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SFC 71: Sackett vs Hessler PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjj Pro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Violence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjj Pro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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204 lbs
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215 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bjj Pro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Violence!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Violence has managed to clinch.
Pro is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Violence.
Violence lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pro or not.
Violence lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Violence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Violence tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pro.
Violence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pro loses concentration momentarily and Violence pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Pro crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Violence finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dark Violence!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bo Bice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon McGruder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bice's entrance music is Witness - Bo Bice. A fine choice. Jon McGruder acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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154 lbs
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161 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bo Bice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon McGruder!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Bice with that takedown attempt.
Bice looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McGruder defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bice.
Bice has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Bice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGruder scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot by Bice.
McGruder connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGruder moves out of range as Bice strikes.
McGruder misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bice counters with a right hand to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGruder.
McGruder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bice stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McGruder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bice takes one on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McGruder!
It looks like Bo Bice has been cut.
McGruder misses with a right hand
and Bice counters with a shoot takedown. McGruder fights it but they end up in guard.
Bice scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bice drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and McGruder dives on top into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGruder doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGruder manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGruder doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGruder manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bice has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. McGruder is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bice.
Bice is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bice is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGruder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bice keeps working.
Bice tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McGruder wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bice misses with a strike from the bottom.
Bice is not content to let McGruder control the position.
Bice is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bice sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bice actively working from the bottom here.
McGruder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bice looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McGruder prevents Bice from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon McGruder will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bo Bice's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGruder throws a leg kick
and Bice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jon McGruder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bice throws a hook but McGruder avoids it easily.
Nice shot by McGruder.
Good shot there by McGruder.
McGruder is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bice walks into a straight right hand from McGruder.
McGruder throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bice gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGruder.
Bice walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McGruder misses with a wild body shot.
McGruder thows a leg kick but Bice checks it
and Bice counters with a nice double leg into side control. McGruder won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGruder struggling a bit here.
McGruder manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bice's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bice lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bice is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bice looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bice is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McGruder defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McGruder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bice.
McGruder wants to get back to full guard.
Bice seems to be working for a kimura but McGruder defends the submission attempt.
McGruder manages to get to full guard.
Bo Bice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGruder controls Bice momentarily but Bice frees himself.
Bice drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but McGruder manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bice has McGruder in his guard.
McGruder trying to control but Bice is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGruder doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGruder manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McGruder is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bice is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bice working for submissions but it's allowed McGruder to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bice tries to roll over but McGruder keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jon McGruder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bo Bice's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bice dives in for a single leg takedown but McGruder sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bice blocks a body shot from McGruder.
McGruder tries to work over Bice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bice manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bice throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bice looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGruder preventing the sweep.
McGruder controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bice had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McGruder defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bice has an active guard here but McGruder has managed to pass into half guard.
Bice actively working from the bottom here.
Bice might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
It looks like McGruder is going to stand back up.
Bice is not content to let McGruder control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bice actively working from the bottom here.
Bice has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, McGruder escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by McGruder!
Bice is trying to get back to half guard.
McGruder controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bice is trying to improve his position.
McGruder is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bice will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bice tries to bench press McGruder off him but McGruder keeps the position.
Bice is not content to let McGruder control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bo Bice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGruder throws the left hand but Bice avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGruder.
A big right from Bice misses.
Bice looks to score with a jab to the body but McGruder is just out of range.
Bice on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGruder. McGruder obviously looking to wear him down.
McGruder is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McGruder throws a body punch but Bice moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGruder, right into the meat.
McGruder connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bice. Bice circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from McGruder tenderised Bice's leg. Bice is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGruder with a hook.
McGruder throws a leg kick but Bice sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon McGruder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McGruder winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon McGruder!
Jon McGruder thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Bo Bice spoke after the fight, saying 'What the hell?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kreb Barishkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jercules Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barishkov comes into the arena with Seek and Destroy blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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284 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kreb Barishkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jercules Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Barishkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.
Barishkov misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A good leg kick by Sanchez.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barishkov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Barishkov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sanchez is looking to slow Barishkov down with leg kicks.
