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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galloway Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
54 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Galloway Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
St Juste looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Sackett has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
St Juste takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Juste sizes up Sackett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sackett throws a lazy uppercut
and St Juste counters with a straight right hand.
St Juste misses with a leg kick.
St Juste throws a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a left to the body.
Sackett lands a nice hook to St Juste's body. St Juste takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Galloway Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Juste misses the body punch
and Sackett counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Juste's knee momentarily.
Sackett lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett lands with a nice combination. St Juste backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Renan St Juste has been cut.
Sackett swings for the body but St Juste moves out of range.
St Juste throws a right hand that misses
and Sackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Juste takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Sackett lands with a straight right. St Juste didn't see that one coming.
St Juste throws a solid leg kick but Sackett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St Juste.
St Juste takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sackett moves out of range as St Juste strikes.
St Juste throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Juste throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Juste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from St Juste.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett looks to throw a body kick
and St Juste counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Juste lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sackett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
St Juste misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by St Juste.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Juste's sensitive parts.
St Juste takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St Juste takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Sackett counters with a body kick.
Sackett throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but St Juste ducks down to avoid it.
St Juste tries to move into range but Sackett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and St Juste counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
St Juste takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
St Juste scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sackett doesn't seem bothered though.
St Juste on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
St Juste swinging wildly here.
Sackett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Juste pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Sackett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sackett lands a head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sackett.
St Juste works Sackett's body with a nice hook.
St Juste throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St Juste counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sackett is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! St Juste had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but St Juste takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
St Juste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
St Juste goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St Juste steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
St Juste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
St Juste misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett counters with a body kick.
St Juste looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St Juste throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Juste missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Juste looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett scores with a one two! St Juste had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Renan St Juste's cut is getting worse.
St Juste takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St Juste looking to land some kicks to the body here.
St Juste throws a low kick but Sackett moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Sackett misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett thuds a left hand into St Juste's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett avoids the body shot from St Juste.
St Juste misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett jabs at St Juste's body.
St Juste misses the jab.
Sackett lands a jab to St Juste's midsection.
St Juste works Sackett's body with a nice hook.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but St Juste sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Juste scoring well with a low kick there.
St Juste throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A cross from Sackett lands.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Juste throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
St Juste throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett throws a shot to the body.
St Juste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from St Juste.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galloway Sackett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
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 lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Danga de danga de dang - Sackett scores with a four punch combination!
St Juste stuns Sackett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Juste throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Juste on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Sackett connects with a single shot there.
St Juste digs a good body shot into Sackett's ribs.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. St Juste saw that one coming.
Sackett thuds a left hand into St Juste's body.
Sackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. St Juste saw that one coming.
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!
Sackett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on St Juste's shoulder, as St Juste tries to avoid the shot.
Sackett checks a low kick from St Juste.
Sackett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
St Juste digs a good body shot into Sackett's ribs.
Sackett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Juste counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St Juste wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St Juste connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
St Juste walks into a straight right hand from Sackett.
St Juste is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
St Juste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but St Juste saw it coming and moves away.
As Sackett backs away, St Juste returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
St Juste takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Juste.
Sackett digs a good hook to St Juste's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck St Juste on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but St Juste checks it.
Sackett thuds a left hand into St Juste's body.
St Juste misses with a body shot
and Sackett counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Juste's knee momentarily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether St Juste might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
St Juste misses the body punch
and Sackett counters with a left and a right that stings St Juste.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
St Juste lands a head shot.
St Juste scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Juste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
St Juste feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sackett throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St Juste.
Renan St Juste's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
St Juste on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! St Juste crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sackett - the referee stops the clock and St Juste gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sackett. St Juste manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sackett throws a combination that misses
and St Juste cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sackett misses with a low kick as St Juste jumps back.
St Juste was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by St Juste.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste digs a good hook to Sackett's body.
St Juste throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
St Juste bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett throws a shot to the body.
St Juste misses the shot to the body.
Sackett avoids the body shot from St Juste.
St Juste is looking to wear down Sackett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Juste takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sackett throws the kick towards the body but St Juste avoids it.
St Juste throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on St Juste's shoulder, as St Juste tries to avoid the shot.
St Juste throwing a counter right hand but Sackett manages to avoid it.
A big left from St Juste misses.
Sackett jabs St Juste to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Galloway Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Juste. St Juste obviously looking to wear him down.
St Juste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from St Juste.
St Juste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Juste keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Juste ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Sackett was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sackett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Juste can pounce on him.
St Juste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Juste connects with a crisp jab.
St Juste slips a jab from Sackett.
St Juste looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. St Juste catches Sackett right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Juste throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Galloway Sackett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
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 throws a half hearted mid kick.
St Juste throws a half hearted mid kick.
St Juste looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
St Juste tries to move into range but Sackett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
St Juste walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sackett.
St Juste turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Juste checks a leg kick.
Sackett checks the leg kick nicely there.
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 St Juste has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Juste and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sackett stuns St Juste with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Juste moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
St Juste takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett swings for the body but St Juste moves out of range.
St Juste is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
Sackett cracks a nice hook into St Juste's ribs.
St Juste takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Juste connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste avoids the body shot from Sackett.
St Juste jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Juste takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Juste misses the shot to the body.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
St Juste defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from St Juste misses.
St Juste connects with an inside leg kick.
St Juste jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett throws a right and a left that St Juste avoids nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sackett, as that shot connected.
Sackett lands a head shot.
St Juste is looking to land body kicks.
