Post by The Sandman on Mar 25, 2022 5:05:29 GMT -5
Mark Hunt doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Masakatsu Funaki looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Masakatsu Funaki is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Mark Hunt comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Masakatsu Funaki comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Funaki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Mark Hunt didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Masakatsu Funaki is in open guard over Mike Hunt
Masakatsu Funaki tries to pass to half guard...
Mark Hunt can't prevent his opponent from passing. Funaki looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Mike Hunt
Mark Hunt attempts to move to full guard
Masakatsu Funaki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Mike Hunt
Mark Hunt launches a few punches to Funaki's cheek from the guard.
Masakatsu Funaki uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Mark Hunt gets sloppy and Masakatsu Funaki tries to take advantage...
Masakatsu Funaki tries to free his leg...
Mike Hunt rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Mark Hunt is in side mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Mike Hunt works on the ground with his fingers over Funaki's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
Mark Hunt is in side mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Mark Hunt aggressively and repeatedly punches Funaki.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Mark Hunt is in side mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Mark Hunt looks to mount Masakatsu Funaki...
Mark Hunt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Mark Hunt is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Mike Hunt tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Mark Hunt controls the situation despite Masakatsu Funaki efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Mark Hunt is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Masakatsu Funaki tries to roll on the ground...
Mike Hunt knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Mark Hunt is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Masakatsu Funaki tries to roll to his side and trap Mark Hunt in his guard...
Masakatsu Funaki gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Mark Hunt is in open guard over Funaki
Mike Hunt tries to move to full mount
Mike Hunt succeeds
Mark Hunt is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Masakatsu Funaki tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Mike Hunt
Funaki is in closed guard... Mike Hunt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki!
Mark Hunt is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Masakatsu Funaki tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Masakatsu Funaki creates enough space to control Mark Hunt's leg.
Mark Hunt is in half guard over Funaki
Masakatsu Funaki tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Mark Hunt is in half guard over Funaki
Mike Hunt tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Mark Hunt is in side mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Mike Hunt throws a few hammer fists to the face of Masakatsu Funaki
Solid shots!
Mark Hunt is in side mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Mike Hunt gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Masakatsu Funaki! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Masakatsu Funaki doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Masakatsu Funaki's Nose
Mark Hunt is in side mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Funaki tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mike Hunt tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A wicked punch by Mark Hunt
rocks Funaki!
Masakatsu Funaki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Mike Hunt is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in open guard over Mike Hunt
Mike Hunt tries to close his guard around Funaki
He succeeds!
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Mike Hunt
Funaki struggles on the ground and tries to break Mark Hunt's guard...
Masakatsu Funaki is in Mike Hunt open guard now
Masakatsu Funaki is in open guard over Mike Hunt
Masakatsu Funaki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Mike Hunt is able to break the lock.
Masakatsu Funaki is in open guard over Mike Hunt
Mike Hunt tries to close his guard around Funaki
He succeeds!
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Mike Hunt
Funaki tries to escape from closed guard...
Funaki struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Mike Hunt
Masakatsu Funaki tries to pass Mark Hunt's guard...
Masakatsu Funaki manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Mark Hunt
Mike Hunt tries to show some ground skills
Mark Hunt put Funaki in half guard.
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Mike Hunt
Masakatsu Funaki tries to free his leg
Masakatsu Funaki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Mike Hunt's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Mike Hunt.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Mike Hunt begins to launch a barrage of punches over Funaki
this is getting worse and worse for Funaki
Funaki steps forward
Mark Hunt catches him with an uppercut to the face!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Mike Hunt launches a hook to the body
Bang! Funaki stops that one with his ribs!
Funaki seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Mike Hunt feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Funaki hit the ground like he got hit with a baseball bat! Mark Hunt knocks Funaki out cold in a stunning fashion!
Funaki's Chin is beginning to swell
Winner is Mark Hunt by KO (Uppercut) at 0:52 Round 2
Statistics: Mark Hunt
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 13/17 (76%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 265 s
Statistics: Masakatsu Funaki
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 265 s
Mike with the win!!! Funaki probably had an UnFun(aki) time here. Though he did land 2 takedowns...why he did nothing with them, I'll never know. Boredom? Rebellion? Wasn't a fan of the tournament system? Who. The. Hell. Knows.
