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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Falcone (ranked 20 p4p, 194 weight class) and Travis Mitchell (ranked 5 p4p, 26 weight class). Falcone comes to the cage accompanied by Goodfellas - long take restaurant scene. Travis Mitchell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Falcone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Travis Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone misses with a looping left.
Mitchell is looking to slow Falcone down with leg kicks.
Falcone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Falcone dips to his left and cracks Mitchell with an uppercut!
A nice inside leg kick there by Falcone. That's going to slow Mitchell down.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Falcone is having none of it.
Falcone is looking to counter punch.
Falcone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mitchell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Falcone.
Falcone is trying to break free.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Falcone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Falcone as the two fighters clinch.
Mitchell lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Mitchell.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mitchell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A short body shot lands from Falcone as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell lands with a short shot to the head.
Falcone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Falcone struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitchell controls his hands.
A short right from Falcone on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Falcone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mitchell lands a nice uppercut.
Falcone working hard to break the clinch.
Falcone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Falcone throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Anthony Falcone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
Falcone throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mitchell counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Falcone!
Falcone manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell looks to land a strike but Falcone avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Falcone lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Falcone wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
Falcone would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone stays in close to Mitchell's body and controls the position.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Falcone from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell being controlled here, momentarily.
Mitchell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Falcone from controlling successfully.
Mitchell being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone slips nicely into half guard.
Mitchell manages to get to full guard.
Falcone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Falcone seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Falcone continues to stall.
Mitchell 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Falcone looking to pass the guard.
Falcone is working hard here to advance position.
Falcone controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitchell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Falcone wants to land a leg kick but Mitchell is out of range.
Falcone looks for the body kick but Mitchell saw that one coming.
Falcone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Falcone ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcone is just out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mitchell.
Mitchell controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Falcone will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Falcone tried to score with a low kick but Mitchell checks it.
Falcone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mitchell.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Falcone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcone throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mitchell rushes Falcone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Falcone manages to break the clinch.
Falcone throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Falcone slips under a jab from Mitchell.
Falcone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell throws a hook but Falcone blocks it.
Falcone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone misses with a hook
and Mitchell moves into the clinch.
Falcone manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Falcone.
Falcone swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
Anthony Falcone is winning the standup battle so far.
Falcone tries to score with a low kick but Mitchell moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone tries a low kick but Mitchell avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick from Falcone.
Mitchell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mitchell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falcone can pounce on him.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick.
Mitchell connects with a jab.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcone moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell cracks Falcone with a good jab.
Nice jab there from Falcone.
Mitchell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anthony Falcone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Falcone.
Falcone thumps Mitchell with a low kick.
Falcone with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Falcone.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Falcone.
Mitchell checks a low kick from Falcone.
Mitchell takes a swing at Falcone's ribcage but misses.
Falcone is looking to counter punch.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falcone.
Mitchell misses with a hook to the body
letting Falcone counter with a right hand.
Falcone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Falcone is looking to land body kicks.
Falcone scores with a spinning back kick!
Mitchell swings for the body but Falcone moves out of range.
Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falcone.
Mitchell scores with a jab.
Falcone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Mitchell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falcone can pounce on him.
Mitchell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Falcone.
Mitchell takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mitchell.
Falcone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mitchell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Falcone is fending him off so far but Mitchell persists. Nope, Falcone circles away and we're back to standing.
Mitchell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Falcone ducked under it nicely.
Falcone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Falcone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mitchell 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.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falcone.
Falcone blocks a head kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell clobbers Falcone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Falcone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mitchell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell checks a leg kick nicely.
Falcone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mitchell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Falcone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Falcone.
Some bone on bone action there as Mitchell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcone moves away.
Falcone is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mitchell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Falcone throwing a counter right hand but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell throws out a counter right but Falcone avoids it with no problem.
Falcone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Falcone scores with a jab to the body.
Falcone scores with a jab to the body.
Falcone ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Falcone swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcone manages to avoid it.
Falcone fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mitchell just manages to avoid it.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Falcone ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell throws the left hand but Falcone avoids the punch easily.
As Mitchell backs away, Falcone returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mitchell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony 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.
Falcone moves out of range as Mitchell strikes.
Falcone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Falcone lands a body shot.
Falcone misses the jab.
Mitchell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mitchell moves forwards but Falcone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Falcone.
And Mitchell tries to counter it with a takedown but Falcone pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mitchell throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Falcone to counter with a crisp jab.
Mitchell swings widly with a right hand
letting Falcone counter with a right hand.
Mitchell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Falcone scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell looks to land a body kick but Falcone moved away.
Mitchell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Falcone misses its intended target.
Mitchell jabs at Falcone's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Falcone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mitchell. That did some damage!
Mitchell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Falcone lands with a hook. Mitchell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mitchell blocks a low kick nicely.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell doesn't manage to clinch there - Falcone circles away.
Falcone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mitchell.
Falcone lands a glancing blow to the side of Mitchell's head.
Mitchell looks to land a body kick but Falcone moved away.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Falcone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Falcone lands a nice shot that snaps Mitchell's head back.
Falcone connects with a leg kick.
Falcone swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone cracks Mitchell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Falcone lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcone lands an overhand right.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Falcone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
Falcone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Falcone.
