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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Isaac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinclair comes into the arena with 50 Cent - Get Up blaring out of the sound system. Abraham Isaac struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dennis Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abraham Isaac!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Isaac, pushing him back against the cage.
Isaac looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sinclair tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Isaac wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sinclair has him pressed against the cage.
Sinclair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Isaac blocks it with crossed arms.
Isaac drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sinclair gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Isaac turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sinclair is looking to reverse the position.
Sinclair is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Isaac's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sinclair is trying to get back to full guard.
Sinclair has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Isaac is working away from the top position though.
Sinclair gets full guard.
Sinclair has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Isaac doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Isaac manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Isaac stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sinclair swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sinclair has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Isaac can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sinclair looking for a guillotine here but Isaac defends easily.
Sinclair looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sinclair working for a triangle but Isaac defends it easily.
Isaac tries to free his leg and advance position but Sinclair is retaining full guard.
Sinclair is looking for a triangle but Isaac pushes his legs off easily.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Isaac avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isaac slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sinclair manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Isaac actively working from the bottom here.
Sinclair looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sinclair is trying to control the action in half guard but Isaac is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
Isaac trying to control from the bottom.
Isaac is not content to let Sinclair control the position.
Sinclair is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Isaac doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sinclair.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinclair is looking to take a break and control but Isaac is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sinclair lands with a punch from half guard.
Sinclair is pressing down on Isaac's thigh, looking to free his foot. Isaac is holding on for now.
Sinclair is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Sinclair dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sinclair feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Isaac keeping moving, preventing Sinclair from controlling successfully.
Sinclair tries to free his leg and advance position but Isaac is retaining full guard.
Sinclair in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sinclair thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sinclair gets to his feet - Isaac follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Isaac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dennis Sinclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinclair fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Isaac closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sinclair counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Isaac's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair won't allow Isaac to get back to his feet.
Isaac wants to sweep here but Sinclair controlling him for the moment.
Isaac working for a triangle but Sinclair defends it easily.
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Isaac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Isaac is trying to control the position but Sinclair postures up.
That's two 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.
Sinclair preventing the sweep.
Sinclair has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Isaac has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sinclair can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sinclair tries to clinch up but Isaac circles away and keeps his distance.
Sinclair misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Isaac shoots in for a double leg but Sinclair sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sinclair darts in and clinches Isaac up against the cage.
Sinclair can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinclair takes an elbow to the forehead.
Isaac gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sinclair wants to improve his position but Isaac is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isaac trying to control the action but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
Isaac is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sinclair defends it well.
Isaac is tying to control. Sinclair wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sinclair gets back to full guard.
Sinclair is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sinclair looking for a sweep. Not yet Sinclair, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Isaac has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sinclair is proving hard to escape from.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sinclair has taken the fight to the clinch.
Isaac breaks from the clinch.
Isaac connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sinclair looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sinclair seems to be looking for submissions.
Sinclair sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Isaac defending well though.
Sinclair is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sinclair looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Sinclair dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Isaac keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Isaac misses with a body kick.
Isaac with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sinclair decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Isaac's guard.
Sinclair forces his way into half guard.
Sinclair is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Isaac defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sinclair is trying to work for a kimura but Isaac is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isaac is trying to get back to full guard.
Sinclair wants to work for an arm triangle but Isaac is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Isaac gets full guard.
Isaac had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sinclair is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Isaac Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sinclair's back instead.
Isaac throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The referee is taking a good look at Sinclair as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Isaac!
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.
Isaac is looking to control Sinclair but Sinclair is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Isaac has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Sinclair covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Sinclair tries to roll but Isaac sticks to his back.
A lull in the action here.
Sinclair trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isaac looking for the choke but no joy.
Isaac is trying to stick to Sinclair's back but Sinclair is turning into Isaac. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Isaac's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sinclair.
Isaac looking to control.
Sinclair preventing the sweep.
Sinclair prevents Isaac from getting back to his feet.
Isaac wants to sweep here but Sinclair controlling him for the moment.
Sinclair wants to control from the top but Isaac keeps moving.
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.
Sinclair stands up from Isaac's guard - Sinclair perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sinclair throws a leg kick that is checked
and Isaac counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sinclair wants to get back to his feet.
Sinclair keeping hold of Isaac's head, controlling as best he can.
Isaac is keen to just control but Sinclair is a slippery customer.
Isaac is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Sinclair still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Sinclair has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Sinclair is putting a hurting on Isaac here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dennis Sinclair.
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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Sinclair!
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energy
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