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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Knuckles (ranked 2186 p4p, 1047 weight class) and Horacio Sadaval (ranked 245 p4p, 135 weight class). Sadaval has chosen Prohibido Olvidar as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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 24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horacio Sadaval!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles misses with a straight right.
Sadaval closes the distance and pushes Knuckles back into the ropes.
Knuckles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sadaval gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sadaval trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sadaval throwing strikes but missing.
Sadaval being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles keeping full guard, as Sadaval tries to pass.
Sadaval must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sadaval sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadaval sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Knuckles's guard.
Sadaval looks to land a strike but Knuckles avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sadaval postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Knuckles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sadaval.
Knuckles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sadaval throws a strike but Knuckles rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Knuckles prevents Sadaval from getting back to his feet.
Sadaval is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knuckles stops Sadaval from standing up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
We've been told by Knuckles's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sadaval moves forwards but Knuckles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knuckles throws an overhand right that lands on Sadaval's shoulder, as Sadaval tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knuckles sprawls well. Knuckles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sadaval gets slowly back to his feet.
Sadaval gets a double leg takedown into Knuckles's guard.
The fighters are working up against the ropes. Knuckles manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the ropes.
Sadaval breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sadaval tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knuckles swivels and escapes.
Horacio Sadaval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sadaval steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knuckles.
Knuckles takes a swing at Sadaval's ribcage but misses.
Sadaval tries for a takedown but Knuckles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bobby Knuckles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horacio Sadaval.
Sadaval has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval goes for a double leg but Knuckles avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Knuckles continues to drive forward.
Sadaval fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sadaval closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Knuckles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sadaval lands strikes from half guard.
Sadaval trying to control the pace.
Sadaval looks to land a strike but Knuckles avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sadaval preventing the sweep.
Knuckles keeping moving, preventing Sadaval from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sadaval is stalling in the full guard.
Sadaval trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sadaval trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sadaval throwing strikes but missing.
Sadaval slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Knuckles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sadaval stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sadaval tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sadaval.
Sadaval shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knuckles as he avoids it easily.
Knuckles appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knuckles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sadaval.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval tries to clinch but Knuckles is having none of it.
Knuckles stuffs the takedown attempt from Sadaval. Sadaval gets slowly back to his feet.
Knuckles throwing a counter right hand but Sadaval manages to avoid it.
No luck for Sadaval with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Knuckles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sadaval gets a clinch.
Sadaval wants a takedown.
Knuckles misses with a punch to the body.
Sadaval stalling in the clinch but Knuckles improves position.
Sadaval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sadaval tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knuckles's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sadaval.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knuckles.
Sadaval has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Knuckles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Sadaval scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles tries to throw a body punch but Sadaval avoids it by throwing Knuckles back against the ropes.
Knuckles throws a punch but it's blocked by Sadaval.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Sadaval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sadaval drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Knuckles gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knuckles tries a body shot but Sadaval blocks it.
Sadaval is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Knuckles is defending well.
Sadaval can't get the takedown.
Sadaval lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sadaval breaks the clinch.
Sadaval shoots for a takedown but Knuckles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sadaval is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knuckles jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sadaval tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sadaval looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knuckles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knuckles lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sadaval takes a step back to recover.
Sadaval tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Knuckles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Knuckles. No joy for Sadaval on that attempt.
A quick step to the side and Knuckles tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid body kick from Knuckles.
Sadaval moves out of range of the body kick.
Bobby Knuckles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice shot lands for Knuckles.
Sadaval shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knuckles as he avoids it easily.
Knuckles appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Knuckles as Sadaval shoots in.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Knuckles dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Sadaval blocks the leg kick.
Sadaval walks forward, straight into a front kick from Knuckles.
Sadaval moves out of range of the strikes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sadaval.
Sadaval working the ground and pound but Knuckles is defending the strikes.
Sadaval working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Knuckles can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadaval scores with a couple of short elbows.
Knuckles wants to control but Sadaval postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sadaval working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles trying to control but Sadaval flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Sadaval is looking to control Knuckles but Knuckles is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Sadaval manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Knuckles covering up well under a series of strikes from Sadaval.
Sadaval struggling to land strikes to the head as Knuckles covers up.
Knuckles has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sadaval.
Knuckles covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Knuckles wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will Sadaval go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Knuckles avoids the strikes from Sadaval.
Sadaval missing with strikes.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Sadaval is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Sadaval gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Sadaval gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Sadaval apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sadaval takes the fight into the clinch.
Sadaval stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sadaval.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
Sadaval drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knuckles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sadaval.
A head punch on the inside from Knuckles fails to land.
Sadaval pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sadaval.
As Sadaval backs away, Knuckles returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sadaval shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knuckles but Knuckles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knuckles is looking to counter punch.
Bobby Knuckles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horacio Sadaval.
Sadaval shoots for a double leg takedown but Knuckles sprawls well. He's pushed Sadaval's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sadaval fails with a takedown attempt.
