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CFA 28: Di Vaio vs Eastmond PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Ostrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pawel Ostrok!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin moves in looking to clinch but Ostrok pushes him off.
Karelin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ostrok moves out of range as Karelin strikes.
Karelin closes the distance and clinches.
Ostrok wants to stall.
Karelin throws an elbow that misses.
Ostrok takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Pawel Ostrok has been cut.
Ostrok has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Karelin after a bit of a struggle.
Karelin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ostrok has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karelin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Karelin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ostrok is looking to break free of the clinch but Karelin has double underhooks.
Karelin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karelin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ostrok looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ostrok is trying to break the clinch but Karelin is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Karelin.
That has opened up Pawel Ostrok's cut even more.
Ostrok blocks the elbow strike.
Karelin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ostrok looks gassed!
Karelin lands an elbow just above Ostrok 's eye.
Pawel Ostrok's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pawel Ostrok's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexander Karelin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Erwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lincoln Bashor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good takedowns
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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 Sydney, Lincoln Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Erwin!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erwin moves into the clinch successfully.
Erwin pulls guard.
Bashor pushes down on Erwin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Erwin trying to hold on to Bashor's head to control him but Bashor postures up.
Bashor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bashor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bashor lands with a punch from half guard.
Erwin tries to get to full guard but Bashor has control of the leg.
Bashor has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Erwin defend it? Bashor steps over the head and cranks it - Erwin is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bashor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lincoln Bashor!
After winning the bout, Lincoln Bashor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Klitscko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boris Klitscko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Rex!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitscko rushes Rex and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Klitscko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Klitscko scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Rocky Rex has been cut.
Klitscko has Rex pressed against the cage, preventing Rex from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rex takes a shot to the head.
Rex is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Klitscko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rex's efforts to push away.
Klitscko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Klitscko lands with a short shot to the head.
Klitscko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rex scores with a sloppy right hand. Klitscko should have avoided that one.
Klitscko forces Rex back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rex's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Klitscko lands a shot to the body.
Klitscko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rex misses with a straight left.
Klitscko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klitscko looks to land a left hand but Rex moved out of range nicely.
Klitscko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex wants to break the clinch but can't.
Klitscko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
A short right from Klitscko.
Klitscko breaks from the clinch.
Klitscko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rex.
Klitscko lands a jab to the nose.
Klitscko closes the distance and clinches.
Klitscko breaks the clinch.
Boris Klitscko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rex gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Klitscko.
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!
Klitscko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rex sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rex scores with a hook to the body. Klitscko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rex slips a jab and a cross from Klitscko.
Klitscko ducks under a wild hook from Rex.
Rex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klitscko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rex.
Rex looks gassed!
Klitscko darts in and clinches Rex up against the cage.
Klitscko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitscko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klitscko was well out of range. Poor timing from Rex.
Rex misses with a body shot.
Klitscko misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Klitscko.
Klitscko drops Rex with a right and a left! Klitscko comes rushing in but Rex regains his composure and manages to keep Klitscko in guard.
Rex is rocked!
Klitscko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rex is still in real trouble! Can Klitscko finish him?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klitscko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Klitscko controls from within his opponent's guard.
Klitscko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klitscko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rex seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Boris Klitscko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rex misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rex will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klitscko lands a big right hook! Rex looks hurt but is still standing! Klitscko lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Rex falls down and Klitscko dives in with a huge hammer fist! Rex's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Klitscko runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Boris Klitscko!
Boris Klitscko took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Gargan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Roussimoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roussimoff is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Andre the giant tribute . Andre Roussimoff has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mac Gargan's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mac Gargan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Roussimoff!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gargan misses with a straight left.
Roussimoff tries to clinch but Gargan moves out of range.
Roussimoff rushes Gargan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gargan throws a head punch that misses.
Gargan blocks an elbow strike.
Roussimoff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gargan misses with some punches.
Roussimoff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roussimoff misses with an elbow over the top.
Gargan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gargan lands a hook that snaps the head of Roussimoff backwards.
Gargan takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Mac Gargan has been cut.
Nice elbow from Roussimoff.
Roussimoff lands an elbow inside that Gargan shrugs off.
Gargan avoids a wild elbow strike from Roussimoff.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roussimoff.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roussimoff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gargan's brow.
Roussimoff lands a damaging elbow.
Mac Gargan's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gargan blocks an elbow strike.
Roussimoff lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mac Gargan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gargan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Roussimoff.
