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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jethro Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by She Hates Me. 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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190 cm
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220 lbs
18 - 4 - 1 |
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185 cm
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211 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Sackett! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jethro Savage! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sackett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Savage checks it well. Sackett throws a leg kick and Savage counters with a left to the body. Sackett throws a nice looking combination but Savage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Savage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Savage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Sackett swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely. Sackett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Savage. A jab from Savage misses. Savage checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. A shot to the liver by Sackett. Beautiful body shot. Savage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sackett circles away quickly and effectively. A head kick by Sackett misses and Savage counters with a left to the body. Savage misses with a hook. Sackett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Jethro Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. 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! Savage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sackett takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Logan Sackett has been cut. Sackett connects with a looping right hand.
Savage lands a body shot.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savage scores with a shot to the body.
Logan Sackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sackett slips under a jab from Savage. Savage lands a jab to the nose. Savage clobbers Sackett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Sackett throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. 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! Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
A head kick misses from Sackett. Sackett slips a jab and a cross from Savage.
Savage connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good shot there by Sackett. Sackett scores with a push kick. Sackett throws a right and a left that Savage avoids nicely. Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Savage misses with an uppercut
and Sackett counters with a three punch combo that has Savage backing up. Savage nods at Sackett to acknowledge the strikes. Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savage. Savage misses with a double jab.
Savage works the jab nicely. Savage fails with the takedown. Sackett defending well as Savage loads up on a big left hand. Savage jabs Sackett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savage moves out of range of the body kick. Savage misses with a straight left. Sackett cracks Savage with a right hand to the side of the head. Savage throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett. Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Savage finds it's way through Sackett's defenses. Sackett is looking to wear down Savage with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Sackett throws a body punch but Savage moves out of range. Nice defenses there by Savage. A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett. Savage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Savage digs a good body shot into Sackett's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sackett swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
Savage avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Sackett drops his hands momentarily and Savage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Sackett throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sackett. Savage takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses. Savage misses with an uppercut. Sackett saw that one coming. Sackett throws a sloppy head kick and Savage moves out of range easily. Sackett connects with a jab. Savage shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sackett eats them both and turns towards Savage to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sackett misses with a double jab.
Savage moves out of range of the leg kick from Sackett. Sackett throws a leg kick which misses Savage's front leg but catches the back leg as Savage tries to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sackett dominated that round. The cut man is working on Logan Sackett's cut. That's time! Sackett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Savage shoots in looking for a takedown. Sackett tries to sprawl out of it but Savage keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sackett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Savage throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Logan Sackett is winning the standup battle so far. Sackett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Sackett. Sackett swings away with a leg kick that misses. Sackett rushes Savage and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Sackett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Sackett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Savage's head. Sackett misses with an uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A looping hook to the body misses from Savage. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet. Nice cross by Sackett. Sackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sackett moves away from the strike by Savage. Savage pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sackett lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Savage can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Sackett and Savage drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Sackett.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Logan Sackett! Logan Sackett retains his light heavyweight title! Our winner, Logan Sackett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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