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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janko Godwin (ranked 3163 p4p, 24536 weight class) and Umar Kwabena (ranked 384 p4p, 539 weight class). Janko Godwin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janko Godwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umar Kwabena!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godwin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kwabena manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Godwin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kwabena counters with a three punch combo that has Godwin backing up. Godwin nods at Kwabena to acknowledge the strikes.
Godwin is looking to land body kicks.
Kwabena unleashes a big counter combination but Godwin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Godwin misses with a wild body shot.
Godwin 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Godwin as he connects with a hook.
Godwin throws a right and a left that Kwabena avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Godwin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godwin throws a series of punches but Kwabena moves out of range.
Godwin loads up on a big right hand but Kwabena slips the punch.
Kwabena is looking for the big counter here.
Godwin misses the shot to the body.
Godwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin clinches up with Kwabena and pushes him back against the cage.
Godwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Godwin tries to work over Kwabena's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Godwin is pressed up against the cage. Kwabena has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Godwin down to the mat. Godwin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Umar Kwabena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Godwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kwabena throws a counter combo.
Godwin misses with a combination
and Kwabena counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Godwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwabena moves away.
Godwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kwabena swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Kwabena's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Godwin lands with a straight right. Kwabena didn't see that one coming.
Godwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwabena.
Kwabena unleashes a big counter combination but Godwin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kwabena avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Godwin lands.
Godwin throws a hook but Kwabena avoids it easily.
Godwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kwabena unleashes a big counter combination but Godwin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Godwin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kwabena swivels and escapes.
Despite the aggression on Kwabena's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Godwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Kwabena counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Kwabena dodges the punch combination from Godwin.
As Godwin backs off Kwabena throws a huge counter combo but Godwin manages to avoid it all.
Kwabena uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Godwin.
Kwabena lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Godwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Godwin backs off Kwabena throws a huge counter combo but Godwin manages to avoid it all.
Godwin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kwabena swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kwabena stuffs the takedown attempt from Godwin. Godwin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janko Godwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwabena swats away the attempt to clinch by Godwin.
Kwabena is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Godwin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kwabena's half guard.
Kwabena keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kwabena is trying to stand.
Kwabena is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kwabena is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Godwin scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kwabena wants to get back to his feet.
Godwin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godwin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kwabena wants to get back to his feet.
Godwin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kwabena keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kwabena tries to kick Godwin off in order to stand up. Godwin Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Godwin wants to control for a moment but Kwabena uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kwabena keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kwabena avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Godwin.
Kwabena wants to get back to his feet.
Kwabena felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kwabena taking some punishment here, with Godwin in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Janko Godwin dominated that round.
That's time! Godwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kwabena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Godwin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kwabena lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Godwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kwabena throws a counter combo.
Godwin clinches up with Kwabena and pushes him back against the cage.
Kwabena prevents a takedown attempt there.
Godwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Godwin.
Kwabena changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Godwin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Godwin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kwabena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kwabena throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janko Godwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwabena defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Godwin.
Kwabena is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Godwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kwabena throws a counter combo.
Godwin throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin misses the jab.
Godwin is looking to clinch but Kwabena is avoiding it.
Godwin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kwabena defends it nicely.
Kwabena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Godwin.
Kwabena is looking for the big counter here.
Kwabena circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kwabena is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Godwin with a body shot.
Kwabena needs to keep his hands up - Godwin had a free shot at his head there.
Godwin misses with a hook. Kwabena ducked under it nicely.
Kwabena lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Godwin misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Kwabena's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kwabena moves away from the strike by Godwin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin tries to bum rush Kwabena with a series of wild strikes but Kwabena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kwabena is looking for the big counter here.
Godwin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kwabena circles away from the clinch attempt.
Godwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kwabena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Godwin is looking to chop away at Kwabena's legs.
Umar Kwabena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Godwin takes a swing at Kwabena's ribcage but misses.
Kwabena unleashes a big counter combination but Godwin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Godwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Godwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwabena.
A jab from Godwin misses.
Kwabena lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwabena displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Godwin throws out the jab.
Godwin misses with a wild body shot.
Godwin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kwabena, pushing him back against the cage.
Kwabena prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Godwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Godwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kwabena is trying to break the clinch but Godwin has him pressed against the cage.
Godwin gets through Kwabena's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kwabena gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Godwin pushes Kwabena off looking to stand but Kwabena dives back in and keeps control.
Kwabena wants to stand but Godwin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godwin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kwabena wants to stand up but Godwin is controlling the position.
Godwin wants to get back to his feet.
Kwabena tries to stand and escape but Godwin actually recovers to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kwabena has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Godwin is proving hard to escape from.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Janko Godwin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Godwin tries to clinch there but Kwabena circles away.
Godwin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Janko Godwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Godwin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kwabena manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kwabena wants to get back to his feet but Godwin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Godwin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kwabena wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Godwin manages to pass to side control.
Godwin is nestled in close to Kwabena, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godwin prevents Kwabena from standing back up.
Godwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kwabena can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin throwing shots but Kwabena is blocking nicely.
Godwin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kwabena sees it coming and defends easily.
Godwin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Godwin prevents Kwabena from standing back up.
Godwin thows a huge punch but Kwabena dodges it nicely.
Godwin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kwabena is looking to escape.
Godwin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kwabena blocking the ground and pound attempt from Godwin.
Godwin working Kwabena over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kwabena is rocked!
Kwabena is trying to stand up here but Godwin is controlling him well.
Kwabena is still in real trouble! Can Godwin finish him?
Kwabena seems to have recovered his senses.
Godwin throwing shots but Kwabena is blocking nicely.
Kwabena looks like he's trying to stand up.
Godwin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kwabena pushes Godwin off looking to stand but Godwin dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwin throwing shots but Kwabena is blocking nicely.
Kwabena wants to get back to his feet.
Godwin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godwin lands with a punch from half guard.
Godwin controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Kwabena is out! Godwin gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Janko Godwin!
Janko 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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RATING
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