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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Godefroy Courtial (ranked 689 p4p, 753 weight class) and Guilherme Goncalves (ranked 65 p4p, 71 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Godefroy Courtial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Goncalves!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goncalves takes one to the chin there.
Courtial has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deathsquad in the buildup to the fight.
Courtial defending well as Goncalves loads up on a big left hand.
Goncalves 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.
Courtial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Courtial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goncalves misses with a few strikes there.
Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goncalves missing with a left hand there. Courtial was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goncalves darts in and clinches Courtial up against the cage.
Courtial tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goncalves has a couple of punches blocked by Courtial.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goncalves.
Courtial breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goncalves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Courtial misses with a wild combination.
Courtial walks into a left hand.
Goncalves throws a jab when Courtial was well out of range.
Courtial is looking to counter punch.
Goncalves misses the shot to the body.
Courtial connects with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Goncalves does no damage.
Courtial misses with a body shot.
Goncalves doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial throws a combination. Goncalves tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Goncalves connects with a single shot there.
Goncalves swinging wildly here.
Courtial misses with an uppercut. Goncalves saw that one coming.
Goncalves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Courtial.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Goncalves slips a jab from Courtial.
Courtial scores with a hook to the body. Goncalves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Goncalves keeps the fight on the outside.
Courtial jabs Goncalves right on the nose. Goncalves blinks but takes it well.
Goncalves on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Courtial. Courtial obviously looking to wear him down.
Goncalves misses the jab.
Courtial defending well as Goncalves loads up on a big left hand.
Courtial pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courtial. Goncalves does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Courtial. Those never looked like landing.
Courtial misses with a series of wild punches.
Courtial misses with a head kick.
Goncalves throws a nice looking combination but Courtial bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Courtial looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goncalves swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Courtial.
Courtial throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Courtial tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Goncalves is able to avoid easily.
Courtial gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Guilherme Goncalves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goncalves checks a low kick from Courtial.
Goncalves just misses with a punch to the body.
Courtial throwing a counter right hand but Goncalves manages to avoid it.
Goncalves misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Courtial on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Courtial avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Courtial misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goncalves! But no joy.
Courtial cracks a nice hook into Goncalves's ribs.
Courtial throws a looping overhand right but Goncalves ducks down to avoid it.
Courtial misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goncalves.
Courtial looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Goncalves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Courtial lands with a hook. Goncalves tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Courtial misses the target.
Courtial throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Courtial misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves moves out of range of the strikes.
Goncalves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Courtial looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Courtial looks to land a right hand but Goncalves moved out of range.
Courtial moves out of range of the leg kick from Goncalves.
Goncalves gets tackled into the cage by Courtial. Courtial maintains the clinch.
Courtial swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goncalves is trying to maintain a safe position but Courtial gets an underhook and turns Goncalves into the cage.
Goncalves manages to break the clinch.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goncalves moves away.
Goncalves tries to bum rush Courtial with a series of wild strikes but Courtial uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Courtial is looking to counter punch.
Courtial connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Goncalves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goncalves misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Courtial on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Courtial connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Goncalves momentarily.
Goncalves might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Courtial misses the jab.
Courtial misses with a leg kick.
Courtial moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Courtial throws out a loose jab but Goncalves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Courtial has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial lands a head kick. Goncalves smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Goncalves cracks Courtial with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Goncalves takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Courtial on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Goncalves throws a looping overhand right but Courtial ducks down to avoid it.
Courtial throws out a loose jab but Goncalves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goncalves slips a straight right by Courtial.
Goncalves wants to clinch up but Courtial keeps it at a distance.
Goncalves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goncalves defending well as Courtial loads up on a big left hand.
Goncalves scores with a jab.
Courtial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goncalves manages to avoid it.
Goncalves misses with an uppercut. Courtial saw that one coming.
Courtial throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goncalves on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Courtial looks to throw the jab but Goncalves is out of range.
Courtial thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goncalves bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Goncalves doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Godefroy Courtial dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Goncalves misses.
Courtial thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Goncalves misses.
A punch combination from Courtial misses.
Goncalves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Courtial.
Courtial feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Goncalves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Courtial throws a lazy right hand but Goncalves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Goncalves misses.
Courtial tries to clinch up.
Goncalves bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Goncalves misses with an uppercut. Courtial saw that one coming.
Courtial scores with a crisp jab that stopped Goncalves in his tracks.
Courtial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goncalves manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Courtial takes a swing at Goncalves's ribcage but misses.
Goncalves with a hook.
Goncalves misses with a hook
and Courtial counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goncalves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, jab by Goncalves - just one landing.
Courtial connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Goncalves loads up on a big right hand but Courtial slips the punch.
Courtial swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial missing with a left hand there. Goncalves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Courtial throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Goncalves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goncalves moves away.
Courtial has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Courtial there as he acknowledges the shot.
Goncalves cracks Courtial with a right hand to the side of the head.
Courtial lands a two punch combo.
Goncalves misses with a hook
and Courtial counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Goncalves.
Goncalves forces Courtial back against the cage and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Courtial as Goncalves tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Courtial misses with some punches.
Courtial tries a body shot but Goncalves blocks it.
Courtial works on Goncalves's body with a couple of short punches.
Courtial keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goncalves's efforts to push away.
Goncalves throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goncalves lands a hook that snaps the head of Courtial backwards.
Courtial misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves throws a head punch that misses.
Goncalves misses with the head strike.
