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Event:
MMMA Clown Caos 14
Date: Jun 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Falcone looks to score with a jab to the body but Jasta is just out of range.
Good exchange - Falcone coming out on top.
Falcone works the jab nicely.
Falcone throws a hook but Jasta avoids it easily.
Falcone moves out of range of the strikes.
Jasta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Falcone throws out the jab.
Falcone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Falcone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Falcone slips under a jab from Jasta.
Rocco Falcone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone scores with a punch to the head.
Falcone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jasta in his tracks.
Jasta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Jasta slips under a jab from Falcone.
A little jabbing left from Jasta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Falcone missing with a left hand there. Jasta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jasta now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Falcone connects with a right hand. Jasta shakes it off.
Jasta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falcone.
Falcone tries to counter with a takedown but Jasta is quick to defend against it.
Falcone gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jasta counters with a stiff right hand.
Falcone lands a head shot.
Jasta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Falcone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Falcone misses with a right hand
and Jasta counters with a stiff right hand.
Falcone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Falcone lands a jab to Jasta's midsection.
Jasta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Falcone's head coaches at The Iron Palace that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Falcone misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Falcone lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcone lands a front kick.
Jasta works Falcone's body with a nice hook.
Falcone misses with a series of wild punches.
Falcone throws a body punch but Jasta moves out of range.
Falcone jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jamey Jasta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falcone scores with a sloppy right hand. Jasta should have avoided that one.
Jasta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jasta blocks a jab.
Jasta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Jasta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jasta let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Falcone misses with a hook
and Falcone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Falcone throws a body shot but no joy.
Falcone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A bone on bone clash there as Jasta blocks the leg kick.
Falcone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Falcone misses with a lunging right hand
and Jasta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Falcone.
Falcone misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jasta! But no joy.
Falcone throws a body punch but Jasta moves out of range. #T4#
Falcone lands a body shot.
Falcone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jasta doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcone slips a jab and a cross from Jasta.
Falcone seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Falcone slips a jab from Jasta.
Falcone looks to land a left hand but Jasta moved out of range nicely.
Jasta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Falcone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jasta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Falcone loads up on a big right hand but Jasta slips the punch.
Jasta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Falcone.
Falcone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jasta but Jasta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jasta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Falcone dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Falcone digs a good hook to Jasta's body.
Sloppy strikes from Falcone. Those never looked like landing.
Jasta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jasta might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocco Falcone is winning the standup battle so far.#TD#
Falcone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jasta!
Falcone misses with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jasta tries to improve position but can't. #SU#
Falcone stands up and we're back to a striking position.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Falcone. #T1#
Falcone connects with a right hand. Jasta shakes it off.
Falcone looks to land a right hand but Jasta moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jasta! But no joy.
Jasta takes a swing at Falcone's ribcage but misses.
Falcone misses with a hook
and Jasta counters with a stiff right hand.
Falcone throws a right hand that misses
and Jasta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Falcone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Falcone throws a looping overhand right but Jasta ducks down to avoid it.
Falcone missing with a left hand there. Jasta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Falcone throws a body punch but Jasta moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jasta! But no joy.#T2#
Jasta dips to his left and cracks Falcone with an uppercut!
Falcone missing with a left hand there. Jasta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jasta throws out a counter right but Falcone avoids it with no problem.
Falcone throws a combination that misses
and Jasta counters with a nice uppercut.
Falcone tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Falcone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Falcone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Falcone shoots in for a takedown but Jasta shows good takedown defense.
Falcone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcone misses the target.
Jasta loads up on a big right hand but Falcone slips the punch.
Falcone drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jasta sprawls and moves away.
Jasta takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#T3#
Falcone throws a body shot but no joy.
Falcone throws a solid leg kick but Jasta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Falcone.
It seemed like Jasta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jasta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Falcone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jasta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Falcone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jasta counters with a nice uppercut.
Falcone misses with a leg kick
and Jasta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jasta misses with a straight right.
Falcone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good shot there by Falcone.
Falcone tries a head kick but it misses.
Jasta scores with a body shot.
#T4#
Falcone looks to land a left hand but Jasta moved out of range nicely.
Falcone cracks Jasta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Falcone.
Jasta slips under a jab.
Falcone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jasta.
Falcone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jasta.
Falcone scores with a jab. Jasta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Falcone lands a lovely overhand right.
Falcone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Falcone throws a right and a left that Jasta avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Falcone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Falcone dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Jasta swings for the body but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Falcone.
Falcone misses with a hook.
Jasta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falcone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Falcone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jasta lands a glancing blow to the side of Falcone's head.
Jasta lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Jasta misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Falcone scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#ROC#
Jasta is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jasta looks up at the clock. Bad move! Falcone lands a right hand from hell, dropping Jasta. Falcone pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Falcone!
A victorious Rocco Falcone thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
MMMA 24: Rage of the Ages
Date: May 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Falcone throws a lazy body kick
and Charcoal counters with a series of strikes. Falcone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Falcone throws a push kick but Charcoal slaps the foot to one side.
Charcoal tries to counter with a takedown but Falcone is quick to defend against it.#TD2#
Falcone throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Charcoal tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Falcone is in Charcoal's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falcone is in close to Charcoal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Charcoal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Falcone trying to control the position from guard on top but Charcoal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Charcoal trying to control the position.
Charcoal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Falcone controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Charcoal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Charcoal looking to control.
Falcone wants to stand but Charcoal has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Charcoal working a defensive guard here.
Charcoal looking for a sweep. Not yet Charcoal, not yet.
Falcone tries to free his leg and advance position but Charcoal is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Charcoal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Falcone defends well.
Falcone trying to control the position from guard on top but Charcoal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Falcone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Charcoal tries to bench press Falcone off him but Falcone keeps the position. #SU2#
Falcone decides to stand back up. #T2#
Falcone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Falcone misses with a series of wild punches.
Charcoal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Falcone throws a low kick but Charcoal moves out of range easily.
Charcoal lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Falcone.
Falcone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rocco Falcone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcone lands an overhand right.#T3#
Falcone misses the jab.
Charcoal takes one to the side of the head.
Falcone jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#ROC2#
Charcoal is rocked!
Charcoal slips a straight right by Falcone.
Oh Charcoal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A swing and a miss from Falcone.
Charcoal seems to have got his legs back now.
Charcoal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Falcone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Falcone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Charcoal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Falcone lands with a hook. Charcoal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Charcoal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T4#
Nice defenses there by Charcoal.
It looked like Charcoal was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Falcone.
Falcone throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Falcone misses with a body shot.
Charcoal appears to be looking for a big counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Charcoal backs up against the cage.
Falcone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Falcone digs a good hook to Charcoal's body.
Falcone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charcoal manages to avoid it.
Falcone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Charcoal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Falcone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Falcone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Charcoal moves out of range of the strikes.
Charcoal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Falcone.
Falcone lunges at Charcoal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Charcoal's hand.
Rocco Falcone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Falcone throws a jab but it's blocked by Charcoal.
Charcoal feinted with a counter takedown.
Falcone misses with a shot to the body
and Charcoal counters with a left and a right that stings Falcone.
Falcone takes a swing at Charcoal's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone connects with a body shot.
Falcone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Falcone pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Charcoal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcone lands with a good body shot.
Falcone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Charcoal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Falcone misses with a right hand
and Charcoal counters with a good, hard body kick but Falcone shrugs it off.
A clash of legs there as Charcoal blocks the low kick.
Charcoal quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Charcoal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Falcone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Falcone misses its intended target.
Falcone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Charcoal momentarily.
#T2#
Falcone misses with an uppercut
and Charcoal counters with a nice body shot.
Charcoal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Falcone scores with a sloppy right hand. Charcoal should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcone loads up on a big right hand but Charcoal slips the punch.
Charcoal changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Falcone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Charcoal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Falcone misses with a straight right.
