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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hughtavious Barkevious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hughtavious Barkevious!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkevious wants to clinch up but Sinclair keeps it at a distance.
Sinclair looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Barkevious!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barkevious tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Sinclair easily slips into full mount!
Sinclair avoids the attempt from Barkevious to control.
Sinclair throwing strikes here but Barkevious is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
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 wants to control the pace but Barkevious is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinclair postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barkevious looks a forlorn figure.
Sinclair looking to finish Barkevious with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barkevious!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinclair looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Barkevious is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair blocks Barkevious's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Barkevious can't escape the position.
Sinclair working the ground and pound effectively.
Barkevious is trying desperately to improve position.
Barkevious slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sinclair sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barkevious defending well though.
Sinclair is thwarting Barkevious's attempts to control the position.
Sinclair seems to be working for a kimura but Barkevious defends the submission attempt.
Barkevious is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sinclair pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barkevious with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barkevious looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Sinclair pushes past his half guard into mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barkevious tries to hold on but Sinclair postures up.
Barkevious is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barkevious wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Barkevious is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sinclair working for the choke.
Sinclair is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Barkevious has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Barkevious is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkevious is taking damage to the body and head.
Sinclair is trying to stick to Barkevious's back but Barkevious is turning into Sinclair. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sinclair's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Barkevious.
Barkevious working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sinclair's head.
Barkevious trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barkevious tries to free his leg and advance position but Sinclair is retaining full guard.
Barkevious forces his way into half guard.
Barkevious missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sinclair is looking to control Barkevious's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sinclair avoid being mounted?
Sinclair controlling the position well.
Sinclair has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barkevious is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkevious throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sinclair to regain full guard.
Barkevious trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinclair controls Barkevious momentarily but Barkevious frees himself.
Barkevious working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barkevious trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barkevious cracks Sinclair with a solid left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barkevious stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sinclair swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barkevious advances to half guard.
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 Bob Sinclair will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sinclair pushes Barkevious up against the cage in a clinch.
Sinclair drags the fight down to the ground.
Sinclair keeping full guard, as Barkevious tries to pass.
Barkevious is looking to work some ground and pound but Sinclair has wrist control.
Sinclair throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barkevious in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sinclair manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sinclair drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sinclair not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sinclair got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barkevious has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sinclair has managed to get both his arms back between Barkevious's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkevious has an active guard here but Sinclair has managed to pass into half guard.
Barkevious actively working from the bottom here.
Barkevious is in trouble now - Sinclair has advanced to mount!
Barkevious is working to get back to half guard.
Barkevious tries to hold on but Sinclair postures up.
Sinclair prevents Barkevious from getting the reversal.
Sinclair tries to control but Barkevious wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair content just to control the position here.
Barkevious wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sinclair.
Barkevious tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barkevious is squirming around, avoiding Sinclair's attempts to control the action.
Sinclair manages to capitalize on a mistake by Barkevious to take his back!
Barkevious trying to control the position but Sinclair manages to sink in the hooks.
Barkevious is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Barkevious can't escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barkevious looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sinclair.
Sinclair is trying to stick to Barkevious's back but Barkevious is turning into Sinclair. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sinclair's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Barkevious.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkevious trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
Barkevious tries to free his leg and advance position but Sinclair is retaining full guard.
Sinclair has his foot on Barkevious's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barkevious works his way back into a safe position though.
Barkevious is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Barkevious stops Sinclair from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barkevious passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Barkevious swings around for an armbar but Sinclair sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Barkevious's guard.
Barkevious isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sinclair stacks Barkevious on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sinclair!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkevious tries to improve position but can't.
Barkevious is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Barkevious looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barkevious is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sinclair pulls his head out easily.
Barkevious actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barkevious looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinclair is looking for a kimura here.
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 Bob Sinclair will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sinclair shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barkevious is trying to defend but Sinclair finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Barkevious tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sinclair wants to work for an arm triangle but Barkevious is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barkevious is trying to get back to full guard.
Sinclair takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bob Sinclair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sinclair lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkevious actively working from the bottom here.
Barkevious avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sinclair.
Barkevious looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barkevious is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sinclair pulls his head out easily.
Sinclair wants to stand up but Barkevious is controlling the position.
Barkevious wants to control but Sinclair is keeping busy.
Sinclair prevents Barkevious from standing back up.
Barkevious looking for submissions off his back.
Hughtavious Barkevious has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barkevious can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Barkevious.
Sinclair is thwarting Barkevious's attempts to control the position.
Barkevious has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Sinclair. Oh but Barkevious has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Sinclair goes limp - he's gone! Barkevious jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hughtavious Barkevious!
Post fight, Hughtavious Barkevious took to the microphone: 'Hughtavious the best fighter dey is, and Hughtavious know it.'.
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energy
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hype
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