Goncalves misses with some punches.
Courtial blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Courtial throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Courtial softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goncalves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Courtial being controlled against the cage.
Courtial swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Courtial lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Courtial blocks a body shot from Goncalves.
Courtial stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Courtial swings wildly with an uppercut but Goncalves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Courtial blocking some punches.
Courtial misses with a hook to the ribs.
Courtial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Courtial backwards.
Courtial throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goncalvess head.
Courtial lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Godefroy Courtial has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goncalves has a couple of punches blocked by Courtial.
Goncalves working aggressively here.
Courtial tries a body shot but Goncalves blocks it.
Courtial works on Goncalves's body with a couple of short punches.
Goncalves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Courtial lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goncalves backwards.
Goncalves misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Courtial.
Courtial breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goncalves ducks under a wild hook from Courtial.
Courtial thows a left - swing and a miss!
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goncalves moves away.
Courtial ducks under a wild hook from Goncalves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Courtial throws out a loose jab but Goncalves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Courtial. Those never looked like landing.
Courtial cracks a nice hook into Goncalves's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Goncalves misses its intended target.
Courtial tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Courtial lands a high kick!
Courtial slips a jab from Goncalves.
Courtial blocks a jab.
Courtial feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Goncalvess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Courtial scoring well with a low kick there.
Goncalves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Courtial was well out of range. Poor timing from Goncalves.
Goncalves throws a jab when Courtial was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Courtial.
Courtial attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Goncalves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Courtial has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Courtial there as he acknowledges the shot.
Courtial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Courtial lands with a hook. Goncalves tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Courtial dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Courtial takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Goncalves has Courtial up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Courtial.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Godefroy Courtial dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Goncalves throws a hook but Courtial avoids it easily.
Goncalves thuds a left hand into Courtial's body.
Courtial misses with a hook. Goncalves ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Goncalves misses.
A little feinted left hand from Courtial on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Courtial moves out of range of the strikes.
Courtial swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Goncalves scores with a jab to the head.
Goncalves stalks Courtial and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Courtial's face. Courtial staggers backwards, shaken.
Goncalves ducks under a wild hook from Courtial.
Courtial misses with a body shot.
Goncalves lunges at Courtial with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Courtial's hand.
Courtial will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Goncalves avoids the body shot from Courtial.
Courtial fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Courtial slips under a jab from Goncalves.
Courtial tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Courtial looks to score with a jab to the body but Goncalves is just out of range.
Goncalves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goncalves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Courtial sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goncalves paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Courtial lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial misses with an uppercut.
Courtial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goncalves! But no joy.
Goncalves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Goncalves.
Goncalves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Goncalves connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goncalves defending well as Courtial loads up on a big left hand.
Goncalves moves away from the strike by Courtial.
Goncalves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Courtial lands a jab to the nose.
Courtial throws a hook to the side of Goncalves's head but Goncalves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Courtial keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goncalves throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Goncalves.
Courtial scores with the left hand. Goncalves knows he should have avoided that one.
Goncalves connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goncalves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Courtial at a distance.
Goncalves misses with a straight left.
Guilherme Goncalves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial lands with a thumping leg kick.
Goncalves throws a series of punches but Courtial moves out of range.
Godefroy Courtial is winning the standup battle so far.
Goncalves lands with a hook. Courtial tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Goncalves connects with a single shot there.
A cross from Goncalves lands.
Courtial pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Courtial connects with a body shot.
Courtial misses with a jab to the body
enabling Goncalves to counter with a crisp jab.
Goncalves plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Courtial lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goncalves at a distance.
Goncalves avoids the body shot from Courtial.
Courtial swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Courtial takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Goncalves misses the jab.
Courtial throws a leg kick which misses Goncalves's front leg but catches the back leg as Goncalves tries to avoid it.
Courtial moves into the clinch.
Goncalves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Courtial looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Courtial scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goncalves doesn't seem bothered though.
Godefroy Courtial is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial slips a jab from Goncalves.
A quick step to the side and Courtial tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Courtial throws a lazy right hand but Goncalves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Courtial lands with a nice body punch.
Goncalves walks into a stiff left hand from Courtial.
Goncalves walks into a left hand.
Courtial misses the shot to the body.
Goncalves takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Courtial slips under a jab from Goncalves.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goncalves moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Courtial. That's going to slow Goncalves down.
Courtial lunges at Goncalves with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goncalves's hand.
Goncalves tries to clinch but Courtial is having none of it.
Goncalves scores with a nice strike.
Courtial keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Goncalves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goncalves looks to throw the jab but Courtial is out of range.
Courtial turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goncalves avoids the head kick by Courtial.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial dodges the punch combination from Goncalves.
Goncalves scores with the left hand. Courtial knows he should have avoided that one.
Courtial slips a straight right by Goncalves.
Goncalves lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Courtial looks to land a body kick but Goncalves moved away.
Courtial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goncalves was well out of range. Poor timing from Courtial.
A combination from Goncalves does no damage.
Goncalves cracks Courtial with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Goncalves misses with a hook
and Courtial cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goncalves throws a series of punches but Courtial avoids them all with ease.
Courtial slips a straight right by Goncalves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goncalves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Courtial manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goncalves's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Courtial lands a really nice looking cross but Goncalves seems unphased.
Good shot there by Courtial.
Goncalves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Goncalves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Courtial.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guilherme Goncalves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Courtial 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Godefroy Courtial!
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