Post by The Sandmen on Dec 18, 2020 8:55:14 GMT -5
Masakatsu Funaki glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Ryan Bader is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Funaki and Darth Bader move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Masakatsu Funaki attempts a sweep single...
Masakatsu Funaki catches Ryan Bader's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Funaki.
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Darth Bader
Funaki tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Masakatsu Funaki fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Darth Bader
Ryan Bader attempts to move to full guard
Ryan Bader manages to switch to full guard.
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Darth Bader
Funaki tries to escape from the closed guard
Funaki succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Masakatsu Funaki is in open guard over Darth Bader
Masakatsu Funaki tries to pass to half guard...
Ryan Bader's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Darth Bader
Funaki is in closed guard... Darth Bader tries to roll on the ground!
Masakatsu Funaki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ryan Bader gets sloppy and Masakatsu Funaki tries to take advantage...
Funaki tries to escape from the closed guard
Masakatsu Funaki any adventage in the ground.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Darth Bader
Funaki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Taylor Field (Regina, Saskatchewan) is cheering him!
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Masakatsu Funaki hooks Darth Bader's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Darth Bader struggles to free himself
That Kneebar from Masakatsu Funaki appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Ryan Bader manages to kick Funaki away and scrambles on top!
Ryan Bader is in open guard over Funaki
Funaki tries an armbar from the bottom!
Darth Bader's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Darth Bader's eyes...
That armbar looks tight...
Ryan Bader lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Masakatsu Funaki doesn't break the lock and Ryan Bader is running out of time!
Punishing hold!
That armbar from Masakatsu Funaki appears to be unbreakable
Ryan Bader lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Masakatsu Funaki doesn't break the lock and Ryan Bader is running out of time!
Crippling lock!
Darth Bader tries to break the lock slamming Masakatsu Funaki against the mat!
Masakatsu Funaki doesn't allow Ryan Bader to escape. He is tightening the armbar
Darth Bader ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Funaki is locking that armbar...
Ryan Bader breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Ryan Bader is in open guard over Funaki
Ryan Bader tries to pass to half guard...
Masakatsu Funaki's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Funaki
Funaki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Punishing hold!
Darth Bader tries to break the lock slamming Masakatsu Funaki against the mat!
Masakatsu Funaki doesn't allow Ryan Bader to escape. He is tightening the Triangle Choke
Funaki is locking that Triangle Choke...
You can see the pain reflected in Darth Bader's eyes...
Darth Bader struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Funaki
Darth Bader is in closed guard... Funaki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ryan Bader!
Masakatsu Funaki is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Masakatsu Funaki throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Funaki is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
That's more than Darth Bader can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Masakatsu Funaki by Submission (Armbar) at 2:26 Round 1
Statistics: Masakatsu Funaki
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 125 s
Statistics: Ryan Bader
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 125 s
I think I thought Darth Bader would win. I think I was incredibly wrong, since not only did he lose, he lost like Hayden Christensen and Jake Lord.
Ryan Bader is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Funaki and Darth Bader move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Masakatsu Funaki attempts a sweep single...
Masakatsu Funaki catches Ryan Bader's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Funaki.
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Darth Bader
Funaki tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Masakatsu Funaki fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Darth Bader
Ryan Bader attempts to move to full guard
Ryan Bader manages to switch to full guard.
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Darth Bader
Funaki tries to escape from the closed guard
Funaki succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Masakatsu Funaki is in open guard over Darth Bader
Masakatsu Funaki tries to pass to half guard...
Ryan Bader's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Darth Bader
Funaki is in closed guard... Darth Bader tries to roll on the ground!
Masakatsu Funaki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ryan Bader gets sloppy and Masakatsu Funaki tries to take advantage...
Funaki tries to escape from the closed guard
Masakatsu Funaki any adventage in the ground.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Darth Bader
Funaki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Taylor Field (Regina, Saskatchewan) is cheering him!
Masakatsu Funaki is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Masakatsu Funaki hooks Darth Bader's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Darth Bader struggles to free himself
That Kneebar from Masakatsu Funaki appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Ryan Bader manages to kick Funaki away and scrambles on top!
Ryan Bader is in open guard over Funaki
Funaki tries an armbar from the bottom!
Darth Bader's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Darth Bader's eyes...
That armbar looks tight...
Ryan Bader lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Masakatsu Funaki doesn't break the lock and Ryan Bader is running out of time!
Punishing hold!
That armbar from Masakatsu Funaki appears to be unbreakable
Ryan Bader lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Masakatsu Funaki doesn't break the lock and Ryan Bader is running out of time!
Crippling lock!
Darth Bader tries to break the lock slamming Masakatsu Funaki against the mat!
Masakatsu Funaki doesn't allow Ryan Bader to escape. He is tightening the armbar
Darth Bader ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Funaki is locking that armbar...
Ryan Bader breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Ryan Bader is in open guard over Funaki
Ryan Bader tries to pass to half guard...
Masakatsu Funaki's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Funaki
Funaki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Punishing hold!
Darth Bader tries to break the lock slamming Masakatsu Funaki against the mat!
Masakatsu Funaki doesn't allow Ryan Bader to escape. He is tightening the Triangle Choke
Funaki is locking that Triangle Choke...
You can see the pain reflected in Darth Bader's eyes...
Darth Bader struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Funaki
Darth Bader is in closed guard... Funaki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ryan Bader!
Masakatsu Funaki is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Masakatsu Funaki throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Funaki is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
That's more than Darth Bader can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Masakatsu Funaki by Submission (Armbar) at 2:26 Round 1
Statistics: Masakatsu Funaki
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 125 s
Statistics: Ryan Bader
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 125 s
I think I thought Darth Bader would win. I think I was incredibly wrong, since not only did he lose, he lost like Hayden Christensen and Jake Lord.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!