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STC7| Hunter x Schwarzenegger PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Michael (ranked 25351 p4p, 25353 weight class) and Aryan Pande (ranked 515 p4p, 512 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Michael might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to vuk vuku nikad covek. Andy Michael had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aryan Pande!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Pande misses.
Michael drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pande sprawls and moves away.
Michael gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pande to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pande wants to stand but Michael is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pande chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pande throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pande engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pande wants to get up but he can't break Michael's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pande controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pande fails to land with a series of punches.
Michael half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pande closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pande breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pande connects with a good right hand that stumbles Michael. Michael circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pande closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pande scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pande in particular looking to stall.
Michael is breathing heavily.
Pande passes to side control.
Pande tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pande has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pande controls the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pande is controlling him well.
Michael is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pande connects with a decent elbow.
Pande content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
It looks like Pande might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pande has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pande looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pande is continuing to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pande wants to get back to his feet but Michael is holding on tight.
Pande landing strikes from the mount and Michael is in trouble!
Michael is trying to stand up.
Pande moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Michael has worked his arm free - good work by Michael!
Pande advances nicely into full mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pande controlling from mount.
Michael tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pande controlling from the full mount.
Pande scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Michael?
Pande controlling from mount.
Michael is trying to escape the mount but Pande keeps good control and instead manages to take Michael's back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pande is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Pande gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Pande gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Pande apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Pande rushes Michael and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pande tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michael avoids it.
Pande lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Michael wants to stand back up but Pande manages to pass into side control.
Pande takes a little break here. Michael wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Pande scoring with punches from side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pande wants to stand but Michael is controlling his arm.
Check out the look on Pande's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pande advances to mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pande sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pande wants to finish this one by submission but Michael is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pande.
Pande is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Michael can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pande controlling the pace for now.
Pande pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aryan Pande dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Michael avoids the head kick by Pande.
Pande keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pande takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pande - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pande gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Michael is trying to escape back to his feet but Pande uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pande stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pande tries to move into range but Michael moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pande clinches up with Michael and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pande has clasped his hands together around Michael's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Pande content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pande works to advance to full mount. Michael defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The referee warns Michael that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pande content just to control the position here.
Pande is looking to stand but Michael has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Pande has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pande landing shots from mount.
Pande moves to the back.
What can Michael do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Michael showing good submission defense here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Pande gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Pande has good solid back control here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pande is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Michael is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aryan Pande!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rhys McKee (ranked 4848 p4p, 4351 weight class) and Fahaka Puffer (ranked 513 p4p, 464 weight class). Rhys McKee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rhys McKee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fahaka Puffer!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puffer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McKee.
Puffer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Puffer misses with a takedown
and McKee counters with a nice right hand that sends Puffer toppling to the canvas! Puffer scrambles and gets back to his feet - can McKee finish him?!
 Puffer is rocked!
Puffer fails with the takedown
and McKee counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rhys McKee!
Rhys McKee thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Compton (ranked 4099 p4p, 5304 weight class) and Emperor Odin (ranked 243 p4p, 285 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emperor Odin!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Compton doesn't seem bothered though.
Compton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Odin misses with a double jab
and Compton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Compton.
Compton stalling against the ropes.
Compton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Compton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Odin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Compton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Odin, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Compton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Odin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Odin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Compton's head backwards.
Odin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Compton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Odin wants to sweep but no luck.
Odin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Odin keeping moving, preventing Compton from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Odin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Compton defends it easily.
Odin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Compton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Compton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Odin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Compton is aware though and is defending well.
Compton wants to control from the top but Odin keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Compton stopping the sweep attempt from Odin.
Compton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Odin on the ground.
Odin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Compton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Odin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Compton is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton postures up and lands a big shot to Odin's brow.
Odin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Compton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Odin is tightening it up a little... Compton has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Compton reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Compton taps out! Nice BJJ there by Odin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Emperor Odin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jouni Jokinen (ranked 4327 p4p, 3406 weight class) and Taqor Narimanbeyov (ranked 409 p4p, 344 weight class). Narimanbeyov has chosen Heiwa Sanka as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jouni Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taqor Narimanbeyov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narimanbeyov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Narimanbeyov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 It looks like Jouni Jokinen has been cut.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Narimanbeyov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narimanbeyov.
