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RCG 15: Funkhouser vs Holbert PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haku Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canis Majoris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haku Ryu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haku Ryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Canis Majoris!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majoris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ryu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Majoris scrambles back to his feet.
Majoris moves into the clinch successfully.
Majoris lands an uppercut.
Majoris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Majoris scores with a shoulder strike.
Majoris lands a shot to the body.
Ryu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Majoris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Majoris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Majoris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Majoris.
Ryu misses with a right hand
and Majoris makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ryu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chain Gang Training in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Majoris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Majoris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ryu looks to land a left hand but Majoris moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Majoris.
A swing and a miss from Ryu.
Ryu misses with a straight left.
Ryu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haku Ryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu gets tackled into the cage by Majoris. Majoris maintains the clinch.
Ryu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Majoris breaks the clinch.
Ryu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Majoris now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Majoris moves into the clinch.
Ryu tries to land knees in the clinch but Majoris avoids the damage to the body.
Majoris managing to block the knees to the body from Ryu.
Majoris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Majoris.
Majoris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ryu backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Majoris.
Majoris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Majoris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Majoris on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Majoriss head.
Majoris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ryu backwards.
Majoris lands a right hand.
Ryu misses with a knee to the head.
Ryu missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majoris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ryu is trying to push Majoris away but Majoris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ryu misses with the head strike.
Ryu looking to throw knees to the head but Majoris is blocking nicely.
Majoris stalling in the clinch.
Majoris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ryu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Majoris.
Majoris pushes Ryu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Majoris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Majoris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Majoris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Majoris lands a left hand.
Ryu looking to throw knees to the head but Majoris is blocking nicely.
Majoris lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Majoris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ryu is rocked!
Ryu is breathing heavily.
Majoris pushes Ryu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oh Ryu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Majoris's coach down at Flower Power Pillow Fighters Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Majoris's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Majoris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A frustrated look appears on Ryu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Majoris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryu seems to have got his legs back now.
Majoris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majoris scores with a body shot.
Ryu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ryu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ryu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ryu moves forwards but Majoris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ryu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Majoris.
Majoris drops Ryu with a beautiful combination! Ryu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Majoris is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Majoris cracks Ryu on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ryu falls backwards against the cage. Majoris follows up with more strikes that drop Ryu to his knees. Majoris keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ryu! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Canis Majoris!
Canis Majoris decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Morbolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Schuurman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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178 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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175 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Morbolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Schuurman!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schuurman clinches up against the cage.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
Schuurman landing knees to the head.
Schuurman's coach down at Animal House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Schuurman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Schuurman lands a nice knee to the body.
Schuurman drops Morbolev with a big knee straight up the middle! Morbolev is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Morbolev is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schuurman clinches.
Oh Morbolev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morbolev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head.
Morbolev misses with a body punch.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morbolev misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schuurman obliges.
Morbolev is breathing heavily.
Schuurman lands a big knee to the head and Morbolev goes down! Schuurman pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Schuurman!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lyman Kissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kali Parlsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kali Parlsh will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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141 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyman Kissell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kali Parlsh!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parlsh throws a head kick that misses.
Kissell 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.
Kissell lands a slapping body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parlsh.
Kissell misses with a kick to the body.
Kissell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parlsh tries to close the distance and clinch but Kissell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kissell misses with an uppercut.
Parlsh misses with an uppercut.
Parlsh swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kissell lands with a shot to the body.
Kissell gets a clinch.
Kissell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Kissell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parlsh misses with a body punch.
Parlsh letting Kissell take a breather here.
Parlsh wants to take the fight to the mat but Kissell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kissell.
Parlsh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kissell walks away with a smile on his face. Parlsh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lyman Kissell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kali Parlsh.
Parlsh blocks a head kick by Kissell.
Parlsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Kissell circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kissell.
Parlsh tries for a takedown but Kissell circles away easily
and Kissell counters with a good low kick that Parlsh was not able to check.
Nice straight punches there by Kissell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kissell.
Kissell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Parlsh shoots in for a double leg but Kissell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kissell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parlsh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissell connects with a single shot there.
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!
Kissell misses with a low kick.
