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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romano Redz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbolt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Trenches by Pop Evil kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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202 lbs
25 - 19 - 4 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class 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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano Redz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Godbolt!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godbolt misses with an uppercut
and Redz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Redz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Redz cracks Godbolt with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big left from Redz misses.
Godbolt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redz moves away.
Godbolt drives through with a takedown into Redz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Godbolt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Redz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Redz working for submissions but it's allowed Godbolt to get to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Godbolt lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Godbolt there.
Godbolt thows a huge punch but Redz dodges it nicely.
Redz trying to control but Godbolt postures up.
Godbolt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Godbolt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Redz keeping control of the position.
Godbolt is looking to stall here but Redz recovers full guard.
Redz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt throws a big elbow that misses.
Godbolt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Godbolt preventing the sweep.
Godbolt chips away with some ground and pound.
Godbolt landing some decent shots from guard.
Godbolt works over Redz with some ground and pound from guard.
Godbolt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Godbolt lands a couple of elbows.
Godbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Redz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godbolt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Godbolt trying to control but Redz is working from the bottom.
Godbolt looking to sit in guard and control but Redz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Godbolt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Redz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Redz stacks Godbolt on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Redz!
Redz moves into full mount!
Redz dominating with strikes here.
Redz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Godbolt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Redz lands a big shot there that rocks Godbolt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godbolt wants to hold on but Redz pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Romano Redz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Godbolt ducks under a wild hook from Redz.
Godbolt has his takedown stuffed
and Redz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Godbolt misses with a right hand
and Redz counters with a nice uppercut.
Godbolt shoots in looking for a takedown but Redz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Godbolt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Redz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Redz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Godbolt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Godbolt.
Godbolt lands with a nice body punch.
Godbolt throws a body punch but Redz moves out of range.
Godbolt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Redz counters with a straight right hand.
Matthew Godbolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Godbolt to the ground. Redz is now in Godbolt's guard.
Redz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Godbolt can do to turn this around?
Redz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redz looking to pass the guard.
Redz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Godbolt has his foot on Redz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Redz works his way back into a safe position though.
Redz 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.
Redz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Godbolt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Redz's guard.
Redz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Redz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Redz.
Redz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Redz is looking for a kimura but Godbolt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Redz to get the leverage.
Godbolt wants to control but Redz is keeping busy.
Godbolt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Redz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godbolt is trying to maintain the position but Redz is very close to passing his half guard.
Godbolt taking some punishment here, with Redz in his half guard.
Godbolt is defending against the submission attempts here by Redz.
Godbolt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Redz pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt taking some punishment here, with Redz in his half guard.
Redz working Godbolt over with strikes.
Redz lands with a punch from half guard.
Redz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Redz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Godbolt controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Redz wants to control but Godbolt is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt trying to control but Redz postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Redz lands a nice short elbow.
Godbolt is looking to control Redz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Godbolt avoid being mounted?
Godbolt looking for submissions off his back.
Redz trying to control from half guard but Godbolt is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Redz is thwarting Godbolt's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano Redz dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Redz jabs Godbolt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Redz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Redz throws a combination that misses
letting Godbolt counter with a right hand.
Godbolt shoots in but Redz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt walks into a stiff left hand from Redz.
Godbolt takes a swing at Redz's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redz throws a hook but Godbolt avoids it easily.
Godbolt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Godbolt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Redz tries to avoid it but Godbolt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Redz to the ground. Redz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Redz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romano Redz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Godbolt.
Redz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Redz postures up and lands a big shot to Godbolt's brow.
Redz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Redz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Godbolt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Redz wants to control from the top but Godbolt keeps moving.
Romano Redz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Redz tries to free his leg and advance position but Godbolt is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Godbolt working a defensive guard here.
Redz lands a couple of digs.
Godbolt trying to control the position.
Redz distracts Godbolt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Godbolt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Redz.
Godbolt doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Godbolt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Redz manages to get himself to full guard.
Godbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Redz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz is trying to control the position but Godbolt postures up.
Redz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Redz has momentary wrist control but Godbolt slips an elbow through the middle.
Godbolt preventing the sweep.
Godbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Redz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godbolt works over Redz with some ground and pound from guard.
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 wants to control from the top but Redz keeps moving.
Redz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Redz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Godbolt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Redz moves out of range as Godbolt strikes.
Redz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Godbolt takes one to the chin there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Godbolt throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Redz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Godbolt is in Redz's guard.
Redz working for a triangle but Godbolt defends it easily.
Matthew Godbolt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Godbolt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romano Redz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Redz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romano Redz!
Our winner, Romano Redz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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