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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Callum Adams (ranked 25813 p4p, 25801 weight class) and Arthur Lawrence (ranked 136 p4p, 142 weight class). Callum Adams 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 super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Callum Adams! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Lawrence! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lawrence lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adams's sensitive parts. Lawrence connects with a leg kick. Lawrence looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Lawrence loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch. Adams tries to clinch there but Lawrence circles away.
Lawrence bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Lawrence throws a leg kick and Adams counters with a lovely straight right hand! Adams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence. Adams is looking to clinch but Lawrence is avoiding it.
Lawrence avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams slips under a jab. Lawrence lands a leg kick that knocks Adams off balance momentarily. Adams needs to keep his hands up - Lawrence had a free shot at his head there. Adams could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence. Lawrence smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Adams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Lawrence throws a poor cross that misses
and Adams counters with a nice uppercut.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Lawrence keeps the fight on the outside. Lawrence bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adams's head. Adams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lawrence can pounce on him.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawrence misses the target. Lawrence with a nice cross. Lawrence scores with a jab. Adams acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Lawrence scores with a leg kick.
Lawrence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Adams tries to clinch and Lawrence connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Lawrence misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawrence throws a hook but Adams blocks it. Lawrence misses with a head kick.
Lawrence buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Adams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Adams moves out of range of the strikes. Adams swings widly with a right hand
and Lawrence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Adams looks to land a left hand but Lawrence moved out of range nicely. Lawrence lands a nice shot that snaps Adams's head back.
Lawrence motions for Adams to come forward. Lawrence throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lawrence. Lawrence keeps the fight on the outside. Adams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Adams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Adams wants to clinch up but Lawrence keeps it at a distance. Lawrence throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Lawrence throws a front kick aimed at Adams's knee but Adams avoids it well. Adams looks to land a left hand but Lawrence moved out of range nicely. Lawrence does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Adams avoids the head kick by Lawrence.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Lawrence dips to his left and cracks Adams with an uppercut! Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence wants to slow Adams down by chopping away at his legs. Lawrence fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adams is out of range. Adams connects with a crisp jab. Lawrence throws a jab but it's blocked by Adams. Jab, jab by Lawrence - just one landing. Lawrence circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lawrence throws a lazy right hand but Adams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Lawrence keeps the fight on the outside. Adams tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range. A little jabbing left from Lawrence on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Lawrence throws a jab when Adams was well out of range. Arthur Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Adams scores with a decent looking hook. Lawrence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adams.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Adams staying out of range there. Lawrence scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Lawrence thows a leg kick but Adams checks it enabling Adams to counter with a crisp jab. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Lawrence is looking to slow Adams down with leg kicks. Adams moves in looking to clinch but Lawrence pushes him off. Lawrence only half commits to the counter leg kick. Lawrence looks to land a left hand but Adams moved out of range nicely. Adams avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Adams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Lawrence misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams swings for the body but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Adams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lawrence doesn't seem bothered though. Lawrence loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch. Adams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. A jab from Adams finds it's way through Lawrence's defenses. Lawrence misses with an uppercut. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Lawrence dominated that round. That's time! Adams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Adams tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Lawrence counters with a leg kick. Lawrence avoids the body shot from Adams.
Lawrence throws a hook to the side of Adams's head but Adams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Adams is looking to counter punch. Lawrence connects with a leg kick. Lawrence will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adams wants to clinch up but Lawrence keeps it at a distance. Adams staying out of range there. It looked like Adams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Lawrence throws a jab but it's blocked by Adams. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lawrence looks to land a right hand but Adams moved out of range. A jab from Adams does it's job there. Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawrence connects with a jab. Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Lawrence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adams. Lawrence looks like he wants to counter punch here. Lawrence takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Adams lands a nice shot that snaps Lawrence's head back.
