PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yance Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sackett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Snoop Dogg - Vato. Grossman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Get Back. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sackett
vs
Grossman

187 cm
28
215 lbs
24 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
208 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

160!
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yance Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Les Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Grossman's head but Grossman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Sackett has closed the distance and engaged Grossman in a clinch.
Grossman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Grossman - that landed with a thud.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grossman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grossman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sackett is keeping busy.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Grossman struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.

Grossman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grossman swats away the attempt to clinch by Sackett.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Grossman.
Grossman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grossman.
Sackett lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Grossman tries to clinch there but Sackett circles away.
Grossman tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grossman misses with a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grossman's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sackett fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Grossman to the ground. Sackett is now in Grossman's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sackett is looking to work some ground and pound but Grossman has wrist control.
Sackett throwing strikes from guard but Grossman blocks nicely.
Sackett trying to control but Grossman is working from the bottom.
Grossman trying to keep a closed guard but Sackett is proving a slippery customer.
Grossman wants to sweep but no luck.
Sackett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sackett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grossman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sackett.
Sackett is looking to work some ground and pound but Grossman has wrist control.
Sackett cracks Grossman with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman managing to control the position.
Grossman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grossman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sackett's guard.
Sackett keeping moving, preventing Grossman from controlling successfully.
Sackett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grossman being controlled here momentarily.
Sackett keeping full guard, as Grossman tries to pass.
Grossman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman stopping the sweep attempt from Sackett.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Les Grossman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Grossman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett slaps away a takedown attempt from Grossman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab from Grossman does it's job there.
Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackett throws a hook but Grossman blocks it.
Grossman wants to clinch.

Sackett pushes Grossman up against the cage in a clinch.
Sackett lands with a light punch inside.
Sackett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grossman prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Grossman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sackett is trying to drag Grossman to the mat but Grossman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grossman has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Grossman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sackett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grossman working hard to break the clinch.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sacketts head.
Grossman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grossman lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sackett.

Grossman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Yance Sackett will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Grossman thows a body shot but no joy.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Grossman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grossman staying out of range there.
Grossman looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Grossman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sackett.
Sackett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grossman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grossman avoids a kick to the body.
Grossman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grossman scores with a kick to the body.
Sackett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grossman can pounce on him.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Grossman ducks down to avoid it.
Sackett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett lands with a slapping head kick.
Grossman lands a lovely overhand right.
Grossman throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grossman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
Grossman tries a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Grossman throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Les Grossman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grossman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grossman thumps Sackett with a low kick.
Grossman lands a really nice looking cross but Sackett seems unphased.
Grossman lands with a nice body punch.
Grossman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sackett cracks Grossman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sackett connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett tries to clinch but Grossman is having none of it.
Grossman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grossman connects with a nice looking jab.
Grossman throws a sloppy head kick and Sackett moves out of range easily.
No luck for Sackett with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grossman moves out of range of the leg kick from Sackett.
Good work by Sackett as he checks the leg kick.
Grossman lands with a good body shot.
Grossman keeps Sackett at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grossman lands with a slapping head kick.
Sackett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Grossman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Grossman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
Sackett takes a swing at Grossman's ribcage but misses.
Grossman misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grossman moves into the clinch.
Grossman lands a shoulder strike.

Grossman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grossman.
Grossman lands a head shot.
Sackett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grossman is out of range and Sackett settles back down.
Sackett avoids the head kick by Grossman.
Sackett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grossman delivers a nice body kick.
Grossman scoring well with a low kick there.
Grossman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Grossman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Grossman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grossman tries to work over Sackett's front leg with a kick but Sackett checks it.
Grossman throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grossman finds it's way round the side to connect with Sackett's head.
Grossman avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Grossman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sackett. That did some damage!
Grossman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick by Sackett misses
and Grossman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sackett tries to clinch but Grossman moves out of range.
Grossman connects with an inside leg kick.

Sackett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Grossman!
Sackett throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Grossman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman tries to lock up and control but Sackett gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Grossman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Grossman wants to hold on but Sackett pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Les Grossman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Sackett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Grossman tries to sprawl but Sackett drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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.
Grossman trying to hold on to Sackett's head to control him but Sackett postures up.
Yance Sackett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grossman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sackett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Grossman is trying to control the position but Sackett postures up.
Sackett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grossman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grossman has his hands on Sackett's head, controlling the position.
Sackett with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett wants to control from the top but Grossman keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grossman is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sackett looking for a sweep. Not yet Sackett, not yet.
Grossman wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving.
Sackett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grossman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grossman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett moves in looking to clinch but Grossman pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Grossman.

