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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksei Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by Teardrop. Marshal comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ЦельРазгроl kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mordecai Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksei Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sackett counters with a one-two to the body.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but Marshal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett misses with a jab to the body
and Marshal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sackett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marshal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marshal tried to score with a low kick but Sackett checks it.
Sackett jabs at Marshal's body.
Marshal missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marshal throws a head kick that misses.
Marshal lands with a thumping leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Marshal
and Sackett counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marshal.
A big left from Marshal misses.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marshal misses with a low kick.
Sackett is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marshal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marshal connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Sackett slams his shin into Marshal's torso.
Marshal thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
Marshal throws a leg kick that misses.
Marshal throws a sloppy head kick and Sackett moves out of range easily.
Sackett lands an overhand right.
Marshal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marshal ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marshal throws out the jab.
Sackett misses the jab.
Sackett is looking to slow Marshal down with leg kicks.
Sackett swings for the body but Marshal moves out of range.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Marshal.
Marshal looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Marshal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marshal lands with a slapping head kick.
Sackett tests Marshal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Marshal.
Marshal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sackett cracks Marshal with an open hand slap.
A good leg kick by Marshal.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
Sackett connects with a crisp jab.
Marshal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick.
Marshal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
It looks like Sackett has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Marshal tries to move into range but Sackett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Marshal moved out of range.
Sackett lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marshal throws out a counter right but Sackett avoids it with no problem.
Sackett misses with a left hand
and Marshal counters with a body kick.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marshal at a distance.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Marshal's head but Marshal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marshal is trying to counter with his kicks.
Marshal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sackett lands with an uppercut that bounces Marshal off the cage and back into range.
Marshal avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Marshal cracks a nice hook into Sackett's ribs.
Sackett swings for the body but Marshal moves out of range.
Marshal tries to score with a low kick but Sackett moves his leg out of the way.
Sackett swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marshal.
Marshal checks a leg kick.
Marshal throws a leg kick but Sackett moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett blocks the body kick.
Marshal throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marshal checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marshal 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 Sackett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sackett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marshal avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marshal throws a leg kick but Sackett checks it.
Sackett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marshal. That's going to slow Sackett down.
Marshal checks the leg kick.
Marshal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marshal.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Marshal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marshal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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 Mordecai Sackett will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marshal throws a head kick that misses
and Sackett counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marshal in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marshal looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
A solid body kick from Sackett.
Marshal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
Marshal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sackett blocks a leg kick.
Marshal tries a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshal 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.
Marshal takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett scores with a hook to the body. Marshal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marshal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marshal tries to score with a low kick but Sackett moves his leg out of the way.
Marshal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Marshal is predictable there
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Marshal moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
Sackett throws a lazy uppercut
and Marshal counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by Sackett.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marshal.
Sackett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marshal.
Marshal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sackett. That did some damage!
Marshal throws a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Marshal cracks Sackett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshal replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sackett blocks it well.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
Sackett throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marshal follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick from Marshal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshal slips under a jab.
Marshal just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshal darts in and clinches Sackett up against the cage.
Marshal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett presses Marshal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sackett blocking some punches.
Marshal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Marshal.
Sackett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marshal with a jab.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Marshal sees coming a mile off.
Marshal only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sackett throws a body punch but Marshal moves out of range.
Sackett blocks the body kick.
Sackett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Sackett as he connects with a hook.
Marshal throws a solid leg kick but Sackett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marshal.
Sackett throws a leg kick which misses Marshal's front leg but catches the back leg as Marshal tries to avoid it.
Sackett lands a jab to Marshal's midsection.
Sackett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marshal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marshal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sackett moves away from the strike by Marshal.
Nice body punch from Sackett.
Marshal throws a head kick that Sackett semi-blocks.
Marshal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshal misses with a lunging right hand
and Sackett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marshal's calf.
Sackett connects with a body shot that sends Marshal's belly button to the back.
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshal wants to clinch up but Sackett keeps it at a distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A jab lands there for Sackett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marshal.
Marshal tries a head kick but it misses.
Marshal blocks a leg kick.
Marshal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marshal avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett cracks the inside of Marshal's front leg.
Marshal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sackett.
Sackett throws a right hand that misses
and Marshal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marshal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sackett tries a low kick but Marshal avoids it.
Marshal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marshal moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Marshal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mordecai Sackett will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sackett lands a lovely overhand right.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Marshal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marshal feints a counter leg kick.
Marshal throws an off balance right hand
and Sackett counters with an inside leg kick.
Sackett checks a leg kick nicely.
Marshal misses with a body kick.
Sackett looks to throw a body kick
and Marshal counters with a straight right hand.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marshal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sackett's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Sackett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marshal throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.
Marshal misses with a body kick.
Marshal misses with the body kick
and Sackett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sackett throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Marshal counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshal. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Sackett.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Sackett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marshal finds it's way round the side to connect with Sackett's head.
Marshal throws a leg kick that misses.
Sackett appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett moves out of range as Marshal strikes.
Marshal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sackett slips under a jab from Marshal.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
Sackett scores with a body shot.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marshal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marshal misses with a left hand
and Sackett counters with a body kick.
