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JF 13 - Li vs Inoue II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Albert Einstein (ranked 4905 p4p, 5106 weight class) and Luke Hickman (ranked 351 p4p, 358 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Einstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Hickman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickman misses with a kick to the body.
Einstein tries to land a front kick but Hickman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Einstein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hickman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Einstein is out of range and Hickman settles back down.
Einstein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hickman flicks out a counter leg kick but Einstein steps away.
Hickman looks to land a body kick but Einstein moved away.
Hickman throws a leg kick but Einstein moved away.
Einstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hickman manages to avoid it.
Hickman tried to score with a low kick but Einstein checks it.
Hickman throws a head kick but Einstein moves out of range.
Hickman looks to land a body kick but Einstein moved away.
Einstein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hickman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Einstein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Einstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Einstein throws a leg kick that misses.
Hickman thumps Einstein with a low kick.
Einstein throws a wild body kick that Hickman sees coming a mile off.
Hickman misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einstein thows a leg kick but Hickman checks it
and Hickman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Einstein darts in and clinches Hickman up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Einstein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hickman throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hickman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Einstein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Einstein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hickman checks a leg kick.
Hickman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hickman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Einstein takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Einstein.
Hickman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hickman misses with a low kick.
Hickman moves out of range of the strikes.
Hickman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hickman tried to score with a low kick but Einstein checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickman throws a low kick but Einstein avoids it.
Hickman moves out of range of the strikes.
Einstein avoids the head kick by Hickman.
Einstein quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Einstein tries to land a front kick but Hickman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Einstein throws a leg kick that misses.
Einstein misses with a kick to the body.
Albert Einstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Einstein finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hickman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Einstein checks it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Einstein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Einstein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Einstein checks the leg kick nicely there.
Einstein pushes Hickman up against the cage in a clinch.
Hickman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hickman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hickman throws a head kick that misses.
Hickman misses with a kick to the body.
Einstein looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Einstein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Einstein blocks the low kick.
Einstein wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hickman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Einstein. Einstein obviously looking to wear him down.
Einstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Einstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hickman moves away.
Hickman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hickman looks to land a body kick but Einstein moved away.
Hickman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Einstein quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Einstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hickman with the inside leg kick.
Einstein misses with a body shot.
Einstein throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Einstein throws a head kick that misses.
Hickman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Einstein throws a body kick that misses.
Einstein tried to score with a low kick but Hickman checks it.
Hickman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Einstein if he has to take too many more of those.
Einstein is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickman throws a low kick but Einstein avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hickman motions for Einstein to come forward. Hickman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hickman throws a leg kick but Einstein sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Einstein tries to counter by clinching up but Hickman breaks away and moves out of range.
Hickman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hickman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Einstein throws a low kick but Hickman moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hickman.
Einstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hickman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Einstein. That did some damage!
Hickman scores with a kick to the body.
Einstein checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hickman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Hickman.
Einstein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hickman throws a front kick that sends Einstein stumbling back into the cage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hickman - that will leave a mark!
Hickman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Hickman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Einstein misses with a hook. Hickman ducked under it nicely.
Einstein rushes Hickman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hickman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Einstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hickman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Hickman.
Hickman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Einstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hickman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Hickman.
Hickman misses with a body kick.
Einstein half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Einstein moves out of range of the leg kick from Hickman.
Hickman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Einstein. That did some damage!
Einstein is looking to clinch.
Einstein takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Einstein throws a push kick but Hickman slaps the foot to one side.
Einstein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hickman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hickman misses with a low kick.
Einstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Hickman is just out of range.
Hickman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hickman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hickman.
Einstein fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hickman is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hickman!
Hickman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hickman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Einstein will feel that in the morning.
Hickman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hickman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A low kick lands for Hickman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hickman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Einstein moves out of range of the leg kick from Hickman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hickman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Einstein takes a step back to recover.
Hickman is looking to slow Einstein down with leg kicks.
Crunch! Hickman slams his shin into Einstein's torso.
Hickman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Einstein if he has to take too many more of those.
Hickman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hickman - that will leave a mark!
Hickman throws a head kick but Einstein moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Hickman.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hickman - that will leave a mark!
Hickman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luke Hickman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hickman throws a head kick that half lands.
Hickman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Einstein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hickman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Einstein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Einstein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hickman lands a high kick!
Einstein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einstein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Einstein has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hickman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hickman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
 Einstein is rocked!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Hickman! Einstein is out on his feet! Hickman rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Einstein is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Einstein is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Hickman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corbin Good (ranked 3862 p4p, 5068 weight class) and Lucjan Bartosik (ranked 391 p4p, 458 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Good might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Good Times, Bad Times - Led Zeppelin. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 Las Vegas, Corbin Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucjan Bartosik!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartosik bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
 It looks like Corbin Good has been cut.
