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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximillian Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximillian Funk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Funk swivels and escapes.
Vovchanchyn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Funk but Funk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A clash of legs there as Vovchanchyn blocks the low kick.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Vovchanchyn has eaten all the pies!
Funk clinches.
Funk has Vovchanchyn pressed against the cage, preventing Vovchanchyn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vovchanchyn can't break the clinch.
Funk tries to break the clinch but Vovchanchyn is controlling the position.
Vovchanchyn keeps control of Funk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vovchanchyn is trying to break the clinch but Funk has him pressed against the cage.
Vovchanchyn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Funk pulls guard.
Vovchanchyn won't allow Funk to sweep him here.
Vovchanchyn connects with a couple of short punches.
Vovchanchyn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vovchanchyn passes Funk's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vovchanchyn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Funk tries to roll over but Vovchanchyn keeps him under control.
Vovchanchyn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throwing strikes here but Funk is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vovchanchyn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vovchanchyn with good strikes from the mount here!
Funk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Funk tries to get out of the position.
Vovchanchyn has control of Funk's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Funk regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Vovchanchyn looks gassed!
Vovchanchyn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Funk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vovchanchyn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vovchanchyn working for a submission but Funk is keeping him at bay.
Funk tries to lock up and control but Vovchanchyn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vovchanchyn thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Vovchanchyn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Funk is working to get back to half guard.
Funk tries to hold on but Vovchanchyn postures up.
Funk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vovchanchyn on the ground.
Funk is desperately trying to improve his position but Vovchanchyn has a good base and remains in mount.
Vovchanchyn throwing strikes here but Funk is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vovchanchyn breaks from Funk's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vovchanchyn sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Funk wants to hold on but Vovchanchyn pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn prevents Funk from getting the reversal.
Vovchanchyn misses with a head shot.
Vovchanchyn thowing shots but they're missing.
Funk is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Vovchanchyn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Funk is looking to improve his position but Vovchanchyn isn't that keen on the idea.
Vovchanchyn is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Funk is surviving well by controlling Vovchanchyn's body position as best he can.
Vovchanchyn thowing shots but they're missing.
Vovchanchyn looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
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.
Vovchanchyn throwing strikes here but Funk is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vovchanchyn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Funk is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Vovchanchyn there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vovchanchyn breaks from Funk's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vovchanchyn lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Vovchanchyn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good work by Vovchanchyn as he checks the leg kick.
Funk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Funk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vovchanchyn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Funk has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Vovchanchyn gets back to half guard.
Funk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Funk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vovchanchyn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Funk with the ground and pound but Vovchanchyn uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Funk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vovchanchyn throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk lands a couple of digs.
Vovchanchyn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Funk's guard.
Funk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vovchanchyn is one step ahead there.
Vovchanchyn drops back looking for a leg! Funk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Funk manages to kick Vovchanchyn off! Vovchanchyn jumps back into Funk's guard.
Funk wants to sweep here but Vovchanchyn controlling him for the moment.
Funk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vovchanchyn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vovchanchyn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Funk has a closed guard, preventing Vovchanchyn from standing up.
Vovchanchyn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Funk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vovchanchyn is looking to stand up but Funk won't let him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Funk closes the distance and clinches.
Funk jumps guard but Vovchanchyn stands there with Funk around his waist. Funk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Funk prevents Vovchanchyn from breaking the clinch.
Vovchanchyn tries to pull guard but Funk holds him up against the cage and eventually Vovchanchyn drops back down to his feet.
Funk is trying to force a seperation but Vovchanchyn has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn tries to circle away but Funk has him pinned against the cage.
Funk keeps control of Vovchanchyn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vovchanchyn prevents Funk from breaking the clinch.
Vovchanchyn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Funk is trying to break free.
Vovchanchyn is trying to break free.
Vovchanchyn keeps control of Funk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vovchanchyn tries to circle away but Funk has him pinned against the cage.
Funk lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Vovchanchyn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Funk with a nice head shot there.
Vovchanchyn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Funk is controlling him.
Funk postures up in Vovchanchyn's guard and throws a big left but Vovchanchyn blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Funk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Funk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Funk trying to control the position from guard on top but Vovchanchyn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vovchanchyn wants to stand but Funk is controlling the position.
Vovchanchyn scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Vovchanchyn throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximillian Funk dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Funk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vovchanchyn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Funk goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Vovchanchyn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Funk's guard! Nice work there by Vovchanchyn!
Funk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vovchanchyn is one step ahead there.
Vovchanchyn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Funk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Igor Vovchanchyn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vovchanchyn wants to get up but he can't break Funk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vovchanchyn landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Funk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vovchanchyn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vovchanchyn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vovchanchyn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Funk closes the distance and clinches.
Vovchanchyn wants to get back to striking at distance but Funk won't allow it.
Funk can't get the takedown.
Vovchanchyn can't break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn is trying to break the clinch but Funk has him pressed against the cage.
Vovchanchyn is trying to break the clinch but Funk has him pressed against the cage.
Vovchanchyn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vovchanchyn breaks the clinch.
Funk clinches.
Vovchanchyn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vovchanchyn fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn tries to break free but Funk pushes him back against the cage.
Funk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn wants to get back to striking at distance but Funk won't allow it.
Vovchanchyn is trying to break free.
Vovchanchyn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Funk's efforts to push away.
Funk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Funk is trying to break the clinch but Vovchanchyn has him pressed against the cage.
Vovchanchyn manages to break the clinch.
Funk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maximillian Funk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vovchanchyn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Funk counters with a takedown into side control.
Maximillian Funk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Vovchanchyn.
Funk landing a few strikes.
Vovchanchyn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Funk has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Vovchanchyn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sloppy strikes there by Funk.
Funk lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vovchanchyn down.
Funk with the ground and pound but Vovchanchyn regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Funk misses with a head shot. Vovchanchyn uses the momentum to regain guard.
Vovchanchyn wants to stand and escape but Funk is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Funk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vovchanchyn keeping moving, preventing Funk from controlling successfully.
Vovchanchyn is looking to stand up but Funk isn't so interested in that idea.
Funk throws and elbow that misses. Vovchanchyn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Funk's guard. Nice move by Vovchanchyn!
Vovchanchyn wants to stand but Funk is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximillian Funk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Funk 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximillian Funk!
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FIGHT
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