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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oh Yeah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeah comes to the cage accompanied by Cannibal Corpse - Blood Drenched Execution. Nolan Sackett has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Oh Yeah's chin.
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191 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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182 cm
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200 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oh Yeah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nolan Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yeah misses the shot to the body.
Nolan Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body
and Yeah counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yeah.
Yeah won't allow Sackett to sweep him here.
Sackett seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sackett is trying to control the position but Yeah postures up.
Yeah engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sackett looking for a sweep. Not yet Sackett, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sackett is on top in guard.
Yeah wants to sweep but no luck.
Yeah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yeah seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yeah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sackett has managed to get both his arms back between Yeah's legs - danger averted.
Sackett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sackett throwing strikes from guard but Yeah blocks nicely.
Yeah wants to sweep but no luck.
Sackett controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yeah is trying to control the position but Sackett postures up.
Sackett trying to control but Yeah is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yeah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sackett.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yeah misses with a body shot.
Yeah throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sackett! But no joy.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Yeah saw that one coming.
Sackett misses the jab.
Sackett blocks the body kick.
Yeah moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
Sackett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yeah throws a shot to the body.
Sackett scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Oh Yeah has been cut.
Sackett connects with the punch.
Yeah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Sackett steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Yeah lands a nice hook to Sackett's body. Sackett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett moves forwards but Yeah connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Yeah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick
and Yeah counters with a shoot takedown. Sackett fights it but they end up in guard.
Sackett is trying to keep Yeah in close.
Sackett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yeah's guard.
Sackett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yeah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yeah has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sackett has passed into side control.
Sackett is working Yeah over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sackett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yeah regains half guard.
Sackett thows a huge punch but Yeah dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeah is staying active underneath Sackett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yeah tries to get to full guard but Sackett has control of the leg.
Sackett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sackett wants to free his trapped foot but Yeah is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sackett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yeah defending well though.
Sackett working over Yeah with some ground and pound. Yeah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sackett is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sackett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett lands a big shot there that rocks Yeah but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nolan Sackett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oh Yeah's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yeah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yeah is looking to wear down Sackett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sackett drives through and clinches with Yeah against the cage.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yeah jumps guard but Sackett stands there with Yeah around his waist. Yeah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sackett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sackett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yeah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yeah is working for takedown but Sackett is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yeah trying to control the position but instead, Sackett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yeah into the cage.
Sackett lands with a left to the head.
Jeez, Oh Yeah's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeah blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Yeah blocks an uppercut.
Sackett blocking some punches.
Yeah is working Sackett over against the cage.
Sackett tries to land knees in the clinch but Yeah avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeah prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Yeah fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oh Yeah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yeah blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Yeah tries to score a body lock takedown but Sackett shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sackett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sackett is working Yeah over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sackett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sackett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sackett lands with a light punch inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Oh Yeah's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nolan Sackett! Nolan Sackett retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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