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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Sinclair closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nice strikes from Sinclair there.
Sinclair throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sinclair takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sinclair thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Souza's head.
Souza is trying to stand up here but Sinclair is controlling him well.
Sinclair slips a nice elbow through Souza's hands, connecting with Souza's forehead.
Souza wants to get back to his feet.
Sinclair throwing shots but Souza is blocking nicely.
Sinclair thows a huge punch but Souza dodges it nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sinclair looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Souza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sinclair throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair throwing strikes from guard but Souza blocks nicely.
Souza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Souza looks gassed!
Sinclair lands a couple of digs.
Sinclair lands a couple of elbows.
Sinclair lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Souza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sinclair trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sinclair with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sinclair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sinclair throwing strikes from guard but Souza blocks nicely.
Souza wants to stand but Sinclair is controlling the position.
Sinclair scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Souza wants to stand up but Sinclair is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sinclair postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sinclair postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sinclair working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sinclair prevents Souza from getting back to his feet.
Sinclair slips nicely into half guard.
Souza is looking to escape.
Souza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sinclair scores with a couple of nice shots.
Souza is looking to get back to is feet but Sinclair passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to get back to his feet but Sinclair drags him back down.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sinclair lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza is trying to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sinclair shoots in and bounces Souza off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Souza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sinclair is controlling him.
Sinclair with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sinclair lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sinclair thows a big elbow that misses.
Souza is looking to stand up but Sinclair isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sinclair won't allow Souza to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sinclair fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Souza sprawls well initially but Sinclair persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Souza tries to kick Sinclair off but Sinclair keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sinclair working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sinclair prevents Souza from standing back up.
Sinclair is nestled in close to Souza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sinclair is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Souza is trying to stand back up but Sinclair is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Sinclair dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sinclair bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sinclair cracks Souza with a big right hand but Souza just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Souza is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sinclair asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Souza avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sinclair.
Souza is pushing Sinclair's head away, looking to escape. Sinclair manages to hold on to the position though.
Sinclair is working Souza over with some ground and pound from side control.
Souza tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Sinclair lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Sinclair.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sinclair is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Souza has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Souza wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izzy Sinclair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sinclair scores with strikes from the back.
Sinclair connects with a big shot to the side of Souza's head.
Souza looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Sinclair scores with strikes from the back.
Souza controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Sinclair working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Souza has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sinclair is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Souza up.
Sinclair lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Souza.
Souza covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Sinclair lands strikes to the head.
Sinclair lands punches and elbows.
Souza controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Sinclair lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Souza hold on?!
Souza has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sinclair.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is trying to stand back up.
Souza grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Sinclair is looking for the choke from the back position but Souza is controlling his hands well.
Souza is trying to stand back up.
Souza is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sinclair tightening his grip on Souza, looking for the choke.
Sinclair is working the ground and pound. Can Souza escape?
Souza is trying to get back to his feet but Sinclair has full control of the position and if anything, Souza has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Sinclair has Souza flattened out and is raining down punches.
Souza grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Sinclair misses with a punch to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sinclair lands a shot to the head.
Souza is trying to get back to his feet but Sinclair has full control of the position and if anything, Souza has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Sinclair dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sinclair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Souza can't break the clinch.
Souza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Sinclair.
Sinclair works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sinclair prevents Souza from getting back to his feet.
Sinclair lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Souza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souza wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sinclair manages to pass to side control.
Sinclair decides to return to a standing position.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Souza tries to keep at a distance but Sinclair has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sinclair has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Souza uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sinclair is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sinclair has a closed guard, preventing Souza from standing up.
Sinclair working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Souza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Souza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Souza is looking to stand up but Sinclair won't let him.
Souza won't allow Sinclair to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Souza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair trying to mount his opponent but Souza defends it.
Souza wants to get back to his feet.
Souza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sinclair scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sinclair working Souza over with strikes.
Souza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sinclair.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
BOOM! Sinclair connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sinclair with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Souza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sinclair working the ground and pound effectively.
Sinclair scoring with strikes but Souza is staying in there.
You get the feeling that Souza really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sinclair lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Souza is trying to stand.
Sinclair lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Souza hang on?
Souza wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sinclair pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sinclair breaks from Souza's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sinclair dominating with strikes here.
Sinclair is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Souza defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sinclair.
Sinclair connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Souza wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sinclair pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sinclair unloading with bombs!
Souza is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sinclair dominating with strikes here.
Julio Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Izzy Sinclair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sinclair lands a nice shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Izzy Sinclair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sinclair has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Sinclair!
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RATING
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