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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flagon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Åke Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the ring accompanied by RATM: Killing in the Name. Johansson has chosen remember the name as his entrance music. Åke Johansson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flagon Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Åke Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Johansson.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Sackett saw that one coming.
Johansson cracks Sackett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Flagon Sackett has been cut.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Sackett misses with a double jab.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sackett drives through and clinches with Johansson against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
A right handed body shot lands from Johansson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett misses with a body punch.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Johansson.
Sackett lands a hook that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Sackett pushes Johansson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett gets through Johansson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Johansson is working Sackett over against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johansson.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johansson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sackett is breathing heavily.
Johansson tries to pull guard but Sackett holds him up against the ropes and eventually Johansson drops back down to his feet.
Johansson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Sackett's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Johansson tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sackett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sackett throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johansson tries to pull guard but Sackett holds him up against the ropes and eventually Johansson drops back down to his feet.
Johansson lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson wants to stall.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett slowing the pace effectively.
A short left from Johansson.
Johansson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Sackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johansson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johansson lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johansson.
Johansson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johansson taking a breather.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johansson misses with some punches.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Johansson manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johansson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johansson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sackett as he jumps to the side.
Flagon Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Åke Johansson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johansson, right into the meat.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and Johansson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sackett's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sackett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sackett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johansson manages to get himself to full guard.
Johansson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sackett trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.
Sackett lands a couple of digs.
Sackett connects with a couple of short punches.
Sackett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johansson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Johansson has hold of Sackett's hands but Sackett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sackett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Åke Johansson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flagon Sackett's cut.
That's time! Sackett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Johansson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good shot there by Johansson.
Sackett looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick.
Sackett misses with a right hand
letting Johansson counter with a right hand.
Johansson throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
Sackett moves forwards but Johansson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johansson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johansson moves out of range of the body kick.
Sackett clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson blocks an uppercut.
Sackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Johansson pulls guard.
Johansson pulls Sackett in to control the position.
Johansson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sackett is controlling him.
Johansson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sackett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sackett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sackett wants to control from the top but Johansson keeps moving.
Johansson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sackett works over Johansson with some ground and pound from guard.
Johansson working for a triangle but Sackett defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is in close to Johansson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson wants to sweep but no luck.
Sackett with a nice head shot there.
Sackett throwing strikes from guard but Johansson blocks nicely.
Sackett landing with the ground and pound.
Sackett slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sackett landing some decent shots from guard.
Sackett won't allow Johansson to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson trying to keep a closed guard but Sackett is proving a slippery customer.
Flagon Sackett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johansson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sackett.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Johansson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sackett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johansson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sackett stacks Johansson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sackett!
Sackett scoring with punches and elbows.
Sackett cracks Johansson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johansson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Johansson is refusing to be controlled, as Sackett sits in half guard.
Sackett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johansson is rocked!
Johansson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johansson is still in real trouble! Can Sackett finish him?
Sackett lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Johansson quite badly. Johansson pulls Sackett in close trying to recover. Sackett postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Johansson on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Johansson doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flagon Sackett!
Flagon Sackett retains his light heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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