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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Neilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Sisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neilson comes into the arena with Who Run This- 50 cent blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Neilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Sisk!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Neilson is fending him off so far but Sisk persists. Nope, Neilson circles away and we're back to standing.
Neilson clinches.
Neilson manages to break the clinch.
Sisk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neilson lands a lovely overhand right.
Neilson lands with a hook. Sisk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Danga de danga de dang - Neilson scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like John Sisk has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sisk dodges the punch combination from Neilson.
Neilson scores with a body shot.
Sisk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Neilson finds it's way round the side to connect with Sisk's head.
Neilson scores with a hook.
Neilson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Neilson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sisk shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neilson tries to roll over but Sisk keeps him under control.
Sisk is working for a kimura but Neilson is defending it quite comfortably.
Sisk looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisk stops Neilson from getting back to his feet.
Neilson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Neilson wants to get back to his feet but Sisk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sisk wants to pass the guard but Neilson is keeping the position.
Sisk postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Neilson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sisk, into his guard.
Neilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sisk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sisk keeping full guard, as Neilson tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sisk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Neilson wanted to stand there but Sisk had control of the position.
Neilson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sisk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Neilson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Neilson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sisk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Neilson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Neilson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Neilson advances position into side control!
Neilson working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neilson working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sisk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Neilson is looking to take a break and control but Sisk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sisk wants to get back to full guard.
Neilson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Neilson looks to land a combination. Sisk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Neilson swinging wilding here.
Sisk slips under a jab.
Neilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sisk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neilson swinging wilding here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisk darts in trying to clinch
and Neilson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kevin Neilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sisk throws a head kick but Neilson moves out of range.
Sisk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sisk walks into a jab.
Neilson digs a good body shot into Sisk's ribs.
Sisk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sisk misses with a head kick.
A cross from Neilson lands.
Sisk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Neilson to the mat! Neilson manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neilson lands a decent punch to the body there.
Neilson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sisk manages to get himself to full guard.
Sisk keeping moving, preventing Neilson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Neilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Sisk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sisk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Neilson cracks Sisk with a good jab.
Neilson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sisk.
Sisk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neilson.
Neilson misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sisk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neilson cracks Sisk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Neilson swinging wilding here.
Kevin Neilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sisk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Neilson stuns Sisk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sisk wants to clinch up but Neilson keeps it at a distance.
Kevin Neilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Sisk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Neilson is fending him off so far but Sisk persists. Nope, Neilson circles away and we're back to standing.
Neilson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sisk. Sisk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sisk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sisk is breathing heavily.
Jab by Neilson.
Sisk moves in looking to clinch but Neilson pushes him off.
Sisk slips a jab from Neilson.
Sisk avoids the body shot from Neilson.
Neilson lands a with a good body shot.
Sisk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Neilson tries to avoid it but Sisk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Neilson to the ground. Neilson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Neilson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Neilson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Neilson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Neilson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sisk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neilson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Neilson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Neilson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kevin Neilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Sisk.
Neilson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sisk backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sisk tries to move into range but Neilson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Neilson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Neilson.
Neilson thuds his right hand into Sisk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sisk walks into a stiff left hand from Neilson.
Sisk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab from Neilson.
Sisk dodges the punch combination from Neilson.
Neilson lands a jab-cross combination.
Sisk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sisk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sisk darts in trying to clinch
enabling Neilson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Neilson does no damage.
Sisk gets the takedown into side control.
Sisk is trying to ground and pound but Neilson uses the momentary lack of control by Sisk to regain half guard.
Sisk is thwarting Neilson's attempts to control the position.
Sisk is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Neilson is trying to stand.
Neilson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neilson is trying to stand up here but Sisk is controlling him well.
Neilson is defending against the submission attempts here by Sisk.
Sisk tries to pass to full mount but Neilson defends it.
Neilson is looking to improve his position.
Sisk prevents Neilson from standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sisk passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sisk is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Neilson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Neilson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Sisk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Neilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sisk.
Neilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sisk.
Sisk tries to clinch up.
Neilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Neilson misses.
Sisk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Neilson swivels and escapes.
Sisk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Neilson misses.
Sisk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Neilson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisk defending well as Neilson loads up on a big left hand.
Kevin Neilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neilson misses with a body shot.
Neilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Sisk with that takedown attempt.
Sisk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Neilson.
Neilson misses with the combination.
Sisk moves in looking to clinch but Neilson pushes him off.
Sisk looks to clinch
and Neilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sisk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Neilson.
Neilson misses with a looping left.
Neilson throws a hook but Sisk avoids it easily.
John Sisk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Neilson misses with a hook. Sisk ducked under it nicely.
Sisk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Neilson misses.
Sisk closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Neilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Neilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Sisk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kevin Neilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Sisk.
A jab from Neilson misses.
Good shot there by Neilson.
Sisk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Neilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sisk fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Neilson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sisk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danga de danga de dang - Neilson scores with a four punch combination!
Sisk tries to close the distance and clinch but Neilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neilson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sisk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sisk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sisk landing strikes, looking to finish!
Neilson has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Sisk is looking for the choke from the back position but Neilson is controlling his hands well.
Neilson trying to get back to his feet but Sisk is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisk is looking for the choke from the back position but Neilson is controlling his hands well.
Sisk has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Neilson holding both Sisk 's hands and preventing any damage.
Sisk working for a choke but Neilson reverses nicely into Sisk 's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sisk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
John Sisk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sisk throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Sisk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Neilson 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Neilson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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