Barishkov throws a lazy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barishkov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Barishkov throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barishkov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Jercules Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez 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 Barishkov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barishkov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barishkov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Barishkov moves out of range.
Barishkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
Nice body kick there by Barishkov.
Sanchez looks winded!
Barishkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barishkov lands a big uppercut and Sanchez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sanchez looks OK. Barishkov waves Sanchez back to his feet!
It looks like Jercules Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barishkov lands a big right hand that sends Sanchez crashing to the mat! Barishkov stays standing though and waves Sanchez back to his feet!
Sanchez is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barishkov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barishkov is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Barishkov.
A swing and a miss from Barishkov.
Barishkov avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barishkov to score with a decent uppercut.
Barishkov misses with a wild body shot.
We've been told by Barishkov's head coaches at WOLFPAC MMA,3 elite, 5Dbl elite,1 Triple elite. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barishkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Nice shot by Barishkov.
BAM! Barishkov delivers a spinning backfist that drops Sanchez like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Kreb Barishkov!
A victorious Kreb Barishkov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ville Ahlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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275 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ville Ahlo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahlo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahlo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunter momentarily.
It looks like The Hunter has been cut.
Ahlo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunter clinches.
Ahlo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hunter blocks the elbow strike.
Ahlo tries to break the clinch but Hunter is controlling the position.
Hunter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahlo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahlo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hunter tries to clinch up but Ahlo circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunter doesn't manage to clinch there - Ahlo circles away.
Hunter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahlo.
Ahlo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ahlo eats them both and turns towards Hunter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Ville Ahlo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahlo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunter.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ville Ahlo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahlo tries to score with a low kick but Hunter moves his leg out of the way.
Ahlo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hunter but Hunter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hunter slips under a jab from Ahlo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunter tries to clinch but Ahlo moves out of range.
Hunter darts in and clinches Ahlo up against the cage.
Hunter managing to block the knees to the body from Ahlo.
Hunter presses Ahlo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ahlo wants to break free but Hunter has control.
Ahlo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunter is keeping busy.
Hunter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunter lands with a short shot to the head.
Ahlo throws an elbow but it misses.
Hunter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ahlo's defenses.
Hunter blocks the elbow strike.
Ahlo manages to break the clinch.
Hunter lands a big head kick that sends Ahlo tumbling to the mat! Hunter takes a step backwards and waves Ahlo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ahlo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter finds Ahlo's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Ahlo flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Hunter lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Ahlo will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Hunter!
The Hunter was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pope Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reuben Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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206 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pope Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reuben Cox!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish connects with a leg kick. Cox looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've been hearing reports that Fish has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cox throws a head kick but Fish moves out of range.
Cox misses with a low kick.
Cox thuds his shin into the meat of Fish's side.
Fish takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cox feints and then cracks Fish's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fish down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cox. That's going to slow Fish down.
Cox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fish's calf.
Cox connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cox throws a leg kick which misses Fish's front leg but catches the back leg as Fish tries to avoid it.
Fish throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fish misses with a low kick.
Cox tries to land a front kick but Fish steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cox tried to score with a low kick but Fish checks it.
Cox tests Fish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fish uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cox has time to react.
A slow jab from Cox misses its intended target.
Cox scores with a sloppy right hand. Fish should have avoided that one.
Cox scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox misses with a body shot.
Fish slips a jab from Cox.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fish.
Fish swings for the body but Cox moves out of range.
Fish misses with a double jab.
Fish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cox moves away.
Cox knocks Fish to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Fish is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish being controlled for a moment.
Oh Fish is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cox is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fish is trying to escape and Cox transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fish is forced to tap! Nice work there by Cox! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reuben Cox!
Reuben Cox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Trick Daddy - In Da Wind. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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202 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alonzo Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Good!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diggs throws out the jab.
Diggs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diggs.
Diggs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diggs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Diggs with a jab.
Diggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diggs moves forwards but Good connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Good.
Good standup being displayed there by Diggs as he connects with a hook.
Good is rocked!
Diggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diggs throws an overhand right that has Good reeling! Diggs follows up with more punches and Good is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alonzo Diggs!
Alonzo Diggs 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zyd Canuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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186 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zyd Canuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Riordan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canuck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Riordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riordan misses with a low kick.
Riordan is looking to clinch.
