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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dax Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbolt comes to the cage accompanied by Trenches by Pop Evil. Dax Miller has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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202 lbs
25 - 17 - 4 |
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190 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class 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
25 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Godbolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dax Miller!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller lands with a hook. Godbolt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Matthew Godbolt has been cut.
Godbolt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Godbolt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Godbolt looking to score a takedown here. Miller is defending well but Godbolt drives through and ends up in Miller's guard.
Godbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller is pulling down on Godbolt's head. It's preventing any offense from Godbolt, at least for the moment.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Godbolt from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Godbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Godbolt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Miller throws a head kick that misses
and Godbolt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Godbolt scores with a jab to the head.
Miller lands a head kick!
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Godbolt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Godbolt shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Godbolt cracks a nice hook into Miller's ribs.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Godbolt.
Miller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miller lands a body shot.
Dax Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Miller. No joy for Godbolt on that attempt.
Miller tries to clinch but Godbolt moves out of range.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Godbolt slips a straight right by Miller.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Miller lands a jab to the nose.
Godbolt is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Godbolt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Godbolt.
Godbolt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Miller manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Miller is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Godbolt presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Godbolt's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Godbolt blocking some punches.
Godbolt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Miller after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Godbolt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godbolt avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Godbolt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller stops a takedown attempt from Godbolt.
Godbolt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
Godbolt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Miller is defending well.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Godbolt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dax Miller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthew Godbolt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Miller is looking to slow Godbolt down with leg kicks.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Miller enables Godbolt to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Miller manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
Godbolt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller being controlled here, momentarily.
Miller looking for a sweep. Not yet Miller, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt is pushing down on Miller's leg trying to pass to half guard. Miller is fighting to maintain full guard but Godbolt has managed to sneak the leg through.
Miller taking some punishment here, with Godbolt in his half guard.
Godbolt is thwarting Miller's attempts to control the position.
Miller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Godbolt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Miller is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Godbolt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Godbolt's back!
Godbolt turns into Miller and is now in his guard.
Godbolt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Godbolt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Godbolt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Godbolt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Godbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godbolt throws a big right hand that misses.
Godbolt looking to sit in guard and control but Miller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Godbolt is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Godbolt trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Godbolt stands and throws Miller's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Godbolt postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Godbolt throws a strike aimed at the side of Miller's head but Miller avoids it well.
Godbolt working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Miller parries the strikes from Godbolt easily there. Godbolt is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Miller to escape.
You can see the frustration on Miller's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Godbolt with the ground and pound but Miller regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Miller tries to roll over but Godbolt keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Godbolt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Godbolt throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Godbolt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Godbolt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Godbolt fails with the takedown.
Godbolt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Godbolt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
A big right from Miller misses.
Godbolt throws a big counter combination but Miller scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Godbolt feinted with a counter takedown.
Godbolt shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Godbolt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Godbolt counters with a right hand to the body.
Godbolt connects with a body shot that sends Miller's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt drops his hands momentarily and Miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Miller thuds a left hand into Godbolt's body.
Godbolt lands a jab to the head.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Godbolt is just out of range.
Miller rushes Godbolt and presses him up against the cage.
Godbolt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Miller pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Godbolt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Godbolt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Godbolt misses the target.
Dax Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Godbolt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Godbolt shoots in looking for a takedown but Miller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Godbolt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Godbolt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Miller tries to clinch but Godbolt moves out of range.
Godbolt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Godbolt.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Godbolt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Godbolt ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Godbolt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miller pushes Godbolt up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller lands a damaging elbow.
Godbolt avoids the elbow strike from Miller, against the cage.
Godbolt stalls.
Godbolt avoids the elbow strike from Miller, against the cage.
Miller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Godbolt avoids it.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Godbolt avoids the damage to the body.
Godbolt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Godbolt misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to work over Godbolt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Godbolt taking a breather.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Godbolt blocks it with crossed arms.
Godbolt breaks from the clinch.
Miller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miller.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
Godbolt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Godbolt gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller wants to control but Godbolt postures up.
Godbolt misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Godbolt seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Matthew Godbolt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking for a sweep.
Miller is not content to let Godbolt control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dax Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dax Miller!
After the big win, Dax Miller 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.
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