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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Naoki Kitano (ranked 5374 p4p, 4994 weight class) and Charlie Smith (ranked 291 p4p, 281 weight class). Kitano comes to the ring accompanied by Blue Spring OST - Drop. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoki Kitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Kitano had a free shot at his head there.
Kitano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Kitano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Kitano misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kitano really felt that one!
Kitano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Kitano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kitano finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kitano cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kitano scores with a jab to the head.
Smith throws a leg kick but Kitano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kitano is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kitano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Smith throws a push kick but Kitano slaps the foot to one side.
Kitano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith moves out of range as Kitano strikes.
Smith tries a quick counter leg kick but Kitano is wise to it.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Kitano loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith slips under a jab from Kitano.
And Smith responds with a good body kick, but Kitano manages to step out the way in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kitano is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Kitano moves out of range easily.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Kitano moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
letting Kitano counter with a right hand.
Kitano throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Kitano moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSmith.
Kitano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Smith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith moves away from the strike by Kitano.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Kitano scores with a jab to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kitano if he has to take too many more of those.
Kitano misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Kitano throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A shot to the body from Kitano misses
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kitano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith looks winded!
Kitano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kitano throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Kitano thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
 Smith is rocked!
Kitano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Are you kidding me?! Kitano ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Smith clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Naoki Kitano!
After winning the bout, Naoki Kitano 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hollywood Hogan Jr (ranked 5327 p4p, 5086 weight class) and Taqor Narimanbeyov (ranked 458 p4p, 449 weight class). Narimanbeyov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Heiwa Sanka. This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hollywood Hogan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taqor Narimanbeyov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narimanbeyov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hogan Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hogan Jr misses with a straight left.
Narimanbeyov throws a right and a left that Hogan Jr avoids nicely.
Hogan Jr throws a right and a left that Narimanbeyov avoids nicely.
Hogan Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hogan Jr looks to throw the jab but Narimanbeyov is out of range.
Hogan Jr throws a lazy right hand but Narimanbeyov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hogan Jr misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narimanbeyov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hogan Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circling - Hogan Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hollywood Hogan Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narimanbeyov ducks under a wild hook from Hogan Jr.
Hogan Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Narimanbeyov circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narimanbeyov throws a series of punches but Hogan Jr moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No joy there for Narimanbeyov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hogan Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Hogan Jr. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Narimanbeyov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hogan Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Narimanbeyov is just out of range.
Hogan Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Narimanbeyov to score with a decent uppercut.
Hogan Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Narimanbeyov throws a series of punches but Hogan Jr moves out of range.
Hogan Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Narimanbeyov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hogan Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hogan Jr takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Hogan Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Narimanbeyov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hogan Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hogan Jr is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narimanbeyov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Narimanbeyov throws a head kick but Hogan Jr moves out of range.
Narimanbeyov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hogan Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Narimanbeyov manages to circle out of the way.
Narimanbeyov throws a head kick that Hogan Jr semi-blocks.
Hogan Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narimanbeyov.
Hogan Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Narimanbeyov misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Narimanbeyov finds it's way through Hogan Jr's defenses.
 It looks like Hollywood Hogan Jr has been cut.
Narimanbeyov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hogan Jr throws a right hand that Narimanbeyov ducks under and follows up with a left that Narimanbeyov also avoids with ease.
Hogan Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Hogan Jr misses.
Narimanbeyov throws a push kick but Hogan Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Narimanbeyov misses the shot to the body.
Hogan Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narimanbeyov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hogan Jr.
Narimanbeyov throws a body punch but Hogan Jr moves out of range.
Narimanbeyov takes a swing at Hogan Jr's ribcage but misses.
Hogan Jr looks to land a right hand but Narimanbeyov moved out of range.
Hogan Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Narimanbeyov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hogan Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narimanbeyov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hogan Jr.
Hogan Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov throws a sloppy head kick and Hogan Jr moves out of range easily.
Narimanbeyov with a nice cross.
Hogan Jr throws a body punch but Narimanbeyov moves out of range.
Narimanbeyov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hogan Jr ducks under a wild hook from Narimanbeyov.
A quick step to the side and Hogan Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narimanbeyov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hogan Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Narimanbeyov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hogan Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narimanbeyov lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narimanbeyov lands a nice looking body shot.
