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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janko Godwin (ranked 36 p4p, 171 weight class) and Buster Glover (ranked 5 p4p, 23 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janko Godwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Glover!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Glover.
Godwin is looking to counter punch.
Godwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Glover lands a right hook to the body.
A low kick from Glover misses
and Godwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glover misses with a straight left.
Glover misses with a jab to the body
and Godwin counters by clinching up.
Godwin takes a shot to the head.
Godwin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glover lands an uppercut.
Godwin has a couple of punches blocked by Glover.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glover.
Godwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Glover presses Godwin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Glover can't find room to land a body shot as Godwin controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Glover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Godwin throws a jab when Glover was well out of range.
Godwin throws a big shot that misses.
Glover bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Godwin's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glover.
Godwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glover throws out the jab.
Godwin is looking to counter punch.
Glover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Glover.
Good leg kick by Glover.
Godwin takes one to the chin there.
Glover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Godwin cracks Glover with a right hand to the side of the head.
Glover lands a head kick. Godwin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Godwin drops his hands momentarily and Glover takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Godwin doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Glover to counter with a crisp jab.
Glover misses with a body punch
and Godwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godwin slips a straight right by Glover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Glover.
Godwin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Godwin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Glover manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Godwin takes a swing at Glover's ribcage but misses.
Glover misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Glover as he connects with a hook.
Glover slips under a jab.
Glover tried to score with a low kick but Godwin checks it.
Glover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godwin manages to avoid it.
Godwin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Godwin drops his hands momentarily and Glover takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Godwin is rocked!
Glover lands with a nice body punch.
Oh Godwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glover lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Godwin seems to have got his legs back now.
Glover fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Godwin checks it well.
Glover throws a quick inside leg kick.
Godwin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glover can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Glover. Glover circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Glover just misses with a punch to the body.
Buster Glover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glover ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Glover misses the body punch
and Godwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glover. Godwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godwin throws a big counter combination but Glover scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Glover throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Godwin on the side of the head.
Glover ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Glover.
Glover misses with a left hand
and Godwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Godwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glover.
Glover throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover pivots, looking for a leg kick but Godwin is out of range and Glover settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover scores with the left hand. Godwin knows he should have avoided that one.
Glover misses with a straight left.
Godwin tries to counter by clinching up but Glover breaks away and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Glover throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glover looks to score with a jab to the body but Godwin is just out of range.
Godwin throws a body punch but Glover moves out of range.
Godwin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Glover.
Godwin moves away from the strike by Glover.
It looked like Godwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Glover throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glover misses the jab.
Glover fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Godwin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glover throws out the jab.
Glover tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Godwin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Godwin throws a nice looking combination but Glover bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Glover dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Glover throws a lazy head kick
and Godwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Glover looks to land a left hand but Godwin moved out of range nicely.
Glover throws a leg kick
letting Godwin counter with a right hand.
Glover throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Godwin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Glover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Godwin.
Glover 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.
Godwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glover doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godwin tries to move into range but Glover moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Glover misses with a leg kick
and Glover takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Godwin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover is looking to slow Godwin down with leg kicks.
Glover throws a shot from downtown. Godwin moves away and avoids it.
Godwin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Glover counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Godwin blocks a jab.
Godwin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Glover misses with a hook to the body
and Godwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glover throws a hook but Godwin avoids it easily.
Glover throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Glover just misses with a punch to the body.
Godwin checks the leg kick.
Glover connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin lands a jab.
Buster Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Glover.
An attempted straight right counter from Godwin misses the target.
Glover with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glover throws out the jab.
Glover misses with a wild body shot.
Glover scores with a jab.
Glover has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Glover slips a jab and a cross from Godwin.
Glover scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice leg kick from Glover, right into the meat of the thigh.
Glover throws a jab when Godwin was well out of range.
Glover misses with a hook
and Godwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Godwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Glover connects with a leg kick.
Glover throws a lazy uppercut
and Godwin counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Glover badly! Godwin follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Glover out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Godwin finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Janko Godwin!
During a confident post fight interview, Janko Godwin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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