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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dontavis Betts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamadou Sakho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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190 cm
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dontavis Betts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mamadou Sakho!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakho wants to counter the offense by Betts and move into the clinch position.
Betts lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Betts swinging wildly here.
Dontavis Betts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Betts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sakho's guard.
Sakho looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Betts landing with the ground and pound.
Betts throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sakho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Betts lands a couple of digs.
Betts trying to control but Sakho is working from the bottom.
Betts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Betts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Betts gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Betts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betts misses with a double jab
and Sakho counters with a good low kick that Betts was not able to check.
Betts gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Betts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakho.
Sakho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakho prevents Betts from breaking the clinch.
Sakho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Betts tries to circle away but Sakho has him pinned against the cage.
Sakho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Betts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Betts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakho.
Betts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Betts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakho.
Sakho has a takedown stuffed.
Sakho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakho moves into the clinch.
Betts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sakho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sakho takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sakho digs a right hand into Betts's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Betts's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Sakho.
Betts breaks from the clinch.
Betts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Betts bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Betts misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakho takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sakho.
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!
Betts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sakho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Betts is keeping busy.
Betts jumps guard but Sakho turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Betts blocking some punches.
Sakho lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Betts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Betts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakho is fending him off so far but Betts persists. Nope, Sakho circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dontavis Betts dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sakho tries to sprawl but Betts drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Betts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Betts escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sakho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Betts.
Betts misses with a head kick.
Sakho is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Betts tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sakho is able to avoid easily.
Sakho tries to counter with a clinch but Betts shakes him off and moves away.
Betts throws a right and a left that Sakho avoids nicely.
Sakho unleashes a big counter combination but Betts bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sakho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakho lands an elbow inside that Betts shrugs off.
It looks like Dontavis Betts has been cut.
Sakho lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sakho has Betts pressed against the cage, preventing Betts from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Sakho.
Sakho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakho landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sakho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Betts prevents a takedown attempt there.
Betts is trying to pull guard but Sakho has him pressed against the cage.
Sakho goes for a takedown attempt but Betts pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Betts pushes Sakho up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sakho lands an elbow inside that Betts shrugs off.
Betts is trying to break the clinch but Sakho is controlling him.
Betts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sakho has Betts pressed against the cage, preventing Betts from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sakho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Betts backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakho lands an elbow just above Betts 's eye.
Betts is trying to pull guard but Sakho turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dontavis Betts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakho lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sakho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Betts is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakho has double underhooks.
Betts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sakho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Betts avoids it.
Sakho lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Betts has had enough of the clinch but Sakho keeps him there for the moment.
Sakho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Betts is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sakho.
A short body shot lands from Sakho as the two fighters clinch.
Betts prevents a body shot from Sakho.
A left hand lands to the body for Sakho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Sakho.
Sakho scores with a shot to the side of Betts's head.
Sakho lands a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Sakho.
Sakho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Betts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sakho gets through Betts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakho.
Sakho misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Sakho.
Sakho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sakho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sakho stalling in the clinch but Betts improves position.
A right hand to the body from Sakho.
Betts swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakho taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Betts backwards.
Sakho lands a nice elbow.
Sakho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sakho is leaning against Betts and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sakho gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Sakho.
Sakho lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sakho connects with a knee to the head.
Sakho trying to control the position but instead, Betts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sakho into the cage.
Sakho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sakho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Betts's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamadou Sakho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dontavis Betts's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sakho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Betts. That did some damage!
Betts darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Betts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sakho defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Betts stops Sakho from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakho trying to hold on to Betts's head to control him but Betts postures up.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Betts escapes and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Betts was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Betts digs a good body shot into Sakho's ribs.
Betts misses with a few strikes there.
Sakho closes the distance and pushes Betts back into the cage.
Betts tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Sakho on the inside.
Sakho lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sakho.
Sakho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Betts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sakho.
Sakho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Betts. That did some damage!
Dontavis Betts is winning the standup battle so far.
Betts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakho lands a jab to Betts's midsection.
Betts drives through and clinches with Sakho against the cage.
Sakho lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sakho keeps control of Betts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Sakho.
Sakho lands with a right to the head.
Sakho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sakho landing knees to the body.
Sakho working Betts over with knees to the body.
Betts is trying to force a seperation but Sakho has the dominant position.
Sakho landing knees to the head.
Sakho digs a right hand underneath Betts's ribcage. Betts let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sakho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sakho lands with a left to the head.
Betts is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betts takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Betts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Sakho on the inside.
Sakho lands a left hand.
Sakho creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Betts! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Sakho.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mamadou Sakho!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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