Narimanbeyov lands a jab to Hogan Jr's midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Hogan Jr blocks the leg kick.
Narimanbeyov cracks Hogan Jr with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Narimanbeyov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hogan Jr to stand back up!
Narimanbeyov throws a series of punches but Hogan Jr avoids them all with ease.
Narimanbeyov lands a jab to Hogan Jr's midsection.
Hogan Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hogan Jr. Narimanbeyov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov misses with a body shot.
Narimanbeyov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Narimanbeyov misses.
Hogan Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Hogan Jr misses with an uppercut
and Narimanbeyov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Narimanbeyov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hogan Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Narimanbeyov lands a big uppercut and Hogan Jr crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hogan Jr looks OK. Narimanbeyov waves Hogan Jr back to his feet!
 Hogan Jr is rocked!
Hogan Jr switches off momentarily and Narimanbeyov cracks him with a monster right hand! Hogan Jr topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Narimanbeyov dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Narimanbeyov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taqor Narimanbeyov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Ocho (ranked 4667 p4p, 4289 weight class) and Bolle Gijs (ranked 430 p4p, 407 weight class). Gijs has chosen Holle bolle Gijs as his entrance music. The key to victory for Alejandro Ocho has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alejandro Ocho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bolle Gijs!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ocho throws out a powerful jab.
Ocho connects with a solid leg kick.
Ocho throws a body shot but no joy.
Ocho misses with a left hand
and Gijs decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ocho's guard.
Gijs is looking to advance position but Ocho has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gijs tries to reverse the position but Ocho maintains control.
Ocho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gijs keeps trying to improve his position.
Ocho trying to control but Gijs is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gijs can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gijs manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gijs wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gijs manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gijs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gijs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ocho defends well.
Gijs 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gijs keeping moving, preventing Ocho from controlling successfully.
Gijs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ocho postures up.
Gijs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ocho is one step ahead there.
Gijs has his hands on Ocho's head, controlling the position.
Gijs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gijs is on top in guard.
Ocho trying to control the position.
Gijs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gijs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gijs lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gijs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gijs lands a couple of digs.
Gijs stays in close to Ocho's body and controls the position.
Gijs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gijs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gijs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ocho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gijs working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ocho's head.
Gijs with a nice head shot there.
Gijs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gijs slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gijs postures up.
Gijs stands up over Ocho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gijs postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Ocho covers up, he's hurt! Gijs keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Gijs and the ref steps in to end the fight! Gijs can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bolle Gijs!
Post fight, an emotional Bolle Gijs said 'Papier hier'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emperor Odin (ranked 4265 p4p, 4263 weight class) and Ricardo Gonzalez (ranked 250 p4p, 249 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emperor Odin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Odin is out of range.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Odin.
Odin connects with the punch.
Odin takes one to the chin there.
Odin throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez lands with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Odin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Odin manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Odin moves out of range.
Odin defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Odin throwing a counter right hand but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Odin on the side of the head.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gonzalez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Odin takes one to the side of the head.
Odin throws a one two combo.
Odin moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
As Gonzalez looks to move away, Odin throws a big counter combo but Gonzalez just gets out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Odin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a good cross that connects.
Gonzalez punishes Odin's body with a nice straight punch.
Odin throws a big shot that misses.
Odin defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Odin moves out of range.
Odin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ricardo Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odin throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Odin takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Odin lands with an overhand left.
 It looks like Ricardo Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Odin.
Gonzalez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Odin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Odin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gonzalez to score with a decent uppercut.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Odin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odin. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Odin throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odin. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez clobbers Odin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gonzalez drives through and clinches with Odin against the ropes.
Gonzalez is working Odin over against the ropes.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Odin's elbow.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Odin backwards.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Odin's elbow.
A hook to the body from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Odin can't break the clinch.
Odin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez prevents Odin from breaking the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Odins head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odin.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Odin's head.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez keeps control of Odin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Odin struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Odin blocks it.
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Odin blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odin can't break the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Gonzalez pushes Odin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Odin or not.
Gonzalez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Odin backwards.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Odin.
Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Odin backwards.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Odin's head.
Odin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Odin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odin.
Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Odin controls the action.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Odin blocks an uppercut.
Odin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Odin blocking some punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Odin tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzalez presses Odin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Odin is trying to break free.
