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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Knuckles (ranked 2416 p4p, 1672 weight class) and Nicholas McDonald (ranked 316 p4p, 228 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Knuckles
vs
McDonald

182 cm
37
185
21 - 16 - 0

179 cm
30
180
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicholas McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knuckles throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
Knuckles throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knuckles counters with a straight right hand.
We've been told by Knuckles's head coaches at Outlier Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McDonald scores with a jab.
Knuckles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonald. McDonald obviously looking to wear him down.
McDonald defending well as Knuckles loads up on a big left hand.
Knuckles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
Nice body kick from Knuckles.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Knuckles is just out of range.
Knuckles with a nice calf kick.
Knuckles looks for the body kick but McDonald saw that one coming.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knuckles throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
McDonald thuds a left hand into Knuckles's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Knuckles counters with a nice body kick.
Nice jab there from McDonald.
Knuckles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a lazy uppercut
and Knuckles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonald throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from McDonald is predictable there
and Knuckles counters with a nice leg kick.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
Knuckles jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McDonald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McDonald moves out of range of the body kick.
McDonald swings for the body but Knuckles moves out of range.
Knuckles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knuckles attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McDonald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knuckles is looking to counter punch.
McDonald is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Knuckles rather than just go for the knockout.
Knuckles blocks a head kick by McDonald.
McDonald throws a right hand that Knuckles ducks under and follows up with a left that Knuckles also avoids with ease.
Knuckles moves out of range of the strikes.
McDonald thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Knuckles if he has to take too many more of those.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald blocks the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knuckles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Knuckles is just out of range.
McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knuckles connects with a looping right hand.
McDonald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knuckles. Knuckles obviously looking to wear him down.
Knuckles looks to land a body kick but McDonald moved away.
Knuckles avoids the body shot from McDonald.
McDonald tries a low kick but Knuckles avoids it.
As McDonald backs away, Knuckles returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McDonald throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knuckles.
McDonald swings for the body but Knuckles moves out of range.
McDonald jabs at Knuckles's body.
McDonald dips to his left and cracks Knuckles with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Knuckles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from McDonald misses its intended target.
Knuckles ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.
A counter left hand to the body from Knuckles misses its target.
Knuckles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Knuckles moves out of range easily.
Knuckles slips under a jab.
McDonald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knuckles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDonald throws a push kick but Knuckles slaps the foot to one side.
Knuckles jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Knuckles blocks the body kick.
Nicholas McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knuckles is out of range.
McDonald throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knuckles moves out of range of the leg kick from McDonald.
McDonald throws a sloppy body shot
and Knuckles counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from McDonald is predictable there
and Knuckles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald tried to score with a low kick but Knuckles checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a nice looking kick to the body. Knuckles takes a step back to recover.
McDonald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald misses with a few strikes there.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Knuckles counters with a body kick.
McDonald looks to land a right hand but Knuckles moved out of range.
Knuckles avoids the head kick by McDonald.
Knuckles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonald throws out the jab.
It looked like Knuckles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McDonald misses with a leg kick.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Knuckles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McDonald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McDonald throws a low kick but Knuckles avoids it.
Knuckles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good leg kick by McDonald.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas McDonald dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McDonald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knuckles's hands.
McDonald throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knuckles is looking to counter with a body kick.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knuckles throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
McDonald lands a nice hook to Knuckles's body. Knuckles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McDonald throws a head kick but Knuckles moves out of range.
Knuckles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McDonald connects with a body shot.
McDonald misses with a leg kick
and Knuckles counters with a leg kick.
McDonald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald misses with a leg kick
and Knuckles counters with a nice leg kick.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
Knuckles misses with a kick to the body.
Knuckles avoids a kick to the body.
Knuckles takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDonald lands a slapping body shot.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Knuckles moved away.
Knuckles jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McDonald throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Knuckles swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McDonald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McDonald checks a low kick from Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knuckles moves out of range of the body kick from McDonald.
Knuckles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McDonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knuckles checks a leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Knuckles might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
McDonald lands a nice looking body shot.
Knuckles throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knuckles.
Knuckles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knuckles with the inside leg kick.
Nicholas McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald throws a front kick aimed at Knuckles's knee but Knuckles avoids it well.
Knuckles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've been informed that McDonald has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A low kick lands for Knuckles.
Knuckles has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knuckles there as he acknowledges the shot.
McDonald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by McDonald.
A bone on bone clash there as Knuckles blocks the leg kick.
Knuckles feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Knuckles connects with a good right hand that stumbles McDonald. McDonald circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knuckles misses the shot to the body.
McDonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good exchange - Knuckles coming out on top.
Knuckles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDonald.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knuckles was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
Knuckles feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knuckles checks it well.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonald misses the body punch
and Knuckles counters with a nice low kick that buckles McDonald's knee momentarily.
Knuckles throws a leg kick that misses.
McDonald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knuckles counters with an outside leg kick.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick
and Knuckles counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonald throws a low kick but Knuckles avoids it.
Knuckles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonald.
A decent looking cross lands there for McDonald.
McDonald tries a low kick but Knuckles avoids it.
McDonald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knuckles.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Knuckles counters with a slapping leg kick.
Knuckles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Knuckles.
Good standup being displayed there by Knuckles as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Knuckles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonald misses with a combination
and Knuckles counters with a nice body kick.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald misses with a body shot
and Knuckles counters with a thumping low kick.
Knuckles connects with a body shot.
McDonald misses with a leg kick
and Knuckles counters with a nice low kick that buckles McDonald's knee momentarily.
McDonald misses with a leg kick
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knuckles half committed to a counter leg kick.
Knuckles checks a leg kick nicely.
Knuckles is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McDonald throws an off balance right hand
and Knuckles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald throws a sloppy body shot
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonald takes a swing at Knuckles's ribcage but misses.
McDonald finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bobby Knuckles will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