Adams blocks a jab. Lawrence pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adams is out of range and Lawrence settles back down. A nice leg kick from Lawrence, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lawrence thows a leg kick but Adams checks it enabling Adams to counter with a crisp jab. Lawrence throws a head kick that misses. Adams throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range. Lawrence throws a fast counter high kick but Adams manages to duck under it in time. Adams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Lawrence throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Adams lands an overhand right. A jab from Lawrence does it's job there. Lawrence connects with a jab. Arthur Lawrence seems to be getting the better of the standup. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Adams.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Lawrence misses with a looping left. Lawrence takes one to the side of the head.
Lawrence has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Lawrence keeps the fight on the outside. Lawrence tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adams is able to avoid easily. A big right from Adams misses. Lawrence replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Adams blocks it well. Adams cracks Lawrence with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Lawrence lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Adams misses with a straight right. Nice defenses there by Adams. Lawrence with a nice calf kick. Lawrence thumps Adams with a low kick. Lawrence lunges at Adams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adams's hand. Lawrence connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adams. Adams circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Lawrence scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. It looks like Adams has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Lawrence slips a straight right by Adams. Adams slips a straight right by Lawrence. Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adams slips a straight right by Lawrence. Lawrence scores with a hook. Lawrence throws a leg kick but Adams sees it coming and moves out of range. Adams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab, jab by Adams - just one landing. Lawrence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Lawrence throws a leg kick and Adams counters with a stiff right hand. Adams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lawrences jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! A big left from Adams misses. Lawrence was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Adams scores with a jab to the body.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Adams moves into range and connects with a jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Adams cracks Lawrence with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Lawrence on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lawrence throws a low kick but Adams avoids it. Adams throws the left hand but Lawrence avoids the punch easily. Adams avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Adams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. A slapping leg kick lands for Lawrence.
Adams misses with a hook
and Lawrence counters with a nice body kick.
Lawrence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adams. Lawrence looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Adams scores with a jab to the head.
Lawrence slips under a jab from Adams. Lawrence throws a big counter head kick but Adams avoids it with no problem. Lawrence pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Adams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Lawrence moves out of range of the strikes. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Callum Adams will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Adams misses with an uppercut. Lawrence throws an off balance right hand
and Adams counters with a nice uppercut. Lawrence is looking to chop away at Adams's legs. Adams throws the left hand but Lawrence avoids the punch easily. Lawrence tries to work over Adams's front leg with a kick but Adams checks it. Lawrence throws a leg kick but Adams sees it coming and moves out of range. Adams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Adams blocks the leg kick.
Lawrence with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Lawrence throws the left hand but Adams avoids the punch easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A big right from Lawrence misses. Lawrence throws a poor cross that misses
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Lawrence turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Lawrence's corner calls for a 1-2. Lawrence obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Adams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. A nice inside leg kick there by Lawrence. That's going to slow Adams down.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Adams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams. Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lawrence. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Adams lands a body shot. Lawrence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards. Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawrence. Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawrence. Lawrence has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Lawrence's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Adams lands a hook that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Lawrence misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Adams is looking to control Lawrence's arms but Lawrence gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adams has his back to the cage. Adams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lawrence swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it. Lawrence misses with a short punch on the inside. Lawrence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawrence swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it. Lawrence misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams breaks from the clinch.
Adams takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Adams staying out of range there. Lawrence clobbers Adams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Lawrence throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Adams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Lawrence sizes up Adams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Adams throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot. Lawrence lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Adams ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence. Adams is looking to counter punch. Lawrence moves out of range as Adams strikes. Lawrence lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Lawrence throws a hook to the side of Adams's head but Adams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Lawrence buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Adams on the wrong end of a nice jab. Lawrence throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily. Adams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crunch! Lawrence slams his shin into Adams's torso. Adams's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result. Lawrence lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Adams scores with a nice hook to the head. Adams misses with a hook from the clinch. A body shot lands from Adams.
Adams looking to slow down the pace here. Lawrence pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Lawrence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it. Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams. Adams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Callum Adams has scored more points in the clinch so far. Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams. Lawrence working aggressively here.
Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Lawrence loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight! Arthur Lawrence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Lawrence has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29 Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30 Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Lawrence! Our winner, Arthur Lawrence, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Warren Ramirez (ranked 5163 p4p, 3593 weight class) and Hastein Ragnarsson (ranked 129 p4p, 114 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 super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Warren Ramirez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hastein Ragnarsson! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a slapping body shot.
