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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Sackett (ranked 59 p4p, 3 weight class) and Jong Un Kim (ranked 46 p4p, 2 weight class). Jong Un Kim told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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142 lbs
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139 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mordecai Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Kim.
Kim has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sackett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kim scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kim is looking to clinch.
Sackett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Sackett.
Sackett has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kim slips a straight right by Sackett.
Kim 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 blocks a jab.
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Kim misses with a looping left.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Kim takes one on the button.
Sackett has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kim.
Jong Un Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett cracks the inside of Kim's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kim throws a leg kick but Sackett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sackett misses with a body shot
and Kim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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.
Sackett checks a low kick from Kim.
Sackett is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kim scores with a hook to the body. Sackett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kim throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Sackett misses its target.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Kim looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Sackett misses the target.
Kim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sackett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sackett appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Sackett lands a jab to the nose.
Sackett blocks a leg kick.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Sackett tried to counter with a leg kick but Kim avoided it.
Sackett tries a low kick but Kim avoids it.
Kim tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kim. Sackett shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett lands with an overhand left.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Kim loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Sackett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Sackett's knee but Sackett avoids it well.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Sackett's knee but Sackett avoids it well.
Kim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
Sackett pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sackett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett thumps Kim with a low kick.
Kim swings widly with a right hand
and Sackett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kim is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
Sackett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kim can pounce on him.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sackett throws a low kick but Kim avoids it.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett moves out of range of the leg kick from Kim.
A telegraphed right hand from Kim misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sackett moves away from the strike by Kim.
Sackett is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Kim checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sackett. That did some damage!
Kim lands with a good body shot.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Kim throws a body shot but no joy.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Sackett cracks Kim with an open hand slap.
Kim misses with a leg kick.
Kim takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Sackett half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sackett throws the kick towards the body but Kim avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
A leg kick checked by Kim.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
It looked like Sackett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sackett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kim takes one on the button.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett cracks Kim with a good jab.
Kim throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim throws a low kick, looking for Sackett's leg but Sackett calmly moves out of range.
Kim tries to score with a low kick but Sackett moves his leg out of the way.
Kim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim misses the body punch
and Sackett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Kim thuds his right hand into Sackett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jong Un Kim will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kim takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Kim connects with a nice looking jab.
Kim moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Kim is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sackett with a body shot.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kim misses the target.
It looked like Sackett was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kim.
Kim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Sackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sackett misses with a leg kick.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Sackett moves away from the strike by Kim.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kim, as that shot connected.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim cracks the inside of Sackett's front leg.
Sackett needs to keep his hands up - Kim had a free shot at his head there.
Kim lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sackett takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Kim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Sackett does it's job there.
Kim connects with a body shot.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Kim sees coming a mile off.
Kim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kim avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sackett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sackett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sackett sets himself, and Kim steps forward looking for the clinch! Sackett avoids it this time.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
Sackett lands a jab to the nose.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Kim thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Kim darts in trying to clinch
and Sackett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett tried to counter with a leg kick but Kim avoided it.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett blocks a low kick nicely.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sackett motions for Kim to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Kim walks into a left hand.
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Kim.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Kim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kim's calf.
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but Kim manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Kim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kim's calf.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kim throws a leg kick that misses.
Kim misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim works Sackett's body with a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Sackett.
Kim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
Kim misses with an uppercut. Sackett saw that one coming.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Sackett misses its target.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sackett appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sackett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Kim throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sackett scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Kim.
Kim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Sackett misses.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sackett throws a quick counter head kick but Kim was just out of range.
Sackett throws a front kick that sends Kim stumbling back into the cage.
Jong Un Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sackett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kim's head backwards.
Kim throws a shot from downtown. Sackett moves away and avoids it.
Sackett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sackett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kim's calf.
Kim cracks Sackett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kim is looking to clinch.
Sackett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kim looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sackett swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim.
Sackett is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kim with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sackett to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim scores with a jab to the body.
Kim loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Sackett appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but Kim moves his leg out of the way.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Kim.
Sackett is looking to counter punch.
Kim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sackett is able to avoid easily.
A lazy body kick from Kim
and Sackett counters with a big head kick but Kim shrugs it off.
Kim connects with a nice looking jab.
Sackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sackett.
Kim misses with a looping right.
Sackett feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Kim throws a low kick but Sackett moves out of range easily.
Kim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Kim's leg but Kim calmly moves out of range.
Kim throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Sackett circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Sackett misses the target.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Sackett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kim throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Kim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Kim misses the target.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Sackett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Kim loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Kim misses with a hook.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kim is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice shot by Sackett.
Sackett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kim misses with an uppercut.
Sackett feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sackett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kim scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett with a nice cross.
