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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Riccuito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flagon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: RATM: Killing in the Name. This should be a great matchup!
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210 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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216 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Riccuito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flagon Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Riccuito lands.
An inside leg kick from Sackett misses.
Riccuito checks a leg kick nicely.
Sackett misses with a low kick as Riccuito jumps back.
Riccuito misses with a body kick.
Flagon Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riccuito throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sackett.
We've been told by Riccuito's head coaches at The Cooker that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Riccuito is looking for a counter combo.
Riccuito moves into the clinch.
Sackett managing to block the knees to the body from Riccuito.
Riccuito misses with a body punch.
Riccuito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Riccuito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
Riccuito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riccuito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riccuito scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riccuito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sacketts head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito blocks an uppercut.
Sackett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riccuito.
Sackett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Riccuito creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riccuito.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Riccuito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riccuito working aggressively here.
Riccuito lands a knee to the body.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riccuito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett pushes Riccuito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riccuito blocking some punches.
Riccuito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
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 fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Riccuito blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Knees to the body from Riccuito.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riccuito lands a nice uppercut.
Riccuito slows down the pace here.
Riccuito lands with a short shot to the head.
Sackett blocks the elbow strike.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Riccuito avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riccuito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Riccuito avoiding damage.
Sackett is working Riccuito over against the cage.
A knee to the head by Riccuito.
It looks like Flagon Sackett has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Knees to the body from Riccuito.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Riccuito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Riccuito comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Riccuito tries to land knees in the clinch but Sackett avoids the damage to the body.
Riccuito gets through Sackett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sackett struggles to land a body shot inside as Riccuito controls his hands.
Riccuito tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riccuito looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riccuito taking a breather.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Riccuito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riccuito pushes off an throws an elbow but Sackett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riccuito working Sackett over with knees to the body.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands with a short shot to the head.
Sackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riccuito is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sackett is keeping busy.
Riccuito looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riccuito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Riccuito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sacketts head.
Riccuito lands an elbow that stopped Sackett in his tracks for a moment.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Riccuito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riccuito unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sackett looks winded!
Riccuito lands a knee to the body.
Riccuito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riccuito lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Flagon Sackett's cut even more.
Riccuito lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Riccuito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flagon Sackett's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Riccuito scores with a sloppy right hand. Sackett should have avoided that one.
Riccuito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Riccuito - that will leave a mark!
Riccuito cracks Sackett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Riccuito.
Sackett has Riccuito up against the cage in a clinch.
Riccuito crunches a lovely knee into Sackett's ribcage.
Mark Riccuito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Riccuito.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Riccuito.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sackett is breathing heavily.
Riccuito slows down the pace here.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Riccuito avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito slows down the pace here.
Riccuito blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Riccuito.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sackett.
Riccuito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riccuito lands a knee to the head.
Sackett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riccuito looking to throw knees to the head but Sackett is blocking nicely.
Riccuito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sackett avoiding damage as Riccuito throws knees to the body.
Riccuito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sackett can do to turn this around?
Riccuito landing knees to the head.
The cut above Flagon Sackett's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Riccuito lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito tries to stall but Sackett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riccuito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Riccuito lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett dodges an elbow strike from Riccuito.
Riccuito lands an uppercut.
Sackett is working Riccuito over against the cage.
Riccuito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riccuito lands a left hand.
Sackett is rocked!
Sackett tries a body shot but Riccuito blocks it.
A body shot lands from Sackett.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Riccuito.
Riccuito blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Nice body punch from Riccuito.
Sackett takes an elbow to the temple.
Riccuito gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flagon Sackett's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Riccuito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sackett is still on wobbly legs! Can Riccuito finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Flagon Sackett's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Riccuito!
Mark Riccuito retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Mark Riccuito thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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