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LFC 48 - Funk vs Steiner PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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229 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Parker throws the left hand but Diggler avoids the punch easily.
Parker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diggler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diggler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Parker moves out of range of the body kick.
Parker looks to throw the jab but Diggler is out of range.
Parker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Diggler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diggler tries to buck Parker off but Parker is having none of it.
Diggler throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Parker 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.
Diggler is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Parker asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Diggler's shoulder. That is not cool.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggler takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Parker landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Diggler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diggler taking a bit of punishment here - Parker scoring with strikes.
Parker taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Diggler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Parker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diggler keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Parker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Parker tries to get out of the position.
Parker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diggler.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Corey Parker just wasn't active enough.
Parker moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Parker leaning against his opponent.
Diggler is trying to break the clinch but Parker is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Parker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Parker breaks the clinch.
Diggler throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Parker looks to land a combination. Diggler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Dirk Diggler has been cut.
Parker throws an overhand right that lands on Diggler's shoulder, as Diggler tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Parker gets a double leg takedown into Diggler's guard.
Parker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parker controlling from the top position.
Parker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diggler on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Parker trying to move into half guard but instead Diggler has managed to sweep!
Diggler stops Parker from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Corey Parker.
Diggler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Parker lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Parker takes one to the side of the head.
Parker throws a big shot that misses.
Corey Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker lands a glancing blow to the side of Diggler's head.
Diggler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diggler is rocked!
Diggler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diggler is still on wobbly legs! Can Parker finish him?
Diggler darts in trying to clinch
and Parker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Parker has clasped his hands together around Diggler's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Parker lands a strong strike to the head of Diggler. That's dazed him! Parker looking to finish here. Diggler is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Parker lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Parker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandar Toppington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Mad looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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210 lbs
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225 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Mad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksandar Toppington!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad moves into the clinch successfully.
Toppington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toppington.
Toppington working aggressively here.
Mad landing knees to the head.
It looks like Aleksandar Toppington has been cut.
Toppington tries to work over Mad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mad stalling the fight.
Mad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mad lands a nice knee to the body.
Mad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mad crunches a lovely knee into Toppington's ribcage.
Our sources have told us that Mad has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mad lands an elbow just above Toppington 's eye.
Mad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Toppington gets through Mad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Toppington scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Toppington.
Mad is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Mad.
Mad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Toppington throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toppington working aggressively here.
Toppington takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toppington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toppington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mad obliges.
Still in the clinch, Toppington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toppington misses with the head strike.
Mad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Toppington throws a punch but it's blocked by Mad.
Mad blocks a body shot from Toppington.
Mad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Toppington is keeping busy.
Mad lands a good knee to the midsection. Toppington won't want to take too many of those.
Mad blocks an uppercut.
Mad putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Toppington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Toppington managing to block the knees to the body from Mad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toppington scores with a hook to the body.
Mad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad trying to land knees to the body.
Toppington misses with a punch on the inside.
Mad is trying to maintain a safe position but Toppington gets an underhook and turns Mad into the cage.
Toppington misses with a punch to the body.
Mad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toppington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toppington.
Toppington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toppington avoids it.
Mad tries to land a knee to the head but Toppington blocks with his arms.
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toppington.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toppington.
Mad blocking some punches.
Toppington lands a hook that snaps the head of Mad backwards.
Mad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toppington.
Toppington working aggressively here.
Mad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toppington avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toppington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mad.
Mad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Toppington lands with a right to the head.
Toppington working aggressively here.
Mad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toppington is defending well for now.
Toppington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toppington avoiding damage as Mad throws knees to the body.
Mad with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Aleksandar Toppington's cut even more.
Mad looking to throw knees to the head but Toppington is blocking nicely.
Mad lands a knee to the body.
Mad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mad landing knees to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toppington.
Toppington digs a right hand into Mad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mad's gas tank.
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!
Toppington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mad lands an elbow inside that Toppington shrugs off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Toppington.
Mad blocking some punches.
Toppington gets through Mad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Toppington.
Toppington scores with a shot to the side of Mad's head.
Toppington scores with a shot to the side of Mad's head.
Toppington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toppington swings wildly with an uppercut but Mad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mad stalling in the clinch but Toppington improves position.
