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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brynjard Tristan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninja Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tristan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hunnerkongens Sorgsvarte Ferd Over Steppene. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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211 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brynjard Tristan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninja Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tristan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assassin dives in and grabs Tristan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tristan pushes down on Assassin's head and hops out.
Assassin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tristan wants to stand and escape but Assassin is having none of it.
Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tristan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tristan is adopting a defensive guard.
Assassin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tristan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tristan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Assassin tries to free his leg and advance position but Tristan is retaining full guard.
Assassin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tristan looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tristan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tristan stuffs the takedown.
Assassin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Assassin preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tristan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tristan wants to sweep here but Assassin controlling him for the moment.
Assassin wants to control from the top but Tristan keeps moving.
Tristan pushes Assassin off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tristan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Assassin fails to land the takedown.
Brynjard Tristan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninja Assassin.
Tristan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assassin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tristan!
Tristan prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Tristan is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tristan is looking to escape.
Assassin controlling the pace for now.
Assassin punching from mount but Tristan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tristan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Assassin.
Assassin looking to control but Tristan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Assassin controlling from the full mount.
Tristan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tristan tries to lock up and control but Assassin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Assassin wants to control the pace but Tristan is squirming around nicely.
Assassin punching from mount but Tristan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tristan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Assassin.
Tristan is squirming around, avoiding Assassin's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Tristan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Assassin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tristan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Assassin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Assassin wants to control the pace but Tristan is squirming around nicely.
Assassin prevents Tristan from getting the reversal.
Assassin wants to control the pace but Tristan is squirming around nicely.
Tristan tries to hold on but Assassin postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ninja Assassin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Assassin blocks a head kick by Tristan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Tristan.
Assassin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ninja Assassin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Assassin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tristan's half guard.
Assassin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tristan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tristan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Assassin is working away from the top position though.
Assassin is looking to take a break and control but Tristan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tristan trying to hold on to Assassin's head to control him but Assassin postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assassin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Assassin wants to free his trapped foot but Tristan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Assassin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Assassin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Assassin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tristan keeping moving, preventing Assassin from controlling successfully.
Tristan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Assassin is aware though and is defending well.
Assassin passes Tristan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tristan is pressing down on Assassin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Assassin stays in close to Tristan's body and controls the position.
Assassin stopping the sweep attempt from Tristan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin tries to free his leg and advance position but Tristan is retaining full guard.
Assassin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Assassin trying to control but Tristan is working from the bottom.
Assassin preventing the sweep.
Assassin wants to control from the top but Tristan keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tristan rushes Assassin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tristan throws an elbow but it misses.
Tristan is leaning against Assassin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tristan stalling in the clinch.
Assassin blocking some punches.
Tristan lands an elbow inside that Assassin shrugs off.
Assassin avoids a wild elbow strike from Tristan.
Assassin blocks the elbow strike.
Tristan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Assassin wants a takedown.
Assassin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tristan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Assassin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tristan prevents it.
Brynjard Tristan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninja Assassin.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tristan.
Tristan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Tristan.
It looks like Ninja Assassin has been cut.
Tristan landing knees to the head.
Tristan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Assassin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Assassin blocks an elbow strike.
Tristan lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tristan gets underhooks to prevent Assassin's takedown attempt.
Assassin blocks an elbow strike from Tristan.
Tristan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tristan scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tristan.
Assassin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tristan looking to stall.
Assassin managing to block the knees to the body from Tristan.
Tristan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tristan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tristan lands an elbow just above Assassin 's eye.
Assassin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tristan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Assassin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ninja Assassin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ninja Assassin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Assassin.
Tristan is not content to let Assassin control the position.
Tristan is looking for a sweep.
Assassin moves into full mount!
Tristan is squirming around, avoiding Assassin's attempts to control the action.
Tristan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Assassin moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tristan has worked his arm free - good work by Tristan!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tristan is looking for a sweep.
Assassin working the ground and pound but Tristan is defending the strikes.
Tristan struggling a bit here.
