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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Godsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godsey comes to the cage accompanied by It's Raining Men. White is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chelsea Dagger. Trevor Godsey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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179 cm
24
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trevor Godsey! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky White! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! White gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Godsey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. White is adopting a defensive guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard.
Godsey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Godsey tries to get out of the position. White cracks Godsey with a solid left hand. Godsey keeping full guard, as White tries to pass. Godsey looking to sweep here. No luck so far. White distracts Godsey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. White trying to control but Godsey is working from the bottom. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw White working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well. Godsey seems keen to control White's posture. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Godsey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. White prevents Godsey from getting back to his feet. White is working Godsey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Godsey wants to stand but White is controlling the position. Godsey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for White! Godsey working White over with strikes here. Godsey is landing with some decent strikes but White is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. White is wriggling around trying to escape.
Godsey with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! White can't escape the position.
White wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Godsey.
Godsey prevents White from getting the reversal. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Godsey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Godsey throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
White wants to hold on but Godsey pushes him away. White might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Godsey haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Godsey is in the full mount, landing strikes. White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Godsey throwing strikes but White uses the opportunity to regain half guard. White regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Godsey.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Godsey throws a strike but White rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. White won't allow Godsey to get back to his feet. White looking to sit in guard and control but Godsey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Godsey is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control. Godsey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. White wants to hit a switch here but Godsey passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for White there! White regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Godsey trying to control from half guard but White is working away. Godsey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. White is staying active underneath Godsey, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Godsey scoring with strikes to the body and 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! White wants to get back to his feet. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Godsey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Godsey trying to control from White's half guard. White has other ideas though and has regained full guard. White controlling the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Godsey dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Godsey swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Godsey gets caught napping as White dives in and scores a takedown. Godsey manages to retain guard. White is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Godsey wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and White is now in half guard. White is nestled in close to Godsey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Godsey tries to regain full guard. Instead though, White has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Godsey wants to hold on but White pushes him away. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! White is landing with some decent strikes but Godsey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Godsey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
White is landing with some decent strikes but Godsey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Godsey tries to hold on but White postures up. White landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Godsey is trying to escape the mount.
White looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Godsey is rocked! White with shots to the head and body - Godsey looks very uncomfortable down there. Oh Godsey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! White postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Godsey looks a forlorn figure.
White lands a heavy elbow. White is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Godsey goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for White!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricky White! Ricky White seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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