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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinte comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang Clan- Shame On A Nigga. Godbolt has chosen Trenches by Pop Evil as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Matthew Godbolt acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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193 lbs
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202 lbs
16 - 10 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kunta Kinte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Godbolt!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Godbolt blocks the low kick.
Kinte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Godbolt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kinte looks to score with a jab to the body but Godbolt is just out of range.
Kinte throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kinte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Godbolt misses the target.
Kinte seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Matthew Godbolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godbolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godbolt blocks the body kick.
Godbolt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kinte appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt scores with a punch to the head.
Godbolt misses the shot to the body.
Kinte is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Godbolt.
Kinte is looking to score with low kicks.
Kinte misses with a body kick.
Godbolt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kinte did well to prevent Godbolt getting side control.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kinte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Godbolt.
Kinte is trying to control but can't.
Godbolt is pressing down on Kinte's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kinte is holding on for now.
Godbolt wants to work for an arm triangle but Kinte is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kinte wants to improve his position but Godbolt is controlling well.
Godbolt is looking to take a break and control but Kinte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Godbolt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinte's head.
Kinte works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt throws an elbow that misses. Kinte uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Godbolt's guard. Nice move by Kinte!
Godbolt wants to sweep here but Kinte controlling him for the moment.
Kinte missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kinte trying to control but Godbolt is working from the bottom.
Kinte stopping the sweep attempt from Godbolt.
Kinte wants to control from the top but Godbolt keeps moving.
Godbolt wants to sweep but no luck.
Godbolt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kinte looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte looking to sit in guard and control but Godbolt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kinte had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Godbolt defends it easily.
Godbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Kinte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kinte has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Godbolt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kinte pulls Godbolt in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt postures up.
Godbolt lands a couple of digs.
Kinte wants to sweep but no luck.
Kinte trying to control the position.
Godbolt postures up and lands a big shot to Kinte's brow.
Godbolt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kinte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Godbolt is one step ahead there.
Kinte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kinte is really struggling to control Godbolt but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Godbolt dominated that round.
That's time! Kinte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kinte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Godbolt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Godbolt cracks Kinte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kinte thuds his right hand into Godbolt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kinte throws a head kick that misses.
Godbolt closes the distance and clinches up with Kinte, looking for a takedown. Godbolt pushes Kinte against the cage but Kinte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Godbolt missing with a left hand there. Kinte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godbolt misses with a looping right.
Godbolt fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Godbolt is able to avoid easily.
Kinte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Godbolt misses the target.
Kinte half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kinte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Godbolt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kinte throws out the jab.
Godbolt punishes Kinte's body with a nice straight punch.
Godbolt connects with a jab.
Godbolt misses the shot to the body.
Kinte drops down looking for a counter takedown but Godbolt sprawls and moves away.
Godbolt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kinte.
Godbolt moves away from the strike by Kinte.
Godbolt dips to his left and cracks Kinte with an uppercut!
It looks like Kunta Kinte has been cut.
Godbolt throws a lazy right hand but Kinte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Godbolt or perhaps it was just good defense by Kinte, which made it look bad.
Kunta Kinte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Godbolt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Godbolt.
Kinte is looking to counter the offense by Godbolt and move into the clinch.
Godbolt loads up on a big right hand but Kinte slips the punch.
A jab from Godbolt misses.
Kinte slips a jab from Godbolt.
Kinte bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Kinte as Godbolt shoots in.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kinte swings widly with a right hand
and Godbolt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kinte taking some punishment here, with Godbolt in his half guard.
Godbolt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kinte looking for submissions off his back.
Kinte tries to roll over but Godbolt keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kinte manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kinte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Godbolt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Godbolt throws a big right hand that misses.
Kinte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kinte managing to control the position.
Godbolt looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kinte is trying to keep Godbolt in close.
Godbolt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Godbolt has gone for a leg lock! Kinte slips out almost immediately though and dives into Godbolt's guard.
Godbolt has his foot on Kinte's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kinte works his way back into a safe position though.
Kinte trying to control but Godbolt is working from the bottom.
Godbolt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Godbolt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Godbolt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kunta Kinte's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kinte throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Godbolt just misses with a punch to the body.
Kinte is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Godbolt.
Kinte throws a front kick aimed at Godbolt's knee but Godbolt avoids it well.
Kinte blocks a jab.
Godbolt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Godbolt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kinte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Godbolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kinte ducks under a wild hook from Godbolt.
Godbolt checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kinte.
Kinte tries to land a leg kick but Godbolt saw it coming and moves away.
Matthew Godbolt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kinte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Godbolt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt shoots in but no luck this time.
Godbolt tests Kinte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kinte ducks under a wild hook from Godbolt.
Godbolt looks to score with a jab to the body but Kinte is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kinte.
Godbolt misses with a wild body shot.
Kinte slips a jab from Godbolt.
Kinte drops down looking for a counter takedown but Godbolt sprawls and moves away.
Kinte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kinte throws a wild body kick that Godbolt sees coming a mile off.
Godbolt scores with a takedown into Kinte's guard.
Kinte working a defensive guard here.
Matthew Godbolt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kinte looking for a guillotine here but Godbolt defends easily.
Kinte looking for a sweep. Not yet Kinte, not yet.
Godbolt controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt tries to free his leg and advance position but Kinte is retaining full guard.
Godbolt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kinte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kinte scores with a nice strike.
Godbolt swings for the body but Kinte moves out of range.
Kunta Kinte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kinte moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Godbolt scores with a shot to the body.
Kinte walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Godbolt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Godbolt throws a body shot but no joy.
Kinte takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kinte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kinte appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kinte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kinte.
Good exchange - Godbolt coming out on top.
Kinte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Godbolt is able to avoid easily.
A low kick from Kinte misses
and Godbolt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godbolt is thwarting Kinte's attempts to control the position.
Godbolt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kinte is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Godbolt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Godbolt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Godbolt!
A very excited looking Matthew Godbolt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Kunta Kinte was interviewed post fight and said 'You mothafuckaz!'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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