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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between CM Punk (ranked 6038 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Celinski (ranked 5070 p4p, 0 weight class). Punk kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cult of Personality. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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181 cm
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 Tokyo, CM Punk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcin Celinski!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Celinski moves in looking to clinch but Punk pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Celinski. Those never looked like landing.
Celinski misses with a leg kick
and Punk counters with a nice body shot.
Punk dives in for a single leg takedown but Celinski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Punk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Celinski to the mat! Celinski manages to get full guard.
Punk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Celinski will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Punk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Celinski is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Punk presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Punk goes for a takedown attempt but Celinski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Punk tries to clinch up but Celinski circles away and keeps his distance.
Punk wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Celinski fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Punk to the ground. Celinski is now in Punk's guard.
Celinski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Celinski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Celinski trying to control but Punk is working from the bottom.
Punk striking off his back but it's not causing Celinski any problems.
Punk seems keen to control Celinski's posture.
Punk is trying to keep Celinski in close.
Punk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Punk tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Celinski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Punk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Celinski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Punk as he avoids it easily.
Punk keeps the fight on the outside.
Punk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Celinski throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Celinski feints and as Punk raises his hands in defense, Celinski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Punk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Punk 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.
Celinski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Punk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Celinski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Punk is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Celinski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Celinski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Celinski throws a big elbow that misses.
Celinski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Punk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Punk trying to keep a closed guard but Celinski is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Punk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Celinski but Celinski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Celinski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Punk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Punk tries to close the distance and clinch but Celinski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Celinski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Celinski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Punk wants to stand back up but Celinski manages to pass into side control.
Celinski stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Celinski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Celinski in particular looking to stall.
Celinski is looking to take a break and control but Punk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punk looking for a kimura from the bottom but Celinski passes into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Celinski has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Punk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Celinski pinned against the cage. Celinski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Punk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Celinski circles away quickly and effectively.
Celinski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Celinski clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Celinski.
Celinski pulls guard effortlessly.
Celinski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Celinski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Punk controls Celinski momentarily but Celinski frees himself.
Celinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Punk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Punk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Punk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Celinski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Celinski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Celinski wants to control from the top but Punk keeps moving.
Punk working a defensive guard but Celinski manages to pass into side control anyway.
Celinski controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Punk wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Celinski has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Punk's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Punk is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Celinski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Marcin Celinski!
CM Punk was interviewed post fight and said 'My opponent was the better man tonight. I should've had that win, but got caught up early on.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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