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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Godefroy Courtial (ranked 635 p4p, 445 weight class) and Violent Femme (ranked 59 p4p, 38 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Godefroy Courtial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Violent Femme!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Femme checks a low kick from Courtial.
Courtial defending well as Femme loads up on a big left hand.
Femme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Courtial.
Courtial walks into a left hand.
Femme connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Femme takes one to the chin there.
Femme throws a jab but it's blocked by Courtial.
Courtial lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Femme looks to land a left hand but Courtial moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Femme.
Femme has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Courtial keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Femme misses its intended target.
Femme smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Femme looks to score with a jab to the body but Courtial is just out of range.
Courtial misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Courtial throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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 uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Courtial takes one to the side of the head.
Courtial connects with a jab.
Courtial cracks Femme with an open hand slap.
Courtial tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Femme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Femme looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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.
Femme checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Courtial throws a lazy right hand but Femme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Courtial with the inside leg kick.
Courtial scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Femme lands a really nice looking cross but Courtial seems unphased.
Femme lands a jab.
Femme ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Courtial just misses with a punch to the body.
Courtial just misses with a punch to the body.
Femme throws a hook but Courtial avoids it easily.
Courtial lands a two punch combo.
Courtial misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Courtial looks to land a left hand but Femme moved out of range nicely.
Femme on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Courtial avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Courtial throws a jab when Femme was well out of range.
Femme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Courtial.
Courtial waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Femme.
Femme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Courtial was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Courtial throws a hook to the side of Femme's head but Femme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Femme blocks the low kick.
Courtial takes a swing at Femme's ribcage but misses.
Femme scores with a nice head shot.
Violent Femme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courtial. Femme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Courtial misses with a body shot.
Femme scores with a nice head shot.
Courtial takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Femme just misses with a punch to the body.
Femme getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A decent looking cross lands there for Femme.
Femme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Courtial makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Femme misses the shot to the body.
Femme looks to score with a jab to the body but Courtial is just out of range.
Femme is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Courtial had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courtial. Femme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Courtial throws a right and a left that Femme avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Femme's jab looks to have found its range, popping Courtial under the eye.
Courtial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Courtial.
Femme lunges at Courtial with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Courtial's hand.
Courtial scores with the left hand. Femme knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Courtial tenderised Femme's leg. Femme is trying to keep his angry face on.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Femme moves away.
Femme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Courtial.
A looping hook to the body misses from Femme. Courtial does a little dance to reset his feet.
Courtial avoids the body shot from Femme.
Courtial blocks a jab.
Femme misses with a straight left.
Femme just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Femme lands.
Courtial gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Courtial blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Femme manages to break the clinch.
Femme has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Courtial.
A looping hook to the body misses from Femme. Courtial does a little dance to reset his feet.
Femme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Courtial.
Courtial takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Courtial avoids the body shot from Femme.
Courtial tries to keep at a distance but Femme has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Courtial throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial working aggressively here.
A short right from Courtial.
Courtial swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Courtial misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Courtial.
Femme throws a punch but it's blocked by Courtial.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Courtial.
Femme lands a body punch in the clinch.
Courtial tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Femme's elbow.
Courtial lands a body shot in the clinch.
Femme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Courtial blocks an uppercut.
Femme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Femme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Femme misses with a punch on the inside.
Femme scores with a shot to the side of Courtial's head.
Courtial working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Courtial.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Violent Femme will probably get the nod.
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.
Courtial listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Courtial listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Courtial tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Femme is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Courtial misses.
A big right from Femme misses.
It looked like Courtial was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Courtial walks into a left hand.
Courtial ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Courtial misses with a hook. Femme ducked under it nicely.
Courtial misses with a two punch combination.
Courtial missing with a left hand there. Femme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Femme just misses with a punch to the body.
Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Femme moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Courtial scores with a crisp jab that stopped Femme in his tracks.
Femme scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Courtial walks into a straight right hand from Femme.
Courtial takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Femme misses with a looping right.
Courtial thuds a left hand into Femme's body.
Courtial ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Courtial keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Femme.
Courtial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Femme manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial lands with a good body shot.
Courtial smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Femme misses with a body shot.
Courtial lands the left hand.
A slow jab from Femme misses its intended target.
Courtial half committed to a counter leg kick.
Courtial misses with a straight right.
Femme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Courtial throws out the jab.
Femme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Courtial.
Courtial digs a good body shot into Femme's ribs.
Courtial takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Courtial closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Courtial blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Courtial misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Femme's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Femme scores with a shot to the side of Courtial's head.
It looks like Godefroy Courtial has been cut.
Femme misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Femme scores with a shoulder strike.
Femme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Courtial lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial tries to throw a body punch but Femme avoids it by throwing Courtial back against the cage.
Femme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Godefroy Courtial is winning the standup battle so far.
Courtial takes one to the side of the head.
Femme misses the jab.
Femme scores with a hook.
Femme just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Courtial wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Femme looks to land a right hand but Courtial moved out of range.
Courtial throws a lazy right hand but Femme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Femme loads up on a big right hand but Courtial slips the punch.