Kissell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Parlsh dodges the ground and pound from Kissell.
Kissell working the ground and pound.
Kissell is trying to get an arm triangle but Parlsh is defending well.
Kissell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parlsh keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parlsh is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kissell asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kissell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kissell is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Parlsh will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kissell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kissell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Parlsh to see if he's OK.
Kissell trying to control the action but Parlsh is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kissell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Parlsh is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kissell off and has taken his back!
Kissell defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
We've been informed that Parlsh has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kissell is taking damage to the body and head.
Parlsh doesn't have the hooks in and Kissell manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyman Kissell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kissell scores with a body shot.
Kissell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Parlsh.
Parlsh checks a low kick from Kissell.
Kissell lands a nice hook to Parlsh's body. Parlsh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kissell clinches.
Parlsh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kissell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Parlsh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kissell is defending well.
Lyman Kissell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kali Parlsh.
Parlsh prevents a body shot from Kissell.
Kissell lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kissell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kissell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Parlsh is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parlsh wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kissell.
Kissell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parlsh's elbow.
Kissell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A body shot lands from Kissell.
A nice left hand lands by Kissell.
Kissell tries to work over Parlsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parlsh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kissell has clasped his hands together around Parlsh's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Parlsh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kissell throws an elbow but Parlsh slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissell goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Parlsh rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kissell's guard! Nice work there by Parlsh!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parlsh is looking to advance position but Kissell has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kissell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Parlsh is looking to escape.
Parlsh is in a horrible position here. Kissell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kissell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kissell lands with some strikes.
Kissell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Parlsh blocking the ground and pound.
Parlsh holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kissell tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kissell punching from mount but Parlsh doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kissell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Parlsh's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kissell thowing shots but they're missing.
Kissell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Parlsh is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kissell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parlsh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kissell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Parlsh?
Parlsh is trying to escape the mount.
Kissell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Parlsh is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kissell postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Parlsh badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Kissell around the waist but Kissell pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Kissell is the winner by TKO! Kissell jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyman Kissell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quill Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that TJ Hearts was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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212 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
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211 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quill Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, TJ Hearts!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles tries to clinch but Hearts is having none of it.
Styles dodges the punch combination from Hearts.
Hearts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Styles's sensitive parts.
Styles tries for a takedown but Hearts circles away easily
and Hearts counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hearts.
Styles pushes Hearts off and scrambles back to his feet.
Styles moves in looking to clinch but Hearts pushes him off.
Hearts tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hearts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hearts with the counter takedown but Styles avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Styles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Styles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styles fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hearts avoids it really well and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Hearts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hearts lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hearts.
It looks like Quill Styles has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles misses with a hook to the body
and Hearts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hearts lands with a right and another and another! Styles is in big trouble! Hearts lands again and this time it's lights out for Styles! A quality knockout there for Hearts.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). TJ Hearts!
TJ Hearts decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Whitey Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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138 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Whitey Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khal Stark!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ford.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Stark has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ford gets tackled into the cage by Stark. Stark maintains the clinch.
Ford tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Ford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stark scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ford has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stark is working away from the top position though.
Stark is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Stark jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ford manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ford is not content to let Stark control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford is looking to regain half guard here but Stark keeps moving and retains side control.
Ford is trying to escape the position but Stark is controlling the position.
Ford pushes Stark away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stark gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ford tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ford is letting Stark control him for a moment.
Stark advances to full mount.
Stark is landing with some decent strikes but Ford is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stark sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stark goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ford turns into him and now he's in Stark's guard.
Ford being controlled here momentarily.
Ford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Stark manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Stark gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Stark throws a strike but Ford rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stark is adopting a defensive guard.
Ford's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stark on the ground.
Stark doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ford preventing the sweep.
Ford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ford wants to stand but Stark has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ford working a defensive guard here.
Stark is stalling in the full guard.
Ford is trying to keep Stark in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Stark dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stark shoots and misses
and Ford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Ford's head coaches at Devils Den New York that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A punch lands to the side of Stark 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ford misses with an uppercut. Stark saw that one coming.
Ford throws a shot from downtown. Stark moves away and avoids it.
Ford is looking to clinch.
