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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batuhan Jaruud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macon Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Batuhan Jaruud!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaruud smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sackett avoids the head kick by Jaruud.
Jaruud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Sackett quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jaruud scores with a decent looking hook.
Sackett needs to keep his hands up - Jaruud had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut lands for Jaruud. That snapped Sackett's head back.
Sackett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sackett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jaruud scores with a kick to the body.
Jaruud's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jaruud duly obliges.
It looks like Macon Sackett has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Jaruud lands.
Jaruud looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jaruud, as that shot connected.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Jaruud sees coming a mile off.
Jaruud fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
Jaruud misses with a kick to the body
and Sackett counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jaruud works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
Sackett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sackett scores with the left hand. Jaruud knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Batuhan Jaruud has been cut.
Jaruud throws a low kick but Sackett moves out of range easily.
Sackett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jaruud counters with a two punch combo.
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but Jaruud moves his leg out of the way.
Jaruud is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jaruud.
Jaruud motions for Sackett to come forward. Jaruud throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jaruud thumps Sackett with a low kick.
Sackett tries to move into range but Jaruud moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick.
Jaruud comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jaruud.
Jaruud throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett tried to counter with a leg kick but Jaruud avoided it.
Jaruud throws a low kick, looking for Sackett's leg but Sackett calmly moves out of range.
Jaruud swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett looks to throw a body kick
and Jaruud counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sackett thinking.
Sackett lands a head kick. Jaruud smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaruud misses with an uppercut.
Jaruud takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Jaruud.
Jaruud thumps Sackett with a low kick.
Sackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett throws a poor cross that misses
letting Jaruud counter with a right hand.
Jaruud catches Sackett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett tries to work over Jaruud's front leg with a kick but Jaruud checks it.
Jaruud is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sackett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jaruud scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sackett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaruud circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Jaruud.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Sackett blocks the leg kick.
Sackett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett scores with a jab. Jaruud acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Jaruud.
It seemed like Jaruud was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jaruud misses with a straight left.
Jaruud feints and then cracks Sackett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sackett down.
Sackett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Jaruud moved away.
Jaruud appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jaruud's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sackett under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batuhan Jaruud dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and Jaruud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaruud moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Jaruud staying out of range there.
Jaruud scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sackett in his tracks.
Jaruud connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
Jaruud throws a head kick that Sackett semi-blocks.
Jaruud has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaruud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaruud.
Sackett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jaruud! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Jaruud.
Sackett slips under a jab from Jaruud.
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but Jaruud manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab lands there for Jaruud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaruud slips under a jab.
Jaruud wants to land a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jaruud cracks Sackett with an open hand slap.
Jaruud bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sackett punishes Jaruud's body with a nice straight punch.
Jaruud moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
Jaruud blocks a jab.
Jaruud scores with a hook to the body. Sackett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jaruud looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Jaruud lands with a right hand.
Jaruud lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaruud catches Sackett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jaruud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but Jaruud moves his leg out of the way.
Jaruud misses with a body kick.
Jaruud has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jaruud scores with a nice head shot.
Sackett has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Crunch! Jaruud slams his shin into Sackett's torso.
Jaruud connects with a looping right hand.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and Jaruud counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Jaruud is out of range.
Jaruud looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
A solid body kick from Jaruud.
Nice body punch from Jaruud.
Sackett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jaruud finds it's way round the side to connect with Sackett's head.
Jaruud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Jaruud's head but Jaruud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaruud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett cracks a nice hook into Jaruud's ribs.
Jaruud throws a head kick that misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sackett might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Jaruud.
Jaruud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sackett finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaruud thuds his right hand into Sackett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett defending well as Jaruud loads up on a big left hand.
Batuhan Jaruud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett throws a combination that misses
and Jaruud makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sackett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Decent striking displayed by Jaruud there.
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!
Jaruud fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jaruud defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Sackett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jaruud.
Jaruud throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
Jaruud finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Jaruud backs away, Sackett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sackett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sackett lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jaruud misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batuhan Jaruud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Jaruud lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sackett moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Jaruud.
Jaruud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
Jaruud throws a shot from downtown. Sackett moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Jaruud finds it's way through Sackett's defenses.
Sackett throws a front kick aimed at Jaruud's knee but Jaruud avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaruud lands with a slapping head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Sackett. Those never looked like landing.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaruud.
Jaruud lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaruud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaruud.
Nice shot by Jaruud.
Jaruud sizes up Sackett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sackett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some wild striking there from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Jaruud throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sackett.
Jaruud connects with a solid leg kick.
Sackett lands with a right hand.
Jaruud lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Macon Sackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaruud looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Sackett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaruud.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaruud scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jaruud 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.
Batuhan Jaruud seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaruud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaruud blocks a head kick by Sackett.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett throws a poor cross that misses
and Jaruud counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jaruud thumps Sackett with a low kick.
Sackett throws a nice looking combination but Jaruud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jaruud connects with a body shot.
Jaruud moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaruud was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jaruud's corner calls for a 1-2. Jaruud obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sackett tries to move into range but Jaruud moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sackett blocks the body kick.
Jaruud connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sackett throws a combination that misses
and Jaruud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sackett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jaruud connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A low kick from Sackett misses
and Jaruud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jaruud tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Jaruud.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
Jaruud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
Jaruud throws out a counter right but Sackett avoids it with no problem.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Jaruud moved away.
Jaruud takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That has opened up Batuhan Jaruud's cut even more.
Sackett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jaruud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaruud lands a nice hook to Sackett's body. Sackett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Batuhan Jaruud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jaruud 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Batuhan Jaruud!
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