Ramirez walks into a jab. Ragnarsson scores with a body shot.
Ragnarsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Ragnarsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Ragnarsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Ragnarsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Ramirez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ragnarsson counters by moving into the clinch. Ramirez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ragnarsson is defending well. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ragnarsson scores with a shoulder strike. Still in the clinch, Ragnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut. A nice left hand lands by Ragnarsson.
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Ragnarsson.
Ramirez is breathing heavily. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ragnarsson scores with a hook to the body. Ramirez takes a shot to the head. Ragnarsson cracks Ramirez with a nice body shot. Ramirez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Ragnarsson lands a right hand. Ragnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Ramirez's head. Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramirez is rocked! Ragnarsson lands with a left to the head. Oh Ramirez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A right hook to the body lands for Ragnarsson.
Ramirez seems to have got his legs back now. Ragnarsson is working Ramirez over against the cage.
Ragnarsson drops Ramirez onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ramirez is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet! The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! A left hand lands to the body for Ragnarsson.
A left hand lands to the body for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a big right hand that drops Ramirez! The killer instinct kicks in and Ragnarsson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ragnarsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hastein Ragnarsson! A very excited looking Hastein Ragnarsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kratos DaGod (ranked 2592 p4p, 3546 weight class) and Enzo Curry (ranked 91 p4p, 113 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kratos DaGod! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Curry! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! DaGod moves away from the strike by Curry. Curry throws a wild combination but nothing lands. DaGod fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Curry fakes the leg kick and cracks DaGod in the body.
Curry takes the fight into the clinch.
Curry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. DaGod throws a quick inside leg kick. DaGod fails to land the takedown. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Curry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Curry moves out of range as DaGod strikes. No joy there for Curry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Curry circles away from the clinch attempt enabling Curry to counter with a crisp jab.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. DaGod is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Curry to keep the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kratos DaGod. That's going to take a lot out of him. DaGod keeps control of Curry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Curry is trying to break the clinch but DaGod has him pressed against the cage. Curry working hard to break the clinch.
Curry manages to break the clinch.
Enzo Curry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. DaGod chopping away at his opponent's legs.
DaGod throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Curry circles away from the clinch attempt letting Curry counter with a right hand. Curry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
DaGod ducks under a wild hook from Curry.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. DaGod is looking to chop away at Curry's legs. Curry doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Curry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Curry moves out of range of the body kick. A slow jab from Curry misses its intended target. DaGod thinks about countering with a body kick. We've been hearing reports that DaGod has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. DaGod looks to land a body kick but Curry moved away.
DaGod darts in and clinches Curry up against the cage. DaGod misses with a punch to the body.
DaGod misses with the head strike.
Curry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Curry misses with a hook. DaGod ducked under it nicely. Curry throws a big shot that misses.
Curry closes the distance and pushes DaGod back into the cage. DaGod is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Curry to keep the fight standing.
DaGod has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Curry uses from the top position. Curry wants to stand but DaGod is controlling his posture from full guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry is posturing up here but DaGod has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Curry tries to roll out but it's too tight and Curry has to tap! Slick submission there by DaGod!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kratos DaGod! Kratos DaGod was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gjergj Kastrioti (ranked 2254 p4p, 3954 weight class) and Michael Musa (ranked 82 p4p, 141 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gjergj Kastrioti! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Musa! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kastrioti throws a leg kick but Musa sees it coming and moves out of range. Kastrioti scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Michael Musa has been cut. We've been told by Kastrioti's head coaches at WillyQuay MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Kastrioti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kastrioti lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Musa head around and knocks him out cold! Kastrioti hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gjergj Kastrioti! After winning the bout, Gjergj Kastrioti 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Donovan (ranked 3123 p4p, 2175 weight class) and King Kooljak (ranked 105 p4p, 78 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Donovan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, King Kooljak! The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A decent looking cross lands there for Kooljak.
It looks like Daniel Donovan has been cut.
Kooljak feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Donovan sprawling to the canvas! Donovan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kooljak finish him?!