Canuck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Riordan leaves Canuck with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zyd Canuck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canuck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Riordan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riordan.
Canuck tries to score a body lock takedown but Riordan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Canuck drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riordan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Riordan has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Riordan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Riordan wants it to stay on the feet.
Canuck shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riordan is looking to clinch.
Riordan instigates a clinch.
Canuck drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Canuck is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Riordan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Riordan is pressed up against the cage. Canuck has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riordan down to the mat. Riordan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riordan wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan tries to close the distance and clinch but Canuck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Canuck walks into a straight right hand from Riordan.
Canuck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Riordan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riordan.
Riordan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riordan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Zyd Canuck has been cut.
Riordan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Canuck has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Riordan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Canuck is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Riordan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Canuck tries for a takedown but Riordan manages to get underhooks.
Riordan misses with a punch to the body.
Riordan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Canuck is keeping busy.
Canuck goes for a takedown attempt but Riordan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Canuck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Riordan counters with a stiff right hand.
Canuck is breathing heavily.
Riordan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zyd Canuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan tries to clinch but Canuck is having none of it.
Canuck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Canuck looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Riordan closes the distance and pushes Canuck back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riordan.
Riordan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riordan pushes off an throws an elbow but Canuck leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Canuck takes an elbow to the forehead.
Canuck drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Canuck is looking for a takedown.
Riordan stalling.
Riordan throws an elbow that misses.
Canuck wants to take the fight to the mat but Riordan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Canuck drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Riordan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Canuck tries for a takedown. No joy.
Canuck drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riordan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Riordan fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan moves into the clinch.
Canuck tries for a takedown. No joy.
Canuck can't get the takedown.
Riordan misses with an elbow over the top.
Riordan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Canuck.
Canuck letting Riordan take a breather here.
Canuck takes an elbow to the temple.
Canuck wants a takedown.
Canuck avoids the elbow strike from Riordan, against the cage.
Canuck takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zyd Canuck's cut is getting worse.
Canuck has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Riordan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Canuck dodges an elbow strike from Riordan.
Riordan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riordan prevents the takedown attempt.
Riordan lands a nice elbow.
Riordan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riordan prevents the takedown attempt.
Riordan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Canuck tries for a takedown but Riordan manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canuck blocks an elbow strike from Riordan.
Riordan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Riordan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riordan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Riordan throws an elbow but misses.
Canuck wants to take the fight to the mat but Riordan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Riordan lands an elbow that stopped Canuck in his tracks for a moment.
Zyd Canuck's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Riordan lands a nice elbow.
Canuck is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Riordan is defending well.
Canuck is working for takedown but Riordan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Canuck avoids a wild elbow strike from Riordan.
Riordan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riordan lands an elbow just above Canuck 's eye.
Canuck being controlled against the cage.
Riordan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Canuck takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Zyd Canuck's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Canuck drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Riordan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Riordan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zyd Canuck's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Canuck swats away the attempt to clinch by Riordan.
Riordan tries to clinch up.
Canuck shoots in for a takedown but Riordan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Canuck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riordan wants to clinch up but Canuck keeps it at a distance.
Canuck misses with a takedown
and Riordan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Canuck thinking.
Canuck clinches up with Riordan and pushes him back against the cage.
Canuck avoids a wild elbow strike from Riordan.
Riordan is pressed up against the cage. Canuck has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riordan down to the mat. Riordan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zyd Canuck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riordan moves in looking to clinch but Canuck pushes him off.
Canuck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Riordan swivels and escapes.
Canuck drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riordan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Riordan closes the distance and clinches.
Canuck takes an elbow to the temple.
Riordan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riordan is trying to stall.
Riordan prevents the takedown attempt.
Riordan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riordan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Canuck's brow.
Riordan wants to stall.
Canuck looking for a takedown.
Canuck is working for takedown but Riordan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Riordan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Riordan misses with an elbow over the top.
Riordan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riordan lands a damaging elbow.
Canuck has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Riordan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Canuck wants to take the fight to the mat but Riordan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Riordan lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zyd Canuck's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tommy Riordan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Rubey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sandford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sandford's choice of entrance music: Two steps from hell-Heart of courage. 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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23
270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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24
240 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Rubey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Sandford!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like James Sandford has been cut.
