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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Regal Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ha Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 cm
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180 lbs
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178 cm
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Regal Sackett! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ha Young! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sackett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Young holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Young gets full guard. Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Sackett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Sackett engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Sackett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sackett trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Young manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Young wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving. Young is stalling in the full guard. Young in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Sackett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Young. Young trying to control but Sackett is working from the bottom. Sackett on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sackett tries to get out of the position. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ha Young hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Sackett takes one to the chin there. Young avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Young is out of range and Sackett settles back down. Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett. Sackett motions for Young to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Sackett works Young's body with a nice hook. Sackett tries to clinch but Young moves out of range. An inside leg kick from Young misses. Sackett moves out of range of the strikes. Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing. Sackett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sackett.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Young throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range. Young misses with a right hand and Sackett counters with a body kick that stops Young in his tracks momentarily. The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Young misses the jab. Sackett throws a body punch but Young moves out of range. Sackett swings away with a leg kick that misses. Sackett tries a low kick but Young avoids it. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Young manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sackett on his heels. He'll look to pass Sackett's guard now, I'm sure. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Young forces his way into half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ha Young will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sackett wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance. Sackett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sackett somewhat. Sackett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Young. Sackett lands a body shot.
Sackett misses the shot to the body. A big left from Young misses. Sackett is looking to clinch. Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett. Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range. 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 Young has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Young and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. A big right from Sackett misses. Sackett is looking to wear down Young with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Sackett looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely. Sackett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Young does a little dance to reset his feet. Young misses the shot to the body. Sackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Young rushes Sackett and presses him up against the cage. Sackett is looking to take this one to the mat. Young lands a hook to the side of the head. Sackett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Young pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Regal Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sackett swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young misses with a hook. Sackett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Young fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sackett is out of range. Sackett looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range. Sackett feints and then cracks Young's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Young down. Young avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Sackett pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch. Sackett wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Young pressing his opponent against the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sackett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young is looking for a takedown. Young prevents Sackett from breaking the clinch. Young misses with a short punch on the inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by Young. Young is trying to break the clinch but Sackett has him pressed against the cage. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Young as Sackett tries to tie him up. Sackett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Young gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Young prevents a body shot from Sackett. Sackett misses with some punches.
Sackett tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Young is trying to break the clinch but Sackett has him pressed against the cage. Sackett tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Young is defending well against a takedown attempt. Sackett tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sackett tries for a takedown but Young manages to get underhooks.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside. Young drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sackett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short left from Young. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sackett working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action! Young turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Young manages to end up in side control. Sackett on the wrong end of some ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Regal Sackett will probably get the nod. That's time! Sackett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Young scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Young keeps the fight on the outside. Young shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Young throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Young thows a huge punch but Sackett dodges it nicely.
Sackett is defending against the submission attempts here by Young.
Young thows a huge punch but Sackett dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sackett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Sackett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Young winds up and cracks Sackett with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Young lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Young thows a huge punch but Sackett dodges it nicely.
Young has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Sackett is not content to let Young control the position. Young thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sackett's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Young sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sackett defending well though. Sackett is refusing to be controlled, as Young sits in half guard. Young lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Young landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Young is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Young working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sackett is rocked! Young lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Sackett! More strikes land and this one is all over! Young jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ha Young!
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