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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gurgen Davidyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macon Sackett has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gurgen Davidyan's chin.
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gurgen Davidyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Macon Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Davidyan.
Davidyan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Davidyan throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
Sackett checks the leg kick nicely there.
A shot to the liver by Sackett. Beautiful body shot.
Sackett throws an off balance right hand
and Davidyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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.
Davidyan scores with a nice strike.
Davidyan misses with a leg kick
letting Sackett counter with a right hand.
Sackett misses with an uppercut
and Davidyan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Davidyan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davidyan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sackett throws a body punch but Davidyan moves out of range.
Davidyan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sackett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davidyan.
Davidyan scores with a nice body kick.
Davidyan throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett takes a swing at Davidyan's ribcage but misses.
Sackett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Davidyan under the eye.
Davidyan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Davidyan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like Sackett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sackett misses with a body shot
and Davidyan counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett lands a glancing blow to the side of Davidyan's head.
Sackett clinches with his opponent.
Davidyan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Sackett lands a hook that snaps the head of Davidyan backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Davidyan blocks an uppercut.
Davidyan working aggressively here.
Sackett pushes Davidyan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Davidyan fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davidyan.
Davidyan has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Sackett jumps into guard, dragging Davidyan to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sackett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davidyan's guard.
Davidyan wants to get back to his feet but Sackett is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sackett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davidyan is pulling down on Sackett's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throwing strikes from guard but Davidyan blocks nicely.
Davidyan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Davidyan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sackett.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sackett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sackett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davidyan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackett looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davidyan.
Davidyan tries to clinch there but Sackett circles away.
Davidyan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Davidyan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davidyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davidyan.
Davidyan swats away the attempt to clinch by Sackett.
A lazy body kick from Sackett
and Davidyan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Davidyan.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sackett throws the left hand but Davidyan avoids the punch easily.
Sackett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Davidyan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Davidyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davidyan fakes the leg kick and cracks Sackett in the body.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davidyan swings widly with a right hand
and Sackett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sackett is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Macon Sackett will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sackett misses with a leg kick
and Davidyan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sackett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Macon Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Davidyan misses with a body punch
and Sackett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davidyan stuns Sackett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sackett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davidyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sackett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davidyan.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davidyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Davidyan is out of range.
Gurgen Davidyan is winning the standup battle so far.
Davidyan takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davidyan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davidyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davidyan is looking to counter punch.
Davidyan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Davidyan moved out of range.
Davidyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
Davidyan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Davidyan moves into the clinch successfully.
Davidyan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Davidyan.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Davidyan lands a nice uppercut.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Davidyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davidyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davidyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davidyan misses with a body punch.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Macon Sackett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davidyan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Davidyan.
Sackett works on Davidyan's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is trying to pull guard but Davidyan has him pressed against the cage.
Davidyan lands a hook that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Davidyan.
Sackett ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sackett no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davidyan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davidyan preventing the sweep.
Sackett is still trying to improve position.
Davidyan sitting in guard here, content to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sackett holds on and takes a little breather.
Davidyan trying to control but Sackett is working from the bottom.
Davidyan stays in close to Sackett's body and controls the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Davidyan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davidyan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Davidyan scores with a punch to the head.
Sackett lands a lovely overhand right.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Davidyan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donk. Sackett catches Davidyan right on the button with a cross.
Davidyan misses the jab.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Davidyan moved out of range.
Davidyan throwing a counter right hand but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sackett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davidyan keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davidyan, pushing him back against the cage.
Sackett lands with a right to the head.
Davidyan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett tries to stall but Davidyan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sackett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Sackett.
Davidyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Davidyan takes a shot to the head.
Davidyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davidyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
Sackett tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davidyan smiles and moves away.
Sackett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macon Sackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Davidyan missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davidyan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Davidyan throws a chopping leg kick but Sackett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Davidyan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
Sackett scores with a nice right hand.
Davidyan misses the shot to the body.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Davidyan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Davidyan ducks right into an uppercut from Sackett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Davidyan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Sackett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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 Davidyan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davidyan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Sackett.
Davidyan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sackett connects with a looping right hand.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Davidyan ducks down to avoid it.
Sackett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Davidyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Davidyan tries to move into range but Sackett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Davidyan jabs Sackett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sackett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Davidyan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sackett moves out of range as Davidyan throws a body kick.
Good shot there by Sackett.
Davidyan throws a sloppy head kick and Sackett moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Davidyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
Sackett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Davidyan.
Sackett cracks Davidyan with a good jab.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davidyan. That did some damage!
Davidyan instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett cracks Davidyan with a nice body shot.
Davidyan tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davidyan works on Sackett's body with a couple of short punches.
Sackett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Davidyan can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Davidyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davidyan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett lands a hook that snaps the head of Davidyan backwards.
Sackett is leaning against Davidyan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sackett digs a right hand underneath Davidyan's ribcage. Davidyan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davidyan throws a head punch that misses.
Davidyan throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
Davidyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett stalling in the clinch.
Davidyan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett lands a body punch.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Davidyan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Davidyan lands with a short shot to the head.
Davidyan digs a right hand into Sackett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sackett's gas tank.
Sackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davidyan backwards.
Davidyan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Davidyan can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Davidyan tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Davidyan back against the cage.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davidyan misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Sackett.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Davidyan.
Davidyan swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands a nice shot to the body.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davidyan lands a nice shot to the body.
Davidyan misses with a punch to the body.
Davidyan presses Sackett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Davidyan working aggressively here.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Davidyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
Sackett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Davidyan.
Sackett scores with a shoulder strike.
Gurgen Davidyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sackett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davidyan backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macon Sackett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sackett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Macon Sackett!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Macon Sackett!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Macon Sackett!
Macon Sackett wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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