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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Belton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brodie Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinclair has chosen as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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204 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Belton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brodie Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair connects with a body shot.
Sinclair checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Belton throws a push kick but Sinclair slaps the foot to one side.
Belton is looking to slow Sinclair down with leg kicks.
Belton is looking to score with low kicks.
Belton avoids the body shot from Sinclair.
Bill Belton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sinclair ducks under a wild hook from Belton .
Belton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sinclair connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sinclair misses with a wild combination.
Sinclair throws a hook to the side of Belton 's head but Belton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belton lands with a good body shot.
Good exchange - Belton coming out on top.
Belton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sinclair missing with a left hand there. Belton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A leg kick checked by Sinclair.
Sinclair scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Belton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sinclair lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sinclair blocks a head kick by Belton .
Belton keeps Sinclair at a distance using the push kick.
Sinclair misses with an uppercut. Belton saw that one coming.
A head kick by Belton misses
and Sinclair counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sinclair.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinclair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sinclair throws a big right hand that misses.
Sinclair stopping the sweep attempt from Belton .
Belton uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Belton 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sinclair connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belton scrambles back to his feet.
Sinclair looks to throw the jab but Belton is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belton .
Belton misses with a low kick.
Sinclair connects with a body shot.
Sinclair fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Belton sprawls well initially but Sinclair persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton tries to kick Sinclair off but Sinclair keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sinclair not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Belton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sinclair.
Sinclair with the ground and pound but Belton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sinclair has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sinclair loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sinclair postures up in Belton 's guard and throws a big left but Belton blocks it.
Belton keeping moving, preventing Sinclair from controlling successfully.
Sinclair loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belton is keeping the position for now.
Belton is controlling Sinclair's posture.
Sinclair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sinclair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sinclair working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sinclair landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belton wants to sweep here but Sinclair controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinclair connects with a couple of short punches.
Sinclair throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brodie Sinclair dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sinclair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belton was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinclair.
Sinclair looks to score with a jab to the body but Belton is just out of range.
Sinclair throws an off balance right hand
and Belton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Belton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sinclair throws a big shot that misses.
Sinclair blocks a low kick nicely.
Belton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belton throws a body kick that misses.
Sinclair connects with a nice looking jab.
Sinclair misses with a body shot.
Sinclair lands with an overhand left.
Belton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sinclair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belton leaves Sinclair with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sinclair has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Belton .
Sinclair misses with a looping left.
Sinclair takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belton needs to keep his hands up - Sinclair had a free shot at his head there.
Sinclair swings for the body but Belton moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sinclair checks a leg kick.
Sinclair closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sinclair lands in his opponent's guard.
Sinclair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sinclair throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinclair slips nicely into half guard.
Sinclair missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sinclair seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Belton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinclair is looking for a kimura here.
Belton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sinclair.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Sinclair there.
Belton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Belton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sinclair won't allow Belton to sweep him here.
Sinclair working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Belton 's head.
Belton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sinclair!
Sinclair working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair tries to lock up and control but Belton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sinclair can't escape the position.
Sinclair is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belton stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Belton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Belton thumps Sinclair with a low kick.
Belton looks to land a left hand but Sinclair moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinclair ducks under a wild hook from Belton .
Belton throws a leg kick but Sinclair sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sinclair lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brodie Sinclair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Belton 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sinclair throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sinclair tests Belton 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belton looks to land a body kick but Sinclair moved away.
Belton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sinclair counters with a nice uppercut.
Bill Belton is winning the standup battle so far.
Belton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sinclair on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Belton takes a swing at Sinclair's ribcage but misses.
Sinclair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sinclair misses the shot to the body.
Belton 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.
Belton thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair throws a jab when Belton was well out of range.
Belton slips a straight right by Sinclair.
Sinclair slips a jab from Belton .
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sinclair scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sinclair checks a low kick from Belton .
Sinclair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belton moves away.
Belton throws a solid leg kick but Sinclair takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belton .
Sinclair checks a leg kick.
Sinclair changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Belton lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brodie Sinclair is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belton digs a good body shot into Sinclair's ribs.
Belton throws a chopping leg kick but Sinclair manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Belton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sinclair blocks the body kick.
Sinclair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belton tests Sinclair's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belton scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belton misses with a kick to the body
and Sinclair counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belton thinking.
Bill Belton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair misses with a double jab.
Belton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sinclair fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Belton connects with a solid leg kick.
Belton thows a body shot but no joy.
Belton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sinclair checks it well.
Belton misses with a looping left.
Belton walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belton . Sinclair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belton throws a shot from downtown. Sinclair moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Belton lands but Sinclair takes it in his stride.
It looks like Brodie Sinclair has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinclair throws a looping overhand right but Belton ducks down to avoid it.
Belton connects with a single shot there.
Belton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Belton tries a low kick but Sinclair avoids it.
Sinclair looks for a takedown but Belton sprawls well.
Bill Belton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brodie Sinclair.
Nice body punch from Sinclair.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belton misses with a straight right.
Sinclair shoots in looking for a takedown but Belton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sinclair's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Belton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sinclair has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brodie Sinclair!
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