Donovan misses the body punch and Kooljak counters with a huge left! Donovan is in big trouble! He's backing up but Kooljak isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Donovan from any more damage. A dominating finish by Kooljak!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Kooljak! A relieved looking King Kooljak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Porter Porker (ranked 2616 p4p, 3027 weight class) and Damari Code (ranked 275 p4p, 313 weight class). Porker comes to the cage accompanied by PEPPA PIG SONG (Remix). The key to victory for Porter Porker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt Solid boxing Experienced |
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Porter Porker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Damari Code! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
 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. Porker dodges the punch combination from Code.
Porker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Code scores with a nice head shot. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Code tries to clinch but Porker moves out of range. Porker is looking for a counter combo. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Code throws a right hand that misses
and Porker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Code showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Porker.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Code. Those never looked like landing.
Code moves into the clinch successfully.
Porker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Porker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Damari Code seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Porker throws a sloppy head kick and Code moves out of range easily. Code tries to counter with a clinch but Porker shakes him off and moves away. Code scores with a three punch combo!
Code looks to clinch and Porker counters with a two punch combo.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Porker tries to move into range but Code moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Code clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Porker tries to break the clinch but Code is controlling the position. Code lands a hook that snaps the head of Porker backwards. Porker just leaning against Code, taking a breather.
Code escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porker jabs at Code's body. Code tries to bum rush Porker with a series of wild strikes but Porker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Code moves out of range as Porker throws a body kick.
Code now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Porker throws an off balance right hand
and Code counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Porker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Code moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Porker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Porker throws a right hand that Code ducks under and follows up with a left that Code also avoids with ease. Porker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Code moves into the clinch successfully.
Porker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. I was talking to Porker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Porker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Code backwards. Porker lands with a left to the head.
Porker breaks from the clinch.
Porker moves away from the strike by Code. Porker misses with a looping left. Code tries to counter by closing the distance. Code's corner calls for a 1-2. Code obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Code misses with a body shot.
Porker is looking to counter with a shot to the body. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damari Code will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Code throws a right and a left that both miss. Code throws a left and a right that both miss
and Porker counters with a crisp one two that drops Code! Porker thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Code to his feet! Code is in big trouble! Code misses with a left hand
and Porker counters with a nice right hand that sends Code toppling to the canvas! Code scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Porker finish him?!
Code is rocked!
It looks like Damari Code has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Code switches off momentarily and Porker cracks him with a monster right hand! Code topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Porker dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Porker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Porter Porker! Porter Porker looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I JUST CARACKED THE CHEAT CODE!! IF YOU COME FOR THE PIG, YOU BEST NOT MISS!!! Shout out to the Pig Pen I Luh y'all, WHERE MY PIGGAS AT.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haakon Ragnarsson (ranked 3393 p4p, 2484 weight class) and Bastiaan De Vries (ranked 109 p4p, 89 weight class). De Vries is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "two" by bbno$. 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 super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Haakon Ragnarsson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bastiaan De Vries! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ragnarsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Vries counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Haakon Ragnarsson has been cut. Ragnarsson looks to land a combination but De Vries avoids it well. Ragnarsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Ragnarsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. De Vries looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Ragnarsson throws a poor cross that misses
and De Vries counters with a nice body shot. De Vries misses with a hook. Ragnarsson scores with a nice strike. Ragnarsson swings for the body but De Vries moves out of range.
De Vries looks like he wants to counter punch here. Ragnarsson stuns De Vries with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. De Vries avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
De Vries swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Ragnarsson tests De Vries's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ragnarsson drives through and clinches with De Vries against the cage.
De Vries tries to break free but Ragnarsson pushes him back against the cage. De Vries blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ragnarsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Vries smiles and moves away.
