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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falcon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by drop it like it's hot. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Falcon Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sackett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker is pressed up against the cage. Sackett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Walker down to the mat. Walker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sackett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walker's waist but Walker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sackett off to one side.
Walker avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Walker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sackett moves into the clinch.
Sackett jumps into guard, dragging Walker to the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Walker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sackett is proving hard to escape from.
Sackett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Walker is aware though and is defending well.
Walker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Walker moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sackett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sackett is defending well for now.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sackett blocks it with crossed arms.
Sackett stalls.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Sackett is working for takedown but Walker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bubba Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Falcon Sackett.
Sackett jumps guard and drags Walker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Walker stopping the sweep attempt from Sackett.
Sackett throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sackett, up you get!
Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sackett counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sackett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sackett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker stuffs the takedown.
Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bubba Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker is looking to clinch but Sackett is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker wants to clinch.
Walker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sackett counters with a head kick. That will keep Walker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Walker wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Walker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sackett counters with a body kick.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sackett misses with a takedown attempt - Walker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sackett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett darts in and clinches Walker up against the cage.
Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sackett counters with a leg kick.
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!
A punch combination from Sackett misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sackett is defended easily by Walker.
Sackett closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walker circles away.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker wants to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sackett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Falcon Sackett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sackett keeps the fight on the outside.
Sackett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Sackett blocks with his arms.
Sackett avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sackett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sackett breaks the clinch.
Sackett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walker pinned against the cage. Walker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sackett looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
Bubba Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Falcon Sackett.
A jab from Sackett misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walker circles away.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Sackett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker tries to clinch up
and Sackett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sackett.
Sackett tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
Sackett throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Sackett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walker landing knees to the head.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sackett blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Walker to keep the fight standing.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Sackett blocks it.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Sackett is blocking nicely.
Sackett jumps into guard, dragging Walker to the mat.
Sackett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sackett is trying to keep Walker in close.
Sackett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sackett is working an open guard so Walker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Walker tries to clinch
and Sackett counters with a big head kick but Walker shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown by Sackett or perhaps it was just good defense by Walker which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett shoots in but no luck this time.
Bubba Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett lands a head kick. Walker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Walker tries to clinch up
and Sackett counters with a slapping leg kick.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker looks to clinch
and Sackett counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sackett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Sackett circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sackett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sackett shoots in but no luck this time.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sackett shoots in but no luck this time.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker looks to clinch
and Sackett counters by clinching up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Sackett blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sackett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sackett is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Falcon Sackett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Walker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Walker tries to clinch up
and Sackett counters with a good low kick that Walker was not able to check.
Sackett throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walker sprawls well. Walker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sackett gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sackett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walker pinned against the cage. Walker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sackett clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sackett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sackett jumps guard but Walker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bubba Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Falcon Sackett.
Sackett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker wants to clinch but Sackett slips to the side
and Sackett counters by clinching up.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sackett.
Sackett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sackett manages to break the clinch.
Sackett closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Walker to the mat! Walker manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Falcon Sackett was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sackett delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sackett misses with a few strikes there.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker tries to clinch there but Sackett circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Sackett. Sackett gets slowly back to his feet.
Sackett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walker pinned against the cage. Walker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sackett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sackett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Walker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Walker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sackett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker wants to clinch.
Bubba Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Sackett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Sackett circles away.
Walker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walker wants it to stay on the feet.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sackett thows a body shot but no joy.
Bubba Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sackett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sackett.
Falcon Sackett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Falcon Sackett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sackett 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Falcon Sackett!
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