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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Godbeard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbeard has chosen God Save the Queen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Robin Godbeard is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robin Godbeard!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard throws a right and a left that Godbeard avoids nicely.
Godbeard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Igor Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godbeard lands with a slapping head kick.
Godbeard has managed to clinch.
Godbeard manages to break the clinch.
Godbeard throws a nice looking combination but Lombard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Godbeard connects with a crisp jab.
Godbeard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lombard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Godbeard scrambles back to his feet.
Lombard swinging wildly here.
Godbeard lands with a hook. Lombard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lombard misses with a double jab.
Godbeard moves into the clinch successfully.
Lombard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lombard is fighting off a takedown attempt but Godbeard is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lombard to the mat. Lombard regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Godbeard wants to control from the top but Lombard keeps moving.
Godbeard tries to free his leg and advance position but Lombard is retaining full guard.
Godbeard preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard has control of Godbeard's left arm, preventing Godbeard from doing any damage.
Godbeard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lombard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Godbeard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Godbeard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lombard.
Lombard misses with a double jab.
Lombard scores with a sloppy right hand. Godbeard should have avoided that one.
A right-left combo lands from Godbeard.
Godbeard tries to clinch there but Lombard circles away.
Lombard tries to bum rush Godbeard with a series of wild strikes but Godbeard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lombard looks to land a right hand but Godbeard moved out of range.
Godbeard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lombard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lombard looks to land a right hand but Godbeard moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard blocks a head kick by Godbeard.
Lombard cracks Godbeard with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godbeard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Lombard. Those never looked like landing.
Godbeard scores with a one two! Lombard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Godbeard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lombard throws a series of punches but Godbeard moves out of range.
Godbeard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lombard throws a looping overhand right but Godbeard ducks down to avoid it.
Lombard lands a jab-cross combination.
Lombard is breathing heavily.
Godbeard has Lombard up against the cage in a clinch.
Lombard is trying to break the clinch but Godbeard has him pressed against the cage.
Godbeard breaks from the clinch.
Godbeard is looking to clinch but Lombard is avoiding it.
Lombard throws a big shot that misses.
Lombard throws a hook but Godbeard avoids it easily.
Godbeard lands with a kick to the temple. Lombard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbeard just misses with a punch to the body.
Lombard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Godbeard counters with a nice body kick.
Godbeard throws a series of punches but Lombard avoids them all with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Godbeard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Godbeard.
Lombard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Godbeard counters with a head kick.
Lombard moves forwards but Godbeard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice shot by Lombard.
Godbeard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lombard.
Godbeard has closed the distance and engaged Lombard in a clinch.
Godbeard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lombard's face.
Godbeard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lombard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Godbeard tries to clinch there but Lombard circles away.
Lombard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Godbeard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lombard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Godbeard can pounce on him.
Godbeard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from Godbeard lands but Lombard takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbeard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lombard circles away quickly and effectively.
Godbeard delivers a nice body kick.
Godbeard fakes the leg kick and cracks Lombard in the body.
Godbeard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lombard misses with a double jab.
Lombard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Godbeard clinches up against the cage.
Godbeard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Godbeard lands a shot to the body.
Godbeard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Godbeard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Godbeard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lombard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Godbeard feints and then cracks Lombard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lombard down.
Godbeard throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Godbeard tries to clinch up but Lombard circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Godbeard 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.
Lombard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Godbeard throws a series of punches but Lombard avoids them all with ease.
Godbeard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Godbeard defending well as Lombard loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Godbeard.
Godbeard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Godbeard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lombard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lombard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lombard throws a series of punches but Godbeard avoids them all with ease.
Godbeard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lombard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Godbeard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Godbeard scores with a one two! Lombard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Igor Lombard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Godbeard is looking to clinch but Lombard is avoiding it.
Lombard throws a series of punches but Godbeard avoids them all with ease.
Godbeard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lombard looks to land a combination but Godbeard avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Godbeard misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbeard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lombard misses with the combination.
Godbeard drives through and clinches with Lombard against the cage.
