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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sky Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Godfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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196 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sky Hook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Godfrey!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hook misses with a wild body shot.
Hook swings for the body but Godfrey moves out of range.
Hook throws a jab but it's blocked by Godfrey.
Godfrey wants to counter the offense by Hook and move into the clinch position.
Hook misses with a hook.
Hook fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Bobby Godfrey has been cut.
Hook misses with an uppercut
and Godfrey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Godfrey working aggressively here.
Hook blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godfrey lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Godfrey.
Godfrey slows down the pace here.
Godfrey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hook is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hook's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Godfrey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Godfrey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hook tries to break free but Godfrey pushes him back against the cage.
Godfrey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Godfrey throws a head punch that misses.
Godfrey stalling in the clinch.
Godfrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hook wants to get back to striking at distance but Godfrey won't allow it.
Hook misses with some punches.
Godfrey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hook backwards.
Godfrey jumps into guard, dragging Hook to the mat.
Godfrey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Godfrey managing to control the position.
Godfrey thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Godfrey is pulling down on Hook's head. It's preventing any offense from Hook, at least for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Godfrey is continuing to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hook misses with a hook.
Godfrey tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hook tries to bum rush Godfrey with a series of wild strikes but Godfrey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hook misses the jab.
Hook misses the shot to the body.
Godfrey wants to counter with a clinch but Hook pushes him away.
Godfrey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hook.
Hook lands a right hook to the body.
We've been told by Hook's head coaches at B.P.A.: 3245+ SKILL PTS COACHES + 160Q SUPPLEMENT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hook misses with a right hand
and Godfrey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Godfrey.
Godfrey jumps into guard, dragging Hook to the mat.
Godfrey controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hook trying to stand up but can't free himself from Godfrey's guard.
Godfrey seems keen to control Hook's posture.
Godfrey keeping moving, preventing Hook from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godfrey has control of Hook's left arm, preventing Hook from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Godfrey throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Godfrey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Godfrey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hook misses with a looping right.
Hook sets himself, and Godfrey steps forward looking for the clinch! Hook avoids it this time.
Hook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Godfrey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hook fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Godfrey on the side of the head.
Hook connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Godfrey ducks under a wild hook from Hook.
Godfrey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hook looks to land a left hand but Godfrey moved out of range nicely.
Godfrey wants to counter the offense by Hook and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hook just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hook.
Godfrey tries to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for Hook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hook bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Godfrey's head backwards.
Hook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Godfrey wants to counter with a clinch but Hook pushes him away.
Sky Hook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hook looks to land a combination. Godfrey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slow jab from Hook misses its intended target.
Godfrey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hook.
Hook misses with a right hand
and Godfrey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Godfrey has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hook seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Godfrey can turn it around.
Godfrey has a couple of punches blocked by Hook.
Godfrey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Godfrey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Godfrey lands a nice uppercut.
Godfrey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hook gets through Godfrey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Godfrey lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hook trying to control the position but instead, Godfrey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hook into the cage.
Godfrey decides to pull guard.
Godfrey trying to control the position here.
Godfrey has a closed guard, preventing Hook from standing up.
Godfrey controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey keeping moving, preventing Hook from controlling successfully.
Godfrey pulls Hook in close to prevent any damage.
Hook wants to stand and escape but instead Godfrey has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Godfrey slips under a jab from Hook.
Godfrey steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hook.
Hook pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Godfrey steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hook.
Godfrey slips a jab and a cross from Hook.
Hook throws a jab but it's blocked by Godfrey.
Godfrey tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - Hook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hook sets himself, and Godfrey steps forward looking for the clinch! Hook avoids it this time.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hook.
Sky Hook is winning the standup battle so far.
Godfrey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Godfrey slips under a jab from Hook.
Godfrey wants to counter with a clinch but Hook pushes him away.
Godfrey ducks under a wild hook from Hook.
Godfrey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hook misses with an uppercut. Godfrey saw that one coming.
Godfrey tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Hook dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Godfrey's cut.
That's time! Hook's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hook misses with an uppercut. Godfrey saw that one coming.
Hook sets himself, and Godfrey steps forward looking for the clinch! Hook avoids it this time.
Godfrey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hook.
Hook looks to land a combination. Godfrey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Godfrey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hook connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Godfrey scrambles back to his feet.
Godfrey is rocked!
Hook throws a right and a left that Godfrey avoids nicely.
Godfrey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hook throws a body punch but Godfrey moves out of range.
Godfrey tries to counter by closing the distance.
Godfrey blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godfrey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hook.
Godfrey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godfrey.
Godfrey wants to counter with a clinch but Hook pushes him away.
Hook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godfrey manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hook scores with a decent looking hook.
Godfrey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hook.
Godfrey tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Godfrey can do to turn this around?
Hook scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Godfrey doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hook. Godfrey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godfrey steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hook.
Hook tries to bum rush Godfrey with a series of wild strikes but Godfrey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hook misses with an uppercut. Godfrey saw that one coming.
Godfrey wants to counter with a clinch but Hook pushes him away.
Hook throws a hook but Godfrey avoids it easily.
Hook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hook loads up on a big right hand but Godfrey slips the punch.
Hook sets himself, and Godfrey steps forward looking for the clinch! Hook avoids it this time.
Hook misses with a hook. Godfrey ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Hook has knocked Godfrey down with a huge combo! Hook steps away and waves a wobbly Godfrey back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Godfrey is still on wobbly legs! Can Hook finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hook fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Godfrey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Godfrey seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice cross by Hook.
Hook cracks Godfrey with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Godfrey tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Hook pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Godfrey is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sky Hook!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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