Falcone missing with a left hand there. Charcoal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charcoal is looking to counter punch.
Falcone throws a nice looking combination but Charcoal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcone. Charcoal does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Falcone backs away, Charcoal returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Falcone looks to throw a body kick#TD#
and Charcoal counters with a nice double leg into guard. #ES2#
Falcone has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Charcoal is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Charcoal lands a nice shot to the body.
Charcoal can't find room to land a body shot as Falcone controls the action.
Charcoal misses with a knee to the head.
Falcone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Charcoal walks away with a smile on his face. Falcone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Falcone misses with a straight right.
Charcoal thinks about countering with a head kick.
Falcone lands a nice hook to Charcoal's body. Charcoal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Falcone throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charcoal moves away.
Charcoal attempts a counter takedown but Falcone avoids it well and moves away.#T4#
Falcone connects with a looping right hand.
Falcone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charcoal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Falcone.
Charcoal half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A lazy left from Falcone finds it's target.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
Charcoal throws a big counter combination but Falcone scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Falcone feints and then cracks Charcoal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Charcoal down.
Charcoal walks into a left hand.
Falcone missing with a left hand there. Charcoal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charcoal half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Falcone connects with a body shot.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Falcone takes a swing at Charcoal's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcone misses the target.
Falcone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Charcoal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Falcone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Charcoal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Falcone looks to land a right hand but Charcoal moved out of range.
Charcoal tries to counter with a takedown but Falcone is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#KD2#
Falcone lands a big right hand that sends Charcoal crashing to the mat! Falcone stays standing though and waves Charcoal back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1#
Falcone thuds a left hand into Charcoal's body.
Charcoal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Falcone throws out the jab.
Charcoal looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Falcone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Charcoal.
A quick step to the side and Charcoal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Falcone throws a hook but Charcoal blocks it.
Charcoal half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Falcone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Falcone throws a looping overhand right but Charcoal ducks down to avoid it.
Falcone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Charcoal walks straight into a right hand from Falcone - that's dropped him! Falcone jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Charcoal from any more punishment! Charcoal complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rocco Falcone!
A very excited looking Rocco Falcone made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
MMMA Clown Chaos 9
Date: Apr 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Falcone lands a jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Goran Lovric has been cut.
Falcone scores with a hook to the body. Lovric takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Falcone lands a nice hook to Lovric's body. Lovric takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Falcone tries a low kick but Lovric avoids it.
Falcone missing with a left hand there. Lovric was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Falcone scores with a jab.
Lovric misses with a telegraphed body shot
#CL2#
and Falcone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Falcone.
A bit of stalling here from Lovric.
Lovric goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lovric misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lovric lands with a right to the head.
Falcone taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Lovric as the two fighters clinch.
Falcone avoids a wild elbow strike from Lovric.
Falcone blocks a body shot from Lovric.
Falcone cracks Lovric with a nice body shot.#T1##BC2#
Falcone manages to break the clinch.
Falcone throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Falcone misses #TD#
and Lovric counters with a nice double leg into guard. #ES2#
Falcone wriggles free and stands up.
Falcone defending well as Lovric loads up on a big left hand.
Falcone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lovric's hands.
Falcone misses the shot to the body.
Lovric is looking to counter with head kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lovric tries to clinch
and Falcone counters with a stiff right hand.
Lovric misses the jab.
Falcone lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Falcone lands with a nice body punch.
Falcone connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Falcone misses its intended target.
Falcone throws a solid leg kick but Lovric takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Falcone.#CL#
Falcone tries to keep at a distance but Lovric has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Falcone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T2#
Falcone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lovric swings for the body but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lovric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lovric looks to land a left hand but Falcone moved out of range nicely.
Falcone throws a big shot that misses.
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lovric swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rocco Falcone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lovric throws a low kick but Falcone avoids it.
Lovric misses with a two punch combination.
Lovric throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Falcone.
Lovric was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lovric scores with a head kick.
Falcone lands a nice shot that snaps Lovric's head back.
#T3#
Falcone takes one to the chin there.
Lovric throws a hook but Falcone blocks it.
Lovric misses with an uppercut.
Lovric throws a shot to the body.
Lovric showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Falcone.
Nice defenses there by Falcone.
Lovric throws a lazy right hand but Falcone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Falcone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Falcone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lovric throws a body punch but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone misses the shot to the body.
Falcone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lovric circles away quickly and effectively.
Falcone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Falcone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lovric in his tracks. #CUT2#
Goran Lovric's cut is getting worse.
Lovric throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lovric takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcone. Lovric does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lovric bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lovric swings for the body but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Falcone missing with a left hand there. Lovric was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Falcone throws a lazy right hand but Lovric sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falcone slips a jab from Lovric.
A countering left hand to the body from Falcone misses.
Falcone throws a looping overhand right but Lovric ducks down to avoid it.
Lovric walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcone tries a head kick but it misses.
Falcone defending well as Lovric loads up on a big left hand.
Falcone let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovric was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
Lovric has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falcone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Falcone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Goran Lovric's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Falcone misses with a double jab
and Lovric counters with a slapping leg kick.
Falcone motions for Lovric to come forward. Falcone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lovric defending well as Falcone loads up on a big left hand.
Lovric tries to counter by clinching up but Falcone breaks away and moves out of range.
Falcone throws a series of punches but Lovric avoids them all with ease.
Lovric swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lovric jabs Falcone right on the nose. Falcone blinks but takes it well.
Falcone tries to bum rush Lovric with a series of wild strikes but Lovric uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Lovric wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Falcone throws a series of punches but Lovric avoids them all with ease.
Falcone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Falcone throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lovric can pounce on him.
Falcone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lovric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Lovric.
Rocco Falcone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lovric takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T1#
Lovric 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.
A jab from Falcone misses.
Lovric shoots in looking for a takedown. Falcone tries to sprawl out of it but Lovric keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Falcone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lovric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falcone.
Lovric shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Lovric.
Falcone tries a head kick but it misses.
Falcone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Falcone throws the kick towards the body but Lovric avoids it.
Lovric throws a body shot but no joy.
Falcone wants to counter the offense by Lovric and move into the clinch position.
Falcone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Falcone.
Lovric throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T2#
Lovric throws a leg kick but Falcone moved away.
Falcone throws a combination. Lovric tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lovric.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goran Lovric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falcone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lovric takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Falcone digs a good body shot into Lovric's ribs.
Falcone works Lovric's body with a nice hook.
Falcone stuns Lovric with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Falcone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Falcone lands a head shot.#ROC2#
Lovric is rocked!#CUT2#
Goran Lovric's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lovric on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh Lovric is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Falcone sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Lovric's defenses. It connects perfectly with Lovric's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocco Falcone!
Rocco Falcone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Goran Lovric spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sorry! I'll back stronger'.
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Event:
Madness MMA 13: 13
Date: Mar 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Vivian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Falcone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Falcone leaves Vivian with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Falcone misses.
Vivian tries for a takedown but Falcone circles away easily
and Falcone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kieta Vivian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vivian tries to clinch there but Falcone circles away.
Falcone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vivian at a distance.
Vivian closes the distance and clinches up with Falcone, looking for a takedown. Vivian pushes Falcone against the cage but Falcone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Falcone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vivian.
Falcone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vivian.
Vivian shoots in looking for a takedown but Falcone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vivian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vivian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Falcone's corner calls for a 1-2. Falcone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #TD#
Vivian throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Falcone was covering up waiting for the punch and Vivian finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ES2#
Falcone manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Vivian is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcone slaps away a takedown attempt from Vivian, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T1#
Falcone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kieta Vivian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vivian shoots in for a takedown but Falcone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Falcone lands the left hand.
Rocco Falcone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#KD2#
Falcone lands a left and a right that send Vivian crashing to the mat, dazed. Falcone thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Vivian is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vivian is defended easily by Falcone.
