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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bapu Burpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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163 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mordecai Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bapu Burpha!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burpha missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett half committed to a counter leg kick.
Burpha throws out a leg kick but Sackett moves out of range and Burpha only half commits.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Burpha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett throws a hook but Burpha avoids it easily.
Sackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burpha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sackett lands a really nice looking cross but Burpha seems unphased.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burpha moves away.
Burpha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Burpha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett tests Burpha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burpha misses with an uppercut. Sackett saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Burpha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burpha just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sackett lands a slapping body shot.
Burpha takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Burpha swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Sackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burpha lands a leg kick that knocks Sackett off balance momentarily.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Burpha checks it.
Burpha walks into a left hand.
Sackett explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Burpha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burpha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burpha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burpha.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burpha's calf.
Burpha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Burpha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett with a jab.
Sackett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Burpha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Burpha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sackett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burpha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Burpha ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Sackett.
Burpha fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sackett checks it well.
A jab from Sackett finds it's way through Burpha's defenses.
Burpha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sackett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burpha on the side of the head.
Burpha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sackett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett thuds his shin into the meat of Burpha's side.
Sackett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burpha under the eye.
Burpha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Burpha replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sackett blocks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
Sackett is looking to slow Burpha down with leg kicks.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Burpha moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sackett throws a leg kick which misses Burpha's front leg but catches the back leg as Burpha tries to avoid it.
Sackett throws a lazy head kick
and Burpha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sackett misses with a leg kick.
Burpha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Burpha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Burpha saw that one coming.
Sackett lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Burpha throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sackett feints and then cracks Burpha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burpha down.
Burpha throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
Sackett thuds his shin into the meat of Burpha's side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Burpha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
Burpha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
Burpha avoids a kick to the body.
Burpha slips a jab from Sackett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burpha lands a glancing blow to the side of Sackett's head.
Burpha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
Sackett looks to land a body kick but Burpha moved away.
Burpha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burpha misses with a wild body shot.
Burpha throws a front kick aimed at Sackett's knee but Sackett avoids it well.
Burpha moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
A little jabbing left from Burpha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sackett jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sackett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burpha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burpha looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Sackett misses the target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Burpha might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sackett has got the better of the exchanges.
Good standup being displayed there by Burpha as he connects with a hook.
Sackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burpha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Burpha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Sackett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burpha can do to turn this around?
Burpha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Burpha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Burpha sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burpha jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burpha moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
Sackett lands a nice looking body kick.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Burpha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett half committed to a counter leg kick.
Burpha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Burpha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sackett tries to work over Burpha's front leg with a kick but Burpha checks it.
Burpha moves out of range of the body kick.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burpha manages to avoid it.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sackett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Burpha takes a step back to recover.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burpha throws out a counter right but Sackett avoids it with no problem.
Burpha swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a leg kick.
Burpha has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sackett.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Burpha.
A low kick from Sackett is predictable there
and Burpha counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Burpha moved out of range.
Burpha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A cross from Sackett lands.
Burpha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett slips under a jab.
Sackett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mordecai Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Sackett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burpha avoids a kick to the body.
Burpha cracks the inside of Sackett's front leg.
Burpha avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Burpha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burpha throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Sackett slams his shin into Burpha's torso.
Sackett tests Burpha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burpha cracks Sackett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burpha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sackett throws out a powerful jab.
Burpha avoids a kick to the body.
Burpha swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Burpha ducks down to avoid it.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burpha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donk. Burpha catches Sackett right on the button with a cross.
Burpha thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sackett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice cross by Sackett.
Sackett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burpha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sackett scrambles back to his feet.
Sackett tries to land a body kick
and Burpha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burpha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sackett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Burpha let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses
and Burpha counters with a stiff right hand.
Burpha misses with a lunging right hand
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Burpha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burpha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sackett.
Burpha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Burpha misses with a leg kick.
Sackett tried to counter with a leg kick but Burpha avoided it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and Burpha counters with a leg kick.
Burpha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Burpha misses with a body shot.
Sackett quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sackett's corner calls for a 1-2. Sackett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sackett ducks right into an uppercut from Burpha.
Good leg kick by Burpha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burpha avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Burpha appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sackett throws a lazy uppercut
and Burpha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sackett lands an overhand right.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burpha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That kick from Sackett tenderised Burpha's leg. Burpha is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Burpha misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha misses the shot to the body.
Sackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burpha tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Burpha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Sackett. That snapped Burpha's head back.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Burpha connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A low kick from Sackett misses
and Burpha counters with a leg kick.
