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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Godefroy Courtial (ranked 2013 p4p, 1888 weight class) and Yellow Belt Casey (ranked 219 p4p, 205 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yellow Belt Casey was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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14 - 5 - 1 |
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168 cm
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 14 - 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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yellow Belt Casey!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casey connects with a crisp jab.
Casey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Courtial, as that shot connected.
Courtial defending well as Casey loads up on a big left hand.
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 scores with a decent looking hook.
Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Courtial cracks a nice hook into Casey's ribs.
Courtial connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
An inside leg kick from Courtial misses.
Casey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Courtial will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Courtial looks to score with a jab to the body but Casey is just out of range.
Courtial scores with a sloppy right hand. Casey should have avoided that one.
Casey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Casey slips under a jab.
Casey misses with a body shot.
Courtial pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Casey misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial misses with a straight right.
Casey scores with a shot to the body.
Casey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Courtial's hands.
A big left from Casey misses.
Casey slips a jab and a cross from Courtial.
Casey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Courtial with a hook.
Casey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Courtial takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Godefroy Courtial has been cut.
Courtial misses with a hook.
Courtial works Casey's body with a nice hook.
Courtial throws a body shot but no joy.
Courtial ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Casey misses with a hook. Courtial ducked under it nicely.
Casey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Casey throws a solid leg kick but Courtial takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Casey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casey cracks Courtial with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Casey scores with a nice right hand.
Casey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Courtial.
Godefroy Courtial is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Courtial uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Casey.
Casey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch combination from Courtial misses.
Courtial showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Casey.
Courtial is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Casey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Casey slips a straight right by Courtial.
Courtial throws a hook but Casey avoids it easily.
Courtial scores with a sloppy right hand. Casey should have avoided that one.
Courtial lands with a thumping leg kick.
Casey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A good leg kick by Courtial.
Casey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey misses the shot to the body.
Courtial is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Casey.
Casey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Courtial scores with a jab to the body.
Courtial just misses with a punch to the body.
Casey is looking for the big counter here.
Casey staying out of range there.
Courtial takes a swing at Casey's ribcage but misses.
Casey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Casey avoids the head kick by Courtial.
Courtial clinches.
Courtial lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Casey.
Courtial's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Casey.
Courtial needs to keep his hands up - Casey had a free shot at his head there.
Courtial tries to clinch up but Casey circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial just misses with a punch to the body.
Courtial misses with a wild body shot.
Godefroy Courtial seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casey takes a swing at Courtial's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Courtial on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Casey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Casey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Courtial throws a head kick but Casey moves out of range.
Casey punishes Courtial's body with a nice straight punch.
Courtial throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Casey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Courtial throws a right hand that misses
and Casey counters with a stiff right hand.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Casey moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casey lands an overhand right.
Courtial misses with a double jab
and Casey counters with a nice body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Courtial, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Godefroy Courtial will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Godefroy Courtial's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Casey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Courtial.
Courtial lands a slapping body shot.
Casey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Courtial.
Courtial fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Casey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Casey tries a head kick but it misses.
Godefroy Courtial is winning the standup battle so far.
Casey ducks under a wild hook from Courtial.
A nice side step and Casey releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Casey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Courtial tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Casey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Courtial throws the left hand but Casey avoids the punch easily.
Casey checks a low kick from Courtial.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Courtial connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Courtial is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Casey.
Courtial tries a low kick but Casey avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Casey.
Casey drops his hands momentarily and Courtial takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey checks a leg kick nicely.
Casey changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Casey misses with a head kick.
It looked like Courtial wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Casey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Courtial.
Casey throws a jab when Courtial was well out of range.
Courtial misses with a low kick.
Courtial fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Casey.
Casey misses the jab.
Courtial misses with a leg kick.
Courtial swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Casey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Courtial staying out of range there.
Casey tries to work over Courtial's front leg with a kick but Courtial checks it.
Courtial lands a jab to Casey's midsection.
Courtial finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Courtial throws a head kick but Casey moves out of range.
Courtial slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Casey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Casey moves out of range of the strikes.
Casey takes one to the chin there.
Courtial feints and then cracks Casey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Casey down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casey just misses with a punch to the body.