Vivian walks straight into a right hand from Falcone - that's dropped him! Falcone jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Vivian from any more punishment! Vivian complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rocco Falcone!
After winning the bout, Rocco Falcone 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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Event:
Madness MMA 8: Warrior Spirit
Date: Jan 21, 2017 |
#R1#
De Fran throws a sloppy head kick and Falcone moves out of range easily.
De Fran defending well as Falcone loads up on a big left hand.
Falcone swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Fran.
Falcone throws a right hand that misses
and De Fran counters with a good, hard body kick but Falcone shrugs it off.
Falcone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Fran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Falcone. That did some damage!
De Fran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcone was well out of range. Poor timing from De Fran.
Falcone tried to score with a low kick but De Fran checks it.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone misses with a two punch combination.
Falcone throws a lazy head kick #CL#
and De Fran moves into the clinch.
Falcone told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Falcone is looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Fran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Fran throws an elbow but misses.
Falcone scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
A short right from Falcone on the inside.
De Fran throws an elbow that misses.
I was talking to De Fran's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
De Fran effectively controlling the action here.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
De Fran lands a shoulder strike.
De Fran landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Falcone tries to circle away but De Fran has him pinned against the cage.
De Fran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Fran scores with a hook to the body.
De Fran looking to slow down the pace here.
Falcone wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from De Fran.
Falcone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Falcone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Fran stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Fran is looking to control Falcone's arms but Falcone gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Fran has his back to the cage.
Falcone lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Falcone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falcone throws a punch but it's blocked by De Fran. #BC2#
Falcone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Falcone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Fran seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Falcone walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Fran.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Falcone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Fran.
De Fran scores with a jab. Falcone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Fran misses with a body shot.
Falcone cracks De Fran with an open hand slap.
Falcone scores with a hook to the body. De Fran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Falcone circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Falcone! But no joy.
Falcone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
De Fran scores with a shot to the body.
Falcone tries to score with a low kick but De Fran moves his leg out of the way.
De Fran tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Falcone manages to circle out of the way.
Falcone lands with an uppercut that bounces De Fran off the cage and back into range.
Andr De Fran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
De Fran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fran throws a sloppy head kick and Falcone moves out of range easily.
Falcone scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De Fran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falcone scores with a one two! De Fran had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
De Fran on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Falcone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Falcone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Falcone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Fran.
De Fran scores with a spinning back kick!
Falcone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Falcone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Falcone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Falcone throws a right hand that De Fran ducks under and follows up with a left that De Fran also avoids with ease.#T4#
De Fran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from De Fran.
A head kick misses from Falcone.
Falcone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Fran is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Falcone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Fran lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
Falcone connects with a body shot.
Falcone misses with a looping right.
Falcone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Falcone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Fran.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fran misses the shot to the body.
De Fran misses with a hook to the body
and Falcone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Fran looks to land a left hand but Falcone moved out of range nicely.
De Fran throws a right hand that Falcone ducks under and follows up with a left that Falcone also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocco Falcone will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
De Fran misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Fran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcone moves away.
Good work by De Fran as he checks the leg kick.
De Fran takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Fran slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Fran cracks Falcone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Falcone misses with a low kick.
Falcone tries to move into range but De Fran moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Falcone scores with a jab to the head.
De Fran misses with a low kick.
De Fran has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Falcone finds it's way round the side to connect with De Fran's head.
De Fran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Falcone looks to throw a body kick
and De Fran counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcone's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Falcone duly obliges.
A low kick from De Fran misses
and Falcone counters with a good low kick that De Fran was not able to check.
De Fran throws a body punch but Falcone moves out of range. #T1#
Falcone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Fran throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Falcone on the side of the head.
Falcone throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
De Fran darts in and clinches Falcone up against the cage.
De Fran has a couple of punches blocked by Falcone.
Falcone tries to circle away but De Fran has him pinned against the cage.
De Fran is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Falcone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Fran.
De Fran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Falcone is looking to break free of the clinch but De Fran has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Falcone as the two fighters clinch.
Falcone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Falcone misses with a body punch.
Falcone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falcone misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Falcone manages to break the clinch.
Falcone tries to work over De Fran's front leg with a kick but De Fran checks it.
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. #T2#
Falcone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Falcone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Fran connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Falcone scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Falcone is predictable there #CL#
and De Fran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcone is trying to push De Fran away but De Fran has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC2#
Falcone manages to break the clinch.
Falcone misses with a low kick as De Fran jumps back.
Falcone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Falcone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Falcone needs to keep his hands up - De Fran had a free shot at his head there.
Falcone lands a glancing blow to the side of De Fran's head.
An inside leg kick lands from De Fran.
De Fran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL#
De Fran forces Falcone back against the cage and clinches.#T3#
Falcone takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Fran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Fran tries to stall but Falcone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Falcone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Falcone wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Falcone managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
De Fran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Falcone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Fran can't find room to land a body shot as Falcone controls the action.
De Fran looking to slow down the pace here.
Falcone goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Fran prevents it.
The referee calls for De Fran to work.
De Fran manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Fran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Falcone backwards. #T4#
Falcone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Fran fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Andr De Fran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Falcone.
De Fran tests Falcone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Falcone looks to score with a jab to the body but De Fran is just out of range.
De Fran is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Falcone.
Falcone throws a sloppy head kick
and De Fran counters with a nice kick to the body.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Fran moves away.
De Fran lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rocco Falcone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Falcone delivers a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falcone fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Falcone!
#CL#
De Fran gets a clinch.
De Fran is pressed up against the cage. Falcone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Fran down to the mat. De Fran avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
De Fran lands a nice looking kick to the body. Falcone takes a step back to recover.
Rocco Falcone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Falcone throws a combination that misses
and De Fran counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andr De Fran will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A telegraphed right hand from Falcone misses the target.
Nice defenses there by De Fran.#CL#
De Fran has Falcone up against the cage in a clinch.
Falcone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Fran pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Fran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Falcone's elbow. #BC2#
Falcone manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as De Fran blocks the low kick.
De Fran wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone checks a leg kick.
De Fran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Fran misses with an uppercut. Falcone saw that one coming.
Falcone is looking to land body kicks.
De Fran thows a body kick. Falcone tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T1#
De Fran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcone.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Fran.
De Fran checks a low kick from Falcone.
De Fran throws a big shot that misses.
Falcone wants to counter the offense by De Fran and move into the clinch position.#CL#
De Fran clinches.
Falcone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Falcone looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Falcone is looking to break free of the clinch but De Fran has double underhooks.
De Fran is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Falcone prevents a body shot from De Fran.
De Fran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falcone lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
Falcone avoids the elbow strike from De Fran, against the cage.
#T2#
Falcone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Fran is keeping busy.
De Fran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Fran is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Falcone is keeping busy.
De Fran leaning his opponent against the cage.
Falcone lands with a light punch inside.
Falcone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Falcone lands a shot to the body.
Andr De Fran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from De Fran.
De Fran stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#BC2#
Falcone breaks from the clinch.
Falcone connects with a body shot that sends De Fran's belly button to the back.
De Fran misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcone was well out of range. Poor timing from De Fran.
Falcone ducks under a wild hook from De Fran.#T3#
De Fran lands a leg kick that knocks Falcone off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Fran.
Falcone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Fran throws out the jab.
Falcone wants to counter with a clinch but De Fran pushes him away.
Falcone cracks De Fran with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A leg kick checked by De Fran.
De Fran misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Falcone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Fran lands a nice looking kick to the body. Falcone takes a step back to recover.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Fran, as that shot connected.
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Falcone blocks a head kick by De Fran.
And Falcone responds with a good body kick, but De Fran manages to step out the way in time.
Sloppy strikes from Falcone. Those never looked like landing.
Falcone slips a jab from De Fran.#T4#
De Fran scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Fran throws out a leg kick but Falcone moves out of range and De Fran only half commits.