Jeez, Mac Gargan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mac Gargan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andre Roussimoff!
A victorious Andre Roussimoff 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Audley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meat Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Audley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meat Shield!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Audley tries to clinch but Shield moves away
and Shield counters with a two punch combo.
Audley wants to clinch up but Shield keeps it at a distance.
Audley forces Shield back against the cage and clinches.
Come on Audley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Audley gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Audley misses with an elbow strike.
Audley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shield avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Audley throws an elbow but misses.
Audley has Shield pressed against the cage, preventing Shield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Come on Audley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Audley lands an elbow that stopped Shield in his tracks for a moment.
Audley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shield blocks an elbow strike from Audley.
Shield has had enough of the clinch but Audley keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Audley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Audley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Audley seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Shield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shield tries to break the clinch but Audley is controlling the position.
Audley keeps control of Shield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Audley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Audley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shield's efforts to push away.
Audley pushes off an throws an elbow but Shield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Audley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Audley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Audley trying to stall but Shield improves his position.
Audley lands a good knee to the midsection. Shield won't want to take too many of those.
Audley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shield wants to get back to striking at distance but Audley won't allow it.
Shield is trying to push Audley away but Audley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Audley lands a knee to the body.
Shield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shield managing to block the knees to the body from Audley.
Audley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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!
Shield has had enough of the clinch but Audley keeps him there for the moment.
Audley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Audley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shield is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shield avoids a wild elbow strike from Audley.
Shield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shield has had enough of the clinch but Audley keeps him there for the moment.
Shield blocks an elbow strike from Audley.
The referee calls for Audley to work.
Shield is trying to push Audley away but Audley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Audley is pushing Shield up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Audley lands a nice knee to the body.
Shield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shield.
Audley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Audley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shield lands with a hook. Audley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Danga de danga de dang - Shield scores with a four punch combination!
Audley darts in trying to clinch
and Shield makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Audley checks a low kick from Shield.
Audley wants to clinch up but Shield keeps it at a distance.
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 punch combination from Shield misses.
Shield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Audley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Audley rushes Shield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Audley is looking to control Shield's arms but Shield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Audley has his back to the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Audley pushes off an throws an elbow but Shield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shield avoids a wild elbow strike from Audley.
Audley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the cage, Audley throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Audley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Audley moves out of range of the strikes.
Simon Audley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shield fails to land with a series of punches.
Shield throws a front kick aimed at Audley's knee but Audley avoids it well.
Audley tries to clinch but Shield moves out of range.
Audley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Audley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Audley is looking to clinch but Shield is avoiding it.
Audley moves in looking to clinch but Shield pushes him off.
Audley tries to clinch but Shield is having none of it.
Audley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Shield.
Audley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shield's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shield duly obliges.
Shield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Audley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Audley checks a low kick from Shield.
Audley tries to clinch but Shield moves out of range.
Shield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shield keeps the fight on the outside.
Audley wants to clinch.
Audley tries to clinch but Shield is having none of it.
Audley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shield.
Shield throws a looping overhand right but Audley ducks down to avoid it.
Audley wants to clinch up but Shield keeps it at a distance.
Audley tries to clinch up but Shield circles away and keeps his distance.
Audley is looking to clinch but Shield is avoiding it.
Audley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Audley tries to clinch up.
Audley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Audley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Audley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shield throws a right and a left that Audley avoids nicely.
Shield fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Shield. Beautiful body shot.
Audley is looking to clinch but Shield is avoiding it.
Simon Audley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shield throws a right hand that Audley ducks under and follows up with a left that Audley also avoids with ease.
Shield lands a jab to the nose.
Audley tries to clinch there but Shield circles away.
Audley doesn't manage to clinch there - Shield circles away.
Shield swinging wildly here.
Shield's corner calls for a 1-2. Shield obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shield moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Audley wants to clinch up but Shield keeps it at a distance.
Shield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Audley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Audley tries to clinch but Shield moves away
and Shield counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Audley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shield. Audley does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audley moves in looking to clinch but Shield pushes him off.
Audley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shield counters with a straight right hand.
Audley moves away from the strike by Shield.
Audley tries to clinch but Shield is having none of it.
Audley is looking to clinch but Shield is avoiding it.
Audley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shield throws a right hand that Audley ducks under and follows up with a left that Audley also avoids with ease.
Shield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Audley wants to clinch.
Audley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Audley tries to clinch but Shield is having none of it.
