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Event:
Old dog for the road 4
Date: Feb 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Tanner dodges the punch combination from McCall.
Tanner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tanner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good leg kick by McCall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tanner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tanner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tanner avoids the head kick by McCall.
#CL#
Tanner has taken the fight to the clinch.
McCall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
McCall lands a nice elbow.
Tanner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanner tries to clinch
and McCall counters with a nice leg kick. #T1#
Tanner throws a hook but McCall blocks it.
Tanner takes one on the button.
McCall misses with the combination.
Tanner defending well as McCall loads up on a big left hand.
Tanner looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McCall looks to land a right hand but Tanner moved out of range.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
McCall closes the distance and clinches.
Tanner avoids the elbow strike from McCall, against the cage.
#BC#
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from McCall.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Tanner has closed the distance and engaged McCall in a clinch.
Tanner with a knee to the head.
#T2#
Tanner is trying to force a seperation but McCall has the dominant position.
McCall manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#BC#
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
McCall throws an overhand right that lands on Tanner's shoulder, as Tanner tries to avoid the shot.
McCall is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner is looking to clinch but McCall is avoiding it.
McCall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tanner seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Tanner moves into the clinch.
McCall lands with a short shot to the head.
McCall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McCall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McCall lands an elbow that stopped Tanner in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Dick Tanner has been cut.#BC#
Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanner wants to clinch.#T3#
McCall throws a wild body kick that Tanner sees coming a mile off.
Tanner throwing a counter right hand but McCall manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from McCall.
McCall drops his hands momentarily and Tanner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tanner is looking to clinch but McCall is avoiding it.
Some bone on bone action there as Tanner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but McCall pushes him off.
Tanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McCall misses with a hook
and Tanner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Tanner misses.
McCall let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McCall throws a lazy head kick
and Tanner counters with a thumping low kick.
Tanner scores with a crisp jab that stopped McCall in his tracks. #T4#
Tanner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but McCall pushes him off.
Tanner scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCall keeps the fight on the outside.
McCall throws out a counter right but Tanner avoids it with no problem.
Tanner tries to clinch up but McCall circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
McCall pushes Tanner up against the cage in a clinch.
McCall will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tanner up against the cage.
McCall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tanner blocks an elbow strike.
McCall can't find room to land a body shot as Tanner controls the action.
Tanner 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 slows down the pace here.
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 Dick Tanner's cut.
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.
#R2#
McCall tries to clinch but Tanner is having none of it.
Tanner blocks a low kick nicely.
Tanner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCall. That did some damage!
Tanner wants to clinch.#CL2#
McCall clinches.
Tanner blocks a body shot from McCall.
Tanner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCall.
McCall lands a body shot. #BC#
Tanner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCall misses with a kick to the body.
Tanner walks into a straight right hand from McCall.#T1#
Tanner darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CL#
Tanner instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McCall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
McCall lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCall.
McCall lands a right hand.
McCall throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCall.
Tanner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tanner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCall has him pressed against the cage.
McCall lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tanner's brow.
McCall struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
Tanner lands an elbow inside that McCall shrugs off. #T2#
McCall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McCall tries a body shot but Tanner blocks it.
McCall misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCall stalling in the clinch.
Gareth McCall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McCall misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCall misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tanner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC#
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
Tanner lands a right hook to the body.
McCall swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but McCall pushes him off.
McCall fails to land with a series of punches.
McCall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tanner is out of range.
It looked like Tanner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McCall misses with a hook.
Tanner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T3#
McCall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tanner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#CL2#
McCall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tanner wants to get back to striking at distance but McCall won't allow it.
McCall lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #BC#
Tanner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for McCall.
McCall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tanner in his tracks.
McCall throws a sloppy head kick and Tanner moves out of range easily.
McCall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCall connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Tanner misses its intended target. #CL#
Tanner forces McCall back against the cage and clinches.
Tanner landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner is trying to break free.#T4#
McCall blocks an elbow strike from Tanner.
#BC#
Tanner breaks from the clinch.
McCall misses with a hook. Tanner ducked under it nicely.
McCall checks the leg kick.
It seemed like McCall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - McCall circles away.
Tanner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCall momentarily.
Tanner lands a really nice looking cross but McCall seems unphased.
Tanner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanner looks to land a combination but McCall avoids it well.
Tanner is looking to clinch but McCall is avoiding it.
McCall throws a push kick but Tanner slaps the foot to one side.
McCall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gareth McCall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCall throws the left hand but Tanner avoids the punch easily.
McCall connects with a jab.
Tanner is looking to clinch but McCall is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth McCall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dick Tanner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
McCall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McCall swings for the body but Tanner moves out of range.
