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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Basko Godwin (ranked 1804 p4p, 2229 weight class) and Heinrich Klose (ranked 245 p4p, 291 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Basko Godwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Heinrich Klose!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godwin doesn't manage to clinch there - Klose circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Klose. That's going to slow Godwin down.
Godwin clinches with his opponent.
Godwin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Godwin misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Godwin fails to land.
Godwin lands an uppercut.
Godwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Godwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Klose tries to work over Godwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Godwin lands with a short shot to the head.
Godwin lands a shot to the body.
Godwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klose.
Godwin missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godwin misses with some punches.
Godwin blocks a body shot from Klose.
Klose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Klose.
A short right from Godwin on the inside.
Nice body punch from Godwin - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin digs a right hand underneath Klose's ribcage. Klose let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Klose blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Godwin.
Klose looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Godwin.
Godwin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Godwin is leaning against Klose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Godwin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Godwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Godwin lands a left hand.
Godwin lands with a light punch inside.
Godwin lands with a short shot to the head.
Godwin missing with knees to the body.
Godwin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Godwin working aggressively here.
Klose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Klose takes a shot to the head.
Godwin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klose backwards.
Klose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Godwin.
Godwin misses with some punches.
Klose misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Klose fails to land.
Godwin gets through Klose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Godwin misses with some punches.
Godwin scores with a shot to the side of Klose's head.
Klose blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Godwin.
Godwin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Klose blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Godwin.
Godwin lands a body shot.
Klose misses with the head strike.
Klose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Godwin lands with a light punch inside.
Godwin working aggressively here.
Godwin lands with a right to the head.
Klose lands a nice shot to the body.
Godwin throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Godwin.
Godwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Klose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Godwin's elbow.
Godwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Godwin lands a right hand.
Klose presses Godwin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Klose misses with a punch to the body.
Klose prevents a body shot from Godwin.
A head punch on the inside from Klose fails to land.
Godwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Godwin.
Godwin has a couple of punches blocked by Klose.
Klose lands a left hand.
Klose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klose has a couple of punches blocked by Godwin.
Klose misses with a punch on the inside.
Klose has a couple of punches blocked by Godwin.
Godwin digs a right hand into Klose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Klose's gas tank.
Klose working aggressively here.
Godwin misses with a body punch.
Godwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Godwin blocks a body shot from Klose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Godwin fails to land.
Klose manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godwin cracks a nice hook into Klose's ribs.
Klose throws a left and a right that both miss
and Godwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Klose on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Klose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klose lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circle momentarily. Godwin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Godwin, as that shot connected.
It looks like Heinrich Klose has been cut.
Basko Godwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Godwin misses with an uppercut.
Klose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Godwin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Klose on the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Godwin, as that shot connected.
Klose is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Godwin misses its intended target.
Klose is still on wobbly legs! Can Godwin finish him?
Godwin connects with a jab.
Klose throws a nice looking combination but Godwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Basko Godwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heinrich Klose'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.
A head kick misses from Godwin.
Klose seems to have recovered his senses.
Godwin throws a series of punches but Klose avoids them all with ease.
Godwin looks to throw the jab but Klose is out of range.
Klose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Godwin throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Klose! But no joy.
Godwin misses with a looping right.
Godwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Godwin has Klose up against the cage in a clinch.
Godwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klose can do to turn this around?
Godwin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Klose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Klose on the inside.
Godwin working aggressively here.
Klose breaks the clinch.
Godwin scores with the left hand. Klose knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godwin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin lands a head shot.
Godwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Klose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Godwin looks to land a left hand but Klose moved out of range nicely.
Godwin misses with a looping left.
Godwin misses with a leg kick.
Godwin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Godwin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Klose at a distance.
Godwin throws a push kick but Klose slaps the foot to one side.
Basko Godwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Godwin misses with a looping left.
Godwin swinging wildly here.
Godwin throws the left hand but Klose avoids the punch easily.
Godwin misses with an uppercut
letting Klose counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Godwin missing with a left hand there. Klose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Klose lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Godwin misses.
No joy there for Klose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Godwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Godwin throws a right hand that misses
and Klose counters with a stiff right hand.
Klose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Klose clinches with his opponent.
Godwin crunches a lovely knee into Klose's ribcage.
Klose is breathing heavily.
Godwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Klose.
Klose misses with the head strike.
Godwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Godwin.
Godwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klose on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That has opened up Heinrich Klose's cut even more.
Godwin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Godwin misses with a body kick.
Klose keeps the fight on the outside.
Klose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Godwin cracks Klose with an open hand slap.
Klose moves into the clinch successfully.
Klose tries a body shot but Godwin blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Klose fails to land.
Godwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Klose.
A head punch on the inside from Godwin fails to land.
Godwin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Godwin.
Klose takes a shot to the head.
Godwin lands a hook that snaps the head of Klose backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klose tries to throw a body punch but Godwin avoids it by throwing Klose back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Godwin works on Klose's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Klose.
A nice right hand lands inside from Godwin.
Klose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Godwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klose.
Godwin has a couple of punches blocked by Klose.
Klose blocks an uppercut.
Klose swings wildly with an uppercut but Godwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Klose.
A short right from Godwin.
Godwin working aggressively here.
Godwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klose misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Godwin.
Klose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godwin connects with the punch.
Godwin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Klose is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Basko Godwin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heinrich Klose's cut.
That's time! Godwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Godwin jabs at Klose's body.
Klose moves out of range as Godwin strikes.
Godwin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Godwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Basko Godwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godwin tests Klose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Godwin does it's job there.
Klose is still on wobbly legs! Can Godwin finish him?
Godwin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Klose seems to have recovered his senses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Klose 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 Godwin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Godwin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godwin looks to land a right hand but Klose moved out of range.
Klose lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Klose moves into the clinch successfully.
Klose blocks a body shot from Godwin.
Good body shot from Klose.
Klose lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin blocking some punches.
Klose has a couple of punches blocked by Godwin.
Klose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Klose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Godwin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klose dodges the punch combination from Godwin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Klose.
Klose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Godwin.
Godwin has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Godwin.
Klose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Godwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Godwin blocks a body shot from Klose.
Klose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Godwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klose blocks a jab.
Godwin doesn't manage to clinch there - Klose circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godwin has closed the distance and engaged Klose in a clinch.
Basko Godwin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Klose.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Godwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heinrich Klose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Godwin misses the body punch
and Klose counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Basko Godwin has been cut.
Godwin scores with the left hand. Klose knows he should have avoided that one.
Godwin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kloses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Klose! But no joy.
A jab lands there for Godwin.
Godwin looks to land a left hand but Klose moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Godwin misses
and Klose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Godwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Klose.
Klose shoots for a takedown but Godwin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Godwin misses with a low kick.
Godwin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klose's sensitive parts.
Godwin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Klose will feel that in the morning.
Basko Godwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Godwin tries to clinch but Klose is having none of it.
Godwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klose.
It looked like Godwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klose takes one on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Godwin.
Godwin cracks Klose with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klose takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Klose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Klose tries to clinch but Godwin is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Godwin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Klose slips under a jab.
Klose moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Klose shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Godwin sprawls well. Godwin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Klose gets slowly back to his feet.
Godwin thinks about countering with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Basko Godwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Godwin 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Basko Godwin!
A relieved looking Basko Godwin 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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RATING
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