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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Godbolt's choice of entrance music: Trenches by Pop Evil. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28 - 10 - 0 |
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202 lbs
22 - 17 - 4 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Godbolt!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Godbolt ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Godbolt has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jab, jab by Godbolt - just one landing.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godbolt.
Godbolt with a jab.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Godbolt throws out the jab.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Godbolt.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Godbolt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godbolt misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Godbolt avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Godbolt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Godbolt.
Godbolt shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Godbolt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Godbolt manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Godbolt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Godbolt.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Godbolt misses with a wild body shot.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Godbolt.
Godbolt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Godbolt checks it well.
Godbolt shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Godbolt.
Godbolt looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Matthew Godbolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Hector Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Godbolt misses with a jab to the body
and Williams counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams lands a jab to the head.
Godbolt misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a jab when Godbolt was well out of range.
Godbolt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Godbolt catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Godbolt moves away.
Godbolt throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams is looking to chop away at Godbolt's legs.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Godbolt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hector Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Godbolt.
Godbolt throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Godbolt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Godbolt fails to land the takedown.
Godbolt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Godbolt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Williams had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Godbolt blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Godbolt just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Godbolt is out of range.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Matthew Godbolt has been cut.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Godbolt looking to score a takedown here. Williams is defending well but Godbolt drives through and ends up in Williams's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godbolt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Godbolt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Godbolt throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Godbolt postures up.
Godbolt postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godbolt controls from within his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Godbolt connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Godbolt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Godbolt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hector Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthew Godbolt'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.
Godbolt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Godbolt.
Godbolt throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Godbolt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Godbolt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Godbolt lands in his opponent's guard.
Williams trying to control the position.
Godbolt is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Godbolt postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Godbolt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt working some strikes from top position.
Godbolt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Williams is not content to let Godbolt control the position.
Williams regains half guard.
Williams tries to roll over but Godbolt keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Godbolt postures up.
Godbolt is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Godbolt seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Godbolt.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Godbolt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Godbolt from controlling successfully.
Godbolt postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow.
Godbolt lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Godbolt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Godbolt throws a big elbow that misses.
Godbolt drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Godbolt off! Godbolt jumps back into Williams's guard.
Godbolt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Godbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Godbolt.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Williams digs a good body shot into Godbolt's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Godbolt.
Godbolt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Godbolt looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Godbolt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godbolt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Godbolt.
Williams is rocked!
Godbolt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Godbolt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Godbolt tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Godbolt avoids a kick to the body.
Williams 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.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godbolt.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Godbolt moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Godbolt moves away from the strike by Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Godbolt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matthew Godbolt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Godbolt swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Godbolt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Godbolt darts in looking for a takedown but Williams gets double underhooks and turns Godbolt into the cage.
Hector Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Godbolt misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Godbolt. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Godbolt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt blocks a jab.
And Godbolt tries to counter it with a takedown but Williams pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams moves out of range as Godbolt strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Godbolt as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt's corner calls for a 1-2. Godbolt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Godbolt throws a shot to the body.
Godbolt cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Godbolt's head.
Godbolt has a takedown stuffed.
Williams throws a hook but Godbolt blocks it.
A slow jab from Godbolt misses its intended target.
Godbolt throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Godbolt misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Godbolt's knee momentarily.
Williams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Godbolt throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godbolt lands a couple of elbows.
Williams is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Godbolt is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Williams has momentary wrist control but Godbolt slips an elbow through the middle.
Godbolt trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Godbolt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Godbolt with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Godbolt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Godbolt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Godbolt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Godbolt throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Godbolt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Godbolt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Godbolt.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Godbolt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Godbolt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
Godbolt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Williams back to the cage. Godbolt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Godbolt. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Godbolt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Godbolt misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Godbolt throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Godbolt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hector Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Godbolt.
Godbolt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Godbolt blocks a jab.
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Godbolt doesn't seem phased though.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matthew Godbolt.
I think Godbolt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Godbolt!
Matthew Godbolt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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