De Fran throws a leg kick
and Falcone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Fran moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Fran looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Falcone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Fran.
De Fran attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Falcone throws a looping overhand right but De Fran ducks down to avoid it.
Falcone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Fran.
Falcone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Fran's hands.
That kick from De Fran tenderised Falcone's leg. Falcone is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Fran blocks a jab.#CL#
De Fran pushes Falcone up against the cage in a clinch.
De Fran lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Falcone.
De Fran misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andr De Fran showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Fran has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andr De Fran!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Andr De Fran made sure he mentioned Dead Orbit , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
Madness MMA Clown Chaos 1
Date: Dec 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Falcone throws a shot from downtown. Uggla moves away and avoids it.#TD2#
Uggla looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#SUB2#
Uggla is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB2#
Uggla is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Falcone is just riding it out for now. Uggla eventually gives up the hold.
Falcone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Uggla.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone is looking for a sweep. Uggla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Uggla is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Falcone sees it coming and defends easily.
Uggla uses his free foot to push down on Falcone's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Falcone. #T1##SUB2#
Uggla looking for a guillotine from mount but Falcone is having none of it.
Uggla lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Falcone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Uggla has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hard Knocks Training. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Falcone is squirming around, avoiding Uggla's attempts to control the action.
Uggla landing strikes from the mount.
Falcone is trying desperately to improve position.
Falcone blocking the ground and pound.
Falcone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T2##SUB2#
Uggla looking to secure an arm triangle but Falcone defends it well.
Falcone wants to hold on but Uggla pushes him away.
Uggla prevents Falcone from getting the reversal.
Falcone wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Uggla.
Uggla trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Falcone tries to hold on but Uggla pushes him away.
Uggla scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Uggla looking to control but Falcone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T3#
Uggla content just to control the position here.
Uggla trying to control but Falcone is having none of it.
Falcone is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
#SUB2#
Uggla is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Falcone is surviving well by controlling Uggla's body position as best he can.
Falcone is working to get back to half guard.
Uggla looking to control and managing it successfully.
Uggla wants to control but Falcone has made it back to half guard. Nice work. #T4#
Falcone preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Falcone wants to control but Uggla is keeping busy.
Falcone is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falcone is pressing down on Uggla's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uggla wants to control from the top but Falcone keeps moving.
Falcone wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Algot Uggla dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Uggla will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Falcone fails to land with a series of punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Uggla checks a leg kick.
Uggla feints the counter takedown.
Uggla shoots in and drives through. Falcone sprawls well.
Falcone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Uggla tries to counter it with a takedown but Falcone pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Uggla tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Falcone defends well and Uggla ends up having to push Falcone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rocco Falcone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Algot Uggla.
Falcone scores with a jab to the head.
Falcone leaves Uggla with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Uggla checks a low kick from Falcone.
Uggla is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Uggla shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Falcone as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone misses with a hook. Uggla ducked under it nicely.
Uggla shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good shot there by Falcone.
Falcone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T1#
Falcone just misses with a punch to the body.
And Uggla tries to counter it with a takedown but Falcone pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD2#
Uggla shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Falcone napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Uggla staying calm.
Uggla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Falcone keeps working.
Falcone tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB2#
Uggla tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Uggla has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB2#
Uggla looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T2#
Falcone manages to work his way to half guard, despite Uggla's best efforts.
Uggla seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Falcone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB2#
Uggla thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Falcone looking to control.
Uggla won't allow Falcone to sweep him here.
Uggla trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
Falcone throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Uggla slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Falcone looking to control.
Falcone 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.
Uggla trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Uggla clinches up against the cage.
Uggla blocks a body shot from Falcone.
Uggla is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Falcone gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD2#
Falcone is fighting off a takedown attempt but Uggla is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Falcone to the mat. Falcone regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Uggla advances position into side control!#T4##SUB2#
Uggla is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Falcone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
Uggla tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Uggla has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Falcone regains half guard there - taking advantage of Uggla's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Falcone is refusing to be controlled, as Uggla sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uggla moves into full mount! Falcone won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rocco Falcone will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Uggla shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Falcone but Falcone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Falcone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Uggla.
Falcone wants to land a leg kick but Uggla is out of range.
Rocco Falcone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcone throws out a loose jab but Uggla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Falcone.
Falcone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Uggla manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Falcone on his heels. He'll look to pass Falcone's guard now, I'm sure.
Falcone 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Uggla's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Uggla controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T1#
Uggla won't allow Falcone to sweep him here.
Uggla looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Uggla thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uggla wants to control from the top but Falcone keeps moving.
Falcone can't keep his opponent in guard - Uggla advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T2#
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.
Uggla looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Falcone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Uggla missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uggla working over Falcone with some ground and pound. Falcone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB2#
Uggla seems to be looking for submissions.
Uggla throwing shots but Falcone is blocking nicely. #SUB2#
Uggla is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Falcone sees it coming and defends easily.
Uggla is keen to just control but Falcone is a slippery customer.
Uggla throwing shots but Falcone is blocking nicely.
Falcone trying to hold on to Uggla's head to control him but Uggla postures up.
#SUB2#
Uggla 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.
#T3#
Uggla trying to control from half guard but Falcone is working away. #SUB2#
Uggla is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Falcone is refusing to be controlled, as Uggla sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Uggla is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Falcone is trying to control but can't.
#SUB2#
Uggla is working for a submission of some sort.
Falcone is looking to control Uggla's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Falcone avoid being mounted?#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Falcone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Falcone throws a wild body kick that Uggla sees coming a mile off.
Falcone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Algot Uggla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Falcone scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Algot Uggla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Uggla 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Algot Uggla!
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Event:
WEC 14: Wacker vs La Grande 2
Date: Oct 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Centura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Falcone.
Falcone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Centura is able to avoid easily.
Falcone lands a lovely overhand right.
Falcone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Falcone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Falcone slips under a jab from Centura.
Falcone throwing a counter right hand but Centura manages to avoid it.
Falcone digs a good hook to Centura's body.
Falcone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Centura's head backwards.
Falcone throws a wild body kick that Centura sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Centura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Centura walks into a straight right hand from Falcone.
A jab from Centura misses.
Centura is looking to slow Falcone down with leg kicks.
Centura misses with a low kick.
Centura looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Falcone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Centura.
Centura throws out a counter right but Falcone avoids it with no problem.
Centura misses with a right hand
and Falcone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Centura's hands.
Falcone lands with an overhand left.#T1#
Centura loads up on a big right hand but Falcone slips the punch.
Falcone delivers a nice body kick.
Falcone tries a low kick but Centura avoids it.
Centura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falcone defending well as Centura loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Falcone tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Falcone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Centura.
That kick from Centura tenderised Falcone's leg. Falcone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Centura moves out of range as Falcone strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcone misses the target.
Falcone swings for the body but Centura moves out of range.
Falcone misses the shot to the body.
Falcone digs a good hook to Centura's body.
Falcone is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Falcone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Centura manages to avoid it.
Centura checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Centura is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Falcone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Centura.#T2#
Centura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Falcone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Centura is able to avoid easily.
Good work by Falcone as he checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Centura lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Falcone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Falcone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Centura.
Falcone is looking to counter punch.
Falcone moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Falcone as he checks the leg kick.
Rocco Falcone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcone throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Centura.
Centura slips a straight right by Falcone.
Decent striking displayed by Centura there.
Centura throws a poor cross that misses
and Falcone counters with a stiff right hand.
Falcone misses the shot to the body.
Falcone backing away here, and Centura unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Falcone is looking to slow Centura down with leg kicks.
Falcone slips under a jab.
Centura feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Falcone's calf.#T3#
Falcone connects with a solid leg kick.
Centura misses with a straight left.
Falcone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Centura misses with an uppercut
and Falcone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Centura throws a series of punches but Falcone moves out of range.
Centura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falcone.