Femme scores with a jab to the body.
Femme throws a lazy right hand but Courtial sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Femme misses with a looping right.
Courtial pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Femme throws a hook but Courtial blocks it.
Femme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Courtial throws a nice outside leg kick.
Courtial swings for the body but Femme moves out of range.
Femme looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Femme works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Femme just misses with a punch to the body.
As Femme looks to move away, Courtial throws a big counter combo but Femme just gets out of the way.
Courtial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Courtial misses.
Femme works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Courtial misses with a body shot.
Courtial fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Femme has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Femme misses with a hook
letting Courtial counter with a right hand.
Femme scores with a jab. Courtial acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Courtial misses with a hook.
Femme looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Courtial sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Femme looks to move away, Courtial throws a big counter combo but Femme just gets out of the way.
Courtial tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Courtial loads up on a big right hand but Femme slips the punch.
Femme moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Femme throws a lazy right hand but Courtial sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Femme throws a jab when Courtial was well out of range.
Femme misses with an uppercut. Courtial saw that one coming.
Courtial darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Femme throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Courtial throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courtial. Femme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Courtial misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Femme.
Femme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Femme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Femme lands a slapping body shot.
Courtial walks into a stiff left hand from Femme.
Courtial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Femme was well out of range. Poor timing from Courtial.
Courtial gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Courtial connects with a body shot that sends Femme's belly button to the back.
Courtial throws a jab when Femme was well out of range.
Femme let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Courtial slips under a jab from Femme.
Femme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Femme moves away.
Courtial looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Courtial takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courtial. Femme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Courtial as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Femme misses.
Courtial appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A punch combination from Courtial misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Courtial defending well as Femme loads up on a big left hand.
Courtial takes one to the side of the head.
Courtial looks to score with a jab to the body but Femme is just out of range.
Courtial has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Femme finds it's way round the side to connect with Courtial's head.
Femme throws a body punch but Courtial moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Violent Femme will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Godefroy Courtial'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. This is the final round!
Courtial takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Courtial smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Courtial takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Courtial on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A clash of legs there as Femme blocks the low kick.
Femme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Courtial pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Femme uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Femme ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Femme misses with a hook.
Femme misses with a hook. Courtial ducked under it nicely.
Femme misses with a hook. Courtial ducked under it nicely.
Femme looks to throw the jab but Courtial is out of range.
Femme fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Femme thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Courtial blocks a jab.
Femme misses with a wild body shot.
Femme looks to throw the jab but Courtial is out of range.
Courtial went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Courtial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Femme manages to avoid it.
Femme moves out of range of the body kick from Courtial.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Courtial waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Femme.
Sloppy strikes from Courtial. Those never looked like landing.
Femme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Courtial misses the shot to the body.
Courtial jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Courtial misses with a double jab.
Courtial moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Femme cracks a nice hook into Courtial's ribs.
Femme jabs Courtial to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Femme looks to score with a jab to the body but Courtial is just out of range.
Femme lands a nice shot to the body.
Femme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Courtial looks to score with a jab to the body but Femme is just out of range.
Femme slips a straight right by Courtial.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Femme cracks Courtial with an open hand slap.
Femme takes a swing at Courtial's ribcage but misses.
Courtial throws a low kick but it's checked well by Femme.
Femme throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Courtial.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Courtial throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Femme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courtial. Femme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Femme feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Courtials jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Courtial throws a jab when Femme was well out of range.
Femme takes a swing at Courtial's ribcage but misses.
Femme keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Femme.
Femme moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Femme checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Femme! But no joy.
Femme scores with a jab to the body.
Courtial misses with a body shot.
Femme dodges the punch combination from Courtial.
Femme dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Femme ducks under a wild hook from Courtial.
Courtial takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Femme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femme just misses with a punch to the body.
Courtial throws a quick inside leg kick.
Femme bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Courtial's head.
Courtial ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
A lazy left from Courtial finds it's target.
Courtial connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Femme's hands.
Femme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Courtial moves out of range of the strikes.
Femme connects with the punch.
Courtial has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Femme finds it's way round the side to connect with Courtial's head.
Femme throws a body punch but Courtial moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Femme.
Courtial moves away from the strike by Femme.
Courtial ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Courtial takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Femme connects with a nice looking jab.
Courtial steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Courtial closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Courtial misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Femme dips to his left and cracks Courtial with an uppercut!
Courtial waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Femme.
Femme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Courtial.
Courtial swings for the body but Femme moves out of range.
Femme takes a swing at Courtial's ribcage but misses.
Femme scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Femme walks into a left hand.
Courtial scores with a hook to the body. Femme takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Femme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Femme darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Courtial ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Courtial misses with an uppercut.
Femme takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Courtial displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Femme throws out the jab.
Courtial is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Femme misses.
Courtial misses with a wild body shot.
Courtial uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Femme.
Courtial scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Godefroy Courtial has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Violent Femme is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Femme misses with a hook. Courtial ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Violent Femme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Femme has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Violent Femme!
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