Ford throws a right and a left that Stark avoids nicely.
Ford misses with the combination.
A combination from Ford does no damage.
Whitey Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ford loads up on a big right hand but Stark slips the punch.
Stark tries to counter with a clinch but Ford shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford is looking to clinch.
Stark scores with a hook.
Ford misses with a few strikes there.
Stark tries to counter by closing the distance.
Decent striking displayed by Stark there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
Ford misses with the head strike.
Stark lands a hook that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Stark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ford wants to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ford.
Ford checks the leg kick.
A left and a right from Stark both land. Nice combination.
Stark throws a solid leg kick but Ford takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stark.
Ford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
As Ford backs off Stark throws a huge counter combo but Ford manages to avoid it all.
Sloppy strikes from Ford. Those never looked like landing.
Stark slips under a jab from Ford.
Stark is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Good exchange - Stark coming out on top.
Ford is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Stark! Ford is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khal Stark!
Khal Stark gave a mention to Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Whitey Ford had this to say: 'I will be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roan Jenkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Magnusson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnusson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Little Talks - Of Monsters And Men kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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250 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roan Jenkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Magnus Magnusson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkinson lands a nice shot that snaps Magnusson's head back.
It looks like Magnus Magnusson has been cut.
Magnusson looks to throw the jab but Jenkinson is out of range.
Magnusson throws the left hand but Jenkinson avoids the punch easily.
Jenkinson is looking to clinch but Magnusson is avoiding it.
Jenkinson tries to clinch there but Magnusson circles away.
Jenkinson throws a nice looking combination but Magnusson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jenkinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magnusson.
Magnusson unleashes a big counter combination but Jenkinson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jenkinson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Magnusson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jenkinson lands a nice hook to Magnusson's body. Magnusson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jenkinson lands with a good body shot.
Jenkinson misses with a few strikes there.
Roan Jenkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkinson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jenkinson 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkinson swings for the body but Magnusson moves out of range.
Magnusson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jenkinson tries to clinch up.
Magnusson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jenkinson digs a good hook to Magnusson's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkinson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magnusson's head backwards.
Magnusson needs to keep his hands up - Jenkinson had a free shot at his head there.
Jenkinson misses the body punch
and Magnusson counters with a straight right hand.
Jenkinson tries to clinch but Magnusson moves out of range.
Jenkinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jenkinson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Magnusson counters with a nice right hand that sends Jenkinson toppling to the canvas! Jenkinson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Magnusson finish him?!
Jenkinson is rocked!
Roan Jenkinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Jenkinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jenkinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magnusson throws a counter combo.
Jenkinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenkinson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jenkinson throws a body punch but Magnusson moves out of range.
Jenkinson misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Magnusson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Magnusson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jenkinson misses with an uppercut. Magnusson saw that one coming.
Jenkinson throws a good cross that connects.
That has opened up Magnus Magnusson's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkinson tries to bum rush Magnusson with a series of wild strikes but Magnusson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Jenkinson misses.
Jenkinson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Magnusson counters with a straight right hand.
Jenkinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magnusson counters with a HUGE slam that knocks Jenkinson out cold!!! When he eventually wakes up, that one's gunna hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Magnus Magnusson!
Magnus Magnusson gave a mention to Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ganbaatar Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ranieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Seed - Watch It Burn. Ranieri has chosen DMX - Lord give me a Sign as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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28
185 lbs
11 - 14 - 0 |
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28
190 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ganbaatar Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Ranieri!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ranieri was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
A little jabbing left from Ranieri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Ranieri.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ranieri manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Ranieri.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Ranieri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ranieri wants to counter the offense by Khan and move into the clinch position.
Khan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ranieri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ranieri misses with a double jab.
Khan throws a head kick but Ranieri moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranieri avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ranieri moves away.
Ganbaatar Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ranieri tries to clinch
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ranieri walks into a stiff left hand from Khan.
Ranieri darts in and clinches Khan up against the cage.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ranieri looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
Ranieri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ranieri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ranieri looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
Ranieri tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Ranieri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ranieri avoids the elbow strike from Khan, against the cage.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ranieri wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ranieri throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Ranieri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan throws a jab when Ranieri was well out of range.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Ranieri only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot by Ranieri.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ranieri gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranieri looking to stall.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Khan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch combination from Ranieri misses.