Centura feints a counter leg kick.
Falcone digs a good hook to Centura's body.
Falcone looks to score with a jab to the body but Centura is just out of range.
Centura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Falcone throws a leg kick but Centura sees it coming and moves out of range.
Falcone with a hook.
Falcone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Falcone misses.
Falcone misses the shot to the body.
Centura misses with an uppercut. Falcone saw that one coming.#T4#
Centura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Centura walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcone lands a jab-cross combination.
Falcone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Centura checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Centura moves out of range as Falcone strikes.
Centura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Falcone is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Centura misses.
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Centura was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
Centura is looking for the big counter here.
Centura throws out a loose jab but Falcone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falcone jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Falcone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Centura misses.
Centura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Falcone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Centura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Centura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Falcone dominated that 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.
#R2#
Centura moves forwards but Falcone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Falcone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Centura can do to turn this around?
Falcone loads up on a big right hand but Centura slips the punch.
Centura throws out a counter right but Falcone avoids it with no problem.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Centura might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Falcone has got the better of the exchanges.
Centura throws a jab but it's blocked by Falcone.
Falcone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Centura throws a looping overhand right but Falcone ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Falcone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Centura takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Falcone digs a good body shot into Centura's ribs.
Centura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falcone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Falcone misses the target.
Falcone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Centura finds it's way round the side to connect with Falcone's head.
Falcone throws a leg kick but Centura moved away.
Falcone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Donk. Falcone catches Centura right on the button with a cross.
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!
Centura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falcone throws out a leg kick but Centura moves out of range and Falcone only half commits.
Falcone connects with a single shot there.#T1#
Centura slips under a jab from Falcone.
Centura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Falcone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Centura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Centura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch combination from Centura misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Falcone misses its target.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Falcone here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Centura feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Falcone's calf.
Falcone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Falcone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Centura misses with a hook. Falcone ducked under it nicely.
Falcone scores with a jab to the head.
Centura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Centura throws a right hand that misses
and Falcone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Centura.
Centura misses with an uppercut.
Centura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Centura was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.#T2#
Falcone throws a lazy right hand but Centura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Centura misses with an uppercut.
Falcone's corner calls for a 1-2. Falcone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Falcone missing with a left hand there. Centura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Falcone is looking to land body kicks.
Falcone thows a body kick. Centura tries to catch it but that hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Falcone.
Centura checks a leg kick.
Centura avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Centura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Centura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Falcone throws out the jab.
Falcone misses with an uppercut. Centura saw that one coming.
Falcone lands with a nice body punch.
Centura feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Falcone's calf.
A swing and a miss from Falcone.
A left lands for Centura.#T3#
Falcone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Centura moves out of range of the body kick from Falcone.
Falcone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Centura checks it well.
Falcone throws an overhand right that lands on Centura's shoulder, as Centura tries to avoid the shot.
Centura is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Centura takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Falcone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Centura catches Falcone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rocco Falcone is winning the standup battle so far.
Centura lands a glancing blow to the side of Falcone's head.
Centura has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Falcone finds it's way round the side to connect with Centura's head.
Falcone misses with a hook.
Centura scores with a leg kick.
Centura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Centura misses.
Centura looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Falcone misses its target.
Falcone throws a front kick that sends Centura stumbling back into the cage.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Centura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Falcone throws a hook but Centura avoids it easily.
Centura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Centura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falcone cracks Centura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Falcone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Falcone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Centura has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Falcone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Centura.
Falcone misses with an uppercut. Centura saw that one coming.
Falcone lands a nice shot to the body.
Falcone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Centura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Falcone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Centura takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Falcone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Centura on the side of the head.
Centura throws the left hand but Falcone avoids the punch easily.
Falcone connects with a leg kick. Centura looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Falcone dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
That kick from Falcone tenderised Centura's leg. Centura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Falcone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcone throws a shot to the body.
Falcone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Centura manages to avoid it.
Falcone loads up on a big right hand but Centura slips the punch.
Centura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Falcone connects with the punch.
Centura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Falcone under the eye.
Centura looks to throw the jab but Falcone is out of range.
Falcone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Centura looks to throw the jab but Falcone is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Centura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Centura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Falcone counters with a straight right hand.
Centura throws a looping overhand right but Falcone ducks down to avoid it.
Falcone just misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Falcone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Centura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Falcone defending well as Centura loads up on a big left hand.
Falcone misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Centura! But no joy.
Falcone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Centura doesn't seem bothered though.
Falcone wants to land a leg kick but Centura is out of range.
Falcone lands a nice shot to the body.
Centura avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Centura moves away from the strike by Falcone.
Falcone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falcone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Falcone feints and then cracks Centura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Centura down.
Centura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Falcone throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Centura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Falcone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Distor Centura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Falcone tries to land a front kick but Centura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Falcone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Centura under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Centura - just one landing.
Falcone digs a good hook to Centura's body.
Centura avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Falcone dodges the punch combination from Centura.
Centura's corner calls for a 1-2. Centura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Centura. Those never looked like landing.
Falcone catches Centura with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Centura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Falcone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Centura.
Falcone connects with a leg kick. Centura looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Centura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Falcone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T3#
Centura drops Falcone with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Falcone! Centura dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Distor Centura!
Distor Centura was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
D.T 57 Night of Champions
Date: Sep 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Falcone connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Falcone does it's job there.
Falcone avoids the head kick by Pamaus.
Falcone thows a body kick. Pamaus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pamaus lands a nice looking body kick.
Pamaus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pamaus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Falcone if he has to take too many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pamaus, right into the meat.
Pamaus blocks a jab.
Falcone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jab from Falcone.
Pamaus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pamaus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Falcone.
Falcone missing with a left hand there. Pamaus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pamaus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falcone.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
Falcone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Falcone misses with a leg kick.
Falcone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pamaus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T1#
Pamaus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good work by Pamaus as he checks the leg kick.
Pamaus misses with an uppercut. Falcone saw that one coming.
Donk. Pamaus catches Falcone right on the button with a cross.
Pamaus misses with a body kick.
Pamaus misses with a straight right.
Falcone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pamaus slips under a jab from Falcone.
Falcone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pamaus misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Falcone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Falcone misses with an uppercut. Pamaus saw that one coming.
Pamaus throws a sloppy head kick and Falcone moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Pamaus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Falcone with a nice cross.
Pamaus scores with a spinning back kick!
A slow jab from Pamaus misses its intended target.
Falcone cracks Pamaus with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pamaus wants to slow Falcone down by chopping away at his legs.
Falcone lunges at Pamaus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pamaus's hand. #T2#
Falcone misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Falcone tenderised Pamaus's leg. Pamaus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pamaus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Falcone lands a head shot.
Pamaus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pamaus tries a quick counter leg kick but Falcone is wise to it.
Pamaus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Falcone.
Pamaus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pamaus throws a right hand that misses
and Falcone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pamaus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcone.
A bone on bone clash there as Pamaus blocks the leg kick.
Falcone misses with a hook to the body
and Pamaus counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Pamaus.
Pamaus lands with an uppercut that bounces Falcone off the cage and back into range.
Pamaus lands a nice hook to Falcone's body. Falcone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pamaus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Falcone.
Pamaus motions for Falcone to come forward. Pamaus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pamaus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pamaus throws a hook but Falcone avoids it easily.#T3#
Falcone misses with a body kick.
Pamaus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Falcone with a body shot.
Falcone scores with a shot to the body.
Pamaus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falcone cracks a nice hook into Pamaus's ribs.
Falcone throws an overhand right that lands on Pamaus's shoulder, as Pamaus tries to avoid the shot.
Falcone is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Donk. Pamaus catches Falcone right on the button with a cross.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pamaus moves away.
Pamaus blocks a leg kick.
Falcone throws a hook but Pamaus avoids it easily.
Pamaus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falcone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Falcone loads up on a big right hand but Pamaus slips the punch.