A countering left hand to the body from Narimanbeyov misses.
Narimanbeyov takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Jokinen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Narimanbeyov.
Jokinen looks to land a right hand but Narimanbeyov moved out of range.
Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Narimanbeyov throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Jokinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jokinen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jokinen misses with a hook.
Jokinen forces Narimanbeyov back against the ropes and clinches.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Narimanbeyov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Jokinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Narimanbeyov backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narimanbeyov prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Narimanbeyov.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narimanbeyov is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling him.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narimanbeyov.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Jokinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Narimanbeyov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narimanbeyov is trying to force a seperation but Jokinen has the dominant position.
Narimanbeyov is looking to break free of the clinch but Jokinen has double underhooks.
Narimanbeyov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narimanbeyov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Jokinen.
Narimanbeyov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narimanbeyov wants to get back to striking at distance but Jokinen won't allow it.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Narimanbeyov controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Jokinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jokinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Narimanbeyov blocks it.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Narimanbeyov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen has Narimanbeyov pressed against the ropes, preventing Narimanbeyov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Narimanbeyov is looking to break free of the clinch but Jokinen has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov wants to break free but Jokinen has control.
Jokinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Narimanbeyov backwards.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Jokinen.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Narimanbeyov controls the action.
Narimanbeyov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jokinen has Narimanbeyov pressed against the ropes.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body.
Jokinen keeps control of Narimanbeyov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Narimanbeyov controls the action.
Narimanbeyov blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Jokinen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Narimanbeyov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Narimanbeyov tries to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling the position.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narimanbeyov tries to break free but Jokinen pushes him back against the ropes.
Narimanbeyov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Narimanbeyov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narimanbeyov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Narimanbeyov blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen prevents Narimanbeyov from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jokinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Jokinen has Narimanbeyov pressed against the ropes, preventing Narimanbeyov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is struggling to control the position.
Narimanbeyov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Narimanbeyov tries to break free but Jokinen pushes him back against the ropes.
Narimanbeyov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen prevents Narimanbeyov from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Narimanbeyov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen trying to control the position but instead, Narimanbeyov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jokinen into the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Jokinen.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Narimanbeyov tries to circle away but Jokinen has him pinned against the ropes.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Narimanbeyov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jokinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Narimanbeyov is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling him.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Narimanbeyov controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jokinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jokinen stalling in the clinch but Narimanbeyov improves position.
Jokinen stalling in the clinch.
Narimanbeyov is looking to break free of the clinch but Jokinen has double underhooks.
Narimanbeyov blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Narimanbeyov.
Jokinen lands a shot to the body.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Narimanbeyov avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the ropes.
Narimanbeyov wants to get back to striking at distance but Jokinen won't allow it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Jokinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jokinen lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Jokinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Narimanbeyov blocking some punches.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narimanbeyov is trying to push Jokinen away but Jokinen has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Narimanbeyov blocks it.
A short uppercut from Jokinen.
Narimanbeyov is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling him.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narimanbeyov blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Narimanbeyov or not.
Narimanbeyov looks winded!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Jokinen.
Narimanbeyov wants to get back to striking at distance but Jokinen won't allow it.
Jokinen lands with a left to the head.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narimanbeyov is trying to force a seperation but Jokinen has the dominant position.
Narimanbeyov has had enough of the clinch but Jokinen keeps him there for the moment.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Narimanbeyov controls the action.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Narimanbeyov tries to break free but Jokinen pushes him back against the ropes.
Narimanbeyov tries to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling the position.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Narimanbeyov controls his hands.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Narimanbeyov wants to break free but Jokinen has control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narimanbeyov.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narimanbeyov can't break the clinch.
Narimanbeyov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Narimanbeyov is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling him.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Narimanbeyov controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Narimanbeyov controls his hands.
Narimanbeyov blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov tries to circle away but Jokinen has him pinned against the ropes.
Narimanbeyov tries to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling the position.
Jokinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Narimanbeyov blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
A shot in the inside from Jokinen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jouni Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jouni Jokinen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jokinen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Narimanbeyov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Jokinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Narimanbeyov takes one to the chin there.
Jab, jab by Narimanbeyov - just one landing.
Narimanbeyov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Narimanbeyov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narimanbeyov manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Narimanbeyov - just one landing.
Jokinen tries to clinch there but Narimanbeyov circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Jokinen as he connects with a hook.
Narimanbeyov blocks a jab.
Narimanbeyov blocks a jab.
Narimanbeyov unleashes a big counter combination but Jokinen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Jokinen.
Jokinen forces Narimanbeyov back against the ropes and clinches.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body.
Narimanbeyov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen lands a left hand.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Narimanbeyov avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the ropes.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Narimanbeyov.
A frustrated look appears on Narimanbeyov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jokinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narimanbeyov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jokinen has him pressed against the ropes.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narimanbeyov blocking some punches.
Jokinen controlling the action here for a moment.
Narimanbeyov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narimanbeyov can't break the clinch.
Jokinen stalling in the clinch.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Narimanbeyov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Narimanbeyov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jokinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Narimanbeyov blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narimanbeyov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Narimanbeyov is breathing heavily.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
Jokinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Narimanbeyovs head.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.
Narimanbeyov is trying to push Jokinen away but Jokinen has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jokinen digs a right hand underneath Narimanbeyov's ribcage. Narimanbeyov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Narimanbeyov wants to break free but Jokinen has control.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Jokinen.
Narimanbeyov wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jokinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Narimanbeyov is rocked!
Narimanbeyov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jokinen stalling the fight.
Narimanbeyov wants to break free but Jokinen has control.
Jokinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Narimanbeyov is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Narimanbeyov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen stalling in the clinch.
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Narimanbeyov seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jokinen cracks Narimanbeyov with a nice body shot.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Narimanbeyov controls the action.
Nice body punch from Jokinen - that landed with a thud.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Narimanbeyov controls his hands.
Jokinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jokinen.
Jouni Jokinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jokinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jokinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Narimanbeyov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Narimanbeyov! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Jokinen is unloading with more strikes now! Narimanbeyov drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jouni Jokinen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob MacDonald (ranked 3899 p4p, 3636 weight class) and Graham Walsh (ranked 432 p4p, 414 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacob MacDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Graham Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
MacDonald throws a body punch but Walsh moves out of range.
Walsh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in MacDonald's guard.
Walsh trying to control the position from guard on top but MacDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walsh gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
MacDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacob MacDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacDonald stuffs the takedown attempt from Walsh. Walsh gets slowly back to his feet.
MacDonald looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walsh is defended easily by MacDonald.
MacDonald stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and MacDonald wants it to stay on the feet.
Jacob MacDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graham Walsh.
Walsh goes for a double leg but MacDonald avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as MacDonald continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald scores with a hook to the body. Walsh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walsh looks winded!
MacDonald clinches up against the ropes.
MacDonald just leaning against Walsh, taking a breather.
MacDonald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walsh is trying to break the clinch but MacDonald is controlling him.
Walsh tries to pull guard but MacDonald won't allow it.
Walsh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Walsh is trying to force a seperation but MacDonald has the dominant position.
Walsh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but MacDonald is keeping busy.
MacDonald displaying some good clinch control by pressing Walsh up against the ropes.
MacDonald landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Graham Walsh has been cut.
MacDonald stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. MacDonald is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
MacDonald lands a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as MacDonald takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
MacDonald utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
MacDonald using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
MacDonald slowing the pace effectively.
Walsh is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables MacDonald to keep the fight standing.
MacDonald working Walsh over with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from MacDonald.
A shot in the inside from MacDonald.
MacDonald pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh is trying to stall.
Walsh goes for a takedown attempt but MacDonald pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Walsh gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jacob MacDonald!
Jacob MacDonald made sure to mention his sponsor, Shadow Realm Apparel in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Hell (ranked 3202 p4p, 4647 weight class) and Kryten Mechanoid (ranked 321 p4p, 429 weight class). Mechanoid is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: It's Cold Outside. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Hell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kryten Mechanoid!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mechanoid content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mechanoid is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mechanoid trying to control the position from guard on top but Hell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hell could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mechanoid working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mechanoid looking to pass the guard.
