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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lutan Fiyah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fiyah comes into a darkened arena with his song building. the gad kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Travis Sinclair is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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 Hilo, Travis Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lutan Fiyah!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sinclair trying to pass the guard but Fiyah defending well.
Sinclair lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sinclair is trying to control the action in half guard but Fiyah is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
Sinclair throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sinclair working over Fiyah with some ground and pound. Fiyah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sinclair prevents Fiyah from improving his position.
Sinclair working over Fiyah with some ground and pound. Fiyah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sinclair thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fiyah's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiyah trying to control from the bottom.
Sinclair not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sinclair lands a nice short elbow.
Fiyah blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sinclair.
Sinclair missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fiyah trying to control but Sinclair postures up.
Fiyah is looking to escape.
Fiyah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fiyah wants to get back to his feet.
Fiyah has hold of Sinclair's hands but Sinclair slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinclair wants to take a breather but Fiyah is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fiyah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fiyah tries to clinch but Sinclair is having none of it.
Sinclair shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sinclair showed some decent athleticism there.
Fiyah looks gassed!
Sinclair working the head and body with strikes.
Fiyah wants to get back to full guard.
Sinclair working the head and body with strikes.
Sinclair throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sinclair is looking for a kimura here.
Fiyah trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Sinclair manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fiyah is desperately trying to improve his position but Sinclair has a good base and remains in mount.
Sinclair lands a big shot there that rocks Fiyah but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sinclair lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fiyah hang on?
Sinclair lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sinclair scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sinclair is landing with some decent strikes but Fiyah is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sinclair lands a big shot there that rocks Fiyah but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sinclair with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fiyah manages to avoid the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fiyah can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sinclair in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sinclair is putting a hurting on Fiyah here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinclair postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sinclair working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinclair has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fiyah!
Sinclair has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fiyah's face.
Fiyah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sinclair. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fiyah is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Sinclair dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sinclair drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sinclair accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sinclair throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fiyah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sinclair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sinclair preventing the sweep.
Sinclair with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiyah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinclair stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fiyah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fiyah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sinclair is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fiyah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiyah slaps away a takedown attempt from Sinclair, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fiyah fails to land with a series of punches.
Sinclair has a takedown stuffed.
Sinclair takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fiyah is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sinclair pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sinclair looking to finish Fiyah with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fiyah!
Travis Sinclair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sinclair pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sinclair looking to secure an arm triangle but Fiyah defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sinclair cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sinclair lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fiyah hang on?
Sinclair punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fiyah is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sinclair landing strikes from the mount.
Fiyah in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fiyah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fiyah is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Fiyah that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fiyah really wants to buck Sinclair off and get back to his feet.
Sinclair scoring with strikes but Fiyah is staying in there.
BOOM! Sinclair connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sinclair pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fiyah really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fiyah is bucking up trying to escape but Sinclair cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sinclair landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four 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.
Fiyah is in a horrible position here. Sinclair smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fiyah tries to lock up and control but Sinclair gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fiyah really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sinclair lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fiyah hang on?
Sinclair raining down shots from the mount!
Sinclair is landing with some decent strikes but Fiyah is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sinclair prevents Fiyah from getting the reversal.
Sinclair scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fiyah?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Sinclair dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sinclair closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sinclair lands in his opponent's guard.
Sinclair tries to free his leg and advance position but Fiyah is retaining full guard.
Sinclair postures up.
Fiyah keeping moving, preventing Sinclair from controlling successfully.
Fiyah has Sinclair pulled in close to control his posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sinclair looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiyah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fiyah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sinclair is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sinclair closes the distance and clinches.
Fiyah tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sinclair smiles and moves away.
Fiyah gets caught flat footed, as Sinclair shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fiyah has momentary wrist control but Sinclair slips an elbow through the middle.
Sinclair working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sinclair postures up and lands a big shot to Fiyah's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair with a nice head shot there.
Sinclair postures up in Fiyah's guard and throws a big left but Fiyah blocks it.
Sinclair with a nice head shot there.
Fiyah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sinclair is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sinclair.
Sinclair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sinclair landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fiyah is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sinclair landing punches.
Sinclair trying to control but Fiyah is having none of it.
Sinclair looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lutan Fiyah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Fiyah wants to control but Sinclair is having none of it.
Sinclair can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fiyah is looking to escape.
Sinclair fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Travis Sinclair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fiyah is looking to get to half guard.
Sinclair unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Sinclair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sinclair, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Travis Sinclair!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Travis Sinclair!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Travis Sinclair!
Travis Sinclair wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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