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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 2033 p4p, 1802 weight class) and Basko Godwin (ranked 292 p4p, 267 weight class). Mandiang comes to the cage accompanied by Oliver Twist. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Aboubacar Mandiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Basko Godwin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Godwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Godwin slips under a jab from Mandiang.
It seemed like Godwin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Godwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Mandiang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mandiang misses with a head kick.
Mandiang swings widly with a right hand
and Godwin counters with a two punch combo.
Godwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Godwin misses with a hook to the body
and Mandiang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mandiang tries to score with a low kick but Godwin moves his leg out of the way.
No joy there for Mandiang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Godwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandiang.
Godwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godwin catches Mandiang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mandiang catches Godwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mandiang tries to land a front kick but Godwin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Godwin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mandiang with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
Godwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Godwin scores with a spinning back kick!
Basko Godwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandiang is breathing heavily.
Mandiang misses the shot to the body.
Godwin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mandiang rather than just go for the knockout.
Mandiang shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Godwin eats them both and turns towards Mandiang to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Godwin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mandiang will feel that in the morning.
Godwin throws a hook but Mandiang avoids it easily.
Godwin dips to his left and cracks Mandiang with an uppercut!
Godwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godwin lands a big head kick that sends Mandiang tumbling to the mat! Godwin takes a step backwards and waves Mandiang back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mandiang is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Godwin. Beautiful body shot.
Godwin with a nice calf kick.
Godwin drops Mandiang with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mandiang looks back up at him and smiles so Godwin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Mandiang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Godwin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mandiang's sensitive parts.
Mandiang seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Godwin misses its intended target.
Mandiang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mandiang throws a good cross that connects.
Mandiang punishes Godwin's body with a nice straight punch.
Mandiang takes a swing at Godwin's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Godwin misses.
Mandiang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aboubacar Mandiang's cut is getting worse.
Godwin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mandiang misses with a left hand
and Godwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mandiang misses with a right hand
and Godwin counters with a straight right hand.
Godwin throws a jab when Mandiang was well out of range.
Godwin lands with a straight right. Mandiang didn't see that one coming.
Mandiang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Godwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwin scores with a shot to the body.
Godwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mandiang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Godwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mandiang throws a lazy right hand but Godwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mandiang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aboubacar Mandiang's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Godwin tries to score with a low kick but Mandiang moves his leg out of the way.
Godwin misses with a kick to the body.
Godwin throws a front kick aimed at Mandiang's knee but Mandiang avoids it well.
Nice cross by Mandiang.
Godwin misses with a looping right.
Mandiang connects with an inside leg kick.
Godwin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mandiang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A punch combination from Mandiang misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang throws a right hand that misses
and Godwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandiang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Godwin counters with a nice body kick.
Godwin looks to land a body kick but Mandiang moved away.
Godwin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mandiang throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Godwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mandiang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Godwin throws a looping overhand right but Mandiang ducks down to avoid it.
Mandiang moves away from the strike by Godwin.
Mandiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godwin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mandiang's hands.
Mandiang staying out of range there.
Godwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandiang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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 Aboubacar Mandiang's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Godwin throws a hook but Mandiang blocks it.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses.
Mandiang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mandiang blocks a head kick by Godwin.
Godwin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Godwin misses the jab.
Godwin scores with a body shot.
Godwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandiang.
Godwin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Godwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandiang was well out of range. Poor timing from Godwin.
Godwin lands with an uppercut that bounces Mandiang off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godwin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mandiang moves forwards but Godwin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mandiang fails to land with a series of punches.
Mandiang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang misses with a left hand
and Godwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jeez, Aboubacar Mandiang's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Mandiang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mandiang walks forward, straight into a front kick from Godwin.
Mandiang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Godwin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mandiang ducks under a wild hook from Godwin.
Mandiang scoring well with a low kick there.
Godwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Godwin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mandiang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Godwin.
A shot to the liver by Godwin. Beautiful body shot.
Mandiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Godwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Godwin avoids the head kick by Mandiang.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Godwin.
Mandiang misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Godwin.
Godwin scores with a shot to the body.
Godwin moves away from the strike by Mandiang.
Godwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandiang was well out of range. Poor timing from Godwin.
Mandiang ducks under a wild hook from Godwin.
Godwin cracks Mandiang with a good jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aboubacar Mandiang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Basko Godwin!
Basko Godwin 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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pop
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