Toppington lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Toppington.
A shot in the inside from Toppington.
Toppington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mad backwards.
Toppington working aggressively here.
Toppington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toppington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mad backwards.
Mad is rocked!
Mad tries to land a knee to the head but Toppington blocks with his arms.
Oh Mad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toppington has a couple of punches blocked by Mad.
A short uppercut from Toppington.
Mad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Toppington lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aleksandar Toppington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksandar Toppington's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Toppington fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Toppington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mad. Mad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mad seems to have got his legs back now.
Mad tries to clinch but Toppington moves away
enabling Toppington to counter with a crisp jab.
Mad wants to clinch
and Toppington counters with a left and a right that stings Mad.
Mad moves in looking to clinch but Toppington pushes him off.
Mad tries to clinch
and Toppington counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mad looks to clinch
and Toppington counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mad thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mad wants to clinch but Toppington slips to the side
and Toppington counters with a left and a right that stings Mad.
Toppington cracks Mad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad closes the distance but Toppington moves to the side
and Toppington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Toppington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Toppington misses with the combination.
Toppington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Toppington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad tries to clinch but Toppington moves away
and Toppington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toppington has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mad tries to close the distance and clinch but Toppington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toppington rushes Mad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mad lands a damaging elbow.
Toppington drops Mad onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mad is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toppington avoids a wild elbow strike from Mad.
Mad scores a nice knee to the body.
Toppington throws a head punch that misses.
Toppington tries to throw a body punch but Mad avoids it by throwing Toppington back against the cage.
Toppington misses with some punches.
Mad trying to stall but Toppington improves his position.
Toppington tries to throw a body punch but Mad avoids it by throwing Toppington back against the cage.
Mad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toppington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mad blocking some punches.
Toppington misses with a punch on the inside.
Toppington blocks an elbow strike from Mad.
Mad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Toppington working aggressively here.
Toppington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Toppington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toppington is defending well for now.
Toppington lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Toppington as the two fighters clinch.
Mad looking to throw knees to the head but Toppington is blocking nicely.
Toppington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toppington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Toppington dips a shoulder and cracks Mad with a mighty uppercut! Mad falls back against the cage and Toppington unloads with a barrage of strikes! Mad is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Toppington screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandar Toppington!
Aleksandar Toppington really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 155q/145q Recovery, 140 Bulk/Stam logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Razor Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Razor Ramon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Penn!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramon drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ramon with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn trying to control the position.
Ramon throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramon with a nice head shot there.
Ramon is working Penn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ramon scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Ramon from controlling successfully.
Ramon throwing strikes but missing.
Ramon postures up in Penn's guard and throws a big left but Penn blocks it.
Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Penn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ramon landing with the ground and pound.
Ramon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ramon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Penn has momentary wrist control but Ramon slips an elbow through the middle.
Ramon looking to sit in guard and control but Penn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramon is keeping the position for now.
Ramon pulls Penn in to control the position.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon has Penn pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ramon showed some decent athleticism there.
Ramon wants to pass to mount but Penn is defending the position.
Ramon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Penn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ramon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Penn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ramon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ramon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ramon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Penn is rocked!
Ramon working over Penn with some ground and pound. Penn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Penn is still in real trouble! Can Ramon finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramon lands with a punch from half guard.
Ramon lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Penn! More strikes land and this one is all over! Ramon jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razor Ramon!
Our winner, Razor Ramon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Aslamanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Best Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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5 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ruslan Aslamanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Best Man!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man moves into range and connects with a jab.
Man connects with a crisp jab.
Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A right-left combo lands from Man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Man misses with a double jab.
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aslamanov misses with a takedown attempt - Man sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Man lands a left and a right that send Aslamanov crashing to the mat, dazed. Man thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Aslamanov is rocked!
Man misses with the combination.
Man lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aslamanov dives in and grabs Man's left leg, looking for a takedown. Man pushes down on Aslamanov's head and hops out.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Aslamanov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Man lands a really nice looking cross but Aslamanov seems unphased.
Aslamanov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Man sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aslamanov somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Aslamanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooh!!! Man has knocked Aslamanov down with a huge combo! Man steps away and waves a wobbly Aslamanov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Aslamanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aslamanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Aslamanov seems to have got his legs back now.
