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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marko Bakar (ranked 1608 p4p, 2678 weight class) and Horacio Sadaval (ranked 212 p4p, 343 weight class). Sadaval has chosen Prohibido Olvidar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marko Bakar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horacio Sadaval!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadaval wants to clinch.
Bakar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sadaval fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sadaval feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sadaval keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bakar's head.
Sadaval showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadaval being controlled here momentarily.
Sadaval stands and throws Bakar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sadaval has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bakar is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadaval fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bakar wants to control but Sadaval postures up.
Bakar trying to remain calm as Sadaval controls from the top position.
Sadaval creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bakar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bakar tries to bench press Sadaval off him but Sadaval keeps the position.
Bakar is trying to control Sadaval's posture but Sadaval avoids it.
Bakar tries to bench press Sadaval off him but Sadaval keeps the position.
Sadaval lands a few punches from side control.
Sadaval grinds an elbow into Bakar's temple.
Sadaval scores with punches from side control.
Bakar is looking for a sweep.
Sadaval working the body and head with strikes.
Bakar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval is chipping away with strikes.
Bakar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bakar can't do much from the bottom here.
Bakar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sadaval working the ground and pound from side control.
Bakar wants to control but Sadaval postures up.
Sadaval working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sadaval working the ground and pound from side control.
Sadaval taking a breather here.
Bakar struggling a bit here.
Sadaval taking a breather here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bakar tries to buck Sadaval off but Sadaval is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Sadaval's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sadaval is putting a hurting on Bakar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bakar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sadaval wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sadaval working away.
Sadaval just content to control the position.
Sadaval connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bakar some visible discomfort.
Bakar struggling a bit here.
Bakar is looking to reverse the position.
Sadaval is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bakar will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bakar is trying to control Sadaval's posture but Sadaval avoids it.
Bakar is being controlled here.
Sadaval landing strikes.
Bakar struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sadaval landing a few strikes.
Sadaval controlling the position.
Bakar is not content to let Sadaval control the position.
Sadaval scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bakar is trying to control Sadaval's posture but Sadaval avoids it.
Bakar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bakar is looking to reverse the position.
Sadaval working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bakar is looking to reverse the position.
Sadaval lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Sadaval dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bakar misses with a straight left.
Bakar misses with an uppercut
and Sadaval cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sadaval shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bakar as he jumps to the side.
Bakar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sadaval checks a low kick from Bakar.
Bakar throws a chopping leg kick but Sadaval manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sadaval ducks under a wild hook from Bakar.
Bakar tests Sadaval's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sadaval has a takedown stuffed.
Sadaval bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sadaval cracks Bakar with a big elbow.
Sadaval working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sadaval moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bakar is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadaval lands a few punches from side control.
Sadaval scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bakar to see if he's OK.
Bakar is not content to let Sadaval control the position.
Bakar struggling a bit here.
Bakar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bakar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sadaval on the ground.
Bakar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bakar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sadaval has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sadaval taking a breather here.
Bakar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sadaval happy to just control the position for now.
Bakar struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Sadaval's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sadaval cracks Bakar with a big right hand but Bakar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bakar can't do much from the bottom here.
Horacio Sadaval has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sadaval lands a few punches from side control.
Sadaval takes a little break here. Bakar wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bakar is trying to get back to half guard.
Sadaval tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bakar's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sadaval landing a few strikes.
Bakar can't do much from the bottom here.
Sadaval wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bakar keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Bakar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sadaval lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on Bakar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sadaval lands some shots froms side control.
Sadaval gets to mount! Bakar was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Sadaval sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sadaval lands a big shot there that rocks Bakar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval with the ground and pound from mount.
Sadaval unloading with bombs!
Bakar tries to reverse the position but Sadaval maintains control.
Bakar is squirming around, avoiding Sadaval's attempts to control the action.
Sadaval with shots to the head and body - Bakar looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sadaval is landing with some decent strikes but Bakar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bakar is rocked!
Sadaval avoids the attempt from Bakar to control.
Oh Bakar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sadaval trying to control but Bakar is having none of it.
Bakar seems to have got his legs back now.
Bakar is trying to escape the mount.
Sadaval with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Bakar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Sadaval showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bakar throws out a loose jab but Sadaval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sadaval avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sadaval.
Sadaval moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sadaval landing a few strikes.
Sadaval taking a breather here.
Bakar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bakar tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadaval wants to control but Bakar is keeping him busy.
Sadaval works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bakar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bakar is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sadaval controls the position.
Check out the look on Sadaval's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sadaval lands some shots froms side control.
Bakar is trying to improve his position.
Bakar struggling a bit here.
Sadaval is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bakar's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bakar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bakar is looking to reverse the position.
Bakar struggling a bit here.
Sadaval lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd goes nuts as Sadaval knocks Bakar out cold with a massive hammerfist! Sadaval Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Horacio Sadaval!
Horacio Sadaval was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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