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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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165 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Falcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Falcon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Falcon looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Falcon looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Falcon tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Falcon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Falcon tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcon closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Falcon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson tries to break free but Falcon pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Falcon misses with an elbow strike.
Falcon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Rick Johnson has been cut.
Falcon misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Falcon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Falcon trying to land knees to the body.
Falcon trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Falcon.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Falcon has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Falcon crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Falcon.
Falcon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Falcon throws a head punch that misses.
Falcon misses with a knee strike.
Falcon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Falcon, against the cage.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Falcon has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Falcon obliges.
Falcon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Falcon is breathing heavily.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Falcon manages to get underhooks.
Nathan Falcon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Johnson.
Falcon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Falcon tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Falcon tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage as Falcon throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Falcon down to the mat. Falcon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Falcon tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falcon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Falcon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Falcon persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Falcon. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Falcon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Falcon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Falcon.
Falcon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Falcon lands a nice elbow.
Falcon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Falcon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Falcon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Falcon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Falcon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Falcon tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Falcon.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Falcon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Falcon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Falcon manages to get underhooks.
Falcon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Falcon with a knee to the head.
Falcon tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Falcon.
Johnson decides to pull guard.
Falcon tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Falcon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Falcon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Falcon keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Falcon is pulling down on Johnson's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falcon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Falcon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Falcon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Johnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Falcon moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Falcon shows good takedown defense.
A solid body kick from Falcon.
Falcon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Falcon wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Falcon.
Falcon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nathan Falcon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Johnson.
Falcon with a knee to the head.
Falcon with a knee to the head.
Falcon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Falcon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Falcon lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Falcon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Falcon lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Falcon.
Falcon connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Falcon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Falcon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Falcon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Falcon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Falcon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Falcon tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Falcon trying to land knees to the body.
Falcon throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson jumps guard.
Johnson wants to stand up but Falcon is controlling him.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Falcon postures up.
Falcon wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Falcon is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Falcon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Falcon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Falcon from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Falcon. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Falcon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Falcon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Falcon landing knees to the head.
Falcon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short body shot lands from Falcon as the two fighters clinch.
Nice elbow from Falcon.
Nathan Falcon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Falcon lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Falcon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Falcon has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Falcon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Falcon tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Falcon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Falcon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Falcon misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Falcon lands a knee to the body.
Falcon trying to land knees to the body.
Falcon misses with an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Falcon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Falcon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Falcon is fighting off a takedown attempt but Johnson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Falcon to the mat. Falcon regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson tries to stand but Falcon is controlling from the bottom.
Falcon pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Falcon keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Falcon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rick Johnson's cut.
That's time! Falcon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
A thudding body kick lands there by Falcon!
Falcon tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Falcon.
Falcon misses with a body kick.
Falcon shoots in but no luck this time.
Falcon instigates a clinch.
Falcon throws an elbow that misses.
Falcon scores with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Falcon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Falcon tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Falcon.
Falcon tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Falcon prevents the takedown attempt.
Falcon misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Falcon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pulls Falcon into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson holds on and takes a little breather.
Falcon preventing the sweep.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson is trying to keep Falcon in close.
Falcon stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Falcon wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Falcon is looking to clinch.
Falcon moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Nathan Falcon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Johnson.
Falcon drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Falcon.
Falcon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Falcon working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Falcon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Falcon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Falcon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Falcon prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Falcon lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Johnson is working for takedown but Falcon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Falcon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Falcon lands a nice elbow.
Falcon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rick Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Falcon prevents it.
Knees to the body from Falcon.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Falcon has the dominant position.
Falcon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Falcon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Falcon obliges.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Falcon won't allow it.
Falcon with a knee to the head.
Falcon trying to land knees to the body.
Falcon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Falcon trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson tries to circle away but Falcon has him pinned against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Falcon.
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.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Falcon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Falcon crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Falcon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Falcon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Falcon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Falcon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson throws a body kick the misses
and Falcon moves into the clinch.
Nathan Falcon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Falcon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Falcon.
Falcon prevents the takedown attempt.
Falcon landing knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Falcon crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Falcon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Falcon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Falcon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Falcon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Falcon!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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