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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Till (ranked 8589 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Funke (ranked 3814 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Till !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tobias Funke!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Till throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Funke was covering up waiting for the punch and Till finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Till trying to control but Funke is working from the bottom.
Till content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Till working some strikes from top position.
Till scoring with some ground and pound.
Funke thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Till with a nice head shot there.
Funke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Funke striking off his back but it's not causing Till any problems.
Till scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funke throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Till lands a couple of digs.
Funke throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Till scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Funke trying to strike off his back.
Till has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Funke doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Till drops back looking for a leg! Funke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Funke manages to kick Till off! Till jumps back into Funke's guard.
Till landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funke tries to strike from the bottom.
Till lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Funke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Till .
Till is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Till with a flurry of punches that miss.
Funke wants to sweep but no luck.
Funke trying to strike off his back.
Funke striking off his back but it's not causing Till any problems.
Funke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Funke is trying to control the position but Till postures up.
Funke throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Funke tries to strike from the bottom.
Till trying to control the position from guard on top but Funke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funke thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Till trying to control the position from guard on top but Funke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Till scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Till wants to control from the top but Funke keeps moving.
Till is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Till connects with a couple of short punches.
Till stopping the sweep attempt from Funke.
Till with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Funke throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Till working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Funke thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Till wants to control from the top but Funke keeps moving.
Funke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Till stands up over Funke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till wants to control from the top but Funke keeps moving.
Till loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Till working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Till cracks Funke with a solid left hand.
Funke working for a triangle but Till defends it easily.
Till lands a couple of digs.
Till is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Till connects with a couple of short punches.
Till is pushing down on Funke's leg trying to pass to half guard. Funke is fighting to maintain full guard but Till has managed to sneak the leg through.
Funke tries to roll over but Till keeps him under control.
Till blocks the strikes from Funke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till blocks the strikes from Funke.
Ground and pound from Till .
Funke is trying to stand.
Funke tries to roll over but Till keeps him under control.
Funke tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Till lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Funke misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Till landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Funke is looking to improve his position.
Funke flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Funke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Funke flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Till is keen to just control but Funke is a slippery customer.
Till seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Funke throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Till dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Funke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Funke has closed the distance and engaged Till in a clinch.
Funke lands a nice uppercut.
Till missing with knees to the body.
Till is trying to push Funke away but Funke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Till has had enough of the clinch but Funke keeps him there for the moment.
Funke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funke.
Still in the clinch, Funke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Till stalling in the clinch but Funke improves position.
Funke lands with a light punch inside.
Funke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Till .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funke scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Funke.
Funke pushes Till back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Till is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Funke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Funke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Funke.
Till trying to land knees to the body.
Funke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Till is rocked!
Funke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Till backwards.
Oh Till is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Funke creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Till 's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Till drops to his knees and Funke pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Funke!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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