Godbeard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Godbeard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Godbeard!
Lombard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lombard there as he acknowledges the shot.
A combination from Lombard does no damage.
Godbeard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Godbeard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lombard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lombard throws a right hand that Godbeard ducks under and follows up with a left that Godbeard also avoids with ease.
Godbeard has managed to clinch.
Godbeard breaks the clinch.
Lombard looks to land a right hand but Godbeard moved out of range.
Godbeard moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbeard manages to break the clinch.
Godbeard scores with a head kick. Lombard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Godbeard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lombard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lombard is working for takedown but Godbeard is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees to the body from Godbeard.
Godbeard scores with a shoulder strike.
Godbeard breaks the clinch.
Godbeard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Godbeard works Lombard's body with a nice hook.
Godbeard clinches up against the cage.
Godbeard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbeard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lombard misses with a straight right.
Godbeard closes the distance and clinches.
Godbeard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Godbeard throws a shot to the body.
Lombard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lombard looks to land a right hand but Godbeard moved out of range.
Lombard throws an off balance right hand
and Godbeard counters with a big head kick but Lombard shrugs it off.
Godbeard is looking to clinch but Lombard is avoiding it.
Godbeard fakes the leg kick and cracks Lombard in the body.
Godbeard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Godbeard throws a series of punches but Lombard moves out of range.
Godbeard misses with the combination.
Godbeard blocks a jab.
Godbeard thows a body kick. Lombard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbeard thows a body kick. Lombard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Godbeard. Those never looked like landing.
Godbeard scores with a decent looking hook.
Lombard throws a series of punches but Godbeard moves out of range.
Lombard misses with a hook
and Godbeard counters with a solid body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godbeard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Godbeard fakes the leg kick and cracks Lombard in the body.
Godbeard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lombard tries to bum rush Godbeard with a series of wild strikes but Godbeard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Godbeard connects with a high kick.
Lombard dodges the punch combination from Godbeard.
Lombard circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lombard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lombard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Godbeard.
Lombard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Godbeard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
That kick from Godbeard tenderised Lombard's leg. Lombard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Godbeard drives through and clinches with Lombard against the cage.
Godbeard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Godbeard manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Godbeard lands.
Godbeard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lombard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Godbeard misses with a double jab.
A combination from Lombard does no damage.
Lombard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Godbeard is looking to clinch but Lombard is avoiding it.
Godbeard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lombard fails to land with a series of punches.
Lombard misses with a double jab
and Godbeard counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Godbeard misses with a double jab.
Lombard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbeard tries to bum rush Lombard with a series of wild strikes but Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lombard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Godbeard wants to clinch.
Godbeard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lombard.
Godbeard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Godbeard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Godbeard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Godbeard connects with a body shot.
Robin Godbeard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lombard throws a jab but it's blocked by Godbeard.
Godbeard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Godbeard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lombard ducks right into an uppercut from Godbeard.
Godbeard lands a body shot.
Godbeard tries to clinch but Lombard moves out of range.
Robin Godbeard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbeard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lombard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lombard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Godbeard breaks the clinch.
Lombard misses with a hook
and Godbeard counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godbeard swinging wildly here.
Godbeard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Godbeard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Godbeard throws a series of punches but Lombard avoids them all with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Lombard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lombard.
Godbeard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lombard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbeard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lombard missing with a left hand there. Godbeard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Godbeard. Those never looked like landing.
Lombard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Godbeard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lombard throws a right hand that Godbeard ducks under and follows up with a left that Godbeard also avoids with ease.
Godbeard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lombard throws a shot from downtown. Godbeard moves away and avoids it.
Godbeard has managed to clinch.
Lombard has Godbeard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Godbeard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Godbeard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Godbeard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lombard wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbeard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A body shot lands from Godbeard.
Lombard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lombard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Robin Godbeard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard has had enough of the clinch but Godbeard keeps him there for the moment.
Godbeard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Godbeard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Godbeard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Godbeard!
In his post fight interview, Robin Godbeard started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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