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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 132 p4p, 22 weight class) and Mordecai Sackett (ranked 52 p4p, 11 weight class). St. Georges comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. Gauthier St. Georges could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mordecai Sackett's chin.
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
30 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mordecai Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett flicks out a counter leg kick but St. Georges steps away.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Sackett.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett darts in and clinches St. Georges up against the cage.
Sackett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Sackett.
Sackett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St. Georges throws a right and a left that Sackett avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sackett connects with a nice looking jab.
St. Georges moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett throws a shot to the body.
Sackett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St. Georges missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett throws a leg kick but St. Georges moved away.
Sackett throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
St. Georges scores with a shot to the body.
Sackett swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sackett.
Sackett has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
St. Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but St. Georges takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
St. Georges misses with a double jab.
St. Georges wants to land a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St. Georges.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses St. Georges's sensitive parts.
St. Georges rushes Sackett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sackett does it's job there.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - St. Georges looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sackett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
St. Georges checks the leg kick nicely there.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
St. Georges takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sackett slips a jab from St. Georges.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick and St. Georges moves out of range easily.
St. Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Sackett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
I was talking to St. Georges's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sackett lands a nice uppercut.
St. Georges tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing St. Georges back against the cage.
Sackett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St. Georges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St. Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges lands a left hand.
Sackett blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from St. Georges.
St. Georges fails in his attempt to clinch.
St. Georges looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.
St. Georges lands a leg kick that knocks Sackett off balance momentarily.
Sackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sackett explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sackett is looking to chop away at St. Georges's legs.
St. Georges gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sackett.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut. Sackett saw that one coming.
Sackett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
St. Georges throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sackett.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sackett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Sackett.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow St. Georges down.
Sackett throws a push kick but St. Georges slaps the foot to one side.
Sackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sackett defending well as St. Georges loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from St. Georges does no damage.
Sackett throws out a counter right but St. Georges avoids it with no problem.
St. Georges lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Sackett does it's job there.
Sackett is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! St. Georges had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sackett throws a low kick but St. Georges moves out of range easily.
Sackett throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
St. Georges tries a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
Sackett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sackett connects with a body shot that sends St. Georges's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sackett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
St. Georges checks a low kick from Sackett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from St. Georges misses the target.
Sackett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St. Georges has time to react.
St. Georges fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Sackett avoids the punch easily.
St. Georges backing away here, and Sackett unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as St. Georges checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sackett slips a jab from St. Georges.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
St. Georges cracks Sackett with a right hand to the side of the head.
St. Georges tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sackett is able to avoid easily.
St. Georges swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as St. Georges checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good standup being displayed there by St. Georges as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sackett's calf.
Sackett scores with the left hand. St. Georges knows he should have avoided that one.
St. Georges stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
St. Georges blocks a leg kick.
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St. Georges slips a jab from Sackett.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
St. Georges is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sackett throws a low kick but St. Georges moves out of range easily.
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sackett appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sackett scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - St. Georges looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St. Georges lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sackett takes a step back to recover.
St. Georges wants to clinch up but Sackett keeps it at a distance.
St. Georges lunges at Sackett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sackett's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to clinch there but Sackett circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sackett scores with a hook.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
St. Georges throws a right hand that Sackett ducks under and follows up with a left that Sackett also avoids with ease.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Sackett moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
St. Georges gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
St. Georges throws out a leg kick but Sackett moves out of range and St. Georges only half commits.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
Sackett moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
St. Georges will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sackett throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sackett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St. Georges tries to counter by clinching up but Sackett breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges lands with an uppercut that bounces Sackett off the cage and back into range.
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Georges.
It seemed like Sackett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sackett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but St. Georges steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St. Georges turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St. Georges throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
Sackett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sackett jabs at St. Georges's body.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sackett manages to circle out of the way.
Nice shot by Sackett.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St. Georges. St. Georges obviously looking to wear him down.
St. Georges scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St. Georges.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
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.
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Georges.
Sackett only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges.
A shot to the liver by St. Georges. Beautiful body shot.
Sackett thuds a left hand into St. Georges's body.
St. Georges doesn't manage to clinch there - Sackett circles away.
St. Georges blocks a leg kick.
St. Georges fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sackett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and St. Georges connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sackett scrambles back to his feet.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
St. Georges throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sackett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Sackett moved away.
St. Georges is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
St. Georges shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sackett eats them both and turns towards St. Georges to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mordecai Sackett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St. Georges lands a nice looking body shot.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
St. Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St. Georges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St. Georges moves in looking to clinch but Sackett pushes him off.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
St. Georges listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. St. Georges darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St. Georges on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Sackett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and St. Georges connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sackett scrambles back to his feet.
St. Georges tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from St. Georges finds it's way through Sackett's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Georges throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from St. Georges.
St. Georges takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A cross from Sackett lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Sackett misses.
As Sackett tries to get set, St. Georges tries to push him back and clinch up but Sackett manages to avoid the attempt.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
Sackett throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.
Sackett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but St. Georges manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St. Georges has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St. Georges and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St. Georges stuns Sackett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges.
St. Georges's corner calls for a 1-2. St. Georges obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges takes one to the side of the head.
St. Georges slips under a jab from Sackett.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.
St. Georges throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from St. Georges misses.
