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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flagon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Riccuito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by RATM: Killing in the Name. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mark Riccuito enters the cage!
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216 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
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193 cm
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207 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite 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
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flagon Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Riccuito!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett walks into a jab.
It looks like Flagon Sackett has been cut.
Riccuito walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Riccuito moves out of range of the body kick.
Riccuito delivers a nice body kick.
Sackett moves out of range as Riccuito throws a body kick.
Sackett throws a hook but Riccuito avoids it easily.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Riccuito checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riccuito.
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Riccuito throws a head kick that misses.
Riccuito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sackett!
Riccuito connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Sackett misses
and Riccuito counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Riccuito.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Riccuito.
Riccuito lands a good knee to the midsection. Sackett won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Riccuito breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Riccuito.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riccuito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sackett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Mark Riccuito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riccuito throws a head kick that Sackett semi-blocks.
Sackett scores with a hook.
Riccuito has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
A shot to the liver by Sackett. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett thuds a left hand into Riccuito's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Riccuito wants to land a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Riccuito will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Riccuito lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sackett backs up against the cage.
Riccuito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Riccuito thumps Sackett with a low kick.
Sackett ducks right into an uppercut from Riccuito.
Riccuito tries a head kick but it misses.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Riccuito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sackett jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito lands a head shot.
Flagon Sackett's cut is getting worse.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett misses with a leg kick
and Riccuito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sackett moves out of range as Riccuito strikes.
Sackett tries a low kick but Riccuito avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Riccuito throws a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riccuito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Riccuito scores with a kick to the body.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Riccuito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riccuito jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sackett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riccuito slips a jab and a cross from Sackett.
Sackett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Riccuito avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Riccuito throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riccuito.
Good leg kick by Sackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab from Riccuito.
Flagon Sackett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Riccuito plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oooooh!!! Riccuito has knocked Sackett down with a huge combo! Riccuito steps away and waves a wobbly Sackett back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sackett is rocked!
Jeez, Flagon Sackett's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riccuito.
Oh Sackett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riccuito plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Riccuito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flagon Sackett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Riccuito takes one on the button.
Sackett seems to have got his legs back now.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Riccuito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riccuito lands a leg kick that knocks Sackett off balance momentarily.
Riccuito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sackett. That did some damage!
Sackett thuds his right hand into Riccuito's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Riccuito moves in looking to clinch but Sackett pushes him off.
Riccuito gets a clinch.
Riccuito blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riccuito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Riccuito.
Sackett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Riccuito trying to land knees to the body.
Riccuito pushes Sackett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sackett.
Sackett tries to work over Riccuito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riccuito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sackett lands a right hand.
Riccuito just leaning against Sackett, taking a breather.
Riccuito lands with a right to the head.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Riccuito avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Riccuito throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Riccuito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mark Riccuito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sackett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riccuito momentarily.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riccuito has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Donk. Riccuito catches Sackett right on the button with a cross.
Riccuito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riccuito feints a counter leg kick.
Riccuito jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riccuito.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Riccuito.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Flagon Sackett's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Riccuito!
A pretty intense looking Mark Riccuito took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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