Bartosik drops Good with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Good looks back up at him and smiles so Bartosik waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Good is rocked!
Bartosik lands with an overhand left.
Bartosik cracks Good with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Good looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bartosik finish him?
Oh Good is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartosik is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Good flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Good is out cold! Bartosik holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucjan Bartosik!
The defeated Corbin Good had this to say: 'Corbin Good wanders up to the interviewer and softly says "damn" into the mic.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sheamus Secord (ranked 4242 p4p, 25421 weight class) and Ronen Kidd (ranked 216 p4p, 245 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sheamus Secord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronen Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Secord shoots and misses
and Kidd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Kidd.
Secord checks a low kick from Kidd.
Kidd throws a left and a right that both miss
and Secord counters with a left to the body.
Secord tries to bum rush Kidd with a series of wild strikes but Kidd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kidd throws a counter combo.
Secord misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Kidd misses.
Kidd stuffs the takedown.
Kidd stuns Secord with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kidd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kidd misses with a series of wild punches.
Secord is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Secord fails with the takedown
and Kidd counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheamus Secord. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kidd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kidd lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Secord moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Secord throws a quick counter head kick but Kidd was just out of range.
Kidd lands a right hook to the body.
Ronen Kidd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kidd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kidd wants it to stay on the feet.
Kidd with a jab.
Kidd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Secord counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Secord.
Secord tries to pull guard but Kidd holds him up against the cage and eventually Secord drops back down to his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kidd.
A right hook to the body lands for Kidd.
Kidd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kidd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Secord eats them both and turns towards Kidd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kidd tries to bum rush Secord with a series of wild strikes but Secord uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Secord tries to counter by clinching up but Kidd breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kidd lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Secord is rocked!
Nice jab there from Kidd.
Oh Secord is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Kidd moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Secord! Kidd continues to tee off on Secord, landing with a left and a right! Kidd connects with a right hand that leaves Secord sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Kidd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ronen Kidd!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Branch (ranked 3679 p4p, 25197 weight class) and Young Bob Merry (ranked 285 p4p, 377 weight class). Branch comes to the cage accompanied by 28 by Zach Bryan. Young Bob Merry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Branch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Young Bob Merry!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Merry lands with a cross.
Branch decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Branch winds up and cracks Merry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Merry tries to roll over but Branch keeps him under control.
Branch trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Branch is taking a breather. Merry says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Branch has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Branch tries to pass to full mount but Merry defends it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Branch shoots in and bounces Merry off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Branch tries to free his leg and advance position but Merry is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Branch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Branch seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Branch distracts Merry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Merry looking for a sweep. Not yet Merry, not yet.
Branch slips nicely into half guard.
Branch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Merry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Branch controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Branch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Branch perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Branch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Branch dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Merry scores with a sloppy right hand. Branch should have avoided that one.
Branch manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Merry on his heels. He'll look to pass Merry's guard now, I'm sure.
Merry being controlled here, momentarily.
Branch slips nicely into half guard.
Branch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Merry can do to turn this around?
Branch is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Merry!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branch controlling from the full mount.
Branch working the ground and pound effectively.
Branch controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branch continues to hold on tight.
Tom Branch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Merry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two 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.
Branch sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Merry tries to hold on but Branch postures up.
Branch controlling his opponent.
Merry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Branch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Branch landing shots from mount.
Merry in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Branch content just to control the position here.
Branch has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Merry is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Branch!
Tom Branch took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
Young Bob Merry spoke after the fight, saying 'I have lots more time to get to the top.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Blackwell (ranked 4928 p4p, 4118 weight class) and Neil Park (ranked 233 p4p, 212 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 Rio de Janeiro, Marcel Blackwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neil Park!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackwell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Park counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Park trying to control but Blackwell is working from the bottom.
Blackwell controls Park momentarily but Park frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Park slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Park is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park throws an elbow that misses. Blackwell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Park's guard. Nice move by Blackwell!
Park is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blackwell is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwell wants to control from the top but Park keeps moving.
Park pulls Blackwell in to control the position.
Blackwell postures up.
Park is looking for a triangle but Blackwell pushes his legs off easily.
Blackwell stopping the sweep attempt from Park.
Park not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Park keeping moving, preventing Blackwell from controlling successfully.
Park thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Blackwell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Park keeping moving, preventing Blackwell from controlling successfully.
Park wants to sweep here but Blackwell controlling him for the moment.
That's two 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.
Blackwell controlling from the top position.
Blackwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Park 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.
Blackwell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Park is looking to escape.
Blackwell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Park wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park is staying active underneath Blackwell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Park slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blackwell trying to control but Park is working from the bottom.
Blackwell stopping the sweep attempt from Park.
Park has an active guard here but Blackwell has managed to pass into half guard.
Blackwell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Park does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blackwell is really struggling to control Park but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Blackwell is breathing heavily.