Gonzalez gets through Odin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Odin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gonzalez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Odin's efforts to push away.
Gonzalez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Odin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Odin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Odin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Odin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez has Odin pressed against the ropes, preventing Odin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Odin wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Odin tries to circle away but Gonzalez has him pinned against the ropes.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Odin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Odin takes a shot to the head.
Gonzalez has Odin pressed against the ropes, preventing Odin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Odin is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
A short uppercut from Gonzalez.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Odin blocking some punches.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzalez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Odins head.
Odin taking a breather.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gonzalez is leaning against Odin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Odin blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Odin.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Odin takes a shot to the head.
Odin prevents a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez presses Odin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odin.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odin.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gonzalez scores with a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez prevents Odin from breaking the clinch.
Odin blocking some punches.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Odin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odin.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Odin fails to land.
A short right from Odin.
Odin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Gonzalez on the inside.
Odin blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Gonzalez on the inside.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Odin is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the ropes.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Odin backwards.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Gonzalez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Odin avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez lands a right hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Gonzalez as he connects with a hook.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
Ricardo Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Odin.
Odin throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Odin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Odin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Odin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Odin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Odin counters with a right hand to the body.
Odin throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Odin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands an overhand right.
Nice shot lands for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez cracks Odin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Gonzalez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Odin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Odin avoids it with no problem.
Odin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzalez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Odin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez cracks Odin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
Odin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Odin moves out of range of the strikes.
Odin moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Odin just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Odin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Odin tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Odin's efforts to push away.
Gonzalez lands a body punch.
Odin working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Odin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Gonzalez.
Odin is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling him.
Odin blocks an uppercut.
Odin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Odin.
Odin tries to break free but Gonzalez pushes him back against the ropes.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odin takes a shot to the head.
Odin tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Odin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Odin tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Odin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzalez lands with a left to the head.
Odin is trying to break free.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odin.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez pushes Odin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeps control of Odin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gonzalez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Odin stalling in the clinch but Gonzalez improves position.
Ricardo Gonzalez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez gets through Odin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gonzalez keeps control of Odin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Odin.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Odin blocking some punches.
Odin can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Odin's head.
Gonzalez lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez pushes Odin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Odin.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez cracks Odin with a nice body shot.
Odin can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Odin has had enough of the clinch but Gonzalez keeps him there for the moment.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Gonzalez.
Odin misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gonzalez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Odin.
Odin taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Odin takes a shot to the head.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Odin backwards.
Odin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Odins head.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez - that landed with a thud.
Odin is trying to push Gonzalez away but Gonzalez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gonzalez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Odin controls his hands.
Odin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Odin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Odin wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Odin.
Gonzalez scores with a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Odin's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Odin is trying to push Gonzalez away but Gonzalez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Odin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odin.
Emperor Odin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Odin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Odin's efforts to push away.
Odin tries to break free but Gonzalez pushes him back against the ropes.
Odin blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Odin swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Odin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez lands an uppercut.
Odin tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odin.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Odin.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez gets through Odin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike.
Odin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the ropes.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Odin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Odin working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez blocking some punches.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Odin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzalez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Ricardo Gonzalez!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Ricardo Gonzalez!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Ricardo Gonzalez!
Ricardo Gonzalez wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Murray (ranked 3814 p4p, 4658 weight class) and Kakkos Salama (ranked 371 p4p, 433 weight class). Kakkos Salama told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kakkos Salama!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray throws a series of punches but Salama avoids them all with ease.
Salama dodges the punch combination from Murray.
Murray wants to slow Salama down by chopping away at his legs.
Salama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murray takes the fight into the clinch.
Salama tries to pull guard but Murray holds him up against the ropes and eventually Salama drops back down to his feet.
Salama jumps guard but Murray turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Jason Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kakkos Salama.
Salama gets control of Murray's arms and successfully pulls guard. Salama will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Murray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murray defends well.
Salama working for a triangle but Murray defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salama keeping moving, preventing Murray from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Salama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Salama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murray wants to control from the top but Salama keeps moving.
Murray is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Salama is looking for a triangle here but Murray uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Salama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salama manages to work his way to half guard, despite Murray's best efforts.
Salama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Salama looking for submissions off his back.
