Post by The Sandman on Apr 25, 2021 1:20:22 GMT -5
Masakatsu Funaki doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Fabricio Werdum raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Masakatsu Funaki and Fabricio Werdum touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Masakatsu Funaki attempts a sweep single...
Masakatsu Funaki catches Fabricio Werdum's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Funaki.
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Werdum
Funaki is in closed guard... Werdum tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Werdum fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Masakatsu Funaki's arm and tries an armbar!
Funaki hold his own hand and breaks Werdum's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Fabricio Werdum.
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to trap Masakatsu Funaki in his guard.
Masakatsu Funaki keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Werdum's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Funaki
Masakatsu Funaki looks to pass to mount...
Funaki slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Fabricio Werdum.
Masakatsu Funaki is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Funaki's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Funaki
Fabricio Werdum tries to pass Masakatsu Funaki's guard...
Fabricio Werdum passes momentarily but Masakatsu Funaki sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Funaki
Funaki moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Fabricio Werdum breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Masakatsu Funaki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Masakatsu Funaki jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Funaki is holding Fabricio Werdum's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Fabricio Werdum loses balance and goes to the ground.
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to trap Masakatsu Funaki in his guard.
Masakatsu Funaki keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Funaki shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Crippling lock!
Werdum struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Werdum struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Werdum struggles to free himself
Werdum pushes Masakatsu Funaki forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Funaki
Werdum tries to stand up!
Funaki doesn't allow him!
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Funaki
Fabricio Werdum doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Masakatsu Funaki doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Funaki moves backwards and Fabricio Werdum is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Funaki is holding Fabricio Werdum's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Fabricio Werdum loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to trap Masakatsu Funaki in his guard.
Fabricio Werdum manages to switch to half guard.
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Werdum
Funaki tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum tries to turn in and scramble out. Masakatsu Funaki timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Fabricio Werdum slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Funaki clumsily fails here and it's time for Fabricio Werdum to fight back!
Werdum tries to stand up!
Funaki doesn't allow him!
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum tries to show some ground skills
Funaki uses his strength to keep Funaki at a disadvantage
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Masakatsu Funaki looks to mount Fabricio Werdum...
Masakatsu Funaki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Masakatsu Funaki tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Funaki is locking that armbar...
That armbar from Masakatsu Funaki appears to be unbreakable
Werdum Hyper-extended his arm
Funaki is locking that armbar...
Funaki is locking that armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Werdum's eyes...
Werdum is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Masakatsu Funaki is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Masakatsu Funaki throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Funaki is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar from Masakatsu Funaki appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Werdum's eyes...
That Armbar looks tight...
That's more than Werdum can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Masakatsu Funaki by Submission (Armbar) at 4:38 Round 1
Statistics: Masakatsu Funaki
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 203 s
Statistics: Fabricio Werdum
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 203 s
Two legit submit fighters, doing those things. Well, one did and had success doing so. The other had no success and lost instead of successing.
Fabricio Werdum raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Masakatsu Funaki and Fabricio Werdum touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Masakatsu Funaki attempts a sweep single...
Masakatsu Funaki catches Fabricio Werdum's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Funaki.
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Werdum
Funaki is in closed guard... Werdum tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Werdum fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Masakatsu Funaki's arm and tries an armbar!
Funaki hold his own hand and breaks Werdum's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Fabricio Werdum.
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to trap Masakatsu Funaki in his guard.
Masakatsu Funaki keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Werdum's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Funaki
Masakatsu Funaki looks to pass to mount...
Funaki slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Fabricio Werdum.
Masakatsu Funaki is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Funaki's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Fabricio Werdum is in half guard over Funaki
Fabricio Werdum tries to pass Masakatsu Funaki's guard...
Fabricio Werdum passes momentarily but Masakatsu Funaki sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Funaki
Funaki moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Fabricio Werdum breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Masakatsu Funaki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Fabricio Werdum tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Masakatsu Funaki jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Funaki is holding Fabricio Werdum's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Fabricio Werdum loses balance and goes to the ground.
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to trap Masakatsu Funaki in his guard.
Masakatsu Funaki keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Funaki shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Crippling lock!
Werdum struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Werdum struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Werdum struggles to free himself
Werdum pushes Masakatsu Funaki forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Funaki
Werdum tries to stand up!
Funaki doesn't allow him!
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Funaki
Fabricio Werdum doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Masakatsu Funaki doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Funaki moves backwards and Fabricio Werdum is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Funaki is holding Fabricio Werdum's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Fabricio Werdum loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to trap Masakatsu Funaki in his guard.
Fabricio Werdum manages to switch to half guard.
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Werdum
Funaki tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum tries to turn in and scramble out. Masakatsu Funaki timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Fabricio Werdum slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Funaki clumsily fails here and it's time for Fabricio Werdum to fight back!
Werdum tries to stand up!
Funaki doesn't allow him!
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum tries to show some ground skills
Funaki uses his strength to keep Funaki at a disadvantage
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Masakatsu Funaki looks to mount Fabricio Werdum...
Masakatsu Funaki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Masakatsu Funaki tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Funaki is locking that armbar...
That armbar from Masakatsu Funaki appears to be unbreakable
Werdum Hyper-extended his arm
Funaki is locking that armbar...
Funaki is locking that armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Werdum's eyes...
Werdum is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Masakatsu Funaki is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Masakatsu Funaki throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Funaki is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar from Masakatsu Funaki appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Werdum's eyes...
That Armbar looks tight...
That's more than Werdum can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Masakatsu Funaki by Submission (Armbar) at 4:38 Round 1
Statistics: Masakatsu Funaki
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 203 s
Statistics: Fabricio Werdum
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 203 s
Two legit submit fighters, doing those things. Well, one did and had success doing so. The other had no success and lost instead of successing.
