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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flagon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavius Odoacer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by RATM: Killing in the Name. Odoacer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Entrance of the Gladiator. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 cm
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216 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
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185 cm
27
220 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flagon Sackett! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Flavius Odoacer! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A solid leg kick lands there for Sackett.
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Odoacer throws out the jab. Odoacer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett tries to clinch there but Odoacer circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Odoacer! But no joy. Odoacer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily. Sackett cracks the inside of Odoacer's front leg. Sackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sackett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo Vegas in the buildup to the fight. Odoacer works the jab nicely. Odoacer loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch. Sackett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Odoacer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Odoacer blocks a low kick nicely. Odoacer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sackett circles away quickly and effectively. Odoacer lands a nice shot to the body.
Sackett slips under a jab from Odoacer. Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Sackett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Odoacer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Flagon Sackett has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Odoacer. Odoacer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Sackett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Odoacer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Sackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Odoacer is able to avoid easily. Sackett fails in his attempt to clinch. Sackett swings and misses with a shot to the body and Odoacer counters with a nice body shot. Sackett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Sackett lands with a right to the head. Odoacer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett. A nice right hand lands inside from Odoacer. Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Odoacer can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Odoacer scores with an uppercut up the middle. Odoacer misses with a short punch on the inside. Odoacer blocks an uppercut.
Odoacer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Odoacer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Odoacer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside. Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Odoacer.
Odoacer pushes Sackett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Odoacer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Odoacer struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
Odoacer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett. Odoacer struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
Odoacer wants a takedown but no success here.
Odoacer lands a nice shot to the body. Odoacer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Odoacer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Odoacer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sackett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Odoacer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Odoacer has had enough of the clinch but Sackett keeps him there for the moment. Odoacer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Sackett blocking some punches.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Odoacer tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Odoacer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Odoacer trying to stall but Sackett improves his position.
Sackett blocking some punches.
Odoacer blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sackett. Odoacer lands a hook that snaps the head of Sackett backwards. Odoacer is working Sackett over against the cage. Odoacer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Sackett cracks Odoacer with a nice body shot. Odoacer misses with a short punch on the inside. Sackett stops a takedown attempt from Odoacer.
Flagon Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flavius Odoacer. A shot in the inside from Sackett. Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Odoacer.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A left hand lands to the body for Odoacer.
Odoacer lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Odoacer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Odoacer looking for a takedown. Nice body punch from Sackett. Odoacer looks winded! Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut. Sackett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Odoacer takes a shot to the head. Sackett is working Odoacer over against the cage. Sackett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Odoacer backwards. Sackett lands with a light punch inside.
Odoacer is rocked! Odoacer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Odoacer is still on wobbly legs! Can Sackett finish him? Sackett cracks Odoacer with a nice body shot. Sackett throws a head punch that misses. Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Odoacer blocking some punches.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Odoacer. Odoacer blocking some punches.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch. Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses. Sackett throws a head punch that misses. Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Odoacer. A head punch blocked on the inside by Odoacer. A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land. Odoacer seems to have recovered his senses. Odoacer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sacketts head. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A nice left hand lands by Odoacer.
Sackett lands a left hand.
Odoacer working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Odoacer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. 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 Flagon Sackett will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Flagon Sackett's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Odoacer sizes up Sackett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Sackett is looking to land body kicks. It seemed like Odoacer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Odoacer looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range. Odoacer works the jab nicely. Odoacer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Odoacer misses with a straight right. A thudding body kick lands there by Sackett!
Sackett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sackett drops Odoacer with a naaaaasty hook - Odoacer is in real trouble here! Sackett dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flagon Sackett! Flagon Sackett retains his light heavyweight title! After the big win, Flagon Sackett made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. In defeat, Flavius Odoacer stepped up to the mic, saying 'Harrumph! A minor setback on my path to the throne.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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