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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Whitney Workman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Funnman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitney Workman had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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193 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Whitney Workman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Denis Funnman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Workman has managed to clinch.
Workman is looking to control Funnman's arms but Funnman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Workman has his back to the cage.
Workman misses with a body punch.
Workman wants to get back to striking at distance but Funnman won't allow it.
Funnman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid body kick from Funnman.
Funnman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Funnman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Workman blocks it with crossed arms.
Funnman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Funnman has Workman up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funnman leaning against his opponent.
Funnman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Workman's efforts to push away.
Knees in the clinch landing for Funnman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funnman is trying to break the clinch but Workman has him pressed against the cage.
Funnman effectively controlling the action here.
Workman throws an elbow that misses.
The referee calls for Funnman to work.
Workman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Workman tries to break free but Funnman pushes him back against the cage.
Funnman keeps control of Workman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Funnman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Funnman as Workman tries to tie him up.
Workman tries to work over Funnman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funnman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Funnman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Funnman connects with an inside leg kick.
Funnman pushes Workman up against the cage in a clinch.
Workman misses with a body punch.
Workman is trying to break the clinch but Funnman has him pressed against the cage.
Workman can't break the clinch.
Workman looking to stall.
Workman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funnman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Workman blocks it with crossed arms.
Workman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Funnman up against the cage.
Workman is trying to push Funnman away but Funnman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Workman is trying to break free.
Workman tries to land knees in the clinch but Funnman avoids the damage to the body.
Workman is stalling here.
Workman wants to stall.
Funnman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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.
Funnman looking to throw knees to the head but Workman is blocking nicely.
Workman has Funnman pressed against the cage, preventing Funnman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Funnman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Workman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Funnman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Funnman wants to break free but Workman has control.
Funnman breaks from the clinch.
Funnman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Funnman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Workman if he has to take too many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Funnman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Funnman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Funnman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Workman's head.
Funnman forces Workman back against the cage and clinches.
Workman being controlled against the cage.
Funnman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funnman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Workman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funnman.
Funnman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funnman tries to land a knee to the head but Workman blocks with his arms.
Workman tries to throw a body punch but Funnman avoids it by throwing Workman back against the cage.
Workman is trying to stall.
Workman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funnman with a knee to the head.
Funnman is looking to break free of the clinch but Workman has double underhooks.
Funnman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Funnman landing knees to the head.
Workman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Funnman looking to throw knees to the head but Workman is blocking nicely.
Funnman prevents a body shot from Workman.
Workman pushes Funnman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Funnman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Funnman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Workman's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Workman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Workman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Funnman doesn't manage to clinch there - Workman circles away.
Denis Funnman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Funnman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Funnman moves in looking to clinch but Workman pushes him off.
Funnman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Workman. That did some damage!
Funnman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Workman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Workman rushes Funnman and presses him up against the cage.
Workman digs a right hand into Funnman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Funnman's gas tank.
Funnman is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funnman prevents Workman from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funnman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Funnman prevents Workman from breaking the clinch.
Denis Funnman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Funnman keeps control of Workman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Workman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Workman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Workman.
Funnman tries to land a knee to the head but Workman blocks with his arms.
Workman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funnman.
Workman working hard to break the clinch.
Workman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funnman's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Workman stalls.
Funnman lands a nice knee to the body.
Funnman misses with a knee to the head.
Funnman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Workman is keeping busy.
Funnman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funnman avoiding damage as Workman throws knees to the body.
Workman keeps control of Funnman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Funnman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Workman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Workman tries to circle away but Funnman has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Funnman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Workman dives in and grabs Funnman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Funnman pushes down on Workman's head and hops out.
Workman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Workman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Funnman.
Funnman rushes Workman and presses him up against the cage.
Workman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Funnman misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Workman is looking to control Funnman's arms but Funnman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Workman has his back to the cage.
Workman trying to control the position but instead, Funnman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Workman into the cage.
Workman tries to land knees in the clinch but Funnman avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Workman to work.
Funnman avoiding damage as Workman throws knees to the body.
Funnman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Funnman!
Workman moves into the clinch successfully.
Funnman slows down the pace here.
Workman tries to land knees in the clinch but Funnman avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Workman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Funnman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Workman's face.
Workman tries to break the clinch but Funnman is controlling the position.
Workman misses with a body punch.
Workman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Funnman clinches up against the cage.
Funnman is stalling here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Workman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Workman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funnman lands a leg kick that knocks Workman off balance momentarily.
Funnman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Workman, pushing him back against the cage.
Workman is trying to maintain a safe position but Funnman gets an underhook and turns Workman into the cage.
Workman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funnman is defending well for now.
Workman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Funnman up against the cage.
Funnman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Workman throws a punch but it's blocked by Funnman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Workman wants to get back to striking at distance but Funnman won't allow it.
Funnman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Funnman looking to throw knees to the head but Workman is blocking nicely.
Workman keeps control of Funnman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Workman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funnman avoids it.
Workman has Funnman pushed against the cage.
Funnman tries to land knees in the clinch but Workman avoids the damage to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Workman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Workman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Funnman letting Workman take a breather here.
Whitney Workman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Denis Funnman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Workman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funnman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denis Funnman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Funnman 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denis Funnman!
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energy
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hype
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