Marshal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshal manages to avoid it.
Sackett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marshal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshal takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Marshal misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Sackett misses the target.
Marshal scores with a body shot.
Marshal checks a leg kick.
Marshal lands a nice shot to the body.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marshal counters with an outside leg kick.
Marshal slips under a jab from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
Marshal walks into a left hand.
Sackett connects with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Marshal. Beautiful body shot.
Mordecai Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marshal.
Marshal walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marshal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sackett throws the left hand but Marshal avoids the punch easily.
Sackett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marshal throws out a leg kick but Sackett moves out of range and Marshal only half commits.
Sackett is looking to chop away at Marshal's legs.
Marshal ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshal moves away.
Sackett avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Sackett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marshal walks into a stiff left hand from Sackett.
Marshal cracks Sackett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sackett lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marshal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal throws a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a thumping low kick.
Marshal checks the leg kick.
Good shot there by Marshal.
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!
Marshal ducks right into an uppercut from Sackett.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marshal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sackett - the referee stops the clock and Marshal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sackett. Marshal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sackett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marshal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sackett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marshal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sackett scoring well with a low kick there.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett fires out a quick counter leg kick but Marshal just manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Sackett.
Sackett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marshal is out of range and Sackett settles back down.
Sackett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marshal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marshal counters with an inside leg kick.
Marshal moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Sackett lands with a nice body punch.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
Marshal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Nice body kick there by Marshal.
Sackett lunges at Marshal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marshal's hand.
Sackett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Marshal checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshal loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Sackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marshal scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett blocks the body kick.
Marshal has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sackett.
Sackett lands with a nice body punch.
Sackett wants to land a leg kick but Marshal is out of range.
A head kick misses from Marshal.
Sackett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marshal.
Sackett lands a jab to the head.
Sackett misses with an uppercut
and Marshal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marshal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marshal misses with a body kick.
Sackett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sackett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marshal checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marshal. That's going to slow Sackett down.
Sackett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Marshal avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Marshal throws a sloppy body shot
and Sackett counters with a right hand to the body.
Sackett dips to his left and cracks Marshal with an uppercut!
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Marshal steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Marshal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sackett.
Marshal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
Sackett slips under a jab from Marshal.
Marshal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
Sackett is looking to counter punch.
Marshal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marshal throws a sloppy body shot
and Marshal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a left hand
and Marshal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marshal tries a head kick but it misses.
Marshal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a right hand
and Marshal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Marshal misses.
Marshal looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Marshal throws a chopping leg kick but Sackett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marshal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
Marshal lands a leg kick that knocks Sackett off balance momentarily.
Marshal throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sackett's head.
Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marshal. Marshal obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marshal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Marshal's head but Marshal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett throws a body punch but Marshal moves out of range.
Sackett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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 gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Marshal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sackett with a body shot.
Marshal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Sackett was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marshal.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Marshal appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett lands a nice looking body kick.
Sackett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marshal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Marshal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Aleksei Marshal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Marshal misses with a kick to the body.
Marshal thows a leg kick but Sackett checks it
and Sackett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Marshal.
Marshal moves out of range of the strikes.
Marshal drops his hands momentarily and Sackett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marshal slips a jab from Sackett.
A bone on bone clash there as Marshal blocks the leg kick.
Sackett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marshal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sackett's calf.
Marshal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett checks a low kick from Marshal.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
Marshal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sackett checks a low kick from Marshal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal connects with the punch.
Sackett lunges at Marshal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marshal's hand.
Sackett scores with a jab. Marshal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marshal slips a straight right by Sackett.
Sackett throws a lazy uppercut
and Marshal counters with a leg kick.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshal misses with a straight left.
Sackett throws a hook but Marshal avoids it easily.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marshal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marshal throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Marshal.
Marshal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sackett backs up against the cage.
Sackett stuns Marshal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sackett cracks Marshal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marshal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marshal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marshal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshal moves away.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshal manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Marshal misses
and Sackett counters with a series of strikes. Marshal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marshal is rocked!
Sackett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marshal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marshal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sackett scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett throws a body punch but Marshal moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal scores with the left hand. Sackett knows he should have avoided that one.
Marshal tries to land a leg kick but Sackett saw it coming and moves away.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Marshal looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.
Marshal connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marshal moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
Marshal cracks the inside of Sackett's front leg.
Sackett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Marshal thinks about the counter body kick.
Marshal cracks the inside of Sackett's front leg.
Marshal throws the kick towards the body but Sackett avoids it.
Nice jab there from Marshal.
Marshal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sackett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Marshal moved out of range.
Marshal only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Aleksei Marshal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a poor cross that misses
and Marshal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marshal throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Marshal misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshal will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good shot there by Sackett.
Marshal cracks the inside of Sackett's front leg.
A punch lands to the side of Marshal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Sackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marshal lands a high kick!
Sackett lands a nice shot to the body.
Marshal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marshal misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Sackett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshal thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
Marshal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sackett can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mordecai Sackett.
I think Sackett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mordecai Sackett!
After winning the bout, Mordecai Sackett thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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A | B |
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A | B |
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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