McDonald works Knuckles's body with a nice hook.
McDonald throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McDonald connects with a leg kick.
McDonald blocks a low kick nicely.
McDonald lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Knuckles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab from Knuckles.
McDonald misses with a straight left.
Knuckles quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McDonald throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knuckles counters with a leg kick.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Knuckles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles moves out of range of the body kick from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a hook
and Knuckles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
Knuckles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald swings widly with a right hand
and Knuckles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knuckles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McDonald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McDonald finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knuckles throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDonald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McDonald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knuckles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knuckles connects with an inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as McDonald checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from McDonald misses
and Knuckles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knuckles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knuckles throws a leg kick but McDonald sees it coming and moves out of range.
McDonald walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knuckles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knuckles is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from McDonald is predictable there
and Knuckles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald moves out of range as Knuckles strikes.
Knuckles darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McDonald throws a chopping leg kick but Knuckles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McDonald throws a lazy head kick
and Knuckles counters with a slapping leg kick.
McDonald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knuckles. That did some damage!
McDonald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonald connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knuckles momentarily.
Knuckles slips under a jab from McDonald.
Knuckles clobbers McDonald with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McDonald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McDonald misses with a leg kick
and Knuckles counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knuckles's sensitive parts.
McDonald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knuckles motions for McDonald to come forward. Knuckles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knuckles throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
Knuckles blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Knuckles misses the target.
McDonald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knuckles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDonald throws a low kick but Knuckles moves out of range easily.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald takes a swing at Knuckles's ribcage but misses.
McDonald digs a good body shot into Knuckles's ribs.
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knuckles.
McDonald misses with an uppercut.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald blocks a low kick nicely.
Knuckles lands a nice leg kick that just misses McDonald's sensitive parts.
Knuckles tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McDonald throws a lazy right hand but Knuckles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knuckles tried to counter with a leg kick but McDonald avoided it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knuckles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knuckles misses with a kick to the body.
McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knuckles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McDonald takes a swing at Knuckles's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by McDonald misses
and Knuckles counters with a nice body shot.
McDonald misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knuckles counters with a thumping low kick.
Knuckles throws a leg kick which misses McDonald's front leg but catches the back leg as McDonald tries to avoid it.
Knuckles's jab looks to have found its range, popping McDonald under the eye.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Knuckles counters with a solid body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Knuckles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knuckles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bobby Knuckles!
A very excited looking Bobby Knuckles made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.