Shield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Audley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Audley darts in trying to clinch
and Shield counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Audley thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Audley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shield scores with a nice head shot.
Audley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shield cracks a nice hook into Audley's ribs.
Audley wants to clinch up but Shield keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Audley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shield throws a big shot that misses.
Shield circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shield counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shield tries to circle away but Audley has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Meat Shield will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Audley tries to clinch but Shield moves out of range.
Shield scores with a one two! Audley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shield throws a leg kick but Audley moved away.
Shield throws out a leg kick but Audley moves out of range and Shield only half commits.
Shield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Audley tries to clinch there but Shield circles away.
Shield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Audley is looking to clinch but Shield is avoiding it.
Shield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Audley moves away.
Shield closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shield tries to score with a low kick but Audley moves his leg out of the way.
No joy there for Shield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Audley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Audley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shield's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shield duly obliges.
Audley is looking to clinch but Shield is avoiding it.
Shield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Audley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Audley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Audley tries to clinch up but Shield circles away and keeps his distance.
Audley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Audley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Audley wants to clinch up but Shield keeps it at a distance.
Shield throws a right and a left that Audley avoids nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Audley checks a leg kick.
Shield swats away the attempt to clinch by Audley.
Shield swats away the attempt to clinch by Audley.
Shield swats away the attempt to clinch by Audley.
Meat Shield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Audley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Audley checks a low kick from Shield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shield throws a right and a left that Audley avoids nicely.
Audley tries to clinch there but Shield circles away.
Shield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Audley tries to close the distance and clinch but Shield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Audley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Audley doesn't manage to clinch there - Shield circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Audley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Audley taking a breather.
Audley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Audley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shield blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audley throws an elbow but it misses.
Audley trying to control the position but instead, Shield has worked for underhooks and has pushed Audley into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Simon Audley.
Shield misses with a few strikes there.
Audley tries to clinch up.
Audley doesn't manage to clinch there - Shield circles away.
Audley defending well as Shield loads up on a big left hand.
Shield tried to score with a low kick but Audley checks it.
Shield takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Audley blocks a low kick nicely.
Audley doesn't manage to clinch there - Shield circles away.
Audley tries to clinch up but Shield circles away and keeps his distance.
Shield getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Audley moves in looking to clinch but Shield pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Audley tries to clinch but Shield moves out of range.
Audley tries to clinch
and Shield counters with a left and a right that stings Audley.
Audley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shield.
Audley tries to clinch up.
Shield throws the left hand but Audley avoids the punch easily.
Audley has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shield avoiding damage as Audley throws knees to the body.
Shield blocks an elbow strike from Audley.
Shield is looking to break free of the clinch but Audley has double underhooks.
Audley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shield avoids it.
Shield tries to break the clinch but Audley is controlling the position.
Audley trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shield tries to break free but Audley pushes him back against the cage.
Shield avoids the elbow strike from Audley, against the cage.
Shield has had enough of the clinch but Audley keeps him there for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Meat Shield.
I think Shield 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Meat Shield!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Firestone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koko Knut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
285 lbs
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26
290 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Firestone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koko Knut!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knut gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Firestone counters with a head kick. That will keep Knut thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Knut shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Firestone but Firestone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Firestone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knut has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knut takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firestone wants to clinch.
Firestone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knut, pushing him back against the cage.
Firestone tries a body shot but Knut blocks it.
Firestone working hard to break the clinch.
Knut on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knut tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jay Firestone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koko Knut.
A frustrated look appears on Firestone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Firestone lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Koko Knut has been cut.
Firestone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knut shoots in but no luck this time.
Knut throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Firestone's waist but Firestone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knut off to one side.
Knut looks gassed!
Knut shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Firestone but Firestone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Firestone. Knut shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firestone forces Knut back against the cage and clinches.
Firestone breaks from the clinch.
Firestone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knut paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Firestone tries to close the distance and clinch but Knut swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Firestone clinches up against the cage.
Firestone is pressed up against the cage. Knut has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Firestone down to the mat. Firestone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Firestone connects with a body shot that sends Knut's belly button to the back.
Firestone moves into the clinch.
Firestone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Firestone is looking to clinch but Knut is avoiding it.
Knut closes this distance looking for a takedown but Firestone circles away.
Firestone tries to clinch up but Knut circles away and keeps his distance.
Knut is trying desperately to land a takedown but Firestone is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Knut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Firestone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knut shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Firestone but Firestone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Firestone cracks Knut with an open hand slap.