#CL#
Tanner has managed to clinch.
McCall slowing the pace effectively.
McCall wants to stall.
McCall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McCall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from McCall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gareth McCall.#CL#
Tanner drives through and clinches with McCall against the cage.
Tanner wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCall tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
#T1#
McCall lands a knee to the body.
Tanner blocks an elbow strike from McCall.
McCall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McCall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanner's elbow.
McCall struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
McCall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
Tanner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short left from McCall.
Tanner is trying to force a seperation but McCall has the dominant position.
Tanner prevents a body shot from McCall.
McCall throws an elbow but it misses.
McCall tries to work over Tanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Tanner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCall's defenses.
Tanner avoids a wild elbow strike from McCall.
Tanner tries to break the clinch but McCall is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCall.
Tanner has had enough of the clinch but McCall keeps him there for the moment.
McCall stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McCall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tanner's brow.
Tanner blocks the elbow strike.
McCall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanner's elbow.
McCall misses with an elbow strike.
McCall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tanner throws an elbow but misses. #T3#
McCall tries a body shot but Tanner blocks it.
#BC#
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tanner lands a jab-cross combination.
McCall takes one to the side of the head.
McCall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCall tries to work over Tanner's front leg with a kick but Tanner checks it.
McCall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tanner tries to clinch but McCall moves out of range.
Tanner scores with a jab to the body.
Dick Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Tanner misses the target.
Tanner connects with a leg kick. McCall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tanner is looking to clinch but McCall is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall moves in looking to clinch but Tanner pushes him off.
Nice cross by Tanner.#T4#
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from McCall.
Tanner throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McCall slips a jab from Tanner.
Tanner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McCall blocks a low kick nicely.
McCall is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tanner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McCall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tanner digs a good hook to McCall's body.
McCall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tanner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCall throws out a counter right but Tanner avoids it with no problem.
Tanner slips a jab from McCall.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dick Tanner.
I think McCall 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dick Tanner!
Dick Tanner was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Old Dog for the Road 3
Date: Feb 11, 2017 |
#R1#
McCall throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Banner counters with a single leg into guard. McCall didn't expect that.
Banner controlling from the top position.
McCall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Banner is trying is best to control the position here.
McCall trying to control from Banner's half guard. Banner has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCall sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner has McCall pulled in close to control his posture. #T1#
Banner looking for a sweep. Not yet Banner, not yet.
Banner pulls McCall in to control the position.
Banner keeping moving, preventing McCall from controlling successfully.
McCall trying to stand up but can't free himself from Banner's guard.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Banner wants to sweep here but McCall controlling him for the moment.
McCall trying to control but Banner is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Banner tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL2#
McCall has taken the fight to the clinch.
McCall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banner misses with a punch on the inside.
#TD#
Banner has dropped down and is working for a takedown. McCall is trying to keep an underhook but Banner manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Banner wants to pass the guard but McCall is defending well.
Nice strikes from Banner there. #T3#
McCall is pressing down on Banner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Banner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McCall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner throws a strike but McCall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
McCall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McCall wants to control from the top but Banner keeps moving. #T4#
McCall controls from within his opponent's guard.
Banner looking for a sweep. Not yet Banner, not yet.
McCall trying to control but Banner is working from the bottom.
McCall 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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 Jerome Le Banner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
McCall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Banner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by McCall.
A jab from McCall does it's job there.
McCall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Banner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCall.
Banner attempts a counter takedown but McCall avoids it well and moves away.
McCall lands with a nice body kick.
McCall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Banner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Banner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner walks into a straight right hand from McCall.
Banner throws a body shot but no joy.
Banner moves out of range of the body kick from McCall.
Banner half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Banner shoots in for a takedown but McCall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McCall throws out a counter right but Banner avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Banner swings for the body but McCall moves out of range.
A big right from McCall misses.
Banner drops down looking for a counter takedown but McCall sprawls and moves away.
Banner cracks McCall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McCall misses with an uppercut. Banner saw that one coming.
Banner misses with a takedown attempt - McCall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCall! But no joy.
Jab, jab by McCall - just one landing. #TD#
Banner throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McCall tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Banner is in McCall's guard.
McCall lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Jerome Le Banner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCall wants to control from the top but Banner keeps moving. #T2#
Banner seems keen to control McCall's posture.
McCall is looking to pass into half guard but Banner pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Banner is in guard.#REVR#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner advances to half guard.
Banner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Banner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T3#
Banner slips a nice elbow through McCall's hands, connecting with McCall's forehead.
Ground and pound from Banner.
Ground and pound from Banner.
Banner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCall's head.
