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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Almunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Just Falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Almunia has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Almunia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Just Falcon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almunia was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcon.
Falcon tries to score with a low kick but Almunia moves his leg out of the way.
Almunia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Falcon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Almunia misses with a few strikes there.
Just Falcon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almunia feints and as Falcon raises his hands in defense, Almunia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Almunia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Falcon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Almunia is one step ahead there.
Almunia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Almunia postures up.
Almunia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Almunia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almunia preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Almunia looking to sit in guard and control but Falcon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Falcon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Almunia has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Just Falcon wasn't active enough on the ground.
Falcon throws a low kick but Almunia moves out of range easily.
Almunia blocks a jab.
Falcon thows a body shot but no joy.
Falcon blocks a head kick by Almunia.
Falcon is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunia blocks a jab.
Falcon lands a nice shot to the body.
Falcon throws a big shot that misses.
Falcon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almunia.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcon misses the target.
Almunia fails with the takedown.
Almunia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Falcon lands a head kick. Almunia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Diego Almunia has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almunia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Falcon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Almunia.
Almunia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Falcon throws a looping overhand right but Almunia ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Almunia.
Falcon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Falcon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Almunia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Falcon's calf.
Falcon stuffs the takedown.
Falcon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Falcon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Almunia lands a jab.
Falcon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Almunia. That did some damage!
A lazy left from Falcon finds it's target.
Falcon scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almunia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcon manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Falcon throws out a leg kick but Almunia moves out of range and Falcon only half commits.
A big left from Falcon misses.
Falcon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Almunia is looking to slow Falcon down with leg kicks.
Almunia throws a looping overhand right but Falcon ducks down to avoid it.
Falcon ducks under a wild hook from Almunia.
Falcon throws a wild body kick that Almunia sees coming a mile off.
Falcon gets tackled into the cage by Almunia. Almunia maintains the clinch.
Almunia throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almunia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Almunia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Almunia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almunia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Falcon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Just Falcon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Almunia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Falcon cracks the inside of Almunia's front leg.
Almunia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Almunia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Falcon.
Falcon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Almunia circles away quickly and effectively.
Falcon is looking to score with low kicks.
Almunia takes a swing at Falcon's ribcage but misses.
Almunia connects with a right hand. Falcon shakes it off.
Almunia slips under a jab from Falcon.
Almunia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Falcon wants to sweep here but Almunia controlling him for the moment.
Almunia wants to control from the top but Falcon keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Almunia.
Almunia is looking to work some ground and pound but Falcon has wrist control.
Almunia throwing strikes from guard but Falcon blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almunia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Almunia cracks Falcon with a solid left hand.
Falcon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Almunia.
Falcon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Falcon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almunia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunia throwing strikes but missing.
Falcon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Almunia's guard.
Almunia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Falcon defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almunia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Falcon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Almunia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Falcon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almunia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Falcon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Almunia's guard.
Almunia keeping moving, preventing Falcon from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Almunia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almunia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Almunia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Almunia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Almunia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Almunia slips a jab from Falcon.
Almunia throws a head kick that misses.
Falcon misses with an uppercut.
Almunia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Falcon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Falcon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Almunia is able to avoid easily.
Almunia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Almunia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falcon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Almunia defending well as Falcon loads up on a big left hand.
Almunia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Falcon thuds a left hand into Almunia's body.
Almunia throws a body punch but Falcon moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Almunia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Falcon.
An inside leg kick lands from Falcon.
Almunia dodges the punch combination from Falcon.
Almunia throws a series of punches but Falcon avoids them all with ease.
Almunia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Almunia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Almunia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Falcon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Falcon lands a nice hook to Almunia's body. Almunia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Just Falcon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falcon misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Falcon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almunia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Falcon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Falcon prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Almunia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almunia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Falcon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Falcon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Almunia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Almunia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Falcon lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Almunia blocks it with crossed arms.
Almunia trying to control the position but instead, Falcon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Almunia into the cage.
Almunia jumps guard.
Almunia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Almunia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Falcon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Falcon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almunia wants to sweep here but Falcon controlling him for the moment.
Falcon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Almunia is proving hard to escape from.
Almunia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falcon wanted to stand there but Almunia had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Just Falcon really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Almunia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Falcon misses with a looping right.
Almunia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcon was well out of range. Poor timing from Almunia.
Almunia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Falcon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Almunia pulls guard successfully.
Almunia working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Falcon has passed into half guard!
Falcon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Almunia tries to get to full guard but Falcon has control of the leg.
Almunia actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunia missing with punches from the bottom.
Almunia tries to kick Falcon off but Falcon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Almunia tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Almunia is not content to let Falcon control the position.
Almunia throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon decides to stand up.
Falcon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Falcon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Almunia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Falcon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almunia shoots in and drives through. Falcon sprawls well.
Just Falcon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcon. Almunia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almunia blocks a head kick by Falcon.
Falcon misses with a low kick.
Falcon misses with a wild combination.
Falcon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almunia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon throws a shot from downtown. Almunia moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Almunia finds it's way through Falcon's defenses.
Almunia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Falcon throws the kick towards the body but Almunia avoids it.
Almunia misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Falcon finds it's way through Almunia's defenses.
Falcon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Almunia swinging wildly here.
Falcon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Falcon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcon throws a series of punches but Almunia avoids them all with ease.
Almunia misses with a double jab.
Falcon misses with a wild body shot.
Falcon swings for the body but Almunia moves out of range.
Falcon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Falcon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almunia.
Falcon digs a good body shot into Almunia's ribs.
Almunia moves away from the strike by Falcon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almunia blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almunia tries to clinch up but Falcon circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot lands for Almunia.
Falcon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Just Falcon dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Diego Almunia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Almunia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falcon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Almunia misses with a series of wild punches.
Falcon misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Almunia - just one landing.
A good leg kick by Almunia.
Almunia ducks under a wild hook from Falcon.
Falcon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Almunia misses with a takedown attempt - Falcon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Falcon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Almunia.
Almunia moves out of range of the body kick.
Almunia blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon looks to land a body kick but Almunia moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Falcon.
Almunia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcon misses the target.
Almunia misses with a wild combination.
Almunia moves out of range of the leg kick from Falcon.
Falcon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Almunia tries to clinch up but Falcon circles away and keeps his distance.
Falcon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Almunia looks to land a combination but Falcon avoids it well.
Falcon swings for the body but Almunia moves out of range.
Falcon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunia tries to clinch but Falcon moves out of range.
Falcon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Almunia.
Almunia clinches up with Falcon and pushes him back against the cage.
Falcon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Almunia is trying to stall.
Falcon struggles to land a body shot inside as Almunia controls his hands.
Falcon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Almunia.
Almunia misses with some punches.
Almunia blocking some punches.
Falcon throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Almunia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon gets underhooks to prevent Almunia's takedown attempt.
Almunia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Falcon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Almunia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almunia has a couple of punches blocked by Falcon.
Falcon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Almunia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Falcon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Almunia misses with the head strike.
Falcon misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Almunia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Falcon fails to land.
Almunia managing to block the knees to the body from Falcon.
Almunia lands with a short shot to the head.
Almunia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Almunia scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almunia looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Falcon.
Almunia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Almunia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diego Almunia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcon misses with a punch on the inside.
Almunia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Falcon lands an uppercut.
Almunia wants a takedown.
Almunia has a couple of punches blocked by Falcon.
Falcon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falcon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Almunia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Almunia throws a sloppy head kick and Falcon moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Almunia.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Almunia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Falcon 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 47:48
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 47:48
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Just Falcon!
Just Falcon is the new heavyweight champion!
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