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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Shears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shears comes to the cage accompanied by Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sackett's choice of entrance music: She Hates Me. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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221 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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220 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Shears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Sackett!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shears.
Sackett stuns Shears with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sackett slips a jab from Shears.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shears moves away.
Shears keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shears blocks a low kick nicely.
Shears throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Sackett moves in looking to clinch but Shears pushes him off.
Shears swinging wildly here.
Shears lands a nice hook to Sackett's body. Sackett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shears defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sackett.
Sackett lands with a kick to the temple. Shears shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shears throws a right hand that Sackett ducks under and follows up with a left that Sackett also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett sizes up Shears with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shears pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sackett back to the cage. Shears follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Logan Sackett has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shears.
Shears scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shears missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shears swings widly with a right hand
and Sackett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sackett.
A right hook to the body lands for Shears.
Sackett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sackett doesn't manage to clinch there - Shears circles away.
Shears looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Shears bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sackett's head.
No joy there for Sackett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shears thuds his right hand into Sackett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sackett throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shears tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sackett is in Shears's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shears is pulling down on Sackett's head. It's preventing any offense from Sackett, at least for the moment.
Shears keeping moving, preventing Sackett from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shears is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shears is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sackett preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sackett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sackett must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sackett throws a big elbow that misses.
Sackett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shears is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shears has his foot on Sackett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sackett works his way back into a safe position though.
Shears keeping full guard, as Sackett tries to pass.
Sackett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shears not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sackett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sackett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sackett is looking to work some ground and pound but Shears has wrist control.
Shears is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sackett defends well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shears is trying to control the position but Sackett postures up.
Sackett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sackett scoring with some ground and pound.
Sackett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shears's head.
Sackett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shears looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sackett connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throwing strikes from guard but Shears blocks nicely.
Sackett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shears tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sackett throws a big right hand that misses.
Sackett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sackett connects with a couple of short punches.
Sackett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sackett postures up and lands a big shot to Shears's brow.
Shears escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sackett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sackett wants to control from the top but Shears keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shears has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sackett has managed to get both his arms back between Shears's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sackett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan Sackett's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shears fails to land with a series of punches.
Shears throws a nice looking combination but Sackett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Billy Shears is winning the standup battle so far.
Shears misses with a body shot.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
Jab by Sackett.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Sackett stuns Shears with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shears throws a series of punches but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett scores with a hook to the body. Shears takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shears shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sackett as he avoids it easily.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Shears moves out of range.
Logan Sackett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shears throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Shears misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
A head kick from Sackett lands but Shears takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
Shears swings widly with a right hand
and Sackett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shears's knee momentarily.
Sackett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shears pinned against the cage. Shears gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shears looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shears misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sackett tries to clinch up.
Shears looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shears throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Shears misses
enabling Sackett to counter with a crisp jab.
Sackett connects with a nice looking jab.
Shears bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shears misses with an uppercut. Sackett saw that one coming.
A jab from Shears finds it's way through Sackett's defenses.
Sackett blocks a jab.
Sackett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sackett slips a jab from Shears.
Sackett lands a head kick. Shears smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shears falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sackett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shears's knee momentarily.
Shears misses the body punch
and Sackett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shears. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett wants to clinch up but Shears keeps it at a distance.
Shears on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shears shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sackett counters with a hugh head kick that removes Shears from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Logan Sackett!
An out of breath Logan Sackett thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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