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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Kim (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Roberto Kim had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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195 lbs
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202 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Godbolt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kim.
Crunch! Kim slams his shin into Godbolt's torso.
Kim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Godbolt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Godbolt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Matthew Godbolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godbolt lands a body shot.
Godbolt throws a body shot but no joy.
Godbolt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Godbolt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Godbolt.
Godbolt dips to his left and cracks Kim with an uppercut!
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Godbolt punishes Kim's body with a nice straight punch.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Godbolt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kim.
Godbolt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kim. Kim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kim staying out of range there.
Godbolt misses with a wild body shot.
We've been informed that Godbolt has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Godbolt connects with a body shot that sends Kim's belly button to the back.
Kim misses the jab.
Godbolt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Kim appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Godbolt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kim rather than just go for the knockout.
Godbolt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've been hearing reports that Kim has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Matthew Godbolt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Godbolt misses.
No luck for Kim with that takedown attempt.
It seemed like Godbolt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Godbolt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Godbolt.
Kim cracks the inside of Godbolt's front leg.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Godbolt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Some wild striking there from Godbolt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kim.
Kim drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Godbolt is keeping the position for now.
Godbolt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kim is aware though and is defending well.
Godbolt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kim with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to work some ground and pound but Godbolt has wrist control.
Godbolt throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Godbolt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Godbolt holds on and takes a little breather.
Kim preventing the sweep.
Godbolt is trying to keep Kim in close.
Godbolt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kim.
Godbolt looking for a sweep. Not yet Godbolt, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Godbolt is keeping the position for now.
Kim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kim lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Godbolt keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Godbolt has control of Kim's left arm, preventing Kim from doing any damage.
Kim throws an elbow that misses. Godbolt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kim's guard. Nice move by Godbolt!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim looking for a sweep. Not yet Kim, not yet.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Godbolt gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Godbolt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kim manages to get himself to full guard.
Godbolt throws a big right hand that misses.
Kim working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kim is on top in guard.
Godbolt pulls Kim in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim landing with the ground and pound.
Kim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Godbolt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Godbolt looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Godbolt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kim trying to control but Godbolt is working from the bottom.
Kim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Godbolt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kim can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Godbolt punching from the bottom - just letting Kim know he's still in a fight.
Kim wants to control from the top but Godbolt keeps moving.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Godbolt is keeping the position for now.
Roberto Kim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Godbolt keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
Godbolt is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Godbolt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands with a straight right. Godbolt didn't see that one coming.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Godbolt missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godbolt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Godbolt avoids the head kick by Kim.
Kim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Godbolt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Godbolt punishes Kim's body with a nice straight punch.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Godbolt moves out of range easily.
Godbolt throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim walks into a stiff left hand from Godbolt.
Kim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Godbolt avoids a kick to the body.
Godbolt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kim under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godbolt throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Godbolt. That did some damage!
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Godbolt throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Godbolt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godbolt manages to avoid it.
Kim throws a body punch but Godbolt moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Godbolt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Godbolt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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 time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Godbolt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Godbolt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kim. Kim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godbolt.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Godbolt shows good takedown defense.
Godbolt misses with a body shot.
Godbolt thuds his right hand into Kim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kim swings for the body but Godbolt moves out of range.
Godbolt misses with an uppercut. Kim saw that one coming.
Godbolt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Godbolt looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kim feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt misses with a straight right.
Kim gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Godbolt.
Godbolt moves forwards but Kim connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kim throws a leg kick which misses Godbolt's front leg but catches the back leg as Godbolt tries to avoid it.
Godbolt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kim throws a hook but Godbolt blocks it.
Godbolt throws out a powerful jab.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Godbolt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim attempts a counter takedown but Godbolt avoids it well and moves away.
Godbolt throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Godbolt lands with a nice body punch.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Godbolt.
Roberto Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matthew Godbolt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Godbolt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Godbolt.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Godbolt.
Kim drops down looking for a counter takedown but Godbolt sprawls and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim misses with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Godbolt.
Godbolt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Godbolt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
A punch lands to the side of Kim 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Godbolt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Godbolt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Godbolt misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt punishes Kim's body with a nice straight punch.
Godbolt throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Kim half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Godbolt sees coming a mile off.
Godbolt digs a good body shot into Kim's ribs.
Godbolt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Godbolt connects with a body shot.
Godbolt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Godbolt blocks a low kick nicely.
Godbolt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Godbolt misses the jab.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Kim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt lunges at Kim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kim's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
Kim drops down looking for a counter takedown but Godbolt sprawls and moves away.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Kim throws out a loose jab but Godbolt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godbolt connects with a looping right hand.
Godbolt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kim has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Godbolt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kim counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Godbolt is pulling down on Kim's head. It's preventing any offense from Kim, at least for the moment.
Godbolt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kim.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Godbolt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Godbolt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Godbolt!
After the big win, Matthew Godbolt made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Roberto Kim stepped up to the mic, saying 'HOOOODOOR!'.
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hype
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