Rubey throws a hook to the side of Sandford's head but Sandford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sandford misses with a double jab.
Sandford tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rubey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sandford somewhat.
Sandford missing with a left hand there. Rubey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandford misses with a two punch combination.
Rubey misses with a hook. Sandford ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Rubey misses the target.
Sandford scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rubey in his tracks.
Sandford's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rubey under the eye.
Sandford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rubey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sandford has time to react.
Rubey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rubey moves away.
Rubey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sandford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rubey.
Rubey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sandford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rubey has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AD Sparstars Inc. in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubey lands a high kick!
Rubey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sandford.
Sandford misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Sandford.
Sandford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sandford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A left and a right from Sandford both land. Nice combination.
Rubey misses the jab.
Sandford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rubey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sandford misses with a two punch combination.
Sandford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rubey.
Sandford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rubey counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sandford or perhaps it was just good defense by Rubey, which made it look bad.
Chris Rubey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Sandford.
Sandford misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sandford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rubey.
Sandford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rubey misses with a hook.
Rubey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sandford dives in and grabs Rubey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rubey pushes down on Sandford's head and hops out.
Sandford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rubey.
No joy there for Rubey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rubey throws a shot from downtown. Sandford moves away and avoids it.
Sandford slips a jab from Rubey.
Sandford misses with a hook.
Rubey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sandford.
Sandford slips under a jab.
Rubey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sandford throws a combination that misses
and Rubey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rubey avoids the body shot from Sandford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rubey was well out of range. Poor timing from Sandford.
Sandford moves away from the strike by Rubey.
Sandford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rubey.
Sandford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rubey moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Rubey misses the target.
A slow jab from Rubey misses its intended target.
A lazy left from Rubey finds it's target.
Rubey fails to land with a series of punches.
Rubey throws an overhand right that lands on Sandford's shoulder, as Sandford tries to avoid the shot.
Rubey stuffs the takedown.
Sandford ducks under a wild hook from Rubey.
Sandford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sandford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chris Rubey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rubey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sandford throws out the jab.
Rubey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sandford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubey moves away from the strike by Sandford.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sandford, as that shot connected.
Sandford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rubey circles away quickly and effectively.
Rubey swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubey thumps Sandford with a low kick.
Rubey misses with an uppercut.
James Sandford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubey misses with an uppercut.
Rubey misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Rubey.
Rubey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rubey fails to land with a series of punches.
Sandford shoots in for a takedown but Rubey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sandford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rubey stuffs the takedown attempt from Sandford. Sandford gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Rubey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Sandford's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sandford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rubey scores with a jab.
Rubey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rubey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rubey throws a jab when Sandford was well out of range.
Rubey looks to throw the jab but Sandford is out of range.
James Sandford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rubey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rubey takes one to the side of the head.
Sandford throws a combination. Rubey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sandford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rubey pinned against the cage. Rubey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rubey lands with an uppercut that bounces Sandford off the cage and back into range.
Rubey moves away from the strike by Sandford.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubey scores with a one two! Sandford had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sandford is rocked!
Rubey defending well as Sandford loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubey lands an uppercut, right on the button! Sandford tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Rubey!
Chris Rubey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skinny Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ongka Ongka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ongka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Abebe. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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409 lbs
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275 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Skinny Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ongka Ongka!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ongka tries for a takedown but Man sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Man tries to sprawl but Ongka drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ongka trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Ongka is thwarting Man's attempts to control the position.
Man is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ongka pulls his head out easily.
Ongka has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Man defend it? Ongka steps over the head and cranks it - Man is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ongka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ongka Ongka!
Ongka Ongka spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Hessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flagon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes into a darkened arena with his song building. RATM: Killing in the Name kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Flagon Sackett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clinton Hessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flagon Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Hessler throws the left hand but Sackett avoids the punch easily.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Hessler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hessler connects with the punch.
It looks like Flagon Sackett has been cut.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Hessler misses with a looping left.
We've been informed that Sackett has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hessler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Sackett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Hessler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hessler moves out of range of the leg kick from Sackett.
Sackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sackett lands a lovely overhand right.
Hessler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sackett throws a body punch but Hessler moves out of range.
