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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AG Pennypacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Godfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Godfrey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, AG Pennypacker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Godfrey!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godfrey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Godfrey tries to land a knee to the head but Pennypacker blocks with his arms.
Pennypacker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pennypacker tries to keep at a distance but Godfrey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Godfrey prevents Pennypacker from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pennypacker.
Godfrey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pennypacker is defending well for now.
Pennypacker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pennypacker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Godfrey.
Pennypacker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pennypacker throws a lazy right hand but Godfrey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
AG Pennypacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pennypacker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Godfrey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Godfrey has managed to clinch.
Pennypacker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Godfrey keeps control of Pennypacker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Godfrey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godfrey misses with a punch on the inside.
Pennypacker breaks from the clinch.
Pennypacker misses with a takedown attempt - Godfrey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Godfrey throws out a loose jab but Pennypacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pennypacker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godfrey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pennypacker.
Godfrey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pennypacker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Godfrey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pennypacker is trying to force a seperation but Godfrey has the dominant position.
A short right from Godfrey on the inside.
Pennypacker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pennypacker.
Godfrey throws a head punch that misses.
Pennypacker can't get the takedown.
Godfrey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pennypacker blocks it with crossed arms.
Pennypacker misses with a body punch.
Pennypacker blocks an uppercut.
Godfrey is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pennypacker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Godfrey to the mat. Godfrey regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennypacker tries to free his leg and advance position but Godfrey is retaining full guard.
Pennypacker throws an elbow that misses. Godfrey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pennypacker's guard. Nice move by Godfrey!
Pennypacker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Godfrey's guard.
Pennypacker 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey has control of Pennypacker's left arm, preventing Pennypacker from doing any damage.
Pennypacker wants to pass the guard but Godfrey is keeping the position.
Pennypacker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Godfrey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Godfrey holds on and takes a little breather.
Pennypacker stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Godfrey looks to clinch
and Pennypacker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Godfrey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pennypacker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Godfrey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker takes one to the chin there.
A shot to the liver by Godfrey. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Godfrey misses.
Godfrey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Godfrey throws a body punch but Pennypacker moves out of range.
Pennypacker clinches up with Godfrey and pushes him back against the cage.
Godfrey pushes Pennypacker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pennypacker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Godfrey pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AG Pennypacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pennypacker gets tackled into the cage by Godfrey. Godfrey maintains the clinch.
Godfrey tries a knee to the head but Pennypacker blocks it.
Godfrey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pennypacker avoids it.
Godfrey can't find room to land a body shot as Pennypacker controls the action.
Pennypacker prevents a body shot from Godfrey.
Pennypacker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Godfrey smiles and moves away.
Godfrey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Godfrey throws a jab when Pennypacker was well out of range.
Pennypacker throws a big counter combination but Godfrey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker darts in and clinches Godfrey up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godfrey connects with a knee to the head.
Godfrey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pennypacker avoids it.
Pennypacker tries to circle away but Godfrey has him pinned against the cage.
Pennypacker breaks from the clinch.
Godfrey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Godfrey has closed the distance and engaged Pennypacker in a clinch.
Godfrey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pennypacker backwards.
Godfrey lands a shoulder strike.
Pennypacker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Godfrey closes the distance and clinches.
Godfrey tries to work over Pennypacker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Godfrey has a couple of punches blocked by Pennypacker.
I was talking to Pennypacker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Godfrey looking to throw knees to the head but Pennypacker is blocking nicely.
Pennypacker pushes Godfrey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pennypacker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pennypacker gets tackled into the cage by Godfrey. Godfrey maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pennypacker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Godfrey moves in looking to clinch but Pennypacker pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Godfrey dominated that 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.
Pennypacker throws a jab when Godfrey was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Godfrey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pennypacker moves into range and clinches up with Godfrey.
Pennypacker lands a right hand.
Pennypacker tries to pull guard but Godfrey forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pennypacker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pennypacker.
Pennypacker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pennypacker misses with a few strikes there.
