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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bray Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyatt has chosen Live In Fear as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bray Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wyatt throws a quick inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Sullivan blocks the low kick.
Sullivan forces Wyatt back against the cage and clinches.
Sullivan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wyatt.
Sullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wyatt stalls.
Wyatt gets through Sullivan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wyatt stalling.
Sullivan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wyatt to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyatt tries to break free but Sullivan pushes him back against the cage.
Sullivan breaks the clinch.
Wyatt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wyatt keeps the fight on the outside.
Wyatt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sullivan's calf.
Sullivan clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sullivan wants to get back to striking at distance but Wyatt won't allow it.
Wyatt is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Sullivan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wyatt breaks the clinch.
Bray Wyatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wyatt gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sullivan fails to land.
Wyatt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wyatt blocks an uppercut.
Sullivan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wyatt cracks Sullivan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Thomas Sullivan has been cut.
Sullivan throws a hook but Wyatt blocks it.
Wyatt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wyatt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sullivan is looking to clinch but Wyatt is avoiding it.
Wyatt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sullivan is looking to clinch.
Sullivan throws a hook but Wyatt avoids it easily.
Wyatt moves into range and clinches up with Sullivan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wyatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wyatt is looking to slow Sullivan down with leg kicks.
Sullivan doesn't manage to clinch there - Wyatt circles away.
Wyatt cracks Sullivan with an open hand slap.
Sullivan blocks a jab.
Wyatt tries to work over Sullivan's front leg with a kick but Sullivan checks it.
Wyatt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sullivan takes the fight into the clinch.
Wyatt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Wyatt on the inside.
Sullivan throws a punch but it's blocked by Wyatt.
Wyatt misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan taking a breather.
Wyatt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sullivan breaks from the clinch.
Wyatt lands a jab to the nose.
Sullivan misses with a takedown attempt - Wyatt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws the left hand but Wyatt avoids the punch easily.
Wyatt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sullivan.
Sullivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wyatt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wyatt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wyatt blocks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Wyatt.
Sullivan lands a nice looking body shot.
Sullivan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wyatt counters with a nice uppercut.
Sullivan tries to clinch there but Wyatt circles away.
Sullivan backing away here, and Wyatt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sullivan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wyatt momentarily.
Sullivan tries to clinch there but Wyatt circles away.
Wyatt feints a counter leg kick.
Sullivan scores with a hook.
Wyatt scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt closes the distance and pushes Sullivan back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wyatt is pushing Sullivan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wyatt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sullivan.
Wyatt tries to kick Sullivan off but Sullivan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wyatt tries to kick Sullivan off in order to stand up. Sullivan Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Wyatt tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wyatt wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bray Wyatt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Sullivan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sullivan scores with a nice head shot.
Sullivan tests Wyatt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sullivan shoots in looking for a takedown but Wyatt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sullivan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sullivan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wyatt defending well as Sullivan loads up on a big left hand.
Sullivan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wyatt.
Sullivan darts in trying to clinch
enabling Wyatt to counter with a crisp jab.
Sullivan tries to clinch up.
Wyatt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wyatt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sullivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sullivan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wyatt misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan has closed the distance and engaged Wyatt in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wyatt misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sullivan.
Sullivan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wyatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wyatt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wyatt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wyatt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wyatt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wyatt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wyatt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Sullivan misses.
Sullivan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sullivan misses with a takedown attempt
and Wyatt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sullivan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wyatt manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wyatt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wyatt.
Sullivan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Wyatt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sullivan staying out of range there.
Sullivan moves into the clinch.
Wyatt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sullivan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sullivan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sullivan tries to score a body lock takedown but Wyatt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sullivan has Wyatt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wyatt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wyatt lands with a light punch inside.
Sullivan working aggressively here.
Wyatt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sullivan is keeping busy.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sullivan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wyatt to keep the fight standing.
Wyatt is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan is controlling him.
Sullivan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wyatt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
Wyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wyatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wyatt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sullivan blocks an elbow strike.
Wyatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sullivan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wyatt has him pressed against the cage.
Wyatt missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wyatt.
Sullivan prevents Wyatt from breaking the clinch.
Wyatt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee calls for Wyatt to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wyatt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wyatt lands with a light punch inside.
Wyatt takes a shot to the head.
Wyatt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sullivan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wyatt stalling in the clinch but Sullivan improves position.
Wyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wyatt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sullivan decides to pull guard.
Sullivan wants to sweep here but Wyatt controlling him for the moment.
Wyatt gets to his feet - Sullivan follows without any prompting.
Wyatt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sullivan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wyatt counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bray Wyatt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Sullivan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wyatt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sullivan fails with the takedown.
Wyatt connects with a solid leg kick.
Wyatt thumps Sullivan with a low kick.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Wyatt is having none of it.
Wyatt feints a counter leg kick.
Bray Wyatt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wyatt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sullivan closes the distance but Wyatt moves to the side
enabling Wyatt to counter with a crisp jab.
Wyatt circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sullivan is looking to clinch.
Wyatt is looking to slow Sullivan down with leg kicks.
Wyatt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wyatt checks a low kick from Sullivan.
Sullivan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sullivan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wyatt moves into the clinch successfully.
Wyatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sullivan tries to pull guard but Wyatt holds him up against the cage and eventually Sullivan drops back down to his feet.
Sullivan dodges an elbow strike from Wyatt.
Sullivan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sullivan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sullivan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wyatt gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sullivan looks to clinch
and Wyatt counters with a stiff right hand.
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sullivan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wyatt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sullivan's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wyatt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan drives through and clinches with Wyatt against the cage.
Sullivan pushes Wyatt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan looking for a takedown.
Wyatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sullivan tries to pull guard but Wyatt holds him up against the cage and eventually Sullivan drops back down to his feet.
Wyatt wants to break free but Sullivan has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wyatt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wyatt gets through Sullivan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wyatt digs a right hand into Sullivan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sullivan's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Wyatt.
Wyatt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wyatt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wyatt receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Wyatt stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wyatt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sullivan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wyatt lands a nice uppercut.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wyatt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sullivan is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Wyatt fails to land.
Bray Wyatt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Sullivan fails to land.
Wyatt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wyatt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wyatt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wyatt throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sullivan throws a hook but Wyatt avoids it easily.
Wyatt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sullivan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sullivan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sullivan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wyatt counters with a stiff right hand.
Wyatt moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Wyatt finds it's target.
Thomas Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Wyatt gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bray Wyatt!
Bray Wyatt decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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