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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryan Keenan (ranked 2094 p4p, 2023 weight class) and Mordecai Sackett (ranked 261 p4p, 248 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Keenan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mordecai Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett with a jab.
Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Keenan takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Sackett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keenan moves out of range of the strikes.
Keenan throws a body kick that misses
and Keenan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keenan clinches.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keenan tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Sackett.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
Keenan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Keenan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Keenan backwards.
Keenan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Keenan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keenan throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Our sources have told us that Keenan has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nice body punch from Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sackett misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Keenan blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Keenan fails to land.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Keenan.
Keenan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sackett can't find room to land a body shot as Keenan controls the action.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Sackett can't find room to land a body shot as Keenan controls the action.
Keenan gets through Sackett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Keenan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sackett.
Keenan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Keenan gets through Sackett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sackett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sackett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keenan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Sackett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Sackett - that landed with a thud.
Keenan tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keenan blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan blocking some punches.
Sackett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Keenan.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan blocking some punches.
Keenan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Sackett.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Keenan.
Keenan misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Keenan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keenan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sackett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ryan Keenan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Keenan down.
Sackett looks to land a combination. Keenan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Keenan lands with an overhand left.
Keenan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sackett's hands.
Keenan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sackett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Keenan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sackett.
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Keenan checks it.
Keenan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sackett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Keenan finds it's way round the side to connect with Sackett's head.
Keenan throws a shot to the body.
Keenan walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keenan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sackett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Keenan at a distance.
Keenan walks into a stiff left hand from Sackett.
Keenan tries to clinch but Sackett is having none of it.
Keenan slips a jab from Sackett.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Keenan slips a jab from Sackett.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Keenan!
A jab from Sackett misses.
Keenan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keenan scores with the left hand. Sackett knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sackett lands a nice looking body kick.
Keenan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Keenan thumps Sackett with a low kick.
Keenan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sackett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Keenan misses with a body kick.
Keenan lands with a shot to the body.
Sackett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Keenan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Keenan down.
Keenan 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.
Keenan throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Keenan checks it.
Sackett blocks the body kick.
Sackett tries to work over Keenan's front leg with a kick but Keenan checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Keenan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Donk. Keenan catches Sackett right on the button with a cross.
Sackett lands with a slapping head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett cracks Keenan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan tries to counter by clinching up but Sackett breaks away and moves out of range.
Sackett lands a slapping body shot.
Sackett connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mordecai Sackett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sackett throws a leg kick but Keenan moved away.
A big left from Keenan misses.
Sackett lands with a hook. Keenan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sackett clinches.
Keenan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keenan tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keenan has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Keenan lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Keenan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keenan scores with a shoulder strike.
Sackett struggles to land a body shot inside as Keenan controls his hands.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Keenan misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett pushes Keenan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keenan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keenan tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Keenan back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
Keenan has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Sackett lands a right hand.
Sackett misses with a body punch.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Keenan.
Keenan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sackett moves away from the strike by Keenan.
Sackett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keenan.
Sackett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A combination from Sackett does no damage.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
Sackett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sackett misses with a leg kick.
Keenan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sackett manages to circle out of the way.
Sackett looks to land a body kick but Keenan moved away.
Keenan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A cross from Sackett lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett slips under a jab.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Keenan is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Keenan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Keenan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Keenan scores with a decent looking hook.
Keenan connects with a body shot.
Keenan moves forwards but Sackett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sackett connects with the punch.
Sackett is looking to clinch.
Keenan staying out of range there.
Sackett cracks Keenan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keenan.
Keenan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sackett.
That kick from Sackett tenderised Keenan's leg. Keenan is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett tries to clinch but Keenan is having none of it.
Keenan throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Keenan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sackett cracks Keenan with a good jab.
Keenan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sackett wants to slow Keenan down by chopping away at his legs.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Sackett misses.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Keenan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sackett swinging wildly here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Keenan, as that shot connected.
Keenan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keenan throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keenan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sackett is looking to slow Keenan down with leg kicks.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keenan. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett slips under a jab.
Sackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Sackett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sackett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sackett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
Sackett throws a combination. Keenan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Keenan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keenan throws the kick towards the body but Sackett avoids it.
Keenan digs a good body shot into Sackett's ribs.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keenan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sackett! But no joy.
Sackett takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sackett slips a straight right by Keenan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands with a right hand.
That kick from Sackett tenderised Keenan's leg. Keenan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sackett dodges the punch combination from Keenan.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sackett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sackett clinches with his opponent.
Keenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keenan.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett tries to work over Keenan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keenan manages to break the clinch.
Sackett connects with a right hand. Keenan shakes it off.
Keenan throws a push kick but Sackett slaps the foot to one side.
Keenan throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
Keenan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sackett.
Keenan misses with a body shot
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Keenan misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Keenan moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Ryan Keenan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keenan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
Sackett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan can pounce on him.
Sackett is looking to slow Keenan down with leg kicks.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keenan tries to score with a low kick but Sackett moves his leg out of the way.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Keenan tries to clinch up but Sackett circles away and keeps his distance.
Keenan walks into a jab.
Sackett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Keenan throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sackett's hands.
Keenan misses with an uppercut.
Keenan fails to land with a series of punches.
Sackett lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keenan moves forwards but Sackett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Keenan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sackett to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Sackett does no damage.
Keenan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Sackett blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Keenan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keenan tries to land a front kick but Sackett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sackett connects with a single shot there.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
Keenan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sackett throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sackett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keenan.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett cracks a nice hook into Keenan's ribs.
Keenan checks a leg kick.
Keenan tries to counter by clinching up but Sackett breaks away and moves out of range.
Sackett throws a low kick but Keenan moves out of range easily.
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Keenan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sackett tests Keenan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Keenan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sackett blocks a jab.
Keenan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab lands there for Sackett.
Keenan throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett scores with a jab to the body.
Keenan connects with a leg kick.
Jab from Sackett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Sackett coming out on top.
Keenan scoring well with a low kick there.
Sackett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mordecai Sackett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sackett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordecai Sackett!
Mordecai Sackett is the new lightweight champion!
Mordecai Sackett 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.
In defeat, Ryan Keenan stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ah well eh...time for a Guinness.'.
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