Blackwell is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Park is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Blackwell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Park trying to control but Blackwell postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Blackwell has a takedown stuffed.
Park shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blackwell as he jumps to the side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Park shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blackwell as he jumps to the side.
Blackwell tries to sprawl but Park drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Neil Park will probably get the nod.
That's time! Blackwell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blackwell forces Park back against the cage and clinches.
Blackwell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blackwell wants a takedown but no success here.
Blackwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blackwell tries to pull guard but Park holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackwell drops back down to his feet.
Blackwell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Park pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Blackwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackwell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Park.
Blackwell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blackwell backs up against the cage.
Blackwell misses with a takedown attempt - Park sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwell gets caught napping as Park dives in and scores a takedown. Blackwell manages to retain guard.
Blackwell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Park is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Park passes Blackwell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Park lands with a punch from half guard.
Park is working for a kimura but Blackwell is defending it quite comfortably.
Blackwell trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park moves nicely into side control.
Park tries for a kimura but Blackwell is defending well.
Park cracks Blackwell with a big elbow.
Park controls the position.
Park has hold of Blackwell's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Blackwell tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Park cranks the arm and Blackwell screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Blackwell, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Neil Park!
After the fight, Neil Park was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Gibbs (ranked 3628 p4p, 3081 weight class) and Kino Martinez (ranked 192 p4p, 169 weight class). Gunner Gibbs is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunner Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kino Martinez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but Gibbs persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
Gibbs shoots and misses
and Martinez counters with a left and a right that stings Gibbs.
Martinez stalks Gibbs and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gibbs's face. Gibbs staggers backwards, shaken.
Martinez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Martinez.
Martinez scores with a three punch combo!
Martinez scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibbs has his takedown stuffed
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Gibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibbs has his takedown stuffed
and Martinez counters with a left and a right that stings Gibbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez thows a leg kick but Gibbs checks it
and Gibbs counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gibbs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gibbs scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
 Martinez is rocked!
Martinez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gibbs prevents Martinez from getting back to his feet.
Martinez is still in real trouble! Can Gibbs finish him?
Gibbs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gibbs working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Martinez's head.
Gibbs landing with the ground and pound.
Gibbs's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gibbs stops Martinez from standing up.
Gibbs landing some decent shots from guard.
Gibbs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gibbs postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Martinez covers up, he's hurt! Gibbs keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Gibbs and the ref steps in to end the fight! Gibbs can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunner Gibbs!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dando Winterio (ranked 4964 p4p, 2426 weight class) and Marcelo Livingston (ranked 449 p4p, 267 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dando Winterio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcelo Livingston!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Livingston wants to clinch up but Winterio keeps it at a distance.
Winterio tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Livingston manages to circle out of the way.
Livingston closes the distance and pushes Winterio back into the cage.
Livingston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Livingston works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Livingston stays in close to Winterio's body and controls the position.
Winterio keeping full guard, as Livingston tries to pass.
Livingston being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winterio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winterio pulls Livingston in close to prevent any damage.
Winterio wants to stand but Livingston is controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Winterio managing to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dando Winterio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winterio tries to bum rush Livingston with a series of wild strikes but Livingston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winterio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winterio loads up on a big right hand but Livingston slips the punch.
Winterio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Livingston avoids it really well and circles away.
Winterio looks for a takedown but Livingston sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livingston throws a sloppy head kick and Winterio moves out of range easily.
Winterio misses with a head kick.
Livingston is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Winterio's half guard.
Winterio gets full guard.
Winterio is breathing heavily.
Livingston seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Winterio working a defensive guard here.
Livingston throwing strikes but missing.
Winterio being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winterio isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Livingston stacks Winterio on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Livingston!
Livingston working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Winterio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Livingston wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Winterio is not content to let Livingston control the position.
Winterio can't do much from the bottom here.
Livingston happy to just control the position for now.
Winterio is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Livingston is looking to take a break and control but Winterio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Livingston landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Livingston dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A low kick from Winterio misses
and Livingston counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Livingston wants to control from the top but Winterio keeps moving.
Winterio is trying to control the position but Livingston postures up.
Livingston must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Livingston drops back looking for a leg! Winterio is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Winterio manages to kick Livingston off! Livingston jumps back into Winterio's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winterio is trying to control the position but Livingston postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Livingston lands a couple of elbows.
Winterio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winterio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Livingston slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Winterio doesn't manage to clinch there - Livingston circles away.
Winterio misses with a low kick.
Winterio looks to score with a jab to the body but Livingston is just out of range.
And Livingston tries to counter it with a takedown but Winterio pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Livingston rushes Winterio and presses him up against the cage.
Winterio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Livingston manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Winterio on his heels. He'll look to pass Winterio's guard now, I'm sure.
Livingston showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Livingston stands up over Winterio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livingston is working Winterio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Winterio has momentary wrist control but Livingston slips an elbow through the middle.
