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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brodie Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinclair comes into the arena with blaring out of the sound system. Gold is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Jamie Gold acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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204 lbs
14 - 9 - 1 |
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195 lbs
25 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brodie Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jamie Gold!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Sinclair.
Gold thuds his shin into the meat of Sinclair's side.
Sinclair closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sinclair lands in his opponent's guard.
Sinclair throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gold holds on and takes a little breather.
Gold manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sinclair manages to get himself to full guard.
Sinclair is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sinclair has an active guard here but Gold has managed to pass into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinclair is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sinclair looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gold wants to stand up but Sinclair is controlling the position.
Gold is thwarting Sinclair's attempts to control the position.
Sinclair actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sinclair looking for a kimura from the bottom but Gold passes into side control!
Sinclair tries to improve position but can't.
Gold decides to stand back up.
Sinclair on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gold. Gold obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
Gold connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
Sinclair throws a shot from downtown. Gold moves away and avoids it.
Sinclair loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
Gold lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gold sprawls well initially but Sinclair persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sinclair throws a strike but Gold avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sinclair with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sinclair loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sinclair throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gold is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gold utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sinclair postures up in Gold's guard and throws a big left but Gold blocks it.
Sinclair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sinclair throws a big right hand that misses.
Sinclair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair throwing strikes but missing.
Sinclair throws a big right hand that misses.
Sinclair postures up.
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Gold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinclair drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gold manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sinclair has Gold in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinclair is looking for a triangle but Gold pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gold wants to get up but he can't break Sinclair's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brodie Sinclair will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Sinclair misses the target.
Sinclair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinclair throws a shot from downtown. Gold moves away and avoids it.
Jamie Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold throws a leg kick but Sinclair sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sinclair.
Sinclair connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gold momentarily.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Gold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sinclair takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gold misses with a body kick.
Gold throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sinclair swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gold counters with a low kick, right behind Sinclair 's knee.
A head kick misses from Gold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gold.
Sinclair scores with a sloppy right hand. Gold should have avoided that one.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gold enables Sinclair to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gold manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gold is looking to stand up but Sinclair isn't so interested in that idea.
Brodie Sinclair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gold pulls Sinclair in close to prevent any damage.
Sinclair throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sinclair working some strikes from top position.
Sinclair won't allow Gold to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gold holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold keeping moving, preventing Sinclair from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sinclair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sinclair throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gold wants to stand but Sinclair is controlling the position.
Sinclair working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gold is controlling Sinclair's posture.
Gold avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sinclair with a nice head shot there.
Sinclair with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sinclair throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sinclair prevents Gold from getting back to his feet.
Sinclair throws an elbow that misses. Gold uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sinclair's guard. Nice move by Gold!
Gold wants to get up but he can't break Sinclair's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sinclair has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gold has managed to get both his arms back between Sinclair's legs - danger averted.
Sinclair tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold wants to get up but he can't break Sinclair's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sinclair looking for a guillotine here but Gold defends easily.
Sinclair had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gold defends it easily.
Gold trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinclair is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gold defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brodie Sinclair will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gold throws a solid leg kick but Sinclair takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gold.
Gold thuds his shin into the meat of Sinclair's side.
Gold tries to score with a low kick but Sinclair moves his leg out of the way.
Gold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinclair moves away.
Gold throws a body kick that misses.
Sinclair missing with a left hand there. Gold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sinclair darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gold attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jamie Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gold fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sinclair has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gold connects with a body shot.
Gold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sinclair clobbers Gold with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gold connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sinclair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinclair takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gold.
Jamie Gold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold throws a head kick that misses.
Gold scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Gold.
Gold misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Sinclair checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jamie Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brodie Sinclair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sinclair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold misses with a body shot.
Sinclair just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinclair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gold.
Sinclair walks into a straight right hand from Gold.
Sinclair misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Gold.
Sinclair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gold.
Sinclair is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
Sinclair throws a hook to the side of Gold's head but Gold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sinclair avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair shoots in but no luck this time.
Gold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gold lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sinclair takes a step back to recover.
Gold tests Sinclair's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gold misses with a leg kick.
Gold misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gold stuffs the takedown.
Sinclair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Gold delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinclair avoids the body shot from Gold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold scores with a leg kick.
Gold misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gold.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gold motions for Sinclair to come forward. Gold throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sinclair avoids the body shot from Gold.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sinclair looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gold is fending him off so far but Sinclair persists. Nope, Gold circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brodie Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gold tries to land a leg kick but Sinclair saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Gold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sinclair has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brodie Sinclair!
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energy
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hype
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