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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mega Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Funkyama might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bon Jovi: Bad Medicine. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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145 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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172 cm
32
164 lbs
20 - 13 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mega Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Payton Wright!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama thows a body shot but no joy.
Funkyama throws a low kick, looking for Wright's leg but Wright calmly moves out of range.
Funkyama ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Wright connects with a body shot.
Funkyama tries to sprawl but Wright drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Funkyama looking for submissions off his back.
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Funkyama keeps working.
Funkyama gets back to full guard.
Wright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Funkyama is keeping the position for now.
Funkyama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Funkyama working for a triangle but Wright defends it easily.
Funkyama controls Wright momentarily but Wright frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wright defends it easily.
Wright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wright stands up over Funkyama, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Funkyama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wright is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wright trying to control but Funkyama is working from the bottom.
Funkyama is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funkyama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wright defends well.
Wright throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Funkyama is looking for a triangle but Wright pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wright won't allow Funkyama to sweep him here.
Wright advances position into side control!
Wright lands some shots froms side control.
Wright is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Funkyama has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ground and pound from Wright seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Funkyama regains half guard.
Funkyama is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funkyama is staying active underneath Wright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama gets back to full guard.
Wright distracts Funkyama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Funkyama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wright postures up in Funkyama's guard and throws a big left but Funkyama blocks it.
Funkyama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wright doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wright manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Funkyama keeping full guard, as Wright tries to pass.
Funkyama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wright.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wright works over Funkyama with some ground and pound from guard.
Wright must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright is in close to Funkyama's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Funkyama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wright.
Wright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Funkyama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wright is aware though and is defending well.
Wright throwing strikes but missing.
Funkyama looking for a guillotine here but Wright defends easily.
Wright cracks Funkyama with a solid left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright scoring with some ground and pound.
Funkyama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wright is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Payton Wright dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Funkyama slips a jab from Wright.
Wright dives in and scores a takedown into Funkyama's guard.
Wright avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wright connects with a couple of short punches.
Funkyama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wright defends it easily.
Wright postures up in Funkyama's guard and throws a big left but Funkyama blocks it.
Funkyama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wright stopping the sweep attempt from Funkyama.
Funkyama has his foot on Wright's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wright works his way back into a safe position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright wants to control from the top but Funkyama keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Funkyama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Funkyama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Payton Wright has got the better of the ground game so far.
Funkyama working a defensive guard here.
Funkyama working for a triangle but Wright defends it easily.
Wright throwing strikes from guard but Funkyama blocks nicely.
Wright trying to control but Funkyama is working from the bottom.
Wright passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wright throwing strikes from guard but Funkyama blocks nicely.
Wright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wright postures up in Funkyama's guard and throws a big left but Funkyama blocks it.
Wright throwing strikes from guard but Funkyama blocks nicely.
Wright sitting in guard, not really doing much.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funkyama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Funkyama has his foot on Wright's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wright works his way back into a safe position though.
Wright stopping the sweep attempt from Funkyama.
Wright lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright passes Funkyama's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Funkyama tries to get to full guard but Wright has control of the leg.
Wright looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wright looks to land a strike but Funkyama avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wright stands up over Funkyama, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Funkyama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Funkyama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wright slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wright lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Funkyama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Funkyama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funkyama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Funkyama has momentary wrist control but Wright slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Funkyama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wright doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wright manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wright looking to pass the guard.
Funkyama has his foot on Wright's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wright works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Funkyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funkyama working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Payton Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Funkyama is able to avoid easily.
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Funkyama.
Funkyama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wright scores with a hook.
Good shot there by Wright.
Wright throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Funkyama on the side of the head.
Nice cross by Funkyama.
Funkyama fails with a takedown attempt.
Funkyama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wright circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mega Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright's corner calls for a 1-2. Wright obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Funkyama looks for a takedown but Wright sprawls well.
Wright shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright thows a huge punch but Funkyama dodges it nicely.
Funkyama actively working from the bottom here.
Wright is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wright scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wright is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Funkyama sees it coming and defends easily.
Wright sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Funkyama defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama trying to control here.
Wright prevents Funkyama from improving his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright working the head and body with strikes.
Funkyama makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Funkyama.
Funkyama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wright stands up over Funkyama, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wright connects with a couple of short punches.
Funkyama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wright is aware though and is defending well.
Funkyama pulls Wright in close to his closed guard and prevents Wright from doing any damage or advancing position.
Funkyama has momentary wrist control but Wright slips an elbow through the middle.
Wright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Funkyama has his foot on Wright's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wright works his way back into a safe position though.
Funkyama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Funkyama prevents Wright from standing back up.
Mega Funkyama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright gets back to full guard.
Wright wants to get back to his feet but Funkyama is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Funkyama looking to sit in guard and control but Wright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Funkyama looking for a guillotine here but Wright defends easily.
Wright throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Wright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wright is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funkyama has momentary wrist control but Wright slips an elbow through the middle.
Wright landing some decent shots from guard.
Funkyama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funkyama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Wright pushes Funkyama off looking to stand but Funkyama dives back in and keeps control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Payton Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wright has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Payton Wright!
A less than humble Payton Wright misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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RATING
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