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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joni Vvit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbolt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Trenches by Pop Evil kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Matthew Godbolt is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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187 cm
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199 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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186 cm
23
202 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joni Vvit! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matthew Godbolt! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Godbolt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Godbolt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Vvit misses with a lunging right hand
and Godbolt counters with a nice double leg into half guard. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Vvit wants to get back to his feet. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Godbolt working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though. Godbolt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vvit keeps working. Vvit wants to get back to his feet.
Godbolt is trying to work for a kimura but Vvit is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Godbolt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Godbolt stops Vvit from getting back to his feet.
Vvit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Godbolt is looking to take a break and control but Vvit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Vvit manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round. Godbolt misses the shot to the body. Joni Vvit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vvit scores with the left hand. Godbolt knows he should have avoided that one. Godbolt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Godbolt drives through with a takedown into guard. Vvit is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Godbolt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vvit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Godbolt. Vvit throws a hook but Godbolt avoids it easily. Godbolt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vvit.
Godbolt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. 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! Vvit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Vvit slips a straight right by Godbolt. Vvit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Matthew Godbolt has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vvit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godbolt. Vvit staying out of range there. Godbolt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. A big left from Godbolt misses. Godbolt feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Vvit wants to stand and escape but Godbolt is having none of it. Godbolt wants to control from the top but Vvit keeps moving. Vvit wants to get back to his feet but Godbolt is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Godbolt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Godbolt landing with the ground and pound. Godbolt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Godbolt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Vvit wants to get back to his feet but Godbolt is in a dominant position and won't allow it. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Godbolt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vvit is keeping the position for now. Vvit wants to stand up but Godbolt is controlling him. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Godbolt sitting in guard here, content to control. Godbolt stops Vvit from standing up. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Godbolt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Vvit wriggles free and stands up. Vvit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Godbolt at a distance.
Vvit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vvit misses with a looping left. Vvit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Godbolt. Godbolt staying out of range there. Godbolt tests Vvit's chin there with a solid looking shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Godbolt looks to land a right hand but Vvit moved out of range. Godbolt staying out of range there. Godbolt looking to score a takedown here. Vvit is defending well but Godbolt drives through and ends up in Vvit's guard. Godbolt won't allow Vvit to get back to his feet. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Vvit keeping full guard, as Godbolt tries to pass. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Vvit wants to stand but Godbolt is controlling the position. Godbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Vvit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matthew Godbolt will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Matthew Godbolt's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Godbolt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Godbolt shoots in but Vvit avoids the takedown attempt easily. Godbolt misses with a straight right. Godbolt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Godbolt avoids the body shot from Vvit.
A punch lands to the side of Godbolt 's head but he takes it in his stride. Vvit thuds a left hand into Godbolt's body. Godbolt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Vvit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Vvit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Godbolt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vvit is fending him off so far but Godbolt persists. Nope, Vvit circles away and we're back to standing. Joni Vvit is winning the standup battle so far. Vvit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Vvit stuffs the takedown. Joni Vvit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Godbolt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Godbolt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vvit connects with a single shot there.
Godbolt is rocked! Godbolt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vvit.
Godbolt is still on wobbly legs! Can Vvit finish him? A looping hook to the body misses from Godbolt. Vvit does a little dance to reset his feet. Godbolt seems to have recovered his senses. Godbolt cracks Vvit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Godbolt defending well as Vvit loads up on a big left hand. Godbolt has a takedown stuffed. Vvit lands a big right hand that sends Godbolt crashing to the mat! Vvit stays standing though and waves Godbolt back to his feet! This has been an exciting period of action! Vvit misses with an uppercut. Godbolt saw that one coming. Vvit lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joni Vvit!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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