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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Browning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan has chosen "Summertime Killer" by Luis Bacalov as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 cm
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm
23
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Browning! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Sullivan! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sullivan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sullivan moves away from the strike by Browning. Sullivan takes the fight into the clinch. Sullivan misses with some punches.
Browning is trying to break free. Browning wants to get back to striking at distance but Sullivan won't allow it.
Browning blocks an uppercut.
Browning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sullivan blocks a jab. Sullivan clinches. A head punch on the inside from Sullivan fails to land. Browning wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Browning wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Browning tries to break the clinch but Sullivan is controlling the position. Sullivan throws a head punch that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sullivan keeps control of Browning as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Sullivan has clasped his hands together around Browning's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Sullivan passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Browning! Sullivan controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Browning is in a horrible position here. Sullivan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Browning is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Sullivan is landing with some decent strikes but Browning is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Sullivan controlling from the full mount. Let's hope that Sullivan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sullivan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Browning really wants to buck Sullivan off and get back to his feet. Browning taking shots to the head. Sullivan controlling his opponent. Sullivan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. BOOM! Sullivan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sullivan looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sullivan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sullivan dominating with strikes here. Sullivan tries to control but Browning wriggling away. Browning in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Sullivan controlling from mount. Browning taking shots to the head. Browning wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sullivan unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sullivan wants to control the pace but Browning is squirming around nicely. Sullivan lands a big elbow. Sullivan controlling from the full mount. Sullivan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Browning taking shots to the head. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Browning is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sullivan content just to control the position here. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sullivan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Sullivan dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sullivan lands with a hook. Browning tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Sullivan has Browning up against the cage in a clinch.
Sullivan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Browning can't break the clinch.
Sullivan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Sullivan lands a takedown into guard.
Sullivan stays in close to Browning's body and controls the position. Sullivan looking to pass the guard. Sullivan passes Browning's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Browning looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sullivan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round. Browning is refusing to be controlled, as Sullivan sits in half guard. Sullivan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Sullivan working the head and body with strikes. Browning is trying to stand back up but Sullivan is controlling him
Sullivan lands with a punch from half guard. Sullivan passes to side control. Sullivan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Browning's shoulder. That is not cool. Sullivan is putting a hurting on Browning here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Browning is trying to get back to his feet. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sullivan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Sullivan throwing shots but missing, from side control. Browning is trying to buck Sullivan off. Sullivan tries for a kimura but Browning is defending well. Sullivan landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sullivan throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Sullivan happy to just control the position for now. Sullivan tries to advance to mount but Browning denies him. Browning bucks up and tries to throw Sullivan off but instead Sullivan has got his back! Sullivan controls the position. Sullivan trying to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Sullivan slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bobby Sullivan just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Sullivan instigates a clinch. Browning blocking some punches.
Sullivan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Browning is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sullivan in particular looking to stall. Sullivan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Bobby Sullivan has got the better of the ground game so far. Sullivan controlling from the full mount. Sullivan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Sullivan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Browning missing with a left hand there. Sullivan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Sullivan clinches with his opponent.
Sullivan lands with a light punch inside. Sullivan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Browning backwards. Browning wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Sullivan scores with a nice short uppercut. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Sullivan is working Browning over against the cage. Browning wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sullivan has him pressed against the cage. Sullivan lands a body punch in the clinch. Sullivan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Browning is trying to keep an underhook but Sullivan manages to get the takedown into half guard. Sullivan uses his free foot to push down on Browning's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Browning. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Sullivan won't let Browning get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Sullivan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Browning?
That's one minute gone in the round. Sullivan content just to control the position here. Sullivan with shots to the head and body - Browning looks very uncomfortable down there. The referee warns Browning that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sullivan looking to finish Browning with some ground and pound. This is bad for Browning! Sullivan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Sullivan lands a big shot there that rocks Browning but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sullivan landing strikes from the mount and Browning is in trouble! Browning is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sullivan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sullivan unloading with bombs! Brad Browning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sullivan working away from the top, dropping strikes. Sullivan controlling from mount. Sullivan raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sullivan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Sullivan controlling from the full mount. Sullivan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Browning can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sullivan controlling his opponent. Sullivan scoring with strikes but Browning is staying in there. Sullivan content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sullivan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Browning looks a forlorn figure.
Sullivan punishing his opponent with strikes. Sullivan tries to control but Browning wriggling away. Sullivan content just to control the position here. Browning taking shots to the head. Bobby Sullivan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sullivan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Browning?
And that's the end of the fight! Bobby Sullivan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Sullivan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30 Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Sullivan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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