Knut circles away from the clinch attempt.
Firestone moves into range and clinches up with Knut.
Knut has Firestone pressed against the cage, preventing Firestone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knut wants a takedown.
Knut wants a takedown.
Firestone is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Firestone breaks from the clinch.
Knut shoots for a double leg takedown but Firestone sprawls well. He's pushed Knut's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Firestone.
Firestone misses with a head kick.
Firestone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knut paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Firestone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Firestone just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck for Knut with that takedown attempt.
Knut blocks a head kick by Firestone.
Firestone tries to clinch up.
Koko Knut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Firestone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Firestone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Firestone wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knut shoots in but no luck this time.
Firestone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Firestone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Firestone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Firestone wants it to stay on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Firestone. Beautiful body shot.
Firestone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Knut manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Firestone has closed the distance and engaged Knut in a clinch.
Knut takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knut has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Firestone after a bit of a struggle.
Firestone lands a right hand.
Firestone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Firestone both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knut closes the distance and clinches up with Firestone, looking for a takedown. Knut pushes Firestone against the cage but Firestone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Knut tries to score a power double leg takedown but Firestone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knut somewhat.
Firestone moves in looking to clinch but Knut pushes him off.
Firestone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Firestone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firestone scores with a head kick.
That has opened up Koko Knut's cut even more.
Knut shoots and misses
and Firestone moves into the clinch.
Firestone misses with a knee strike.
Firestone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Firestone moves in looking to clinch but Knut pushes him off.
Firestone clinches with his opponent.
Knut tries to score a body lock takedown but Firestone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Firestone tries to break free but Knut pushes him back against the cage.
Firestone breaks the clinch.
Knut moves out of range of the body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Firestone.
Firestone instigates a clinch.
Firestone manages to break the clinch.
Firestone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Firestone wants to clinch up but Knut keeps it at a distance.
Firestone tries to land a front kick but Knut steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knut shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Firestone is trying to defend but Knut finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Knut is trying to work for a kimura but Firestone is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Firestone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koko Knut's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Firestone tries a head kick but it misses.
Firestone throws a sloppy head kick and Knut moves out of range easily.
Knut shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Firestone pinned against the cage. Firestone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jay Firestone is winning the standup battle so far.
Firestone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knut paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Firestone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Firestone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knut shoots in but Firestone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jay Firestone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koko Knut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Firestone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knut shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Firestone sprawls well. Firestone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knut gets slowly back to his feet.
Firestone closes the distance and clinches.
Knut is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firestone is trying to break the clinch but Knut is controlling him.
A short right from Firestone on the inside.
Firestone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Firestone lands a head kick. Knut smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Firestone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knut paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knut looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knut steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Firestone. That one must have hurt.
Firestone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Firestone closes the distance and clinches.
Firestone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knut is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Koko Knut's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Firestone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Firestone lands a head kick. Knut smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Koko Knut's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jay Firestone!
After winning the bout, Jay Firestone 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Bartings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Kellenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kellenberger has chosen Reel big fish as his entrance music. Sebastien Bartings could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Erik Kellenberger's chin.
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183 lbs
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sebastien Bartings !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erik Kellenberger!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kellenberger lands a slapping body shot.
Bartings misses with a kick to the body.
Bartings avoids the head kick by Kellenberger.
Kellenberger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bartings , pushing him back against the cage.
Kellenberger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bartings just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kellenberger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartings slips a jab and a cross from Kellenberger.
Bartings fails to land the takedown.
Kellenberger scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kellenberger is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bartings is just riding it out for now. Kellenberger eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kellenberger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bartings doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kellenberger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellenberger trying to mount his opponent but Bartings defends it.
Bartings is looking for a sweep. Kellenberger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kellenberger is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bartings defends it well.
Kellenberger is looking for a kimura but Bartings is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kellenberger to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartings is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kellenberger moves into full mount! Bartings won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellenberger working for a submission but Bartings is keeping him at bay.
Kellenberger goes for an armbar but Bartings turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bartings .
Kellenberger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kellenberger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bartings pushes Kellenberger off looking to stand but Kellenberger dives back in and keeps control.
Bartings is looking to get back to is feet but Kellenberger passes into side control.
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!
Bartings being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellenberger tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bartings is looking to reverse the position.
Kellenberger creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kellenberger trying to control the position but Bartings is working away.