Courtial was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Casey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Casey is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Courtial misses the target.
Casey lands with a cross.
Casey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Courtial to score with a decent uppercut.
Courtial dodges the punch combination from Casey.
Casey lands with a kick to the ribs.
Courtial misses with a low kick.
Courtial defending well as Casey loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Courtial lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Casey at a distance.
Courtial scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Courtial moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Courtial is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Casey can do to turn this around?
Courtial throws a shot from downtown. Casey moves away and avoids it.
Courtial misses with an uppercut. Casey saw that one coming.
Courtial swings for the body but Casey moves out of range.
Casey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Courtial tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Courtial does no damage.
Courtial tries to close the distance and clinch up but Casey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Courtial scores with a body shot.
Casey lands a slapping body shot.
Courtial takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Courtial avoids the head kick by Casey.
Courtial tries to clinch there but Casey circles away.
It seemed like Casey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Casey looks to land a left hand but Courtial moved out of range nicely.
Courtial throwing a counter right hand but Casey manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Courtial blocks a jab.
Courtial misses with a body punch
and Casey counters with a one-two to the body.
Casey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Casey misses the shot to the body.
Courtial throws a quick inside leg kick.
Courtial throws the left hand but Casey avoids the punch easily.
Courtial throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Casey fails to land with a series of punches.
Casey misses with a head kick.
Casey avoids the body shot from Courtial.
Casey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Courtial misses its target.
Courtial scoring well with a low kick there.
Casey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Courtial lands a nice leg kick that just misses Casey's sensitive parts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Godefroy Courtial dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Godefroy Courtial's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Courtial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Casey was well out of range. Poor timing from Courtial.
Casey avoids the body shot from Courtial.
Courtial tries to land a leg kick but Casey saw it coming and moves away.
Courtial takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Casey checks a leg kick.
Courtial changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Casey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Casey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Courtial misses its intended target.
Casey changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Courtial avoids the head kick by Casey.
Casey defending well as Courtial loads up on a big left hand.
Courtial throws a shot from downtown. Casey moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Courtial jabs Casey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Casey throws a jab when Courtial was well out of range.
Courtial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Casey manages to avoid it.
Casey counters with a body kick.
Casey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial connects with a nice looking jab.
Courtial blocks a head kick by Casey.
Casey checks a low kick from Courtial.
Casey lands with a kick to the ribs.
Courtial dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Casey throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Courtial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Casey was well out of range. Poor timing from Courtial.
Courtial misses with a wild body shot.
Courtial lands with a nice body punch.
Casey throws a body punch but Courtial moves out of range.
Casey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Courtial gets a clinch.
Courtial is pressed up against the cage. Casey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Courtial down to the mat. Courtial avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Casey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Casey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Courtial to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Courtial scores with a crisp jab that stopped Casey in his tracks.
Casey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Casey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Courtial was well out of range. Poor timing from Casey.
Courtial swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Courtial darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Courtial fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Courtial looks to score with a jab to the body but Casey is just out of range.
Casey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Casey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Courtial just misses with a punch to the body.
Casey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Courtial tries to clinch there but Casey circles away.
Courtial steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Casey.
Courtial throws a chopping leg kick but Casey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Casey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Godefroy Courtial is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Courtial.
Casey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Courtial swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Casey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Courtial.
Courtial throws out a loose jab but Casey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Casey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Courtial lands a jab to Casey's midsection.
Courtial displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Casey throws out the jab.
Courtial appears to be looking for a big counter.
Casey fails with a takedown attempt.
Yellow Belt Casey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Casey staying out of range there.
Courtial misses the jab.
Casey misses with the combination.
Casey throws an overhand right that lands on Courtial's shoulder, as Courtial tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Courtial was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Casey.
Courtial digs a good hook to Casey's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Casey missing with a left hand there. Courtial was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Casey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Casey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courtial. Casey does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Casey misses
and Courtial counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Courtial fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Casey, pushing him back against the cage.
Casey blocking some punches.
Courtial throws a head punch that misses.
Courtial on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Godefroy Courtial showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Courtial 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Godefroy Courtial!
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hype
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RATING
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