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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McCall's choice of entrance music: Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife. Gareth McCall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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185 cm
27
195 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite 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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson lands a nice shot to the body.
McCall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gibson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick from Gibson misses.
We've been told by Gibson's head coaches at Beast II that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McCall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCall moves away from the strike by Gibson.
Gibson slips a straight right by McCall.
Gibson throws a lazy right hand but McCall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gibson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Gibson misses
and McCall counters with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gibson.
Gibson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gibson finds it's way round the side to connect with McCall's head.
Gibson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gibson takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Tarik Gibson has been cut.
McCall tries to clinch up but Gibson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gibson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McCall's head.
Gibson instigates a clinch.
McCall throws an elbow that misses.
Gibson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCall scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gibson has a couple of punches blocked by McCall.
McCall letting Gibson take a breather here.
McCall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from McCall - that landed with a thud.
Gibson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gibson throws a head punch that misses.
McCall tries to throw a body punch but Gibson avoids it by throwing McCall back against the cage.
McCall lands an elbow that stopped Gibson in his tracks for a moment.
Gibson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCall's elbow.
McCall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gibson blocks it with crossed arms.
McCall tries to work over Gibson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCall's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
Gibson misses with the head strike.
McCall misses with an elbow over the top.
Gibson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gibson working aggressively here.
McCall misses with a punch on the inside.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCall.
McCall managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Gibson is stalling here.
McCall prevents a body shot from Gibson.
Gibson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCall or not.
Gibson blocks a body shot from McCall.
A short uppercut from Gibson.
McCall wants to stall.
Gibson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McCall up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Gibson.
McCall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gibson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Gibson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCall.
Gibson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gibson stalling against the cage.
A short left from McCall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gibson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gibson working aggressively here.
Gibson has a couple of punches blocked by McCall.
Gibson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gibson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gibson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gibson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Gibson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCall.
Gibson misses with a punch to the body.
McCall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gibson just misses with a elbow thrown towards McCall's brow.
Gibson looking to slow down the pace here.
McCall swings wildly with an uppercut but Gibson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibson avoiding damage as McCall throws knees to the body.
Gibson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maybe Gibson would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A short uppercut from Gibson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCall lands an elbow just above Gibson 's eye.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gibson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gibson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarik Gibson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tarik Gibson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McCall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gibson.
McCall prevents a body shot from Gibson.
McCall tries to land knees in the clinch but Gibson avoids the damage to the body.
Gibson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McCall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gibson taking a breather.
Tarik Gibson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gibson avoiding damage as McCall throws knees to the body.
McCall trying to control the position but instead, Gibson has worked for underhooks and has pushed McCall into the cage.
Gibson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCall.
A short right from McCall on the inside.
McCall throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibson.
A short uppercut from McCall.
McCall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tarik Gibson's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibson is leaning against McCall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McCall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from McCall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall blocks a body shot from Gibson.
Gibson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gibson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gibson stalling against the cage.
McCall lands with a right to the head.
McCall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McCall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCall has a couple of punches blocked by Gibson.
Gibson misses with the head strike.
Gibson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCall.
Gibson stalling against the cage.
McCall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gibson.
McCall prevents a body shot from Gibson.
Gibson misses with a punch on the inside.
McCall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from McCall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCall struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Gibson fails to land.
McCall lands an elbow inside that Gibson shrugs off.
Gibson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gibson is working McCall over against the cage.
Gibson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gibson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCall lands a nice elbow.
Tarik Gibson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gibson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gibson avoiding damage as McCall throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Gibson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gibson lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Gibson can't find room to land a body shot as McCall controls the action.
McCall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCall misses with an elbow strike.
McCall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gibson misses with a punch to the body.
Gibson avoids the elbow strike from McCall, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall lands an elbow inside.
Gibson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCall prevents a body shot from Gibson.
Gibson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McCall is keeping busy.
Gibson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCall blocks it with crossed arms.
McCall throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibson.
Gibson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gibson working aggressively here.
McCall lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Tarik Gibson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
McCall tries to work over Gibson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gibson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gibson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gibson throws a punch but it's blocked by McCall.
Gibson managing to block the knees to the body from McCall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCall.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tarik Gibson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gareth McCall!
A very excited looking Gareth McCall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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