Khan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ranieri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Ranieri wants to counter the offense by Khan and move into the clinch position.
Ranieri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ranieri thumps Khan with a low kick.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Ranieri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ranieri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Ranieri's shoulder, as Ranieri tries to avoid the shot.
Ranieri lands with a nice combination. Khan backs away looking to recover.
Ranieri misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking to slow Ranieri down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan thuds a left hand into Ranieri's body.
Ranieri ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Ranieri throws a big counter head kick but Khan avoids it with no problem.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ranieri was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
No joy there for Ranieri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ranieri's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ranieri duly obliges.
Ranieri tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Ranieri scoring well with a low kick there.
Ranieri throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ganbaatar Khan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Ranieri tries to counter with a clinch but Khan shakes him off and moves away.
Ranieri slips under a jab.
Khan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ranieri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Some wild striking there from Ranieri.
Ranieri misses with a leg kick
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khan throws a series of punches but Ranieri avoids them all with ease.
Ranieri throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Ranieri steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Khan.
Ranieri pushes Khan away with a front kick.
Khan misses with an uppercut
and Ranieri counters with a straight right hand.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Ranieri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranieri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Khan misses with the body kick
enabling Ranieri to counter with a crisp jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ranieri!
Ranieri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ranieri throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick
and Ranieri counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ranieri is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Ranieri is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ranieri connects with a single shot there.
Ganbaatar Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ranieri jabs Khan right on the nose. Khan blinks but takes it well.
Khan throws the kick towards the body but Ranieri avoids it.
Ranieri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ranieri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ranieri slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan throws a head kick but Ranieri moves out of range.
Nice combo by Ranieri! Oh, that's hurt him - Khan falls to the canvas and Ranieri follows him into side control.
Khan is rocked!
Khan pushes Ranieri away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ranieri gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Oh Khan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ranieri advances to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ranieri with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Khan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ranieri.
Ranieri is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Khan is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Khan flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Ranieri anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Khan and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Ranieri slips an arm under Khan chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Ranieri has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Ranieri is squeezing on Khan like an anaconda would it's prey. Khan fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joe Ranieri!
An out of breath Joe Ranieri thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sunan Chatichai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boo Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Boo Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
213 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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21
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sunan Chatichai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee looks to land a right hand but Chatichai moved out of range.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee defending well as Chatichai loads up on a big left hand.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Chatichai ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Lee.
Chatichai tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Chatichai misses.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chatichai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chatichai there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Sunan Chatichai has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chatichai's head backwards.
Chatichai throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Chatichai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chatichai throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee works Chatichai's body with a nice hook.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chatichai is rocked!
Lee goes for a small jab and connects. Now Lee goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Chatichai stumbles back but Lee runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Chatichai to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Chatichai will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Boo Lee!
A relieved looking Boo Lee 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Eugemia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
146 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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21
145 lbs
11 - 3 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Badass!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Eugemia!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eugemia feints a jab promting Badass to slip. Eugemia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Badass slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Badass throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Eugemia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Eugemia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Badass utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Badass tries to land a knee to the head but Eugemia blocks with his arms.
Eugemia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Badass takes an elbow to the temple.
Eugemia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Badass trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eugemia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Badass avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Badass looking to throw knees to the head but Eugemia is blocking nicely.
Badass throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eugemia blocks it with crossed arms.
Eugemia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass throws a leg kick but Eugemia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Eugemia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Badass is out of range and Eugemia settles back down.
Badass appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Eugemia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Badass throws a low kick but Eugemia avoids it.
Badass sets himself, and Eugemia steps forward looking for the clinch! Badass avoids it this time.
Nice body kick from Badass.
Badass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badass looks to land a body kick but Eugemia moved away.
Eugemia lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Eugemia moves out of range as Badass throws a body kick.
Eugemia raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Badass walks into a jab.
Badass looks to land a body kick but Eugemia moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass checks a leg kick.
Eugemia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Badass.
