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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Galloway Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
15 - 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
31 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTearson misses with a head kick.
McTearson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sacketts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sackett scores with a crisp jab that stopped McTearson in his tracks.
McTearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from McTearson.
McTearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sackett throws a low kick but McTearson avoids it.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McTearson misses with a leg kick
and Sackett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by McTearson!
Sackett throws out a loose jab but McTearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
McTearson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. McTearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rufus McTearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McTearson misses with a body shot
and Sackett counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by McTearson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McTearson.
Sackett delivers a nice body kick.
McTearson throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Sackett is looking to counter with a body kick.
McTearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sackett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice shot by McTearson.
Sackett slips a jab from McTearson.
Sackett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
McTearson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McTearson.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
McTearson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sackett finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McTearson misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett walks into a stiff left hand from McTearson.
Sackett blocks a head kick by McTearson.
McTearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McTearson throws a nice head kick!
McTearson staying out of range there.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
McTearson misses with a low kick.
McTearson fails to land with a series of punches.
Sackett went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sackett avoids the head kick by McTearson.
McTearson motions for Sackett to come forward. McTearson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses
and McTearson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to move into range but McTearson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sackett scores with a decent looking hook.
Sackett avoids the body shot from McTearson.
Sackett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McTearson is out of range.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that McTearson sees coming a mile off.
McTearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Sackett misses its target.
McTearson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sackett.
Sackett blocks a head kick by McTearson.
McTearson blocks a jab.
McTearson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McTearson moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by McTearson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from McTearson.
McTearson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McTearson scoring well with a low kick there.
McTearson moves out of range of the leg kick from Sackett.
McTearson lands a jab to Sackett's midsection.
McTearson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McTearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sackett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McTearson scores with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McTearson.
McTearson throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus McTearson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McTearson lands a head kick. Sackett smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sackett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McTearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from McTearson misses.
Sackett throws a right and a left that McTearson avoids nicely.
McTearson throws a shot to the body.
McTearson misses with a right hand
and Sackett counters with a nice leg kick.
McTearson throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Sackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McTearson is able to avoid easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sackett might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McTearson.
McTearson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTearson throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McTearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for McTearson. That snapped Sackett's head back.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sackett scores with a nice head shot.
McTearson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McTearson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McTearson lands a glancing blow to the side of Sackett's head.
McTearson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
McTearson misses with a low kick as Sackett jumps back.
McTearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
McTearson misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McTearson misses with a jab to the body
and Sackett counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson misses with a jab to the body
and Sackett counters with a crisp one two that drops McTearson! Sackett thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves McTearson to his feet! McTearson is in big trouble!
McTearson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sackett in his tracks.
Sackett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McTearson's head backwards.
A head kick from McTearson lands but Sackett takes it in his stride.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but McTearson checks it.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
McTearson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McTearson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sackett doesn't seem bothered though.
McTearson misses with a double jab.
McTearson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sackett.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
Sackett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McTearson just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Sackett misses
letting McTearson counter with a right hand.
McTearson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sackett tries to land a front kick but McTearson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good leg kick by McTearson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sackett moves out of range of the leg kick from McTearson.
A bone on bone clash there as Sackett blocks the leg kick.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from McTearson misses its intended target.
McTearson throws a right and a left that both miss.
McTearson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sackett is out of range and McTearson settles back down.
McTearson tried to score with a low kick but Sackett checks it.
Sackett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McTearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McTearson misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McTearson avoids the body shot from Sackett.
McTearson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sackett throws a quick counter kick to the body but McTearson avoids it.
Sackett lands with a hook. McTearson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by McTearson.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McTearson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McTearson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McTearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
McTearson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus McTearson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McTearson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sackett looks to land a combination but McTearson avoids it well.
McTearson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Sackett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from McTearson.
Sackett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McTearson misses with a right hand
and Sackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sackett thuds his shin into the meat of McTearson's side.
Rufus McTearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Sackett was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice body kick from Sackett.
McTearson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from McTearson misses.
Sackett throwing a counter right hand but McTearson manages to avoid it.
McTearson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson slips a jab from Sackett.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McTearson throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.
McTearson misses with a left hand
and Sackett counters with a right hand to the body.
McTearson checks a leg kick.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McTearson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McTearson misses with the combination.
Sackett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McTearson.
A bone on bone clash there as McTearson blocks the leg kick.
McTearson tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
Galloway Sackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McTearson.
A good leg kick by Sackett.
McTearson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some wild striking there from Sackett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McTearson drives through and clinches with Sackett against the cage.
Sackett stalling.
McTearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good body shot from McTearson.
A right hand to the body from Sackett.
Sackett controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from McTearson.
McTearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
McTearson misses with an elbow strike.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McTearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
McTearson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McTearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McTearson scores with a hook to the body.
Sackett misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McTearson.
Sackett tries to work over McTearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
McTearson throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson prevents a body shot from Sackett.
McTearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
McTearson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sackett.
Sackett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McTearson backwards.
McTearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McTearson throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McTearson.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
McTearson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sackett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Sackett.
Sackett scores with a shot to the side of McTearson's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Galloway Sackett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McTearson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus McTearson!
Rufus McTearson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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