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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Light Diode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diode comes to the cage accompanied by Warren G and Nate Dogg - Regulate. McCall has chosen Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife as his entrance music. 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.
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201 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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185 cm
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195 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Light Diode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall rushes Diode and presses him up against the cage.
Diode escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diode clinches up with McCall and pushes him back against the cage.
Diode misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCall lands a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Diode has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McCall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diode backwards.
McCall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diode blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McCall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diode is defending well for now.
McCall can't find room to land a body shot as Diode controls the action.
A right hand to the body from McCall.
McCall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diode is defending well for now.
Diode lands a hook that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Diode misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diode looking to throw knees to the head but McCall is blocking nicely.
McCall lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diode trying to stall but McCall improves his position.
Diode stalling in the clinch but McCall improves position.
McCall misses with a punch to the body.
McCall lands a damaging elbow.
McCall cracks Diode with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diode takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diode misses with a punch on the inside.
McCall has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diode seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McCall can turn it around.
McCall blocks an elbow strike from Diode.
McCall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diode backwards.
Diode looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diode displaying some good clinch control by pressing McCall up against the cage.
Diode is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Diode tries to work over McCall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diode is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nice body punch from McCall - that landed with a thud.
Diode is breathing heavily.
McCall is struggling to control the position.
Diode scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from McCall.
McCall controlling the action here for a moment.
Diode is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall trying to land knees to the body.
McCall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diode's defenses.
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 a blind hook that connects with the side of Diodes head.
Diode lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diode throws an elbow but misses.
Diode misses with a knee to the head.
Diode lands an uppercut.
Diode tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCall's elbow.
Diode tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McCall smiles and moves away.
Diode throws a right hand that McCall ducks under and follows up with a left that McCall also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from McCall misses its intended target.
McCall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diode moves into the clinch.
Diode looking to throw knees to the head but McCall is blocking nicely.
Diode is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Light Diode. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCall tries to land knees in the clinch but Diode avoids the damage to the body.
McCall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McCall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diode.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diode fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Diode.
McCall misses with the head strike.
McCall misses with a punch to the body.
McCall lands a nice shot to the body.
Diode can't find room to land a body shot as McCall controls the action.
Diode manages to break the clinch.
Diode tries to score with a low kick but McCall moves his leg out of the way.
McCall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diode is out of range.
Diode tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diode keeps the fight on the outside.
Diode tries to clinch there but McCall circles away.
Diode clinches up with McCall and pushes him back against the cage.
Diode tries a body shot but McCall blocks it.
McCall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diode pushes McCall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCall throws a punch but it's blocked by Diode.
Diode takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Light Diode has been cut.
McCall has a couple of punches blocked by Diode.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diode gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
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!
Diode trying to control the position from guard on top but McCall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diode being controlled here momentarily.
Diode tries to free his leg and advance position but McCall is retaining full guard.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Diode from controlling successfully.
Diode is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gareth McCall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Light Diode's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diode throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diode throws a sloppy head kick
and McCall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diode wants to clinch but McCall slips to the side
and McCall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diode.
McCall throws a shot from downtown. Diode moves away and avoids it.
McCall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McCall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diode missing with a left hand there. McCall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diode or perhaps it was just good defense by McCall, which made it look bad.
McCall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diode dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCall. That did some damage!
Diode takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gareth McCall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCall moves into the clinch.
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 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from McCall.
McCall blocks an elbow strike from Diode.
McCall managing to block the knees to the body from Diode.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall throws an elbow but it misses.
McCall lands a left hand.
Diode is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McCall is defending well.
Diode has McCall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McCall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Light Diode. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diode's defenses.
McCall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCall pushes Diode back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McCall lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diode is trying to maintain a safe position but McCall gets an underhook and turns Diode into the cage.
Diode tries for a takedown. No joy.
Diode takes a shot to the head.
Diode with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diode backwards.
Knees to the body from McCall.
Diode blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCall tries to land knees in the clinch but Diode avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for McCall to work.
McCall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diode blocks a body shot from McCall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall tries to stall but Diode uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCall trying to control the position but instead, Diode has worked for underhooks and has pushed McCall into the cage.
Diode trying to land knees to the body.
McCall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diode.
Diode throws an elbow but it misses.
McCall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCall tries to work over Diode's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diode has had enough of the clinch but McCall keeps him there for the moment.
Diode is trying to drag McCall to the mat but McCall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Diode avoids a wild elbow strike from McCall.
McCall tries a body shot but Diode blocks it.
Diode blocks the elbow strike.
McCall scores with a shoulder strike.
Gareth McCall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McCall lands a hook that snaps the head of Diode backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McCall as Diode tries to tie him up.
McCall has Diode pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diode looking to throw knees to the head but McCall is blocking nicely.
Diode misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCall is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McCall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from McCall.
McCall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from McCall.
Diode tries to throw a body punch but McCall avoids it by throwing Diode back against the cage.
Diode takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diode backwards.
Diode swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCall taking a breather.
Diode changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McCall fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diode shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diode takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCall.
McCall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diode is rocked!
McCall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oh Diode is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCall moves into the clinch.
McCall is struggling to control the position.
McCall stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on McCall's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
McCall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McCall lands an elbow just above Diode 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCall.
McCall pressing his opponent against the cage.
McCall lands a damaging elbow.
McCall throws a big uppercut that drops Diode! More strikes from McCall and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Diode lies dazed against the cage as McCall celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.
In defeat, Light Diode stepped up to the mic, saying 'This is probably the last time you'll ever see me in the ring... it's been a good career but I just can't string together a win anymore so I think I'm going to go ahead and call it quits. Thank you for all the support over my long career and all the best my opponent, who did a real good job. Later'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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