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Falcone.
Mitchell stuns Falcone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mitchell is looking to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Falcone.
A low kick from Falcone misses
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mitchell moves out of range as Falcone strikes.
Falcone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mitchell.
Falcone misses with an uppercut. Mitchell saw that one coming.
Falcone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone lands with a right hand.
Falcone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
Falcone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Falcone doesn't seem bothered though.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcone was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Falcone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Mitchell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Falcone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Falcone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mitchell throws a poor cross that misses
and Falcone counters with a nice leg kick.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falcone.
Falcone connects with a leg kick.
Falcone tried to score with a low kick but Mitchell checks it.
Mitchell staying out of range there.
Falcone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Falcone misses with a low kick as Mitchell jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Falcones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Falcone connects with a leg kick.
Mitchell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mitchell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falcone.
Mitchell shoots in but Falcone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Falcone thumps Mitchell with a low kick.
Mitchell lands an overhand right.
Mitchell swings for the body but Falcone moves out of range.
It looked like Falcone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mitchell.
Falcone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Falcone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Falcone connects with a body shot that sends Mitchell's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Falcone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Falcone clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Falcone scores with a kick to the midsection.
Falcone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Falcone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Falcone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Falcone connects with the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Falcone.
Falcone scores with a jab to the head.
Mitchell throws a solid leg kick but Falcone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mitchell.
Falcone scores with a jab.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falcone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Falcone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Falcone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Falcone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mitchells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell clinches with his opponent.
Falcone tries to break free but Mitchell pushes him back against the cage.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone breaks the clinch.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick.
Falcone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falcone connects with a solid leg kick.
Falcone looks to land a body kick but Mitchell moved away.
Falcone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Falcone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Falcone misses with a body kick.
Falcone scores with a nice body kick.
Mitchell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mitchell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Mitchell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Falcone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Falcone thumps Mitchell with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Mitchell blocks the low kick.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone connects with a leg kick.
Falcone misses with a body shot.
Mitchell lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Falcone pinned against the cage. Falcone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcone. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mitchell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mitchell tries to clinch there but Falcone circles away.
Good exchange - Falcone coming out on top.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Falcone.
Nice shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mitchell looks to throw a body kick
and Falcone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Falcone - just one landing.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone scores with the left hand. Mitchell knows he should have avoided that one.
Falcone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mitchell on the side of the head.
A low kick lands for Falcone.
Falcone scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
Falcone throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Falcone works the jab nicely.
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
Mitchell cracks Falcone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Falcone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Falcone loads up on a big right hand but Mitchell slips the punch.
Mitchell rushes Falcone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcone breaks the clinch.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcone moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mitchell rushes Falcone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Falcone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Falcone moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
Falcone lands the left hand.
Falcone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Falcone throws a leg kick but Mitchell moved away.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Falcone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Falcone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mitchell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Falcone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Falcone finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Falcone throws a low kick, looking for Mitchell's leg but Mitchell calmly moves out of range.
Falcone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mitchell takes a step back to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Falcone had his way with Travis Mitchell in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Falcone misses with an uppercut. Mitchell saw that one coming.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Falcone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Falcone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mitchell rushes Falcone and presses him up against the cage.
Falcone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Falcone connects with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Falcone.
Falcone misses with a low kick.
Falcone defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Falcone quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Falcone moves out of range of the body kick from Mitchell.
Mitchell shoots in for a double leg but Falcone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell 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.
Falcone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Falcone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Falcone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcone is just out of range.
Mitchell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone checks a low kick from Mitchell.
A slapping leg kick lands for Falcone.
A chopping leg kick lands by Falcone.
Falcone looks to land a body kick but Mitchell moved away.
Mitchell throws a hook but Falcone blocks it.
Mitchell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Falcone.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Falcone avoids them all with ease.
Mitchell throws a hook but Falcone avoids it easily.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Falcone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Falcone slips the punch.
Falcone was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Falcone.
Falcone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mitchell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Falcone moves out of range.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Falcone lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mitchell needs to keep his hands up - Falcone had a free shot at his head there.
Mitchell throws a wild body kick that Falcone sees coming a mile off.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Falcone misses with a straight left.
Mitchell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mitchell lands with a hook. Falcone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A bone on bone clash there as Falcone blocks the leg kick.
Falcone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mitchell throws a looping overhand right but Falcone ducks down to avoid it.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Falcone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mitchell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Falcone defends it well.
Mitchell digs a good hook to Falcone's body.
Falcone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Mitchell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Travis Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Falcone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Falcone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mitchell in his tracks.
Falcone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses
and Mitchell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Falcone. That's going to slow Mitchell down.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Falcone counters with a stiff right hand.
Mitchell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
A solid leg kick lands there for Falcone.
Falcone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Falcone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Falcone scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Falcone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mitchell.
Mitchell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Falcone throws a shot to the body.
Mitchell thumps Falcone with a low kick.
Falcone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Mitchell misses.
Falcone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
Falcone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Falcone scores with a body shot.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Falcone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mitchell's hands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mitchell.
Falcone is looking to counter with a body kick.
Anthony Falcone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Falcone. Beautiful body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Falcone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Falcone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Falcone!
Anthony Falcone retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Anthony Falcone thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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