Pamaus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pamaus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pamaus lands with a right hand.
Pamaus staying out of range there.
Pamaus looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcone is just out of range.
Falcone moves out of range of the body kick.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Falcone blocks the leg kick.
Pamaus moves away from the strike by Falcone.
Pamaus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Falcone misses with a looping right.
Pamaus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Falcone throws a low kick but Pamaus avoids it.
That kick from Pamaus tenderised Falcone's leg. Falcone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Falcone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pamaus looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Pamaus wants to land a leg kick but Falcone is out of range.
Pamaus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pamaus scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pamaus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcone manages to avoid it.
Falcone is looking to land body kicks.
Pamaus thinks about the counter body kick.
Pamaus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Pamaus. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aimo Pamaus will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Falcone.
Falcone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcone misses the target.
Rocco Falcone is winning the standup battle so far.
Falcone moves out of range as Pamaus strikes.
Pamaus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pamaus misses with a straight left.
Falcone misses the jab.
Pamaus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pamaus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Falcone misses with a hook. Pamaus ducked under it nicely.
Pamaus throws out a counter right but Falcone avoids it with no problem.
Falcone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pamaus.
An inside leg kick lands from Pamaus.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Falcone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pamaus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Falcone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pamaus throws out a loose jab but Falcone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pamaus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Falcone misses with a straight right. #T1#
Falcone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pamaus.
Pamaus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pamaus throws a head kick but Falcone moves out of range.
Pamaus lands a leg kick that knocks Falcone off balance momentarily.
Pamaus swings for the body but Falcone moves out of range.
Pamaus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Falcone throws a leg kick but Pamaus moved away.
Pamaus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Falcone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pamaus scrambles back to his feet.
Pamaus throws a head kick that misses.
Falcone avoids a kick to the body.
Falcone will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pamaus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Falcone ducks under a wild hook from Pamaus.
Falcone throws a leg kick but Pamaus moved away.
Falcone moves out of range of the body kick.
Pamaus defending well as Falcone loads up on a big left hand.
Pamaus staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Pamaus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Falcone connects with the punch.#T2#
Falcone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pamaus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falcone.
Pamaus slips a jab from Falcone.
Falcone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pamaus.
Falcone throws a leg kick that misses.
Pamaus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Falcone misses with a low kick.
Pamaus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Falcone loads up on a big right hand but Pamaus slips the punch.
Pamaus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rocco Falcone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcone throws a body shot but no joy.
Pamaus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Falcone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Falcone catches Pamaus right on the button with a cross.
Pamaus checks a leg kick nicely.
Pamaus swings for the body but Falcone moves out of range.
Pamaus slips a jab and a cross from Falcone.
The fighters circling - Falcone throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
Pamaus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Falcone misses with a hook.
Pamaus misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Pamaus.
Falcone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Falcone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pamaus is able to avoid easily.
Falcone lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Falcone misses.
Falcone throws a low kick, looking for Pamaus's leg but Pamaus calmly moves out of range.
Falcone throws a chopping leg kick but Pamaus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pamaus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pamaus throws a leg kick
and Falcone counters with a thumping low kick.
Falcone swings for the body but Pamaus moves out of range.
Pamaus slips a jab from Falcone.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
Pamaus throws a body punch but Falcone moves out of range. #T4#
Falcone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pamaus blocks a jab.
Falcone connects with a leg kick. Pamaus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Falcone. That's going to slow Pamaus down.
Pamaus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Falcone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Falcone jabs at Pamaus's body.
An inside leg kick from Pamaus misses.
Pamaus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Falcone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pamaus.
Falcone slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Falcone misses its intended target.
Falcone looks to score with a jab to the body but Pamaus is just out of range.
Falcone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pamaus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pamaus swings for the body but Falcone moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rocco Falcone will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Pamaus slips a jab from Falcone.
Falcone looks to land a body kick but Pamaus moved away.
Pamaus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcone.
A lazy left from Falcone finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Falcone.
Pamaus connects with a solid leg kick.
Pamaus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Falcone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pamaus cracks Falcone with a good jab.
Pamaus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Falcone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone throws a front kick aimed at Pamaus's knee but Pamaus avoids it well.
Pamaus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pamaus misses with a wild body shot.
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pamaus was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
Falcone misses with a body shot.
Falcone takes one to the side of the head.
#T1#
Falcone misses with an uppercut
and Pamaus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circling - Falcone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut there from Pamaus.
A big right from Pamaus misses.
Pamaus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcone was well out of range. Poor timing from Pamaus.
Falcone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Falcone misses.
Pamaus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pamaus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Falcone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Falcone throws a lazy head kick
and Pamaus counters with an outside leg kick.
Pamaus misses with an uppercut. Falcone saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pamaus.
Falcone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Falcone throws a solid leg kick but Pamaus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Falcone.
Pamaus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Falcone throws an overhand right that lands on Pamaus's shoulder, as Pamaus tries to avoid the shot.
Pamaus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Falcone takes a step back to recover. #T2#
Pamaus scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcone missing with a left hand there. Pamaus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pamaus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Falcone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pamaus moves out of range of the strikes.
Falcone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pamaus.
Falcone throws a nice looking combination but Pamaus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Falcone throws a sloppy head kick and Pamaus moves out of range easily.
Falcone misses with an uppercut. Pamaus saw that one coming.
Pamaus ducks right into an uppercut from Falcone.
Falcone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pamaus lands a front kick.
Falcone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pamaus is looking to land body kicks.
Pamaus looks to land a body kick but Falcone moved away.#T3#
Falcone slips under a jab from Pamaus.
Falcone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pamaus throws a hook to the side of Falcone's head but Falcone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Falcone lands a slapping body shot.
Falcone takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pamaus throws a wild body kick that Falcone sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pamaus, right into the meat.
Falcone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pamaus.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
Pamaus ducks under a wild hook from Falcone.
Falcone takes a swing at Pamaus's ribcage but misses.
Pamaus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pamaus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcone moves away.
Pamaus misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T4#
Pamaus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Falcone scores with a sloppy right hand. Pamaus should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pamaus connects with a jab.
Falcone throws a leg kick but Pamaus moved away.
Falcone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Falcone scores with a hook to the body. Pamaus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pamaus moves out of range of the body kick.
Falcone misses with a body shot
and Pamaus counters with a nice uppercut.
Falcone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pamaus's calf.
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcone throwing a counter right hand but Pamaus manages to avoid it.
Pamaus throws the kick towards the body but Falcone avoids it.
Pamaus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pamaus throws the left hand but Falcone avoids the punch easily.
Pamaus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Falcone.
Pamaus throws a fast counter high kick but Falcone manages to duck under it in time.
Falcone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pamaus can pounce on him.
Falcone misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aimo Pamaus really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
The fighters circling - Falcone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pamaus is looking to land body kicks.
Pamaus lands a high kick!
Pamaus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pamaus lands a right hook to the body.
Pamaus misses with a looping right.
Pamaus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falcone.
Falcone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pamaus.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Falcone crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pamaus - the referee stops the clock and Falcone gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pamaus. Falcone manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pamaus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pamaus moves away from the strike by Falcone.
Pamaus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Falcone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
Falcone misses with a hook.
Pamaus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Falcone checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Falcone finds it's target.#T1#
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pamaus was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
Pamaus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falcone.
Pamaus moves out of range as Falcone strikes.
Pamaus avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Pamaus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Pamaus.
Pamaus throws out a counter right but Falcone avoids it with no problem.
Falcone throws a body punch but Pamaus moves out of range.
Falcone tries to land a leg kick but Pamaus saw it coming and moves away.
Falcone blocks a head kick by Pamaus.
Pamaus looks to throw the jab but Falcone is out of range.
Falcone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Falcone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Falcone.
Falcone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Falcone checks a low kick from Pamaus.
Falcone swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pamaus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T2#
Pamaus looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Falcone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falcone moves out of range as Pamaus strikes.
