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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remi Highjack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flagon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Highjack's entrance music is The Outsider - A Perfect Circle. A fine choice. Sackett is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by RATM: Killing in the Name. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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216 lbs
25 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Remi Highjack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flagon Sackett!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Highjack motions for Sackett to come forward. Highjack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Flagon Sackett has been cut.
Sackett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Highjack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sackett tries a quick counter leg kick but Highjack is wise to it.
Highjack connects with a nice looking jab.
Highjack is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
Highjack lands a jab to the head.
Sackett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Highjack scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sackett doesn't seem bothered though.
Sackett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Highjack.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Highjack looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Sackett misses.
Highjack lands a slapping body shot.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Highjack's leg but Highjack calmly moves out of range.
Crunch! Highjack slams his shin into Sackett's torso.
Sackett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Highjack falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sackett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sackett thuds a left hand into Highjack's body.
Highjack misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Highjack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Highjack doesn't seem bothered though.
Sackett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Highjack makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sackett really felt that one!
Sackett looks to land a body kick but Highjack moved away.
Highjack went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Highjack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Highjack swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Highjack loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Highjack throws a solid leg kick but Sackett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Highjack.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Highjack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett misses with a leg kick
and Highjack counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sackett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highjack throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Highjack throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Highjack.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Sackett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sackett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sackett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Highjack's hands.
Sloppy strikes from Highjack. Those never looked like landing.
Remi Highjack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Highjack is looking to chop away at Sackett's legs.
Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Highjack connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Highjack.
Highjack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Highjack.
Highjack 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.
Highjack on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sackett misses with a right hand
and Highjack counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sackett's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Highjack misses with a body shot.
Highjack has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sackett.
Highjack is breathing heavily.
Sackett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Highjack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remi Highjack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flagon Sackett's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Highjack takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Highjack on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sackett might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Highjack has got the better of the exchanges.
Highjack digs a good body shot into Sackett's ribs.
Sackett is looking to score with low kicks.
Highjack throws a chopping leg kick but Sackett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Highjack off balance momentarily.
Highjack misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett slips under a jab.
Sackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Highjack was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sackett is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Highjack rather than just go for the knockout.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Highjack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett scores with a spinning back kick!
Sackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Remi Highjack is winning the standup battle so far.
Highjack slips under a jab.
Highjack is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sackett throws a front kick aimed at Highjack's knee but Highjack avoids it well.
Sackett moves out of range as Highjack strikes.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sackett moves away from the strike by Highjack.
Highjack just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Highjack off balance momentarily.
Sackett throws a head kick but Highjack moves out of range.
Highjack motions for Sackett to come forward. Highjack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Highjack avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Highjack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sackett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Highjack.
Highjack throws a lazy head kick
and Sackett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highjack scores with a nice right hand.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Highjack.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Highjack moved away.
Highjack throws a shot to the body.
Highjack throws the kick towards the body but Sackett avoids it.
Nice body kick from Sackett.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Highjack checks a low kick from Sackett.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Highjack has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Highjack's head but Highjack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Highjack.
Sackett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Highjack is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Highjack.
Sackett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Highjack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
A head kick misses from Highjack.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Highjack checks a leg kick.
Highjack feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sacketts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Highjack throws a leg kick but Sackett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Highjack misses with an uppercut.
Sackett doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A cross from Sackett lands.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flagon Sackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Sackett lands the left hand.
Highjack walks into a jab.
Highjack keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Highjack cracks the inside of Sackett's front leg.
Sackett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Highjack steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Highjack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sackett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Highjack appears to be looking for a big counter.
Highjack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sackett counters with a nice right hand that sends Highjack toppling to the canvas! Highjack scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sackett finish him?!
Highjack is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Highjack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick by Sackett - that's a beauty! Highjack is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Sackett can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Flagon Sackett!
Flagon Sackett gave a mention to GREEN!160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Remi Highjack stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn... I am disappointed in myself obviously but Sackett and Mr Clean are a helluva tea. Congrats you dish washing bastard.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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