Sackett gets tackled into the cage by St. Georges. St. Georges maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, St. Georges throws an elbow but misses.
Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
Sackett throws a front kick that sends St. Georges stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from St. Georges.
Sackett clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sackett.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Sackett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sackett.
Sackett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St. Georges lands an elbow inside that Sackett shrugs off.
St. Georges lands a left hand.
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
St. Georges blocks a body shot from Sackett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Georges.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges blocks a body shot from Sackett.
St. Georges pushes Sackett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
A nice left hand lands by St. Georges.
Sackett avoids a wild elbow strike from St. Georges.
Sackett misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges lands with a light punch inside.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St. Georges creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sackett working aggressively here.
St. Georges throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sackett.
Sackett is leaning against St. Georges and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St. Georges blocking some punches.
St. Georges comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
St. Georges scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from St. Georges fails to land.
St. Georges lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St. Georges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett lands with a left to the head.
St. Georges tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Georges blocking some punches.
St. Georges pushes off an throws an elbow but Sackett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for St. Georges.
St. Georges tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing St. Georges back against the cage.
Sackett tries a body shot but St. Georges blocks it.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St. Georges.
A right hook to the body lands for Sackett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but St. Georges avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Sackett tries a body shot but St. Georges blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Georges.
St. Georges lands with a right to the head.
Sackett misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gauthier St. Georges did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges.
St. Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as St. Georges checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
St. Georges checks a leg kick.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Sackett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St. Georges scores with a jab to the jaw.
St. Georges takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St. Georges throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
St. Georges throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St. Georges blocks a leg kick.
Sackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
St. Georges takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges checks a low kick from Sackett.
St. Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Sackett tries to work over St. Georges's front leg with a kick but St. Georges checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Sackett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sackett throws out a powerful jab.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett tests St. Georges's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St. Georges doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sackett.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
As Sackett tries to get set, St. Georges tries to push him back and clinch up but Sackett manages to avoid the attempt.
Sackett tries to clinch there but St. Georges circles away.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St. Georges. St. Georges obviously looking to wear him down.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett thinks about the counter body kick.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St. Georges.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a nice hook.
St. Georges tries to land a front kick but Sackett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
St. Georges connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St. Georges takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
Sackett pushes St. Georges away with a front kick.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
St. Georges connects with a body shot that sends Sackett's belly button to the back.
St. Georges walks into a straight right hand from Sackett.
St. Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
A leg kick checked by Sackett.
St. Georges gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Sackett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges slips under a jab.
St. Georges looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sackett dips to his left and cracks St. Georges with an uppercut!
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
Sackett connects with an inside leg kick.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Sackett moved away.
Sackett connects with a single shot there.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St. Georges.
St. Georges takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
St. Georges connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sackett. Sackett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St. Georges throws a low kick but Sackett moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Sackett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sackett lands a slapping body shot.
St. Georges cracks Sackett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw.
St. Georges with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sackett to score with a decent uppercut.
Sackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
St. Georges keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
St. Georges moves into the clinch.
St. Georges lands with a left to the head.
St. Georges goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Georges working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St. Georges throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett breaks from the clinch.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
St. Georges moves out of range of the leg kick from Sackett.
Sackett walks into a left hand.
St. Georges throws a series of punches but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Sackett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mordecai Sackett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett slips a straight right by St. Georges.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges.
St. Georges rushes Sackett and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sackett.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sackett.
Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St. Georges's elbow.
Sackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St. Georges's elbow.
St. Georges has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
St. Georges lands a nice elbow.
Sackett wants to get back to striking at distance but St. Georges won't allow it.
St. Georges comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a shot to the body.
Sackett misses with a hook to the ribs.
St. Georges works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sackett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St. Georges content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sackett misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett lands with a short shot to the head.
St. Georges gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sackett lands a body shot in the clinch.
St. Georges lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St. Georges taking a breather.
St. Georges pushes Sackett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sackett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sackett tries a body shot but St. Georges blocks it.
St. Georges blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Gauthier St. Georges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett tries a body shot but St. Georges blocks it.
Sackett pushes St. Georges back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sackett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sackett lands with a right to the head.
St. Georges blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St. Georges has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sackett.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
St. Georges swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice shot by St. Georges.
Nice shot by Sackett.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett throws out a leg kick but St. Georges moves out of range and Sackett only half commits.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
St. Georges looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett feints a counter leg kick.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges scores with a jab.
Sackett throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sackett checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sackett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St. Georges is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sackett.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.
St. Georges missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
St. Georges throws a chopping leg kick but Sackett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jab from Sackett.
Sackett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from St. Georges on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
St. Georges checks a leg kick.
St. Georges checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
St. Georges was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sackett is looking to slow St. Georges down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St. Georges takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Sackett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St. Georges has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St. Georges takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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 lands a leg kick that knocks St. Georges off balance momentarily.
Sackett lands with a nice body punch.
Sackett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but St. Georges moves his leg out of the way.
St. Georges connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
St. Georges blocks a jab.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick.
St. Georges rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sackett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for St. Georges.
St. Georges fails with an attempt to clinch.
St. Georges closes the distance and pushes Sackett back into the cage.
St. Georges misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mordecai Sackett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sackett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mordecai Sackett!
Mordecai Sackett is the new lightweight champion!
After the fight, Mordecai Sackett was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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