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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Oppelaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbolt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Trenches by Pop Evil. 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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202 lbs
27 - 22 - 4 |
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185 lbs
38 - 39 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
27 - 22 - 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
38 - 39 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Oppelaar!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppelaar throws a jab but it's blocked by Godbolt.
Jab by Godbolt.
Oppelaar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Godbolt pushes Oppelaar up against the cage in a clinch.
Oppelaar breaks the clinch.
Oppelaar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Matthew Godbolt has been cut.
Godbolt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhalla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Godbolt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dennis Oppelaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oppelaar lands with a nice body punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Godbolt as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oppelaar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oppelaar throws a combination that misses
and Oppelaar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Godbolt throws a shot from downtown. Oppelaar moves away and avoids it.
Oppelaar lands a leg kick that knocks Godbolt off balance momentarily.
Oppelaar throws an overhand right that lands on Godbolt's shoulder, as Godbolt tries to avoid the shot.
Godbolt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oppelaar.
Godbolt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oppelaar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Oppelaar staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt cracks Oppelaar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Godbolt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oppelaar throws a nice looking combination but Godbolt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oppelaar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oppelaar loads up on a big right hand but Godbolt slips the punch.
Godbolt dodges the punch combination from Oppelaar.
Oppelaar misses with a body shot.
Oppelaar throws a chopping leg kick but Godbolt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Godbolt slips under a jab.
Dennis Oppelaar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Godbolt catches Oppelaar right on the button with a cross.
Oppelaar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oppelaar keeps the fight on the outside.
Godbolt's corner calls for a 1-2. Godbolt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Godbolt scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godbolt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oppelaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar throws a nice looking combination but Godbolt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oppelaar blocks a jab.
Oppelaar walks into a straight right hand from Godbolt.
Oppelaar falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Godbolt counter with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Godbolt. Beautiful body shot.
Godbolt walks into a left hand.
Oppelaar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Godbolt counters with a one-two to the body.
Godbolt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oppelaar throws a big shot that misses.
Godbolt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Oppelaar needs to keep his hands up - Godbolt had a free shot at his head there.
Godbolt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big left from Oppelaar misses.
Godbolt jabs Oppelaar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch combination from Oppelaar misses.
Oppelaar slips a straight right by Godbolt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt cracks a nice hook into Oppelaar's ribs.
Oppelaar throws a right and a left that Godbolt avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Godbolt.
Godbolt scores with a jab to the head.
Oppelaar misses with a few strikes there.
Oppelaar throws out a powerful jab.
Oppelaar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Godbolt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Godbolt misses with a straight left.
Godbolt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godbolt trying to control but Oppelaar is working from the bottom.
Oppelaar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oppelaar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Oppelaar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar keeping moving, preventing Godbolt from controlling successfully.
Oppelaar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Godbolt is in close to Oppelaar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Godbolt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oppelaar trying to strike off his back.
Godbolt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Godbolt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Godbolt stopping the sweep attempt from Oppelaar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godbolt trying to control but Oppelaar is working from the bottom.
Godbolt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Oppelaar's guard.
Oppelaar is trying to maintain the position but Godbolt is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Godbolt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Godbolt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oppelaar throws a combination that misses
and Godbolt counters with a nice body shot.
Godbolt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Oppelaar.
It looked like Godbolt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oppelaar slips a jab from Godbolt.
Godbolt rushes Oppelaar and presses him up against the cage.
Oppelaar blocking some punches.
Godbolt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oppelaar manages to break the clinch.
Godbolt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dennis Oppelaar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Godbolt wants to clinch up but Oppelaar keeps it at a distance.
Godbolt slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oppelaar.
Oppelaar misses with a lunging right hand
and Godbolt counters with a straight right hand.
Oppelaar throws a right and a left that Godbolt avoids nicely.
Godbolt avoids the body shot from Oppelaar.
Godbolt fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Oppelaar to the ground. Godbolt is now in Oppelaar's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oppelaar throws a couple of heel strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Godbolt is looking to pass into half guard but Oppelaar pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Oppelaar is in guard.
Godbolt keeping moving, preventing Oppelaar from controlling successfully.
Godbolt has Oppelaar pulled in close to control his posture.
