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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Furio Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Furio Falcone!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Williamson to counter with a crisp jab.
Williamson wants to clinch but Falcone slips to the side
and Falcone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Falcone swats away the attempt to clinch by Williamson.
The fighters circling - Falcone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williamson rushes Falcone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williamson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Falcone avoids it.
Williamson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williamson landing knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees to the body from Williamson.
Williamson crunches a lovely knee into Falcone's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Williamson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williamson lands an elbow just above Falcone 's eye.
Williamson throws an elbow that misses.
Williamson lands a knee to the body.
Williamson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Falcone's defenses.
Williamson pushes off an throws an elbow but Falcone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williamson lands an elbow inside that Falcone shrugs off.
Williamson misses with a knee to the head.
Williamson trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Williamson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williamson.
Williamson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Falcone is trying to break the clinch but Williamson has him pressed against the cage.
Williamson throws an elbow that misses.
Falcone is trying to push Williamson away but Williamson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williamson stalling against the cage.
Falcone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Falcone managing to block the knees to the body from Williamson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone is trying to break the clinch but Williamson has him pressed against the cage.
Falcone is trying to push Williamson away but Williamson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Falcone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Falcone takes an elbow to the temple.
Williamson lands an elbow inside that Falcone shrugs off.
Williamson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Falcone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williamson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williamson stalling against the cage.
Falcone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williamson tries a knee to the head but Falcone blocks it.
Falcone managing to block the knees to the body from Williamson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Williamson tries to land knees in the clinch but Falcone avoids the damage to the body.
Williamson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williamson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williamson misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Williamson.
Williamson pushes off an throws an elbow but Falcone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone can't break the clinch.
Williamson looking to throw knees to the head but Falcone is blocking nicely.
Falcone tries to break the clinch but Williamson is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Williamson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Williamson.
Williamson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Falcone's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Falcone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Falcone avoids the elbow strike from Williamson, against the cage.
Williamson crunches a lovely knee into Falcone's ribcage.
Williamson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Williamson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Falcone is trying to break free.
Williamson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Williamson missing with knees to the body.
Falcone is trying to force a seperation but Williamson has the dominant position.
Falcone working hard to break the clinch.
Williamson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Williamson to work.
Falcone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williamson looking to throw knees to the head but Falcone is blocking nicely.
Falcone is trying to break free.
Williamson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Falcone has had enough of the clinch but Williamson keeps him there for the moment.
Falcone avoiding damage as Williamson throws knees to the body.
Williamson tries to land knees in the clinch but Falcone avoids the damage to the body.
Williamson is breathing heavily.
Williamson looking to throw knees to the head but Falcone is blocking nicely.
Williamson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williamson controlling the action here for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williamson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Falcone's brow.
Falcone working hard to break the clinch.
Williamson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Falcone wants to break free but Williamson has control.
Falcone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Falcone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williamson misses with an elbow over the top.
Williamson misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Williamson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Falcone feints a jab promting Williamson to slip. Falcone then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Williamson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A low kick from Falcone is predictable there
and Williamson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williamson throws an elbow but it misses.
Falcone is trying to break the clinch but Williamson has him pressed against the cage.
Falcone avoiding damage as Williamson throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Williamson.
Falcone managing to block the knees to the body from Williamson.
A frustrated look appears on Falcone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williamson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Falcone's efforts to push away.
Williamson missing with knees to the body.
Falcone wants to get back to striking at distance but Williamson won't allow it.
Falcone tries to break free but Williamson pushes him back against the cage.
Falcone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williamson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Falcone is defending well for now.
Williamson crunches a lovely knee into Falcone's ribcage.
Falcone has had enough of the clinch but Williamson keeps him there for the moment.
Williamson working Falcone over with knees to the body.
Williamson taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Falcone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williamson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williamson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Williamson is struggling to control the position.
Williamson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williamson lands an elbow just above Falcone 's eye.
Falcone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Falcone is trying to push Williamson away but Williamson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Falcone wants to get back to striking at distance but Williamson won't allow it.
Williamson lands a nice knee to the body.
Williamson leaning against his opponent.