Masakatsu Funaki looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Masakatsu Funaki is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Mark Hunt comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Masakatsu Funaki comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Funaki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Mark Hunt didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Masakatsu Funaki is in open guard over Mike Hunt
Masakatsu Funaki tries to pass to half guard...
Mark Hunt can't prevent his opponent from passing. Funaki looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Mike Hunt
Mark Hunt attempts to move to full guard
Masakatsu Funaki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Mike Hunt
Mark Hunt launches a few punches to Funaki's cheek from the guard.
Masakatsu Funaki uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Mark Hunt gets sloppy and Masakatsu Funaki tries to take advantage...
Masakatsu Funaki tries to free his leg...
Mike Hunt rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Mark Hunt is in side mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Mike Hunt works on the ground with his fingers over Funaki's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
Mark Hunt is in side mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Mark Hunt aggressively and repeatedly punches Funaki.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Mark Hunt is in side mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Mark Hunt looks to mount Masakatsu Funaki...
Mark Hunt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Mark Hunt is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Mike Hunt tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Mark Hunt controls the situation despite Masakatsu Funaki efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Mark Hunt is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Masakatsu Funaki tries to roll on the ground...
Mike Hunt knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Mark Hunt is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Masakatsu Funaki tries to roll to his side and trap Mark Hunt in his guard...
Masakatsu Funaki gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Mark Hunt is in open guard over Funaki
Mike Hunt tries to move to full mount
Mike Hunt succeeds
Mark Hunt is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Masakatsu Funaki tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Mike Hunt
Funaki is in closed guard... Mike Hunt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki!
Mark Hunt is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Masakatsu Funaki tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Masakatsu Funaki creates enough space to control Mark Hunt's leg.
Mark Hunt is in half guard over Funaki
Masakatsu Funaki tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Mark Hunt is in half guard over Funaki
Mike Hunt tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Mark Hunt is in side mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Mike Hunt throws a few hammer fists to the face of Masakatsu Funaki
Solid shots!
Mark Hunt is in side mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Mike Hunt gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Masakatsu Funaki! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Masakatsu Funaki doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Masakatsu Funaki's Nose
Mark Hunt is in side mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Funaki tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mike Hunt tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A wicked punch by Mark Hunt
rocks Funaki!
Masakatsu Funaki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Mike Hunt is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in open guard over Mike Hunt
Mike Hunt tries to close his guard around Funaki
He succeeds!
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Mike Hunt
Funaki struggles on the ground and tries to break Mark Hunt's guard...
Masakatsu Funaki is in Mike Hunt open guard now
Masakatsu Funaki is in open guard over Mike Hunt
Masakatsu Funaki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Mike Hunt is able to break the lock.
Masakatsu Funaki is in open guard over Mike Hunt
Mike Hunt tries to close his guard around Funaki
He succeeds!
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Mike Hunt
Funaki tries to escape from closed guard...
Funaki struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Mike Hunt
Masakatsu Funaki tries to pass Mark Hunt's guard...
Masakatsu Funaki manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Mark Hunt
Mike Hunt tries to show some ground skills
Mark Hunt put Funaki in half guard.
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Mike Hunt
Masakatsu Funaki tries to free his leg
Masakatsu Funaki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Mike Hunt's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Mike Hunt.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Mike Hunt begins to launch a barrage of punches over Funaki
this is getting worse and worse for Funaki
Funaki steps forward
Mark Hunt catches him with an uppercut to the face!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Mike Hunt launches a hook to the body
Bang! Funaki stops that one with his ribs!
Funaki seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Mike Hunt feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Funaki hit the ground like he got hit with a baseball bat! Mark Hunt knocks Funaki out cold in a stunning fashion!
Funaki's Chin is beginning to swell
Winner is Mark Hunt by KO (Uppercut) at 0:52 Round 2
Statistics: Mark Hunt
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 13/17 (76%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 265 s
Statistics: Masakatsu Funaki
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 265 s
Mike with the win!!! Funaki probably had an UnFun(aki) time here. Though he did land 2 takedowns...why he did nothing with them, I'll never know. Boredom? Rebellion? Wasn't a fan of the tournament system? Who. The. Hell. Knows.