Kellenberger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bartings is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kellenberger controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartings tries to improve position but can't.
Bartings is not content to let Kellenberger control the position.
Kellenberger cracks Bartings with a big right hand but Bartings just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
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!
Kellenberger is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bartings knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kellenberger is trying to get an arm triangle but Bartings is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Kellenberger dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kellenberger lands with a good body shot.
Kellenberger has managed to clinch.
Kellenberger breaks from the clinch.
Bartings shoots in and drives through. Kellenberger sprawls well.
Bartings tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kellenberger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bartings somewhat.
A jab-cross combination lands for Kellenberger and sends Bartings crashing to the mat! Kellenberger follows him down to the mat - Bartings regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Bartings is rocked!
It looks like Sebastien Bartings has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kellenberger is trying for a kimura here. Bartings looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kellenberger wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Erik Kellenberger!
An intense looking Erik Kellenberger took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Whoa man I he rocked me pretty good there but then I got him Hook line and Sinker!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noctis Perseus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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32
255 lbs
21 - 19 - 1 |
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278 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Felix Gonzalez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noctis Perseus!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perseus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perseus moves into the clinch.
Perseus breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Gonzalez with that takedown attempt.
Gonzalez has Perseus up against the cage in a clinch.
Perseus manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Perseus ducked under it nicely.
Perseus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perseus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perseus misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Perseus with a series of wild strikes but Perseus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perseus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzalez shoots for a double leg takedown but Perseus sprawls well. He's pushed Gonzalez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gonzalez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perseus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perseus tries to break free but Gonzalez pushes him back against the cage.
Perseus tries to circle away but Gonzalez has him pinned against the cage.
Perseus working hard to break the clinch.
Perseus tries to break free but Gonzalez pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Perseus.
Gonzalez is working Perseus over against the cage.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perseus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perseus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perseus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Perseus blocking some punches.
Perseus has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Perseus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perseus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perseus misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Perseus gets a clinch.
Perseus manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonzalez.
Perseus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gonzalez, pushing him back against the cage.
Perseus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Perseus lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Perseus as Gonzalez tries to tie him up.
A right hook to the body lands for Gonzalez.
Perseus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Perseus was covering up waiting for the punch and Gonzalez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Perseus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gonzalez is controlling him.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Perseus keeps moving.
Gonzalez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzalez scoring with some ground and pound.
Gonzalez preventing the sweep.
Perseus pushes Gonzalez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Perseus misses with the combination.
Perseus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Perseus.
Perseus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perseus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez pushes Perseus up against the cage in a clinch.
Perseus tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Perseus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Perseus blocks it.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Perseus blocks it.
Perseus wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Perseus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot that sends Perseus's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Perseus letting Gonzalez take a breather here.
Perseus wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzalez won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
Perseus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Perseus pushes Gonzalez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perseus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noctis Perseus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but Perseus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez darts in and clinches Perseus up against the cage.
Perseus tries to circle away but Gonzalez has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perseus breaks the clinch.
Perseus gets tackled into the cage by Gonzalez. Gonzalez maintains the clinch.
Gonzalez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Perseus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Perseus lands with a short shot to the head.
Perseus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perseus can't break the clinch.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Perseus blocks it.
Noctis Perseus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Perseus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perseus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perseus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Perseus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Perseus.
Gonzalez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Perseus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez has Perseus up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perseus is trying to force a seperation but Gonzalez has the dominant position.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perseus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perseus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Horrible takedown by Gonzalez or perhaps it was just good defense by Perseus which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perseus blocking some punches.
Perseus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perseus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez lands a jab-cross combination.
Noctis Perseus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Noctis Perseus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch successfully.
Perseus misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Perseus avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
Perseus breaks from the clinch.
Felix Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perseus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Perseus.
Perseus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice straight punches there by Gonzalez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Perseus's corner calls for a 1-2. Perseus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gonzalez gets tackled into the cage by Perseus. Perseus maintains the clinch.
Gonzalez avoiding damage.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Perseus avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
Perseus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perseus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perseus tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Perseus was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perseus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perseus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perseus drives through and clinches with Gonzalez against the cage.
Perseus can't break the clinch.
Perseus prevents a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Perseus blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perseus tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perseus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perseus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perseus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez drives through and clinches with Perseus against the cage.
Perseus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Perseus uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Noctis Perseus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination but Perseus avoids it well.
Perseus scores with a shot to the body.