Sackett misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessler motions for Sackett to come forward. Hessler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Sackett. Those never looked like landing.
Sackett scores with a three punch combo!
Sackett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hessler checks it well.
Sackett jabs Hessler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hessler misses with a straight left.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hessler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Hessler does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hessler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hessler misses with a straight right.
Hessler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sackett throws a body punch but Hessler moves out of range.
Sackett tries a low kick but Hessler avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett throws the kick towards the body but Hessler avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hessler throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Hessler is looking to score with low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Hessler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hessler blocks the body kick.
Hessler digs a good hook to Sackett's body.
Sackett lands a jab-cross combination.
Sackett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sackett throws a head kick but Hessler moves out of range.
Sackett lands a really nice looking cross but Hessler seems unphased.
No joy there for Sackett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sackett cracks Hessler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sackett cracks a nice hook into Hessler's ribs.
Sackett throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hessler.
Hessler blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hessler.
Hessler throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
Hessler scores with a decent looking hook.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Hessler.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hessler throws a leg kick but Sackett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hessler slips a jab and a cross from Sackett.
Sackett thumps Hessler with a low kick.
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.
Hessler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hessler is able to avoid easily.
Hessler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hessler throws a leg kick but Sackett moved away.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Hessler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sackett misses with a two punch combination.
Hessler ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Sackett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hessler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a double jab.
Sackett misses with a hook. Hessler ducked under it nicely.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hessler.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hessler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Hessler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hessler.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flagon Sackett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flagon Sackett's cut.
That's time! Hessler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hessler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sackett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sackett lands a jab.
Flagon Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hessler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hessler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hessler might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hessler moves forwards but Sackett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sackett wants to slow Hessler down by chopping away at his legs.
Hessler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hessler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sackett checks it well.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Hessler misses with a kick to the body.
Hessler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hessler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hessler misses with a low kick as Sackett jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but Hessler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hessler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hessler checks the leg kick.
Hessler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hessler is looking to land body kicks.
Hessler 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 cracks the inside of Hessler's front leg.
Sackett lands a lovely overhand right.
Hessler tries to clinch there but Sackett circles away.
Sackett moves out of range of the leg kick from Hessler.
Decent striking displayed by Sackett there.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hessler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sackett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sackett misses with a hook
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Flagon Sackett's cut even more.
Hessler connects with an inside leg kick.
Hessler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hessler momentarily.
Sackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hessler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hessler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hessler feints and then cracks Sackett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sackett down.
Hessler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sackett. That did some damage!
Sackett misses with a two punch combination.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hessler misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sackett staying out of range there.
Hessler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sackett cracks the inside of Hessler's front leg.
Hessler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hessler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Hessler's leg but Hessler calmly moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Sackett.
Hessler connects with a nice looking jab.
Sackett throws a push kick but Hessler slaps the foot to one side.
Hessler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hessler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hessler throws a push kick but Sackett slaps the foot to one side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sackett!
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Flagon Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hessler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Sackett as he checks the leg kick.
Hessler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hessler slips under a jab.
Sackett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hessler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sackett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
Hessler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hessler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That kick from Hessler tenderised Sackett's leg. Sackett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hessler throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but Hessler slips the punch.
Sackett takes a swing at Hessler's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hessler. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett lands a jab to Hessler's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flagon Sackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Flagon Sackett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hessler slips under a jab from Sackett.
Sackett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hessler backs up against the cage.
Sackett blocks the body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sackett. Hessler shrugs it off though.
Hessler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
Sackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sackett lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hessler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hessler.
Sackett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hessler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Hessler blocks the body kick.
Sackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett throws a lazy head kick
and Hessler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hessler connects with a looping right hand.
Sackett thuds a left hand into Hessler's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessler blocks the body kick.
Hessler throws a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Hessler moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sackett.
A bone on bone clash there as Sackett blocks the leg kick.
Hessler throws a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Hessler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hessler.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Hessler sees coming a mile off.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Hessler.
Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hessler avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hessler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Sackett scores with a four punch combination!
Sackett throws a series of punches but Hessler moves out of range.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Hessler finds it's way through Sackett's defenses.
Hessler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hessler has Sackett up against the cage in a clinch.
Hessler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
Hessler manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Hessler misses with a low kick as Sackett jumps back.
