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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yance Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Grand Magus - Hammer of the North as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yance Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Smith!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Sackett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith tries to clinch there but Sackett circles away.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sackett tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sackett has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee calls for Sackett to work.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sackett scores with a body shot.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith gets a clinch.
Sackett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sackett has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Sackett drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith is looking to stand up but Sackett isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett thows a big elbow that misses.
Sackett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sackett throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith is looking to stand up but Sackett isn't so interested in that idea.
Sackett trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sackett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smith!
Sackett 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.
Sackett with shots to the head and body - Smith looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett looking to ground and pound but Smith is blocking nicely.
Sackett raining down shots from the mount!
Sackett looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sackett thowing shots but they're missing.
Smith tries to buck Sackett off but he can't manage it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith blocking the ground and pound.
Sackett lands a heavy elbow.
Sackett in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smith really wants to buck Sackett off and get back to his feet.
Smith taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett with the ground and pound from mount.
Smith is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sackett lands a big elbow.
Smith trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sackett working for a guillotine from mount but Smith is in no mood to give up.
Sackett throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Smith squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Sackett.
Smith is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sackett pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smith wants to try and get back to his feet.
Smith looks gassed!
Sackett scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sackett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett landing strikes from the mount.
Sackett working the ground and pound effectively.
Smith really wants to buck Sackett off and get back to his feet.
Sackett scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
Sackett lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett won't let Smith get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Smith is bucking up trying to escape but Sackett cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sackett dominating with strikes here.
Smith is trying to stand up.
Sackett with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sackett looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sackett is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yance Sackett dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sackett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smith napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Smith regains half guard, as Sackett was trying to land strikes.
Smith looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sackett thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Sackett manages to mount him!
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett landing strikes from the mount.
Sackett unloading with bombs!
Sackett tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Smith tries to buck Sackett off but he can't manage it.
Sackett lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sackett looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sackett thowing shots but they're missing.
Sackett scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
BOOM! Sackett connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sackett lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smith squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sackett dominating with strikes here.
Sackett landing strikes from the mount.
Sackett punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sackett looking to secure an arm triangle but Smith defends it well.
Yance Sackett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sackett landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
Smith bucks up and throws Sackett to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sackett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Sackett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Sackett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith kicks off Sackett and gets to his feet.
Smith throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sackett rather than just go for the knockout.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Sackett had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by Sackett.
It looks like Peter Smith has been cut.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sackett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick from Sackett misses.
Sackett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Sackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sackett misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sackett. Sackett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sackett closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yance Sackett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Smith's cut.
That's time! Sackett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Sackett tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Yance Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith clinches.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peter Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett blocks a jab.
Sackett needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Sackett closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smith is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sackett has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sackett lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee asks Sackett politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sackett prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sackett tries to score with some ground and pound. Smith controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sackett asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sackett working the ground and pound but Smith is defending the strikes.
Sackett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sackett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sackett asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Peter Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sackett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sackett moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Sackett looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sackett lands with a nice body punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sackett.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yance Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Sackett throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Sackett cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sackett walks into a left hand.
Sackett swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Sackett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Sackett off the cage and back into rage.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Yance Sackett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up
so Sackett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sackett.
Smith is looking to stand up but Sackett isn't so interested in that idea.
Sackett drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sackett jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Peter Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sackett passes into half guard.
Smith is trying to stand.
Smith tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yance Sackett.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sackett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yance Sackett!
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energy
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hype
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