De Vries throws a hook but Ragnarsson blocks it. A big right from Ragnarsson misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ragnarsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Vries on the side of the head. Ragnarsson closes the distance looking to clinch and De Vries counters with a huge left! Ragnarsson is in big trouble! He's backing up but De Vries isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Ragnarsson from any more damage. A dominating finish by De Vries!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bastiaan De Vries! A victorious Bastiaan De Vries thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Alvarez (ranked 1560 p4p, 3032 weight class) and Rauf Magomayev (ranked 187 p4p, 315 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Alvarez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rauf Magomayev! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alvarez lands on the inside with an uppercut. Alvarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Magomayev or not. Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Alvarez to work.
A head punch on the inside from Magomayev fails to land. Alvarez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Alvarez tries a body shot but Magomayev blocks it.
Magomayev struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Alvarez. Alvarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Magomayev. Alvarez pushes Magomayev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Alvarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magomayev is rocked! Alvarez misses with a hook from the clinch. Magomayev is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him? Alvarez misses with a short punch on the inside. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez. Magomayev seems to have recovered his senses. Alvarez lands a body punch. Magomayev looks winded! Alvarez presses Magomayev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. This has been an exciting period of action! Alvarez leaning his opponent against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Alvarez.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Alvarez dips a shoulder and cracks Magomayev with a mighty uppercut! Magomayev falls back against the cage and Alvarez unloads with a barrage of strikes! Magomayev is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Alvarez screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Alvarez! Joao Alvarez 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. Rauf Magomayev spoke after the fight, saying 'I will come back, and this time i will make a pacient of mine'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin The Bustin (ranked 1582 p4p, 2758 weight class) and Karol Dziuda (ranked 191 p4p, 288 weight class). Dustin The Bustin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Karol Dziuda's chin.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dustin The Bustin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karol Dziuda! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dziuda lands a head shot. Dziuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Bustin with a nice cross. Sloppy strikes from The Bustin. Those never looked like landing. The Bustin misses with a straight left. The Bustin avoids a lazy jab quite easily. The Bustin connects with a single shot there. The Bustin moves away from the strike by Dziuda.
Oooooh!!! The Bustin has knocked Dziuda down with a huge combo! The Bustin steps away and waves a wobbly Dziuda back to his feet! This one might not go much longer! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dziuda rushes The Bustin and presses him up against the cage. Dziuda tries a body shot but The Bustin blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Bustin. A shot in the inside from Dziuda. Dziuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Bustin's elbow. The Bustin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dziuda lands with a short shot to the head. Dziuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dziuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Dziuda lands a right hand.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Dziuda lands with a short head shot on the inside. Dziuda lands a right hand.
The Bustin is rocked! The Bustin is breathing heavily. The Bustin can't find room to land a body shot as Dziuda controls the action.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dziuda has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Dziuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Dziuda.
Dziuda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Oh The Bustin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Dziuda lands with a left to the head. Dziuda creates a bit of distance for himself, with The Bustin pressed up against the cage and cracks The Bustin with a massive uppercut! The Bustin goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Dziuda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karol Dziuda! Karol Dziuda seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Aspinall (ranked 916 p4p, 1176 weight class) and Kamari Powell (ranked 108 p4p, 143 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cam Aspinall! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamari Powell! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Powell misses with a body shot.
Aspinall ducks under a wild hook from Powell. A decent looking cross lands there for Aspinall. Aspinall lands a jab to Powell's midsection. Powell avoids the body shot from Aspinall.
Aspinall ducks under a wild hook from Powell. A cross from Aspinall lands. Aspinall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. A slow jab from Aspinall misses its intended target. Aspinall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powell moves away. Aspinall misses with a looping left. Powell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Aspinall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Jab by Powell. Aspinall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Powell. Donk. Powell catches Aspinall right on the button with a cross. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Aspinall throws a hook to the side of Powell's head but Powell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Aspinall takes a swing at Powell's ribcage but misses. Aspinall moves out of range as Powell strikes. Aspinall misses with an uppercut. Powell saw that one coming. Powell throws a lazy uppercut
and Aspinall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Powell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aspinall. Powell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Aspinall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Aspinall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspinall cracks Powell with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Aspinall has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Powell to stand back up!
Powell is rocked! Powell drops his hands momentarily. Aspinall doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Powell staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Powell doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cam Aspinall! Cam Aspinall retains his heavyweight title! A very excited looking Cam Aspinall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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