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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between joe funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chevy Venus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). joe funk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chevy Venus's chin.
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260 lbs
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226 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, joe 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, Chevy Venus!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venus clinches.
funk is trying to stall.
funk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
funk shoots in for a takedown but Venus shows good takedown defense.
Venus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Venus has managed to clinch.
funk jumps guard but Venus stands there with funk around his waist. funk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Venus lands with a light punch inside.
funk goes for a takedown attempt but Venus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for joe funk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Venus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but funk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Venus tries to clinch there but funk circles away.
Venus tries to clinch up.
funk shoots in and drives through. Venus sprawls well.
Venus wants to clinch.
Venus doesn't manage to clinch there - funk circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
funk tries to clinch but Venus moves away
and Venus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Venus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Venus stops a takedown attempt from funk.
funk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Venus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down funk.
funk tries to score a body lock takedown but Venus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Venus lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Venus scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Venus.
funk is rocked!
Venus lands with a light punch inside.
Oh funk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
funk pulls guard successfully.
Venus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Venus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Venus controlling from the top position.
Venus landing with the ground and pound.
funk seems to have got his legs back now.
Venus trying to control but funk is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
funk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Venus advances position into side control!
Venus wants to lay and pray for a moment but funk keeps working.
Venus is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt funk will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Venus cracks funk with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Venus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
funk is not content to let Venus control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, funk has escaped the position, nice work there.
funk is being controlled here.
Venus working the ground and pound.
Venus scoring with punches from side control.
Venus controlling the position.
funk dodges the ground and pound from Venus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Venus in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
funk is trying to control Venus's posture but Venus avoids it.
funk is trying to get back to half guard.
Venus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. funk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
funk manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Venus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
funk trying to control but Venus is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chevy Venus dominated that round.
That's time! funk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Venus tries to clinch but funk moves out of range.
Venus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and funk counters with a one-two to the body.
funk wants to clinch
and Venus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
funk tries to get to full guard but Venus has control of the leg.
Venus is working for a submission of some sort.
Venus uses his free foot to push down on funk's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for funk.
funk tries to hold on but Venus pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venus 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
funk is trying desperately to improve position.
funk is trying to stand.
Venus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Venus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Venus working the ground and pound effectively.
Venus dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns funk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
funk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
funk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Venus breaks from funk's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Venus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Venus trying to control but funk is having none of it.
Venus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Venus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Venus prevents funk from getting the reversal.
Venus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Venus has hold of funk's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and funk manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venus with shots to the head and body - funk looks very uncomfortable down there.
funk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Venus landing strikes from the mount.
Venus can't control as he wanted to and funk manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Chevy Venus has got the better of the ground game so far.
funk wants to get back to full guard.
Venus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
funk pushes Venus off looking to stand but Venus dives back in and keeps control.
Venus tries to pass to full mount but funk defends it.
Venus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Venus is taking a breather. funk says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Venus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venus working funk over with strikes.
Venus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but funk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Venus trying to control the pace.
funk tries to roll over but Venus keeps him under control.
Venus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Venus is thwarting funk's attempts to control the position.
Venus trying to control the action but funk is working from the bottom.
Venus controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chevy Venus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Venus.
funk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Venus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Venus.
Venus digs a right hand into funk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on funk's gas tank.
Venus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Venus lands a right hand that snaps the head of funk backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Venus.
funk is trying to break the clinch but Venus has him pressed against the cage.
Venus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down funk.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Venus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Venus closes the distance but funk moves to the side
and funk counters with a three punch combo that has Venus backing up. Venus nods at funk to acknowledge the strikes.
funk wants to clinch
and Venus counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in funk's guard now.
Venus drops back looking for a leg! funk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and funk manages to kick Venus off! Venus jumps back into funk's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
funk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of funk's head.
funk keeping moving, preventing Venus from controlling successfully.
Venus postures up in funk's guard and throws a big left but funk blocks it.
Venus lands a couple of digs.
Venus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Venus landing some decent shots from guard.
Venus looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Venus blocks a head kick by funk.
Venus instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Venus has picked funk up - he's going for a ride! Venus dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Venus prevents funk from standing back up.
Venus wants to take a breather but funk is having none of it.
Venus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Venus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Venus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Venus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ground and pound from Venus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Venus is nestled in close to funk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Venus is stalling here. funk is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Venus seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and funk has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Venus wants to control but funk postures up.
Venus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
funk has closed the distance and engaged Venus in a clinch.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Venus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
funk tries to clinch but Venus moves away
and Venus counters by moving into the clinch.
funk is trying to break the clinch but Venus has him pressed against the cage.
Venus lands with a right to the head.
Venus lands a left hand that snaps the head of funk backwards.
funk is trying to break the clinch but Venus has him pressed against the cage.
funk can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Venus.
funk is pressed up against the cage. Venus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag funk down to the mat. funk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Venus tries to clinch up.
Venus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and funk counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Venus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
funk looks to clinch
and Venus moves into the clinch.
joe funk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Venus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Venus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Venus scores with a shot to the side of funk's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chevy Venus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Venus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chevy Venus!
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hype
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