Badass attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Eugemia tries to counter with a clinch but Badass shakes him off and moves away.
Eugemia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Badass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eugemia moves away.
Badass scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eugemia wants to control but Badass is keeping busy.
Badass is keen to just control but Eugemia is a slippery customer.
Badass prevents Eugemia from improving his position.
Eugemia preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass working over Eugemia with some ground and pound. Eugemia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Badass thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eugemia's head.
Badass is nestled in close to Eugemia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Badass stalling.
Eugemia controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Badass throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Eugemia to regain full guard.
Eugemia pulls Badass in to control the position.
Badass throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eugemia has control of Badass's left arm, preventing Badass from doing any damage.
Eugemia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badass postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Badass dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Eugemia scores with a head kick. Badass tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Eugemia throws a jab when Badass was well out of range.
Tyrone Badass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badass shoots in for a takedown but Eugemia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eugemia throws a right and a left that Badass avoids nicely.
Badass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badass tries to clinch up.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eugemia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eugemia wants to counter with a clinch but Badass pushes him away.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch but Eugemia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eugemia throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass scores with a leg kick.
Badass gets a clinch.
Eugemia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Eugemia.
Eugemia checks a leg kick.
Badass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Badass.
Eugemia swings widly with a right hand
and Badass counters with a good low kick that Eugemia was not able to check.
Badass is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
An inside leg kick from Eugemia misses.
Badass throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eugemia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eugemia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eugemia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eugemia.
Eugemia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sloppy strikes from Eugemia. Those never looked like landing.
Badass thumps Eugemia with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass thumps Eugemia with a low kick.
Eugemia lands a really nice looking cross but Badass seems unphased.
A slapping leg kick lands for Badass.
Eugemia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That kick from Badass tenderised Eugemia's leg. Eugemia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Badass tries to clinch but Eugemia is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
John Eugemia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Badass. That's going to slow Eugemia down.
Eugemia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Badass throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Badass sets himself, and Eugemia steps forward looking for the clinch! Badass avoids it this time.
Eugemia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Badass throws a head kick that misses.
Eugemia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Badass's sensitive parts.
Eugemia tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Eugemia as he checks the leg kick.
Eugemia blocks a leg kick.
Eugemia is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Eugemia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass tries to score a power double leg takedown but Eugemia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Badass somewhat.
Eugemia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eugemia misses with a head kick.
Eugemia works over Badass's head and body with a nice combination.
Badass is looking to land body kicks.
Eugemia tries a head kick but it misses.
Badass finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Eugemia blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Eugemia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Badass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eugemia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eugemia throws a leg kick but Badass checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Eugemia. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Badass misses the target.
Badass changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eugemia tries to avoid it but Badass manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eugemia to the ground. Eugemia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eugemia throws a combination that misses
and Badass counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sloppy strikes from Eugemia. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Badass!
Eugemia misses with a head kick.
Badass half committed to a counter leg kick.
Badass lands a leg kick that knocks Eugemia off balance momentarily.
Eugemia misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugemia tries to keep at a distance but Badass has taken the fight into the clinch.
Eugemia stalling against the cage.
Badass putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eugemia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Badass trying to land knees to the body.
Badass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eugemia avoids it.
Eugemia wants to break free but Badass has control.
Badass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Badass blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass tries a knee to the head but Eugemia blocks it.
Badass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eugemia avoids it.
Badass tries a knee to the head but Eugemia blocks it.
A knee to the head by Badass.
Knees to the body from Badass.
Badass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eugemia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eugemia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Badass utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Badass missing with knees to the body.
Badass blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eugemia.
Eugemia avoiding damage as Badass throws knees to the body.
Badass landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eugemia is defending well for now.
Badass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eugemia avoids it.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Eugemia avoids the damage to the body.
Eugemia pushes off an throws an elbow but Badass leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Badass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eugemia.
Eugemia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Eugemia manages to break the clinch.
Badass throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Eugemia.
A jab lands there for Eugemia.
Badass wants to land a leg kick but Eugemia is out of range.
Badass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eugemia. Eugemia obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia throws a shot to the body.
Eugemia avoids a kick to the body.
