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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tully Blanchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordecai Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tully Blanchard!
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, Mordecai Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett scores with a jab.
Sackett throws a right hand that misses
and Blanchard counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blanchard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sackett throws a leg kick
letting Blanchard counter with a right hand.
Blanchard scores with the left hand. Sackett knows he should have avoided that one.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blanchard's calf.
Sackett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blanchard misses the jab.
Blanchard lands a jab to the head.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanchard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Sackett does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanchard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett lands a head kick!
Sackett has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Blanchard throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blanchard.
Blanchard misses with an uppercut.
Blanchard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett slips under a jab.
Sackett thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
Sackett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blanchard checks a leg kick.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blanchard looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Sackett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blanchard throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Sackett wants to clinch up but Blanchard keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Sackett misses.
Blanchard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sackett in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Blanchard is out of range.
Sackett moves out of range as Blanchard strikes.
Sackett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blanchard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blanchard slips under a jab from Sackett.
A little feinted left hand from Blanchard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanchard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett throws a leg kick which misses Blanchard's front leg but catches the back leg as Blanchard tries to avoid it.
Nice cross by Blanchard.
Blanchard throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Blanchard there.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blanchard.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Blanchard keeps the fight on the outside.
Sackett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sackett thumps Blanchard with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blanchard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blanchard misses with an uppercut.
Blanchard checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Blanchard misses the target.
Blanchard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Blanchard off balance momentarily.
Sackett has managed to clinch.
Blanchard blocking some punches.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blanchard prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a body punch.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Blanchard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blanchard letting Sackett take a breather here.
Blanchard wants to take the fight to the mat but Sackett manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard blocking some punches.
Blanchard tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sackett gets underhooks to prevent Blanchard's takedown attempt.
Sackett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sackett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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 misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett can't find room to land a body shot as Blanchard controls the action.
Blanchard prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Blanchard tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tully Blanchard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sackett blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Blanchard fails to land.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Blanchard is working for takedown but Sackett is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sackett prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sackett slips a straight right by Blanchard.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Blanchard is out of range.
Blanchard misses with a hook
enabling Sackett to counter with a crisp jab.
Blanchard misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Sackett wants to counter with a clinch but Blanchard pushes him away.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blanchard moves away.
It looked like Blanchard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blanchard misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Sackett.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sackett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blanchard if he has to take too many more of those.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanchard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blanchard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Sackett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blanchard, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett tries to work over Blanchard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blanchard is trying to drag Sackett to the mat but Sackett just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A hook to the body from Blanchard.
Blanchard prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Blanchard gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Blanchard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sackett keeping moving, preventing Blanchard from controlling successfully.
Blanchard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blanchard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard trying to control but Sackett is working from the bottom.
Sackett being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard takes one to the side of the head.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blanchard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sackett.
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blanchard moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Sackett misses.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blanchard throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Blanchard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Blanchard's leg but Blanchard calmly moves out of range.
Sackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Sackett is looking to slow Blanchard down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Blanchard walks into a straight right hand from Sackett.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blanchard.
Blanchard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett looks to land a body kick but Blanchard moved away.
Blanchard tries to counter with a takedown but Sackett is quick to defend against it.
Sackett throws a low kick but Blanchard moves out of range easily.
Blanchard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blanchard sets himself, and Sackett steps forward looking for the clinch! Blanchard avoids it this time.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett connects with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Blanchard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sackett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blanchard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A good leg kick by Sackett.
Sackett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sackett moves into range and clinches up with Blanchard.
Sackett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blanchard backwards.
Blanchard working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blanchard is looking for a takedown.
Blanchard manages to break the clinch.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blanchard lands a lovely overhand right.
Blanchard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donk. Blanchard catches Sackett right on the button with a cross.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Blanchard.
Sackett wants to counter the offense by Blanchard and move into the clinch position.
Sackett lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanchard misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blanchard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sackett.
Blanchard throws a shot from downtown. Sackett moves away and avoids it.
Blanchard looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Blanchard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blanchard's sensitive parts.
Sackett lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blanchard will feel that in the morning.
Blanchard throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Sackett misses.
Blanchard tries to counter with a takedown but Sackett is quick to defend against it.
Blanchard throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blanchard.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blanchard throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Blanchard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blanchard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Blanchard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Blanchard throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Sackett steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blanchard.
Blanchard throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blanchard throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blanchard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Sackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blanchard looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett throws a leg kick which misses Blanchard's front leg but catches the back leg as Blanchard tries to avoid it.
Sackett is looking to slow Blanchard down with leg kicks.
Blanchard scores with a hook to the body. Sackett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Sackett.
Blanchard swings widly with a right hand
and Sackett counters with a straight right hand.
Blanchard swings widly with a right hand
and Sackett counters with a leg kick.
Blanchard looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blanchard.
Sackett scores with a nice body kick.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Blanchard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blanchard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sackett finds it's way round the side to connect with Blanchard's head.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blanchard swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Blanchard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Blanchard's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Blanchard throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Blanchard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Blanchard attempts a counter takedown but Sackett avoids it well and moves away.
Blanchard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Blanchard throws a shot from downtown. Sackett moves away and avoids it.
Blanchard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blanchard throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett closes the distance but Blanchard moves to the side
and Blanchard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sackett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mordecai Sackett just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blanchard loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Blanchard throws a shot from downtown. Sackett moves away and avoids it.
Sackett thumps Blanchard with a low kick.
Sackett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blanchard blocking some punches.
Blanchard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sackett presses Blanchard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sackett.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Blanchard takes a shot to the head.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blanchard gets through Sackett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blanchard.
Sackett pushes Blanchard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Blanchard blocking some punches.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Blanchard avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sackett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blanchard backwards.
Blanchard is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Oh Blanchard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanchard.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Blanchard.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Blanchard blocking some punches.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Blanchard.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blanchard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sackett gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blanchard working aggressively here.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Blanchard blocking some punches.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett has Blanchard pressed against the cage, preventing Blanchard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanchard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blanchard.
A left hand lands to the body for Sackett.
Blanchard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanchard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Blanchard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blanchard seems to have got his legs back now.
A bit of stalling here from Sackett.
Sackett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sackett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blanchard blocking some punches.
Blanchard tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tully Blanchard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blanchard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sackett gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Blanchard's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Blanchard drops to his knees and Sackett pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mordecai Sackett!
Mordecai Sackett is the new welterweight champion!
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