Perseus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzalez has time to react.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Perseus moves out of range.
No joy there for Perseus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perseus scores with a nice right hand.
Perseus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the body.
Perseus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gonzalez lands with a straight right. Perseus didn't see that one coming.
Gonzalez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perseus pinned against the cage. Perseus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perseus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gonzalez, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perseus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Gonzalez.
Perseus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perseus's waist but Perseus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzalez off to one side.
Perseus moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Perseus counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination but Perseus avoids it well.
Perseus looks to land a combination. Gonzalez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Perseus connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez takes the fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez prevents Perseus from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perseus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perseus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perseus connects with a nice looking jab.
Perseus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perseus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perseus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Perseus duly obliges.
Gonzalez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Perseus moves into the clinch.
Perseus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Noctis Perseus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perseus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perseus doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perseus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perseus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perseus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez pushes Perseus up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez tries to work over Perseus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Perseus scores with a shoulder strike.
Perseus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez clinches.
Perseus manages to break the clinch.
Perseus misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Perseus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perseus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perseus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt - Perseus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perseus ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Perseus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perseus dips to his left and cracks Gonzalez with an uppercut!
Gonzalez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gonzalez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Perseus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Perseus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Perseus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perseus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
and Perseus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Perseus looks to land a combination. Gonzalez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perseus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perseus clinches with his opponent.
Perseus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez shoots in and bounces Perseus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noctis Perseus really dominated that round.
That's time! Gonzalez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Perseus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Perseus misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Perseus moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gonzalez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Perseus.
Gonzalez clinches with his opponent.
Perseus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzalezs head.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Perseus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perseus throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez rushes Perseus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Perseus manages to break the clinch.
Perseus misses with a two punch combination.
Perseus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gonzalez shoots in for a double leg but Perseus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Perseus works Gonzalez's body with a nice hook.
Gonzalez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perseus looks to land a combination. Gonzalez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Perseus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perseus lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perseus misses with the combination.
Perseus swinging wildly here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perseus, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perseus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Perseus tests Gonzalez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perseus misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Perseus.
No luck for Gonzalez with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Perseus counters with a three punch combo that has Gonzalez backing up. Gonzalez nods at Perseus to acknowledge the strikes.
Gonzalez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perseus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perseus tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Gonzalez looking to slow down the pace here.
Perseus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perseus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzalez is trying to maintain a safe position but Perseus gets an underhook and turns Gonzalez into the cage.
Gonzalez prevents Perseus from breaking the clinch.
Perseus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perseus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Perseus moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Perseus.
Gonzalez gets tackled into the cage by Perseus. Perseus maintains the clinch.
Perseus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez lands a head kick. Perseus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Perseus misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but Perseus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Perseus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perseus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzalez under the eye.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice sprawl there from Perseus as Gonzalez shoots in.
Perseus clinches.
Perseus breaks the clinch.
Perseus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gonzalez backs up against the cage.
Perseus moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Perseus throws a body kick.
Perseus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez shoots in looking for a takedown but Perseus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gonzalez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Perseus kicks off Gonzalez and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noctis Perseus dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Perseus throws a wild body kick that Gonzalez sees coming a mile off.
Perseus throws a right hand that Gonzalez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzalez also avoids with ease.
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.
Perseus breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Perseus.
Perseus has closed the distance and engaged Gonzalez in a clinch.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but Perseus manages to get underhooks.
Perseus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Perseus tries to circle away but Gonzalez has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzalez tries to work over Perseus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Perseus controls the action.
Gonzalez lands a shot to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perseus manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perseus misses with a double jab.
Perseus is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Perseus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gonzalez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perseus is fending him off so far but Gonzalez persists. Nope, Perseus circles away and we're back to standing.
Perseus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez clinches.
Gonzalez cracks Perseus with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Perseus controls his hands.
Gonzalez is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Perseus is trying to push Gonzalez away but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Perseus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Perseus manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Perseus finds it's way through Gonzalez's defenses.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Perseus tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Perseus.
Perseus can't break the clinch.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Perseus blocks a jab.
Perseus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Perseus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perseus prevents a body shot from Gonzalez.
Perseus throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Perseus lands a shoulder strike.
Perseus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perseus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perseus misses with a double jab.
Perseus tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Perseus tries to circle away but Gonzalez has him pinned against the cage.
Perseus is trying to push Gonzalez away but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez stalling in the clinch but Perseus improves position.
