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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yance Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sturd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop Dogg - Vato. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sturd's choice of entrance music: T.I. - Yeah You Know. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
31 - 18 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yance Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett throws out a leg kick but Sturd moves out of range and Sackett only half commits.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturd.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Sturd ducks down to avoid it.
Sackett throws an off balance right hand
and Sturd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sackett wants to get back to full guard.
Sackett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sturd.
Sturd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sturd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sackett is staying active underneath Sturd, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sackett regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sturd.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackett is pulling down on Sturd's head to control his posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sackett wants to sweep here but Sturd controlling him for the moment.
Sturd is looking to work some ground and pound but Sackett has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd is looking to work some ground and pound but Sackett has wrist control.
Sackett is trying to keep Sturd in close.
Sturd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sturd trying to control the position from guard on top but Sackett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sturd controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jason Sturd hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sackett digs a good hook to Sturd's body.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett throws a low kick but Sturd moves out of range easily.
Sturd avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sturd cracks Sackett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws out a leg kick but Sturd moves out of range and Sackett only half commits.
Sturd slips a straight right by Sackett.
Sackett lands a big shot that drops Sturd! Can he finish him?
Sturd is rocked!
It looks like Jason Sturd has been cut.
Sackett sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sturd is still in real trouble! Can Sackett finish him?
Sackett throwing strikes but missing.
Sturd seems to have recovered his senses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sackett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sturd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sackett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sackett postures up.
Sturd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sackett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sturd is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Sturd's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sturd managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sackett trying to control the action but Sturd is working from the bottom.
Sackett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sturd is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd has one of Sackett's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Sackett lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sackett misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sturd is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sackett connects with a decent elbow.
Sackett scores with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sackett trying to control the action but Sturd is working from the bottom.
Sackett throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sturd works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yance Sackett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sturd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sackett. That did some damage!
Jab by Sturd.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Sturd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sturd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sturd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Sackett misses
and Sturd counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sturd.
Sackett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd throws a big elbow that misses.
Sturd trying to control but Sackett is working from the bottom.
Sturd postures up in Sackett's guard and throws a big left but Sackett blocks it.
Sturd preventing the sweep.
Sturd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sackett controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sackett's guard.
Sturd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sackett desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sackett works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sturd trying to control the position from guard on top but Sackett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sackett trying to control the position.
Sackett is pulling down on Sturd's head to control his posture.
Sturd stopping the sweep attempt from Sackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd is fighting to break Sackett's control of his arms but Sackett is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sturd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sackett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Yance Sackett wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sturd throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett wants to land a leg kick but Sturd is out of range.
Yance Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturd blocks a jab.
Yance Sackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sturd throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sturd's sensitive parts.
Sturd thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sackett enables Sturd to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sackett manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sturd makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sturd trying to control the position from guard on top but Sackett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sackett trying to keep a closed guard but Sturd is proving a slippery customer.
Sturd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jason Sturd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sackett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sturd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sackett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sackett is pulling down on Sturd's head to control his posture.
Sturd wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving.
Sackett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sackett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sturd 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 wants to land a leg kick but Sturd is out of range.
Sturd just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sturd scores with a jab to the head.
Sackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and Sturd counters with a single leg into guard. Sackett didn't expect that.
Sackett keeping moving, preventing Sturd from controlling successfully.
Sturd looking to sit in guard and control but Sackett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturd looking for a sweep. Not yet Sturd, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett catches Sturd napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Sturd to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sackett.
Sackett postures up in Sturd's guard and throws a big left but Sturd blocks it.
Sackett postures up.
Sackett postures up and lands a big shot to Sturd's brow.
Sackett wants to control from the top but Sturd keeps moving.
Sackett sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Sturd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws an elbow that misses. Sturd uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sackett's guard. Nice move by Sturd!
Sturd is fighting to break Sackett's control of his arms but Sackett is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yance Sackett has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sturd scores with a shot to the body.
Sturd blocks the body kick.
Sackett misses with a low kick as Sturd jumps back.
Sturd blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sturd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sturd cracks Sackett with a good jab.
Sturd slips under a jab.
Sackett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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!
Sturd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and Sturd counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sackett!
Sackett is trying to improve his position.
Sackett is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sturd off and has taken his back!
Sackett trying to control.
I would not like to be Sturd right now.
Sackett gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd tries to escape the position.
Sackett missing with strikes.
Sackett punches the canvas rather than the man.
Sturd breaks Sackett's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sturd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sturd won't allow Sackett to sweep him here.
Sackett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sturd.
Sturd is working Sackett over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sackett being controlled here, momentarily.
Sackett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sackett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sackett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sturd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett has his hands on Sturd's head, controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sackett thows a leg kick but Sturd checks it
so Sturd counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sturd throwing strikes but missing.
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 Yance Sackett.
I think Sackett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yance Sackett!
Yance Sackett really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Just Fight (Everything 7$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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