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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Sackett (ranked 54 p4p, 8 weight class) and Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 86 p4p, 14 weight class). St. Georges is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jiu Jitsu. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
34 - 12 - 0 |
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162 lbs
27 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 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
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
Sackett seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St. Georges has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sackett is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by St. Georges. Beautiful body shot.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges scores with a decent looking hook.
Sackett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges misses with an attempted mid kick.
St. Georges throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Sackett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
St. Georges moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
Sackett dips to his left and cracks St. Georges with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St. Georges misses the jab.
Sackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges throws a body kick that misses.
St. Georges defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
St. Georges swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
Sackett with a hook.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
St. Georges digs a good hook to Sackett's body.
St. Georges stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges staying out of range there.
St. Georges needs to keep his hands up - Sackett had a free shot at his head there.
Sackett 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Georges cracks Sackett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
St. Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sackett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Sackett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.
Sackett throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Sackett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St. Georges fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett's jab looks to have found its range, popping St. Georges under the eye.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges throws a poor cross that misses
and Sackett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sackett moves out of range as St. Georges throws a body kick.
Sackett swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
A nice leg kick lands there from St. Georges.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
St. Georges with a nice cross.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett walks into a left hand.
Sackett throws a shot to the body.
St. Georges walks into a left hand.
Good work by Sackett as he checks the leg kick.
St. Georges wants to land a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St. Georges throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
St. Georges throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sackett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St. Georges is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Sackett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
St. Georges buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from St. Georges.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
St. Georges throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
A left lands for Sackett.
A big right from St. Georges misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by St. Georges. That's going to slow Sackett down.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges fails to land with a series of punches.
Sackett darts in and clinches St. Georges up against the cage.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Sackett.
St. Georges throws an elbow that misses.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gauthier St. Georges will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St. Georges misses with a body punch
enabling Sackett to counter with a crisp jab.
St. Georges throws a quick inside leg kick.
St. Georges lands with a shot to the body.
St. Georges lands with a cross.
Sackett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
St. Georges rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sackett counters with a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St. Georges checks a leg kick.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
Sackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
Sackett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St. Georges's hands.
St. Georges with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sackett to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St. Georges fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
Sackett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
St. Georges lands a jab to the nose.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Sackett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St. Georges breaks the clinch.
St. Georges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St. Georges has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sackett.
Sackett lands the left hand.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett wants to clinch.
St. Georges swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sackett scores with the left hand. St. Georges knows he should have avoided that one.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Sackett throwing a counter right hand but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
St. Georges slips under a jab from Sackett.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
St. Georges only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges misses with a body punch.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
St. Georges breaks the clinch.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges scores with a push kick.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St. Georges, right into the meat.
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 hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick from St. Georges.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sackett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St. Georges slips under a jab.
Sackett 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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St. Georges misses with a lunging right hand
and Sackett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St. Georges slips under a jab from Sackett.
St. Georges cracks Sackett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St. Georges lands a nice looking body kick.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sackett connects with a looping right hand.
Sackett connects with a body shot.
Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
St. Georges throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett lands an overhand right.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges thumps Sackett with a low kick.
St. Georges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
A jab from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett is looking to clinch but St. Georges is avoiding it.
St. Georges keeps Sackett at a distance using the push kick.
St. Georges explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
St. Georges throws the kick towards the body but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges tries a quick counter leg kick but Sackett is wise to it.
St. Georges throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sackett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St. Georges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Sackett scores with a jab.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges lands a nice looking body kick.
Sackett connects with a nice looking jab.
St. Georges throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut. Sackett saw that one coming.
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.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St. Georges circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sackett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sackett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range.
St. Georges thows a leg kick but Sackett checks it
and Sackett counters with a thumping low kick.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut
enabling Sackett to counter with a crisp jab.
Sackett lands a nice shot that snaps St. Georges's head back.
St. Georges fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sackett checks it well.
Sackett tries to move into range but St. Georges moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but St. Georges manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St. Georges was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sackett closes the distance and clinches.
St. Georges looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
St. Georges can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
St. Georges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett digs a right hand into St. Georges's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St. Georges's gas tank.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
St. Georges lands a nice shot to the body.
St. Georges tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges lands a shoulder strike.
Sackett avoids a wild elbow strike from St. Georges.
Mordecai Sackett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
St. Georges has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
St. Georges looking to stall.
Sackett pushes St. Georges back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St. Georges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sackett.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
St. Georges tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett blocking some punches.
St. Georges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Sackett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett lands an uppercut.
Sackett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
St. Georges lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
St. Georges has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Sackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St. Georges doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from St. Georges.
