PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall comes to the cage accompanied by Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife. Freedom comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Johnny Freedom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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.

McCall
vs
Freedom

185 cm
22
195 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
194 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Freedom!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freedom connects with an inside leg kick.
McCall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Freedom.
Freedom thuds his shin into the meat of McCall's side.
Freedom blocks a head kick by McCall.
McCall fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Freedom tenderised McCall's leg. McCall is trying to keep his angry face on.
McCall digs a good hook to Freedom's body.
McCall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McCall looks to land a left hand but Freedom moved out of range nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Freedom. That's going to slow McCall down.
Freedom throws out a leg kick but McCall moves out of range and Freedom only half commits.
Freedom staying out of range there.
Freedom keeps the fight on the outside.
Freedom takes a swing at McCall's ribcage but misses.
McCall lands with a good body shot.
Freedom cracks the inside of McCall's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Freedom blocks a head kick by McCall.
McCall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McCall throws a sloppy head kick and Freedom moves out of range easily.
Freedom cracks the inside of McCall's front leg.
McCall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Freedom. That did some damage!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McCall!
McCall tries to clinch up but Freedom circles away and keeps his distance.
Freedom throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCall takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCall is breathing heavily.

Freedom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCall, pushing him back against the cage.
McCall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Freedom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Freedom gets through McCall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McCall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCall misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, McCall throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Freedom - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McCall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freedom scores a nice knee to the body.
Freedom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McCall misses with an elbow strike.
Freedom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCall working aggressively here.
Freedom dodges an elbow strike from McCall.
McCall misses with an elbow strike.
McCall tries a knee to the head but Freedom blocks it.
Freedom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Freedom throws a punch but it's blocked by McCall.
McCall trying to land knees to the body.
McCall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freedom avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom with a knee to the head.
Freedom lands an elbow that stopped McCall in his tracks for a moment.
Freedom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McCall has a couple of punches blocked by Freedom.
Freedom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCall.
McCall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCall takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freedom.
Freedom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Freedom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freedom lands a damaging elbow.
Freedom lands a body shot in the clinch.
Freedom lands a nice elbow.
Freedom avoids the elbow strike from McCall, against the cage.
McCall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Freedom unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom misses with a body punch.
Freedom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Gareth McCall has been cut.
McCall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freedom avoids it.
McCall takes an elbow to the temple.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Freedom.
Freedom lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Freedom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McCall blocks a body shot from Freedom.
Freedom lands a nice knee to the body.
McCall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Freedom is pushing McCall up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom lands a good knee to the midsection. McCall won't want to take too many of those.
McCall tries to land knees in the clinch but Freedom avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Freedom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gareth McCall's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Freedom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCall throws out the jab.
McCall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McCall avoids a kick to the body.
Freedom scores with a hook.

McCall pushes Freedom up against the cage in a clinch.
Freedom lands a shot to the body.
Freedom blocks an elbow strike.
Johnny Freedom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McCall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Freedom working McCall over with knees to the body.
Freedom lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Freedom obliges.
Freedom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCall landing knees to the body.

Freedom breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Freedom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCall throws out the jab.
Freedom scores with a hook.
Freedom connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Freedom can pounce on him.
Freedom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Freedom throws a body kick that misses.
McCall throws a nice outside leg kick.

Freedom drives through and clinches with McCall against the cage.
Freedom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Freedom lands an elbow inside that McCall shrugs off.
McCall taking a breather.
Freedom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Freedom is leaning against McCall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McCall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Freedom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCall fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Freedom.
McCall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freedom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

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!
McCall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCall walks into a left hand.
Freedom lands a nice looking kick to the body. McCall takes a step back to recover.

Freedom rushes McCall and presses him up against the cage.

Freedom manages to break the clinch.
McCall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Freedom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Freedom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Freedom throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Freedom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Freedom cracks McCall with an open hand slap.
Freedom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCall.
Freedom punishes McCall's body with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Freedom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Freedom lands a nice hook to McCall's body. McCall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnny Freedom seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom connects with a body shot that sends McCall's belly button to the back.
McCall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Freedom closes the distance and pushes McCall back into the cage.

Freedom manages to break the clinch.
Freedom avoids the body shot from McCall.
Freedom thows a body shot but no joy.
Freedom jabs McCall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McCall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freedom.
Freedom throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Freedom.
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!
Freedom lets loose with a powerful body kick. McCall will feel that in the morning.
McCall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Freedom scoring well with a low kick there.
Freedom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Freedom lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCall's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Freedom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McCall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Freedom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Freedom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Freedom feints and then cracks McCall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCall down.
Freedom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Freedom.
A jab lands there for Freedom.

McCall tries to keep at a distance but Freedom has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freedom.
Freedom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCall is defending well for now.
Freedom crunches a lovely knee into McCall's ribcage.
McCall managing to block the knees to the body from Freedom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Freedom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gareth McCall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Freedom, right into the meat.
McCall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freedom slips a jab from McCall.
A nice leg kick lands there from Freedom.
Freedom misses with a body shot.
Freedom throws a low kick but McCall avoids it.
McCall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Freedom.
Nice jab there from Freedom.
McCall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McCall looks to throw the jab but Freedom is out of range.
McCall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Freedom counters with a three punch combo that has McCall backing up. McCall nods at Freedom to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freedom lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Freedom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Freedom can pounce on him.
Freedom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Freedom is able to avoid easily.
McCall will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McCall avoids the head kick by Freedom.
Freedom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Freedom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gareth McCall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freedom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Freedom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCall moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Freedom. McCall shrugs it off though.
McCall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freedom was well out of range. Poor timing from McCall.
Freedom throws a good cross that connects.
McCall tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Freedom lands a leg kick that knocks McCall off balance momentarily.
Freedom tests McCall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freedom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freedom connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freedom scores with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Freedom.
Freedom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Freedom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McCall connects with an inside leg kick.
McCall thows a leg kick but Freedom checks it
and Freedom counters with a body kick that stops McCall in his tracks momentarily.
McCall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Freedom scores with a kick to the midsection.
Freedom throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Freedom takes the fight into the clinch.

