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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Guns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Godfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bobby Godfrey was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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192 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
195 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Good wrestler
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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Guns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Godfrey!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godfrey just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Godfrey.
Guns looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Guns misses with a head kick.
Godfrey connects with a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Guns - that will leave a mark!
Godfrey checks a leg kick.
Guns getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Guns loads up on a big right hand but Godfrey slips the punch.
Godfrey misses with a wild combination.
Guns moves forwards but Godfrey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Guns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godfrey.
Godfrey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Guns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guns scores with a shot to the side of Godfrey's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godfrey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Godfrey told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Guns misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godfrey blocks an uppercut.
Godfrey pushes Guns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Guns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Godfrey backwards.
Godfrey misses with a body punch.
Godfrey lands a body punch.
Guns is stalling here.
Godfrey lands an uppercut.
Guns creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Godfrey is defending well for now.
Guns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Godfrey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Godfrey's elbow.
Godfrey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Godfrey.
Guns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guns lands an uppercut.
Guns swings wildly with an uppercut but Godfrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Godfrey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guns pivots, looking for a leg kick but Godfrey is out of range and Guns settles back down.
Guns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guns lands with a kick to the ribs.
Guns throws a nice head kick!
Guns throws a leg kick which misses Godfrey's front leg but catches the back leg as Godfrey tries to avoid it.
Bobby Godfrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godfrey blocks a leg kick.
Godfrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Guns.
Godfrey cracks Guns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Guns throws a half hearted mid kick.
Godfrey lands with a right hand.
Guns tries to keep at a distance but Godfrey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Guns is looking to control Godfrey's arms but Godfrey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guns has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Godfrey forces Guns back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guns throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Godfrey - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Godfrey.
Guns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guns scores with the left hand. Godfrey knows he should have avoided that one.
Godfrey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guns half committed to a counter leg kick.
Godfrey tries to clinch there but Guns circles away.
Godfrey throws a hook but Guns blocks it.
Godfrey misses with a straight right.
As Godfrey backs away, Guns returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Guns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Godfrey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Godfrey misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Godfrey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godfrey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guns wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Godfrey.
Guns misses with a punch on the inside.
Godfrey throws a head punch that misses.
Godfrey manages to break the clinch.
Guns tries a low kick but Godfrey avoids it.
Guns throws a leg kick which misses Godfrey's front leg but catches the back leg as Godfrey tries to avoid it.
Guns looks for the body kick but Godfrey saw that one coming.
Guns on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big right from Guns misses.
Guns takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guns tries to land a front kick but Godfrey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godfrey drives through and clinches with Guns against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Godfrey will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Guns on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Guns throws a head kick that half lands.
Guns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godfrey manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Godfrey.
Godfrey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Godfrey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guns tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Guns.
Godfrey slips a jab from Guns.
Guns scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guns.
Godfrey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guns.
Godfrey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Godfrey throws a shot from downtown. Guns moves away and avoids it.
Guns tries to work over Godfrey's front leg with a kick but Godfrey checks it.
Guns misses with a kick to the body
and Guns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Big Guns is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guns looks for the body kick but Godfrey saw that one coming.
Guns misses with a low kick.
Guns lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godfrey lands a body shot.
Jab by Godfrey.
Godfrey swings for the body but Guns moves out of range.
Guns scores with a sloppy right hand. Godfrey should have avoided that one.
Guns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Godfrey.
Godfrey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guns looks to land a body kick but Godfrey moved away.
Good shot there by Godfrey.
An inside leg kick from Guns misses.
Guns lands a leg kick that knocks Godfrey off balance momentarily.
Godfrey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Guns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Godfrey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guns doesn't seem bothered though.
Godfrey tries to clinch but Guns is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey misses with a hook. Guns ducked under it nicely.
Godfrey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Godfrey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Godfrey throws a lazy right hand but Guns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Godfrey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guns connects with a nice looking jab.
Godfrey avoids the head kick by Guns.
Guns moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Godfrey thuds his right hand into Guns's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Guns.
Guns scores with a sloppy right hand. Godfrey should have avoided that one.
Godfrey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guns.
Guns tries to work over Godfrey's front leg with a kick but Godfrey checks it.
Guns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good shot there by Guns.
Godfrey misses with a hook
and Guns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guns was well out of range. Poor timing from Godfrey.
It looked like Guns wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Guns throws a shot to the body.
Godfrey swings widly with a right hand
and Guns counters with a thumping low kick.
Godfrey works the jab nicely.
Guns throws a sloppy head kick and Godfrey moves out of range easily.
Godfrey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Godfrey misses with the combination.
Guns slips under a jab.
Godfrey wants to clinch.
Godfrey wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guns moves out of range as Godfrey strikes.
Godfrey blocks a leg kick.
Guns ducks under a wild hook from Godfrey.
Guns drops his hands momentarily and Godfrey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Godfrey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guns misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guns lands a head kick!
Guns looks for the body kick but Godfrey saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guns lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Godfrey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Godfrey throws the left hand but Guns avoids the punch easily.
Godfrey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guns doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Big Guns will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Godfrey lands a really nice looking cross but Guns seems unphased.
Guns scores with a nice right hand.
Godfrey blocks a head kick by Guns.
Godfrey missing with a left hand there. Guns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Godfrey.
Guns looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Godfrey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Godfrey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Guns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Godfrey.
Guns throws a quick inside leg kick.
Godfrey is looking to clinch.
Guns throws a head kick but Godfrey moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godfrey lands the left hand.
Guns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godfrey throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Guns counter with a right hand.
Godfrey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guns looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Godfrey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godfrey clinches with his opponent.
Godfrey manages to break the clinch.
Guns misses with a kick to the body
and Godfrey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Godfrey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guns scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Guns looks to land a body kick but Godfrey moved away.
Guns moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Godfrey tries to clinch up.
Guns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Godfrey.
Guns appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Guns lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Guns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Godfrey is able to avoid easily.
Guns moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Godfrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guns walks into a straight right hand from Godfrey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Godfrey misses with an uppercut
and Guns counters with a nice uppercut.
Godfrey misses with a double jab.
Godfrey takes one to the side of the head.
Godfrey is rocked!
Godfrey is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Guns Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Godfrey is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Big Guns!
Big Guns thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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