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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Furio Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CId Pollendina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcone comes to the cage accompanied by Hatebreed - Live for this. Pollendina has chosen Mohamed's theme tune as his entrance music. Furio Falcone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
15 - 9 - 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, CId Pollendina!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Pollendina.
Falcone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pollendina. Falcone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcone throws a push kick but Pollendina slaps the foot to one side.
Pollendina circles away from the clinch attempt.
Falcone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Falcone throws a solid leg kick but Pollendina takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Falcone.
Pollendina scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Falcone walks into a straight right hand from Pollendina.
Falcone moves into the clinch.
Pollendina prevents a body shot from Falcone.
Pollendina lands a right hand that snaps the head of Falcone backwards.
A short left from Pollendina.
Pollendina is looking to take this one to the mat.
Falcone misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollendina working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pollendina scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pollendina.
Pollendina lands with a right to the head.
Pollendina works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pollendina trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pollendina postures up in Falcone's guard and throws a big left but Falcone blocks it.
Pollendina throws a big elbow that misses.
Pollendina has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pollendina postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pollendina in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Falcone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pollendina trying to control but Falcone is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pollendina.
Pollendina pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Falcone is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falcone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Falcone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pollendina on the ground.
Pollendina looking to sit in guard and control but Falcone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pollendina is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pollendina had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Falcone defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina is trying to control the position but Falcone postures up.
Falcone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pollendina has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Falcone has managed to get both his arms back between Pollendina's legs - danger averted.
Pollendina bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Falcone's guard.
Pollendina wants to control from the top but Falcone keeps moving.
Pollendina postures up in Falcone's guard and throws a big left but Falcone blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina wants to control from the top but Falcone keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pollendina trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pollendina postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pollendina content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pollendina postures up in Falcone's guard and throws a big left but Falcone blocks it.
Falcone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pollendina controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pollendina throwing strikes from guard but Falcone blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CId Pollendina dominated that 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.
Pollendina looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcone is just out of range.
Pollendina closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Falcone to the mat! Falcone manages to get full guard.
Falcone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pollendina.
Falcone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Falcone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pollendina trying to control but Falcone is working from the bottom.
Pollendina is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pollendina missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pollendina.
Pollendina throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Falcone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pollendina passes into half guard.
Pollendina is looking to take a break and control but Falcone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pollendina wants to work for an arm triangle but Falcone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nice strikes from Pollendina there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pollendina is working away from the top position though.
Pollendina looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pollendina throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Falcone to regain full guard.
Falcone keeping moving, preventing Pollendina from controlling successfully.
Pollendina content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pollendina thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pollendina forces his way into half guard.
Pollendina looks to land a strike but Falcone avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pollendina with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pollendina wants to control from the top but Falcone keeps moving.
Pollendina throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pollendina postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Falcone keeping moving, preventing Pollendina from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pollendina accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pollendina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcone wants to sweep here but Pollendina controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pollendina accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CId Pollendina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pollendina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pollendina will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pollendina is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Falcone ducks right into an uppercut from Pollendina.
Falcone swings for the body but Pollendina moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Falcone. That snapped Pollendina's head back.
Falcone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Falcone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pollendina dives in and scores a takedown into Falcone's guard.
Falcone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollendina lands a couple of digs.
Pollendina trying to move into half guard but instead Falcone has managed to sweep!
Pollendina is trying to keep Falcone in close.
CId Pollendina has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pollendina looking for a sweep. Not yet Pollendina, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pollendina is on top in guard.
Pollendina has gone for a leg lock! Falcone slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pollendina's guard.
Falcone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina pulls Falcone in close to prevent any damage.
Pollendina controls Falcone momentarily but Falcone frees himself.
Pollendina is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pollendina wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pollendina working for submissions but it's allowed Falcone to get to half guard.
Furio Falcone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pollendina slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina wants to control but Falcone passes easily into half guard.
Pollendina is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pollendina slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pollendina is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Falcone is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcone postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
CId Pollendina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pollendina 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CId Pollendina!
Post fight, CId Pollendina took to the microphone: 'I just want to say 1 thing to my beautiful brothers and sisters all over the world.............. FUCK ISLAM!'.
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energy
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hype
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