Knuckles thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval shoots in for a double leg but Knuckles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knuckles leaves Sadaval with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Knuckles catches Sadaval with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knuckles catches Sadaval with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sadaval shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Knuckles trying to control the position.
Sadaval trying to control but Knuckles is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval postures up.
Sadaval is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sadaval trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sadaval postures up and lands a big shot to Knuckles's brow.
Sadaval trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knuckles pulls Sadaval in close to his closed guard and prevents Sadaval from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval drives through and clinches with Knuckles against the ropes.
Knuckles misses with a punch to the body.
Knuckles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sadaval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles tries to work over Sadaval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knuckles throws a punch but it's blocked by Sadaval.
Sadaval lands a shoulder strike.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
Sadaval is trying to pull guard but Knuckles turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sadaval can do to turn this around?
Knuckles misses with some punches.
Sadaval pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knuckles misses with a low kick.
Sadaval fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Knuckles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sadaval or perhaps it was just good defense by Knuckles, which made it look bad.
A counter left hand to the body from Knuckles misses its target.
Sadaval dives in and grabs Knuckles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knuckles pushes down on Sadaval's head and hops out.
Knuckles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sadaval is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knuckles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knuckles connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knuckles stuffs the takedown.
It appears Knuckles was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sadaval's head backwards.
Sadaval throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knuckles's waist but Knuckles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sadaval off to one side.
Sadaval fails with a takedown attempt.
Knuckles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knuckles throws a head kick but Sadaval moves out of range.
Sadaval shoots in for a takedown but Knuckles shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sadaval shoots in looking for a takedown but Knuckles manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sadaval's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sadaval keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knuckles throws a nice looking combination but Sadaval bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sadaval shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Knuckles counters with a thumping low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Knuckles dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Knuckles stuffs the takedown attempt from Sadaval. Sadaval gets slowly back to his feet.
Knuckles scores with a spinning back kick!
Sadaval looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Knuckles!
Knuckles is trying to control Sadaval's posture but Sadaval avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadaval throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sadaval in the domination position with Knuckles hanging on.
Sadaval working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Sadaval crashes against the mat.
Sadaval throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Knuckles is trying to control Sadaval's posture but Sadaval avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knuckles regains half guard, as Sadaval was trying to land strikes.
Sadaval throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sadaval looks to land a strike but Knuckles avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sadaval throws a big right hand that misses.
Knuckles trying to keep a closed guard but Sadaval is proving a slippery customer.
Sadaval throws a big right hand that misses.
Sadaval trying to control but Knuckles is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sadaval closes the distance and clinches up with Knuckles, looking for a takedown. Sadaval pushes Knuckles against the ropes but Knuckles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sadaval goes for a double leg but Knuckles avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Knuckles continues to drive forward.
Bobby Knuckles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horacio Sadaval.
Sadaval shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knuckles but Knuckles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sadaval fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sadaval misses with a takedown attempt - Knuckles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knuckles stuffs the takedown attempt from Sadaval. Sadaval gets slowly back to his feet.
Knuckles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sadaval tries for a takedown but Knuckles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And Knuckles counters with a quick kick to the body but Sadaval blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knuckles.
Sadaval looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Knuckles!
The strikes coming from Sadaval are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Knuckles dodges the ground and pound from Sadaval.
Sadaval working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Knuckles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Sadaval seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The strikes coming from Sadaval are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval throws a strike aimed at the side of Knuckles's head but Knuckles avoids it well.
Sadaval postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Knuckles is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sadaval connects with a decent elbow.
Sadaval lands an elbow.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sadaval working the ground and pound from side control.
Sadaval cracks Knuckles with a big elbow.
Sadaval in side control, throwing shots but Knuckles defends.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval lands an elbow.
Sadaval wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knuckles keeps working.
Knuckles regains half guard, as Sadaval was trying to land strikes.
Knuckles won't allow Sadaval to pass to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval wants to control but Knuckles is keeping him busy.
Sadaval landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Knuckles tries to roll over but Sadaval keeps him under control.
Sadaval slips a nice elbow through Knuckles's hands, connecting with Knuckles's forehead.
Ground and pound from Sadaval.
Sadaval stalling.
Sadaval thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knuckles's head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval controlling the action here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sadaval.
Sadaval shoots for a takedown but Knuckles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knuckles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sadaval.
Knuckles stuffs the takedown attempt from Sadaval. Sadaval gets slowly back to his feet.
Horacio Sadaval has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sadaval takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Knuckles is fending him off so far but Sadaval persists. Nope, Knuckles circles away and we're back to standing.
Knuckles looks to land a body kick but Sadaval moved away.
Knuckles leaves Sadaval with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sadaval steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knuckles.
Sadaval tries to clinch but Knuckles moves away
and Knuckles counters with an outside leg kick.
Sadaval shoots in but Knuckles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knuckles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sadaval fails to land the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bobby Knuckles.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knuckles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Bobby Knuckles!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Bobby Knuckles!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Bobby Knuckles!
Bobby Knuckles wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Bobby Knuckles thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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