Hell keeping moving, preventing Mechanoid from controlling successfully.
Hell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell pulls Mechanoid in close to prevent any damage.
Mechanoid cracks Hell with a solid left hand.
Hell has his foot on Mechanoid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mechanoid works his way back into a safe position though.
Mechanoid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mechanoid scoring with some ground and pound.
Hell keeping moving, preventing Mechanoid from controlling successfully.
Mechanoid must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mechanoid slips nicely into half guard.
Mechanoid passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hell!
Hell working to try and regain half guard.
Mechanoid scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell is trying desperately to improve position.
Mechanoid cracks Hell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mechanoid has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hell's face.
Mechanoid tries to control but Hell wriggling away.
Hell wants to control but Mechanoid is having none of it.
Mechanoid trying to control but Hell is having none of it.
Mechanoid lands a big shot to the head and Hell winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kryten Mechanoid!
After winning the bout, Kryten Mechanoid thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yu Liang (ranked 3070 p4p, 3374 weight class) and Sheldon Soucy (ranked 332 p4p, 355 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yu Liang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sheldon Soucy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Soucy misses
and Liang decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Soucy's guard.
Liang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liang throws an elbow that misses. Soucy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Liang's guard. Nice move by Soucy!
Liang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soucy trying to control but Liang is working from the bottom.
Liang looking for a sweep. Not yet Liang, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soucy wants to control from the top but Liang keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Liang is looking for a triangle here but Soucy uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liang tries to buck Soucy off but Soucy is having none of it.
Soucy wants to control but Liang is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Liang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Soucy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two 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.
Liang manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Liang is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Soucy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Soucy's back!
Liang looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Liang landing with strikes.
Liang lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soucy is trying to break free.
Liang is landing with strikes. Soucy can't take much more of this.
Liang cracks Soucy with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Soucy from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Liang has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Liang keeps control of the position as Soucy tries to break free.
Liang gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Liang scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Soucy is looking for a way out.
Liang lands a shot to the head.
The referee is taking a good look at Soucy as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Liang!
Soucy is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liang scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Soucy is still in real trouble! Can Liang finish him?
Liang 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.
Liang punishes Soucy with strikes from the back mount.
Liang looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Liang lands with a hammerfist to the side of Soucy's head.
Liang lands a good shot there. Soucy covers up! Liang smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Soucy to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Liang jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yu Liang!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bio Frankenstein (ranked 3079 p4p, 2404 weight class) and Devyn Howell (ranked 307 p4p, 240 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bio Frankenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devyn Howell!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankenstein closes the distance and clinches.
Frankenstein tries to pull guard but Howell won't allow it.
Howell manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Howell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Frankenstein defends it easily.
Howell keeping full guard, as Frankenstein tries to pass.
Howell is trying to control the position but Frankenstein postures up.
Howell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Howell keeping moving, preventing Frankenstein from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankenstein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frankenstein could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Howell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Frankenstein can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Frankenstein doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Frankenstein manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Frankenstein wants to control from the top but Howell keeps moving.
Frankenstein stands and throws Howell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Frankenstein goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Howell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Frankenstein but great work by Howell.
Frankenstein tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
My spies in New York Public Gym inform me that Howell has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Howell trying to control the position but Frankenstein is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Howell is trying to get an arm triangle but Frankenstein is defending well.
Frankenstein is not content to let Howell control the position.
Howell is trying to get an arm triangle but Frankenstein is defending well.
Frankenstein is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell tries for a kimura but Frankenstein is defending well.
Frankenstein gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Frankenstein can't escape the position.
Howell takes Frankenstein's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Frankenstein is in trouble.
Howell working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Frankenstein won't enjoy being in this position. Howell looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Frankenstein is tapping - it's over boys! Howell picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Devyn Howell!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Hunter (ranked 706 p4p, 816 weight class) and Archibald Schwarzenegger (ranked 40 p4p, 47 weight class). Hunter comes to the ring accompanied by King of Curses. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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145
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gordon Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Archibald Schwarzenegger!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schwarzenegger.