Murray wants to control but Salama is keeping him busy.
Salama is looking to improve his position.
Salama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Salama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Murray pulls his head out easily.
Murray thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salama is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Murray is tapping! Great win for Salama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kakkos Salama!
Kakkos Salama bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Cellier (ranked 3761 p4p, 4489 weight class) and Tyler Richardson (ranked 418 p4p, 482 weight class). Cellier's entrance music is Bande Organisée. A fine choice. 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Cellier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cellier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyler Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cellier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Richardson. Richardson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Richardson instigates a clinch.
Richardson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richardson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cellier tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Richardson is in Cellier's guard.
Cellier looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richardson is one step ahead there.
Richardson stops Cellier from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson throwing strikes from guard but Cellier blocks nicely.
Richardson looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson won't allow Cellier to sweep him here.
Cellier is working an open guard so Richardson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cellier lands with a nice combination. Richardson backs away looking to recover.
Richardson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cellier tries to avoid it but Richardson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cellier to the ground. Cellier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cellier throws a looping overhand right but Richardson ducks down to avoid it.
Richardson tries for a takedown but Cellier circles away easily
and Cellier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Richardson moves forwards but Cellier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cellier closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cellier tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Richardson is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cellier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richardson.
Cellier misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cellier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Richardson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cellier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cellier looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Paul Cellier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Richardson.
Cellier with a hook.
Richardson closes the distance and clinches.
Cellier is trying to stall.
Richardson pulls Cellier into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson keeping moving, preventing Cellier from controlling successfully.
Richardson has his foot on Cellier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cellier works his way back into a safe position though.
Richardson trying to control the position.
Richardson being controlled here, momentarily.
Cellier will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Richardson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cellier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Richardson working for a triangle but Cellier defends it easily.
Cellier trying to control but Richardson is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Richardson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cellier attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Richardson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cellier connects with a crisp jab.
Richardson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cellier is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cellier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richardson circles away quickly and effectively.
Richardson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Richardson with a poor takedown
and Cellier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cellier throws a one two combo.
Cellier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Cellier. No joy for Richardson on that attempt.
Cellier throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cellier tests Richardson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cellier tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Richardson throws a body kick that misses
and Cellier counters with a series of strikes. Richardson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cellier is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Richardson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Richardson looks winded!
Richardson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Richardson wants it to stay on the feet.
Cellier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cellier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cellier swinging wildly here.
Richardson shoots in looking for a takedown but Cellier manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Richardson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cellier takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Richardson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Richardson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cellier catches Richardson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Richardson checks a leg kick nicely.
Cellier misses with a few strikes there.
Cellier tries for a takedown but Richardson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Richardson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Cellier - just one landing.
Cellier scores with a jab.
Cellier gets tackled into the ropes by Richardson. Richardson maintains the clinch.
Richardson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cellier uses from the top position.
Richardson is trying to control the position but Cellier postures up.
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.
Cellier slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cellier wants to control from the top but Richardson keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cellier throwing strikes but missing.
Cellier trying to control but Richardson is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Richardson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cellier tries to stand but Richardson is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cellier stopping the sweep attempt from Richardson.
Cellier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Richardson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cellier avoids a kick to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cellier misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cellier stuffs the takedown attempt from Richardson. Richardson gets slowly back to his feet.
Cellier swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cellier lands the left hand.
Richardson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Richardson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Richardson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cellier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Richardson on the ground.
Richardson pushes down on Cellier's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Richardson prevents Cellier from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Cellier dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Richardson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cellier but Cellier pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A quick step to the side and Cellier tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cellier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paul Cellier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cellier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cellier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cellier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Richardson darts in and clinches Cellier up against the ropes.
Richardson has Cellier pressed against the ropes, preventing Cellier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cellier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Richardson is trying to trip Cellier. He has hold of a leg but Cellier is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Richardson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Richardson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cellier's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Richardson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Richardson is trying to control the action in half guard but Cellier is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Richardson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cellier is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Richardson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Richardson wants to control the pace but Cellier is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Cellier to take his back!
Cellier trying to control the hands but Richardson won't let him.
Cellier is keeping busy.
Richardson tightening his grip on Cellier, looking for the choke.
I would not like to be Cellier right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cellier tries to roll but Richardson sticks to his back.
