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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esquiva Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nolan Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esquiva Falcao!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sackett circles away quickly and effectively.
Sackett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Sackett misses the jab.
Falcao throws a big counter head kick but Sackett avoids it with no problem.
Falcao has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sackett is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Falcao is out of range.
Esquiva Falcao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Falcao lands a slapping body shot.
Sackett misses with a lunging right hand
and Falcao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sackett's knee momentarily.
Falcao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sackett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Falcao.
Sackett looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Falcao looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Falcao walks into a stiff left hand from Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sackett has time to react.
Sackett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Falcao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sackett is looking to slow Falcao down with leg kicks.
Falcao just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Falcao tries a head kick but it misses.
Sackett misses with an uppercut
and Falcao counters with an outside leg kick.
Falcao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sackett circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Sackett is predictable there
and Falcao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sackett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Falcao circles away quickly and effectively.
Falcao lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
A good leg kick by Falcao.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
Falcao walks into a stiff left hand from Sackett.
Sackett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Falcao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Falcao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch but Falcao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Falcao feints a jab promting Sackett to slip. Falcao then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sackett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Falcao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Falcao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Falcao throws a head kick that half lands.
Falcao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sackett has time to react.
Falcao's corner calls for a 1-2. Falcao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Falcao scores with a spinning back kick!
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Falcao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett clinches up with Falcao and pushes him back against the cage.
Falcao lands an uppercut.
Falcao struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
Sackett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sackett misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Falcao moves out of range of the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Falcao.
Falcao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sackett walks into a straight right hand from Falcao.
Sackett moves in looking to clinch but Falcao pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esquiva Falcao dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Falcao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Falcao takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses
and Falcao counters with a nice uppercut.
Falcao drops Sackett with a beautiful combination! Sackett stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Falcao is looking for the KO!
Falcao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sackett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Falcao - the referee stops the clock and Sackett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Falcao. Sackett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Falcao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falcao lands with a cross.
Falcao throws a poor cross that misses
and Sackett counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Falcao misses.
Sackett appears to be looking for a big counter.
Falcao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sackett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
Sackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Falcao's elbow.
Falcao misses with some punches.
Falcao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Falcao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Falcao blocks an uppercut.
Falcao holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Falcao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Sackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Falcao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sacketts head.
Falcao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sackett misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao manages to break the clinch.
Falcao swings widly with a right hand
and Sackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a kick to the body.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Falcao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
Sackett connects with a body shot that sends Falcao's belly button to the back.
Falcao misses with a looping right.
Sackett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falcao.
Sackett connects with an inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Falcao.
A low kick from Sackett is predictable there
and Falcao counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao misses with a wild body shot.
As Falcao backs away, Sackett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Falcao sees coming a mile off.
Falcao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sackett went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sackett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Falcao jabs Sackett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Falcao lands a jab to the head.
Falcao keeps the fight on the outside.
Sackett throws a leg kick which misses Falcao's front leg but catches the back leg as Falcao tries to avoid it.
Falcao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sackett looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Falcao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sackett is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falcao.
Falcao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Falcao misses.
Falcao tries a head kick but it misses.
Sackett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Falcao cracks Sackett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Sackett.
Sackett lands a big uppercut and Falcao crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Falcao looks OK. Sackett waves Falcao back to his feet!
Falcao is rocked!
It looks like Esquiva Falcao has been cut.
Jab, jab by Falcao - just one landing.
Falcao is still on wobbly legs! Can Sackett finish him?
Falcao looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sackett lands a right hand from hell, dropping Falcao. Sackett pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nolan Sackett!
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