Eugemia misses with a kick to the body.
John Eugemia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Badass.
Badass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eugemia. That did some damage!
Eugemia lands a leg kick that knocks Badass off balance momentarily.
A low kick from Eugemia misses
and Badass counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eugemia throws a low kick but Badass avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Badass clearly takes 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.
Badass tries to score with a low kick but Eugemia moves his leg out of the way.
Badass drives through with a takedown into guard.
Badass postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Badass throws an elbow that misses. Eugemia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Badass's guard. Nice move by Eugemia!
My spies in Chain Gang Training inform me that Eugemia has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Badass keeping full guard, as Eugemia tries to pass.
Badass lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass throws a strike but Eugemia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Badass is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Eugemia is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Eugemia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Badass wants to sweep but no luck.
Eugemia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eugemia trying to control but Badass is working from the bottom.
Badass wants to sweep here but Eugemia controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Eugemia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Eugemia stopping the sweep attempt from Badass.
Badass can't keep his opponent in guard - Eugemia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Eugemia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Eugemia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Eugemia seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Badass thumps Eugemia with a low kick.
Badass fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eugemia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Badass throws a half hearted mid kick.
Badass changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Eugemia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Badass tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on Eugemia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Badass sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Eugemia is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Eugemia defending against the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Badass lands an elbow.
Badass tries to move to mount but Eugemia blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Badass had his way with John Eugemia in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Eugemia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eugemia avoids the head kick by Badass.
Badass on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Badass on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as Badass blocks the low kick.
Eugemia swats away the attempt to clinch by Badass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass wants to slow Eugemia down by chopping away at his legs.
Eugemia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass throws a head kick that misses.
Badass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eugemia can do to turn this around?
Eugemia throws a leg kick
and Badass counters with a nice low kick that buckles Eugemia's knee momentarily.
Eugemia throws a body shot but no joy.
Eugemia wants to slow Badass down by chopping away at his legs.
A slow jab from Eugemia misses its intended target.
Eugemia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Eugemia throws a leg kick that misses.
Badass closes the distance and pushes Eugemia back into the cage.
Badass connects with a nasty looking knee right to Eugemia's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia goes for a takedown attempt but Badass pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Badass.
Eugemia is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Badass thows a body kick. Eugemia tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Badass throws a leg kick but Eugemia checks it.
Badass misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Badass fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Eugemia sprawls well initially but Badass persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass is trying to control the action in half guard but Eugemia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Badass is thwarting Eugemia's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eugemia's head.
Eugemia wants to control but Badass is keeping busy.
Eugemia keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eugemia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Badass has closed the distance and engaged Eugemia in a clinch.
Eugemia avoiding damage as Badass throws knees to the body.
Badass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eugemia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Badass tries to land a knee to the head but Eugemia blocks with his arms.
Eugemia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Badass avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Eugemia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Eugemia avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badass misses with a knee strike.
Badass tries a knee to the head but Eugemia blocks it.
Tyrone Badass has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Badass misses with a knee to the head.
John Eugemia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyrone Badass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Badass missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Badass showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Badass has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 49:46
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Badass!
Tyrone Badass retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trenton Funkhouser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Holbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Trenton Funkhouser has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Trenton Funkhouser seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Trenton Funkhouser!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Holbert!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holbert misses with an uppercut. Funkhouser saw that one coming.
Funkhouser is looking to counter the offense by Holbert and move into the clinch.
Funkhouser ducks under a wild hook from Holbert.
Holbert scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Holbert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Funkhouser.
Holbert misses with an uppercut
and Funkhouser counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like William Holbert has been cut.
Funkhouser lands with an overhand left.
Funkhouser lands with a nice body punch.
Holbert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Funkhouser.
Holbert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Funkhouser.
Holbert misses with a body punch
and Funkhouser cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkhouser scores with a one two! Holbert had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Funkhouser is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Holbert on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holbert rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Funkhouser to counter with a crisp jab.
Funkhouser is looking to clinch but Holbert is avoiding it.
Holbert looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Funkhouser stuns Holbert with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Funkhouser lands a nice shot to the body.
Funkhouser moves into range and connects with a jab.
