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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Godoi (ranked 1069 p4p, 1546 weight class) and Jonny Thunder (ranked 161 p4p, 231 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 cm 26 189 5 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm 26 190 3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler Solid Muay Thai Powerful |
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guilherme Godoi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonny Thunder! The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Godoi jabbing away but nothing is landing. A swing and a miss from Godoi. Thunder lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Thunder's coach down at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Thunder's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Godoi misses with the combination.
Godoi misses with a hook. Thunder ducked under it nicely. Nice jab there from Godoi.
It looks like Jonny Thunder has been cut. Thunder misses the jab. Thunder ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Thunder scores with a jab. Godoi acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Godoi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godoi avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Godoi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Godoi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thunder's head backwards. Thunder slips a jab from Godoi. Godoi throws the left hand but Thunder avoids the punch easily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A swing and a miss from Godoi. Godoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thunder misses with a series of wild punches.
Godoi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Godoi looks to land a left hand but Thunder moved out of range nicely. Godoi throws a jab but it's blocked by Thunder. Godoi throws a right hand that misses
and Thunder counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thunder. Godoi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Thunder just leaning against Godoi, taking a breather. Thunder tries to throw a body punch but Godoi avoids it by throwing Thunder back against the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from Thunder. Godoi misses with a hook from the clinch. Godoi works on Thunder's body with a couple of short punches. Godoi lands with a short shot to the head. Godoi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Godoi is trying to break the clinch but Thunder has him pressed against the cage. Godoi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thunder looks winded! Godoi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Thunder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Godoi lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Godoi prevents a body shot from Thunder. A short right from Godoi on the inside. Godoi digs a right hand underneath Thunder's ribcage. Thunder let out a lung full of air as it connected. Godoi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thunder has him pressed against the cage. Godoi lands a shoulder strike. Godoi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thunder. Godoi lands a nice uppercut. Godoi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Godoi lands with a left to the head. Godoi lands a body punch. Godoi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thunder or not. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Godoi. Thunder throws a head punch that misses. Godoi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thunder backwards. Godoi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Godoi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thunder up against the cage. Godoi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thunder or not. A short right from Godoi. Thunder misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A quick uppercut on the inside from Godoi. A hook to the body from Godoi.
Godoi cracks Thunder with a nice body shot. A short right from Godoi. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Godoi. Godoi is leaning against Thunder and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Godoi gets through Thunder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Godoi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Godoi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Godoi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Godoi digs a right hand underneath Thunder's ribcage. Thunder let out a lung full of air as it connected. Good body shot from Godoi.
A body shot lands from Godoi.
Good body shot from Godoi.
Godoi lands an uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Godoi scores with a shoulder strike. Thunder misses with a punch to the body.
Godoi lands on the inside with an uppercut. Godoi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A shot in the inside from Godoi.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Godoi digs a right hand into Thunder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thunder's gas tank. Godoi can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Godoi. A right hook to the body lands for Godoi.
Godoi working some nice short punches in the clinch. Godoi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Godoi cracks Thunder with a nice body shot. Godoi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thunder prevents a body shot from Godoi. Thunder misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Godoi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Thunder has a couple of punches blocked by Godoi.
Thunder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Godoi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Godoi scores with a hook to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Godoi working some nice short punches in the clinch. Godoi pushes Thunder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Godoi wants to break free but Thunder has control.
Godoi can't find room to land a body shot as Thunder controls the action.
Godoi misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Godoi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Godoi dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jonny Thunder's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Thunder takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Godoi throws a shot to the body.
Thunder is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Godoi as he connects with a hook.
Thunder is rocked! Godoi weaves into range and cracks Thunder right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Thunder goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Godoi is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guilherme Godoi! A relieved looking Guilherme Godoi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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