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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mega Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Guth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama comes into the arena with Bon Jovi: Bad Medicine blaring out of the sound system. Guth comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alva Noto - Module 7 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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183 cm
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153 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mega Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burt Guth!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama misses with an uppercut
and Guth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Funkyama blocks a jab.
Funkyama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Funkyama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Guth tries to clinch up.
Funkyama gets a takedown into half guard.
Funkyama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Guth trying to control here.
Funkyama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guth is looking for a sweep. Funkyama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Guth is in trouble now - Funkyama has advanced to mount!
Guth manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Guth, under a barage of strikes from Funkyama.
Funkyama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Funkyama stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is looking to take a break and control but Guth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Funkyama moves into full mount! Guth won't be happy about that!
Funkyama lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funkyama controlling the pace for now.
Funkyama throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Funkyama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Funkyama punching from mount but Guth doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama lands with some strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Funkyama there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Funkyama wants to control the pace but Guth is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guth is desperately trying to improve his position but Funkyama has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mega Funkyama dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Funkyama slips under a jab from Guth.
A combination from Funkyama does no damage.
Burt Guth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guth scores with a punch to the head.
Funkyama fails with a takedown attempt.
Guth misses with a looping right.
Guth scores with the left hand. Funkyama knows he should have avoided that one.
Funkyama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guth throws a head kick that misses.
Guth has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Funkyama shoots in for a double leg but Guth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Funkyama shoots for a takedown but Guth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mega Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funkyama staying out of range there.
Funkyama scores with a jab to the head.
Guth pushes Funkyama up against the cage in a clinch.
Guth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guth throws a head punch that misses.
Funkyama gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Guth regains guard.
Guth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Funkyama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mega Funkyama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Funkyama looking to sit in guard and control but Guth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Funkyama pulls Guth in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth trying to control the position from guard on top but Funkyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Funkyama throws his legs up looking for a submission but Guth uses it to pass to side control.
Funkyama tries to improve position but can't.
Funkyama sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth prevents Funkyama from improving his position.
Funkyama has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Guth is working away from the top position though.
Funkyama is trying is best to control the position here.
Guth wants to take a breather but Funkyama is having none of it.
Funkyama desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Funkyama won't allow Guth to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Funkyama wants to control but Guth is keeping busy.
Mega Funkyama has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Guth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guth lands with a nice combination. Funkyama backs away looking to recover.
Funkyama looks to score with a jab to the body but Guth is just out of range.
Guth wants to clinch.
Guth wants to clinch.
Guth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Burt Guth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Guth tries to clinch but Funkyama is having none of it.
Guth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Funkyama gets a double leg takedown into Guth's guard.
Funkyama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Funkyama advances position into side control!
Funkyama trying to control the position but Guth is working away.
Funkyama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Guth, who protects the arm well.
Guth is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Funkyama.
Guth is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Funkyama throws an elbow but Guth slips to the side and avoids it well.
Funkyama cracks Guth with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Guth has escaped the position, nice work there.
Funkyama trying to control the action but Guth is working from the bottom.
Guth tries to buck Funkyama off but Funkyama is having none of it.
Guth is not content to let Funkyama control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama in side control lands a decent elbow.
The referee asks Funkyama politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Funkyama prefers to stall for the moment though.
Funkyama looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Guth is avoiding damage well.
Guth is being controlled here.
Funkyama lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guth is trying to control Funkyama's posture but Funkyama avoids it.
Funkyama 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.
Funkyama tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Funkyama misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guth is looking to reverse the position.
Funkyama throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Guth works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mega Funkyama showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Funkyama has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mega Funkyama!
Our winner, Mega Funkyama, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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pop
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