McCall wants to get back to his feet.
Banner misses with a head shot. McCall uses the momentum to regain guard.
McCall trying to keep a closed guard but Banner is proving a slippery customer.
Banner distracts McCall with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Banner wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving. #T4#
Banner connects with a couple of short punches.
Banner trying to control the position from guard on top but McCall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banner looking to pass the guard.
Banner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Banner throws a strike but McCall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
McCall passes into half guard.
Banner is controlling McCall's position as best he can from this difficult position.
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 Jerome Le Banner will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Banner scores with a decent looking hook.
Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by McCall.
Banner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McCall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from McCall.
McCall keeps the fight on the outside.
McCall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Banner moves in looking to clinch but McCall pushes him off.
Banner throws an off balance right hand
and McCall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Banner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall moves out of range as Banner strikes.
McCall throws a head kick that misses.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
Banner throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
McCall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Banner staying out of range there.
Banner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCall misses with a looping left.
Banner is looking to wear down McCall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McCall is looking to clinch.
McCall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCall gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD#
and Banner counters with a single leg into guard. McCall didn't expect that.
Banner is looking to work some ground and pound but McCall has wrist control.
Banner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Banner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Banner wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
Banner landing with the ground and pound. #T2#
Banner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Banner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Banner wants to pass the guard but McCall is keeping the position.
Banner preventing the sweep.
McCall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gareth McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banner tries to free his leg and advance position but McCall is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Banner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McCall keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully. #T3#
Banner throws a big elbow that misses.
Banner trying to control but McCall is working from the bottom.
Banner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Banner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Banner is thwarting McCall's attempts to control the position.
McCall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Banner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCall defending well though. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McCall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Banner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Banner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Banner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McCall is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Banner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Banner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Banner throwing shots but McCall is blocking nicely.
Banner slips a nice elbow through McCall's hands, connecting with McCall's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCall tries to get to full guard but Banner has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Banner connects with a nice short shot to McCall's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Le Banner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Banner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Le Banner!
A very excited looking Jerome Le Banner 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Road throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL2#
McCall clinches up against the cage.
Road is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McCall tries to land knees in the clinch but Road avoids the damage to the body.
McCall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCall lands an elbow just above Road 's eye. #CUT2#
It looks like Nelson Road has been cut.
Road is looking to control McCall's arms but McCall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Road has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from McCall.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCall.
McCall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCall slowing the pace effectively.
McCall misses with an elbow over the top.
Road managing to block the knees to the body from McCall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Road.
Road is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Road tries to throw a body punch but McCall avoids it by throwing Road back against the cage. #T1#
McCall working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McCall lands with a light punch inside.
McCall crunches a lovely knee into Road's ribcage.
McCall lands a body shot.
McCall pushes Road back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from McCall on the inside.
Road prevents a body shot from McCall.
With the fighters up against the cage, McCall throws an elbow but misses.
Road lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Road prevents a body shot from McCall.
Road misses with a hook to the ribs.
Road working aggressively here.
Road can't get the takedown.
#T2#
Road is looking to control McCall's arms but McCall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Road has his back to the cage.
McCall trying to land knees to the body.
Road blocks an elbow strike.
McCall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Road is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Road. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Road scores with a hook to the body.
McCall prevents a body shot from Road.
McCall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McCall lands an elbow just above Road 's eye.
McCall lands a nice uppercut.
McCall stalls.
Road takes a shot to the head.
McCall lands an elbow inside that Road shrugs off.
McCall tries to land knees in the clinch but Road avoids the damage to the body.
McCall lands an elbow just above Road 's eye. #ROC2#
Road is rocked!#T3#
McCall lands an elbow that stopped Road in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Road is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCall pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Road! McCall unloads with more strikes and Road sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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Event:
EPL 11.5
Date: Dec 28, 2016 |
#R1#
McCall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quincy throws out the jab.
Quincy lands a lovely overhand right.
Quincy drops his hands momentarily and McCall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Quincy misses with a looping left.
Quincy missing with a left hand there. McCall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCall throws a jab when Quincy was well out of range.
Quincy throws a lazy uppercut
and McCall counters with a slapping leg kick.
McCall tries to clinch there but Quincy circles away.
Quincy misses with a looping left.
Igor Quincy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quincy slips a jab and a cross from McCall.
McCall throws a lazy right hand but Quincy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL#
McCall takes the fight into the clinch.
McCall pushes Quincy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCall throws an elbow but it misses.
McCall keeps control of Quincy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Quincy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
McCall pushes Quincy up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Quincy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1#
Quincy misses with a straight right.
McCall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McCall scores with a head kick.
#CUT#
It looks like Igor Quincy has been cut.
