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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Godcheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Camel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Godcheck might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Higher Ground by The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
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175 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Josh Godcheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Camel !
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camel walks into a stiff left hand from Godcheck.
Camel throws a leg kick that misses.
Godcheck missing with a left hand there. Camel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godcheck misses with a straight right.
Godcheck connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Camel momentarily.
Camel throws a push kick but Godcheck slaps the foot to one side.
Camel misses the shot to the body.
Godcheck avoids the head kick by Camel .
Camel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Godcheck misses with a straight left.
Godcheck gets a double leg takedown into Camel 's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Godcheck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Godcheck looking to pass the guard.
Godcheck chips away with some ground and pound.
Godcheck's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Camel looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camel has momentary wrist control but Godcheck slips an elbow through the middle.
Godcheck is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Godcheck pushing down on Camel 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Godcheck controlling the action here.
Camel wants to improve his position but Godcheck is controlling well.
Godcheck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Camel keeps working.
Camel is in trouble now - Godcheck has advanced to mount!
Godcheck controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Godcheck connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godcheck lands a nice shot to the head.
Camel is trying desperately to improve position.
Godcheck controlling from mount.
Godcheck landing punches.
Godcheck wants to finish this one by submission but Camel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Godcheck.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Godcheck looking to finish Camel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Camel !
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck raining down shots from the mount!
Godcheck working Camel over with strikes here.
Godcheck looking to control but Camel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Camel is working to get back to half guard.
Godcheck controlling the position easily from mount.
Godcheck punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camel is in a horrible position here. Godcheck smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godcheck lands a heavy elbow.
Camel is trying to escape the mount.
Camel taking shots to the head.
Camel is working to get back to half guard.
Godcheck with shots to the head and body - Camel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Godcheck controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Godcheck putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Godcheck takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Godcheck dominated that round.
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.
Camel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camel throws a chopping leg kick but Godcheck manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Godcheck scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Camel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Camel regains half guard, as Godcheck was trying to land strikes.
Godcheck looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Godcheck drops an elbow to the side of Camel 's head.
Still in half guard, Godcheck seems content to control.
Godcheck is trying to control. Camel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Godcheck lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godcheck frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Godcheck with good strikes from the mount here!
Godcheck landing strikes from the mount and Camel is in trouble!
Godcheck 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.
Godcheck is landing with some decent strikes but Camel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Camel is rocked!
Godcheck scoring with strikes but Camel is staying in there.
Camel is still in real trouble! Can Godcheck finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godcheck looking to control and managing it successfully.
Godcheck working the ground and pound effectively.
Godcheck takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Godcheck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camel can do to turn this around?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Godcheck cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck content just to control the position here.
Godcheck putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Godcheck with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
BOOM! Godcheck connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Godcheck landing shots from mount.
Godcheck working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Godcheck jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Camel manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Godcheck wants to take a breather but Camel manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Godcheck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Godcheck passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Camel seems to have recovered his senses.
Godcheck grinds an elbow into Camel 's temple.
Godcheck scores with a couple of short elbows.
Godcheck is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Camel 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Godcheck lands a nice forearm strike.
Godcheck scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Camel to see if he's OK.
Godcheck is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Camel has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camel sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Camel to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godcheck stands and throws Camel 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Godcheck staying calm.
Godcheck scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Camel to see if he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lull in the action here as Godcheck stalls from top position.
Camel is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Godcheck dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Godcheck moves out of range of the leg kick from Camel .
Godcheck takes a swing at Camel 's ribcage but misses.
Godcheck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Godcheck just misses with a punch to the body.
Camel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Godcheck scores with a shot to the body.
Godcheck tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Camel is able to avoid easily.
Camel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Godcheck missing with a left hand there. Camel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godcheck misses with a body shot.
Godcheck fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Camel avoids it really well and circles away.
Camel misses with a low kick.
Godcheck uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Camel has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camel lunges at Godcheck with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Godcheck's hand.
Godcheck slips a jab from Camel .
Godcheck misses with an attempted mid kick.
Godcheck shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Camel defends it nicely.
A jab from Camel misses.
Josh Godcheck is winning the standup battle so far.
Camel looks to score with a jab to the body but Godcheck is just out of range.
Godcheck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Camel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Camel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Godcheck jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Godcheck misses with an uppercut.
Godcheck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camel .
Godcheck lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camel throws a low kick, looking for Godcheck's leg but Godcheck calmly moves out of range.
Godcheck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camel .
Jab, jab by Godcheck - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godcheck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Godcheck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Godcheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godcheck dives in and grabs Camel 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Camel pushes down on Godcheck's head and hops out.
Godcheck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camel manages to avoid it.
Godcheck lands a really nice looking cross but Camel seems unphased.
Godcheck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Godcheck misses.
Camel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Godcheck rather than just go for the knockout.
Godcheck throws an overhand right that lands on Camel 's shoulder, as Camel tries to avoid the shot.
Godcheck gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Camel .
Godcheck shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Godcheck showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Godcheck is just content to waste time from the top position. Camel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camel is looking for a triangle but Godcheck pushes his legs off easily.
Camel looking for a sweep. Not yet Camel , not yet.
Joe Camel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Camel wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Godcheck is now in half guard.
Godcheck 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.
Godcheck prevents Camel from improving his position.
Godcheck slips a nice elbow through Camel 's hands, connecting with Camel 's forehead.
Josh Godcheck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Camel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Camel wants to control but Godcheck is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Godcheck not doing much here.
Godcheck prevents Camel from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godcheck is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Camel !
Godcheck controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Godcheck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Godcheck has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Godcheck!
After winning the bout, Josh Godcheck thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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