Post by The Sandmen on Feb 19, 2020 23:42:56 GMT -5
Masakatsu Funaki raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Kelvin Gastelum raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Masakatsu Funaki is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Funaki moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Kelvin with a double overhooks!
Kelvin lifts his opponent off the ground and tries to slam him!
Funaki shows nice sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Kelvin Gastelum gets sloppy and Masakatsu Funaki tries to take advantage...
Funaki moves forward looking for some action
Masakatsu Funaki shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Masakatsu Funaki tries to pull guard on Kelvin Gastelum...
He manages to bring him to the ground in his guard.
Kelvin Gastelum is in closed guard over Funaki
Kelvin is in closed guard... Funaki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum!
Masakatsu Funaki is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Masakatsu Funaki tries to better his position on the ground...
Funaki is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Masakatsu Funaki is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin tries to escape from the full mount...
Masakatsu Funaki is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin Gastelum 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.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Masakatsu Funaki looks to mount Kelvin Gastelum...
Masakatsu Funaki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Masakatsu Funaki is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin Gastelum 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.
Kelvin clumsily fails here and it's time for Masakatsu Funaki to fight back!
Masakatsu Funaki tries to better his position on the ground...
Funaki is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Masakatsu Funaki is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Funaki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kelvin struggles and frees his leg!
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Kelvin
Masakatsu Funaki pushes Kelvin's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Funaki who is in full mount! Kelvin is in trouble now!
Masakatsu Funaki is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin Gastelum tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Kelvin Gastelum creates enough space to control Masakatsu Funaki's leg.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Kelvin
Kelvin Gastelum attempts to move to full guard
Masakatsu Funaki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Kelvin
Deep breaths from Kelvin Gastelum who tries a hammer punch to Funaki's ribs.
Funaki blocks those punches
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Funaki has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Funaki pushes Kelvin Gastelum and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki tries to get his opponent's head in some sort of lock!
Punishing hold!
Kelvin's Mouth is beginning to swell
You can see the pain reflected in Kelvin's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Kelvin struggles to free himself
Kelvin struggles to free himself
That Anaconda choke from Masakatsu Funaki appears to be unbreakable
Funaki is locking that Anaconda choke...
John McCarthy breaks Masakatsu Funaki's lock! This is over! Kelvin didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Masakatsu Funaki by Submission (Anaconda choke) at 2:58 Round 1
Statistics: Masakatsu Funaki
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 112 s
Statistics: Kelvin Gastelum
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 112 s
Epic Funaki with an epic return here, making very, very short work of Kelvin Gastelum. Very!
Kelvin Gastelum raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Masakatsu Funaki is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Funaki moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Kelvin with a double overhooks!
Kelvin lifts his opponent off the ground and tries to slam him!
Funaki shows nice sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Kelvin Gastelum gets sloppy and Masakatsu Funaki tries to take advantage...
Funaki moves forward looking for some action
Masakatsu Funaki shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Masakatsu Funaki tries to pull guard on Kelvin Gastelum...
He manages to bring him to the ground in his guard.
Kelvin Gastelum is in closed guard over Funaki
Kelvin is in closed guard... Funaki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum!
Masakatsu Funaki is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Masakatsu Funaki tries to better his position on the ground...
Funaki is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Masakatsu Funaki is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin tries to escape from the full mount...
Masakatsu Funaki is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin Gastelum 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.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Masakatsu Funaki looks to mount Kelvin Gastelum...
Masakatsu Funaki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Masakatsu Funaki is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin Gastelum 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.
Kelvin clumsily fails here and it's time for Masakatsu Funaki to fight back!
Masakatsu Funaki tries to better his position on the ground...
Funaki is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Masakatsu Funaki is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Funaki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kelvin struggles and frees his leg!
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Kelvin
Masakatsu Funaki pushes Kelvin's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Funaki who is in full mount! Kelvin is in trouble now!
Masakatsu Funaki is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin Gastelum tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Kelvin Gastelum creates enough space to control Masakatsu Funaki's leg.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Kelvin
Kelvin Gastelum attempts to move to full guard
Masakatsu Funaki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Kelvin
Deep breaths from Kelvin Gastelum who tries a hammer punch to Funaki's ribs.
Funaki blocks those punches
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Funaki has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Funaki pushes Kelvin Gastelum and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki tries to get his opponent's head in some sort of lock!
Punishing hold!
Kelvin's Mouth is beginning to swell
You can see the pain reflected in Kelvin's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Kelvin struggles to free himself
Kelvin struggles to free himself
That Anaconda choke from Masakatsu Funaki appears to be unbreakable
Funaki is locking that Anaconda choke...
John McCarthy breaks Masakatsu Funaki's lock! This is over! Kelvin didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Masakatsu Funaki by Submission (Anaconda choke) at 2:58 Round 1
Statistics: Masakatsu Funaki
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 112 s
Statistics: Kelvin Gastelum
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 112 s
Epic Funaki with an epic return here, making very, very short work of Kelvin Gastelum. Very!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!