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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Falcone (ranked 168 p4p, 103 weight class) and Joosep Lõhmus (ranked 31 p4p, 18 weight class). Falcone comes to the cage accompanied by Goodfellas - long take restaurant scene. Lõhmus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amon Amarth - The Way of Vikings. Joosep Lõhmus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Falcone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joosep Lõhmus!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lõhmus throws out a powerful jab.
Falcone throws a low kick but Lõhmus moves out of range easily.
Lõhmus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lõhmus scores with a jab to the body.
Lõhmus connects with a leg kick.
Falcone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lõhmus.
Falcone appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick which misses Falcone's front leg but catches the back leg as Falcone tries to avoid it.
Lõhmus throws a sloppy head kick
and Falcone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lõhmus thinking.
Lõhmus moves away from the strike by Falcone.
Falcone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Falcone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lõhmus throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Falcone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lõhmus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falcone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Falcone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lõhmus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lõhmus cracks a nice hook into Falcone's ribs.
Lõhmus is looking to land body kicks.
Falcone slips a straight right by Lõhmus.
Falcone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lõhmus throws out the jab.
Falcone checks a low kick from Lõhmus.
Falcone quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Falcone misses with a left hand
and Lõhmus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lõhmus throws a big shot that misses.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lõhmus moves away.
Falcone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lõhmus is looking to slow Falcone down with leg kicks.
Falcone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lõhmus. That did some damage!
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
Lõhmus scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcone. Lõhmus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lõhmus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falcone throwing a counter right hand but Lõhmus manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone pushes Lõhmus away with a front kick.
Lõhmus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lõhmus throws a looping overhand right but Falcone ducks down to avoid it.
Lõhmus works Falcone's body with a nice hook.
Lõhmus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Falcone. That did some damage!
Lõhmus moves out of range of the body kick from Falcone.
Lõhmus misses with a hook. Falcone ducked under it nicely.
Falcone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick but Falcone moved away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lõhmus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Falcone shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lõhmus eats them both and turns towards Falcone to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Falcone.
Lõhmus throws a big shot that misses.
Falcone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Falcone misses with a body shot.
Lõhmus motions for Falcone to come forward. Lõhmus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcone misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lõhmus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Falcone's hands.
Lõhmus misses the jab.
Falcone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lõhmus.
It looked like Falcone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lõhmus looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcone is just out of range.
Lõhmus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Falcone. That did some damage!
Jab from Falcone.
Lõhmus punishes Falcone's body with a nice straight punch.
Lõhmus takes a swing at Falcone's ribcage but misses.
Lõhmus just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFalcone.
Falcone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lõhmus.
Lõhmus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lõhmus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A swing and a miss from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws a big shot that misses.
Falcone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body kick there by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lõhmus misses with a hook. Falcone ducked under it nicely.
Lõhmus avoids a kick to the body.
Lõhmus misses with a body shot
and Falcone counters with a good, hard body kick but Lõhmus shrugs it off.
Joosep Lõhmus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lõhmus scores with a kick to the body.
Falcone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Joosep Lõhmus has been cut.
Falcone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lõhmus.
Falcone ducks under a wild hook from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus swings widly with a right hand
and Falcone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Falcone.
Lõhmus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lõhmus connects with a jab.
Falcone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lõhmus.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joosep Lõhmus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joosep Lõhmus'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.
Lõhmus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lõhmus misses the jab.
Lõhmus lands a jab to the head.
Falcone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lõhmus lands with a straight right. Falcone didn't see that one coming.
Lõhmus avoids the body shot from Falcone.
And Lõhmus responds with a good body kick, but Falcone manages to step out the way in time.
Lõhmus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Falcone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Falcone misses with a low kick.
Falcone throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lõhmus.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lõhmus.
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lõhmus was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
Lõhmus throws a shot to the body.
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lõhmus scores with a jab to the head.
Falcone avoids the body shot from Lõhmus.
Falcone throws out a loose jab but Lõhmus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lõhmus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Joosep Lõhmus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lõhmus lands a jab.
Falcone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lõhmus cracks Falcone with an open hand slap.
Falcone throws an overhand right that lands on Lõhmus's shoulder, as Lõhmus tries to avoid the shot.
Lõhmus checks a low kick from Falcone.
Lõhmus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Falcone motions for Lõhmus to come forward. Falcone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lõhmus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lõhmus.
Falcone throws a hook but Lõhmus avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lõhmus.
Falcone slips under a jab from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws an off balance right hand
enabling Falcone to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lõhmus checks a leg kick.
Lõhmus lands with a straight right. Falcone didn't see that one coming.
