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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osold Seth Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Rivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivas has chosen Cypress Hill-Insane in the Membrane as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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181 cm
24
203 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
196 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osold Seth Sinclair! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Rivas! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Seth Sinclair closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Seth Sinclair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Rivas misses the body punch and Rivas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Oscar Rivas has been cut. Rivas swats away the attempt to clinch by Seth Sinclair. Sloppy strikes from Rivas. Those never looked like landing. Seth Sinclair throws a quick inside leg kick. The fight stays on the outside here - Seth Sinclair looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Seth Sinclair slips a jab and a cross from Rivas.
Rivas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seth Sinclair manages to avoid it. Rivas swinging wildly here.
Rivas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. A lazy left from Seth Sinclair finds it's target. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Seth Sinclair throws a poor cross that misses
and Rivas counters with a left to the body. Rivas fails to land with a series of punches.
Seth Sinclair clobbers Rivas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Seth Sinclair dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivas. That did some damage! Seth Sinclair is looking to clinch but Rivas is avoiding it.
Seth Sinclair blocks a head kick by Rivas.
That's one minute gone in the round. Seth Sinclair clinches. Seth Sinclair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Rivas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Seth Sinclair drops Rivas with a big left hand and mounts him. Rivas is in big trouble! This has been an exciting period of action! Rivas is looking to improve his position but Seth Sinclair isn't that keen on the idea. Seth Sinclair avoids the attempt from Rivas to control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Seth Sinclair looking to control and managing it successfully. Rivas is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Seth Sinclair controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Seth Sinclair has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Seth Sinclair seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rivas for as long as he can get away with. Rivas tries to reverse the position but Seth Sinclair maintains control. Seth Sinclair controlling from mount. Rivas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Seth Sinclair tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rivas tries to hold on but Seth Sinclair pushes him away. Rivas is squirming around, avoiding Seth Sinclair's attempts to control the action. Seth Sinclair controlling the pace for now.
That's four 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. Rivas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Seth Sinclair sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Seth Sinclair looking to control but Rivas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Seth Sinclair tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osold Seth Sinclair dominated that round. The cut man is working on Oscar Rivas's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Seth Sinclair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivas. Seth Sinclair lands with a nice body punch. Rivas cracks Seth Sinclair with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Seth Sinclair throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Rivas looks to land a body kick but Seth Sinclair moved away. Rivas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seth Sinclair checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Rivas misses with a two punch combination.
Rivas fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Rivas does no damage. Rivas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Rivas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. The fighters circling - Seth Sinclair throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Seth Sinclair keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Seth Sinclair walks into a jab. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Seth Sinclair misses with a straight left. Seth Sinclair instigates a clinch. Seth Sinclair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seth Sinclair walks into a straight right hand from Rivas. Seth Sinclair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivas can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round. Seth Sinclair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivas paws at him with a jab and circles away. Rivas shoots in but no luck this time. Seth Sinclair throws out a token jab with nothing on it. The fight stays on the outside here - Seth Sinclair looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rivas swats away the attempt to clinch by Seth Sinclair. Seth Sinclair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivas paws at him with a jab and circles away. Rivas clobbers Seth Sinclair with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Rivas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seth Sinclair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rivas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Seth Sinclair leaves Rivas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Seth Sinclair feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rivas's calf. Rivas fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivas blocks a jab. Rivas slips under a jab from Seth Sinclair. The fight stays on the outside here - Seth Sinclair looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rivas throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Seth Sinclair gets tackled into the cage by Rivas. Rivas maintains the clinch. Seth Sinclair breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Seth Sinclair. Rivas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Rivas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seth Sinclair was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivas. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rivas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Seth Sinclair. Seth Sinclair takes the fight into the clinch. Rivas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seth Sinclair's elbow. Seth Sinclair has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rivas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Rivas tries to break the clinch but Seth Sinclair is controlling the position. Seth Sinclair breaks from the clinch.
Seth Sinclair closes the distance and clinches. Seth Sinclair breaks the clinch.
Seth Sinclair is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rivas.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rivas tries to clinch up. Rivas tries to clinch but Seth Sinclair is having none of it. Sloppy strikes from Rivas. Those never looked like landing. Seth Sinclair moves into the clinch. Seth Sinclair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Seth Sinclair closes the distance and clinches. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Seth Sinclair obliges. Seth Sinclair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivas misses the jab. Rivas lands a really nice looking cross but Seth Sinclair seems unphased.
Seth Sinclair lands a jab to the nose.
That has opened up Oscar Rivas's cut even more. Seth Sinclair is looking to clinch. Seth Sinclair tries to clinch but Rivas is having none of it. Seth Sinclair shoots in but Rivas avoids the takedown attempt easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osold Seth Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rivas connects with a single shot there.
Seth Sinclair is rocked! Oscar Rivas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. This has been an exciting period of action! Rivas cracks a nice hook into Seth Sinclair's ribs. Rivas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Seth Sinclair gets in close and instigates a clinch. Rivas breaks the clinch.
Rivas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Seth Sinclair avoids it really well and circles away. The fight moves into the clinch position. A frustrated look appears on Rivas's face as he tries to break the clinch. Rivas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Osold Seth Sinclair has scored more points in the clinch so far. Good body shot from Seth Sinclair.
Rivas is breathing heavily. Seth Sinclair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivas goes for a double leg but Seth Sinclair avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Seth Sinclair continues to drive forward. Rivas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Seth Sinclair is defending well. Seth Sinclair breaks the clinch.
Rivas thows a leg kick but Seth Sinclair checks it and Seth Sinclair counters with a good low kick that Rivas was not able to check. Seth Sinclair lands a lovely overhand right. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Seth Sinclair scores with a jab to the jaw. 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 Osold Seth Sinclair will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Oscar Rivas's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Seth Sinclair slaps away a takedown attempt from Rivas, before circling back to the center of the mat. Rivas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seth Sinclair swats him away and circles back towards the center. Some wild striking there from Rivas.
Seth Sinclair throws out a powerful jab. Rivas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seth Sinclair moves out of range of the body kick. Rivas has a takedown stuffed. Rivas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rivas tries for a takedown but Seth Sinclair sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Osold Seth Sinclair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Rivas. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Seth Sinclair gets in close and instigates a clinch. Seth Sinclair breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Seth Sinclair bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Rivas! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Rivas is rocked! The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Seth Sinclair pushes down on Rivas's leg and manages to get into half guard. Rivas is still in real trouble! Can Seth Sinclair finish him? Seth Sinclair stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rivas to get to his feet. Rivas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seth Sinclair. Seth Sinclair gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Seth Sinclair breaks the clinch.
Rivas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seth Sinclair. Rivas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Seth Sinclair clinches with his opponent.
Seth Sinclair unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rivas! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Seth Sinclair is unloading with more strikes now! Rivas drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osold Seth Sinclair!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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