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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clint Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sullivan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Beast . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sullivan has Whyte up against the cage in a clinch.
Whyte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whyte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whyte tries to move into range but Sullivan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whyte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sullivan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Whyte's head.
Will Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sullivan checks it well.
Sullivan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Whyte is looking to slow Sullivan down with leg kicks.
Sullivan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Clint Sullivan has been cut.
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!
Whyte misses with a combination
and Sullivan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sullivan.
Come on Whyte - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Whyte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whyte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whyte wants to get back to striking at distance but Sullivan won't allow it.
Sullivan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whyte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sullivan managing to block the knees to the body from Whyte.
Come on Whyte - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Whyte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Whyte has him pressed against the cage.
Whyte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sullivan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Sullivan.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sullivan scores with a leg kick.
Whyte scores with a nice strike.
Sullivan works over Whyte's head and body with a nice combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whyte, right into the meat.
Whyte throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Sullivan to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Sullivan.
Whyte falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sullivan counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from Whyte misses.
Sullivan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Whyte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte tests Sullivan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whyte misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to move into range but Whyte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sullivan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Whyte backs up against the cage.
Sullivan moves out of range as Whyte strikes.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Whyte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whyte scores with a nice right hand.
Whyte walks into a straight right hand from Sullivan.
Sullivan stuns Whyte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sullivan lands a two punch combo.
Sullivan throws a lazy right hand but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sullivan tries a head kick but it misses.
Whyte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sullivan scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte looks gassed!
Sullivan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte throws a sloppy head kick
and Sullivan counters with a left to the body.
Sullivan misses with a double jab.
Whyte has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sullivan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan misses the shot to the body.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whyte misses with a double jab.
Whyte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whyte connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sullivan. Sullivan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sullivan clinches with his opponent.
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!
Sullivan avoids a wild elbow strike from Whyte.
Whyte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sullivan's efforts to push away.
Sullivan leaning against his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan blocks an elbow strike from Whyte.
Sullivan wants to get back to striking at distance but Whyte won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Sullivan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clint Sullivan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Whyte fails to land with a series of punches.
Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sullivan has managed to clinch.
Whyte is looking to break free of the clinch but Sullivan has double underhooks.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whyte misses with a combination
and Sullivan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clint Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sullivan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whyte!
Whyte scores with a jab.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Whyte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sullivan doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Sullivan misses its intended target.
Whyte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sullivan lands with a kick to the temple. Whyte shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
An inside leg kick lands from Sullivan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Sullivan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sullivan wants to slow Whyte down by chopping away at his legs.
Sullivan looks to land a combination but Whyte avoids it well.
Sullivan works Whyte's body with a nice hook.
Sullivan swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whyte falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sullivan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whyte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Whyte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sullivan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Whyte misses with a combination
and Sullivan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sullivan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whyte.
Whyte misses with a combination
and Sullivan counters with a straight right hand.
Sullivan lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Whyte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sullivan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Whyte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whyte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sullivan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whyte.
Whyte lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Whyte.
A combination from Whyte does no damage.
Whyte throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sullivan moves into the clinch.
Whyte tries to break free but Sullivan pushes him back against the cage.
Whyte stops a takedown attempt from Sullivan.
Whyte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sullivan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sullivan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sullivan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Whyte is trying to keep an underhook but Sullivan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sullivan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sullivan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Whyte tries to kick Sullivan off but Sullivan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sullivan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sullivan is looking to take a break and control but Whyte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan prevents Whyte from standing back up.
Sullivan is trying to control. Whyte wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Whyte misses with a wild combination.
Sullivan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sullivan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Sullivan.
Whyte misses with the combination.
Sullivan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sullivan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whyte counters with an inside leg kick.
Sullivan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whyte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Sullivan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clint Sullivan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Whyte lands a jab to the head.
Sullivan throws a lazy right hand but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sullivan tries a head kick but it misses.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Whyte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sullivan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Whyte moves out of range.
Sullivan misses with a wild combination.
Sullivan tries to clinch there but Whyte circles away.
Sullivan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Whyte avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sullivan throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Whyte.
Whyte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan has Whyte up against the cage in a clinch.
Whyte leaning his opponent against the cage.
Whyte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whyte breaks the clinch.
Sullivan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Whyte throws a sloppy body shot
and Sullivan counters with a solid body kick.
Whyte misses with a combination
and Sullivan counters by clinching up.
Whyte can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte trying to control the position but instead, Sullivan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Whyte into the cage.
Whyte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sullivan blocks an elbow strike from Whyte.
Sullivan lands a takedown into guard.
Sullivan trying to control but Whyte is working from the bottom.
Sullivan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Whyte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan prevents Whyte from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Whyte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick by Whyte misses
and Sullivan counters with a left to the body.
Whyte lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
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.
Whyte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sullivan throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Sullivan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sullivan misses with a straight right.
Whyte throws a low kick but Sullivan avoids it.
Sullivan lands a two punch combo.
Nice uppercut lands for Whyte. That snapped Sullivan's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sullivan. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sullivan misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Whyte crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sullivan - the referee stops the clock and Whyte gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sullivan. Whyte manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Whyte misses with a combination
and Sullivan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Clint Sullivan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whyte looks to land a left hand but Sullivan moved out of range nicely.
Whyte lands a jab-cross combination.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses.
Will Whyte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left and a right from Sullivan both land. Nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sullivan 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Sullivan!
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energy
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