Pennypacker looks for a takedown but Godfrey sprawls well.
Pennypacker throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Godfrey tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pennypacker is in Godfrey's guard.
Pennypacker tries to free his leg and advance position but Godfrey is retaining full guard.
Pennypacker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pennypacker gets to his feet - Godfrey follows without any prompting.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Godfrey. That snapped Pennypacker's head back.
Pennypacker closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Godfrey's guard.
Pennypacker tries to free his leg and advance position but Godfrey is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennypacker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Godfrey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pennypacker wants to improve his position but Godfrey is controlling well.
Godfrey trying to control the pace.
Pennypacker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pennypacker striking from half guard on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey slows the pace down in half guard.
Pennypacker is trying to stand up here but Godfrey is controlling him well.
Pennypacker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Godfrey trying to control the action but Pennypacker is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pennypacker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Godfrey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker swats away the attempt to clinch by Godfrey.
Godfrey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pennypacker moves away.
Pennypacker defending well as Godfrey loads up on a big left hand.
Pennypacker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Godfrey loads up on a big right hand but Pennypacker slips the punch.
Godfrey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pennypacker's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker looks for a takedown but Godfrey sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AG Pennypacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pennypacker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Godfrey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pennypacker counters with a stiff right hand.
Pennypacker misses with a low kick.
Godfrey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pennypacker.
Godfrey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pennypacker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godfrey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pennypacker throws a head kick but Godfrey moves out of range.
Godfrey throws out a loose jab but Pennypacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godfrey closes the distance and clinches.
Godfrey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Godfrey has Pennypacker pressed against the cage, preventing Pennypacker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pennypacker lands a nice elbow.
Godfrey lands with a light punch inside.
Godfrey lands a hook that snaps the head of Pennypacker backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AG Pennypacker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pennypacker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pennypacker swings widly with a right hand
enabling Godfrey to counter with a crisp jab.
Pennypacker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Godfrey. That snapped Pennypacker's head back.
Godfrey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pennypacker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Godfrey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker tries to clinch but Godfrey moves away
and Godfrey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pennypacker tries to move into range but Godfrey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Godfrey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Godfrey wants it to stay on the feet.
Pennypacker lands a high kick!
Pennypacker lands a lovely overhand right.
Pennypacker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godfrey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pennypacker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
AG Pennypacker is winning the standup battle so far.
Pennypacker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Godfrey swivels and escapes.
Godfrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Godfrey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pennypacker throws a right and a left that Godfrey avoids nicely.
Pennypacker slips a straight right by Godfrey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennypacker swats away the attempt to clinch by Godfrey.
Godfrey has managed to clinch.
Pennypacker breaks from the clinch.
Pennypacker scores with a nice head shot.
Pennypacker clinches up with Godfrey and pushes him back against the cage.
Godfrey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short left from Pennypacker.
Godfrey pushes Pennypacker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pennypacker breaks from the clinch.
Godfrey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pennypacker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Godfrey misses with a body shot.
Pennypacker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Godfrey swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AG Pennypacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pennypacker darts in looking for a takedown but Godfrey gets double underhooks and turns Pennypacker into the cage.
Godfrey digs a good hook to Pennypacker's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pennypacker staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker pushes Godfrey up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Godfrey fails to land.
Pennypacker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pennypacker pulls guard successfully.
Pennypacker is looking for a triangle but Godfrey pushes his legs off easily.
Godfrey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pennypacker wants to hit a switch here but Godfrey passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pennypacker there!
Pennypacker is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey controlling his opponent.
Pennypacker has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Godfrey's lack of action.
Pennypacker is trying to get back to full guard.
Pennypacker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Godfrey pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Godfrey is controlling the pace.
Pennypacker trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Godfrey manages to pass to mount!
Godfrey prevents Pennypacker from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Godfrey.
I think Godfrey 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Godfrey!
Bobby Godfrey is the new middleweight champion!
Bobby Godfrey seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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