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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Stuus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Godfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanley Stuus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan Godfrey!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stuus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Godfrey's calf.
Stuus throws a sloppy head kick and Godfrey moves out of range easily.
Godfrey checks a low kick from Stuus.
Stuus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stuus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stuus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Godfrey wants to clinch up but Stuus keeps it at a distance.
Godfrey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Godfrey throws a head kick that misses.
Stuus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Godfrey avoids the head kick by Stuus.
Stuus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Godfrey swivels and escapes.
Stuus keeps the fight on the outside.
Stuus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stuus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Godfrey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stuus throws a nice head kick!
Godfrey doesn't manage to clinch there - Stuus circles away.
Godfrey has Stuus up against the cage in a clinch.
Godfrey stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godfrey tries to land knees in the clinch but Stuus avoids the damage to the body.
Godfrey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stuus backwards.
Stuus throws an elbow that misses.
Stuus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Stuus.
Stuus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Godfrey avoiding damage as Stuus throws knees to the body.
Stuus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Godfrey.
Godfrey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stuus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Godfrey's half guard.
Godfrey is looking for a sweep. Stuus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stuus trying to control the action but Godfrey is working from the bottom.
Stuus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Godfrey is trying to stand back up but Stuus is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stuus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stuus wants to take a breather but Godfrey is having none of it.
Stuus moves nicely into side control.
Stuus 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.
Stuus in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Stuus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stuus moves into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuus swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Godfrey is now in Stuus's guard. A big mistake from Stuus there, giving up the dominant position!
Stuus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stuus looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Godfrey puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Stuus is trying to get back to full guard.
Godfrey is keen to just control but Stuus is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stuus wants to control but Godfrey is keeping busy.
Stuus with the active half guard here but Godfrey passes nicely into side control.
Stuus is looking for a sweep.
Stuus sneaks back into half guard.
Stuus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Stuus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Godfrey tries to clinch there but Stuus circles away.
Godfrey tries to clinch up but Stuus circles away and keeps his distance.
Godfrey misses with a head kick.
Stuus throws a head kick that misses.
Godfrey wants to clinch up but Stuus keeps it at a distance.
Godfrey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stuus. Stuus obviously looking to wear him down.
Stuus throws a sloppy head kick and Godfrey moves out of range easily.
Godfrey tries to clinch there but Stuus circles away.
Godfrey avoids the head kick by Stuus.
The fight stays on the outside here - Godfrey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from Stuus.
Stuus tries to clinch there but Godfrey circles away.
Stuus tries to clinch up but Godfrey circles away and keeps his distance.
A clash of legs there as Stuus blocks the low kick.
Stuus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Godfrey. That did some damage!
Godfrey wants to clinch but Stuus slips to the side
and Stuus counters with an inside leg kick.
Stuus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nathan Godfrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Godfrey is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stuus moves out of range of the leg kick from Godfrey.
Stuus throws the kick towards the body but Godfrey avoids it.
Stuus thumps Godfrey with a low kick.
Godfrey throws a lazy head kick
and Stuus counters with a nice leg kick.
Stuus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stuus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stuus lands a jab to Godfrey's midsection.
Stuus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Godfrey takes a step back to recover.
Stuus throws a front kick that sends Godfrey stumbling back into the cage.
Stuus scores with a leg kick.
Godfrey on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
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!
Stuus misses with a head kick.
Stuus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Godfrey is trying to defend but Stuus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stuus connects with a nice short shot to Godfrey's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuus is working for a submission of some sort.
Godfrey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stuus slips a nice elbow through Godfrey's hands, connecting with Godfrey's forehead.
Stuus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Godfrey is defending against the submission attempts here by Stuus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuus is working for a kimura but Godfrey is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stuus is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Godfrey is just riding it out for now. Stuus eventually gives up the hold.
Stuus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Godfrey sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stuus is working for a kimura but Godfrey is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Stuus dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Godfrey is looking to clinch but Stuus is avoiding it.
Stuus is looking to clinch but Godfrey is avoiding it.
Godfrey tries to clinch up
and Stuus counters with a low kick, right behind Godfrey 's knee.
Stanley Stuus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godfrey tries a head kick but it misses.
Godfrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stuus.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stuus.
Godfrey tries to clinch but Stuus moves out of range.
Stuus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stuus swats away the attempt to clinch by Godfrey.
Godfrey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Godfrey tries to close the distance and clinch but Stuus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stanley Stuus is winning the standup battle so far.
Stuus is looking to land body kicks.
Godfrey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godfrey stuffs the takedown.
Stuus throws a body kick that misses.
Godfrey tries to clinch but Stuus moves away
and Stuus counters with a nice body kick.
Godfrey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stuus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Godfrey connects with a high kick.
Godfrey throws a sloppy head kick and Stuus moves out of range easily.
Stuus moves into the clinch.
Godfrey blocking some punches.
Stuus is working Godfrey over against the cage.
A short left from Stuus.
Godfrey blocks an elbow strike from Stuus.
Stuus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Godfrey or not.
Stuus lands an elbow just above Godfrey 's eye.
Stuus avoiding damage as Godfrey throws knees to the body.
Stuus lands an elbow inside that Godfrey shrugs off.
It looks like Nathan Godfrey has been cut.
Stuus lands an elbow inside that Godfrey shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Stuus.
Stuus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Godfrey avoids it.
Stuus lands with a right to the head.
Stuus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stuus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stuus lands a body shot.
Stuus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stuus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Godfrey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stuus missing with knees to the body.
Stuus misses with an elbow strike.
Stuus misses with the head strike.
Godfrey trying to land knees to the body.
Stuus manages to pull guard.
Stuus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Stuus controls Godfrey momentarily but Godfrey frees himself.
Stuus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Godfrey passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Godfrey's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Godfrey's back!
Stuus is looking for a choke. Godfrey gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Godfrey manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Stuus is looking for a triangle but Godfrey pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stuus looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Godfrey has picked Stuus up and slammed him! Stuus can't keep hold of the triangle and Godfrey manages to pass to side control!
Stuus is trying to improve his position.
Stuus looking for a sweep but Godfrey has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Stuus is trying to escape the mount.
Nathan Godfrey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanley Stuus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Stuus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stuus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Stuus!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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