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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Galloway Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorde Runkputte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galloway Sackett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jorde Runkputte's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Galloway Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorde Runkputte!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Runkputte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Runkputte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Runkputte takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sackett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Runkputte in his tracks.
Runkputte pushes Sackett up against the cage in a clinch.
Runkputte has Sackett pushed against the cage.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Runkputte misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Runkputte up against the cage.
Runkputte misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Runkputte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runkputte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Runkputte takes a shot to the head.
Runkputte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Sackett lands with a right to the head.
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 nice left hand lands by Sackett.
Runkputte is rocked!
Runkputte misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkputte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sackett.
Runkputte is still on wobbly legs! Can Sackett finish him?
Sackett'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.
Runkputte seems to have recovered his senses.
Runkputte lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sackett lands with a right to the head.
Runkputte tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Runkputte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Runkputte.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Runkputte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Runkputte misses with a punch to the body.
Runkputte blocks an uppercut.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Runkputte.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Runkputte avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Runkputte has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Runkputte.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Sackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Runkputte has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Runkputte.
Sackett letting Runkputte take a breather here.
A right handed body shot lands from Sackett.
Sackett blocking some punches.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Runkputte.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Runkputte.
Runkputte wants to stall.
Sackett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Sackett.
Jorde Runkputte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Runkputte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Runkputte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Runkputte moved away.
Runkputte looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Runkputte.
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Runkputte throws out the jab.
Runkputte looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Runkputte swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Runkputte will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sackett up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Runkputte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sackett scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Runkputte.
Runkputte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sackett or not.
Runkputte misses with some punches.
Runkputte is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sackett scores with a shoulder strike.
Runkputte trying to stall but Sackett improves his position.
Runkputte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett tries to work over Runkputte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Runkputte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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 Galloway Sackett will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sackett walks into a jab.
Sackett scores with a nice head shot.
Runkputte throws a good cross that connects.
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but Runkputte moves his leg out of the way.
Sackett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Runkputte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Runkputte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Runkputte cracks Sackett with an open hand slap.
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 nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
Good work by Sackett as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Sackett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Runkputte is looking to land body kicks.
Runkputte misses with a series of wild punches.
Sackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sackett throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Runkputte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkputte connects with a right hand. Sackett shakes it off.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Runkputte throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Runkputte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runkputte cracks a nice hook into Sackett's ribs.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Runkputte manages to avoid it.
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Runkputte cracks Sackett with a right hand to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Runkputte.
Runkputte throws a shot from downtown. Sackett moves away and avoids it.
Sackett fires out a quick counter leg kick but Runkputte just manages to avoid it.
Runkputte looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Runkputte connects with a looping right hand.
Sackett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Runkputte.
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!
Runkputte throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Sackett blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Runkputte is out of range and Sackett settles back down.
Sackett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sackett misses with a body shot
enabling Runkputte to counter with a crisp jab.
Sackett wants to land a leg kick but Runkputte is out of range.
Sackett closes the distance and clinches.
Sackett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Runkputte up against the cage.
Sackett misses with a body punch.
Runkputte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Runkputte lands with a light punch inside.
Runkputte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Runkputte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Runkputte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Runkputte lands a right hand.
Runkputte misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Runkputte.
Runkputte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Runkputte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Runkputte misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Runkputte.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Runkputte.
Runkputte prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sackett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sackett has had enough of the clinch but Runkputte keeps him there for the moment.
Sackett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Runkputte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Runkputte backwards.
Runkputte'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.
Runkputte digs a right hand underneath Sackett's ribcage. Sackett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
Runkputte working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Runkputte to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Runkputte.
Sackett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Runkputte up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Runkputte.
A hook to the body from Sackett.
Runkputte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Runkputte blocks an uppercut.
Runkputte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sackett.
Runkputte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Runkputte misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett scores with a shot to the side of Runkputte's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorde Runkputte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Runkputte misses with a looping left.
A left lands for Sackett.
Runkputte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Runkputte throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runkputte. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Sackett counters with a quick kick to the body but Runkputte blocks it.
Runkputte throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Runkputte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Runkputte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett tries to counter by clinching up but Runkputte breaks away and moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Runkputte in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Runkputte lands a slapping body shot.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick and Runkputte moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Sackett connects with an inside leg kick.
Runkputte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Runkputte backs away, Sackett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sackett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkputte scores with a jab.
Runkputte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but Runkputte saw it coming and moves away.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Runkputte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Runkputte doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Runkputte cracks Sackett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Runkputte moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
Sackett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sackett slips a straight right by Runkputte.
Sackett darts in and clinches Runkputte up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Runkputte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Runkputte.
Runkputte lands with a left to the head.
Runkputte tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
Runkputte prevents a body shot from Sackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Runkputte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Runkputte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sackett is rocked!
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Sackett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Runkputte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett seems to have got his legs back now.
Jorde Runkputte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Runkputte misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Runkputte takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Runkputte looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Sackett.
Runkputte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands an uppercut.
Runkputte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sackett misses with a body punch.
Sackett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Runkputte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett can't find room to land a body shot as Runkputte controls the action.
Runkputte presses Sackett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Runkputte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Runkputte tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Runkputte back against the cage.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett scores with a shoulder strike.
Sackett lands a nice uppercut.
Runkputte prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Runkputte throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte blocks an uppercut.
Sackett breaks the clinch.
Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Runkputte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Runkputte throws a right hand that Sackett ducks under and follows up with a left that Sackett also avoids with ease.
Nice shot by Runkputte.
Sackett is looking to slow Runkputte down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Sackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Runkputte looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Runkputte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Runkputte blocks a leg kick.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Runkputte.
Runkputte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Runkputte throws out the jab.
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 Galloway Sackett.
I think Sackett 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Galloway Sackett!
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