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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between joe funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Bouvier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bouvier comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chris Daughtry - There and Back Again kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Rocky Bouvier enters the cage!
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260 lbs
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267 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, joe funk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocky Bouvier!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouvier takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
funk just misses with a punch to the body.
funk throws a body kick that misses.
funk throws a head kick that misses.
Bouvier fails with the takedown.
funk misses with a takedown
and Bouvier counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bouvier working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
funk is rocked!
funk can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bouvier controls the pace.
Oh funk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
funk seems to have got his legs back now.
funk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
funk avoids the attempt from Bouvier to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
funk fails to advance to Bouvier's back.
funk controlling the pace for now.
funk blocks Bouvier's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
funk wants to get back to his feet but Bouvier is holding on tight.
funk could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bouvier wants to hold on but funk pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
funk tries to control but Bouvier wriggling away.
funk is breathing heavily.
Bouvier holds on for dear life, controlling funk's posture momentarily.
Bouvier is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
funk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bouvier?
funk tries to control but Bouvier wriggling away.
funk thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
funk tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Bouvier is squirming around, avoiding funk's attempts to control the action.
funk wants to control but Bouvier has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
funk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
funk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bouvier does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bouvier wants to control but funk is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
funk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bouvier drives through and clinches with funk against the cage.
funk has had enough of the clinch but Bouvier keeps him there for the moment.
funk drags the fight down to the ground.
Bouvier decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on funk, up you get!
Bouvier drives through and clinches with funk against the cage.
Bouvier pulls funk into guard.
funk passes Bouvier's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bouvier wants to get back to his feet.
funk is keen to just control but Bouvier is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, funk seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Bouvier 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.
Bouvier shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bouvier takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
funk wants to improve his position but Bouvier is controlling well.
funk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bouvier seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
funk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bouvier is pressing down on funk's thigh, looking to free his foot. funk is holding on for now.
Bouvier is taking a breather. funk says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bouvier is thwarting funk's attempts to control the position.
Bouvier is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bouvier prevents funk from getting the reversal.
funk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bouvier controlling from the full mount.
funk wants to hold on but Bouvier pushes him away.
funk can't escape the position.
funk wants to hold on but Bouvier pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
funk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
funk wants to control but Bouvier is having none of it.
funk bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bouvier lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for funk!
funk is looking to improve his position but Bouvier isn't that keen on the idea.
Bouvier dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouvier with good strikes from the mount here!
funk tries to hold on but Bouvier pushes him away.
Bouvier with good strikes from the mount here!
funk is trying desperately to improve position.
Bouvier controlling from mount.
Bouvier punishing his opponent with strikes.
funk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Bouvier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bouvier has a takedown stuffed.
funk has his takedown stuffed
and Bouvier counters with a shoot takedown. funk fights it but they end up in guard.
funk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
funk looking to control.
Bouvier being controlled here momentarily.
funk working a defensive guard here.
Bouvier postures up in funk's guard and throws a big left but funk blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
funk trying to strike off his back.
Bouvier stopping the sweep attempt from funk.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
funk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bouvier counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bouvier avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bouvier must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
funk being controlled here, momentarily.
Bouvier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
funk is trying to control the position but Bouvier postures up.
Bouvier throwing strikes but missing.
funk working a defensive guard here.
Bouvier postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bouvier stopping the sweep attempt from funk.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bouvier has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
funk lands an elbow inside that Bouvier shrugs off.
funk successfully pulls guard.
funk lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bouvier!
funk avoids the attempt from Bouvier to control.
funk with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
funk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
funk get's back to his feet.
funk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bouvier counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for joe funk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
funk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bouvier 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bouvier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. funk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bouvier 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.
joe funk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bouvier won't allow funk to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Bouvier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bouvier 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Bouvier!
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hype
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