Livingston passes into half guard.
Livingston lands strikes from half guard.
Livingston lands strikes from half guard.
Livingston tries to pass the half guard into mount. Winterio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Winterio wants to improve his position but Livingston is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winterio trying to control here.
Winterio trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Livingston controlling his opponent.
Winterio is trying desperately to improve position.
Winterio tries to hold on but Livingston pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winterio working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Livingston jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Winterio manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Livingston trying to control the position but Winterio is working away.
Livingston tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Winterio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Livingston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Winterio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winterio looks to land a body kick but Livingston moved away.
Livingston moves out of range of the body kick.
Livingston shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Winterio manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Winterio is trying to control the position but Livingston postures up.
Marcelo Livingston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Winterio keeping moving, preventing Livingston from controlling successfully.
Winterio is trying to control the position but Livingston postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Livingston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winterio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winterio keeping moving, preventing Livingston from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Livingston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winterio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winterio is trying to keep Livingston in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Livingston controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Livingston scores with a takedown into Winterio's guard.
Livingston lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Livingston advances position into side control!
Livingston is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Winterio will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livingston is looking to take a break and control but Winterio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Winterio is pushing Livingston's head away, looking to escape. Livingston manages to hold on to the position though.
Winterio is looking for a sweep.
Winterio takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Livingston taking a breather here.
Livingston working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winterio is looking for a sweep.
Livingston takes a little break here. Winterio wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Livingston wants to control but Winterio is keeping him busy.
Livingston in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Dando Winterio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Livingston wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Winterio, who protects the arm well.
Livingston content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Winterio is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Livingston asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Livingston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Livingston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Livingston!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Ortega (ranked 2843 p4p, 3307 weight class) and Psycho Killer (ranked 317 p4p, 363 weight class). Alejandro Ortega had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alejandro Ortega!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Psycho Killer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer throws a hook to the side of Ortega's head but Ortega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Killer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ortega at a distance.
Ortega takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Killer wants to land a leg kick but Ortega is out of range.
Killer throws a hook but Ortega blocks it.
Ortega changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Killer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ortega is out of range and Killer settles back down.
Killer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortega.
Ortega changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ortega takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Killer drives through and clinches with Ortega against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Killer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Killer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Killer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Killer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Killer pushes Ortega back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Killer - that landed with a thud.
Ortega is breathing heavily.
Killer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Killer sends Ortega crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Killer is motioning to the referee to let Ortega up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Killer closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Ortega! Killer dives in looking to finish! Ortega is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Psycho Killer!
Psycho Killer is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Harding (ranked 2894 p4p, 2627 weight class) and Franco Ferrell (ranked 248 p4p, 231 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Harding!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franco Ferrell!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrell shoots in looking for a takedown. Harding tries to sprawl out of it but Ferrell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harding manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ferrell doesn't manage to clinch there - Harding circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Harding as Ferrell shoots in.
A jab from Harding does it's job there.
Harding gets a takedown into half guard.
Ferrell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harding controlling the action here.
Ferrell punching from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harding is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harding 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.
Harding is looking to advance position but Ferrell won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrell trying to control here.
Ferrell is staying active underneath Harding, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harding lands strikes from half guard.
Ferrell looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harding lands a nice short elbow.
Harding is looking to take a break and control but Ferrell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferrell taking some punishment here, with Harding in his half guard.
Harding lands with a punch from half guard.
Ferrell trying to hold on to Harding's head to control him but Harding postures up.
Still in half guard, Harding seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding working over Ferrell with some ground and pound. Ferrell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harding working Ferrell over with strikes.
Ferrell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ferrell is not content to let Harding control the position.
Harding is really struggling to control Ferrell but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Harding lands with a punch from half guard.
Harding slips a nice elbow through Ferrell's hands, connecting with Ferrell's forehead.
Harding lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harding is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ferrell manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding lands a couple of elbows.
Ferrell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harding trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferrell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harding connects with a couple of short punches.
Harding connects with a couple of short punches.
Ferrell tries to strike from the bottom.
Harding connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harding postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harding content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ferrell is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Harding has his hands clasped together but Ferrell extends and breaks Harding's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ferrell.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Franco Ferrell!
Franco Ferrell is the new lightweight champion!
Franco Ferrell decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Li (ranked 1710 p4p, 3414 weight class) and Naoki Inoue (ranked 118 p4p, 184 weight class). Naoki Inoue has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mikael Li's chin.
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140
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikael Li!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoki Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Li shoots in and drives through. Inoue sprawls well.
Inoue looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mikael Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Inoue wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Li manages to pass to side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Li is looking for a kimura here.
Li prevents Inoue from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Inoue could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Li has cracked it and Inoue is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Li!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mikael Li!
Mikael Li retains his bantamweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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