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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Goode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Johnny Goode has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 cm
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141 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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130 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Goode! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thiago Silvia! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Goode keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silvia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvia misses with a double jab.
Silvia tries to score with a low kick but Goode moves his leg out of the way. Goode throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Goode misses with a straight right. Silvia misses with the combination.
Silvia misses with a straight left. Goode throws a head kick that misses. A solid leg kick lands there for Silvia.
Goode looks to land a left hand but Silvia moved out of range nicely. Goode dodges the punch combination from Silvia.
Silvia misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Silvia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goode but Goode pushes him off and we're back to square one. Goode avoids the head kick by Silvia.
Silvia misses with a double jab.
Goode gets cracked there but stands up to it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Silvia throws a nice looking combination but Goode bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Goode slips a jab from Silvia. Goode blocks a jab. Thiago Silvia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Goode blocks a head kick by Silvia.
Silvia misses with a wild combination.
Silvia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goode sees it coming and avoids it easily. Silvia misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Goode. A head kick misses from Silvia. A jab from Silvia misses. The fighters circling - Goode throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Goode slips a jab and a cross from Silvia.
Goode drops his hands momentarily and Silvia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Silvia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. A head kick misses from Silvia. Goode blocks a head kick by Silvia.
Silvia throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A head kick misses from Silvia.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Goode throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silvia sees it coming and avoids it easily. Goode takes a body punch but keeps moving. Goode avoids the head kick by Silvia.
Silvia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Silvia misses with a double jab.
Silvia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Silvia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goode. Silvia throws a nice looking combination but Goode bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Silvia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Goode misses the target. Goode dodges the punch combination from Silvia.
Goode looks to land a left hand but Silvia moved out of range nicely. Silvia swinging wilding here.
Silvia misses with a leg kick. Goode loads up on a big right hand but Silvia slips the punch. Silvia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goode moves away. Goode lands with an uppercut that bounces Silvia off the cage and back into rage.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Goode misses the target. A big right from Goode misses. Silvia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silvia throws a sloppy head kick
and Goode moves into the clinch. Silvia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Goode.
Silvia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Silvia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Goode gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Silvia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goode. Goode trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Goode prevents Silvia from getting back to his feet. Silvia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Goode stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silvia swivels though and keeps the full guard. Silvia looking for a sweep. Not yet Silvia, not yet. Goode looking to pass the guard.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Goode uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silvia. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Silvia misses with a wild combination.
Silvia throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Silvia misses with a head kick.
Thiago Silvia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A lazy left from Silvia finds it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Goode 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.
Silvia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goode. Thiago Silvia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Silvia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goode moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Silvia blocks the body kick.
A punch combination from Silvia misses. Goode throws an overhand right that lands on Silvia's shoulder, as Silvia tries to avoid the shot. Silvia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvia throws a jab but it's blocked by Goode. Silvia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Silvia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goode circles away quickly and effectively. Goode misses with a head kick.
Goode misses with a straight right. Silvia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Silvia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Silvia misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Goode misses the target. Silvia wants to land a leg kick but Goode is out of range. Goode misses with a hook. Silvia ducked under it nicely. A big right from Goode misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Silvia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goode misses with a looping left. Silvia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goode sees it coming and avoids it easily. A jab lands there for Silvia. Silvia throws a right and a left that Goode avoids nicely. A head kick by Silvia misses
and Goode counters with a shoot takedown. Silvia fights it but they end up in guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Silvia wants to stand up but Goode is controlling him. Goode wants to pass the guard but Silvia is keeping the position.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Goode is working hard here to advance position. Silvia is trying to keep Goode in close.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. A combination from Silvia does no damage.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Silvia.
Silvia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Silvia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goode throws out the jab. Silvia misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Silvia.
Silvia misses with a few strikes there.
Goode is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Silvia's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Silvia throws a right hand that Goode ducks under and follows up with a left that Goode also avoids with ease. Silvia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goode. Silvia misses with a double jab.
Goode uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silvia. Goode staying out of range there. Silvia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goode counters with a right hand to the body.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Goode avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Silvia moves away from the strike by Goode. Silvia looks to land a right hand but Goode moved out of range. Silvia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Goode throws a jab when Silvia was well out of range. Goode throws a hook but Silvia avoids it easily. Goode takes a swing at Silvia's ribcage but misses. Goode missing with a left hand there. Silvia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Goode ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvia moves away. Silvia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goode. Goode tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Silvia avoids the head kick by Goode.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Silvia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A shot to the body from Silvia misses
and Goode counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Goode. Goode is working for takedown but Silvia is calmly controlling the position for now. Silvia working some nice short punches in the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Goode dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silvia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goode counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silvia is lucky that one didn't land flush. A combination from Silvia does no damage. Silvia throws a series of punches but Goode moves out of range. Goode checks a leg kick. Goode is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silvia. Goode is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Goode throws a half hearted mid kick. Silvia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silvia throws a nice looking combination but Goode bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Silvia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Silvia throws a series of punches but Goode moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Goode takes a swing at Silvia's ribcage but misses. Goode fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silvia lands with a kick to the temple. Goode shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Goode throws an overhand right that lands on Silvia's shoulder, as Silvia tries to avoid the shot. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Goode avoids a punch combination nicely.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Goode misses with a straight right. Silvia throws a head kick that misses. Silvia throws a jab when Goode was well out of range. Goode misses with an uppercut. Silvia saw that one coming. Goode checks a leg kick. Goode slips a jab from Silvia. Goode blocks a jab. Goode throws the kick towards the body but Silvia avoids it. Silvia throws a right and a left that Goode avoids nicely. Silvia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silvia thows a left - swing and a miss! Goode takes a swing at Silvia's ribcage but misses. Silvia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvia misses with a head kick.
Goode connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Silvia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goode was well out of range. Poor timing from Silvia. Thiago Silvia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Silvia misses with a wild combination.
Silvia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goode takes one to the side of the head.
Silvia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silvia throws a series of punches but Goode avoids them all with ease. Goode stuffs the takedown. Silvia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silvia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goode moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Silvia throws a shot from downtown. Goode moves away and avoids it. Goode takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Silvia. A slow jab from Goode misses its intended target. Silvia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Goode throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Silvia throws a right and a left that both miss. Silvia misses with a two punch combination.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Silvia throws a lazy right hand but Goode sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. No joy there for Silvia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silvia slips under a jab from Goode. Silvia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silvia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goode throws a head kick that misses. Silvia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goode moves away. Silvia slips under a jab from Goode. Goode is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silvia.
Silvia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Goode to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silvia uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Goode blocks a head kick by Silvia.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Silvia looks to land a combination but Goode avoids it well. Silvia throws out a loose jab but Goode uses good head movement to avoid it. Silvia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Goode loads up on a big right hand but Silvia slips the punch. Goode tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silvia swivels and escapes. Silvia throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A swing and a miss from Silvia. Silvia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvia fails to land with a series of punches.
Silvia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silvia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goode circles away quickly and effectively. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Silvia misses with a two punch combination.
Silvia throws a right and a left that Goode avoids nicely. A punch combination from Silvia misses.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Goode. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goode, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Goode!
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