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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel McHughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbolt's entrance music is Trenches by Pop Evil. A fine choice. McHughes has chosen Welcome To My Hood as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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36
202 lbs
25 - 20 - 4 |
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187 cm
39
191 lbs
28 - 19 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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 - 20 - 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
28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel McHughes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHughes connects with a body shot.
McHughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Godbolt counters with a nice uppercut.
Godbolt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McHughes doesn't seem bothered though.
Godbolt tries for a takedown but McHughes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McHughes throws a low kick but Godbolt moves out of range easily.
Godbolt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Godbolt misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from McHughes misses its intended target.
McHughes throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godbolt avoids the head kick by McHughes.
Godbolt blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Godbolt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McHughes! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by McHughes.
McHughes misses with a shot to the body
and Godbolt counters with a stiff right hand.
Godbolt cracks McHughes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McHughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Godbolt walks into a stiff left hand from McHughes.
A jab from Godbolt does it's job there.
Godbolt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McHughes sprawls well initially but Godbolt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godbolt is nestled in close to McHughes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Godbolt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McHughes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Godbolt prevents McHughes from improving his position.
McHughes pushes Godbolt off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McHughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McHughes swings for the body but Godbolt moves out of range.
McHughes slips under a jab from Godbolt.
Godbolt manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McHughes on his heels. He'll look to pass McHughes's guard now, I'm sure.
McHughes is wriggling around but Godbolt manages to pass to half guard.
Godbolt is trying to work for a kimura but McHughes is defending well.
Godbolt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McHughes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Godbolt.
Godbolt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Godbolt working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Godbolt.
Godbolt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McHughes trying to control here.
McHughes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt is looking to take a break and control but McHughes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Godbolt is nestled in close to McHughes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Godbolt is nestled in close to McHughes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Godbolt thows a huge punch but McHughes dodges it nicely.
Godbolt wants to control but McHughes is keeping him busy.
McHughes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Godbolt.
Godbolt is looking to work some ground and pound but McHughes has wrist control.
Godbolt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Godbolt 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.
McHughes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Godbolt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Godbolt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McHughes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McHughes wants it to stay on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McHughes.
McHughes throws a leg kick
enabling Godbolt to counter with a crisp jab.
Godbolt ducks under a wild hook from McHughes.
McHughes misses with a body kick.
Godbolt changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Godbolt looks to land a right hand but McHughes moved out of range.
Godbolt misses with a straight left.
Godbolt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McHughes can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Godbolt tries to counter with a takedown but McHughes is quick to defend against it.
Godbolt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McHughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Godbolt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Godbolt lands in his opponent's guard.
Godbolt trying to control the position from guard on top but McHughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McHughes has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Godbolt wants to control from the top but McHughes keeps moving.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Godbolt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've been hearing that Godbolt has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
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 controlling from the top position.
Godbolt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Godbolt is in close to McHughes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McHughes is adopting a defensive guard.
Godbolt preventing the sweep.
Godbolt wants to control from the top but McHughes keeps moving.
Godbolt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McHughes's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes working a defensive guard but Godbolt passes into half guard.
McHughes wants to get back to full guard.
Godbolt is trying to control. McHughes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McHughes has hold of Godbolt's hands but Godbolt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Godbolt trying to control from half guard but McHughes is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Godbolt lands a nice short elbow.
Godbolt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Godbolt slows the pace down in half guard.
McHughes is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt is looking for a kimura here.
Godbolt prevents McHughes from improving his position.
Godbolt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Matthew Godbolt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Godbolt throwing shots but McHughes is blocking nicely.
Godbolt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Godbolt dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McHughes misses with a two punch combination.
McHughes misses with an uppercut
and Godbolt counters with a shoot takedown. McHughes fights it but they end up in guard.
McHughes is looking to sweep but instead, Godbolt has passed into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Godbolt lands a nice short elbow.
Godbolt lands strikes from half guard.
McHughes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Godbolt.
McHughes trying to hold on to Godbolt's head to control him but Godbolt postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt is nestled in close to McHughes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McHughes has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Godbolt is on him like a limpet, forcing McHughes back against the cage.
Godbolt lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHughes wants to get back to striking at distance but Godbolt won't allow it.
Godbolt lands a nice uppercut.
McHughes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Godbolt throws a body punch but McHughes moves out of range.
A head kick misses from McHughes.
Godbolt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Godbolt throws a body punch but McHughes moves out of range.
No joy there for McHughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by McHughes. That's going to slow Godbolt down.
McHughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McHughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Godbolt tries to counter with a takedown but McHughes is quick to defend against it.
Godbolt misses the jab.
McHughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Godbolt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matthew Godbolt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes walks into a jab.
Godbolt digs a good hook to McHughes's body.
Godbolt scores with a sloppy right hand. McHughes should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from McHughes. Those never looked like landing.
McHughes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McHughes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Godbolt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Godbolt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McHughes's guard.
Godbolt trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but McHughes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Godbolt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Godbolt dives on top into guard.
Godbolt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nigel McHughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Godbolt being controlled here momentarily.
Godbolt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Godbolt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Godbolt 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Godbolt!
Matthew Godbolt very nearly forgot to thank Milwaukee's Best 160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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