Pamaus takes a swing at Falcone's ribcage but misses.
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pamaus was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
The fighters circling - Falcone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pamaus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falcone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falcone connects with a crisp jab.
Falcone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pamaus ducks under a wild hook from Falcone.
Good shot there by Falcone.
Pamaus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcone.
Falcone tried to counter with a leg kick but Pamaus avoided it.
Pamaus misses with a wild body shot.
Pamaus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pamaus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pamaus lands with a nice body punch. #T3#
Falcone throws the kick towards the body but Pamaus avoids it.
Falcone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Falcone stuns Pamaus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Falcone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pamaus.
Falcone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Falcone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pamaus.
Pamaus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pamaus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Falcone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Falcone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Falcone misses with an uppercut
and Pamaus counters with a nice uppercut.
Falcone just misses with a punch to the body.
Pamaus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcone moves away.
Falcone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big left from Falcone misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Pamaus. #T4#
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!
Pamaus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pamaus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Falcone moves away from the strike by Pamaus.
Falcone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Falcone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pamaus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pamaus throws an off balance right hand
and Falcone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pamaus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Falcone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pamaus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Falcone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pamaus is looking to land body kicks.
Falcone misses with a looping left.
Pamaus stuns Falcone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pamaus scores with a push kick.
Falcone avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aimo Pamaus dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R5#
Pamaus avoids the head kick by Falcone.
Nice uppercut lands for Pamaus. That snapped Falcone's head back.
Pamaus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Falcone misses with a low kick.
Falcone misses with a looping left.
Pamaus thinks about the counter body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Pamaus as he connects with a hook.
Pamaus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Falcone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pamaus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pamaus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Falcone lands a body shot.
Pamaus misses with a body kick.
Falcone missing with a left hand there. Pamaus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Falcone just misses with a punch to the body.
Pamaus loads up on a big right hand but Falcone slips the punch.
Falcone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pamaus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pamaus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T1#
Falcone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pamaus at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Pamaus misses.
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pamaus was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
Pamaus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pamaus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Falcone looks to land a left hand but Pamaus moved out of range nicely.
Pamaus throws a wild body kick that Falcone sees coming a mile off.
Pamaus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcone. Pamaus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pamaus connects with a body shot that sends Falcone's belly button to the back.
Falcone walks into a stiff left hand from Pamaus.
Falcone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pamaus's head backwards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pamaus.
A punch combination from Falcone misses.
Falcone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T2#
Falcone throws a hook but Pamaus blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Falcone.
Pamaus steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Pamaus tenderised Falcone's leg. Falcone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Falcone thows a leg kick but Pamaus checks it
and Pamaus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pamaus slips under a jab from Falcone.
Falcone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Falcone throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pamaus.
Pamaus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pamaus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Falcone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Falcone throws a shot from downtown. Pamaus moves away and avoids it.
Pamaus throws a sloppy head kick and Falcone moves out of range easily.
Pamaus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Pamaus misses.
Falcone quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T3#
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Falcone blocks the low kick.
Pamaus throws a leg kick which misses Falcone's front leg but catches the back leg as Falcone tries to avoid it.
Falcone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pamaus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pamaus misses with a right hand
enabling Falcone to counter with a crisp jab.
Falcone scores with a body shot.
Rocco Falcone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Falcone throws a looping overhand right but Pamaus ducks down to avoid it.
Falcone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pamaus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Falcone doesn't seem bothered though.
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pamaus was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
Pamaus looks to throw a body kick
and Falcone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Falcone throws a hook to the side of Pamaus's head but Pamaus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pamaus walks into a stiff left hand from Falcone.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Falcone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pamaus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pamaus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T4#
Pamaus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Falcone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcone punishes Pamaus's body with a nice straight punch.
Falcone swings for the body but Pamaus moves out of range.
Pamaus misses with a low kick.
Good work by Pamaus as he checks the leg kick.
Pamaus slips a straight right by Falcone.
Falcone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pamaus staying out of range there.
Aimo Pamaus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pamaus connects with a single shot there.
Pamaus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pamaus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Falcone looks to land a right hand but Pamaus moved out of range.
It seemed like Pamaus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pamaus connects with a looping right hand.
Pamaus scores with a punch to the head.
Pamaus lands a leg kick that knocks Falcone off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rocco Falcone.
Well Pamaus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Rocco Falcone retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Event:
Destiny Tuesday 55
Date: Aug 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falcone.
Falcone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circling - Falcone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tanner lands a leg kick that knocks Falcone off balance momentarily.
Tanner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tanner misses with a hook. Falcone ducked under it nicely.
Tanner moves out of range as Falcone strikes.#CL#
Tanner clinches up against the cage.
Falcone avoids the elbow strike from Tanner, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Falcone. #BC#
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Tanner moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tanner.
Tanner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Falcone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falcone tries to score a body lock takedown but Tanner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Falcone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T1#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tanner.
Tanner leaning against his opponent.
Tanner gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Falcone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Falcone lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Falcone.
Falcone throws a head punch that misses.
Falcone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tanner.#BC#
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Falcone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tanner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tanner misses with a hook to the body
enabling Falcone to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Tanner clinches up against the cage.
Tanner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Falcone throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner. #T2##BC#
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Falcone does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but Falcone pushes him off.
Tanner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Falcone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Falcone misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Tanner misses the target.
Tanner tries to clinch there but Falcone circles away.
Falcone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tanner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Falcone scores with a hook to the body. Tanner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tanner tries to clinch there but Falcone circles away.
A shot to the liver by Falcone. Beautiful body shot.
Tanner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Falcone is able to avoid easily.
Falcone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Falcone tests Tanner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tanner staying out of range there.
Tanner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcone lands with a good body shot.
Tanner checks a low kick from Falcone.#T3#
Jab from Tanner.
Falcone dodges the punch combination from Tanner.
Falcone throws a wild body kick that Tanner sees coming a mile off.
Tanner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tanner avoids a kick to the body.
Falcone misses the jab.
Falcone throws a lazy body kick
enabling Tanner to counter with a crisp jab.
Falcone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Falcone throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanner.
Tanner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#CL#
Tanner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Falcone, pushing him back against the cage.
Falcone is trying to push Tanner away but Tanner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Falcone has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Tanner leaning against his opponent.
Falcone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T4#
Falcone tries to work over Tanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Falcone blocks an elbow strike.
Falcone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falcone misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanner is looking to clinch but Falcone is avoiding it.
Tanner tries to clinch up but Falcone circles away and keeps his distance.
Tanner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Tanner tries to clinch there but Falcone circles away.
#CL#
Tanner moves into range and clinches up with Falcone.#BC#
Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Falcone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Falcone throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Falcone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Tanner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tanner tries to clinch up but Falcone circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Falcone gets tackled into the cage by Tanner. Tanner maintains the clinch.
Tanner has Falcone pushed against the cage.
Falcone swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #BC#
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch but Falcone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Falcone steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Falcone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Falcone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Falcone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanner manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Falcone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Falcone misses its intended target.
Tanner takes one to the side of the head.
Rocco Falcone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcone cracks a nice hook into Tanner's ribs.#T1#
Tanner digs a good body shot into Falcone's ribs.
Falcone misses with the combination.
Rocco Falcone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but Falcone pushes him off.
Falcone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Falcone swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tanner to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Falcone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Falcone thows a leg kick but Tanner checks it
and Tanner counters with a stiff right hand.
Falcone keeps the fight on the outside.
Falcone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but Falcone pushes him off.
Tanner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Falcone.
Tanner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcone displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Tanner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Falcone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Tanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Falcone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcone defending well as Tanner loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tanner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Falcone.
Tanner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Falcone throws a shot to the body.
Falcone moves forwards but Tanner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Falcone.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falcone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Falcone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Falcone. That's going to slow Tanner down.
Falcone walks into a jab.
