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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCarthy (ranked 50 p4p, 82 weight class) and Janko Godwin (ranked 8 p4p, 14 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janko Godwin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCarthy blocks a jab.
McCarthy lands a right hook to the body.
McCarthy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Godwin at a distance.
Godwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCarthy.
A countering left hand to the body from Godwin misses.
Godwin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCarthy on the side of the head.
McCarthy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Godwin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Godwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCarthy.
McCarthy misses with a looping right.
McCarthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cormac McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godwin misses with a combination
and McCarthy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Godwin!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCarthy is looking to take a break and control but Godwin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Godwin manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin wants to get back to full guard.
McCarthy trying to pass the guard but Godwin defending well.
Ground and pound from McCarthy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McCarthy lands a nice short elbow.
McCarthy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Godwin tries to roll over but McCarthy keeps him under control.
Godwin trying to control here.
McCarthy lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin is trying to get back to full guard.
McCarthy wants to free his trapped foot but Godwin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McCarthy is controlling the pace.
Godwin controlling the position well.
McCarthy is trying to control the action in half guard but Godwin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McCarthy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McCarthy 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.
Godwin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Godwin has hold of McCarthy's hands but McCarthy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from McCarthy there.
Ground and pound from McCarthy.
McCarthy prevents Godwin from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Godwin is staying active underneath McCarthy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Godwin wants to control but McCarthy is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godwin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Godwin looking for a sweep. Not yet Godwin, not yet.
Godwin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McCarthy manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McCarthy keeping moving, preventing Godwin from controlling successfully.
Godwin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McCarthy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McCarthy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McCarthy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McCarthy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Godwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCarthy postures up.
Godwin looking for a triangle here. McCarthy is fighting it but it looks tight! Godwin pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, McCarthy is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Janko Godwin!
An out of breath Janko Godwin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Cormac McCarthy had this to say: 'There is no God and we are his prophets.'.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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