Hunter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Schwarzenegger enables Hunter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Schwarzenegger manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hunter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Schwarzenegger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hunter has managed to get both his arms back between Schwarzenegger's legs - danger averted.
Schwarzenegger keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Schwarzenegger is looking for a triangle but Hunter pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hunter stands and throws Schwarzenegger's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hunter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Schwarzenegger prevents Hunter from moving into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarzenegger tries to improve position but can't.
Schwarzenegger stops Hunter from passing to mount.
Schwarzenegger manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger prevents Hunter from improving his position.
Hunter looking for submissions off his back.
Hunter wants to control but Schwarzenegger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Schwarzenegger wants to pass to mount but Hunter is defending the position.
Hunter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schwarzenegger seems to be working for a kimura but Hunter defends the submission attempt.
Schwarzenegger trying to mount his opponent but Hunter defends it.
That's two 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.
Schwarzenegger is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hunter is just riding it out for now. Schwarzenegger eventually gives up the hold.
Hunter wants to control but Schwarzenegger passes into side.
Schwarzenegger tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Schwarzenegger has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hunter is trying to get back to half guard.
Hunter is working hard here to advance position.
Schwarzenegger tries for a kimura but Hunter is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Hunter is looking for a sweep.
Hunter trying to remain calm as Schwarzenegger controls from the top position.
Hunter is trying to control Schwarzenegger's posture but Schwarzenegger avoids it.
Hunter is trying to work for a sweep but Schwarzenegger has mounted him!
Hunter is trying desperately to improve position.
Hunter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hunter looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Hunter tries to roll but Schwarzenegger sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Schwarzenegger looking to break Hunter's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hunter remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Schwarzenegger will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Hunter tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hunter tries to reverse the position but Schwarzenegger maintains control.
Schwarzenegger with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hunter stops Schwarzenegger from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Hunter tries to reverse the position but Schwarzenegger maintains control.
Hunter defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hunter manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hunter gets back to half guard.
Hunter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hunter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hunter working a defensive guard here.
Schwarzenegger is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schwarzenegger won't allow Hunter to sweep him here.
Schwarzenegger trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwarzenegger looking to pass the guard.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hunter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schwarzenegger manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schwarzenegger keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.
Schwarzenegger seems keen to control Hunter's posture.
Hunter is pushing down on Schwarzenegger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Schwarzenegger is fighting to maintain full guard but Hunter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hunter wants to work for an arm triangle but Schwarzenegger is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schwarzenegger wants to control but Hunter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hunter trying to control from half guard but Schwarzenegger is working away.
Schwarzenegger won't allow Hunter to pass to mount.
Schwarzenegger is looking for a sweep. Hunter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hunter trying to mount his opponent but Schwarzenegger defends it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hunter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schwarzenegger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hunter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Schwarzenegger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Schwarzenegger has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schwarzenegger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Schwarzenegger keeps moving.
Schwarzenegger working for a triangle but Hunter defends it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schwarzenegger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hunter defends well.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Schwarzenegger is keeping the position.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwarzenegger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter passes Schwarzenegger's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger actively working from the bottom here.
Schwarzenegger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hunter defends it easily.
Schwarzenegger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hunter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunter advances nicely into full mount.
Schwarzenegger sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Schwarzenegger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Archibald Schwarzenegger will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hunter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schwarzenegger changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hunter shoots in looking for a takedown. Schwarzenegger tries to sprawl out of it but Hunter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Schwarzenegger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hunter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Schwarzenegger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hunter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hunter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schwarzenegger is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Schwarzenegger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hunter has managed to get both his arms back between Schwarzenegger's legs - danger averted.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Schwarzenegger keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Schwarzenegger is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schwarzenegger is on top in guard.
Hunter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schwarzenegger manages to get himself to full guard.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schwarzenegger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwarzenegger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwarzenegger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hunter is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hunter is defending well. Schwarzenegger quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hunter has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Schwarzenegger celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Archibald Schwarzenegger!
A very excited looking Archibald Schwarzenegger made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Gordon Hunter had this to say: 'Man this wasn't worth neglecting my three small children for. Now where's the turkey - or KFC I suppose?'.
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