Falcone misses with a leg kick
letting Tanner counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Falcone misses.
Falcone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tanner.#T3#
A left lands for Falcone.
Tanner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tanner tries to clinch but Falcone is having none of it.
Tanner avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Tanner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tanner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Falcone circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL#
Tanner takes the fight into the clinch.
Tanner throws an elbow that misses.
Falcone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC#
Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Falcone responds with a good body kick, but Tanner manages to step out the way in time.
Falcone looks to throw the jab but Tanner is out of range.
Tanner is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Falcone.
Tanner tries to clinch but Falcone is having none of it. #T4#
Falcone throws a lazy right hand but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tanner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tanner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Falcone. Falcone obviously looking to wear him down.
Falcone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tanner is out of range.
Falcone misses with a straight right.
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!
Tanner slips under a jab.
Falcone cracks a nice hook into Tanner's ribs.#CL#
Tanner rushes Falcone and presses him up against the cage.
Falcone has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tanner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tanner just leaning against Falcone, taking a breather.
Falcone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Falcone fails to land.
Falcone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Falcone up against the cage.
Tanner prevents a body shot from Falcone.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R3#
The crowd cheers as Tanner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Falcone doesn't seem phased though.
Falcone swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falcone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanner moves away.
Falcone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tanner.
Falcone misses with an uppercut. Tanner saw that one coming.
Falcone misses with a double jab.
Tanner tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Falcone manages to circle out of the way.
Tanner scores with a nice right hand.
Falcone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Falcone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Falcone gets tackled into the cage by Tanner. Tanner maintains the clinch. #BC#
Tanner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Falcone missing with a left hand there. Tanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but Falcone pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Falcone! But no joy.#T1#
That kick from Falcone tenderised Tanner's leg. Tanner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Falcone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanner lands with a shot to the body.
Falcone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tanner's sensitive parts.
Falcone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcone misses the target.
Tanner is looking to counter punch.
Falcone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tanner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL#
Falcone tries to keep at a distance but Tanner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Falcone tries to circle away but Tanner has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tanner throws an elbow but misses.
Tanner is defending well against a takedown attempt.#BC#
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T2#
Falcone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tanner moves away from the strike by Falcone.
A little feinted left hand from Tanner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Falcone tries to score with a low kick but Tanner moves his leg out of the way.
A shot to the liver by Falcone. Beautiful body shot.
Tanner is looking to clinch.
Tanner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Tanner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Falcone, pushing him back against the cage.
Falcone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Falcone can't get the takedown.
Tanner blocks a body shot from Falcone.
Falcone can't find room to land a body shot as Tanner controls the action.
Tanner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Falcone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Falcone blocks with his arms.
#T3##BC#
Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Tanner misses.
Tanner is looking to slow Falcone down with leg kicks.
Falcone lands a body shot.
Tanner tries to clinch there but Falcone circles away.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but Falcone pushes him off.
Tanner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falcone.
A counter left hand to the body from Tanner misses its target.
Tanner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tanner wants to clinch.
Falcone throws a shot from downtown. Tanner moves away and avoids it.
Falcone lands a nice shot to the body.
Tanner tries to clinch up but Falcone circles away and keeps his distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Falcone. #T4#
Falcone misses with a low kick.#CL#
Tanner has managed to clinch.
Falcone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Falcone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tanner has him pressed against the cage.
Falcone is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tanner.
Falcone lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Falcone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanner tries to clinch up.
Falcone shapes to counter with a head kick.
Falcone misses the shot to the body.
Tanner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanner slips under a jab.
Tanner is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Falcone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Falcone really dominated that 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.
#R4#
Falcone throws a jab when Tanner was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Falcone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tanner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Falcone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Falcone lands a nice hook to Tanner's body. Tanner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Falcone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falcone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Falcone looks to throw the jab but Tanner is out of range.
Falcone keeps the fight on the outside.
Falcone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Falcone takes a swing at Tanner's ribcage but misses.
Falcone throws a body shot but no joy.
Falcone connects with a leg kick. Tanner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Falcone cracks the inside of Tanner's front leg.
Tanner is looking to clinch but Falcone is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Falcone! But no joy.#T1##CL#
Tanner has managed to clinch.
Tanner lands a nice elbow. #BC#
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Tanner gets a clinch.
Tanner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Falcone.
Tanner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Falcone misses with a punch on the inside.
Falcone wants to get back to striking at distance but Tanner won't allow it.
Tanner misses with an elbow over the top.
Tanner is pushing Falcone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Falcone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T2#
Falcone is looking to break free of the clinch but Tanner has double underhooks.
Tanner blocks a body shot from Falcone.
Falcone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Falcone blocks an elbow strike from Tanner.
Tanner is trying to maintain a safe position but Falcone gets an underhook and turns Tanner into the cage.
Tanner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Falcone tries to work over Tanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tanner 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.
Tanner prevents a takedown attempt there.
#T3#
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Falcone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tanner prevents it.
Dick Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Falcone.#BC2#
Falcone manages to break the clinch.
Falcone throws an off balance right hand
and Tanner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Falcone thinking.
Falcone throws a body shot but no joy.
Tanner wants to clinch up but Falcone keeps it at a distance.
Falcone misses the shot to the body.
Falcone slips under a jab from Tanner.
Falcone throws a leg kick but Tanner checks it.
Falcone thuds a left hand into Tanner's body.#CL#
Tanner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Falcone breaks the clinch.
#T4#
Tanner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Falcone
and Falcone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanner cracks Falcone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Falcone misses with a jab to the body
and Tanner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL#
Tanner has closed the distance and engaged Falcone in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tanner.
Falcone has had enough of the clinch but Tanner keeps him there for the moment.
Falcone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dick Tanner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Falcone avoids a wild elbow strike from Tanner.
Falcone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Falcone letting Tanner take a breather here.
Falcone swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dick Tanner will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R5#
Falcone throws the left hand but Tanner avoids the punch easily.
Tanner blocks a jab.
Tanner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falcone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Falcone swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner.
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcone throws a shot to the body.
Falcone scores with a jab to the body.
Tanner tries to clinch but Falcone moves out of range.
Tanner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Falcone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Tanner rushes Falcone and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Falcone.
Falcone misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Falcone working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Tanner.
Tanner working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tanner.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tanner lands a nice elbow.
Falcone letting Tanner take a breather here.
Falcone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falcone misses with a body punch.
Falcone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees to the body from Tanner.
Falcone misses with the head strike.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
#T2#
Falcone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Falcone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Falcone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanner just leaning against Falcone, taking a breather.
Tanner lands an elbow inside that Falcone shrugs off.
Tanner lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falcone tries to work over Tanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Falcone trying to control the position but instead, Tanner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Falcone into the cage.#TD2#
Falcone tightens his grip and picks Tanner up, before dumping him to the ground. Tanner manages to land in guard. #ES#
Tanner has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Falcone off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T3#
Tanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Falcone misses.#CL#
Tanner closes the distance and clinches.
Falcone can't find room to land a body shot as Tanner controls the action.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Falcone.
Tanner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tanner scores with a shot to the side of Falcone's head. #BC2#
Falcone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Falcone misses with a hook. Tanner ducked under it nicely.
Dick Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Falcone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tanner.
Falcone scores with a nice head shot.
Falcone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tanner.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falcone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Falcone throws a nice inside leg kick. #T4#
Tanner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Falcone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Tanner.
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!
Falcone delivers a nice body kick.
Falcone throws a body punch but Tanner moves out of range. #CL#
Falcone gets tackled into the cage by Tanner. Tanner maintains the clinch.
Tanner prevents Falcone from breaking the clinch.
Falcone wants a takedown but no success here.
Rocco Falcone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tanner is struggling to control the position.
Tanner stalling.
Tanner throws a head punch that misses.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Falcone avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tanner.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rocco Falcone.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Falcone!
Rocco Falcone is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Rocco Falcone 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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