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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett has chosen She Hates Me as his entrance music. Michael Corleone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Corleone !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corleone manages to avoid it.
Corleone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Corleone .
It looks like Logan Sackett has been cut.
Corleone throws an elbow that misses.
Sackett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Corleone pushes off an throws an elbow but Sackett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sackett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Corleone working Sackett over with knees to the body.
Corleone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Corleone avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Sackett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Corleone throws an elbow but misses.
Sackett takes a knee right on the jaw!
That has opened up Logan Sackett's cut even more.
Sackett tries a body shot but Corleone blocks it.
Corleone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee 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!
Sackett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sackett tries to work over Corleone 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sackett.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sackett avoids it.
Sackett is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Corleone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sackett blocks the elbow strike.
Corleone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Corleone lands a good knee to the midsection. Sackett won't want to take too many of those.
Sackett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sackett jumps guard but Corleone stands there with Sackett around his waist. Sackett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Corleone throws an elbow that misses.
Sackett struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
Sackett pulls Corleone into guard.
Corleone is stalling in the full guard.
Sackett has a closed guard, preventing Corleone from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Corleone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sackett's guard.
Michael Corleone has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sackett cracks a nice hook into Corleone 's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sackett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sackett misses with the combination.
Corleone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Corleone tries to clinch up.
Corleone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Corleone delivers a nice body kick.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
Sackett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corleone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sackett is out of range and Corleone settles back down.
Corleone wants to slow Sackett down by chopping away at his legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Sackett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sackett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a series of wild punches.
Sackett thows a body shot but no joy.
Corleone doesn't manage to clinch there - Sackett circles away.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch but Sackett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corleone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sackett takes a step back to recover.
Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corleone misses with a low kick.
Corleone slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Corleone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Corleone tried to score with a low kick but Sackett checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Corleone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Logan Sackett's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Corleone tries a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Corleone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Corleone throws an elbow but it misses.
Corleone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sackett.
A bit of stalling here from Sackett.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Corleone avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Sackett is leaning against Corleone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone missing with knees to the body.
Sackett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Corleone looking to throw knees to the head but Sackett is blocking nicely.
Corleone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sackett is defending well for now.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sackett.
Michael Corleone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sackett pulls Corleone into guard.
Sackett keeping moving, preventing Corleone from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corleone wants to stand but Sackett has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Corleone won't allow Sackett to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael Corleone has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Logan Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
A combination from Sackett does no damage.
Corleone connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Corleone throws a low kick, looking for Sackett's leg but Sackett calmly moves out of range.
Sackett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Corleone .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Sackett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Corleone .
Michael Corleone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Corleone sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone throws a leg kick but Sackett checks it.
Corleone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Sackett tenderised Corleone 's leg. Corleone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Corleone misses with a low kick.
Sackett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Corleone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Corleone .
Corleone is looking to clinch.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but Corleone slips the punch.
Sackett connects with a body shot that sends Corleone 's belly button to the back.
Logan Sackett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corleone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but Corleone moves his leg out of the way.
Sackett tries to bum rush Corleone with a series of wild strikes but Corleone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Corleone moves out of range.
Corleone lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone delivers a nice body kick.
Corleone throws a chopping leg kick but Sackett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick from Corleone misses.
Corleone is looking to clinch but Sackett is avoiding it.
Corleone is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett scores with a push kick.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Corleone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sackett's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Logan Sackett's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sackett scores with a nice strike.
Corleone is looking to clinch but Sackett is avoiding it.
Corleone moves in looking to clinch but Sackett pushes him off.
Corleone slips a jab from Sackett.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sackett.
Nice takedown defense from Corleone . No joy for Sackett on that attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett dives in and grabs Corleone 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Corleone pushes down on Sackett's head and hops out.
Corleone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corleone . Corleone obviously looking to wear him down.
Corleone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Corleone misses with a low kick.
Sackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Corleone moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Corleone misses with a leg kick.
Sackett looks to land a combination but Corleone avoids it well.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corleone .
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Corleone 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 Sackett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sackett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Corleone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Some bone on bone action there as Sackett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No joy there for Sackett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Corleone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sackett closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Corleone quickly recovers to half guard.
Corleone desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sackett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Corleone wants to improve his position but Sackett is controlling well.
Corleone is trying to stand back up but Sackett is controlling him
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett thows a huge punch but Corleone dodges it nicely.
Sackett thows a huge punch but Corleone dodges it nicely.
Sackett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Corleone is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sackett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Corleone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Corleone is in trouble now - Sackett has advanced to mount!
Sackett dominating with strikes here.
Sackett throws a wild left hand from mount and Corleone manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Sackett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Corleone manages to get to full guard.
Corleone 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.
That's four 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!
Corleone pulls Sackett in close to prevent any damage.
Sackett throws an elbow that misses. Corleone uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sackett's guard. Nice move by Corleone !
Corleone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sackett's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corleone wants to stand but Sackett is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Sackett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sackett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Sackett!
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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