Hessler misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hessler checks it well.
Hessler avoids the body shot from Sackett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hessler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but Hessler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Hessler.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sackett throws a right and a left that Hessler avoids nicely.
Sackett cracks Hessler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sackett swats away the attempt to clinch by Hessler.
Hessler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Hessler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett looks to land a body kick but Hessler moved away.
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 Hessler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hessler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hessler connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett thumps Hessler with a low kick.
Sackett lands a really nice looking cross but Hessler seems unphased.
Hessler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hessler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sackett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sackett swinging wildly here.
Sackett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hessler drops his hands momentarily and Sackett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sackett throws the left hand but Hessler avoids the punch easily.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but Hessler moved out of range nicely.
Sackett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hessler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hessler throws a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by Hessler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flagon Sackett really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flagon Sackett's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A low kick from Sackett is predictable there
and Hessler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hessler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sackett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hessler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No joy there for Sackett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hessler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Sackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hessler moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Hessler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hessler cracks Sackett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The cut above Flagon Sackett's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hessler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hessler.
Sackett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hessler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
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 Hessler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hessler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Hessler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Sackett misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Sackett blocks the leg kick.
Sackett checks a leg kick nicely.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Hessler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sackett tries a low kick but Hessler avoids it.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but Hessler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett scores with a one two! Hessler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hessler connects with the punch.
Hessler throws a good cross that connects.
Hessler tries to clinch there but Sackett circles away.
Hessler doesn't manage to clinch there - Sackett circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hessler 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 Sackett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sackett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hessler manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Hessler misses.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hessler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hessler is looking to chop away at Sackett's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sackett looks to land a combination. Hessler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Sackett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hessler throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett lands a right hook to the body.
You can see that Sackett has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Sackett misses with a wild combination.
Hessler throws a low kick but Sackett moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Hessler throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Hessler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hessler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Sackett scores with a one two! Hessler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hessler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sackett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hessler scrambles back to his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sackett.
Sackett tests Hessler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett fakes the leg kick and cracks Hessler in the body.
Hessler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hessler takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett misses with a hook. Hessler ducked under it nicely.
Sackett misses with a hook. Hessler ducked under it nicely.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hessler.
Good leg kick by Sackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hessler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hessler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hessler will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sackett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hessler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hessler feints a jab promting Sackett to slip. Hessler then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sackett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flagon Sackett dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Flagon Sackett's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hessler. Sackett shrugs it off though.
Hessler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hessler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hessler looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Hessler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sackett throws a right and a left that Hessler avoids nicely.
Hessler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hessler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett throws a lazy uppercut
and Hessler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hessler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sackett lands with a shot to the body.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Hessler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hessler moves into the clinch successfully.
A short body shot lands from Hessler as the two fighters clinch.
Sackett is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessler tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Hessler back against the cage.
Hessler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hessler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett lands a body shot.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
Hessler slows down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Sackett - that landed with a thud.
Hessler can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
A body shot lands from Hessler.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Hessler.
Sackett breaks the clinch.
Hessler misses with a low kick.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
Hessler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sackett is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hessler was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
Hessler wants to slow Sackett down by chopping away at his legs.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Hessler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hessler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Clinton Hessler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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.
A combination from Sackett does no damage.
Hessler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hessler throws a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hessler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hessler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hessler.
Sackett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sackett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Flagon Sackett's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sackett throws a shot from downtown. Hessler moves away and avoids it.
Hessler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sackett blocks a leg kick.
Hessler pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sackett is out of range and Hessler settles back down.
Sackett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sackett throws a right hand that Hessler ducks under and follows up with a left that Hessler also avoids with ease.
Hessler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Hessler throws a head kick that misses
and Sackett counters with a good low kick that Hessler was not able to check.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Hessler is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hessler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sackett - the referee stops the clock and Hessler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sackett. Hessler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
Sackett connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sackett keeps Hessler at a distance using the push kick.
Sackett misses with a wild combination.
Sackett fakes the leg kick and cracks Hessler in the body.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sackett.
Hessler tries to work over Sackett's front leg with a kick but Sackett checks it.
Hessler misses with a low kick as Sackett jumps back.
Hessler misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flagon Sackett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sackett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flagon Sackett!
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