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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulf Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terrence Funk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulf Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Svensson defending well as Funk loads up on a big left hand.
Funk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Funk lands a couple of elbows.
Funk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Svensson's head.
Funk not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Funk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Svensson looking for a sweep. Not yet Svensson, not yet.
Svensson has momentary wrist control but Funk slips an elbow through the middle.
Funk is stalling in the full guard.
Funk stops Svensson from standing up.
Funk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Funk won't allow Svensson to sweep him here.
Funk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Funk works over Svensson with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk stays in close to Svensson's body and controls the position.
Svensson working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Funk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Funk trying to control but Svensson is working from the bottom.
Funk slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Svensson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Funk's guard.
Funk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Svensson tries to free his leg and advance position but Funk is retaining full guard.
Funk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Funk has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Svensson has passed into side control.
Funk is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Funk is looking to reverse the position.
Svensson advances to mount.
Svensson with shots to the head and body - Funk looks very uncomfortable down there.
Svensson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Funk is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Funk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson 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.
Funk tries to hold on but Svensson pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk looks very frustrated and is flailing away with strikes from the bottom. His corner are telling him to stay calm.
Funk bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Funk is working Svensson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Svensson looking for a sweep. Not yet Svensson, not yet.
Funk landing with the ground and pound.
Svensson is trying to keep Funk in close.
Funk is working Svensson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Funk connects with a couple of short punches.
Funk wants to pass the guard but Svensson is keeping the position.
Funk chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk wants to control from the top but Svensson keeps moving.
Funk is really struggling to control Svensson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Svensson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Funk defends well.
Funk connects with a couple of short punches.
Funk passes into half guard.
Funk slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from Funk.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Svensson tries to roll over but Funk keeps him under control.
Funk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrence Funk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Funk drives through with a takedown into Svensson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Svensson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Funk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Funk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Svensson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Funk's guard.
Funk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Funk is trying to control the action in half guard but Svensson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Funk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svensson can do to turn this around?
Funk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Funk there.
Ground and pound from Funk.
Svensson is looking to improve his position.
Funk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk working some strikes from top position.
Terrence Funk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Funk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Svensson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Funk wants to pass the guard but Svensson is keeping the position.
Funk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Funk works over Svensson with some ground and pound from guard.
Funk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Funk lands a couple of digs.
Funk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Svensson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Funk controls the pace.
Funk is in close to Svensson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson working for submissions but it's allowed Funk to get to half guard.
Svensson pushes Funk off looking to stand but Funk dives back in and keeps control.
Funk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Funk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Funk drops an elbow to the side of Svensson's head.
Nice strikes from Funk there.
Svensson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Funk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Funk has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Funk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Funk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Svensson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Svensson is rocked!
Funk winds up and cracks Svensson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Svensson is still in real trouble! Can Funk finish him?
Funk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Svensson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Funk working the head and body with strikes.
Svensson taking some punishment here, with Funk in his half guard.
Funk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Svensson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Svensson is trying to get back to full guard.
Funk working the head and body with strikes.
Funk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Svensson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Funk scores with a big shot! Svensson's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Svensson! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrence Funk!
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