Perseus breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perseus.
Perseus throws a right hand that Gonzalez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzalez also avoids with ease.
Gonzalez fails with the takedown.
Felix Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Perseus swinging wildly here.
Noctis Perseus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gonzalez shoots in for a double leg but Perseus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Perseus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Perseus rushes Gonzalez and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perseus's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perseus scores with a shot to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Gonzalez is trying to drag Perseus to the mat but Perseus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Noctis Perseus.
I've got Perseus 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noctis Perseus!
Noctis Perseus is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Noctis Perseus 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Filippo Di Vaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Eastmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eastmond has chosen Nelly- Here Comes The Boom as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Filippo Di Vaio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Eastmond!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Vaio slips under a jab from Eastmond.
Eastmond swinging wildly here.
Di Vaio dodges the punch combination from Eastmond.
Ryan Eastmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Di Vaio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eastmond throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Eastmond.
Eastmond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Di Vaio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eastmond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eastmond misses with a left hand
and Di Vaio counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Eastmond's guard now.
Di Vaio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Di Vaio lands a couple of elbows.
Eastmond keeping full guard, as Di Vaio tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Vaio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Di Vaio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Di Vaio slips nicely into half guard.
Eastmond won't allow Di Vaio to pass to mount.
Di Vaio looks to land a strike but Eastmond avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Eastmond working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Di Vaio.
Di Vaio working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Vaio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Di Vaio trying to control but Eastmond is working from the bottom.
Di Vaio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Eastmond 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.
Di Vaio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eastmond works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Eastmond avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eastmond keeping full guard, as Di Vaio tries to pass.
Di Vaio pushes down on Eastmond's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Di Vaio throws a strike but Eastmond avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Vaio postures up in Eastmond's guard and throws a big left but Eastmond blocks it.
Eastmond keeping full guard, as Di Vaio tries to pass.
Eastmond lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Di Vaio!
Di Vaio is trying to escape the mount.
Di Vaio sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Di Vaio wants to control but Eastmond is keeping busy.
Eastmond is trying to work for a kimura but Di Vaio is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Vaio has hold of Eastmond's hands but Eastmond slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Di Vaio wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eastmond is looking to take a break and control but Di Vaio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Di Vaio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Di Vaio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Di Vaio tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Eastmond prevents Di Vaio from improving his position.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eastmond passes to full mount!
Di Vaio 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.
Di Vaio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filippo Di Vaio dominated that round.
That's time! Di Vaio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Di Vaio wants to clinch.
Eastmond lands a nice leg kick that just misses Di Vaio's sensitive parts.
Eastmond misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Eastmond misses the target.
Di Vaio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eastmond with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Eastmond.
Eastmond throws a hook but Di Vaio blocks it.
Eastmond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eastmond lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Di Vaio slips a jab from Eastmond.
Eastmond misses the shot to the body.
Di Vaio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Vaio blocks a head kick by Eastmond.
Eastmond rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Di Vaio counters with an inside leg kick.
Di Vaio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eastmond throws a hook but Di Vaio blocks it.
Eastmond tests Di Vaio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eastmond throws a quick inside leg kick.
Di Vaio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Eastmond connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Eastmond throws a leg kick but Di Vaio checks it.
Di Vaio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Di Vaio doesn't manage to clinch there - Eastmond circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Di Vaio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Di Vaio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eastmond lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Di Vaio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Eastmond misses the target.
Di Vaio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eastmond at a distance.
Eastmond uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Di Vaio shoots in and drives through. Eastmond sprawls well.
Di Vaio tries to clinch up but Eastmond circles away and keeps his distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eastmond, right into the meat.
Eastmond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Di Vaio.
Di Vaio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Di Vaio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Eastmond as he connects with a hook.
Eastmond throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Vaio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Di Vaio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Eastmond uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Di Vaio has time to react.
Eastmond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Di Vaio.
Eastmond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Di Vaio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eastmond lands a big head kick that sends Di Vaio tumbling to the mat! Eastmond takes a step backwards and waves Di Vaio back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Di Vaio is rocked!
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!
Eastmond fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oh Di Vaio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eastmond scores with a nice strike.
Di Vaio moves out of range of the body kick.
Ryan Eastmond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eastmond lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Di Vaio falls backwards - clearly groggy! Eastmond dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Eastmond!
Ryan Eastmond is the new welterweight champion!
Ryan Eastmond thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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pop
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