Lõhmus moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Lõhmus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lõhmus gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Falcone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Falcone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Falcone lands with a hook. Lõhmus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A low kick from Falcone misses
and Lõhmus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lõhmus throws a body kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Falcone misses its target.
Lõhmus lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Falcone, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lõhmus moves out of range as Falcone throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Falcone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice body kick there by Falcone.
Falcone cracks Lõhmus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lõhmus throws a jab when Falcone was well out of range.
Falcone throwing a counter right hand but Lõhmus manages to avoid it.
Lõhmus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Falcone.
Nice body punch from Lõhmus.
A solid body kick from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lõhmus connects with a right hand. Falcone shakes it off.
Lõhmus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lõhmus lands a head shot.
Lõhmus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lõhmus's corner calls for a 1-2. Lõhmus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Lõhmus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Falcone doesn't seem phased though.
Lõhmus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcone drops his hands momentarily and Lõhmus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Falcone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lõhmus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcone was well out of range. Poor timing from Lõhmus.
A little feinted left hand from Falcone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lõhmus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Falcone misses the target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Falcone might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Falcone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lõhmus. Lõhmus obviously looking to wear him down.
Lõhmus lands a nice shot to the body.
Lõhmus throws a hook but Falcone avoids it easily.
Lõhmus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Falcone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lõhmus catches Falcone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Falcone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Falcone misses.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick
and Falcone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joosep Lõhmus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joosep Lõhmus's cut.
That's time! Falcone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lõhmus throws a leg kick but Falcone moved away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lõhmus connects with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Falcone as he checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lõhmus. That's going to slow Falcone down.
Nice defenses there by Falcone.
Falcone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lõhmus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Falcone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Falcone misses with an uppercut. Lõhmus saw that one coming.
Lõhmus lands a slapping body shot.
Falcone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone checks a low kick from Lõhmus.
Donk. Lõhmus catches Falcone right on the button with a cross.
Falcone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Falcone stalks Lõhmus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lõhmus's face. Lõhmus staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lõhmus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falcone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lõhmus connects with a crisp jab.
Lõhmus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lõhmus tries to work over Falcone's front leg with a kick but Falcone checks it.
As Lõhmus looks to move away, Falcone throws a big counter combo but Lõhmus just gets out of the way.
Falcone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lõhmus.
An inside leg kick lands from Lõhmus.
Falcone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lõhmus lands a nice shot that snaps Falcone's head back.
Falcone thuds a left hand into Lõhmus's body.
Lõhmus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lõhmus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Falcone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Falcone dips to his left and cracks Lõhmus with an uppercut!
Lõhmus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Falcone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Lõhmus blocks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Lõhmus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Falcone with a hook.
Lõhmus throws an overhand right that lands on Falcone's shoulder, as Falcone tries to avoid the shot.
Falcone swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Falcone lands a big uppercut and Lõhmus crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lõhmus looks OK. Falcone waves Lõhmus back to his feet!
Lõhmus is rocked!
Falcone throws a lazy right hand but Lõhmus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lõhmus is still on wobbly legs! Can Falcone finish him?
Lõhmus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lõhmus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcone moves away.
Lõhmus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lõhmus seems to have recovered his senses.
Falcone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lõhmus.
A little feinted left hand from Falcone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lõhmus misses with a body shot
and Falcone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lõhmus thinking.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lõhmus moves away.
Falcone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lõhmus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Falcone throws a counter high kick but Lõhmus was just alert enough to avoid it.
A big right from Lõhmus misses.
Joosep Lõhmus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Falcone fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lõhmus just manages to avoid it.
Lõhmus throws a shot to the body.
Falcone blocks a head kick by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus cracks Falcone with an open hand slap.
Falcone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Falcone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lõhmus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falcone.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws a lazy right hand but Falcone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falcone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the body from Lõhmus misses
and Lõhmus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lõhmus lands with an uppercut that bounces Falcone off the cage and back into range.
Falcone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lõhmus jabs Falcone right on the nose. Falcone blinks but takes it well.
That's four 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!
Lõhmus looks for the body kick but Falcone saw that one coming.
Falcone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcone slips a jab from Lõhmus.
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 connects with a leg kick.
Lõhmus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Falcone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Falcone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lõhmus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Falcone.
Lõhmus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Falcone momentarily.
Lõhmus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lõhmus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Falcone looks for the body kick but Lõhmus saw that one coming.
Lõhmus scores with a leg kick.
Anthony Falcone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Falcone throws a big shot that misses.
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 Anthony Falcone.
Well Lõhmus 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joosep Lõhmus!
A relieved looking Joosep Lõhmus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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