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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nico Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osold Seth Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Osold Seth Sinclair was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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195 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nico Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osold Seth Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seth Sinclair gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Seth Sinclair pulls Johnson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Seth Sinclair tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Seth Sinclair is retaining full guard.
Johnson trying to control but Seth Sinclair is working from the bottom.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seth Sinclair looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Seth Sinclair trying to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Seth Sinclair misses.
Seth Sinclair darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Seth Sinclair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seth Sinclair misses with a looping left.
Johnson dives in and scores a takedown into Seth Sinclair's guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Seth Sinclair keeps moving.
Seth Sinclair managing to control the position.
Seth Sinclair working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Seth Sinclair is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Seth Sinclair is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Seth Sinclair is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson is pressing down on Seth Sinclair's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Seth Sinclair controls the pace.
Seth Sinclair won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Seth Sinclair postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Seth Sinclair from standing up.
Seth Sinclair seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johnson working for a triangle but Seth Sinclair defends it easily.
Seth Sinclair pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Seth Sinclair has control of the leg.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Seth Sinclair is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson tries to roll over but Seth Sinclair keeps him under control.
Seth Sinclair looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Seth Sinclair takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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 Nico Johnson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Seth Sinclair lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Seth Sinclair drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Seth Sinclair happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Osold Seth Sinclair has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seth Sinclair controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair has control of an arm but Johnson manages to advance to Seth Sinclair's back!
Seth Sinclair tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Seth Sinclair wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johnson.
Johnson prevents Seth Sinclair from getting the reversal.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Seth Sinclair wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson throwing strikes here but Seth Sinclair is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Seth Sinclair can't escape the position.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Seth Sinclair is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Seth Sinclair is looking to escape.
Johnson 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.
Seth Sinclair manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Seth Sinclair is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson is looking to stall here but Seth Sinclair recovers full guard.
Seth Sinclair keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Seth Sinclair wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Seth Sinclair working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Seth Sinclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Seth Sinclair keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Seth Sinclair tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Seth Sinclair lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Seth Sinclair connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson is rocked!
It looks like Nico Johnson has been cut.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seth Sinclair defends it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Seth Sinclair.
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 Nico Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nico Johnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Seth Sinclair wants to clinch.
Seth Sinclair cracks Johnson with an uppercut from hell and Johnson crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Seth Sinclair's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seth Sinclair is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Seth Sinclair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Seth Sinclair decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
Seth Sinclair instigates a clinch.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
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!
Seth Sinclair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seth Sinclair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seth Sinclair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Seth Sinclair moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Seth Sinclair breaks from the clinch.
Seth Sinclair doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Seth Sinclair looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Seth Sinclair misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick lands from Seth Sinclair.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Seth Sinclair clinches up against the cage.
Seth Sinclair breaks from the clinch.
Seth Sinclair clinches with his opponent.
Seth Sinclair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Seth Sinclair shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seth Sinclair gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seth Sinclair moves away.
Seth Sinclair misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Seth Sinclair shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nico Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seth Sinclair doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Seth Sinclair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seth Sinclair closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Seth Sinclair gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair manages to break the clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Seth Sinclair fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Seth Sinclair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seth Sinclair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seth Sinclair has managed to clinch.
Seth Sinclair manages to break the clinch.
Seth Sinclair lands a jab to the nose.
Seth Sinclair tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Seth Sinclair throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Seth Sinclair throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Osold Seth Sinclair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seth Sinclair has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Seth Sinclair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Seth Sinclair is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Seth Sinclair has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nico Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Seth Sinclair is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Johnson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Seth Sinclair is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osold Seth Sinclair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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hype
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RATING
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