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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Norman Parke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Parke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Logan Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett is looking to slow Parke down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parke.
Parke blocks a leg kick.
Sackett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Parke is out of range.
Parke tries to clinch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Parke.
Parke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
Parke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Parke off balance momentarily.
Sackett moves away from the strike by Parke.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Parke off balance momentarily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Parke.
Parke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parke lands with a hook. Sackett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Parke throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parke staying out of range there.
Sackett clinches up against the cage.
Sackett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parke has Sackett pressed against the cage.
Sackett lands a nice uppercut.
Sackett is trying to break the clinch but Parke has him pressed against the cage.
Sackett manages to break the clinch.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Parke's leg but Parke calmly moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Parke. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Parke throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parke lands a nice shot that snaps Sackett's head back.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Parke moved away.
Parke just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parke misses with a wild combination.
Sackett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Parke lands with an uppercut that bounces Sackett off the cage and back into range.
Parke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett misses with a lunging right hand
and Parke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Parke content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is trying to maintain the position but Parke is very close to passing his half guard.
Sackett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parke.
Sackett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Parke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Parke is pressing down on Sackett's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sackett is holding on for now.
Sackett is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Parke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Parke's back!
Parke tries to escape the position.
Parke staying busy and making it hard for Sackett to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parke can't escape the position.
Parke trying to control the hands but Sackett won't let him.
Parke breaks Sackett's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sackett looking for a sweep. Not yet Sackett, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sackett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sackett is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parke wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Parke misses with a straight left.
Sackett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Parke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Logan Sackett will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Parke throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
Parke misses with a double jab.
Parke lands a nice shot that snaps Sackett's head back.
Sackett wants to clinch up but Parke keeps it at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Parke's calf.
Sackett throws a jab when Parke was well out of range.
Parke throws a body shot but no joy.
Parke misses with a straight left.
Parke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sackett swats away the attempt to clinch by Parke.
Parke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
Logan Sackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some bone on bone action there as Parke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Parke scores with a punch to the head.
Sackett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sackett blocks a jab.
Parke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sackett moves into the clinch.
Parke has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parke scores with a shot to the side of Sackett's head.
Sackett scores with a shoulder strike.
Parke holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parke tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Parke uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sackett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sackett lands a nice uppercut.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Sackett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sackett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sackett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parke tries to close the distance and clinch but Sackett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sackett as he jumps to the side.
Parke moves into the clinch.
Parke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sackett.
Parke tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Parke back against the cage.
Parke lands a left hand.
Sackett breaks the clinch.
Parke scores with a sloppy right hand. Sackett should have avoided that one.
Sackett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Parke blocks a leg kick.
Sackett tests Parke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parke scores with a sloppy right hand. Sackett should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parke throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
Parke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sackett tries to clinch but Parke is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sackett tries to clinch but Parke moves out of range.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Parke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Parke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Logan Sackett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sackett 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.
A shot to the liver by Parke. Beautiful body shot.
Parke with a nice cross.
Parke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sackett sprawls well. Sackett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Parke gets slowly back to his feet.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Parke if he has to take too many more of those.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Parke is able to avoid easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sackett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid body kick from Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parke lands a head shot.
Parke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sackett counters by moving into the clinch.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike.
Parke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sackett lands an uppercut.
Parke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Parke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sackett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Parke stalling against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sackett.
Logan Sackett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Parke looking to stall.
Parke lands a nice uppercut.
That's two 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!
Sackett lands with a left to the head.
Parke has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Parke leaning his opponent against the cage.
Parke misses with a punch on the inside.
Parke throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sackett.
Sackett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parke.
Sackett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sackett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parke throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Parke does it's job there.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parke's sensitive parts.
Sackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parke's sensitive parts.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Parke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sackett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Parke lands a nice shot to the body.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Parke's leg but Parke calmly moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Parke just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Sackett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Sackett.
Sackett throws a push kick but Parke slaps the foot to one side.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Parke throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Sackett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parke is trying to maintain a safe position but Sackett gets an underhook and turns Parke into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and Parke counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sackett won't be happy with that.
Sackett tries to bench press Parke off him but Parke keeps the position.
Sackett sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sackett really 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.
Sackett swats away the attempt to clinch by Parke.
Parke checks a leg kick nicely.
Parke closes the distance and clinches up with Sackett, looking for a takedown. Parke pushes Sackett against the cage but Sackett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
A combination from Parke does no damage.
Parke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parke throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but Parke saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Parke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sackett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
Sackett throws a push kick but Parke slaps the foot to one side.
Sackett closes the distance and clinches.
Parke throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Parke has Sackett pushed against the cage.
Parke is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Parke.
Parke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Sackett.
Parke drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sackett pulls his leg out and moves away.
Parke throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sackett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Parke.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norman Parke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Parke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parke darts in looking for a takedown but Sackett gets double underhooks and turns Parke into the cage.
Parke lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett misses with a knee strike.
Sackett lands a nice uppercut.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parke has Sackett pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sackett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parke backwards.
Parke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parke lands a body punch.
Sackett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sackett wants to land a leg kick but Parke is out of range.
Parke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Parke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sackett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parke, pushing him back against the cage.
Parke prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Parke takes a step back to recover.
Parke works Sackett's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett wants to slow Parke down by chopping away at his legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sackett.
Parke misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sackett feints and then cracks Parke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parke down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parke's sensitive parts.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sackett dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sackett cracks Parke with an open hand slap.
A good leg kick by Sackett.
Sackett rushes Parke and presses him up against the cage.
Parke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Parke.
Sackett breaks from the clinch.
Parke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Parke's calf.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Parke is defended easily by Sackett.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Logan Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parke misses with a lunging right hand
and Sackett counters by moving into the clinch.
Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parke connects with the punch.
Sackett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but Parke slips the punch.
Sackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Parke swinging wildly here.
Parke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Parke.
Nice uppercut there from Sackett.
Sackett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Parke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parke misses with a double jab
and Sackett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sackett.
Sackett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkes head.
Parke tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick and Parke moves out of range easily.
Sackett misses the jab.
Jab by Sackett.
Sackett throws a push kick but Parke slaps the foot to one side.
Parke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Sackett.
Sackett doesn't manage to clinch there - Parke circles away.
Parke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett throws a front kick aimed at Parke's knee but Parke avoids it well.
Sackett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Parke lands a nice shot that snaps Sackett's head back.
Sackett lands with a hook. Parke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sackett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sackett misses with a right hand
and Parke counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Parke.
Parke landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett pulls Parke in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parke trying to control the position from guard on top but Sackett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norman Parke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sackett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sackett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parke moves into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Parke holds on and takes a little breather.
Sackett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Sackett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sackett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Sackett! Logan Sackett retains his lightweight title!
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