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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nir Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbolt has chosen Trenches by Pop Evil as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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191 lbs
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202 lbs
20 - 11 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
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
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nir Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Godbolt!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godbolt fails to land the takedown.
Sosa loads up on a big right hand but Godbolt slips the punch.
Sosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Godbolt shoots for a takedown but Sosa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Godbolt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sosa. Sosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Godbolt throws an overhand right that lands on Sosa's shoulder, as Sosa tries to avoid the shot.
Godbolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godbolt connects with a jab.
Godbolt misses with a looping left.
A shot to the liver by Sosa. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godbolt was well out of range. Poor timing from Sosa.
And Godbolt tries to counter it with a takedown but Sosa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sosa scores with a shot to the body.
Nir Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Godbolt misses.
No luck for Godbolt with that takedown attempt.
Nir Sosa 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.
Sosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Godbolt drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sosa defends it well.
Sosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Godbolt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
Godbolt feints the counter takedown.
Sosa looks to throw the jab but Godbolt is out of range.
Sosa walks into a jab.
Sosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Godbolt's waist but Godbolt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sosa off to one side.
Godbolt moves out of range as Sosa throws a body kick.
Godbolt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sosa.
Sosa looks to land a left hand but Godbolt moved out of range nicely.
Sosa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Godbolt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sosa defends well and Godbolt ends up having to push Sosa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Godbolt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sosa avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt lands a body shot.
Sosa throws a body kick that misses.
Godbolt is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Godbolt looks to land a left hand but Sosa moved out of range nicely.
Godbolt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Godbolt blocks a head kick by Sosa.
Sosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosa looks to land a body kick but Godbolt moved away.
Sosa lands a leg kick that knocks Godbolt off balance momentarily.
Sosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Godbolt avoids the body shot from Sosa.
Godbolt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sosa as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Godbolt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Godbolt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sosa defending well though.
Godbolt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sosa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Godbolt is working away from the top position though.
Sosa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Godbolt pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt is looking to stall here but Sosa recovers full guard.
Sosa keeping moving, preventing Godbolt from controlling successfully.
Sosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Godbolt defends well.
Godbolt throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nir Sosa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Godbolt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Godbolt lands a jab.
Godbolt stuffs the takedown.
Sosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Godbolt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Godbolt.
Godbolt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Godbolt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sosa.
Nir Sosa is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Godbolt can do to turn this around?
Godbolt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sosa scores with a nice strike.
Sosa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosa jabs Godbolt right on the nose. Godbolt blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Godbolt avoids the body shot from Sosa.
Sosa lands a nice hook to Godbolt's body. Godbolt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Godbolt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick lands from Sosa.
Sosa scores with a head kick.
Godbolt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sosa's hands.
Sosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Godbolt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sosa.
Godbolt lands with a shot to the body.
Sosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sosa tries to land a leg kick but Godbolt saw it coming and moves away.
Godbolt stuffs the takedown.
Godbolt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sosa on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godbolt throws a one two combo.
Godbolt cracks a nice hook into Sosa's ribs.
Godbolt dives in for a single leg takedown but Sosa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sosa tries to counter with a takedown but Godbolt is quick to defend against it.
Godbolt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Godbolt's calf.
Godbolt gets the takedown into side control.
Sosa tries to improve position but can't.
Sosa defending against the ground and pound.
Sosa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Godbolt's best efforts.
Sosa is looking for a sweep. Godbolt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Godbolt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Godbolt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sosa actively working from the bottom here.
Godbolt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Godbolt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Godbolt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Matthew Godbolt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Godbolt throwing shots but Sosa is blocking nicely.
Godbolt is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Godbolt raining down shots from the mount!
Godbolt lands with some strikes.
Sosa tries to hold on but Godbolt postures up.
Sosa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matthew Godbolt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Sosa works over Godbolt's head and body with a nice combination.
Sosa scores with a nice body kick.
Sosa throws a leg kick but Godbolt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Godbolt tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Godbolt is just out of range.
Sosa connects with a nice looking jab.
Godbolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godbolt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sosa throws a leg kick but Godbolt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Godbolt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Godbolt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sosa.
Godbolt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sosa on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Sosa as Godbolt shoots in.
Godbolt lands a jab to Sosa's midsection.
Godbolt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosa scores with a shot to the body.
Godbolt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Godbolt fails to land the takedown.
A lazy body kick from Sosa
and Godbolt counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sosa!
Godbolt working the head with strikes.
Godbolt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sosa wants to control but Godbolt postures up.
Godbolt tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt is trying to ground and pound but Sosa uses the momentary lack of control by Godbolt to regain half guard.
Godbolt throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sosa to regain full guard.
Sosa can't keep his opponent in guard - Godbolt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sosa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sosa.
Godbolt postures up in Sosa's guard and throws a big left but Sosa blocks it.
Godbolt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Sosa has locked up a guillotine! Sosa's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Godbolt is holding on here and Sosa must be using up a lot of energy. Godbolt has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Sosa gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nir Sosa!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nir Sosa waved his t-shirt featuring Fury Nutrition Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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