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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Kempton (ranked 23121 p4p, 550 weight class) and Masa Funaki (ranked 3556 p4p, 370 weight class). Jacob Kempton looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Kempton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Funaki!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Funaki.
Kempton misses with the combination.
Kempton backing away here, and Funaki unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Funaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kempton. That did some damage!
Kempton throws a right hand that Funaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Funaki also avoids with ease.
Kempton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Funaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kempton is breathing heavily.
Funaki checks a low kick from Kempton.
Kempton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Funaki.
Kempton swinging wildly here.
Funaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Funaki feints and then cracks Kempton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kempton down.
Kempton drives through and clinches with Funaki against the cage.
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!
Funaki is stalling here.
Funaki lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funaki landing knees to the body.
Funaki lands a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Funaki.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Funaki lands an elbow inside.
Funaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Funaki.
Funaki lands a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Funaki.
Funaki landing knees to the body.
Funaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funaki lands an elbow just above Kempton 's eye.
Funaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Funaki tries to throw a body punch but Kempton avoids it by throwing Funaki back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kempton blocks a body shot from Funaki.
Funaki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kempton seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Funaki can turn it around.
Funaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Funaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Funaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Funaki lands an elbow that stopped Kempton in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jacob Kempton has been cut.
Funaki lands an elbow just above Kempton 's eye.
Kempton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Funaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A left hand lands to the body for Funaki.
Kempton takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Funaki.
Funaki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Funaki tries to throw a body punch but Kempton avoids it by throwing Funaki back against the cage.
Kempton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Funaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Funaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kempton.
Funaki lands a shot to the body.
Funaki stalling the fight.
Funaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Funaki stalling against the cage.
Funaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Funaki.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Funaki.
Funaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Funaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kempton takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Funaki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Funaki.
Funaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Funaki is leaning against Kempton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Funaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kempton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Funaki lands a knee to the body.
Funaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kempton backwards.
Funaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kempton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Funaki landing knees to the body.
Funaki lands a body punch.
Funaki connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Funaki.
Funaki tries a body shot but Kempton blocks it.
Funaki stalling.
Funaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kempton's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Funaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Kempton'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.
Funaki lands with a nice body kick.
Funaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Funaki. That's going to slow Kempton down.
Funaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jacob Kempton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Funaki throws a front kick that sends Kempton stumbling back into the cage.
Funaki connects with an inside leg kick.
Funaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Funaki cracks Kempton with a nice body shot.
Funaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Funaki crunches a lovely knee into Kempton's ribcage.
Funaki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Funaki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Funaki obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Funaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Funaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funaki working Kempton over with knees to the body.
Funaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Funaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Funaki effectively controlling the action here.
Funaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Funaki is stalling here.
Kempton wants to get back to striking at distance but Funaki won't allow it.
Funaki misses with a body punch.
Funaki landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funaki lands a body punch.
Funaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Funaki misses with a body punch.
Funaki gets through Kempton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Masa Funaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Funaki lands an elbow inside.
Funaki connects with a knee to the head.
Funaki digs a right hand into Kempton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kempton's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from Funaki.
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!
Funaki presses Kempton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Funaki lands a shoulder strike.
Funaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Kempton won't want to take too many of those.
Funaki lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Funaki.
Kempton wants to stall.
Funaki lands an elbow that stopped Kempton in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funaki cracks Kempton with a nice body shot.
Funaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kempton backwards.
Funaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Funaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Funaki lands an uppercut.
Funaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Funaki lands an elbow that stopped Kempton in his tracks for a moment.
Kempton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Funaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Funaki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Funaki.
Funaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Funaki.
Funaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kempton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funaki stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funaki leaning his opponent against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Funaki in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Funaki lands an elbow inside that Kempton shrugs off.
Funaki works on Kempton's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Funaki.
Funaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Funaki as the two fighters clinch.
Funaki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kempton up against the cage.
Funaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Funaki crunches a lovely knee into Kempton's ribcage.
Funaki leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Funaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacob Kempton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kempton gets tackled into the cage by Funaki. Funaki maintains the clinch.
Funaki lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Funaki.
Funaki lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Funaki - that landed with a thud.
Funaki lands a knee to the body.
Funaki lands a knee to the head.
Funaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Funaki.
Kempton is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Funaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Kempton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Funaki landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Funaki lands a knee to the head.
Funaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Funaki pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Kempton! Funaki unloads with more strikes and Kempton sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masa Funaki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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