Oppelaar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oppelaar stopping the sweep attempt from Godbolt.
Godbolt working a defensive guard here.
Oppelaar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Godbolt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oppelaar is one step ahead there.
Oppelaar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oppelaar throwing strikes from guard but Godbolt blocks nicely.
Oppelaar throws a strike but Godbolt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Godbolt prevents Oppelaar from getting back to his feet.
Oppelaar working a defensive guard here.
Godbolt wants to control from the top but Oppelaar keeps moving.
Oppelaar wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar keeping moving, preventing Godbolt from controlling successfully.
Godbolt won't allow Oppelaar to sweep him here.
Oppelaar striking off his back but it's not causing Godbolt any problems.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Godbolt stands and throws Oppelaar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oppelaar struggling a bit here.
Oppelaar throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Godbolt landing strikes.
Oppelaar tries to improve position but can't.
Godbolt blocks the strikes from Oppelaar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Godbolt has control of an arm but Oppelaar manages to advance to Godbolt's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Godbolt tries to get to full guard but Oppelaar has control of the leg.
Godbolt has hold of Oppelaar's hands but Oppelaar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oppelaar is thwarting Godbolt's attempts to control the position.
Oppelaar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Oppelaar is keen to just control but Godbolt is a slippery customer.
Oppelaar with the ground and pound but Godbolt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Oppelaar stands up over Godbolt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oppelaar stopping the sweep attempt from Godbolt.
Oppelaar trying to control but Godbolt is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Godbolt is on top in guard.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Oppelaar misses with a series of wild punches.
Oppelaar misses with a right hand
and Godbolt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Godbolt takes one to the side of the head.
Oppelaar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oppelaar throws a head kick that misses
enabling Godbolt to counter with a crisp jab.
Oppelaar misses with a lunging right hand
and Godbolt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oppelaar takes one to the side of the head.
Oppelaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godbolt.
Oppelaar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oppelaar misses with a looping right.
Oppelaar misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the body from Oppelaar misses
and Godbolt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oppelaar walks into a jab.
Oppelaar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Godbolt.
Oppelaar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppelaar looks to land a left hand but Godbolt moved out of range nicely.
Godbolt throws a body shot but no joy.
Oppelaar moves out of range of the strikes.
Oppelaar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Godbolt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oppelaar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Godbolt circles away quickly and effectively.
Godbolt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oppelaar blocks a jab.
Oppelaar misses with a combination
and Godbolt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Godbolt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Godbolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oppelaar throws an off balance right hand
and Godbolt counters with a stiff right hand.
Godbolt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oppelaar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Godbolt keeps control of Oppelaar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oppelaar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Godbolt.
Matthew Godbolt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oppelaar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Godbolt misses the shot to the body.
Oppelaar throws a leg kick but Godbolt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oppelaar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oppelaar punishes Godbolt's body with a nice straight punch.
Oppelaar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice defenses there by Godbolt.
Godbolt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oppelaar.
Godbolt drops down looking for a counter takedown but Oppelaar sprawls and moves away.
Godbolt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oppelaar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Godbolt circles away quickly and effectively.
Godbolt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matthew Godbolt is winning the standup battle so far.
Oppelaar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Godbolt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oppelaar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oppelaar misses with a left hand
and Godbolt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oppelaar avoids the body shot from Godbolt.
Godbolt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oppelaar under the eye.
Oppelaar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Godbolt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Godbolt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oppelaar can do to turn this around?
Godbolt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oppelaar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Godbolt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Godbolt misses.
Oppelaar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oppelaar throws a poor cross that misses
and Godbolt counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Oppelaar tenderised Godbolt's leg. Godbolt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oppelaar throws a lazy uppercut
and Godbolt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Godbolt wants to clinch.
Oppelaar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oppelaar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dennis Oppelaar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Godbolt scores with a body shot.
Oppelaar throws a big shot that misses.
Oppelaar throws a poor cross that misses
and Godbolt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Godbolt.
Oppelaar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Godbolt throws a big counter combination but Oppelaar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Godbolt ducks under a wild hook from Oppelaar.
Oppelaar walks into a stiff left hand from Godbolt.
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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Godbolt!
Matthew Godbolt gave a mention to Milwaukee's Best 160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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