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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall comes to the cage accompanied by Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife. Gareth McCall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rafael Amaral's chin.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Amaral!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amaral looks for the body kick but McCall saw that one coming.
Amaral throws a looping overhand right but McCall ducks down to avoid it.
McCall lands a head shot.
The crowd cheers as McCall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Amaral doesn't seem phased though.
McCall tries to clinch there but Amaral circles away.
McCall lands a nice looking body shot.
McCall rushes Amaral and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Amaral managing to block the knees to the body from McCall.
A short right from McCall on the inside.
Amaral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amaral throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCall is looking to clinch.
Amaral on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amaral works the jab nicely.
Amaral listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McCall throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Amaral's head.
McCall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Amaral throws a head kick that misses.
Amaral rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCall throws a shot from downtown. Amaral moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Amaral misses with a looping right.
McCall misses with a straight left.
McCall moves out of range as Amaral strikes.
McCall tries to keep at a distance but Amaral has taken the fight into the clinch.
McCall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Amaral is defending well for now.
Amaral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCall throws a leg kick but Amaral sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McCall slips a jab and a cross from Amaral.
McCall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amaral misses with a hook.
McCall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amaral pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Amaral swinging wildly here.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amaral moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall throws a big shot that misses.
Amaral with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCall to score with a decent uppercut.
McCall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Amaral, pushing him back against the cage.
Amaral can't break the clinch.
McCall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amaral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amaral misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Amaral.
Amaral lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCall circles away quickly and effectively.
Amaral moves into range and clinches up with McCall.
McCall misses with a punch to the body.
McCall lands an elbow inside.
Amaral scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee calls for Amaral to work.
McCall misses with an elbow strike.
McCall looking to throw knees to the head but Amaral is blocking nicely.
Amaral blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Amaral has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCall crunches a lovely knee into Amaral's ribcage.
McCall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCall.
Amaral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCall throws a body punch but Amaral moves out of range.
Amaral looks for the body kick but McCall saw that one coming.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amaral paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCall tries to clinch
and Amaral counters by moving into the clinch.
McCall has Amaral pressed against the cage, preventing Amaral from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from McCall on the inside.
Amaral is trying to break the clinch but McCall is controlling him.
Amaral dodges an elbow strike from McCall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amaral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCall tries to clinch up.
McCall thows a body shot but no joy.
Amaral staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall forces Amaral back against the cage and clinches.
McCall works on Amaral's body with a couple of short punches.
Amaral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCall lands a nice shot to the body.
McCall takes a swing at Amaral's ribcage but misses.
Amaral with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Amaral.
McCall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Amaral lands a jab.
McCall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Amaral's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amaral throws a hook but McCall blocks it.
Amaral moves out of range as McCall strikes.
McCall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth McCall dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McCall avoids a kick to the body.
Amaral takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Amaral takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Amaral takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCall throws a hook but Amaral blocks it.
McCall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Amaral uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCall.
McCall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amaral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Amaral looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Amaral throws a series of punches but McCall moves out of range.
Amaral plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A swing and a miss from Amaral.
McCall connects with a solid leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Amaral.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall jabs at Amaral's body.
Amaral pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McCall blocks a head kick by Amaral.
Amaral is breathing heavily.
McCall lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Amaral swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCall connects with a body shot.
McCall tries to clinch up but Amaral circles away and keeps his distance.
McCall lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by McCall.
Amaral is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCall.
McCall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amaral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Amaral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Amaral looks to land a combination but McCall avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaral ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCall moves away.
Amaral scores with a crisp jab that stopped McCall in his tracks.
Amaral missing with a left hand there. McCall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amaral.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Amaral takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Amaral lets loose with a powerful body kick. McCall will feel that in the morning.
Amaral needs to keep his hands up - McCall had a free shot at his head there.
McCall slips under a jab from Amaral.
McCall scores with a hook to the body. Amaral takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCall tries to clinch there but Amaral circles away.
McCall throws a good cross that connects.
McCall misses with a straight left.
McCall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Amaral.
McCall scoring well with a low kick there.
Amaral connects with a leg kick. McCall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McCall fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaral doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gareth McCall is winning the standup battle so far.
Amaral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCall lands with a hook. Amaral tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McCall connects with a high kick.
Amaral steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCall.
McCall moves out of range of the body kick from Amaral.
Amaral wants to land a leg kick but McCall is out of range.
McCall feints and then cracks Amaral's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Amaral down.
McCall wants to clinch.
Amaral misses with an uppercut. McCall saw that one coming.
Amaral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCall misses with a hook. Amaral ducked under it nicely.
McCall clobbers Amaral with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall moves out of range of the body kick from Amaral.
Gareth McCall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Amaral. That did some damage!
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!
Nice uppercut there from McCall.
McCall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amaral.
Amaral throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amaral takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Amaral circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amaral misses with a hook
and McCall counters with a good, hard body kick but Amaral shrugs it off.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amaral swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McCall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McCall misses with a head kick.
McCall moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCall missing with knees to the body.
Amaral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amaral tries to close the distance and clinch but McCall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amaral throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth McCall dominated that second round.
That's time! McCall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice straight punches there by McCall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCall.
Amaral on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCall. McCall obviously looking to wear him down.
McCall lands a right hook to the body.
McCall clinches.
Amaral blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from McCall.
Amaral tries to circle away but McCall has him pinned against the cage.
McCall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Amaral takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Rafael Amaral has been cut.
McCall has Amaral pressed against the cage, preventing Amaral from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Amaral tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCall's elbow.
McCall misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Amaral is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCall.
Amaral is rocked!
McCall keeps control of Amaral as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Amaral is still on wobbly legs! Can McCall finish him?
Amaral wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Amaral seems to have recovered his senses.
Amaral takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCall misses with an elbow strike.
McCall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A bit of stalling here from McCall.
McCall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amaral avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral is trying to force a seperation but McCall has the dominant position.
McCall trying to land knees to the body.
McCall misses with a knee strike.
McCall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amaral takes an elbow to the forehead.
Amaral blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Amaral's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McCall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amaral avoiding damage as McCall throws knees to the body.
Amaral has had enough of the clinch but McCall keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Amaral.
Amaral is trying to push McCall away but McCall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Amaral managing to block the knees to the body from McCall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Amaral's brow.
McCall has a couple of punches blocked by Amaral.
McCall misses with a body punch.
Rafael Amaral has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McCall as Amaral tries to tie him up.
McCall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McCall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCall.
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!
Amaral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That kick from McCall tenderised Amaral's leg. Amaral is trying to keep his angry face on.
Amaral throws a hook but McCall blocks it.
McCall lands a slapping body shot.
McCall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McCall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Amaral keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McCall, as that shot connected.
Amaral misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Amaral tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Amaral swats away the attempt to clinch by McCall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaral blocks a head kick by McCall.
McCall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Amaral misses with the combination.
McCall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Amaral walks into a straight right hand from McCall.
McCall swings for the body but Amaral moves out of range.
McCall is looking to clinch but Amaral is avoiding it.
McCall misses with a straight right.
McCall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCall takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McCall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amaral can do to turn this around?
McCall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCall thows a body shot but no joy.
McCall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Amaral has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall moves in looking to clinch but Amaral pushes him off.
McCall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amaral moves away.
Amaral swinging wildly here.
McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amaral throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rafael Amaral is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Amaral throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from McCall finds it's way through Amaral's defenses.
McCall thows a body shot but no joy.
Gareth McCall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Amaral is predictable there
and Amaral takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gareth McCall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gareth McCall!
Our winner, Gareth McCall, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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