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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mordecai Sackett (ranked 2660 p4p, 244 weight class) and Hakeem Oki (ranked 1524 p4p, 159 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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155 lbs
38 - 16 - 0 |
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170 cm
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160 lbs
25 - 5 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mordecai Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Oki!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oki misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Oki.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Oki checks it.
Sackett seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oki takes one to the side of the head.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oki.
Sackett stuns Oki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oki has closed the distance and engaged Sackett in a clinch.
Sackett tries to work over Oki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oki swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oki throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Okis head.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Oki.
Sackett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oki backwards.
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!
Oki swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Oki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oki throws a head punch that misses.
Oki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Oki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett lands a right hand.
Oki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sackett lands with a short shot to the head.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Oki misses with a body punch.
Sackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Oki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Oki blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Oki blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Oki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oki lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oki has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oki.
Oki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Oki throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Oki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sackett.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Oki works on Sackett's body with a couple of short punches.
Oki tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Oki back against the ropes.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Oki.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Oki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oki lands a hook that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oki pushes Sackett back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oki misses with some punches.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Oki struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hakeem Oki will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sackett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oki avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Oki throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oki misses the body punch
and Sackett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sackett's hands.
Oki misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mordecai Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oki.
Oki misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Oki - that will leave a mark!
Sackett is looking to chop away at Oki's legs.
Oki slips under a jab from Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Oki misses.
Oki misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Sackett is looking to wear down Oki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot by Sackett.
A telegraphed right hand from Oki misses the target.
Sackett thinks about countering with a head kick.
Oki misses with a body shot.
Oki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sackett.
Oki moves into the clinch successfully.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Oki blocks an uppercut.
Sackett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Oki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oki tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Oki back against the ropes.
Oki takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Oki blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Sackett wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Oki is leaning against Sackett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sackett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oki works on Sackett's body with a couple of short punches.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Oki lands with a short shot to the head.
Oki swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oki prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oki's elbow.
Oki lands a left hand.
Oki blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oki is working Sackett over against the ropes.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
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.
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. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Oki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Sackett misses the target.
Sackett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oki lands with a nice combination. Sackett backs away looking to recover.
Oki is looking to clinch.
Oki lands with a nice combination. Sackett backs away looking to recover.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
Oki lands a jab-cross combination.
Sackett cracks Oki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oki avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Oki throws a sloppy head kick and Sackett moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sackett scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick there by Oki.
Oki misses with a double jab.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Sackett scores with a hook to the body. Oki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oki throws a shot from downtown. Sackett moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Oki.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Oki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oki tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sackett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett throwing a counter right hand but Oki manages to avoid it.
Sackett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sackett swings for the body but Oki moves out of range.
Oki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Oki tries a head kick but it misses.
Oki throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Oki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but Oki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sackett back to the ropes. Oki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Oki lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oki.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oki connects with a right hand. Sackett shakes it off.
No joy there for Oki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Oki.
A bone on bone clash there as Oki blocks the leg kick.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Oki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oki tries to clinch but Sackett moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Oki misses the target.
Sackett is looking to counter punch.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oki throws a series of punches but Sackett avoids them all with ease.
Nice jab there from Oki.
Sackett throws out a powerful jab.
Sackett slips a jab from Oki.
A little feinted left hand from Sackett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sackett connects with a single shot there.
Oki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Oki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordecai Sackett!
Mordecai Sackett spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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RATING
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