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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Dancer (ranked 1789 p4p, 1638 weight class) and Horacio Sadaval (ranked 211 p4p, 192 weight class). Sadaval has chosen Prohibido Olvidar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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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 10 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Dancer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Horacio Sadaval!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Sadaval.
Sadaval tries to clinch up but Dancer circles away and keeps his distance.
Sadaval throws a right hand that Dancer ducks under and follows up with a left that Dancer also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Sadaval.
Dancer wants to clinch but Sadaval slips to the side
and Dancer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dancer doesn't manage to clinch there - Sadaval circles away.
A head kick misses from Dancer.
A big left from Dancer misses.
Sadaval steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dancer.
Good work by Sadaval as he checks the leg kick.
Sadaval misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sadaval defending well as Dancer loads up on a big left hand.
Dancer sets himself, and Sadaval steps forward looking for the clinch! Dancer avoids it this time.
Dancer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sadaval looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dancer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dancer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dancer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Dancer misses the target.
Sadaval blocks a head kick by Dancer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sadaval steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dancer.
Sadaval on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadaval checks a low kick from Dancer.
Dancer connects with a high kick.
It looks like Horacio Sadaval has been cut.
Dancer cracks Sadaval with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dancer misses with a straight left.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sadaval has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dancer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sadaval slips under a jab from Dancer.
Dancer tries a head kick but it misses.
Sadaval lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sadaval uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dancer.
Sadaval clinches with his opponent.
Dancer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sadaval breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dancer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sadaval lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dancer backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sadaval throws a head kick but Dancer moves out of range.
Dancer throws a jab but it's blocked by Sadaval.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dancer takes the fight into the clinch.
Sadaval blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Dancer.
Dancer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dancer working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Sadaval fails to land.
Sadaval's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Come on Sadaval - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sadaval lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Sadaval.
Sadaval's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dancer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sadaval misses with the combination.
Tom Dancer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sadaval throws a series of punches but Dancer moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dancer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dancer throws a hook but Sadaval avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Dancer.
Nice shot by Sadaval.
Sadaval drives through and clinches with Dancer against the cage.
Sadaval's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sadaval pushes Dancer up against the cage in a clinch.
Sadaval has a couple of punches blocked by Dancer.
Dancer has a couple of punches blocked by Sadaval.
I was talking to Dancer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dancer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dancer as Sadaval tries to tie him up.
Dancer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sadaval manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Dancer misses.
Sadaval wants to counter with a clinch but Dancer pushes him away.
Dancer throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval darts in and clinches Dancer up against the cage.
Dancer misses with a body punch.
Sadaval is looking to break free of the clinch but Dancer has double underhooks.
Dancer tries to work over Sadaval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sadaval breaks from the clinch.
Dancer misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dancer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sadaval lands a jab.
Dancer throws a nice head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sadaval looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dancer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dancer tries to land a leg kick but Sadaval saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dancer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dancer throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tom Dancer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Horacio Sadaval's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sadaval avoids a kick to the body.
Dancer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sadaval under the eye.
Dancer connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sadaval darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good work by Sadaval as he checks the leg kick.
Sadaval connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dancer's hands.
Dancer tries to close the distance and clinch but Sadaval swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dancer slips a jab and a cross from Sadaval.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dancer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Sadaval's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dancer moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadaval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sadaval pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dancer throws a sloppy head kick and Sadaval moves out of range easily.
Dancer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sadaval.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dancer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Tom Dancer has been cut.
Sadaval avoids the head kick by Dancer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dancer throws a sloppy head kick and Sadaval moves out of range easily.
Sadaval takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick from Dancer lands but Sadaval takes it in his stride.
A lazy body kick from Dancer
and Sadaval moves into the clinch.
Sadaval working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dancer breaks the clinch.
Dancer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sadaval manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Sadaval.
Dancer throws a head kick but Sadaval moves out of range.
Sadaval instigates a clinch.
Dancer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sadaval lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Sadaval's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dancer pushes Sadaval back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sadaval breaks from the clinch.
Sadaval misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dancer.
Sadaval wants to clinch up but Dancer keeps it at a distance.
Dancer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sadaval throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dancer takes one to the side of the head.
Dancer closes the distance and clinches.
Sadaval is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sadaval breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horacio Sadaval is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dancer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dancer misses with a straight left.
Sadaval drives through and clinches with Dancer against the cage.
Dancer prevents a body shot from Sadaval.
Sadaval escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Dancer.
Sadaval throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dancer.
Dancer scores with a head kick.
Sadaval fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dancer throws the left hand but Sadaval avoids the punch easily.
Sadaval throws a counter combo.
Dancer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sadaval sizes up Dancer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sadaval moves out of range of the strikes.
Sadaval steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dancer.
Dancer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dancer throws an overhand right that lands on Sadaval's shoulder, as Sadaval tries to avoid the shot.
Sadaval tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sadaval moves away from the strike by Dancer.
Sadaval moves into range and clinches up with Dancer.
A right hook to the body lands for Sadaval.
Still in the clinch, Sadaval scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dancer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sadaval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dancer lands a left hand.
Horacio Sadaval seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dancer misses with a punch on the inside.
Sadaval misses with a body punch.
Sadaval blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dancer.
Dancer has a couple of punches blocked by Sadaval.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sadaval gets through Dancer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dancer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dancer struggles to land a body shot inside as Sadaval controls his hands.
Sadaval blocking some punches.
Dancer misses with a body punch.
Dancer misses with a punch on the inside.
Sadaval tries to work over Dancer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dancer tries to work over Sadaval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dancer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sadaval lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Horacio Sadaval will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dancer tries to clinch but Sadaval moves out of range.
Sadaval fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sadaval walks into a jab.
Dancer lands with a right hand.
Sadaval looks to throw the jab but Dancer is out of range.
Dancer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut there from Dancer.
Sadaval takes one on the button.
Dancer misses the jab.
Good shot there by Sadaval.
Dancer tries a head kick but it misses.
Dancer throws a lazy head kick
and Sadaval counters with a nice uppercut.
Tom Dancer is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sadaval moves into range and clinches up with Dancer.
Sadaval breaks from the clinch.
Dancer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Dancer.
Sadaval avoids the head kick by Dancer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sadaval! But no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dancer doesn't manage to clinch there - Sadaval circles away.
Dancer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sadaval connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sadaval uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dancer.
Dancer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dancer missing with a left hand there. Sadaval was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dancer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oooooh!!! Sadaval has knocked Dancer down with a huge combo! Sadaval steps away and waves a wobbly Dancer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dancer is rocked!
Sadaval connects with a stiff jab that staggers Dancer - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Horacio Sadaval!
After the fight, Horacio Sadaval was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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