Sackett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste misses with a body shot.
St Juste throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sackett checks the leg kick nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett throws a lazy body kick
and St Juste counters with a lovely shot to the body.
St Juste on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice body punch from St Juste.
St Juste showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sackett.
Sackett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Juste uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
St Juste feints and then cracks Sackett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sackett down.
Sackett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sackett connects with a nice looking jab.
Sackett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
St Juste blocks a leg kick.
St Juste jabs at Sackett's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Juste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Sackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Juste keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
A little feinted left hand from St Juste on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
St Juste takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jeez, Renan St Juste's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
St Juste misses the body punch
and Sackett counters with a straight right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Juste checks a leg kick.
St Juste throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sackett misses with an uppercut
and St Juste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body kick there by St Juste.
Sackett throws a lazy uppercut
and St Juste counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Juste with a hook.
St Juste cracks a nice hook into Sackett's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
St Juste connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St Juste.
St Juste lands with a hook. Sackett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sackett slips a jab and a cross from St Juste.
St Juste takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Juste connects with a body shot that sends Sackett's belly button to the back.
A clash of legs there as St Juste blocks the low kick.
St Juste lands a jab to the nose.
A jab lands there for St Juste.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. St Juste was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Juste moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett misses with a few strikes there.
St Juste lands a glancing blow to the side of Sackett's head.
Sackett scores with the left hand. St Juste knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Renan St Juste did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sackett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sackett is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
St Juste drops his hands momentarily and Sackett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
St Juste scores with a hook.
Sackett is still on wobbly legs! Can St Juste finish him?
St Juste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from St Juste.
Sackett scores with a jab to the head.
Sackett seems to have recovered his senses.
A lazy left from Sackett finds it's target.
St Juste throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Juste swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sackett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Juste takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
St Juste looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by St Juste.
Sackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Juste gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Sackett misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Juste misses with a left hand
letting Sackett counter with a right hand.
Sackett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
A low kick from St Juste is predictable there
and Sackett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Juste throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sackett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St Juste misses the shot to the body.
St Juste tried to score with a low kick but Sackett checks it.
Sackett connects with a high kick.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Juste throwing a counter right hand but Sackett manages to avoid it.
St Juste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sackett throws a push kick but St Juste slaps the foot to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Juste.
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett misses with a double jab
and St Juste counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but St Juste ducks down to avoid it.
St Juste throws a leg kick but Sackett moved away.
Sackett misses with a right hand
and St Juste counters with a nice uppercut.
St Juste lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Juste.
St Juste missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Juste takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste lands with a kick to the ribs.
St Juste lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sackett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
St Juste throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Juste.
St Juste feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but St Juste steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St Juste fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick and St Juste moves out of range easily.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett needs to keep his hands up - St Juste had a free shot at his head there.
St Juste lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
St Juste misses with a body shot
and Sackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Juste throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
It looked like St Juste was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sackett.
St Juste throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St Juste swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
St Juste walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sackett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St Juste looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
A nice side step and Sackett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
St Juste ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Juste looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
St Juste is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
Good exchange - Sackett coming out on top.
St Juste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from St Juste.
Sackett counters with a body kick.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Sackett misses.
St Juste throws a front kick aimed at Sackett's knee but Sackett avoids it well.
Sackett cracks a nice hook into St Juste's ribs.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but St Juste is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Renan St Juste will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
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. This is the final round!
St Juste throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St Juste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
St Juste pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Juste misses the shot to the body.
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but St Juste moves his leg out of the way.
Sackett checks a leg kick nicely.
Sackett feints a counter leg kick.
Sackett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
St Juste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St Juste throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Sackett slips a straight right by St Juste.
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 St Juste has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Juste and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St Juste steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
St Juste uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Juste.
Sackett moves away from the strike by St Juste.
St Juste throws a leg kick
and Sackett counters with an outside leg kick.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St Juste.
Sackett swings away with a body shot that misses
and St Juste counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, jab by Sackett - just one landing.
Sackett scores with a body shot.
Sackett dodges the punch combination from St Juste.
St Juste avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like St Juste wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Sackett does it's job there.
St Juste lands with a nice body punch.
St Juste jabs at Sackett's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Juste takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
St Juste scores with a jab to the jaw.
St Juste takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
St Juste connects with a body shot.
St Juste throws a leg kick but Sackett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sackett misses with a low kick as St Juste jumps back.
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but St Juste moves his leg out of the way.
St Juste fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but St Juste is just out of range.
St Juste lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
Sackett connects with a looping right hand.
St Juste takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
St Juste throws a good cross that connects.
Nice body kick there by St Juste.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
St Juste blocks a low kick nicely.
St Juste blocks a low kick nicely.
St Juste throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
St Juste connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sackett scores with the left hand. St Juste knows he should have avoided that one.
St Juste cracks Sackett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
St Juste fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sackett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting St Juste counter with a right hand.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but St Juste manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sackett avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by St Juste.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett punishes St Juste's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but St Juste is just out of range.
St Juste misses with a low kick as Sackett jumps back.
St Juste scores with a nice head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Juste, right into the meat.
St Juste bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sackett's head.
Sackett fakes the leg kick and cracks St Juste in the body.
Sackett throws a poor cross that misses
and St Juste counters with a right hand to the body.
St Juste dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett throws a jab when St Juste was well out of range.
Sackett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St Juste avoids the body shot from Sackett.
St Juste will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
St Juste swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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 Renan St Juste.
I think St Juste has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Renan St Juste!
Renan St Juste retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Renan St Juste thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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