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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Furio Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcone's entrance music is Hatebreed - Live for this. A fine choice. Wonka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mr Rotten Treats - Insane Clown Posse. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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164 lbs
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Furio Falcone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Wonka!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone avoids the body shot from Wonka.
Wonka with a jab.
Wonka misses with a straight left.
Wonka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falcone.
Wonka shoots in and drives through. Falcone sprawls well.
Wonka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcone.
Falcone thows a body shot but no joy.
Falcone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wonka manages to avoid it.
Wonka avoids a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Wonka or perhaps it was just good defense by Falcone which made him look bad.
Wonka throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Falcone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wonka is in Falcone's guard.
Wonka tries to free his leg and advance position but Falcone is retaining full guard.
Wonka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wonka trying to control but Falcone is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka throws a big right hand that misses.
Wonka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Falcone is keeping the position for now.
Falcone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wonka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wonka wants to control from the top but Falcone keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wonka looking to sit in guard and control but Falcone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka keeping full guard, as Falcone tries to pass.
Falcone sitting in guard here, content to control.
Falcone trying to control but Wonka is working from the bottom.
Wonka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Falcone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Furio Falcone.
Falcone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wonka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Wonka shoots in and drives through. Falcone sprawls well.
Furio Falcone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wonka.
Wonka misses with an uppercut
and Falcone counters with a thumping low kick.
Wonka avoids the head kick by Falcone.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wonka.
Wonka takes a swing at Falcone's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Wonka misses.
Wonka looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Wonka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Falcone tries to avoid it but Wonka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Falcone to the ground. Falcone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Falcone blocks a jab.
Falcone lands a nice shot to the body.
Falcone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Falcone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wonka.
Wonka checks the leg kick.
Wonka misses with a left hand
and Falcone counters with a nice body kick.
Falcone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Falcone.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Falcone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wonka.
Falcone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wonka lands with an overhand left.
Falcone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wonka.
Nice jab there from Wonka.
Falcone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wonka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Falcone counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Falcone takes the fight into the clinch.
Wonka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Willy Wonka will probably get the nod.
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.
Wonka misses with a body shot.
Wonka misses with a left hand
and Falcone counters with a head kick.
Falcone tries to land a leg kick but Wonka saw it coming and moves away.
Falcone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wonka swats away the attempt to clinch by Falcone.
Wonka 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 thumps Wonka with a low kick.
Falcone is looking to land body kicks.
Wonka misses with an uppercut.
Falcone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Falcone wants it to stay on the feet.
Falcone connects with a high kick.
Wonka throws a jab but it's blocked by Falcone.
Wonka fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Falcone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Falcone is looking to wear down Wonka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wonka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wonka gets tackled into the cage by Falcone. Falcone maintains the clinch.
Wonka tries to stall but Falcone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Falcone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wonka.
Wonka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Falcone tries to land knees in the clinch but Wonka avoids the damage to the body.
Falcone tries to land knees in the clinch but Wonka avoids the damage to the body.
Falcone can't find room to land a body shot as Wonka controls the action.
Wonka has a couple of punches blocked by Falcone.
Falcone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Falcone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wonka.
Falcone lands a good knee to the midsection. Wonka won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wonka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Wonka fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Falcone.
Wonka lands a left hand.
Falcone blocking some punches.
Falcone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wonka misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Falcone.
Falcone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Falcone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wonka effectively controlling the action here.
Wonka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Falcone landing knees to the body.
Falcone tries to work over Wonka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Falcone as Wonka tries to tie him up.
Wonka swings wildly with an uppercut but Falcone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wonka has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Falcone seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wonka can turn it around.
Falcone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka avoiding damage as Falcone throws knees to the body.
Falcone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wonka's face.
It looks like Willy Wonka has been cut.
Wonka has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Falcone clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wonka struggling to keep hold of the position.
Wonka missing with strikes from the back.
Wonka patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Wonka working for a choke but Falcone is defending well.
Falcone covering up well under a series of strikes from Wonka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wonka is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Falcone up.
Falcone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wonka on the ground.
Wonka working for a choke but Falcone is defending well.
Falcone has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Wonka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
I really don't envy Falcone right now.
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 Furio Falcone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Willy Wonka's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wonka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wonka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Falcone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wonka trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Falcone manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wonka is looking for a triangle but Falcone pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wonka is on top in guard.
Wonka trying to control but Falcone is working from the bottom.
Wonka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka drops back looking for a leg! Falcone is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Falcone manages to kick Wonka off! Wonka jumps back into Falcone's guard.
Wonka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Falcone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wonka trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wonka looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Falcone keeping moving, preventing Wonka from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wonka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Willy Wonka has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wonka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Falcone is fending him off so far but Wonka persists. Nope, Falcone circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone looks to score with a jab to the body but Wonka is just out of range.
Falcone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wonka.
A chopping leg kick lands by Falcone.
Furio Falcone is winning the standup battle so far.
Wonka looks to throw the jab but Falcone is out of range.
Wonka clinches up with Falcone and pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Falcone as Wonka tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Falcone.
Wonka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Falcone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wonka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Falcone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Furio Falcone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wonka.
Wonka has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Falcone is trying to keep an underhook but Wonka manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wonka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wonka is looking for a kimura here.
Wonka is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wonka is looking for a kimura here.
Wonka trying to control the action but Falcone is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Wonka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wonka 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Wonka!
Willy Wonka very nearly forgot to thank Untouchable Fight Nutrition Q160 $125 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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