Funkhouser drives through with a takedown into guard.
Funkhouser tries to free his leg and advance position but Holbert is retaining full guard.
Holbert working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Funkhouser doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Funkhouser manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Holbert is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Funkhouser trying to control the position from guard on top but Holbert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funkhouser trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser is fighting to break Holbert's control of his arms but Holbert is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Funkhouser slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Funkhouser wants to control from the top but Holbert keeps moving.
Holbert really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Funkhouser. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Funkhouser won't allow Holbert to sweep him here.
Funkhouser stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holbert swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Funkhouser pushing down on Holbert's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkhouser is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Holbert is just riding it out for now. Funkhouser eventually gives up the hold.
Funkhouser is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Funkhouser will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Funkhouser is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Holbert tries to roll over but Funkhouser keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Funkhouser is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Funkhouser is trying to work for a kimura but Holbert is defending well.
Funkhouser is working for a kimura here but Holbert manages to reverse the position and he's now in Funkhouser's guard.
Holbert looking to pass the guard.
Holbert is still trying to improve position.
Funkhouser looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Holbert passes into side control.
Funkhouser is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Holbert off and has taken his back!
Funkhouser tightening his grip on Holbert, looking for the choke.
Holbert fending off the submission attempt from Funkhouser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trenton Funkhouser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Holbert's cut.
That's time! Funkhouser's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holbert misses with a looping left.
Funkhouser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holbert can do to turn this around?
Funkhouser digs a good body shot into Holbert's ribs.
Holbert misses with a jab to the body
and Funkhouser connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trenton Funkhouser is winning the standup battle so far.
Funkhouser lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holbert circles away quickly and effectively.
Holbert comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holbert misses with a double jab.
Holbert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Funkhouser makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holbert misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funkhouser stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Holbert throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkhouser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holbert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Funkhouser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holbert! But no joy.
Holbert lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holbert throws a hook to the side of Funkhouser's head but Funkhouser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holbert is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Holbert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holbert misses with a right hand
and Funkhouser counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holbert throws a shot from downtown. Funkhouser moves away and avoids it.
Holbert scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Funkhouser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Funkhouser misses the target.
Funkhouser fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Funkhouser drives through and clinches with Holbert against the cage.
Funkhouser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funkhouser has Holbert pressed against the cage, preventing Holbert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holbert throws a punch but it's blocked by Funkhouser.
Funkhouser goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holbert controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funkhouser.
Funkhouser drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holbert lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Funkhouser controlling the action here for a moment.
Funkhouser misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holbert manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holbert throws the left hand but Funkhouser avoids the punch easily.
Holbert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holbert lands with a nice body punch.
Holbert swings for the body but Funkhouser moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Funkhouser tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Funkhouser rushes Holbert and presses him up against the cage.
Funkhouser tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Funkhouser misses with a punch to the body.
Holbert gets underhooks to prevent Funkhouser's takedown attempt.
Holbert is looking to break free of the clinch but Funkhouser has double underhooks.
Funkhouser softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Funkhouser misses with a body punch.
Holbert is pressed up against the cage. Funkhouser has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holbert down to the mat. Holbert avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trenton Funkhouser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funkhouser closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Holbert did well to prevent Funkhouser getting side control.
Funkhouser trying to control the action but Holbert is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Holbert is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funkhouser is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Holbert doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Funkhouser.
Holbert has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Funkhouser is working away from the top position though.
Holbert manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William Holbert will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on William Holbert'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.
A combination from Holbert does no damage.
Funkhouser slips under a jab.
Funkhouser tries to counter by clinching up but Holbert breaks away and moves out of range.
Holbert throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Funkhouser on the side of the head.
Holbert lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holbert. Funkhouser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holbert throws a lazy right hand but Funkhouser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holbert cracks a nice hook into Funkhouser's ribs.
Holbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Holbert does no damage.
Funkhouser is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holbert looks to land a right hand but Funkhouser moved out of range.
Holbert swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkhouser tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holbert was well out of range. Poor timing from Funkhouser.
Holbert swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Funkhouser counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holbert thinking.
