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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stig Statham (ranked 4289 p4p, 392 weight class) and Chubby Funster (ranked 1511 p4p, 174 weight class). Statham 's entrance music is The Chain, Fleetwood Mac. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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156 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Stig Statham !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chubby Funster!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Statham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Funster circles away quickly and effectively.
Statham lands a really nice looking cross but Funster seems unphased.
Statham lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Statham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Funster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Funster misses with a body shot.
Statham takes a swing at Funster's ribcage but misses.
Statham sets himself, and Funster steps forward looking for the clinch! Statham avoids it this time.
Statham misses with a series of wild punches.
Statham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Funster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Statham fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Funster is out of range.
Statham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Statham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funster manages to avoid it.
Statham ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funster has taken the fight to the clinch.
Funster misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Statham fails to land.
Statham wants to break free but Funster has control.
Funster working aggressively here.
Statham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Funster manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Statham misses with some punches.
Funster jumps guard but Statham turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Funster struggles to land a body shot inside as Statham controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Statham .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Funster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Funster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Statham 's elbow.
Funster jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Statham walks away with a smile on his face. Funster gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Statham throws a lazy body kick
and Funster holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Statham is trying to push Funster away but Funster has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Funster is trying to pull guard but Statham turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stig Statham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chubby Funster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funster scores with a shot to the side of Statham 's head.
Funster lands an uppercut.
Funster tries to pull guard but Statham forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Funster pushes Statham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Funster tries to pull guard but Statham holds him up against the cage and eventually Funster drops back down to his feet.
Statham cracks Funster with a nice body shot.
Statham struggles to land a body shot inside as Funster controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Funster misses with the head strike.
Funster jumps guard but Statham turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Funster has a couple of punches blocked by Statham .
Statham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Statham blocks an uppercut.
Statham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Statham tries to work over Funster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Funster blocks a body shot from Statham .
Funster fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Funster's coach down at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Gymnasium was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Funster's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Funster pulls guard successfully.
Funster has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Statham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Statham not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Statham lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Statham trying to control the position from guard on top but Funster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Statham 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Statham throwing strikes from guard but Funster blocks nicely.
Funster keeping moving, preventing Statham from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funster working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Statham has passed into half guard!
Funster is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Statham pulls his head out easily.
Funster is refusing to be controlled, as Statham sits in half guard.
Funster has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Statham is working away from the top position though.
Funster looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Funster tries to get to full guard but Statham has control of the leg.
Funster looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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 Stig Statham will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Statham misses with a wild body shot.
Funster doesn't manage to clinch there - Statham circles away.
It looked like Statham was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Funster.
A right-left combo lands from Statham .
Statham throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Statham .
Statham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funster manages to avoid it.
Statham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Funster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Statham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Statham sets himself, and Funster steps forward looking for the clinch! Statham avoids it this time.
A head kick misses from Statham .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funster is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Statham .
Statham misses with a series of wild punches.
Funster steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Statham .
Statham shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Funster eats them both and turns towards Statham to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham swings for the body but Funster moves out of range.
Statham sets himself, and Funster steps forward looking for the clinch! Statham avoids it this time.
Statham misses with a two punch combination.
Funster slips a straight right by Statham .
Funster closes the distance and clinches.
Funster scores with a shot to the side of Statham 's head.
It looks like Stig Statham has been cut.
Statham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Funster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Funster tries to pull guard but Statham holds him up against the cage and eventually Funster drops back down to his feet.
Funster fails to pull guard.
Funster tries to pull guard but Statham won't allow it.
Stig Statham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chubby Funster.
Funster tries to pull guard but Statham forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Statham misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funster.
Funster lands a hook to the side of the head.
Statham is trying to push Funster away but Funster has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funster throws a punch but it's blocked by Statham .
Statham misses with some punches.
Funster fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Statham wants to get back to striking at distance but Funster won't allow it.
Funster fails to pull guard.
Statham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Statham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funster is defending well for now.
Funster misses with a body punch.
Funster lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Statham or not.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Funster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Funster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Funster managing to block the knees to the body from Statham .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Statham 's elbow.
Statham wants to stall.
Statham misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Funster.
Statham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statham gets through Funster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Funster.
Statham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Statham is trying to stall.
Funster tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Statham smiles and moves away.
Funster throws a jab when Statham was well out of range.
Statham throws a series of punches but Funster avoids them all with ease.
Statham throws a half hearted mid kick.
Statham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funster moves away.
Funster wants to counter with a clinch but Statham pushes him away.
Funster doesn't manage to clinch there - Statham circles away.
Statham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funster was well out of range. Poor timing from Statham .
Statham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Funster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Funster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Statham .
Funster wants to counter with a clinch but Statham pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Statham manages to avoid it.
Statham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Funster closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Statham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Funster moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Funster scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Statham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Funster is trying to pull guard but Statham turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Funster has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Statham uses from the top position.
Statham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Funster can do to turn this around?
Funster escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Statham gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Statham controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stig Statham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stig Statham '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. This is the final round!
Statham misses with the combination.
Funster on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Statham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Funster holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Funster tries to work over Statham 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Funster jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Statham walks away with a smile on his face. Funster gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Statham is looking to wear down Funster with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Funster loads up on a big right hand but Statham slips the punch.
Statham tries to keep at a distance but Funster has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Statham leaning against his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Statham .
Statham swings wildly with an uppercut but Funster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Statham struggles to land a body shot inside as Funster controls his hands.
Statham scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham blocks a body shot from Funster.
Funster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Funster tries to work over Statham 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Funster jumps guard and drags Statham to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Funster has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Statham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Funster looking for subs off his back but Statham has passed one foot through into half guard.
Funster has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Statham is working away from the top position though.
Statham controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statham wants to take a breather but Funster is having none of it.
Funster is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Statham pulls his head out easily.
Statham seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Funster trying to control from the bottom.
Funster looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funster looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Funster trying to control but Statham postures up.
Statham is trying to work for a kimura but Funster is defending well.
Statham lands with a punch from half guard.
Stig Statham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Funster is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Statham pulls his head out easily.
Funster tries to get to full guard but Statham has control of the leg.
Chubby Funster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Statham content to control rather than advance.
Funster actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Statham in particular looking to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Statham misses with a looping right.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Statham fails to land with a series of punches.
Statham throws a body kick that misses.
Statham misses with a combination
and Funster moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stig Statham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Statham , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stig Statham !
Stig Statham managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hot Spunk, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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