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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Falcone (ranked 89 p4p, 8 weight class) and Jesse Kilpatrick (ranked 109 p4p, 15 weight class). Falcone comes to the cage accompanied by Goodfellas. Jesse Kilpatrick struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Falcone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone throws a low kick but Kilpatrick avoids it.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Falcone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick misses with a straight left.
Falcone throws a body shot but no joy.
Falcone misses with a body shot.
Falcone staying 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.
A swing and a miss from Kilpatrick.
Falcone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kilpatrick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Falcone.
Falcone walks into a left hand.
Falcone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Falcone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kilpatrick's head backwards.
It looks like Jesse Kilpatrick has been cut.
Kilpatrick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone scores with a nice strike.
Falcone cracks Kilpatrick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kilpatrick scores with a nice head shot.
Kilpatrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falcone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anthony Falcone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab.
Kilpatrick connects with a looping right hand.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab from Falcone.
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Falcone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Falcone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kilpatrick's head backwards.
Kilpatrick fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick throws a right hand that misses
and Falcone counters with a good low kick that Kilpatrick was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Falcone did well to prevent Kilpatrick getting side control.
Falcone preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kilpatrick wants to pass to mount but Falcone is defending the position.
Kilpatrick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kilpatrick working Falcone over with strikes.
Falcone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilpatrick.
Falcone pushes Kilpatrick off looking to stand but Kilpatrick dives back in and keeps control.
Falcone tries to roll over but Kilpatrick keeps him under control.
Falcone is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick is trying to control. Falcone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Falcone is looking to escape.
Kilpatrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Falcone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kilpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Falcone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kilpatrick is working away from the top position though.
Kilpatrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Falcone's head.
Falcone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilpatrick.
My spies in LA Vale Tudo inform me that Kilpatrick has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kilpatrick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kilpatrick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Falcone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kilpatrick trying to mount his opponent but Falcone defends it.
Kilpatrick content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kilpatrick slows the pace down in half guard.
Kilpatrick thows a huge punch but Falcone dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Kilpatrick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Falcone doesn't seem phased though.
Jab by Falcone.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab from Falcone.
Kilpatrick misses with an uppercut.
Kilpatrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilpatrick tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
Falcone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilpatrick avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone throws a body punch but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
Kilpatrick tests Falcone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Falcone is looking to chop away at Kilpatrick's legs.
Falcone throws a looping overhand right but Kilpatrick ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kilpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcone manages to avoid it.
Falcone jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kilpatrick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kilpatrick misses with a looping left.
Kilpatrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Falcone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Falcone missing with a left hand there. Kilpatrick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilpatrick lands a really nice looking cross but Falcone seems unphased.
Nice uppercut lands for Kilpatrick. That snapped Falcone's head back.
Kilpatrick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Falcone throws a low kick but Kilpatrick avoids it.
Kilpatrick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Falcones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
Falcone throws the left hand but Kilpatrick avoids the punch easily.
Kilpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Falcone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Jesse Kilpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcone. Kilpatrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
Falcone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook. Falcone ducked under it nicely.
As Kilpatrick backs away, Falcone returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kilpatrick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kilpatrick cracks Falcone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kilpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Falcone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Falcone avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Falcone was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kilpatrick misses with a takedown
and Falcone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick throws an off balance right hand
enabling Falcone to counter with a crisp jab.
Falcone lands a really nice looking cross but Kilpatrick seems unphased.
Kilpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcone moves away.
Kilpatrick scores with a shot to the body.
Falcone avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Falcone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kilpatrick at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick swings for the body but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kilpatrick or perhaps it was just good defense by Falcone, which made it look bad.
Kilpatrick connects with a body shot that sends Falcone's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kilpatrick's sensitive parts.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
Falcone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Falcone throws a leg kick
and Kilpatrick decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Falcone's guard.
Falcone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kilpatrick throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesse Kilpatrick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick's cut.
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.
Kilpatrick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falcone.
Kilpatrick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Falcone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falcone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilpatrick changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Falcone scores with a body shot.
Kilpatrick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Falcone counters with a left to the body.
Falcone misses with a straight right.
Kilpatrick is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kilpatrick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook.
Falcone moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Falcone's ribcage but misses.
Kilpatrick scores with a shot to the body.
Kilpatrick cracks Falcone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kilpatrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilpatrick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Falcone lands with a shot to the body.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook. Falcone ducked under it nicely.
Falcone throwing a counter right hand but Kilpatrick manages to avoid it.
Kilpatrick defending well as Falcone loads up on a big left hand.
Kilpatrick feints the counter takedown.
Falcone lands the left hand.
A big right from Falcone misses.
Kilpatrick with the counter takedown but Falcone avoids it easily.
Falcone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kilpatrick throws a hook but Falcone avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Falcone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Kilpatrick misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Falcone.
Falcone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Falcone is looking to score with low kicks.
Kilpatrick throws a lazy uppercut
and Falcone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Falcone staying out of range there.
Kilpatrick lands with a good body shot.
Anthony Falcone is winning the standup battle so far.
Kilpatrick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the side of Falcone's head but Falcone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Falcone.
Falcone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilpatrick.
Falcone cracks Kilpatrick with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kilpatrick looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Falcone finish him?
Kilpatrick is rocked!
Falcone blocks a jab.
Kilpatrick is still on wobbly legs! Can Falcone finish him?
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilpatrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
Kilpatrick changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kilpatrick seems to have recovered his senses.
Kilpatrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falcone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throws a right hand that Falcone ducks under and follows up with a left that Falcone also avoids with ease.
Kilpatrick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Falcone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kilpatrick shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Falcone eats them both and turns towards Kilpatrick to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilpatrick. Falcone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Falcone misses the jab.
Kilpatrick feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Falcone lands a big uppercut and Kilpatrick crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kilpatrick looks OK. Falcone waves Kilpatrick back to his feet!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Falcone! Kilpatrick is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Falcone!
Anthony Falcone retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Anthony Falcone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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