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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phol Murhaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop "Vato". Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mordecai Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Sackett blocks the leg kick.
Murhaa checks a leg kick nicely.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Sackett avoids it with no problem.
Murhaa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sackett counters with a body kick.
Murhaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
Sackett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murhaa's head backwards.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Sackett lands with a shot to the body.
Murhaa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sackett misses with a leg kick
and Murhaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murhaa thuds his right hand into Sackett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
It seemed like Murhaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murhaa doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice combination there by Murhaa.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
Murhaa lands with a nice body punch.
Jab by Sackett.
Murhaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Murhaa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Sackett. That snapped Murhaa's head back.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murhaas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Sackett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa has managed to clinch.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Murhaa is stalling here.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
Sackett manages to break the clinch.
Sackett swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa scores with a leg kick.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sackett lunges at Murhaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murhaa's hand.
Murhaa moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
Murhaa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sackett can pounce on him.
Murhaa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sackett rather than just go for the knockout.
Sackett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhaa lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sackett in his tracks.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
And Sackett counters with a quick kick to the body but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Sackett avoids it with no problem.
Murhaa tries to clinch but Sackett moves out of range.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Murhaa checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Murhaa blocks the low kick.
Sackett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sackett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Murhaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Sackett. That snapped Murhaa's head back.
Sackett throws a leg kick which misses Murhaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Murhaa tries to avoid it.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Murhaa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murhaa takes the fight into the clinch.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett tries to land a body kick
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sackett connects with an inside leg kick.
Murhaa slips a jab and a cross from Sackett.
Sackett lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phol Murhaa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murhaa slips under a jab from Sackett.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murhaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett misses with a series of wild punches.
Murhaa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Sackett walks into a stiff left hand from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
As Murhaa backs away, Sackett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sackett takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa throws a push kick but Sackett slaps the foot to one side.
Sackett lands with a right hand.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett moves away from the strike by Murhaa.
Sackett throws a quick counter kick to the body but Murhaa avoids it.
Sackett connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Sackett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sackett.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Sackett throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Sackett checks a leg kick nicely.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murhaa.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Sackett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A clash of legs there as Murhaa blocks the low kick.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Murhaa checks it.
Murhaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Sackett.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murhaa. That did some damage!
Sackett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Sackett throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Sackett jabs Murhaa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sackett connects with a body shot that sends Murhaa's belly button to the back.
Murhaa ducks right into an uppercut from Sackett.
Murhaa drops his hands momentarily and Sackett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sackett jabs at Murhaa's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa stuns Sackett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sackett thuds his right hand into Murhaa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Sackett throws a low kick but Murhaa moves out of range easily.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sackett.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Sackett misses with a jab to the body
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Sackett.
Murhaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murhaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murhaa scores with a jab.
Murhaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murhaa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett lands with a nice body punch.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Murhaa misses.
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murhaa thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
Sackett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murhaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A jab from Sackett does it's job there.
A cross from Sackett lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Sackett misses the target.
Sackett lands with a right hand.
Murhaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murhaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body.
Sackett blocks a jab.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
Murhaa defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Murhaa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sackett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sackett misses with a left hand
and Murhaa counters with an outside leg kick.
Sackett lets loose with a powerful body kick. Murhaa will feel that in the morning.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
And Sackett counters with a quick kick to the body but Murhaa blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Mordecai Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Murhaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Sackett moves away and avoids it.
Murhaa moves out of range of the body kick.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Murhaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
Sackett thumps Murhaa with a low kick.
Sackett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sackett throws a head kick but Murhaa moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Sackett.
That kick from Sackett tenderised Murhaa's leg. Murhaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murhaa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sackett counters with a good, hard body kick but Murhaa shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Murhaa sees coming a mile off.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Murhaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett wants to slow Murhaa down by chopping away at his legs.
Murhaa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murhaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sackett on the side of the head.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa lands a nice shot that snaps Sackett's head back.
Murhaa throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on Murhaa's shoulder, as Murhaa tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Murhaa. Beautiful body shot.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and Murhaa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Murhaa down.
Sackett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murhaa throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
Murhaa with a nice cross.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murhaa throws a lazy body kick
and Sackett counters with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Murhaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murhaa swings widly with a right hand
and Sackett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murhaa, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Sackett counters with a good low kick that Murhaa was not able to check.
Murhaa defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Murhaa takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sackett misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murhaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sackett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Murhaa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sackett.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mordecai Sackett did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murhaa's calf.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Sackett cracks Murhaa with an open hand slap.
Murhaa takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa lands a right hook to the body.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
Murhaa throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
Murhaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sackett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murhaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
Sackett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa cracks the inside of Sackett's front leg.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett lands a jab to Murhaa's midsection.
Sackett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Sackett scores with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sackett.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murhaa tries to land a front kick but Sackett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Sackett misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Sackett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
Sackett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa jabs Sackett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murhaa connects with a body shot that sends Sackett's belly button to the back.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Sackett counters with a quick kick to the body but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackett wants to slow Murhaa down by chopping away at his legs.
Sackett motions for Murhaa to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Sackett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Murhaa saw that one coming.
Sackett defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa dips to his left and cracks Sackett with an uppercut!
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murhaa.
Sackett blocks a low kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Sackett misses the target.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhaa takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and Murhaa counters with a right hand to the body.
Murhaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sackett lands with a cross.
Sackett connects with a crisp jab.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Sackett blocks a jab.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Murhaa blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa tried to score with a low kick but Sackett checks it.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Murhaa 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.
A low kick from Sackett misses
and Murhaa counters with an inside leg kick.
Sackett misses with an uppercut
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sackett throws a head kick but Murhaa moves out of range.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Murhaa scores with a body shot.
Murhaa throws an off balance right hand
and Sackett counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mordecai Sackett will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Murhaa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sackett has time to react.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa thumps Sackett with a low kick.
Murhaa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick
and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murhaa checks a leg kick nicely.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Murhaa's leg but Murhaa calmly moves out of range.
Sackett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sackett.
Sackett with a hook.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Sackett tenderised Murhaa's leg. Murhaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa 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 lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murhaa misses with a left hand
and Sackett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a slapping body shot.
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but Murhaa moves his leg out of the way.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
Sackett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murhaa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
You can see that Murhaa has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Sackett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Murhaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sackett connects with a crisp jab.
Sackett throws a sloppy body shot
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Phol Murhaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murhaa connects with a single shot there.
Murhaa throws a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a thumping low kick.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick from Murhaa.
Sackett lands with a hook. Murhaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sackett scores with a nice body kick.
Sackett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murhaa momentarily.
Sackett throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murhaa. That's going to slow Sackett down.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhaa.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Sackett moves away and avoids it.
Sackett connects with a body shot that sends Murhaa's belly button to the back.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett thuds a left hand into Murhaa's body.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett blocks a jab.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
A cross from Murhaa lands.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Sackett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murhaa if he has to take too many more of those.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murhaa. That did some damage!
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Murhaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sackett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice body kick there by Murhaa.
Murhaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murhaa swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett scores with a nice strike.
A bone on bone clash there as Murhaa blocks the leg kick.
Murhaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mordecai Sackett showed his dominance in that final round.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:46
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordecai Sackett!
Mordecai Sackett retains his welterweight title!
Mordecai Sackett really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Museum of Monsters & Madmen logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Phol Murhaa stepped up to the mic, saying 'vittu'.
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