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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levi Russells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Russells might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Won't Back Down by Eminem. Funkyama has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The key to victory for Levi Russells has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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212 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi Russells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama is looking to chop away at Russells's legs.
Russells slips under a jab from Funkyama.
Funkyama feints and then cracks Russells's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Russells down.
Russells swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Russells throws a low kick, looking for Funkyama's leg but Funkyama calmly moves out of range.
Russells throws a low kick but Funkyama avoids it.
Funkyama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Russells.
Russells throws a leg kick
and Funkyama counters with a body kick that stops Russells in his tracks momentarily.
Levi Russells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russells is looking to clinch.
Russells will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Russells looks to clinch
and Funkyama counters with a leg kick.
Funkyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Russells.
Russells tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Funkyama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Russells closes the distance looking to clinch
and Funkyama makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Russells really felt that one!
Russells tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Funkyama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Funkyama looks gassed!
Russells bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Russells lands with a hook. Funkyama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Russells throws a combination. Funkyama tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Russells misses with the combination.
Russells misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Russells misses.
Sloppy strikes from Russells. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funkyama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Russells.
Russells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funkyama.
Funkyama stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russells digs a good body shot into Funkyama's ribs.
Russells misses with a straight left.
Russells looks to land a right hand but Funkyama moved out of range.
Funkyama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Funkyama throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Funkyama. That's going to slow Russells down.
Russells closes the distance but Funkyama moves to the side
and Funkyama counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Russells is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Russells scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Funkyama avoids the body shot from Russells.
Funkyama throws a leg kick but Russells moved away.
Funkyama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Funkyama is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Russells. Beautiful body shot.
Nice jab there from Russells.
Funkyama has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like James Funkyama has been cut.
Russells tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Funkyama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Russells avoids the head kick by Funkyama.
Donk. Russells catches Funkyama right on the button with a cross.
Russells connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russells shoots in for a double leg but Funkyama sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A left lands for Russells.
Russells misses with a few strikes there.
Funkyama misses with a head kick.
Russells is looking to clinch.
Funkyama swats away the attempt to clinch by Russells.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russells works over Funkyama's head and body with a nice combination.
Russells lunges at Funkyama with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Funkyama's hand.
James Funkyama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russells lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Russells chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Funkyama can pounce on him.
Funkyama swats away the attempt to clinch by Russells.
Russells wants to clinch but Funkyama slips to the side
and Funkyama counters with a nice body kick.
Funkyama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Russells tries to bum rush Funkyama with a series of wild strikes but Funkyama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funkyama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Russells throws out a powerful jab.
Russells looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Funkyama is fending him off so far but Russells persists. Nope, Funkyama circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Russells dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Funkyama's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Russells sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - Russells scores with a four punch combination!
Russells looks to land a right hand but Funkyama moved out of range.
Levi Russells is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Russells scores with a jab to the head.
Russells misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russells is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funkyama.
Russells throws out a loose jab but Funkyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russells is looking to clinch but Funkyama is avoiding it.
Russells thows a left - swing and a miss!
Russells wants to clinch up but Funkyama keeps it at a distance.
Russells looks to score with a jab to the body but Funkyama is just out of range.
Funkyama is breathing heavily.
Russells swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Russells doesn't manage to clinch there - Funkyama circles away.
Russells misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russells tries to bum rush Funkyama with a series of wild strikes but Funkyama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Funkyama throws a sloppy head kick and Russells moves out of range easily.
Russells misses with a few strikes there.
Funkyama gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some wild striking there from Russells.
Russells throws a hook to the side of Funkyama's head but Funkyama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Russells misses the shot to the body.
Russells jabs at Funkyama's body.
Funkyama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Funkyama stuffs the takedown attempt from Russells. Russells gets slowly back to his feet.
Russells on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Funkyama. Funkyama obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russells scores with a hook to the body. Funkyama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Russells takes a swing at Funkyama's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Russells both land. Nice combination.
Russells has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Funkyama.
Funkyama throws a body kick that misses.
Russells lands with a right hand.
Russells swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Funkyama counters with a big head kick but Russells shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russells tries to clinch
and Funkyama counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Russells tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Funkyama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Funkyama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Russells scores with a punch to the head.
Funkyama has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Russells shoots in looking for a takedown but Funkyama manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Russells's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russells shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Funkyama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Russells misses with the combination.
Russells throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Russells walks into a straight right hand from Funkyama.
Russells moves in looking to clinch but Funkyama pushes him off.
Funkyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Russells's sensitive parts.
Russells tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Funkyama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Russells stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Russells checks the leg kick.
Russells is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Funkyama can do to turn this around?
Russells tries to clinch up.
Russells shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Funkyama as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levi Russells. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russells will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Funkyama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Russells's head.
Russells misses with a takedown
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
enabling Funkyama to counter with a crisp jab.
Funkyama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Russells to score with a decent uppercut.
Funkyama looks to throw the jab but Russells is out of range.
Russells tries to clinch up but Funkyama circles away and keeps his distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Russells scores with a four punch combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russells tries to clinch there but Funkyama circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russells looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Russells throws a body punch but Funkyama moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Russells dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Funkyama's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Russells throws a body kick that misses.
Russells tries to clinch there but Funkyama circles away.
Russells lands a jab-cross combination.
Russells connects with a good right hand that stumbles Funkyama. Funkyama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Russells, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Funkyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Russells lands with a right that hurts Funkyama. Funkyama looks to clinch but Russells throws a short knee that drops Funkyama. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Levi Russells!
Levi Russells looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thanks to the fans I love you guys! I'll kill anyone who gets in my way. '.
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