Richardson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Richardson lands a shot to the head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Richardson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
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.
Richardson keeps control of the position easily here as Cellier tries to buck him off.
Cellier is trying to stand back up.
Richardson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Cellier's body.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Richardson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Richardson wants to control but Cellier manages to buck him off and is now in Richardson's guard! Nice work there by Cellier!
Richardson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cellier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Richardson is controlling Cellier's posture.
Richardson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Richardson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cellier defends it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Richardson is on top in guard.
Richardson tries to stand but Cellier is controlling from the bottom.
Cellier keeping moving, preventing Richardson from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Richardson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cellier is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Richardson, into his guard.
Cellier trying to control but Richardson is working from the bottom.
That's eight 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.
Tyler Richardson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cellier throwing strikes but missing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cellier trying to control the position from guard on top but Richardson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Richardson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cellier as he jumps to the side.
Cellier throws a leg kick but Richardson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Richardson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cellier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Richardson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Richardson lands in his opponent's guard.
Richardson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cellier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cellier wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Richardson manages to pass to side control.
Richardson trying to control the action but Cellier is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Richardson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Paul Cellier!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Paul Cellier!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Paul Cellier!
Paul Cellier wins by unanimous decision!
Paul Cellier bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yu Liang (ranked 4449 p4p, 3870 weight class) and Sheldon Soucy (ranked 454 p4p, 418 weight class). Yu Liang 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sheldon Soucy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soucy throws a body shot but no joy.
Sheldon Soucy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soucy throws a leg kick
and Liang counters with a takedown into side control.
Liang sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Soucy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Liang scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Soucy to see if he's OK.
Soucy parries the strikes from Liang easily there. Liang is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Soucy to escape.
Liang scoring with punches and elbows.
Liang lands a nice forearm strike.
Liang throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Liang working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liang lands some shots froms side control.
Liang in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Soucy is rocked!
Check out the look on Liang's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Soucy is still in real trouble! Can Liang finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soucy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Liang in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Soucy looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Liang turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 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 Big Hell (ranked 2698 p4p, 2561 weight class) and Jorge Rodriguez (ranked 275 p4p, 263 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Big Hell has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Big Hell seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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, Big Hell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Hell avoids nicely.
Rodriguez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rodriguez controls the position.
Rodriguez misses with the ground and pound.
Rodriguez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at California Top Team. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hell can't do much from the bottom here.
Hell is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Hell is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rodriguez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rodriguez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hell some visible discomfort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hell will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rodriguez lands an elbow.
Rodriguez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hell is working hard here to advance position.
Rodriguez 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.
Hell is letting Rodriguez control him for a moment.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Hell is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez in side control lands a decent elbow.
The referee asks Rodriguez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rodriguez prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hell tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Hell tries to hold on but Rodriguez pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Hell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hell tries to hold on but Rodriguez pushes him away.
Hell is looking to improve his position but Rodriguez isn't that keen on the idea.
Rodriguez looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Hell covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Rodriguez!
Jorge Rodriguez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Cinco (ranked 2428 p4p, 2797 weight class) and Ejnar Korsgaard (ranked 269 p4p, 299 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Esteban Cinco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ejnar Korsgaard!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cinco closes the distance and clinches.
Korsgaard looking to slow down the pace here.
Cinco misses with a punch to the body.
Cinco can't find room to land a body shot as Korsgaard controls the action.
Cinco breaks from the clinch.
Korsgaard misses with a jab to the body
and Cinco counters with a right hand to the body.
Cinco lands with a nice body kick.
Korsgaard wants to clinch.
Cinco doesn't manage to clinch there - Korsgaard circles away.
Cinco moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cinco jumps guard but Korsgaard stands there with Cinco around his waist. Cinco gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Korsgaard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cinco wants to stall.
Korsgaard looking to stall.
Korsgaard trying to control the position but instead, Cinco has worked for underhooks and has pushed Korsgaard into the ropes.
Korsgaard is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Cinco has denied him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korsgaard prevents a body shot from Cinco.
Cinco has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Korsgaard after a bit of a struggle.
Korsgaard prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esteban Cinco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Cinco.
Korsgaard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cinco is trying to maintain a safe position but Korsgaard gets an underhook and turns Cinco into the ropes.
