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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Mccall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dani Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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140 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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158 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gavin Mccall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dani Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mccall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Padilla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mccall. Padilla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mccall forces Padilla back against the cage and clinches.
Mccall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Padilla smiles and moves away.
Padilla closes the distance and pushes Mccall back into the cage.
Padilla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mccall wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Padilla.
Mccall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Padilla can pounce on him.
Mccall looks to land a combination but Padilla avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Padilla.
Padilla looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Padilla accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mccall throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mccall keeping moving, preventing Padilla from controlling successfully.
Padilla is in close to Mccall's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mccall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Padilla.
Padilla connects with a couple of short punches.
Padilla wants to control from the top but Mccall keeps moving.
Padilla controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Padilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Mccall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Padilla throws a big right hand that misses.
Padilla postures up in Mccall's guard and throws a big left but Mccall blocks it.
Padilla wants to control from the top but Mccall keeps moving.
Padilla is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mccall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mccall has escaped and now he's on top!
Mccall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Padilla breaks the clinch.
Mccall tries to sprawl but Padilla drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Padilla is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mccall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mccall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mccall wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Padilla is trying to control the action in half guard but Mccall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Padilla lands with a punch from half guard.
Padilla wants to take a breather but Mccall is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mccall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Padilla.
Mccall is looking to escape.
Padilla trying to control from half guard but Mccall is working away.
Mccall looking for submissions off his back.
Mccall looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Padilla is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Padilla throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mccall was covering up waiting for the punch and Padilla finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dani Padilla dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mccall moves into the clinch.
Padilla gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mccall regains guard.
Mccall is trying to hold Padilla in close to prevent damage but Padilla has managed to pass into half guard.
Padilla is trying to work for a kimura but Mccall is defending well.
Padilla looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Padilla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mccall wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mccall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Padilla.
Padilla seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mccall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Padilla is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mccall sees it coming and defends easily.
Mccall trying to control from the bottom.
Padilla wants to take a breather but Mccall is having none of it.
Padilla is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Padilla winds up and cracks Mccall with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Padilla looking for a submission but Mccall manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Mccall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Padilla is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mccall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mccall has escaped and now he's on top!
Padilla controls Mccall momentarily but Mccall frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Padilla has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mccall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mccall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mccall stops Padilla from standing up.
Dani Padilla has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mccall's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mccall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccall works over Padilla with some ground and pound from guard.
Padilla throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Padilla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mccall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Padilla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mccall is working Padilla over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mccall stands and steps away. Padilla gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Padilla is breathing heavily.
Mccall has Padilla up against the cage in a clinch.
Mccall stalling against the cage.
Mccall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Padilla walks away with a smile on his face. Mccall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Padilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Mccall moves out of range of the body kick.
Padilla drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mccall wants to get back to his feet but Padilla passes into half guard.
Mccall is not content to let Padilla control the position.
Mccall wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mccall flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mccall kicks off Padilla and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Padilla misses with a leg kick
and Mccall counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gavin Mccall will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Padilla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mccall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Padilla shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Padilla showed some decent athleticism there.
Padilla stops Mccall from getting back to his feet.
Padilla throwing shots but Mccall is blocking nicely.
Mccall is not content to let Padilla control the position.
Padilla thows a huge punch but Mccall dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Padilla seems content to control.
Padilla wants to work for an arm triangle but Mccall is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Padilla thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Padilla controlling the pace.
Mccall pushes Padilla off looking to stand but Padilla dives back in and keeps control.
Padilla is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mccall sees it coming and defends easily.
Padilla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mccall makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Padilla throws a right and a left that both miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Mccall misses its target.
Padilla gets a clinch.
Padilla has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Padilla has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mccall uses from the top position.
Mccall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccall chips away with some ground and pound.
Mccall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mccall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mccall is looking to work some ground and pound but Padilla has wrist control.
Mccall throwing strikes but missing.
Padilla is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mccall chips away with some ground and pound.
Mccall throws an elbow that misses. Padilla uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mccall's guard. Nice move by Padilla!
Mccall wants to stand and escape but Padilla is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccall strikes from his own guard.
Mccall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mccall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mccall lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mccall lands a couple of digs.
Padilla is pulling down on Mccall's head to control his posture.
Mccall postures up and lands a big shot to Padilla's brow.
Mccall distracts Padilla with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mccall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccall throws a big elbow that misses.
Padilla has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mccall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mccall wants to stand but Padilla has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Padilla is pulling down on Mccall's head. It's preventing any offense from Mccall, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mccall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Padilla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Padilla gets a clinch.
Padilla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mccall enables Padilla to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mccall manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mccall working for a triangle but Padilla defends it easily.
Padilla distracts Mccall with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dani Padilla.
I think Padilla has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dani Padilla!
Dani Padilla took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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