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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petter Anier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Payton Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 26 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petter Anier!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anier moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Petter Anier has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Anier has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anier takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wright has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sanitarium in the buildup to the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wright swinging wildly here.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.
Anier is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wright throws the left hand but Anier avoids the punch easily.
Anier tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Anier shoots in for a takedown but Wright shows good takedown defense.
Wright lands with a hook. Anier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Anier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payton Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Wright. No joy for Anier on that attempt.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Wright misses.
Anier shapes to counter with a head kick.
Anier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Wright scores with a jab to the head.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Anier is out of range.
Anier throws a good cross that connects.
Wright is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anier fails with a takedown attempt.
Payton Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petter Anier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anier rushes Wright and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Anier controls the action.
A short right from Anier.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Wright scores with a shoulder strike.
Anier throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anier looking to throw knees to the head but Wright is blocking nicely.
Anier pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wright lands with a short shot to the head.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Anier controls the action.
Anier lands an elbow that stopped Wright in his tracks for a moment.
Anier jumps guard and drags Wright to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Anier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anier is trying to control the position but Wright postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anier has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anier looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wright passes into half guard.
Wright trying to control from half guard but Anier is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anier pushes Wright off looking to stand but Wright dives back in and keeps control.
Wright missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wright throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anier trying to control from the bottom.
Anier is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Wright is staying active.
Anier looking for submissions off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anier wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Anier shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wright defends it nicely.
Anier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wright pinned against the cage. Wright gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wright, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wright.
Wright lands a right hand.
Anier prevents a body shot from Wright.
Anier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Wright.
Anier blocking some punches.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Anier lands an elbow inside that Wright shrugs off.
Anier manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Payton Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petter Anier's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wright connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anier. Anier circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anier doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
A punch combination from Wright misses.
Wright sets himself, and Anier steps forward looking for the clinch! Wright avoids it this time.
Payton Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Anier shoots in for a takedown but Wright shows good takedown defense.
Anier instigates a clinch.
Anier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anier has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wright avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Wright scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wright misses with some punches.
Wright lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anier backwards.
Anier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wright presses Anier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anier successfully pulls guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anier is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anier looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Wright has picked Anier up and slammed him! Anier can't keep hold of the triangle and Wright manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anier on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Wright crashes against the mat.
Anier is trying to control Wright's posture but Wright avoids it.
Wright 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.
Anier is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wright's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Anier trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anier wants to get back to his feet.
Anier is looking to control Wright's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anier avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Anier manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anier trying to keep a closed guard but Wright is proving a slippery customer.
Wright is working Anier over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anier is on top in guard.
Payton Wright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wright wants to sweep here but Anier controlling him for the moment.
Anier scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anier passes Wright's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Anier wants to pass the guard but Wright is defending well.
Wright tries to get to full guard but Anier has control of the leg.
Wright trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright is looking to get to half guard.
Anier can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wright is looking to escape.
Wright really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Anier avoids the attempt from Wright to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Payton Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petter Anier's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Anier. Beautiful body shot.
Anier tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Payton Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Anier moved out of range nicely.
Anier moves into the clinch.
Wright digs a right hand underneath Anier's ribcage. Anier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anier tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wright smiles and moves away.
Wright will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Anier tries to clinch but Wright moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anier pushes Wright away with a front kick.
The crowd cheers as Wright lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anier doesn't seem phased though.
Anier looking to score a takedown here. Wright is defending well but Anier drives through and ends up in Wright's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anier looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anier trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Wright is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Anier presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Anier misses with an elbow strike.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anier tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wright just stands there and leans against the cage.
Payton Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petter Anier.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anier's elbow.
Anier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wright tries a body shot but Anier blocks it.
Anier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anier can do to turn this around?
Wright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payton Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Payton Wright has been cut.
Anier fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wright is keeping busy.
Anier fails to pull guard.
Anier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wright lands a head shot.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anier dives in for a single leg takedown but Wright sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wright seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Anier fails with the takedown.
Wright appears to be looking for a big counter.
Anier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wright throws a right and a left that Anier avoids nicely.
Anier lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wright bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anier steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wright.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anier shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big left from Wright misses.
Anier wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Wright connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wright misses with a hook. Anier ducked under it nicely.
Anier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wright throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anier dives in and grabs Wright's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes down on Anier's head and hops out.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Anier ducks down to avoid it.
Anier dives in for a single leg takedown but Wright sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wright throws a leg kick but Anier checks it.
Wright lands a jab-cross combination.
Wright scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anier in his tracks.
Wright works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Payton Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright lands with a hook. Anier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wright throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anier shoots in for a takedown but Wright shows good takedown defense.
Anier ducks right into an uppercut from Wright.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Anier shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wright's guard.
Wright is pulling down on Anier's head. It's preventing any offense from Anier, at least for the moment.
Petter Anier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wright is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Payton Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wright, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Payton Wright!
Payton Wright was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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