Man scores with the left hand. Aslamanov knows he should have avoided that one.
Aslamanov slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Best Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man lands a left and a right that send Aslamanov crashing to the mat, dazed. Man thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Aslamanov is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Man catches Aslamanov right on the button with a cross.
Oh Aslamanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man catches Aslamanov with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Aslamanov forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Best Man!
Best Man spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Numero Deux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stnd up (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Numero Deux has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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279 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Numero Deux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stnd up!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
up takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
up is looking to clinch but Deux is avoiding it.
Oooooh!!! Deux has knocked up down with a huge combo! Deux steps away and waves a wobbly up back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
up is rocked!
It looks like Stnd up has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deux shoots in for a takedown but up shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
up is still on wobbly legs! Can Deux finish him?
Deux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and up counters with a shoot takedown. Deux fights it but they end up in guard.
up stands up and waves to Deux to follow him.
Deux throws a shot to the body.
Numero Deux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
up looks winded!
Deux Throws a clean left jab. Deux Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with up's chin! up crumbles to the ground and Deux follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Deux!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Numero Deux!
Numero Deux thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suleyman Ibrahim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Babandiishe Chimutengwende (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibrahim comes to the cage accompanied by Drugs, Thugs and Machetes. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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260 lbs
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230 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suleyman Ibrahim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Babandiishe Chimutengwende!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chimutengwende throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chimutengwende moves out of range of the body kick.
Ibrahim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ibrahim wants it to stay on the feet.
Suleyman Ibrahim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibrahim throws a shot to the body.
Ibrahim lands with a nice body punch.
Ibrahim lands with a nice body kick.
Chimutengwende throws the left hand but Ibrahim avoids the punch easily.
Chimutengwende has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ibrahim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chimutengwende moves away.
Chimutengwende misses with a leg kick
and Ibrahim counters with a nice body kick.
Chimutengwende has his takedown stuffed
and Ibrahim counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chimutengwende looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibrahim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chimutengwende. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahim misses with a series of wild punches.
Chimutengwende fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Suleyman Ibrahim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Babandiishe Chimutengwende.
Ibrahim connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chimutengwende's hands.
Chimutengwende on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ibrahim scores with a jab to the body.
Ibrahim lands with an uppercut that bounces Chimutengwende off the cage and back into range.
Chimutengwende swings widly with a right hand
and Ibrahim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ibrahim avoids the body shot from Chimutengwende.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimutengwende on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibrahim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chimutengwende with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ibrahim to score with a decent uppercut.
Ibrahim is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ibrahim scores with the left hand. Chimutengwende knows he should have avoided that one.
Ibrahim delivers a nice body kick.
Chimutengwende stuns Ibrahim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ibrahim bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chimutengwende's head.
Chimutengwende takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chimutengwende throws a jab but it's blocked by Ibrahim.
Chimutengwende wants to slow Ibrahim down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim works the jab nicely.
Chimutengwende is rocked!
Ibrahim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ibrahim throws a monster overhand right that drops Chimutengwende! Ibrahim follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suleyman Ibrahim!
Our winner, Suleyman Ibrahim, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Knott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall's entrance music is Sam Hall. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Knott's choice of entrance music: Kanye West vs. The xx - Touch The Sky (Carlos Serrano Mix) . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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177 lbs
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Excellent 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Knott!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knott slips under a jab from Hall.
Knott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Knott is just out of range.
Hall throws an off balance right hand
and Knott counters with a takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hall is looking for a sweep.
Knott wants to take a breather but Hall manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Knott.
Knott won't allow Hall to sweep him here.
Knott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall is trying to keep Knott in close.
My spies in Boomerang!! inform me that Knott has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Knott wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
Knott wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knott stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
Knott trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Knott throws a head kick that misses.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knott shoots in and drives through. Hall sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Knott with that takedown attempt.
Hall avoids the body shot from Knott.
Hall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hall is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Knott misses with a takedown attempt - Hall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sam Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buster Knott.
A lazy body kick from Knott
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
Hall stuffs the takedown attempt from Knott. Knott gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decent striking displayed by Hall there.
