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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
17 - 11 - 1 |
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Sinclair!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruud Blaylock!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruud Blaylock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinclair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaylock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sinclair slips a jab and a cross from Blaylock.
Sinclair forces Blaylock back against the cage and clinches.
Blaylock is pressed up against the cage. Sinclair has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blaylock down to the mat. Blaylock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blaylock avoids a kick to the body.
Blaylock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sinclair swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blaylock wants to clinch up but Sinclair keeps it at a distance.
Sinclair throws a looping overhand right but Blaylock ducks down to avoid it.
Sinclair digs a good body shot into Blaylock's ribs.
Sinclair has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blaylock tries to break free but Sinclair pushes him back against the cage.
Sinclair has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blaylock avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sinclair wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinclair wants a takedown but no success here.
Blaylock tries to break free but Sinclair pushes him back against the cage.
Blaylock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blaylock under the eye.
Sinclair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruud Blaylock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaylock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sinclair. Sinclair circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sinclair catches Blaylock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blaylock tries to clinch but Sinclair is having none of it.
Blaylock misses with a straight left.
Blaylock tries to close the distance and clinch but Sinclair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blaylock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sinclair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blaylock fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Blaylock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sinclair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sinclair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaylock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sinclair.
Sinclair gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinclair is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sinclair is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blaylock is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sinclair lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sinclair trying to control the action but Blaylock is working from the bottom.
Sinclair prevents Blaylock from standing back up.
Sinclair lands strikes from half guard.
Sinclair is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blaylock defends it well.
Sinclair wants to work for an arm triangle but Blaylock is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is trying to control. Blaylock wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sinclair is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinclair is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sinclair stops Blaylock from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sinclair is looking for a kimura here.
Sinclair not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sinclair thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sinclair 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinclair is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sinclair is pressing down on Blaylock's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blaylock is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Sinclair dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sinclair keeps the fight on the outside.
Sinclair circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blaylock moves into the clinch.
Blaylock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sinclair keeps control of Blaylock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blaylock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blaylock blocks a body shot from Sinclair.
Sinclair can't get the takedown.
Sinclair has clasped his hands together around Blaylock's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sinclair is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blaylock is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinclair throws a strike aimed at the side of Blaylock's head but Blaylock avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair throws a strike aimed at the side of Blaylock's head but Blaylock avoids it well.
Sinclair looking to control but instead Blaylock has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Sinclair is trying to control the action in half guard but Blaylock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sinclair wants to free his trapped foot but Blaylock is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Blaylock is trying to stand up here but Sinclair is controlling him well.
Sinclair trying to advance position but Blaylock counters by regaining guard.
Blaylock pushes Sinclair off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sinclair bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blaylock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sinclair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blaylock throws a jab but it's blocked by Sinclair.
Some wild striking there from Sinclair.
Sinclair gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blaylock wants to get back to striking at distance but Sinclair won't allow it.
Sinclair has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blaylock after a bit of a struggle.
Sinclair wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinclair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinclair lands a lovely overhand right.
Blaylock tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock closes the distance but Sinclair moves to the side
and Sinclair makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blaylock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sinclair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaylock tries to clinch but Sinclair is having none of it.
Blaylock misses with a double jab.
Blaylock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sinclair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sinclair instigates a clinch.
Sinclair manages to break the clinch.
Blaylock tries to clinch there but Sinclair circles away.
Tony Sinclair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sinclair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaylock.
Sinclair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blaylock tries to clinch but Sinclair is having none of it.
Sinclair swats away the attempt to clinch by Blaylock.
Blaylock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock tries to clinch but Sinclair moves out of range.
Blaylock closes the distance but Sinclair moves to the side
and Sinclair makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blaylock looks to land a right hand but Sinclair moved out of range.
Blaylock misses with a hook
and Sinclair counters with a left and a right that stings Blaylock.
Sinclair tries to score with a low kick but Blaylock moves his leg out of the way.
Sinclair scores with a nice right hand.
Blaylock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaylock forces Sinclair back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinclair goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blaylock prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaylock manages to break the clinch.
Blaylock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaylock jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Sinclair will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sinclair scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sinclair is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sinclair moves into full mount! Blaylock won't be happy about that!
Sinclair goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Blaylock turns into him and now he's in Sinclair's guard.
Sinclair is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair has a closed guard, preventing Blaylock from standing up.
Sinclair trying to control the position here.
That's two 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.
Sinclair tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We're going to have a standup here because Tony Sinclair wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Blaylock tries to clinch up
and Sinclair counters by clinching up.
Blaylock trying to control the position but instead, Sinclair has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blaylock into the cage.
Blaylock tries to circle away but Sinclair has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sinclair lands a two punch combo.
Ruud Blaylock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaylock throws a leg kick
and Sinclair counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blaylock won't be happy with that.
Sinclair tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Blaylock is not content to let Sinclair control the position.
Sinclair working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sinclair in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Blaylock is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tony Sinclair!
Tony Sinclair retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tony Sinclair thanked SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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