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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Godefroy Courtial (ranked 1425 p4p, 4036 weight class) and Luke Skywalker (ranked 160 p4p, 384 weight class). Skywalker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Skywalker Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Godefroy Courtial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Skywalker!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skywalker throws a body punch but Courtial moves out of range.
Courtial gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Courtial pulls Skywalker in to control the position.
Courtial has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Skywalker throwing strikes but missing.
Skywalker trying to control but Courtial is working from the bottom.
Skywalker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Courtial lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skywalker controls Courtial momentarily but Courtial frees himself.
Courtial is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial won't allow Skywalker to sweep him here.
Skywalker trying to control the position.
Courtial not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Courtial trying to control but Skywalker is working from the bottom.
Courtial 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.
Courtial showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Skywalker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Courtial is one step ahead there.
Courtial is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Courtial has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Skywalker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Courtial trying to control but Skywalker is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Skywalker moves in looking to clinch but Courtial pushes him off.
Skywalker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Courtial manages to avoid it.
Courtial dips to his left and cracks Skywalker with an uppercut!
Courtial throws a body shot but no joy.
Skywalker throws a leg kick but Courtial moved away.
Courtial lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Courtial needs to keep his hands up - Skywalker had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Skywalker.
Skywalker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial throws a body punch but Skywalker moves out of range.
Courtial displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skywalker throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Skywalker as he connects with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Skywalker.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skywalker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Skywalker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Courtial's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Courtial keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Skywalker wants to free his trapped foot but Courtial is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Courtial wants to improve his position but Skywalker is controlling well.
Courtial moves into full guard.
Courtial seems keen to control Skywalker's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial is trying to control the position but Skywalker postures up.
Skywalker trying to control but Courtial is working from the bottom.
Courtial working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Skywalker.
Skywalker stays in close to Courtial's body and controls the position.
Skywalker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Skywalker connects with a couple of short punches.
Courtial is trying to control the position from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Skywalker working his ground and pound in the gym.
Courtial preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Skywalker lands a couple of elbows.
Skywalker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Courtial pulls Skywalker in close to prevent any damage.
Skywalker trying to control but Courtial is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Skywalker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Skywalker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Courtial.
Skywalker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skywalker misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Courtial to counter with a crisp jab.
Skywalker swings widly with a right hand
and Courtial counters with a head kick.
Courtial rushes Skywalker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Skywalker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Courtial is defending well.
Courtial tries to throw a body punch but Skywalker avoids it by throwing Courtial back against the cage.
Skywalker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Courtial keeps control of Skywalker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skywalker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skywalker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Courtial's elbow.
Courtial throws a punch but it's blocked by Skywalker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Courtial scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skywalker blocks a body shot from Courtial.
A right hook to the body lands for Courtial.
A hook to the body from Courtial.
Courtial breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skywalker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker darts in looking for a takedown but Courtial gets double underhooks and turns Skywalker into the cage.
Courtial takes one to the side of the head.
Courtial throws a sloppy head kick and Skywalker moves out of range easily.
Courtial lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Courtial looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Courtial lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick misses from Courtial.
Skywalker tries to close the distance and clinch but Courtial swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Courtial's corner calls for a 1-2. Courtial obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Courtial tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Skywalker is able to avoid easily.
Courtial misses with an uppercut. Skywalker saw that one coming.
Skywalker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Courtial backs up against the cage.
Courtial lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skywalker lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Skywalker.
Skywalker blocks a jab.
Courtial lands a nice shot that snaps Skywalker's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skywalker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Skywalker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Courtial.
Courtial was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Skywalker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Courtial.
Courtial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skywalker was well out of range. Poor timing from Courtial.
Skywalker ducks under a wild hook from Courtial.
Courtial misses with a body shot.
Courtial fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Courtial fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skywalker on the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Courtial. No joy for Skywalker on that attempt.
Godefroy Courtial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Skywalker.
A nice combination there by Courtial.
Skywalker tries to close the distance and clinch but Courtial swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skywalker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Courtial lands with a hook. Skywalker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Courtial jabs Skywalker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Skywalker moves out of range as Courtial strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Courtial on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Courtial scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skywalker in his tracks.
Courtial throws a low kick, looking for Skywalker's leg but Skywalker calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial swings for the body but Skywalker moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Courtial lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Skywalker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Skywalker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skywalker. Courtial does a little dance to reset his feet.