Burpha lands with an uppercut that bounces Sackett off the cage and back into range.
Sackett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burpha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Sackett. Beautiful body shot.
Burpha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burpha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett connects with the punch.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Burpha sees coming a mile off.
Burpha flicks out a counter leg kick but Sackett steps away.
Sackett tests Burpha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and Burpha counters with a body kick.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Burpha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burpha on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sackett lands with a straight right. Burpha didn't see that one coming.
Sackett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Burpha sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burpha! But no joy.
Sackett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Burpha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and Burpha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett looks to land a body kick but Burpha moved away.
Sackett cracks Burpha with a good jab.
Sackett lands a slapping body shot.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Burpha moved out of range.
Burpha scores with a spinning back kick!
Burpha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sackett misses with a hook
and Burpha counters with a body kick that stops Sackett in his tracks momentarily.
Good work by Sackett as he checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Burpha.
Burpha blocks the body kick.
Sackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burpha.
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burpha throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Burpha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Burpha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burpha just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Sackett misses its target.
Burpha throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Burpha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burpha's head.
Burpha loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Sackett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sackett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Burpha. That snapped Sackett's head back.
Sackett is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mordecai Sackett did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sackett looks to land a left hand but Burpha moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Burpha releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Burpha checks a leg kick.
Burpha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good leg kick by Burpha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab, jab by Sackett - just one landing.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Burpha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burpha blocks a jab.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burpha. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burpha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sackett, as that shot connected.
Burpha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burpha.
Sackett lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha throws a right hand that misses
and Sackett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Burpha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burpha throws a solid leg kick but Sackett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burpha.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett scores with a push kick.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burpha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
Nice body punch from Sackett.
Sackett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
Burpha was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Burpha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burpha. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Burpha swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
It looked like Sackett was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burpha.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Burpha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Burpha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Burpha follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burpha moves out of range of the strikes.
Burpha appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sackett cracks Burpha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burpha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Burpha appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burpha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burpha misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Sackett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burpha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sackett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sackett cracks Burpha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Burpha is just out of range.
Sackett moves away from the strike by Burpha.
And Sackett counters with a quick kick to the body but Burpha blocks it.
Sackett lands a slapping body shot.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burpha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Burpha takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burpha manages to avoid it.
Burpha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Burpha slips under a jab from Sackett.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Burpha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett delivers a nice body kick.
Sackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burpha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Sackett. Beautiful body shot.
Burpha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Sackett - just one landing.
Burpha connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sackett. Sackett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sackett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burpha in his tracks.
Burpha throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Burpha checks it.
Burpha throws a body shot but no joy.
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 single shot there.
Burpha throws a leg kick but Sackett moved away.
Sackett throws a shot from downtown. Burpha moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett had his way with Bapu Burpha in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Burpha connects with an inside leg kick.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burpha moves away.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Burpha.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sackett misses with a leg kick
and Burpha counters with a nice uppercut.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burpha counters with a solid body kick.
Burpha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett throws a poor cross that misses
and Burpha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sackett throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett throws the left hand but Burpha avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Sackett 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Burpha misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but Burpha saw it coming and moves away.
Sackett cracks Burpha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burpha looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Burpha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
It seemed like Burpha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burpha fakes the leg kick and cracks Sackett in the body.
Sackett throws a shot to the body.
Burpha looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett jabs Burpha right on the nose. Burpha blinks but takes it well.
Sackett stuns Burpha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burpha blocks the body kick.
Burpha looks to throw a body kick
letting Sackett counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Sackett blocks the low kick.
Burpha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Burpha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sacketts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sackett digs a good hook to Burpha's body.
Bapu Burpha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
Burpha moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
And Burpha responds with a good body kick, but Sackett manages to step out the way in time.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Burpha misses with a body shot
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Burpha is just out of range.
Sackett avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Burpha takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett scores with a kick to the body.
Sackett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burpha.
Sackett misses the jab.
Sackett tests Burpha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Burpha tries a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett is looking to counter punch.
Burpha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sackett finds it's way round the side to connect with Burpha's head.
Sackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burpha! But no joy.
Sackett throws a jab when Burpha was well out of range.
Sackett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burpha lands a jab to the nose.
Burpha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Burpha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
Sackett digs a good hook to Burpha's body.
Sackett throws a hook but Burpha avoids it easily.
Sackett punishes Burpha's body with a nice straight punch.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Burpha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mordecai Sackett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sackett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordecai Sackett!
Mordecai Sackett is the new lightweight champion!
Mordecai Sackett decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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