Williamson lands a nice elbow.
Falcone blocks an elbow strike.
Falcone wants to break free but Williamson has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Falcone is defending well for now.
Williamson trying to land knees to the body.
Williamson keeps control of Falcone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williamson lands a nice elbow.
Falcone blocks an elbow strike from Williamson.
Williamson lands a knee to the body.
Falcone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williamson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Falcone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williamson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Falcone.
Falcone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
George Williamson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williamson misses with a knee to the head.
Williamson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Falcone is trying to break free.
Williamson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Falcone's face.
Williamson tries to land knees in the clinch but Falcone avoids the damage to the body.
Williamson keeps control of Falcone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williamson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Falcone dodges an elbow strike from Williamson.
Falcone wants to get back to striking at distance but Williamson won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Falcone is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williamson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Williamson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williamson trying to control the position but instead, Falcone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williamson into the cage.
Falcone is trying to break free.
Falcone working hard to break the clinch.
Williamson prevents Falcone from breaking the clinch.
Williamson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Falcone is defending well for now.
Falcone blocks the elbow strike.
Williamson keeps control of Falcone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williamson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Falcone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Falcone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Falcone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williamson trying to land knees to the body.
Falcone wants to break the clinch but can't.
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.
Williamson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williamson crunches a lovely knee into Falcone's ribcage.
Falcone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Falcone blocks an elbow strike.
Falcone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Falcone has had enough of the clinch but Williamson keeps him there for the moment.
Williamson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Williamson tries to land knees in the clinch but Falcone avoids the damage to the body.
Falcone has had enough of the clinch but Williamson keeps him there for the moment.
Falcone avoiding damage as Williamson throws knees to the body.
Falcone is trying to break the clinch but Williamson has him pressed against the cage.
Falcone breaks from the clinch.
Falcone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Falcone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Falcone throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williamson counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Williamson 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. And we move into the final round!
Falcone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williamson counters by clinching up.
Falcone is trying to push Williamson away but Williamson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williamson tries a knee to the head but Falcone blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williamson throws an elbow but misses.
Williamson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williamson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Falcone is defending well for now.
Williamson lands an elbow just above Falcone 's eye.
Falcone managing to block the knees to the body from Williamson.
Falcone is trying to break free.
Falcone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Falcone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Falcone working hard to break the clinch.
Williamson tries a body shot but Falcone blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Williamson - that landed with a thud.
Williamson lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Williamson.
Williamson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Williamson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Falcone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williamson missing with knees to the body.
Williamson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Falcone's defenses.
Falcone is trying to force a seperation but Williamson has the dominant position.
Williamson throws an elbow that misses.
Williamson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Falcone avoids it.
Falcone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Falcone managing to block the knees to the body from Williamson.
Falcone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williamson tries a knee to the head but Falcone blocks it.
Williamson trying to land knees to the body.
Williamson throws an elbow but it misses.
Williamson pushes off an throws an elbow but Falcone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williamson throws an elbow but misses.
Falcone is trying to force a seperation but Williamson has the dominant position.
Falcone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Falcone is looking to break free of the clinch but Williamson has double underhooks.
Williamson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Falcone wants to get back to striking at distance but Williamson won't allow it.
George Williamson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Falcone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williamson lands a nice elbow.
Falcone tries to break free but Williamson pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Falcone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Falcone tries to break free but Williamson pushes him back against the cage.
Falcone is trying to break free.
Williamson scores with a knee to the head.
Falcone takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson presses Falcone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Falcone is trying to push Williamson away but Williamson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Falcone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williamson has him pressed against the cage.
Falcone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Falcone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williamson has him pressed against the cage.
Falcone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williamson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williamson keeps control of Falcone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Falcone is trying to push Williamson away but Williamson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williamson just leaning against Falcone, taking a breather.
Falcone is trying to break the clinch but Williamson has him pressed against the cage.
Williamson controlling the action here for a moment.
Furio Falcone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williamson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Falcone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williamson managing to block the knees to the body from Falcone.
Falcone is trying to push Williamson away but Williamson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Williamson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williamson, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Williamson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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