Bellator 193 highlights: A 57-second knockout to kick off main card

Check out the highlights from Friday’s Bellator 193 event, where headliner Lorenz Larkin picked up his first Bellator victory.

Bellator 193 took place at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif., and the main card on Paramount.

In the headliner, Larkin (19-7 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) scored a unanimous-decision victory over Fernando Gonzalez (27-15 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) in a catchweight bout. Larkin finished strong with some heavy shots in close to get the victory via 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27 scores.

Also on the card, Saad Awad (22-9 MMA, 10-6 BMMA) picked up a co-main-event win over lightweight J.J. Ambrose (28-8 MMA, 1-3 BMMA) after taking over on the mat, and middleweight A.J. Matthews (9-7 MMA, 5-5 BMMA) edged fellow middleweight vet Kendall Grove (23-18 MMA, 4-5 BMMA) via split decision in a standup affair.

In the main-card opener, lightweight Jake Smith (7-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) took less than a minute – 57 seconds, to be exact – to knock out Steve Kozola (8-2 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) with a blistering pair of right hands.

Check out all of the highlights above.

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