Assassin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Assassin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tristan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Assassin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tristan is looking for a sweep.
Assassin trying to control the position but Tristan is working away.
You can see the frustration on Tristan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tristan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assassin shoots in looking for a takedown. Tristan tries to sprawl out of it but Assassin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tristan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tristan tries to clinch but Assassin moves out of range.
Assassin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Assassin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tristan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Assassin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tristan is concentrating on defense, preventing Assassin from advancing position.
Tristan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Assassin.
Tristan is looking for a sweep. Assassin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Assassin seems content to control.
Assassin trying to control from half guard but Tristan is working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tristan slaps away a takedown attempt from Assassin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Assassin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tristan's waist but Tristan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Assassin off to one side.
Brynjard Tristan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninja Assassin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Assassin.
Tristan throws the left hand but Assassin avoids the punch easily.
Assassin feints and as Tristan raises his hands in defense, Assassin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tristan 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.
Assassin tries to free his leg and advance position but Tristan is retaining full guard.
Tristan is trying to control the position but Assassin postures up.
Tristan is really struggling to control Assassin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tristan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Assassin has Tristan in his guard.
Tristan wants to pass the guard but Assassin is keeping the position.
Assassin keeping moving, preventing Tristan from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tristan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Assassin controls Tristan momentarily but Tristan frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ninja Assassin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ninja Assassin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tristan throws a head kick but Assassin moves out of range.
Tristan is looking to clinch.
Tristan throws a head kick that misses.
Assassin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tristan tries to avoid it but Assassin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tristan to the ground. Tristan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Assassin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tristan to the mat! Tristan manages to get full guard.
Tristan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Assassin is aware though and is defending well.
Assassin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Assassin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tristan is keeping the position for now.
Assassin trying to control but Tristan is working from the bottom.
Tristan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Assassin's guard.
Tristan stopping the sweep attempt from Assassin.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin trying to keep a closed guard but Tristan is proving a slippery customer.
Tristan wants to pass the guard but Assassin is keeping the position.
Assassin keeping moving, preventing Tristan from controlling successfully.
Assassin is trying to keep Tristan in close.
Tristan wants to control from the top but Assassin keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tristan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Assassin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Assassin has Tristan pulled in close to control his posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Assassin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Assassin in particular looking to stall.
Assassin is looking to advance position but Tristan won't allow it.
Assassin prevents Tristan from improving his position.
Assassin is trying to control the action in half guard but Tristan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tristan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Assassin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Assassin's back!
Tristan is trying to stick to Assassin's back but Assassin is turning into Tristan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tristan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Assassin.
Tristan controls Assassin momentarily but Assassin frees himself.
Tristan had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Assassin is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tristan Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Assassin's back instead.
Tristan biding his time, looking for the opening.
Assassin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ninja Assassin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Assassin is trying to control but can't.
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.
Tristan is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Assassin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Assassin controlling the position for now.
Tristan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Assassin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Assassin wants to control but Tristan is keeping busy.
Tristan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ninja Assassin dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ninja Assassin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Assassin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tristan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tristan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tristan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tristan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tristan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tristan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assassin slips nicely into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tristan trying to control here.
Tristan won't allow Assassin to pass to mount.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tristan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tristan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assassin blocks a head kick by Tristan.
Assassin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tristan is trying to defend but Assassin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Assassin passes to side control.
Assassin trying to control the position but Tristan is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Assassin.
Assassin tries to move to mount but Tristan blocks the move with his legs.
Tristan sneaks back into half guard.
Assassin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tristan is looking to control Assassin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tristan avoid being mounted?
Assassin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Assassin is looking to take a break and control but Tristan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tristan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tristan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Assassin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Assassin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Assassin 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.
Tristan keeping moving, preventing Assassin from controlling successfully.
Assassin slips nicely into half guard.
Tristan gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin looking to pass the guard.
Assassin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assassin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Assassin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tristan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tristan has his feet on Assassin's thighs here. He's pushed Assassin off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Assassin screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brynjard Tristan!
Brynjard Tristan retains his light heavyweight title!
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