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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Black Jack (ranked 4682 p4p, 4455 weight class) and Itchy Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinclair has chosen John Cena - The Time Is Now as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 cm 23 186 2 - 4 - 0 |
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179 cm 41 182 32 - 21 - 3 |
BJJ Blue Belt World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler Excellent MT Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Black Jack! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 32 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itchy Sinclair! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sinclair tries to clinch but Jack moves out of range. Jack is looking to counter punch.
Sinclair has Jack up against the cage in a clinch.
Sinclair blocking some punches.
Jack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sinclair moves into the clinch. Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Sinclair. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jack working aggressively here.
Sinclair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sinclair tries to bum rush Jack with a series of wild strikes but Jack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sinclair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jack. Jack is looking to counter punch. Sinclair throws a right and a left that both miss. Sinclair shoots in and drives through. Jack sprawls well. Jack is looking to counter punch. Sinclair throws a poor cross that misses
and Jack counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Itchy Sinclair has been cut. Sinclair shoots for a double leg takedown but Jack sprawls well. He's pushed Sinclair's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Sinclair tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jack sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sinclair somewhat. Jack throwing a counter right hand but Sinclair manages to avoid it. Black Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Itchy Sinclair.
Sinclair gets a clinch.
Jack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Black Jack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sinclair tries to clinch but Jack moves out of range. Jack was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair moves into the clinch.
Jack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sinclair fails to land with a series of punches.
Sinclair is looking to clinch. It looked like Jack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Sinclair is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A combination from Sinclair does no damage. Sinclair tries a head kick but it misses.
Sinclair misses with a double jab
and Jack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Jack slaps away a takedown attempt from Sinclair, before circling back to the center of the mat. Jack was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Sinclair missing with a left hand there. Jack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. It looked like Jack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Jack blocks a leg kick. Jack was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sinclair throws a leg kick but Jack moved away. Jack swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Nice uppercut there from Sinclair. Sinclair tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Jack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Sinclair moves in looking to clinch but Jack pushes him off. Jack swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sinclair rushes Jack and presses him up against the cage. Jack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sinclair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sinclair tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. An attempted straight right counter from Jack misses the target. Sinclair throws a nice looking combination but Jack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Sinclair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Jack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Sinclair is looking to clinch. A little feinted left hand from Jack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. A punch combination from Sinclair misses. An attempted straight right counter from Jack misses the target. Jack throws out a powerful jab. Sinclair displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
 It looks like Black Jack has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Sinclair misses with a takedown attempt and Jack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sinclair rushes Jack and presses him up against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Sinclair. Jack wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sinclair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Itchy Sinclair dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sinclair. That's going to slow Jack down. Sinclair moves in looking to clinch but Jack pushes him off. Sinclair drops his hands momentarily and Jack takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sinclair rushes Jack and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Jack misses with the head strike.
Jack prevents a body shot from Sinclair. Sinclair lands a shot to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jack is looking to break free of the clinch but Sinclair has double underhooks.
Jack breaks from the clinch.
Sinclair tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jack, pushing him back against the cage.
Sinclair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Sinclair throws a leg kick that is checked and Jack counters with a stiff right hand. Jack blocks a head kick by Sinclair.
Jack is looking to counter punch. Sinclair moves in looking to clinch but Jack pushes him off. Sinclair misses with an uppercut. Jack was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Sinclair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A low kick from Sinclair misses and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. No joy there for Sinclair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Itchy Sinclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sinclair getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Sinclair tries a low kick but Jack avoids it. Jack swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Sinclair clobbers Jack with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sinclair closes the distance and pushes Jack back into the cage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sinclair throws a punch but it's blocked by Jack.
Jack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Sinclair fails in his attempt to clinch. It looked like Jack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Jack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sinclair throws a body shot but no joy. It looked like Jack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Jack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sinclair. It looked like Jack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Jack is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Sinclair wants to clinch letting Jack counter with a right hand.
 That has opened up Itchy Sinclair's cut even more. Black Jack is winning the standup battle so far. Sinclair is looking to clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sinclair takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Sinclair tries to clinch but Jack moves out of range. Sinclair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jack swats away the attempt to clinch by Sinclair. Jack swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Sinclair fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Jack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sinclair moves into the clinch successfully.
Jack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sinclairs head. Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Sinclair.
Jack is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jack manages to break the clinch.
Sinclair tries to clinch but Jack is having none of it. Jack is looking to counter punch.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Sinclair fails in his attempt to clinch. Sinclair misses with a wild combination.
Sinclair tries to clinch there but Jack circles away.
Jack keeps the fight on the outside.
Sinclair gets a clinch. Jack tries to break the clinch but Sinclair is controlling the position. Sinclair tries to throw a body punch but Jack avoids it by throwing Sinclair back against the cage. Jack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Jack takes a shot to the head. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Itchy Sinclair will probably get the nod - 10:9. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sinclair misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sinclair tries to clinch up but Jack circles away and keeps his distance. Jack swats away the attempt to clinch by Sinclair. Sinclair scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. A shot to the liver by Sinclair. Beautiful body shot. Itchy Sinclair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Sinclair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. It looked like Jack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Sinclair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sinclair lands with a shot to the body. Sinclair tries to clinch up and Jack counters with a stiff right hand. A nice combination there by Sinclair.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sinclair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Jack was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Sinclair fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sinclair instigates a clinch. Sinclair keeps control of Jack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jack wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jack scores with a shoulder strike.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jack is trying to break the clinch but Sinclair is controlling him. Stalling in the clinch from Sinclair.
Sinclair manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Sinclair does no damage. Jack is looking to counter punch. Sinclair throws a leg kick and Sinclair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Sinclair darts in trying to clinch enabling Jack to counter with a crisp jab. Sinclair throws a leg kick that misses. Sinclair takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. 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! Sinclair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sinclair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sinclair throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Sinclair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
Sinclair moves to clinch but Jack breaks away and Jack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 The cut above Itchy Sinclair's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Sinclair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A little feinted left hand from Jack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Sinclair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sinclair attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Jack is looking to counter punch.
Sinclair moves into the clinch successfully.
Jack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jack sizes up Sinclair with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 Sinclair is rocked! Sinclair tries to clinch but Jack moves away and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Sinclair is still on wobbly legs! Can Jack finish him?
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Sinclair misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Jack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Sinclair swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jack counters with a crisp right that sends Sinclair to the canvas! Jack follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Black Jack! Our winner, Black Jack, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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