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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Funke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tod Dervon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funke's entrance music is never gonna stop. A fine choice. Tod Dervon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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175 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Funke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tod Dervon!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funke misses with a series of wild punches.
Dervon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Funke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Funke scores a takedown into full mount!
Dervon trying desperately to get to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Funke there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Funke tries to control but Dervon wriggling away.
Funke sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Funke thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funke fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dervon is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Funke looking to finish with strikes here!
Dervon tries to buck Funke off but he can't manage it.
Funke lands a big elbow.
Funke punching from mount but Dervon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dervon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Funke thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dervon is looking to escape.
Dervon manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Funke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Funke wants to control but Dervon is keeping him busy.
Dervon is trying to stand up here but Funke is controlling him well.
Dervon looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Funke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dervon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Funke counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dervon's guard now.
Funke trying to control the position from guard on top but Dervon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Funke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dervon keeping full guard, as Funke tries to pass.
Funke trying to control but Dervon is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Funke with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funke wants to control from the top but Dervon keeps moving.
Dervon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Funke is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Funke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping body kick lands there for Funke.
Funke darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Funke working Dervon over with strikes.
Funke tries to pass to full mount but Dervon defends it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Funke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dervon defending well though.
Dervon is refusing to be controlled, as Funke sits in half guard.
Funke is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dervon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dervon wants to get back to his feet.
Funke working Dervon over with strikes.
Funke is trying to control. Dervon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Funke thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dervon to regain full guard.
Dervon keeping full guard, as Funke tries to pass.
Funke postures up in Dervon's guard and throws a big left but Dervon blocks it.
Funke looking to pass the guard.
Funke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Funke is in close to Dervon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Funke throwing strikes but missing.
Funke throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A solid body kick from Funke.
Funke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Funke decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dervon, up you get!
Funke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Funke working Dervon over with strikes here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Funke unloads with some shots from mount but Dervon bucks and avoids them well.
Funke looking to ground and pound but Dervon is blocking nicely.
Funke controlling from mount.
Funke's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Funke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dervon is looking to escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Funke unloads with some shots from mount but Dervon bucks and avoids them well.
Funke throws some wild stikes that Dervon manages to avoid easily.
Dervon taking shots to the head.
Funke is landing with some decent strikes but Dervon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Funke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Donk. Funke catches Dervon right on the button with a cross.
Dervon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Funke counters with a body kick.
Funke looks to land a combination but Dervon avoids it well.
Dervon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Funke counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dervon!
Funke sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Funke lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Funke landing strikes from the mount.
Funke throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dervon because Funke loaded up on that one.
Funke looking to finish with strikes here!
BOOM! Funke connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funke is landing with some decent strikes but Dervon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Funke working the ground and pound effectively.
Funke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dervon wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Funke.
Funke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dervon can do to turn this around?
Funke scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dervon?
Funke working Dervon over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funke looking to finish with strikes here!
Funke landing strikes from the mount and Dervon is in trouble!
Funke looking to control but Dervon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Dervon really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dervon taking shots to the head.
Dervon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Funke wants to control the pace but Dervon is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Funke.
Funke working Dervon over with strikes here.
Funke working Dervon over with strikes here.
Funke scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dervon?
Funke throwing strikes here but Dervon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cody Funke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Funke is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dervon to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dervon shrugs it off.
Funke lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Funke with a couple of short strikes.
Funke thowing shots but they're missing.
Funke throwing strikes here but Dervon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Funke trying to control but Dervon is having none of it.
Funke throwing strikes here but Dervon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Funke looking to finish with strikes here!
Funke breaks from Dervon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Funke looking to finish with strikes here!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Funke thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Funke landing strikes from the mount.
Funke looking to control but Dervon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Funke lands a big elbow.
Funke thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Funke cracks Dervon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Funke cracks Dervon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Funke unloads with some shots from mount but Dervon bucks and avoids them well.
Funke working Dervon over with strikes here.
Funke controlling his opponent.
Funke misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Funke cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dervon taking shots to the head.
Funke lands a big shot there that rocks Dervon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Funke landing strikes, looking to finish!
Funke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Funke looking to finish with strikes here!
Dervon really wants to buck Funke off and get back to his feet.
Tod Dervon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cody Funke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Funke tries to control but Dervon wriggling away.
Funke scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dervon?
Funke working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Funke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Funke scoring with strikes but Dervon is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Funke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Funke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Cody Funke!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Cody Funke!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Cody Funke!
Cody Funke wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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