmarinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ilmarinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:40
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:40
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Ilmarinen!
Anton Ilmarinen retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Anton Ilmarinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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