Courtial uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skywalker.
Courtial was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Skywalker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Godefroy Courtial is winning the standup battle so far.
Skywalker tries to land a leg kick but Courtial saw it coming and moves away.
Courtial slips under a jab from Skywalker.
A solid leg kick lands there for Courtial.
Courtial scores with a hook to the body. Skywalker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Courtial throws a body shot but no joy.
Skywalker digs a good hook to Courtial's body.
Skywalker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Courtial.
Skywalker digs a good body shot into Courtial's ribs.
Skywalker clinches up against the cage.
Skywalker tries to score a body lock takedown but Courtial shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Courtial breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skywalker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Courtial.
Skywalker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Courtial tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skywalker thuds a left hand into Courtial's body.
Courtial connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Skywalker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Courtial trying to control but Skywalker postures up.
Courtial is positioning himself well to prevent Skywalker advancing to mount.
Skywalker trying to pass the guard but Courtial defending well.
Courtial is looking to control Skywalker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Courtial avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skywalker is nestled in close to Courtial, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Courtial manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Courtial lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Skywalker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Courtial is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Godefroy Courtial dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Skywalker checks a leg kick nicely.
Skywalker avoids the body shot from Courtial.
Skywalker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skywalker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Skywalker blocks the low kick.
Skywalker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Courtial.
Courtial throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skywalker.
Courtial blocks a leg kick.
Courtial takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Courtial lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Skywalker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Skywalker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Courtial.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skywalker scores with a body shot.
Courtial digs a good body shot into Skywalker's ribs.
Skywalker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Courtial.
Skywalker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skywalker tries to clinch but Courtial is having none of it.
Skywalker tries to move into range but Courtial moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker throws a body punch but Courtial moves out of range.
Courtial cracks Skywalker with a good jab.
Skywalker misses with a body shot.
Courtial clinches up against the cage.
Courtial misses with the head strike.
Skywalker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Courtial working aggressively here.
Skywalker can't find room to land a body shot as Courtial controls the action.
Nice body punch from Skywalker.
Courtial working hard to break the clinch.
Skywalker has a couple of punches blocked by Courtial.
Skywalker digs a right hand underneath Courtial's ribcage. Courtial let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Skywalker is trying to drag Courtial to the mat but Courtial just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Courtial tries to throw a body punch but Skywalker avoids it by throwing Courtial back against the cage.
Skywalker throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skywalker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Courtial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skywalker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Courtial gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Courtial throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skywalkers head.
Courtial tries to throw a body punch but Skywalker avoids it by throwing Courtial back against the cage.
Courtial lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skywalker backwards.
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!
Courtial throws a head punch that misses.
Courtial lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skywalker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Skywalker.
Skywalker cracks a nice hook into Courtial's ribs.
Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Courtial misses the shot to the body.
Godefroy Courtial is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Courtial checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Skywalker just misses with a punch to the body.
Courtial misses with a two punch combination.
Courtial jabs Skywalker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Courtial.
Skywalker just misses with a punch to the body.
Skywalker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skywalker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Courtial.
Courtial looks to score with a jab to the body but Skywalker is just out of range.
Skywalker wants to clinch.
Courtial throws a big shot that misses.
Courtial avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Courtial is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Courtial throws a jab when Skywalker was well out of range.
Courtial fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Skywalker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Skywalker misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Skywalker. Beautiful body shot.
Courtial showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skywalker.
Skywalker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial digs a good hook to Skywalker's body.
Courtial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skywalker was well out of range. Poor timing from Courtial.
Skywalker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Courtial misses with a series of wild punches.
Courtial checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Skywalker dives in and grabs Courtial's left leg, looking for a takedown. Courtial pushes down on Skywalker's head and hops out.
Godefroy Courtial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Skywalker.
Courtial throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Courtial.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Courtial takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Courtial turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courtial. Skywalker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Courtial getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Skywalker looks to score with a jab to the body but Courtial is just out of range.
Skywalker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Courtial misses with a wild body shot.
Courtial misses with an uppercut. Skywalker saw that one coming.
Skywalker misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Courtial wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Godefroy Courtial showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Courtial 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Godefroy Courtial!
Luke Skywalker spoke after the fight, saying 'I am saddened by this defeat, but I learned a lot from the wise Master Yoda.
The greatest teacher, failure is.
May the force be with you!'.
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