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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Larusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Larusso's choice of entrance music: Glory of love. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mordecai Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Larusso!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett throws an off balance right hand
and Larusso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larusso lands an overhand right.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Larusso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Larusso.
Larusso throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Sackett misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Larusso. That's going to slow Sackett down.
Sackett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Larusso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett backing away here, and Larusso unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sackett slips a jab from Larusso.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick from Larusso.
Nice defenses there by Larusso.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larusso scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Larusso punishes Sackett's body with a nice straight punch.
Larusso pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sackett is out of range and Larusso settles back down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larusso throws a body kick that misses.
Sackett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Larusso in his tracks.
Larusso tried to score with a low kick but Sackett checks it.
Larusso slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sackett.
Sackett dips to his left and cracks Larusso with an uppercut!
Larusso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
Nice shot lands for Larusso.
Sackett slips a straight right by Larusso.
Larusso moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Larusso looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Sackett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Larusso throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Larusso misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Larusso.
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but Larusso manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larusso manages to avoid it.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Larusso ducks down to avoid it.
Larusso blocks the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larusso.
Larusso throws a body kick that misses.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Larusso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett is looking to slow Larusso down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Sackett does no damage.
Nice shot by Larusso.
Larusso misses with a low kick.
Larusso misses with a hook.
Sackett feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sackett connects with a body shot that sends Larusso's belly button to the back.
Larusso misses the jab.
Sackett appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larusso.
Sackett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Larusso missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larusso lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Larusso lands with a good body shot.
Larusso tries to land a leg kick but Sackett saw it coming and moves away.
Larusso takes one on the button.
Sackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Larusso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Larusso clobbers Sackett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Larusso takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Larusso throws a leg kick but Sackett moved away.
Sackett throws a right hand that misses
and Larusso counters with a nice uppercut.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Larusso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larusso throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Larusso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Larusso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sackett.
Larusso is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Larusso throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Sackett - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Sackett there.
Larusso looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.
A jab from Sackett does it's job there.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Larusso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Larusso is just out of range.
Larusso throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Larusso misses with a body kick.
Larusso fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sackett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larusso. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larusso throws a shot from downtown. Sackett moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Sackett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Larusso misses with an uppercut. Sackett saw that one coming.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larusso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Larusso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Larusso will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Larusso moves out of range of the strikes.
Larusso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Larusso throws a right and a left that Sackett avoids nicely.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Larusso.
Larusso lands with a cross.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett throwing a counter right hand but Larusso manages to avoid it.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larusso.
A punch lands to the side of Larusso 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sackett wants to slow Larusso down by chopping away at his legs.
Larusso throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Larusso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larusso throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larusso misses with an uppercut
and Sackett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Larusso throws a body kick that misses
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Larusso tries to work over Sackett's front leg with a kick but Sackett checks it.
Daniel Larusso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larusso moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Larusso is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Larusso.
Larusso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Larusso misses with an uppercut
and Sackett counters with a slapping leg kick.
A cross from Sackett lands.
Sackett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Larusso under the eye.
Larusso defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Larusso feints and then cracks Sackett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sackett down.
Sackett digs a good body shot into Larusso's ribs.
Sackett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Larusso ducks right into an uppercut from Sackett.
A low kick from Larusso misses
and Larusso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett checks a low kick from Larusso.
Larusso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Larusso off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larusso throws a leg kick but Sackett checks it.
Larusso misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso slips a straight right by Sackett.
Larusso follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Crunch! Sackett slams his shin into Larusso's torso.
A jab from Sackett finds it's way through Larusso's defenses.
Larusso avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sackett scores with a decent looking hook.
Larusso misses the shot to the body.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Larusso checks a leg kick.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sackett wants to land a leg kick but Larusso is out of range.
Crunch! Larusso slams his shin into Sackett's torso.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Larusso tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sackett.
Larusso tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Larusso misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sackett checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larusso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sackett checks the leg kick.
Sackett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sackett blocks a leg kick.
As Larusso backs away, Sackett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Larusso pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
Sackett lands with a cross.
Larusso finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but Larusso slips the punch.
Sackett checks the leg kick.
Larusso throws a body shot but no joy.
Larusso will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sackett scores with a jab.
Larusso throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Larusso lands a jab to the head.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Larusso takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
A head kick by Larusso misses
and Sackett finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso moves forwards but Sackett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Larusso.
Sackett takes a swing at Larusso's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Larusso misses.
Sackett is looking to chop away at Larusso's legs.
Sackett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Larusso moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
Sackett throws a front kick aimed at Larusso's knee but Larusso avoids it well.
A low kick from Larusso is predictable there
and Sackett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larusso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sackett throws a leg kick
enabling Larusso to counter with a crisp jab.
Sackett takes a swing at Larusso's ribcage but misses.
Larusso misses the shot to the body.
Larusso lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Larusso tried to score with a low kick but Sackett checks it.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sackett lands with a nice body kick.
Larusso throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Sackett blocks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Larusso. That's going to slow Sackett down.
Larusso misses with a low kick.
It appears Sackett was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sackett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sackett lands with a kick to the ribs.
Larusso lands with a nice body punch.
Larusso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Larusso throws the kick towards the body but Sackett avoids it.
Larusso takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sackett connects with a right hand. Larusso shakes it off.
Larusso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Larusso has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sackett.
Larusso takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larusso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Larusso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Larusso misses with a looping left.
Sackett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Larusso misses.
Larusso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Larusso.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Larusso, right into the meat.
Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sackett explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sackett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Larusso.
A jab from Larusso finds it's way through Sackett's defenses.
Larusso throws a good cross that connects.
Larusso walks into a stiff left hand from Sackett.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larusso checks a low kick from Sackett.
Sackett fakes the leg kick and cracks Larusso in the body.
Jab from Sackett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett connects with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Sackett.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso throws a sloppy head kick and Sackett moves out of range easily.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larusso.
Sackett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Sackett does it's job there.
Sackett connects with the punch.
Sackett misses with the combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Larusso misses.
Larusso misses with a straight left.
Larusso lands a nice looking body kick.
Larusso catches Sackett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Larusso ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Sackett thumps Larusso with a low kick.
Larusso throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Sackett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Larusso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sackett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands a jab.
Larusso 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.
Larusso throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett is looking to counter punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sackett.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sackett throws a front kick that sends Larusso stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Sackett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Larusso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sackett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Larusso throws a chopping leg kick but Sackett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Larusso looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.
Sackett scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larusso misses with a left hand
and Sackett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett moves away from the strike by Larusso.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett slips under a jab.
Larusso throws a sloppy head kick and Sackett moves out of range easily.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Larusso off balance momentarily.
Sackett walks into a left hand.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Larusso bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sackett's head.
Sackett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Larusso ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Larusso misses.
Larusso has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sackett.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Larusso's calf.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larusso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larusso avoids a kick to the body.
Larusso throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Larusso misses with an uppercut.
Sackett is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mordecai Sackett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sackett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordecai Sackett!
A less than humble Mordecai Sackett misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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