Freedom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freedom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Freedom.
A big right from Freedom misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Freedom can pounce on him.
McCall checks the leg kick nicely there.
McCall just misses with a punch to the body.
McCall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Freedom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Freedom lands a leg kick that knocks McCall off balance momentarily.
Freedom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Freedom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCall.
McCall misses with a head kick.
Jab from Freedom.
Freedom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freedom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freedom.
Freedom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall throws a sloppy head kick
and Freedom counters with a nice body shot.
Freedom throws a front kick that sends McCall stumbling back into the cage.
McCall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Freedom moves into the clinch successfully.
Freedom lands a knee to the body.
McCall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Freedom lands a knee to the body.
Freedom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Freedom connects with a knee to the head.
Freedom lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom lands an elbow just above McCall 's eye.
Freedom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Freedom unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Freedom really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gareth McCall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

McCall misses with an uppercut. Freedom saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Freedom.
McCall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Freedom counters with a nice low kick that buckles McCall's knee momentarily.
McCall throws a push kick but Freedom slaps the foot to one side.
McCall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Freedom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCall, pushing him back against the cage.
Freedom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McCall avoiding damage as Freedom throws knees to the body.
McCall avoiding damage.
Freedom lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freedom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Freedom putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McCall takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Freedom - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Freedom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCall misses with a leg kick.

Freedom has managed to clinch.
Freedom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freedom avoids it.
Freedom lands a nice knee to the body.
Freedom avoids the elbow strike from McCall, against the cage.
McCall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Freedom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Freedom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McCall throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Freedom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freedom avoids it.
Freedom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Freedom missing with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Freedom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Freedom trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freedom.

Freedom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Freedom has closed the distance and engaged McCall in a clinch.
McCall missing with knees to the body.
McCall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Freedom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Freedom putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom has McCall pressed against the cage.
McCall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Freedom has had enough of the clinch but McCall keeps him there for the moment.
Freedom missing with knees to the body.
McCall throws a punch but it's blocked by Freedom.

Freedom manages to break the clinch.
McCall wants to clinch.
Freedom misses with a body shot.
Freedom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Freedom.
McCall swings for the body but Freedom moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Freedom.
McCall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McCall takes a shot right to the bread basket.

McCall has Freedom up against the cage in a clinch.
McCall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Freedom scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freedom is trying to break the clinch but McCall is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Freedom.
Freedom working McCall over with knees to the body.
Freedom dodges an elbow strike from McCall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom lands with a left to the head.
Freedom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Freedom's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Freedom dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Gareth McCall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for McCall.
Freedom throws a sloppy head kick and McCall moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from McCall misses its intended target.
Freedom looks to land a combination but McCall avoids it well.
McCall avoids the body shot from Freedom.
Freedom lands with a straight right. McCall didn't see that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as McCall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from McCall.
McCall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCall throws the kick towards the body but Freedom avoids it.
Freedom motions for McCall to come forward. Freedom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Freedom is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freedom.
McCall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Freedom.
Freedom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McCall blocks a low kick nicely.

Freedom closes the distance and clinches.
Freedom blocks the elbow strike.
Freedom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McCall managing to block the knees to the body from Freedom.
McCall blocking some punches.
Freedom managing to block the knees to the body from McCall.
Freedom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, McCall throws an elbow but misses.
McCall throws an elbow but it misses.
McCall managing to block the knees to the body from Freedom.
McCall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freedom avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Freedom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Freedom misses with an elbow over the top.
McCall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Freedom avoids the elbow strike from McCall, against the cage.
McCall stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gareth McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCall missing with knees to the body.
Freedom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCall is defending well for now.
Freedom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Freedom struggles to land a body shot inside as McCall controls his hands.
McCall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freedom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freedom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom tries to land knees in the clinch but McCall avoids the damage to the body.
McCall misses with an elbow over the top.
Freedom tries a knee to the head but McCall blocks it.
McCall misses with an elbow over the top.
McCall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Freedom blocks an elbow strike.
Freedom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCall is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Freedom.
Freedom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Freedom avoiding damage as McCall throws knees to the body.
McCall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freedom is defending well for now.
Freedom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Nice elbow from Freedom.
Johnny Freedom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom lands a damaging elbow.
McCall blocks the elbow strike.
Freedom lands an elbow inside that McCall shrugs off.
Freedom missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Freedom avoiding damage as McCall throws knees to the body.
Freedom can't find room to land a body shot as McCall controls the action.
McCall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freedom avoids it.
Freedom blocks the elbow strike.
McCall avoiding damage as Freedom throws knees to the body.
McCall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCall.
McCall misses with an elbow strike.
Freedom looking to throw knees to the head but McCall is blocking nicely.
Freedom blocks an elbow strike from McCall.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Freedom.
Well Freedom has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Freedom! Johnny Freedom retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Johnny Freedom made sure he mentioned //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.