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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbolt's entrance music is Trenches by Pop Evil. A fine choice. Carter has chosen Bob Dylan - Hurricane as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rubin Carter enters the cage!
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202 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
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190 lbs
21 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Godbolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rubin Carter!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter avoids the body shot from Godbolt.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Godbolt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carter can pounce on him.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Godbolt ducks down to avoid it.
Godbolt throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Godbolt misses with a wild body shot.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Godbolt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter defending well as Godbolt loads up on a big left hand.
Godbolt lands a jab-cross combination.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Godbolt is out of range.
Carter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Godbolt has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Carter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Godbolt finds it's way round the side to connect with Carter's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Godbolt.
Carter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter thows a body kick. Godbolt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Godbolt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Godbolt misses with a wild body shot.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Godbolt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carter's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Godbolt wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Godbolt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godbolt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Godbolt preventing the sweep.
Carter wants to stand and escape but Godbolt is having none of it.
Godbolt throws an elbow that misses. Carter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Godbolt's guard. Nice move by Carter!
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Godbolt tries to strike from the bottom.
Godbolt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt is trying to keep Carter in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carter chips away with some ground and pound.
Godbolt trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
Carter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Godbolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godbolt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carter manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carter is on top in guard.
Godbolt trying to control the position.
Carter wants to control from the top but Godbolt keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter throwing strikes but missing.
Carter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godbolt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carter manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rubin Carter will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Godbolt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carter avoids the body shot from Godbolt.
Godbolt shoots in for a takedown but Carter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Godbolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godbolt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Carter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Matthew Godbolt has been cut.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Godbolt throws out the jab.
Godbolt throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Crunch! Carter slams his shin into Godbolt's torso.
Rubin Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carter misses with a hook. Godbolt ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Godbolt misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt blocks the body kick.
Carter throws a shot to the body.
Godbolt swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Godbolt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Godbolt throws a big shot that misses.
Godbolt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Carter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Godbolt advances to full mount.
Godbolt throws a sloppy strike and Carter uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Carter has ended up in Godbolt's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Godbolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Godbolt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Godbolt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Godbolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carter defends it easily.
Godbolt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Godbolt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carter defends it easily.
Godbolt trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Carter working some strikes from top position.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Godbolt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Godbolt trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godbolt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rubin Carter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Matthew Godbolt'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Carter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Godbolt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carter throws a jab when Godbolt was well out of range.
Godbolt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Godbolt misses the jab.
Godbolt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carter counters with an inside leg kick.
Godbolt just misses with a punch to the body.
Godbolt shoots for a takedown but Carter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Godbolt looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Godbolt throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Godbolt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Godbolt somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Godbolt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Godbolt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carter walks into a stiff left hand from Godbolt.
Rubin Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Godbolt walks into a left hand.
Carter looks to land a body kick but Godbolt moved away.
Godbolt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carter connects with a single shot there.
Godbolt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Godbolt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carter but Carter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Godbolt throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godbolt misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Godbolt staying out of range there.
Godbolt throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Godbolt tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Godbolt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Godbolt's head.
Godbolt slips a straight right by Carter.
Carter throws the left hand but Godbolt avoids the punch easily.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Godbolt.
Rubin Carter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt fails with the takedown.
Godbolt throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Godbolt looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Godbolt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a body kick that stops Godbolt in his tracks momentarily.
Carter slips under a jab.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Godbolt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Godbolt throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Godbolt swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matthew Godbolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godbolt throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Godbolt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Godbolt avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Godbolt shoots in and drives through. Carter sprawls well.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Godbolt misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Godbolt. That did some damage!
Godbolt throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Matthew Godbolt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Carter cracks the inside of Godbolt's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rubin Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rubin Carter!
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