Holbert misses with a shot to the body
and Funkhouser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Funkhouser drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Holbert explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Holbert misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funkhouser swings for the body but Holbert moves out of range.
Holbert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Funkhouser misses its target.
Funkhouser takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Holbert misses with a hook.
William Holbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holbert.
Holbert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Funkhouser counter with a right hand.
Funkhouser cracks Holbert with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Holbert. Those never looked like landing.
Nice jab there from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Holbert as he avoids it easily.
Holbert throws a counter combo.
Holbert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Funkhouser counters with a nice body shot.
Holbert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Funkhouser.
Funkhouser cracks a nice hook into Holbert's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holbert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Funkhouser.
Holbert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funkhouser manages to avoid it.
Funkhouser moves into range and connects with a jab.
Funkhouser misses with a body shot.
Funkhouser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Holbert misses.
Holbert misses with an uppercut
letting Funkhouser counter with a right hand.
Holbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holbert misses with a body shot.
Funkhouser appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Funkhouser dodges the punch combination from Holbert.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holbert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Funkhouser throws a one two combo.
Holbert throws a right hand that misses
and Funkhouser counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Funkhouser misses with a two punch combination.
Funkhouser cracks Holbert with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holbert misses with a wild combination.
A punch lands to the side of Funkhouser 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Funkhouser throws a right hand that misses
and Holbert counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but William Holbert just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on William Holbert's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Holbert jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Holbert throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Funkhouser counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Funkhouser blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Funkhouser tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holbert throws a hook to the side of Funkhouser's head but Funkhouser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Funkhouser staying out of range there.
Holbert misses the jab.
Holbert misses with an uppercut. Funkhouser saw that one coming.
Funkhouser appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Funkhouser misses with a combination
and Holbert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holbert misses with a double jab.
Funkhouser half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Holbert misses with a two punch combination.
Funkhouser appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkhouser moves out of range as Holbert strikes.
Funkhouser takes a swing at Holbert's ribcage but misses.
Holbert throws a right and a left that both miss.
Funkhouser half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Holbert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Funkhouser counters with a stiff right hand.
Holbert throws a right and a left that Funkhouser avoids nicely.
A quick step to the side and Funkhouser tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Funkhouser.
Holbert throws out a loose jab but Funkhouser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funkhouser was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Funkhouser throws out a powerful jab.
Holbert looks to land a right hand but Funkhouser moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Holbert as Funkhouser shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Funkhouser uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holbert.
Holbert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holbert takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Holbert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Funkhouser circles away quickly and effectively.
Holbert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Funkhouser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holbert lands with an uppercut that bounces Funkhouser off the cage and back into range.
Funkhouser moves away from the strike by Holbert.
Holbert feints a jab promting Funkhouser to slip. Holbert then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Funkhouser slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Holbert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Funkhouser sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Funkhouser slips a jab and a cross from Holbert.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser lands with a shot to the body.
Jab by Funkhouser.
Funkhouser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holbert.
Holbert takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holbert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Funkhouser looks to score with a jab to the body but Holbert is just out of range.
Jab by Holbert.
Nice defenses there by Holbert.
Funkhouser scores with a jab to the jaw.
Holbert connects with a nice looking jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Funkhouser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Holbert throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holbert just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Funkhouser misses its target.
Funkhouser jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Funkhouser shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Holbert eats them both and turns towards Funkhouser to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funkhouser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Funkhouser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holbert.
Funkhouser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holbert lands a really nice looking cross but Funkhouser seems unphased.
Funkhouser misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Holbert dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on William Holbert's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Funkhouser moves into the clinch.
Funkhouser tries to throw a body punch but Holbert avoids it by throwing Funkhouser back against the cage.
Funkhouser misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Funkhouser to work.
Holbert can't break the clinch.
Holbert breaks the clinch.
A jab from Holbert misses.
Holbert misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Funkhouser misses the target.
Holbert misses with a right hand
and Funkhouser connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Holbert misses its intended target.
Holbert finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Funkhouser's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Holbert falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trenton Funkhouser!
Trenton Funkhouser retains his light heavyweight title!
Trenton Funkhouser bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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