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!
A jab from Sackett misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Kim blocks the leg kick.
Sackett tries to work over Kim's front leg with a kick but Kim checks it.
Kim lands with a good body shot.
Kim is looking to score with low kicks.
Sackett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kim throws the kick towards the body but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett lands a glancing blow to the side of Kim's head.
Sackett throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett lands a slapping body shot.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sackett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Kim.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Kim.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kim scoring well with a low kick there.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Sackett scores with a punch to the head.
Sackett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kim.
Kim slips a straight right by Sackett.
Kim tries a quick counter leg kick but Sackett is wise to it.
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
Sackett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sackett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim slips a jab from Sackett.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Sackett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kim checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
Sackett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sackett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kim.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Sackett misses with a low kick as Kim jumps back.
Kim takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kim tries to counter with a clinch but Sackett shakes him off and moves away.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim tries a quick counter leg kick but Sackett is wise to it.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kim's sensitive parts.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Kim looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett throws a leg kick
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crunch! Kim slams his shin into Sackett's torso.
Kim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sackett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Kim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Kim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Kim tries to clinch up.
Sackett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Sackett lands a head shot.
Sackett lunges at Kim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kim's hand.
Kim connects with a jab.
Kim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kim.
Kim blocks a jab.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Kim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sackett feints and then cracks Kim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kim down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Kim misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim throws a leg kick but Sackett checks it.
Sackett blocks a jab.
Kim scores with a kick to the body.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Kim is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
Kim looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Sackett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sackett lands the left hand.
Kim lands an overhand right.
Kim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Kim lands a leg kick that knocks Sackett off balance momentarily.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim feints a counter leg kick.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Kim misses.
A good leg kick by Sackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett tries to move into range but Kim moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sackett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sackett doesn't seem bothered though.
A leg kick checked by Kim.
Sackett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Kim throws a leg kick but Sackett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sackett swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim.
Kim clinches with his opponent.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Kim.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands with a right to the head.
Kim prevents a body shot from Sackett.
A shot in the inside from Sackett.
Sackett tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Kim tries to pull guard but Sackett won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Kim wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Sackett - that landed with a thud.
Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sackett fakes the leg kick and cracks Kim in the body.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Kim wants to counter the offense by Sackett and move into the clinch position.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim 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.
Sackett throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
A big right from Kim misses.
Sackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Sackett blocks the low kick.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sackett throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
A countering left hand to the body from Kim misses.
Kim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Kim jabs Sackett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sackett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sackett throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
Sackett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sackett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sackett throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
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.
Kim appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sackett cracks Kim with a good jab.
Kim swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kim throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett had his way with Jong Un Kim in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Kim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sackett. Kim shrugs it off though.
Sackett moves out of range as Kim throws a body kick.
Sackett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kim in his tracks.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Sackett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.
Sackett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim misses with an uppercut.
Kim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kim looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Sackett is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kim throws a leg kick but Sackett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good exchange - Sackett coming out on top.
Kim sizes up Sackett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett lands a jab to the nose.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Kim's leg but Kim calmly moves out of range.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Sackett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sackett needs to keep his hands up - Kim had a free shot at his head there.
Kim scoring well with a low kick there.
Sackett throws a front kick aimed at Kim's knee but Kim avoids it well.
Sackett tries to keep at a distance but Kim has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Sackett blocking some punches.
Sackett breaks from the clinch.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
Sackett scoring well with a low kick there.
Sackett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
Kim misses with a low kick as Sackett jumps back.
Jong Un Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
Kim scores with a hook to the body. Sackett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Sackett throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim flicks out a counter leg kick but Sackett steps away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Sackett lands a really nice looking cross but Kim seems unphased.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim throws a body shot but no joy.
Kim throws a lazy uppercut
and Sackett counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim lands the left hand.
Kim looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.
Kim throws a low kick but Sackett moves out of range easily.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kim.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sackett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett scoring well with a low kick there.
Good shot there by Sackett.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sackett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sackett's calf.
Sackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kim lands a glancing blow to the side of Sackett's head.
Sackett throws a shot to the body.
Sackett defending well as Kim loads up on a big left hand.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Kim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sackett checks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Sackett there.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A clash of legs there as Sackett blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick from Sackett misses.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim tried to score with a low kick but Sackett checks it.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Sackett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Kim down.
Kim throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Sackett.
Sackett scores with a punch to the head.
Sackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sackett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sackett.
Kim has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sackett finds it's way round the side to connect with Kim's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kim momentarily.
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.
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 William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordecai Sackett!
Mordecai Sackett retains his bantamweight title!
Mordecai Sackett decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Jong Un Kim stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll have to drop some bombs on ya.'.
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