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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Faure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Good's choice of entrance music: The Boxer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
14 - 15 - 0 |
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183 cm
28
198 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Faure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Good!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Faure.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Faure shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Good but Good pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Faure checks the leg kick.
Good looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Faure closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Good did well to prevent Faure getting side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Faure lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Faure missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Good slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Faure in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faure working some strikes from top position.
Faure throws a strike but Good rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Good trying to control the position from guard on top but Faure is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Good stands and throws Faure's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Good advances nicely into full mount.
Good raining down shots from the mount!
Faure is desperately trying to improve his position but Good has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Faure turns into him and now he's in Good's guard.
Faure tries to free his leg and advance position but Good is retaining full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Faure passes Good's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Good tries to get to full guard but Faure has control of the leg.
Faure is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Good sees it coming and defends easily.
Good wants to improve his position but Faure is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faure is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Faure thows a huge punch but Good dodges it nicely.
Good makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Good.
Good tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Faure in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Faure throwing strikes but missing.
Good had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Faure defends it easily.
Good looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Faure throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good is trying to control the position but Faure postures up.
Faure with a flurry of punches that miss.
Good is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Faure postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Faure throwing strikes but missing.
Faure sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Good's guard.
Faure thows a huge punch but Good dodges it nicely.
Good tries to kick Faure off but Faure keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good tries to get to full guard but Faure has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good is in trouble now - Faure has advanced to mount!
Faure 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.
Faure jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Good is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Good and Faure has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Travis Faure will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Faure takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Faure shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Good eats them both and turns towards Faure to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Jonny Good has been cut.
Faure looks for a takedown but Good sprawls well.
No joy there for Good, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faure fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Good manages to avoid it.
Good cracks Faure with a good jab.
Faure throws a combination that misses
and Good counters with a nice body shot.
Good ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faure moves away.
Faure rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Good counters with a nice leg kick.
Good avoids the body shot from Faure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faure avoids the head kick by Good.
Good shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Good trying to control but Faure is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Good throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faure is trying to escape the mount.
Jonny Good has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good breaks from Faure's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Good trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Good throws some wild stikes that Faure manages to avoid easily.
Good trying to control but Faure is having none of it.
Good connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faure is trying to escape the mount.
Good is stalling here but it's allowed Faure to get half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good is pressing down on Faure's thigh, looking to free his foot. Faure is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Good showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonny Good's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Good connects with a body shot that sends Faure's belly button to the back.
Good shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Faure is trying to defend but Good finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Good uses his free foot to push down on Faure's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Faure.
Good tries to control but Faure wriggling away.
Faure is looking to improve his position but Good isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Faure sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Good tries to pass the half guard into mount. Faure knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Good uses his free foot to push down on Faure's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Faure.
Poor strikes thrown by Good there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faure has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Good's lack of action.
Good is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Faure!
Good can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Faure is looking to escape.
Faure working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Faure tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Good trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Faure holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Good tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faure tries to hold on but Good postures up.
Faure in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Good looking to control but Faure is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Faure regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good trying to control from half guard but Faure is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Good comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Good 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Good!
Jonny Good was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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