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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocco Falcone has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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151 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerry Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocco Falcone!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Falcone.
Falcone moves out of range of the strikes.
Haze loads up on a big right hand but Falcone slips the punch.
Falcone appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Haze misses with a low kick.
Haze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Falcone - just one landing.
Falcone lands a lovely overhand right.
Haze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falcone.
Falcone misses the shot to the body.
Haze throws a body punch but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falcone misses with a straight left.
Haze is looking to counter the offense by Falcone and move into the clinch.
Haze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haze with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Falcone misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Haze misses its target.
No joy there for Haze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haze looks to land a combination but Falcone avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone throws a right and a left that Haze avoids nicely.
Haze scores with a decent looking hook.
Falcone misses with a hook
letting Haze counter with a right hand.
Falcone scores with a hook to the body. Haze takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body kick from Falcone.
A thudding body kick lands there by Falcone!
Haze throws a sloppy head kick and Falcone moves out of range easily.
Haze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Falcone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haze.
Falcone lands with a hook. Haze tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haze moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Haze misses.
Falcone connects with a body shot.
Falcone swings widly with a right hand
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
Haze throws a hook to the side of Falcone's head but Falcone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haze moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze misses with a knee strike.
Haze tries to land knees in the clinch but Falcone avoids the damage to the body.
Haze softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haze takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Haze as the two fighters clinch.
Haze working aggressively here.
Haze blocks a body shot from Falcone.
Haze misses with a knee to the head.
Haze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Falcone blocks it with crossed arms.
Falcone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hazes head.
Falcone tries to work over Haze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Falcone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haze can't find room to land a body shot as Falcone controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Haze.
Haze lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Falcone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone scores with a shoulder strike.
Haze will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Falcone up against the cage.
Haze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haze working aggressively here.
Haze looking to throw knees to the head but Falcone is blocking nicely.
Haze blocks an uppercut.
Falcone throws a head punch that misses.
Haze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Falcone backwards.
Haze using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Falcone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Falcone pushes Haze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haze digs a right hand into Falcone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Falcone's gas tank.
Falcone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haze with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haze.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze prevents the takedown attempt.
Haze blocking some punches.
Falcone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Falcone tries to work over Haze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haze using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Falcone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Haze scores with a nice short uppercut.
Falcone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haze is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haze with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Falcone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Haze prevents it.
Falcone lands a left hand.
Falcone has a couple of punches blocked by Haze.
Haze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Falcone avoids it.
Falcone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Haze pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jerry Haze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Falcone.
Falcone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haze counters by clinching up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Falcone.
Falcone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haze throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Falcones head.
Falcone trying to stall but Haze improves his position.
Falcone looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Haze misses with a head kick.
Jerry Haze is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Falcone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Falcone.
Falcone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Falcone misses with a body shot
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand.
Haze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcone manages to avoid it.
Haze lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sloppy strikes from Haze. Those never looked like landing.
Falcone unleashes a big counter combination but Haze bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Falcone keeps the fight on the outside.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haze moves away.
That kick from Haze tenderised Falcone's leg. Falcone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Falcone scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Falcone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Haze changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze throws a sloppy head kick and Falcone moves out of range easily.
Rocco Falcone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcone throws a shot to the body.
Falcone throws a leg kick
and Haze counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Haze - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Falcone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Falcone thuds a left hand into Haze's body.
Haze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Falcone can do to turn this around?
Falcone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Falcone stalks Haze and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haze's face. Haze staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick by Falcone misses
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Falcone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Falcone clobbers Haze with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Falcone ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
Falcone lets loose with a powerful body kick. Haze will feel that in the morning.
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 decent looking cross lands there for Falcone.
Falcone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haze.
Falcone lands a head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haze.
Haze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Falcone follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Falcone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Falcone throws a shot from downtown. Haze moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone misses with a two punch combination.
Falcone looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Haze gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Falcone.
Haze throws a looping overhand right but Falcone ducks down to avoid it.
Falcone throws out a counter right but Haze avoids it with no problem.
Falcone loads up on a big right hand but Haze slips the punch.
Haze misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haze.
Falcone moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Falcone.
Haze throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Falcone.
Haze throws out a powerful jab.
Haze throws a solid leg kick but Falcone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haze.
Falcone throws a hook but Haze blocks it.
Falcone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haze.
Haze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Falcone throws a low kick, looking for Haze's leg but Haze calmly moves out of range.
Haze misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haze just misses with a punch to the body.
Haze takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haze is looking to slow Falcone down with leg kicks.
Haze takes one to the chin there.
An inside leg kick lands from Falcone.
Haze misses with a left hand
enabling Falcone to counter with a crisp jab.
Falcone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falcone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Falcone.
Haze checks the leg kick.
Falcone digs a good body shot into Haze's ribs.
Haze throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcone misses the target.
Falcone takes a swing at Haze's ribcage but misses.
Haze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haze scores with a hook.
Falcone lands with a shot to the body.
Falcone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Falcone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haze misses with a head kick.
Falcone throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haze counters with a head kick.
Falcone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haze cracks Falcone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze throws a head kick that misses.
Haze throws out a loose jab but Falcone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze misses the shot to the body.
Falcone sizes up Haze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Falcone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Haze checks a leg kick.
Haze tried to score with a low kick but Falcone checks it.
Falcone replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Haze blocks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haze. Falcone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haze walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haze loads up on a big right hand but Falcone slips the punch.
Haze throws the left hand but Falcone avoids the punch easily.
Haze shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haze lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Haze throws a head kick but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Falcone slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze misses with a hook.
Falcone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haze looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcone is just out of range.
Falcone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haze is out of range.
Haze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcone throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haze counters with a left and a right that stings Falcone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haze keeps Falcone at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick by Haze misses
and Falcone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haze's knee momentarily.
Falcone throws a shot to the body.
Falcone lands a jab to the head.
Falcone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haze checks it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Haze blocks the leg kick.
Haze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Falcone.
That kick from Falcone tenderised Haze's leg. Haze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Falcone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Falcone misses with a looping left.
Falcone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick from Haze lands but Falcone takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone misses the shot to the body.
Falcone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haze.
Haze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Falcone misses.
Haze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Falcone.
Falcone walks into a straight right hand from Haze.
Haze misses with a looping right.
Falcone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Falcone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Falcone jabs at Haze's body.
Haze gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haze lands with a cross.
Haze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A solid body kick from Haze.
Haze connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Falcone's sensitive parts.
Falcone takes a swing at Haze's ribcage but misses.
Falcone checks a low kick from Haze.
Haze looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Falcone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hazes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Falcone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Haze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Falcone.
Haze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Falcone.
Falcone jabs Haze to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Haze walks into a stiff left hand from Falcone.
Haze explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Falcone.
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haze slips a straight right by Falcone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haze there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haze, right into the meat.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
Haze swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Falcone tests Haze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Falcone lands the left hand.
Falcone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haze.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Falcone! But no joy.
Haze staying out of range there.
Falcone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Falcone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Falcone misses with a right hand
and Haze counters with a body kick that stops Falcone in his tracks momentarily.
Haze throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcone blocks a jab.
Falcone looks to land a left hand but Haze moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Falcone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Falcone 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Falcone!
During a confident post fight interview, Rocco Falcone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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