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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Bukowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Funkyama could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Piotr Bukowski's chin.
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145 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piotr Bukowski!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Funkyama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bukowski.
Bukowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Funkyama shoots in for a double leg but Bukowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bukowski throws a big shot that misses.
Bukowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Funkyama misses with a two punch combination.
Funkyama misses with a takedown attempt
and Bukowski counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funkyama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bukowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bukowski catches Funkyama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bukowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Funkyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bukowski lunges at Funkyama with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Funkyama's hand.
Chris Funkyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bukowski throws an overhand right that lands on Funkyama's shoulder, as Funkyama tries to avoid the shot.
Bukowski lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bukowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Funkyama misses with a takedown attempt
and Bukowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Funkyama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bukowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Funkyama has his takedown stuffed
and Bukowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Funkyama is breathing heavily.
Funkyama moves out of range of the strikes.
Funkyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski scores with a nice right hand.
Funkyama misses with a takedown
and Bukowski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Funkyama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Funkyama wants to clinch
and Bukowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bukowski lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funkyama wants to clinch up but Bukowski keeps it at a distance.
Funkyama takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bukowski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Funkyama had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bukowski lands with a nice combination. Funkyama backs away looking to recover.
Funkyama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bukowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama misses with a takedown
and Bukowski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bukowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Bukowski misses with a wild combination.
Bukowski connects with a single shot there.
Bukowski avoids the body shot from Funkyama.
Funkyama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bukowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Funkyama with a poor takedown
and Bukowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Funkyama throws a series of punches but Bukowski moves out of range.
Funkyama misses with a takedown attempt
and Bukowski counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama misses with a takedown attempt
and Funkyama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left lands for Bukowski.
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bukowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bukowski lands the left hand.
Funkyama misses with a jab to the body
and Bukowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Funkyama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bukowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bukowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funkyama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bukowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bukowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Bukowski throws a series of strikes that have Funkyama backpedaling.
Bukowski lands a nice hook to Funkyama's body. Funkyama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Bukowski dominated that round.
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.
Funkyama has his takedown stuffed
and Bukowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bukowski loads up on a big right hand but Funkyama slips the punch.
Funkyama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Funkyama fails with the takedown
and Bukowski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bukowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bukowski misses with a hook.
Bukowski throws the left hand but Funkyama avoids the punch easily.
Funkyama moves out of range as Bukowski strikes.
Bukowski lands with a hook. Funkyama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bukowski throws a looping overhand right but Funkyama ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama shoots and misses
and Bukowski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Funkyama thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bukowski lands a really nice looking cross but Funkyama seems unphased.
Funkyama throws a sloppy head kick and Bukowski moves out of range easily.
Bukowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Funkyama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Piotr Bukowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Funkyama shoots and misses
and Bukowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Funkyama slips under a jab.
Bukowski misses with a straight left.
Funkyama takes one on the button.
Funkyama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Funkyama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Bukowski misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Funkyama. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Funkyama dives in and grabs Bukowski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bukowski pushes down on Funkyama's head and hops out.
Bukowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Funkyama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bukowski connects with a jab.
Funkyama ducks under a wild hook from Bukowski.
Bukowski scores with a jab.
Chris Funkyama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funkyama throws the left hand but Bukowski avoids the punch easily.
Bukowski throws an overhand right that lands on Funkyama's shoulder, as Funkyama tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by Bukowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama shoots and misses
and Bukowski counters with a nice body shot.
Bukowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bukowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Funkyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bukowski throws out the jab.
Bukowski connects with a body shot that sends Funkyama's belly button to the back.
Bukowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Bukowski jabs Funkyama to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Funkyama gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bukowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Bukowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Funkyama doesn't seem bothered though.
Funkyama misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Funkyama or perhaps it was just good defense by Bukowski which made him look bad.
Funkyama tries to clinch but Bukowski moves away
and Bukowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Funkyama looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Funkyama fails with the takedown
and Bukowski counters with a straight right hand.
Funkyama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bukowski.
Bukowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bukowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bukowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama tries to clinch up
and Bukowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Bukowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Funkyama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bukowski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Funkyama closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Bukowski counter with a right hand.
Bukowski throws a right and a left that Funkyama avoids nicely.
Nice shot by Bukowski.
Funkyama moves out of range of the strikes.
Bukowski avoids a kick to the body.
Funkyama shoots and misses
and Bukowski counters with a right hand to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Funkyama might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Funkyama misses with a takedown
and Bukowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Funkyama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bukowski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bukowski scores with a hook.
Bukowski scores with a jab to the body.
Funkyama misses with a takedown
and Bukowski counters with a straight right hand.
Bukowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bukowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Funkyama fails with the takedown
and Bukowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bukowski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Funkyama circles away quickly and effectively.
Bukowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Funkyama's hands.
Funkyama tries for a takedown but Bukowski circles away easily
and Bukowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Piotr Bukowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Funkyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Bukowski circles away.
Bukowski scores with a jab to the head.
Bukowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Funkyama.
Bukowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bukowski stuns Funkyama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukowski misses with an uppercut.
Funkyama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bukowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Bukowski counter with a right hand.
Bukowski misses with a straight left.
Bukowski connects with a body shot that sends Funkyama's belly button to the back.
Funkyama with a poor takedown
and Bukowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Funkyama looks to land a body kick but Bukowski moved away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bukowski.
Funkyama is looking to clinch.
Bukowski throws an overhand right that lands on Funkyama's shoulder, as Funkyama tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Funkyama.
Bukowski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Funkyama eats them both and turns towards Bukowski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama shoots in for a double leg but Bukowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Good exchange - Bukowski coming out on top.
Bukowski jabs at Funkyama's body.
Funkyama closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bukowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Piotr Bukowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Funkyama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Funkyama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bukowski counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bukowski keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Bukowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bukowski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Bukowski!
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