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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dino Falco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anaconda Yadav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yadav's choice of entrance music: Shayad. Anaconda Yadav is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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277 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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275 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dino Falco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anaconda Yadav!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yadav fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Yadav misses its intended target.
Yadav fails to land with a series of punches.
Falco throws a head kick but Yadav moves out of range.
Falco is looking to clinch but Yadav is avoiding it.
Yadav throws a series of punches but Falco moves out of range.
Falco shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yadav's guard.
Falco passes into half guard.
Falco stops Yadav from getting back to his feet.
Falco drops an elbow to the side of Yadav's head.
Yadav is looking to escape.
Falco working Yadav over with strikes.
Falco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yadav's head.
Falco looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Falco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yadav defending well though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falco is controlling the pace.
Falco has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Yadav wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Falco is working for a kimura but Yadav is defending it quite comfortably.
Yadav is trying to stand up here but Falco is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Falco works his foot free and advances to mount.
Yadav is bucking up trying to escape but Falco cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yadav looks gassed!
Falco working Yadav over with strikes here.
Falco 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.
Falco trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yadav is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Falco pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Falco can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yadav is looking to escape.
BOOM! Falco connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Falco takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Falco wants to control the pace but Yadav is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falco controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Falco cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Falco tries to control but Yadav wriggling away.
Yadav tries to buck Falco off but he can't manage it.
Falco is landing with some decent strikes but Yadav is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Falco trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Falco lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Yadav is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falco looking to control but Yadav is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falco controlling from the full mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dino Falco just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Yadav gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Falco to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Falco trying to control but Yadav is working from the bottom.
Falco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falco is stalling in the full guard.
Falco passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dino Falco dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Falco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Falco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yadav misses with a double jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Falco.
Falco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yadav swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Yadav does no damage.
Yadav gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Falco to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Falco might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Falco advances to half guard.
Yadav is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falco is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Falco is trying to control the action in half guard but Yadav is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Falco is pressing down on Yadav's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yadav is holding on for now.
Yadav pushes Falco off but Falco dives into side control.
Yadav wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Falco is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Yadav will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Yadav is not content to let Falco control the position.
Falco cracks Yadav with a big elbow.
Yadav on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yadav is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Falco asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Falco working the ground and pound.
Falco working the ground and pound from side control.
Falco tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yadav is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Falco tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Falco controls the position.
Falco trying to control the action but Yadav is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falco works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Falco wants to control but Yadav is keeping him busy.
Yadav is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Falco trying to control the position but Yadav is working away.
Falco takes a little break here. Yadav wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Yadav explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A punch combination from Yadav misses.
Yadav scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Falco rushes Yadav and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Falco drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dino Falco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falco is working for takedown but Yadav is calmly controlling the position for now.
Falco turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Falco is staying tight to Yadav's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Falco has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falco landing shots from mount.
Falco putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Falco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dino Falco dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Falco loads up on a big right hand but Yadav slips the punch.
Yadav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Falco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yadav sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Falco somewhat.
Falco tries to clinch but Yadav moves out of range.
Falco tries to clinch but Yadav moves out of range.
Anaconda Yadav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yadav takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yadav throws a nice looking combination but Falco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Falco drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Falco landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yadav wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Falco trying to control the action but Yadav is working from the bottom.
Falco landing a few strikes.
Falco working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Falco trying to control the position but Yadav is working away.
Yadav is trying to get back to his feet.
Falco works to advance to full mount. Yadav defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Falco is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Yadav is surviving well by controlling Falco's body position as best he can.
Yadav is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Falco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yadav looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Falco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Falco punishing his opponent with strikes.
Yadav is bucking up trying to escape but Falco cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Falco lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Falco is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Yadav is surviving well by controlling Falco's body position as best he can.
Falco controlling the position easily from mount.
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!
Falco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dino Falco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Falco controlling his opponent.
Falco is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Yadav is surviving well by controlling Falco's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yadav wants to try and get back to his feet.
Falco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
You get the feeling that Yadav really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Yadav is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Falco scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Falco controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yadav wants to try and get back to his feet.
Falco controlling the pace for now.
Falco with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Anaconda Yadav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Falco controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dino Falco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Falco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dino Falco!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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