Hall lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Knott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hall, as that shot connected.
Knott lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Knott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hall lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Knott goes down and covers up as Hall starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Hall!
A very excited looking Sam Hall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Buster Knott stepped up to the mic, saying 'I still have heaps of improvement, and I'm coming for you next time!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Barns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Stiffington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stiffington comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
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26
180 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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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
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Barns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rod Stiffington!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiffington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barns counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stiffington won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stiffington tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Stiffington's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barns is putting a hurting on Stiffington here, landing some big shots from side control.
Barns landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Barns trying to control the position but Stiffington is working away.
Stiffington is looking to reverse the position.
Stiffington can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barns working the head and body with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Barns.
Barns tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barns thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stiffington is looking to regain half guard here but Barns keeps moving and retains side control.
Barns lands some shots froms side control.
Stiffington is trying to improve his position.
Stiffington is trying to control Barns's posture but Barns avoids it.
Stiffington wants to get back to his feet but Barns drags him back down.
Stiffington takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stiffington tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Barns is controlling him well.
Stiffington wants to control but Barns postures up.
Stiffington defending against the ground and pound.
Barns cracks Stiffington with a big elbow.
Barns works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barns working the ground and pound.
Stiffington tries to escape but Barns is in control.
Stiffington felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Barns looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stiffington struggling a bit here.
Stiffington is pushing Barns's head away, looking to escape. Barns manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington struggling a bit here.
Stiffington is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Barns's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stiffington wants to get back to full guard.
Stiffington is trying to control but can't.
Barns slips a nice elbow through Stiffington's hands, connecting with Stiffington's forehead.
Barns trying to control from half guard but Stiffington is working away.
Barns seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Barns is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barns wants to free his trapped foot but Stiffington is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stiffington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barns is working away from the top position though.
Stiffington has hold of Barns's hands but Barns slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barns 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stiffington wants to control but Barns is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barns tries to pass to full mount but Stiffington defends it.
Barns stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stiffington looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Barns dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barns looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A swing and a miss from Stiffington.
Barns connects with a crisp jab.
Barns scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stiffington doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Barns.
Stiffington misses the shot to the body.
Stiffington connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barns misses with a takedown attempt - Stiffington sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barns is defended easily by Stiffington.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Barns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Barns finds it's way through Stiffington's defenses.
Barns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stiffington.
Stiffington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stiffington misses with a left hand
and Barns counters with a straight right hand.
Barns thuds his right hand into Stiffington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barns shoots in but Stiffington avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barns scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington slaps away a takedown attempt from Barns, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barns fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stiffington to the ground. Barns is now in Stiffington's guard.
Stiffington is looking to cinch up a triangle. Barns throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Stiffington's body to avoid the submission. Stiffington has instead reached around Barns's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Stiffington arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rod Stiffington!
Rod Stiffington bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Shaw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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164 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Shaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nigel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw misses the shot to the body.
Shaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been informed that Diaz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Diaz catches Shaw with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shaw shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shaw showed some decent athleticism there.
Shaw is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Shaw thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Shaw has control of the leg.
Shaw is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw wants to pass to mount but Diaz is defending the position.
Shaw works his way into full mount!
Shaw throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Diaz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries to control but Diaz wriggling away.
Shaw thowing shots but they're missing.
Shaw trying to control but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz wants to control but Shaw is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw controlling from the full mount.
Shaw lands a big elbow.
Shaw wants to control the pace but Diaz is squirming around nicely.
Shaw breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Diaz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shaw tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Shaw there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw misses with a head shot.
Shaw has isolated one of Diaz's arms. Diaz looking to fight him off but Shaw twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brad Shaw!
Brad Shaw retains his lightweight title!
A less than humble Brad Shaw misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Nigel Diaz had this to say: 'It's like, you know... Whatever man.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phat Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steiner has chosen Steiner as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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198 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phat Funk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Steiner!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steiner misses with an uppercut.
Steiner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Steiner throws a combination that misses
and Funk moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Funk.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
Steiner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steiner.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steiner avoids it.
Steiner avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Funk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steiner has Funk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Funk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Funk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Funk lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ricky Steiner has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk lands a knee to the body.
