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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Douillet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by Whoomp There it is. Sackett is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. David Douillet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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261 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
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250 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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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
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Douillet!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett fails with the takedown.
Sackett looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Douillet looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Douillet performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sackett wants to sweep but Douillet has passed to side control!
Douillet controlling from side mount.
Sackett tries to improve position but can't.
Douillet is putting a hurting on Sackett here, landing some big shots from side control.
Douillet scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sackett to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett taking punishment in the form of punches.
Douillet working the ground and pound from side control.
Douillet controlling from side mount.
Douillet is chipping away with strikes.
Sackett takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Douillet grinds an elbow into Sackett's temple.
Douillet lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sackett down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douillet moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Douillet working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douillet trying to control the action but Sackett is working from the bottom.
Douillet lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sackett takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Douillet landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Douillet thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Douillet working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Douillet lands a few punches from side control.
Douillet working the body and head with strikes.
Douillet taking a breather here.
Douillet stands up and beckons Sackett to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douillet closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sackett to the mat! Sackett manages to get full guard.
Douillet is working Sackett over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Douillet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Douillet with a nice head shot there.
Douillet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Douillet trying to control but Sackett is working from the bottom.
Douillet not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sackett wants to sweep here but Douillet controlling him for the moment.
Douillet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. David Douillet wasn't active enough on the ground.
Douillet closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sackett to the mat! Sackett manages to get full guard.
Douillet sitting in guard here, content to control.
Douillet scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douillet with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Douillet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sackett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Douillet pushes down on Sackett's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Douillet dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Douillet closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Douillet lands in his opponent's guard.
Douillet trying to control the position from guard on top but Sackett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Douillet scoring with some ground and pound.
Sackett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Douillet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Douillet manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Douillet trying to control the position from guard on top but Sackett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Douillet showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Douillet slips nicely into half guard.
Sackett taking some punishment here, with Douillet in his half guard.
Douillet content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nice strikes from Douillet there.
Ground and pound from Douillet.
Douillet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Douillet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douillet lands with a punch from half guard.
Douillet lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Douillet lands strikes from half guard.
Douillet seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sackett is looking to improve his position.
Douillet is looking to take a break and control but Sackett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Douillet is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Douillet lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douillet content to control rather than advance.
David Douillet has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. David Douillet wasn't active enough on the ground.
Douillet looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Douillet throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sackett was covering up waiting for the punch and Douillet finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Douillet not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Douillet makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett controls Douillet momentarily but Douillet frees himself.
Douillet stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Douillet shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sackett manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sackett working for a triangle but Douillet defends it easily.
Sackett trying to control the position.
Douillet forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Douillet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Douillet throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Douillet closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ground and pound from Douillet.
Douillet is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sackett is just riding it out for now. Douillet eventually gives up the hold.
Sackett slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sackett looking for a guillotine here but Douillet defends easily.
Douillet lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douillet makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douillet looking to pass the guard.
Douillet chips away with some ground and pound.
Sackett 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.
Douillet with a nice head shot there.
Douillet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Douillet stays in close to Sackett's body and controls the position.
Douillet stands up over Sackett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Orlando Sackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douillet is working Sackett over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Douillet is stalling in the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by David Douillet.
Sackett slaps away a takedown attempt from Douillet, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Douillet scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sackett is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douillet cracks Sackett with a big right hand but Sackett just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Douillet scores with punches from side control.
Sackett wants to control but Douillet postures up.
Sackett is looking to reverse the position.
Douillet is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sackett is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Douillet in side control lands a decent elbow.
Douillet working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Douillet lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douillet creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Douillet scores with punches from side control.
Douillet connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sackett some visible discomfort.
Douillet wants to control but Sackett is keeping him busy.
Sackett takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Douillet lands an elbow.
Sackett is looking to regain half guard here but Douillet keeps moving and retains side control.
Douillet trying to control the action but Sackett is working from the bottom.
Sackett tries to buck Douillet off but Douillet is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Douillet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Douillet 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 25:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Douillet!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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