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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diggin Sack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murray Hewitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sack comes to the cage accompanied by TUF Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 cm
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183 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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188 cm
21
184 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diggin Sack! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Murray Hewitt! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A left lands for Hewitt. Sack drops his hands momentarily and Hewitt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Hewitt moves away from the strike by Sack. Sack jabbing away but nothing is landing. Sack shoots for a takedown but Hewitt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. The fighters circling - Hewitt throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Hewitt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Hewitt scores with a sloppy right hand. Sack should have avoided that one. Hewitt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Hewitt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Hewitt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hewitt clinches up with Sack and pushes him back against the cage. Sack trying to control the position but instead, Hewitt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sack into the cage. A short left from Hewitt. Sack swings wildly with an uppercut but Hewitt uses good head movement to avoid it. Still in the clinch, Hewitt scores with a nice short uppercut. Hewitt lands with a short shot to the head. Good body shot from Hewitt.
Hewitt misses with a punch to the body.
Hewitt presses Sack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Sack misses with a body punch.
Hewitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Sack controls his hands.
Hewitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Hewitt as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hewitt tries a body shot but Sack blocks it.
Sack tries to stall but Hewitt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sack tries a body shot but Hewitt blocks it.
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! Hewitt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sack blocking some punches.
Sack is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Hewitt tries a body shot but Sack blocks it.
Hewitt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A head punch on the inside from Hewitt fails to land. Hewitt tries to throw a body punch but Sack avoids it by throwing Hewitt back against the cage. Hewitt throws a head punch that misses. Hewitt tries a body shot but Sack blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hewitt. Hewitt misses with some punches.
Hewitt scores with a shot to the side of Sack's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hewitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hewitt. Hewitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sack is stalling here.
Hewitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hewitt lands a hook that snaps the head of Sack backwards. Sack lands a left hand.
Hewitt prevents Sack from breaking the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Hewitt. Sack wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Hewitt misses with some punches.
Hewitt tries to work over Sack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Hewitt tries to work over Sack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A right handed body shot lands from Hewitt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hewitt prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hewitt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hewitt tries to throw a body punch but Sack avoids it by throwing Hewitt back against the cage. Hewitt lands a nice uppercut. Hewitt lands on the inside with an uppercut. A head punch blocked on the inside by Sack. Hewitt has a couple of punches blocked by Sack.
Hewitt scores with a nice hook to the head. Hewitt misses with some punches.
Hewitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hewitt swings wildly with an uppercut but Sack uses good head movement to avoid it. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hewitt. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sack blocking some punches.
Hewitt misses with a hook from the clinch. Sack has Hewitt pushed against the cage. Hewitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murray Hewitt dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sack has a takedown stuffed. Sack misses with a left hand letting Hewitt counter with a right hand. Sack looks to score with a jab to the body but Hewitt is just out of range. Sack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hewitt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Hewitt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Hewitt lands a jab. Hewitt tries to close the distance and clinch but Sack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sack swats away the attempt to clinch by Hewitt. Hewitt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. The fight stays on the outside here - Hewitt looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Murray Hewitt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hewitt thuds a left hand into Sack's body. Sack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hewitt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hewitt throws a nice head kick!
Hewitt tries to clinch but Sack moves out of range. Hewitt throws out a leg kick but Sack moves out of range and Hewitt only half commits. Sack misses with a hook. Hewitt ducked under it nicely. Hewitt tries to clinch up. A shot to the body from Sack misses and Hewitt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hewitt. Sack effectively controlling the action here. 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! Hewitt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hewitt scores with a shot to the side of Sack's head. Sack blocks a body shot from Hewitt. Hewitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hewitt misses with the head strike.
Sack blocks a body shot from Hewitt. A short right hand to the side of the head by Hewitt. A short right from Hewitt on the inside. Sack is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hewitt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Hewitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hewitt prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diggin Sack. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hewitt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sack or not. Hewitt tries to throw a body punch but Sack avoids it by throwing Hewitt back against the cage. Hewitt throws a head punch that misses. Nice body punch from Hewitt. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hewitt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Sack takes a shot to the head. Hewitt lands with a short shot to the head. Sack is looking to control Hewitt's arms but Hewitt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sack has his back to the cage. Hewitt pushes Sack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hewitt. Hewitt lands a shoulder strike. Hewitt has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A short right hand to the side of the head by Hewitt. Sack breaks from the clinch.
Murray Hewitt seems to be getting the better of the standup. Hewitt throws a sloppy head kick and Sack moves out of range easily. Hewitt fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sack throws a lazy right hand but Hewitt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Hewitt fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murray Hewitt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hewitt takes the fight into the clinch. Hewitt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sack wants a takedown.
Sack is trying to maintain a safe position but Hewitt gets an underhook and turns Sack into the cage. Sack goes for a takedown attempt but Hewitt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sack shoots for a double leg takedown but Hewitt sprawls well. He's pushed Sack's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diggin Sack. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sack throws a hook but Hewitt avoids it easily. Hewitt scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hewitt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sack, pushing him back against the cage. Hewitt misses with a short punch on the inside. Hewitt misses with a punch to the body.
Sack is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hewitt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Hewitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sack blocks an uppercut.
Hewitt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Hewitt blocks an uppercut.
Hewitt throws a head punch that misses. Sack just leaning against Hewitt, taking a breather. Sack has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hewitt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Hewitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hewitt. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hewitt has a couple of punches blocked by Sack.
Hewitt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hewitt cracks Sack with a nice body shot. Murray Hewitt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A left hand lands to the body for Hewitt.
A body shot lands from Hewitt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hewitt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Hewitt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Sack is trying to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Hewitt.
Hewitt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hewitt. Hewitt working some nice short punches in the clinch. Sack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hewitt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Hewitt lands a body shot. Hewitt working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hewitt pushes Sack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Hewitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Sack controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sack is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. A hook to the body from Hewitt.
Nice body punch from Hewitt - that landed with a thud.
Hewitt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hewitt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A hook to the body from Hewitt.
Hewitt tries a body shot but Sack blocks it.
Hewitt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hewitt pushes Sack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Hewitt tries to work over Sack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Hewitt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Hewitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hewitt misses with a punch to the body.
Hewitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sack's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sack can't get the takedown.
Hewitt tries to throw a body punch but Sack avoids it by throwing Hewitt back against the cage. Hewitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sack's elbow. Hewitt misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hewitt as the two fighters clinch.
Hewitt is leaning against Sack and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A right hand to the body from Hewitt.
Hewitt pushes Sack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Hewitt pushes Sack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Diggin Sack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Still in the clinch, Hewitt scores with a nice short uppercut. Hewitt lands with a right to the head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hewitt scores with a shoulder strike. Hewitt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hewitt misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Hewitt.
And that's the end of the fight! Murray Hewitt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Hewitt 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30 Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murray Hewitt!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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