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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruised Rib Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrence Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruised Rib Aldo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Terrence Funk's chin.
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153 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruised Rib Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrence Funk!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funk tries for a takedown but Aldo circles away easily
and Aldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Funk misses with a takedown attempt
and Aldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Aldo's head coaches at El Tico 's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aldo gets tackled into the cage by Funk. Funk maintains the clinch.
Funk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Funk tries for a takedown but Aldo manages to get underhooks.
Bruised Rib Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrence Funk.
Funk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Funk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Funk swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aldo scores with a hook to the body.
Funk turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Funk manages to end up in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk is staying tight to Aldo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Funk throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Funk landing strikes.
Funk lands a few punches from side control.
Aldo dodges the ground and pound from Funk.
Aldo is trying to escape the position but Funk is controlling the position.
Funk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Funk controlling the position.
Funk 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk is working Aldo over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Aldo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Funk controlling from side mount.
Funk tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Aldo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Funk landing strikes.
Funk looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Aldo is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Funk are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Funk sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aldo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk taking a breather here.
Aldo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Funk.
Funk controlling the position from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funk working the body and head with strikes.
Aldo regains half guard, as Funk was trying to land strikes.
Aldo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Funk scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Aldo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aldo is looking for a sweep. Funk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Funk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aldo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Funk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Funk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Funk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Funk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Funk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrence Funk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aldo works Funk's body with a nice hook.
Aldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Funk. Funk gets slowly back to his feet.
Funk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Funk manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Aldo on his heels. He'll look to pass Aldo's guard now, I'm sure.
Funk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Terrence Funk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Funk wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.
Funk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Funk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Funk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Funk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Funk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aldo's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Funk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Funk connects with a couple of short punches.
Funk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Funk not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Funk chips away with some ground and pound.
Aldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Funk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funk cracks Aldo with a solid left hand.
Funk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Funk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Funk with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk working some strikes from top position.
Funk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Funk working some strikes from top position.
Funk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aldo's head.
Funk stands and throws Aldo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Funk taking a breather here.
Funk lands an elbow.
Check out the look on Funk's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Aldo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Funk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo parries the strikes from Funk easily there. Funk is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aldo to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Aldo some visible discomfort.
Funk connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Aldo some visible discomfort.
Funk lands a decent elbow from side control.
Aldo parries the strikes from Funk easily there. Funk is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aldo to escape.
Aldo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Funk.
Funk landing a few strikes.
Funk working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Funk's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
An elbow from Funk crashes against the mat.
The ground and pound from Funk seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Aldo dodges the ground and pound from Funk.
Funk controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funk scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aldo to see if he's OK.
Funk slows the pace down.
Aldo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Funk cracks Aldo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrence Funk 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!
Funk darts in and clinches Aldo up against the cage.
Aldo working aggressively here.
Funk works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Funk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Funk controls from within his opponent's guard.
Funk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Funk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Funk advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Funk is working Aldo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Aldo dodges the ground and pound from Funk.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk lands some shots froms side control.
Funk landing strikes.
Funk sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aldo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Funk slows the pace down.
Funk throws a strike aimed at the side of Aldo's head but Aldo avoids it well.
Funk working the ground and pound.
Funk working the strikes but Aldo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Funk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Funk there.
Bruised Rib Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Funk.
Nice strikes from Funk there.
Funk lands with a punch from half guard.
Funk working Aldo over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Funk lands a nice short elbow.
Funk is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funk is nestled in close to Aldo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Aldo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aldo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Funk.
Funk is nestled in close to Aldo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aldo has hold of Funk's hands but Funk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Funk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Funk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aldo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Terrence Funk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Funk.
Funk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Funk is looking to work some ground and pound but Aldo has wrist control.
Funk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Funk slips nicely into half guard.
Funk 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Funk lands a nice short elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Funk in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrence Funk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Funk 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrence Funk!
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energy
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RATING
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