St. Georges pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
A clash of legs there as Sackett blocks the low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for St. Georges.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
Sackett throws a predictable looking body shot
and St. Georges counters with a three punch combo that has Sackett backing up. Sackett nods at St. Georges to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St. Georges takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Sackett's jab looks to have found its range, popping St. Georges under the eye.
Sackett lands with a right hand.
Sackett misses with a low kick as St. Georges jumps back.
St. Georges scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sackett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sackett throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
St. Georges tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sackett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges staying out of range there.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St. Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
St. Georges misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from Sackett misses.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
St. Georges throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
St. Georges counters with a body kick.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a leg kick that knocks Sackett off balance momentarily.
St. Georges is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Sackett misses the target.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St. Georges slips under a jab.
St. Georges misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Sackett misses.
St. Georges keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Sackett avoids the punch easily.
Sackett stuns St. Georges with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sackett throws a front kick aimed at St. Georges's knee but St. Georges avoids it well.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St. Georges fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
Sackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sackett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut lands for St. Georges. That snapped Sackett's head back.
A jab from Sackett misses.
Sackett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges lands a leg kick that knocks Sackett off balance momentarily.
St. Georges moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St. Georges pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
St. Georges throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a hook but St. Georges blocks it.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
St. Georges throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sackett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sackett is looking to clinch but St. Georges is avoiding it.
St. Georges tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
Sackett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
St. Georges scores with a jab.
Sackett lands with a nice body punch.
Sackett throws a leg kick that misses.
St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett is looking to counter punch.
St. Georges catches Sackett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St. Georges scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges misses with a hook.
Sackett quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
St. Georges takes one to the chin there.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from St. Georges.
Sackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St. Georges is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
St. Georges throws a leg kick that misses.
St. Georges throws a series of punches but Sackett avoids them all with ease.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Sackett coming out on top.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
St. Georges misses with a lunging right hand
and Sackett counters with a leg kick.
St. Georges lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
St. Georges connects with a solid leg kick.
Sackett lands with a straight right. St. Georges didn't see that one coming.
St. Georges changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett's jab looks to have found its range, popping St. Georges under the eye.
St. Georges scores with a nice strike.
St. Georges slips under a jab.
Sackett connects with a body shot that sends St. Georges's belly button to the back.
St. Georges goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sackett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches St. Georges on the side of the head.
St. Georges stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges lands a nice shot to the body.
Sackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sackett moves into the clinch.
St. Georges tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Georges blocking some punches.
St. Georges looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sackett.
St. Georges presses Sackett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St. Georges makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
St. Georges scores with a shoulder strike.
St. Georges blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
A short right from St. Georges.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sackett gets through St. Georges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
St. Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett scores with a shot to the side of St. Georges's head.
St. Georges can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
St. Georges lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Gauthier St. Georges will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
A jab lands there for Sackett.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St. Georges takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sackett lands with an uppercut that bounces St. Georges off the cage and back into range.
St. Georges scores with a kick to the body.
St. Georges looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St. Georges throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett throws a low kick but St. Georges moves out of range easily.
St. Georges throws a push kick but Sackett slaps the foot to one side.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Sackett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Sackett staying out of range there.
It looked like Sackett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
St. Georges circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks St. Georges off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges counters with a body kick.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for St. Georges.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from St. Georges 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.
As St. Georges tries to get set, Sackett tries to push him back and clinch up but St. Georges manages to avoid the attempt.
St. Georges is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
St. Georges connects with a body shot.
Sackett scores with a shot to the body.
St. Georges throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St. Georges misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
St. Georges swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sackett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A leg kick checked by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Sackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St. Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
St. Georges swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sackett throws the left hand but St. Georges avoids the punch easily.
St. Georges tries a quick counter leg kick but Sackett is wise to it.
Sackett throws a jab when St. Georges was well out of range.
St. Georges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges misses with a kick to the body
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
St. Georges scoring well with a low kick there.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Sackett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St. Georges pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sackett back to the cage. St. Georges follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St. Georges, as that shot connected.
St. Georges cracks Sackett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sackett takes one to the side of the head.
St. Georges throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Sackett drops his hands momentarily and St. Georges takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
St. Georges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
St. Georges throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
St. Georges connects with a jab.
Sackett connects with an inside leg kick.
St. Georges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
Sackett tries a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges connects with a nice looking jab.
Sackett wants to clinch.
St. Georges doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sackett is looking to slow St. Georges down with leg kicks.
St. Georges blocks a low kick nicely.
St. Georges tries to score with a low kick but Sackett moves his leg out of the way.
St. Georges tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sackett is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sackett's calf.
Sackett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sackett wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gauthier St. Georges.
I think St. Georges 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier St. Georges!
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