Sackett closes the distance and pushes Grossman back into the cage.
Grossman trying to control the position but instead, Sackett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grossman into the cage.
Sackett creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grossman can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Sackett misses with a body punch.
Sackett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Les Grossman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Grossman.
Sackett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grossman backwards.
Sackett lands a right hand.
Sackett takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
Grossman lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Grossman.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Grossman.
Grossman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Grossman avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.

Grossman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grossman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Grossman saw that one coming.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grossman. Grossman obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the liver by Sackett. Beautiful body shot.
Sackett misses with a hook. Grossman ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grossman manages to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grossman - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grossman.
Grossman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grossman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grossman misses with a series of wild punches.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grossman misses with a body shot.
Grossman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
Grossman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grossman.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Les Grossman just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Grossman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
Sackett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grossman feints a jab promting Sackett to slip. Grossman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sackett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Grossman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grossman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sackett avoids a kick to the body.
Grossman scores with a decent looking hook.
Grossman tries to work over Sackett's front leg with a kick but Sackett checks it.
Sackett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sackett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Grossman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
Sackett is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a double jab
and Grossman counters with a head kick. That will keep Sackett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grossman manages to avoid it.
Grossman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sackett.
Grossman lands a jab to the nose.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Grossman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
Grossman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sackett sprawls well. Sackett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grossman gets slowly back to his feet.
Grossman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grossman is looking to clinch.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Grossman saw that one coming.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Grossman saw that one coming.
Grossman tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Grossman avoids them all with ease.
A solid body kick from Sackett.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick from Grossman.
Grossman checks a leg kick nicely.
Grossman throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Grossman throws a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a nice body kick.
No luck for Sackett with that takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sackett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grossman tries to clinch but Sackett moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman misses with a leg kick
and Sackett counters with an inside leg kick.
Sackett lands an overhand right.
Grossman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grossman motions for Sackett to come forward. Grossman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grossman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch but Grossman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grossman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Sackett - just one landing.
Sackett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grossman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grossman checks the leg kick.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sackett misses with a body shot
and Grossman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sackett's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Grossman.
Sackett lands with an overhand left.
Grossman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grossman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sackett's calf.
Grossman tries to score with a low kick but Sackett moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Grossman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett swings for the body but Grossman moves out of range.
Sackett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grossman can pounce on him.
Grossman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman wants to clinch.
Grossman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sackett's waist but Sackett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grossman off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Les Grossman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sackett stuffs the takedown attempt from Grossman. Grossman gets slowly back to his feet.
Grossman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sackett is out of range and Grossman settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grossman.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grossman.
Grossman lands a head kick!
Grossman throws a leg kick but Sackett moved away.
Grossman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab lands there for Grossman.
Sackett is looking to slow Grossman down with leg kicks.
Grossman throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crunch! Grossman slams his shin into Sackett's torso.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Grossman avoids them all with ease.
Sackett wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Grossman.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grossman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grossman counters with a right hand to the body.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grossman as he jumps to the side.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sackett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sackett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grossman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Grossman saw that one coming.
Sackett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sackett tries to clinch up but Grossman circles away and keeps his distance.
Yance Sackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grossman counters with a big head kick but Sackett shrugs it off.

Sackett clinches up with Grossman and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman effectively controlling the action here.
Grossman blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Grossman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Grossman's head but Grossman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Sackett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grossman, pushing him back against the cage.
Grossman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossman scores with a hook to the body.
Grossman slows down the pace here.
Sackett scores with a shot to the side of Grossman's head.
Grossman working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Grossman.
Sackett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sackett lands with a short shot to the head.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Grossman blocking some punches.
Sackett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grossman tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Grossman back against the cage.
Sackett tries to score a body lock takedown but Grossman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Grossman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Grossman.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Grossman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sackett wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yance Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Grossman on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Grossman.
Sackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grossman's elbow.
Sackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grossman backwards.
Grossman lands a hook that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett pushes Grossman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grossman blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from Grossman - that landed with a thud.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Grossman lands a right hand.
Grossman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Les Grossman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Grossman on the inside.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Grossman.
Sackett pushes Grossman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Les Grossman.
I think Grossman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Les Grossman!
Les Grossman is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Les Grossman gave a big smile as he said 'The universe... is talking to us right now. You just gotta listen. [Mr Gutz turns on Flo Rider's "Low" and LG begins to dance to the beat] See, this is the good part, Yance Sackett. This is when the job gets fun! '.