Steiner has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Funk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Steiner can turn it around.
Steiner avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Funk connects with a knee to the head.
Funk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steiner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Funk scores a nice knee to the body.
Steiner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steiner avoids it.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funk misses with a knee strike.
Funk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steiner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Funk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Steiner up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steiner avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Funk lands a good knee to the midsection. Steiner won't want to take too many of those.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
Steiner has had enough of the clinch but Funk keeps him there for the moment.
Steiner avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Funk crunches a lovely knee into Steiner's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Steiner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Funk lands a good knee to the midsection. Steiner won't want to take too many of those.
Steiner looks winded!
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Funk tries a knee to the head but Steiner blocks it.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Funk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
A knee to the head by Funk.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
Funk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk landing knees to the head.
Steiner avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Funk lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Funk.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
Funk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Funk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steiner is defending well for now.
Steiner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funk misses with a knee to the head.
Funk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Funk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phat Funk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Steiner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steiner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Funk's half guard.
Steiner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Funk's head.
Funk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Steiner.
Funk is refusing to be controlled, as Steiner sits in half guard.
Steiner misses with a head shot. Funk uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steiner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steiner cracks Funk with a solid left hand.
Steiner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Funk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Funk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steiner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steiner drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Funk dives on top into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steiner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Funk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Funk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Funk prevents Steiner from getting back to his feet.
Funk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk preventing the sweep.
Funk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Funk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steiner on the ground.
Phat Funk has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Steiner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Funk's waist but Funk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Steiner off to one side.
The fighters circling - Steiner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Funk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steiner.
Steiner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Funk sprawls well. Funk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Steiner gets slowly back to his feet.
Steiner is breathing heavily.
Funk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Funk to the mat! Funk manages to get full guard.
Steiner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Funk lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Funk wants to control from the top but Steiner keeps moving.
Funk prevents Steiner from getting back to his feet.
Steiner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steiner being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steiner keeping moving, preventing Funk from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steiner is looking to stand up but Funk isn't so interested in that idea.
Ricky Steiner has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Phat Funk.
Funk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steiner has Funk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Funk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Phat Funk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Steiner.
Funk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Funk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Steiner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Funk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricky Steiner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ricky Steiner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Funk has Steiner up against the cage in a clinch.
Funk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Funk scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Funk.
Funk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Funk scores with a knee to the head.
Steiner is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steiner is still on wobbly legs! Can Funk finish him?
Funk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steiner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Funk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Funk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Funk misses with a knee strike.
Funk misses with a knee to the head.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Funk looking to throw knees to the head but Steiner is blocking nicely.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Funk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Funk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steiner blocks it with crossed arms.
Funk misses with a knee strike.
Funk looking to throw knees to the head but Steiner is blocking nicely.
I was talking to Funk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Funk tries a knee to the head but Steiner blocks it.
Steiner seems to have recovered his senses.
Funk prevents Steiner from breaking the clinch.
Steiner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
Steiner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Funk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A punch combination from Steiner misses.
Steiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steiner has a takedown stuffed.
Funk gets a clinch.
Funk leaning against his opponent.
Funk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Steiner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Funk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk connects with a knee to the head.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steiner.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but Steiner blocks with his arms.
Phat Funk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Funk tries a knee to the head but Steiner blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steiner jumps guard but Funk stands there with Steiner around his waist. Steiner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Steiner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steiner managing to block the knees to the body from Funk.
Funk stalling.
Funk crunches a lovely knee into Steiner's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steiner is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Funk.
Funk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Funk lands a knee to the head.
Steiner tries to circle away but Funk has him pinned against the cage.
Steiner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Funk landing knees to the body.
Funk has Steiner pressed against the cage.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Steiner avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk just leaning against Steiner, taking a breather.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steiner avoids it.
Funk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funk scores a nice knee to the body.
Funk landing knees to the body.
Funk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steiner is looking to break free of the clinch but Funk has double underhooks.
Funk landing knees to the head.
Funk working the clinch nicely. Steiner is working for position but Funk cracks him with a big knee to the head! Steiner crumples up against the cage and Funk lands two more shots before the ref can save Steiner! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Phat Funk!
Phat Funk decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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