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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Crocop Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Crocop Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gareth McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Crocop Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva shoots for a takedown but McCall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McCall throws a nice inside leg kick.
McCall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but McCall is controlling him.
McCall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but McCall has him pressed against the cage.
McCall lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
McCall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but McCall has the dominant position.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva checks a low kick from McCall.
McCall connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva swings for the body but McCall moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McCall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McCall is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva blocks the body kick.
McCall scores with a leg kick.
McCall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from McCall.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCall connects with a solid leg kick.
McCall misses with a body kick.
McCall misses with a leg kick.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCall's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gareth McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Crocop Silva.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by McCall which made him look bad.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCall.
McCall stuffs the takedown.
Silva looks for a takedown but McCall sprawls well.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCall clinches.
McCall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McCall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from McCall.
Silva is trying to break free.
McCall lands an elbow inside.
McCall lands an elbow inside.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
McCall throws an elbow that misses.
Silva is trying to push McCall away but McCall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from McCall.
McCall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
McCall is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but McCall has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from McCall.
McCall pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva letting McCall take a breather here.
McCall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva wants to break free but McCall has control.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but McCall won't allow it.
McCall lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from McCall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCall lands a damaging elbow.
McCall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
McCall pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCall lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gareth McCall will probably get the nod.
That's time! McCall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. McCall tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McCall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McCall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Nice sprawl there from McCall as Silva shoots in.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCall lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by McCall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva checks a low kick from McCall.
Fedor Crocop Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCall throws a leg kick
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCall controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but McCall has wrist control.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but McCall is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McCall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gareth McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Crocop Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCall circles away.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCall is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCall sprawls well. McCall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCall.
Fedor Crocop Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
McCall has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
McCall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
McCall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall stalls.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva tries to circle away but McCall has him pinned against the cage.
McCall lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
McCall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McCall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McCall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva is trying to break free.
McCall lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but McCall keeps him there for the moment.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCall looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
McCall misses with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
McCall misses with an elbow strike.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but McCall is controlling him.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
McCall throws an elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McCall misses with a knee strike.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but McCall has him pressed against the cage.
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 Gareth McCall will probably get the nod.
That's time! McCall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McCall scores with a kick to the midsection.
McCall lands a front kick.
McCall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva shoots in and drives through. McCall sprawls well.
McCall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
McCall clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from McCall.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva can't break the clinch.
McCall lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCall.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
McCall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
McCall throws an elbow that misses.
McCall will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
McCall lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva is trying to break free.
Gareth McCall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from McCall.
Nice elbow from McCall.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCall has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCall.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but McCall has the dominant position.
McCall misses with an elbow over the top.
McCall pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCall misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCall wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
McCall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gareth McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Crocop Silva.
McCall moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from McCall.
Silva tries to circle away but McCall has him pinned against the cage.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCall has him pressed against the cage.
McCall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from McCall, against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but McCall is controlling him.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCall has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva wants to break free but McCall has control.
McCall prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Gareth McCall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from McCall, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCall.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but McCall won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCall throws an elbow that misses.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but McCall has him pressed against the cage.
Fedor Crocop Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fedor Crocop Silva.
I think McCall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gareth McCall!
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