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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Chaize (ranked 874 p4p, 739 weight class) and Masa Funaki (ranked 119 p4p, 96 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Chaize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Funaki!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaize throws a lazy right hand but Funaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Funaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaize.
Funaki looks for the body kick but Chaize saw that one coming.
Funaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chaize.
Chaize throws a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Chaize lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Funaki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chaize throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chaize has Funaki up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chaize creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Funaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chaize lands with a left to the head.
Chaize tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Funaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Chaize leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chaize goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chaize misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Funaki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Funaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Funaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Chaize.
Funaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chaizes head.
Chaize throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Funaki blocks it with crossed arms.
Funaki is pushing Chaize up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Our sources have told us that Chaize has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Funaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Funaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chaize tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funaki's elbow.
Funaki is leaning against Chaize and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chaize missing with knees to the body.
Chaize lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Funaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaize misses with the head strike.
Funaki pushes Chaize back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chaize lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chaize backwards.
Chaize taking a breather.
Chaize avoiding damage as Funaki throws knees to the body.
Chaize missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Funaki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chaize missing with knees to the body.
Chaize lands a nice uppercut.
Chaize misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Funaki looking to slow down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Funaki.
Chaize lands a good knee to the midsection. Funaki won't want to take too many of those.
Funaki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chaize seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Funaki can turn it around.
Funaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaize trying to land knees to the body.
Funaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chaize is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Funaki.
Chaize fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chaize is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chaize misses with the head strike.
Funaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chaizes head.
Funaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Chaize.
Chaize misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funaki.
Chaize gets through Funaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chaize has a couple of punches blocked by Funaki.
Funaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chaize.
Chaize tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funaki avoids it.
Funaki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chaize tries to land knees in the clinch but Funaki avoids the damage to the body.
Chaize scores with a hook to the body.
Funaki blocks an uppercut.
Chaize tries to land knees in the clinch but Funaki avoids the damage to the body.
Funaki is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaize misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funaki.
Chaize trying to control the position but instead, Funaki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chaize into the cage.
Chaize landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Funaki - that landed with a thud.
Funaki leaning against his opponent.
Chaize is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chaize lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Funaki backwards.
Chaize displaying some good clinch control by pressing Funaki up against the cage.
Funaki lands an elbow inside that Chaize shrugs off.
Chaize misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funaki.
Funaki lands an elbow inside.
Chaize tries to land a knee to the head but Funaki blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jacques Chaize will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Funaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Funaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Funaki is looking to land body kicks.
Chaize closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Funaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chaize looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chaize avoids the head kick by Funaki.
Good leg kick by Funaki.
Chaize digs a good body shot into Funaki's ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Funaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chaize's sensitive parts.
Funaki dodges the punch combination from Chaize.
Masa Funaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chaize walks into a left hand.
Funaki with a nice calf kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Chaize.
Funaki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Funaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chaize is out of range and Funaki settles back down.
Funaki throws a low kick, looking for Chaize's leg but Chaize calmly moves out of range.
Chaize is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Funaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaize misses the body punch
and Chaize takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Funaki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Funaki misses.
Funaki looks to land a body kick but Chaize moved away.
Chaize digs a good hook to Funaki's body.
Funaki tries to score with a low kick but Chaize moves his leg out of the way.
Chaize moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chaize scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Funaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Funaki throws a leg kick that misses.
Chaize misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funaki.
Funaki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chaize is out of range.
Donk. Chaize catches Funaki right on the button with a cross.
Chaize avoids a kick to the body.
Chaize takes a swing at Funaki's ribcage but misses.
Chaize swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaize clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaize trying to land knees to the body.
Chaize missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Funaki.
Chaize doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Funaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chaize's face.
Come on Funaki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Funaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaize misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funaki.
Funaki scores with a shot to the side of Chaize's head.
A short right from Funaki.
Chaize misses with a punch on the inside.
Chaize lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Masa Funaki has been cut.
Chaize blocks a body shot from Funaki.
The referee calls for Funaki to work.
Chaize unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaize throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Funakis head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Funaki.
Nice body punch from Funaki.
Chaize missing with knees to the body.
Funaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Funaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacques Chaize has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Funaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaize fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chaize content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Chaize fails to land.
Funaki throws an elbow but it misses.
Funaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Funaki missing with knees to the body.
Funaki digs a right hand underneath Chaize's ribcage. Chaize let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chaize lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Funaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chaize.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaize missing with knees to the body.
Chaize connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funaki crunches a lovely knee into Chaize's ribcage.
Chaize blocks a body shot from Funaki.
Funaki digs a right hand underneath Chaize's ribcage. Chaize let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Funaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chaize backwards.
Funaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funaki tries a body shot but Chaize blocks it.
Chaize pressing his opponent against the cage.
Funaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Funaki tries to work over Chaize's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Funaki scores with a shot to the side of Chaize's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaize is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funaki is defending well for now.
Chaize tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funaki avoids it.
Chaize struggles to land a body shot inside as Funaki controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Masa Funaki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Masa Funaki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Chaize takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Funaki cracks Chaize with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Funaki throws a leg kick but Chaize sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chaize instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Funaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Funaki misses with a body punch.
Funaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funaki lands with a left to the head.
Funaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chaize's efforts to push away.
Funaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Chaize won't want to take too many of those.
Funaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Funaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Funaki tries to work over Chaize's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chaize blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Funaki.
Chaize throws a punch but it's blocked by Funaki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize stalling against the cage.
Chaize blocking some punches.
Chaize on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chaize swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Funaki wants to stall.
Funaki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chaize up against the cage.
Chaize blocks the elbow strike.
Chaize lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chaize working aggressively here.
Funaki misses with a punch to the body.
Chaize is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Funaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Funaki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chaize trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaize avoids a wild elbow strike from Funaki.
Chaize working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chaize blocks an uppercut.
Chaize trying to land knees to the body.
Funaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chaize scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chaize landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funaki stalling against the cage.
Funaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chaize lands a hook to the side of the head.
Funaki tries to land a knee to the head but Chaize blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Funaki.
Funaki taking a breather.
Funaki misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Funaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chaize takes an elbow to the temple.
Funaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Funaki digs a right hand underneath Chaize's ribcage. Chaize let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chaize tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funaki avoids it.
Funaki takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Chaize.
Chaize putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Funaki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chaize lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Chaize.
Funaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Funaki tries to stall but Chaize uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Funaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaize landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Funaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Chaize.
Chaize misses with the head strike.
Funaki is trying to maintain a safe position but Chaize gets an underhook and turns Funaki into the cage.
Funaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Funaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chaize avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Funaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chaize lands a body punch.
Funaki misses with an elbow strike.
Chaize crunches a lovely knee into Funaki's ribcage.
Chaize tries to land knees in the clinch but Funaki avoids the damage to the body.
Funaki lands a damaging elbow.
Funaki avoiding damage as Chaize throws knees to the body.
Chaize dodges an elbow strike from Funaki.
Funaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Masa Funaki.
I think Funaki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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