Cinco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cinco working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Korsgaard.
Cinco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Korsgaard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Korsgaard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cinco.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Korsgaard is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cinco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Korsgaard avoids it.
Cinco is trying to maintain a safe position but Korsgaard gets an underhook and turns Cinco into the ropes.
Korsgaard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Korsgaard.
Korsgaard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cinco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cinco closes the distance and pushes Korsgaard back into the ropes.
Korsgaard trying to control the position but instead, Cinco has worked for underhooks and has pushed Korsgaard into the ropes.
Korsgaard taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ejnar Korsgaard.
Korsgaard throws a leg kick but Cinco moved away.
Korsgaard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cinco.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korsgaard cracks Cinco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cinco clinches up with Korsgaard and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cinco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Korsgaard trying to control the position but instead, Cinco has worked for underhooks and has pushed Korsgaard into the ropes.
Korsgaard pushes Cinco back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cinco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cinco shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cinco showed some decent athleticism there.
Korsgaard is looking to get back to is feet but Cinco passes into side control.
Cinco wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Korsgaard, who protects the arm well.
Cinco misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cinco taking a breather here.
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 five minutes gone in the round.
Cinco in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Korsgaard is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Cinco has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Korsgaard takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cinco landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cinco 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 Korsgaard's shoulder. That is not cool.
Cinco works to advance to full mount. Korsgaard defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cinco lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cinco controlling his opponent.
Cinco seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Korsgaard for as long as he can get away with.
Cinco continues to stall.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Korsgaard felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
More hug and hope from Cinco.
Cinco has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Korsgaard squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cinco takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cinco lands a couple of good shots and Korsgaard has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
What can Korsgaard do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Cinco's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cinco lands a shot to the head.
Korsgaard is trying to get back to his feet but Cinco has full control of the position and if anything, Korsgaard has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cinco controlling from the back.
Cinco is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Korsgaard has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Cinco has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Korsgaard taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Cinco doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Esteban Cinco!
A victorious Esteban Cinco thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Hunter (ranked 766 p4p, 1478 weight class) and Mateusz Kieliszkowski (ranked 34 p4p, 63 weight class). Hunter comes to the ring accompanied by King of Curses. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Kieliszkowski!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hunter lands in his opponent's guard.
Hunter controlling from the top 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.
Hunter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kieliszkowski is trying to control the position but Hunter postures up.
Kieliszkowski throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Kieliszkowski keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kieliszkowski is keeping the position for now.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Kieliszkowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kieliszkowski 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kieliszkowski throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kieliszkowski working a defensive guard here.
Kieliszkowski keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.
Hunter postures up.
Hunter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kieliszkowski's guard.
Kieliszkowski is trying to control but can't.
Hunter is trying to control the action in half guard but Kieliszkowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kieliszkowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hunter is working away from the top position though.
Kieliszkowski is not content to let Hunter control the position.
Hunter wants to free his trapped foot but Kieliszkowski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hunter is trying to control. Kieliszkowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hunter is looking for submissions but instead, Kieliszkowski has regained full guard.
Kieliszkowski working for a triangle but Hunter defends it easily.
Kieliszkowski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hunter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kieliszkowski keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.
Kieliszkowski keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kieliszkowski wants to sweep here but Hunter controlling him for the moment.
Hunter stands and throws Kieliszkowski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Kieliszkowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kieliszkowski seems a little lost for a moment, as Hunter dominates the positioning.
Hunter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kieliszkowski tries to bench press Hunter off him but Hunter keeps the position.
Hunter is looking to take a break and control but Kieliszkowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hunter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kieliszkowski wants to get back to his feet but Hunter drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter trying to control the action but Kieliszkowski is working from the bottom.
Hunter tries for a kimura but Kieliszkowski is defending well.
Hunter prevents Kieliszkowski from escaping the position.
Kieliszkowski prevents Hunter from improving position.
Kieliszkowski is looking to regain half guard here but Hunter keeps moving and retains side control.
Kieliszkowski is still trying to improve position.
Hunter has hold of Kieliszkowski's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kieliszkowski tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Hunter cranks the arm and Kieliszkowski screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kieliszkowski, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gordon Hunter!
As Gordon Hunter got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Merry Christmas fuckers! I neglected my three small children for this glory.'.
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