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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiki Ghosn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Funke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funke has chosen never gonna stop as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tiki Ghosn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Funke!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Ghosn.
Ghosn connects with a leg kick. Funke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ghosn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Funke.
Funke shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ghosn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ghosn is trying to get back to his feet.
Ghosn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Funke connects with a decent elbow.
Ghosn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Funke lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funke misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ghosn wants to get back to his feet.
Funke trying to control the position but Ghosn is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funke is trying to ground and pound but Ghosn uses the momentary lack of control by Funke to regain half guard.
Ghosn wants to get back to his feet.
Funke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Funke working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Funke trying to control from Ghosn's half guard. Ghosn has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Funke wants to control from the top but Ghosn keeps moving.
Funke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghosn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Funke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Funke is looking to work some ground and pound but Ghosn has wrist control.
Funke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ghosn kicks Funke off and gets to his feet.
Funke shoots in and drives through. Ghosn sprawls well.
Funke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ghosn can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghosn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Funke.
Ghosn lands a really nice looking cross but Funke seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghosn slips under a jab.
Funke misses with a body shot.
Funke missing with a left hand there. Ghosn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Funke avoids the body shot from Ghosn.
Funke misses with a hook. Ghosn ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Ghosn lands.
Funke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ghosn moves out of range of the strikes.
Funke just misses with a punch to the body.
Ghosn connects with a right hand. Funke shakes it off.
Ghosn tries to land a leg kick but Funke saw it coming and moves away.
Ghosn scores with a shot to the body.
Funke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ghosn slips a jab from Funke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghosn drops his hands momentarily and Funke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Tiki Ghosn has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghosn slips a straight right by Funke.
Ghosn scores with a nice head shot.
Ghosn staying out of range there.
Funke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ghosn lands an overhand right.
Funke throws a looping overhand right but Ghosn ducks down to avoid it.
Ghosn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Funke to score with a decent uppercut.
Ghosn is looking to slow Funke down with leg kicks.
Funke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Funke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghosn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ghosn lands with a straight right. Funke didn't see that one coming.
Funke moves out of range as Ghosn throws a body kick.
Cody Funke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ghosn pinned against the cage. Ghosn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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 Tiki Ghosn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tiki Ghosn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Funke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A left lands for Ghosn.
Ghosn lands with a nice body punch.
Funke throws a right hand that Ghosn ducks under and follows up with a left that Ghosn also avoids with ease.
Funke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Funke might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Funke slips a jab from Ghosn.
Ghosn connects with a right hand. Funke shakes it off.
Funke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ghosn can pounce on him.
Funke closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ghosn's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funke trying to control the position from guard on top but Ghosn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funke passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Funke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Funke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ghosn keeps working.
Funke working the head and body with strikes.
Funke working the ground and pound.
Funke is putting a hurting on Ghosn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ghosn is rocked!
Funke working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ghosn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Funke asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Funke throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funke fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funke misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Funke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ghosn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oh Ghosn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Funke advances to full mount.
Ghosn seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funke throwing strikes here but Ghosn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ghosn wants to get back to his feet.
Funke unloads with some shots from mount but Ghosn bucks and avoids them well.
Ghosn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Funke.
Funke landing shots from mount.
Funke unloads with some shots from mount but Ghosn bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funke is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ghosn has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ghosn!
Ghosn wants to get up but he can't break Funke's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Funke pushes Ghosn off and gets back to his feet.
Funke throws a right hand that Ghosn ducks under and follows up with a left that Ghosn also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghosn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funke takes one to the side of the head.
Funke defending well as Ghosn loads up on a big left hand.
Ghosn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Funke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tiki Ghosn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ghosn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Ghosn catches Funke right on the button with a cross.
Ghosn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Funke's head backwards.
Ghosn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Funkes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ghosn throws a hook but Funke blocks it.
Funke cracks Ghosn with a good jab.
Ghosn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Funke scores with a nice head shot.
Tiki Ghosn's cut is getting worse.
Ghosn lands a body shot.
Ghosn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Funke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funke connects with a nice looking jab.
Funke shoots in for a takedown but Ghosn shows good takedown defense.
Ghosn scores with a body shot.
Funke shoots in and drives through. Ghosn sprawls well.
Funke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghosn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Funke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Funke misses with a left hand
and Funke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ghosn dodges the punch combination from Funke.
Tiki Ghosn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funke. Ghosn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ghosn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ghosn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Funke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ghosn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ghosn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ghosn feints and then cracks Funke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Funke down.
Funke missing with a left hand there. Ghosn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funke dives in and grabs Ghosn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ghosn pushes down on Funke's head and hops out.
Tiki Ghosn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Funke.
Funke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ghosn. Ghosn obviously looking to wear him down.
Ghosn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ghosn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A jab from Ghosn finds it's way through Funke's defenses.
Funke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Funke is rocked!
Ghosn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Funke misses the shot to the body.
Funke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ghosn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ghosn throws a nice head kick!
Ghosn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ghosn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Funke throws an overhand right that lands on Ghosn's shoulder, as Ghosn tries to avoid the shot.
Ghosn connects with a leg kick. Funke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Ghosn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funke fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ghosn to the ground. Funke is now in Ghosn's guard.
Funke throws a strike but Ghosn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Funke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Funke wants to get back to his feet but Ghosn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ghosn tries to stand but Funke is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghosn stands and steps away. Funke gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ghosn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ghosn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Funke.
Ghosn misses with a low kick.
Funke defending well as Ghosn loads up on a big left hand.
Funke looks to land a right hand but Ghosn moved out of range.
Ghosn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ghosn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Funke under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghosn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Funke.
A leg kick checked by Funke.
Ghosn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiki Ghosn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ghosn 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tiki Ghosn!
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