McCall throws a head kick that misses.
McCall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quincy takes one to the chin there.
Quincy connects with a looping right hand.
McCall throws a shot from downtown. Quincy moves away and avoids it.
That kick from Quincy tenderised McCall's leg. McCall is trying to keep his angry face on.
McCall explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McCall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Quincy is able to avoid easily.
Quincy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quincy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCall defending well as Quincy loads up on a big left hand.
McCall throws a looping overhand right but Quincy ducks down to avoid it. #T2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Quincy. #CL#
McCall clinches up against the cage.
Quincy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quincy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quincy has had enough of the clinch but McCall keeps him there for the moment.
Quincy blocks an elbow strike from McCall.
#BC2#
Quincy breaks from the clinch.
Quincy throws a leg kick which misses McCall's front leg but catches the back leg as McCall tries to avoid it.
Quincy throws a lazy uppercut
and McCall makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Quincy really felt that one!
Quincy looks to land a left hand but McCall moved out of range nicely.
Quincy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quincy misses with a body shot.
McCall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McCall staying out of range there.
McCall slips a straight right by Quincy.
McCall tries to clinch there but Quincy circles away.
#T3#
McCall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quincy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCall. That did some damage!
Quincy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCall moves away.
Quincy lands a really nice looking cross but McCall seems unphased.
A big right from Quincy misses.
Quincy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McCall moves out of range of the strikes.
McCall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McCall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quincy.
Quincy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Quincy throws a lazy right hand but McCall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quincy throws a body punch but McCall moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McCall, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#ROC#
Quincy is rocked!
McCall looks to throw a body kick
and Quincy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
McCall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quincy misses the shot to the body.
McCall ducks under a wild hook from Quincy.
Quincy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Quincy throws a body punch but McCall moves out of range.
Quincy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quincy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCall.
Quincy throws a leg kick
enabling McCall to counter with a crisp jab.
Quincy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quincy lands a jab.
Quincy throws a body punch but McCall moves out of range.
Quincy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quincy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCall.
Quincy lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from McCall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Quincy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Quincy's cut.
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.
#R2#
McCall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McCall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCall lands with a kick to the temple. Quincy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McCall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quincy.
Quincy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quincy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice straight punches there by Quincy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quincy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCall misses with a head kick.
McCall scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by McCall.
Quincy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCall moves away.#T1#
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quincy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quincy throws a hook to the side of McCall's head but McCall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCall defending well as Quincy loads up on a big left hand.
McCall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McCall doesn't manage to clinch there - Quincy circles away.
Igor Quincy seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Quincy gets tackled into the cage by McCall. McCall maintains the clinch.
Quincy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCall tries a body shot but Quincy blocks it.
McCall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quincy is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCall.
Quincy is trying to break free.
McCall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quincy avoids it.
Quincy blocks the elbow strike.
Quincy blocks an elbow strike.
Quincy lands a hook that snaps the head of McCall backwards. #BC2#
Quincy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quincy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T2#
A lazy left from McCall finds it's target.
McCall has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McCall ducks under a wild hook from Quincy.
McCall moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quincy.
Quincy misses with an uppercut.
McCall scores with a hook.
McCall tries to clinch but Quincy is having none of it.
Quincy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McCall tries to clinch but Quincy is having none of it.
Quincy throws out a counter right but McCall avoids it with no problem.
McCall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quincy moves out of range as McCall strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McCall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McCall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Quincy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quincy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quincy's corner calls for a 1-2. Quincy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A solid body kick from McCall. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Quincy. McCall does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCall throws the left hand but Quincy avoids the punch easily.
Quincy scores with the left hand. McCall knows he should have avoided that one.
McCall throws a body kick that misses.
Quincy misses with a straight right.
Quincy throws a hook but McCall avoids it easily.
Quincy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quincy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quincy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCall.
McCall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quincy on the side of the head.
Quincy misses with a straight left.
Quincy moves out of range of the strikes.
McCall slips a straight right by Quincy.
Quincy lands a body shot.
Quincy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quincy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCall. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quincy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quincy looks to land a right hand but McCall moved out of range.
McCall throws a quick counter head kick but Quincy was just out of range.
McCall moves out of range of the strikes.
Quincy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Quincy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Quincy looks to move away, McCall throws a big counter combo but Quincy just gets out of the way.
Quincy throws a head kick but McCall moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from McCall misses the target.#CL#
McCall closes the distance and pushes Quincy back into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCall.
Quincy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC2#
Quincy breaks the clinch.
A jab from Quincy misses.
Quincy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Quincy blocks a jab.
Quincy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCall counters with a nice leg kick.
Quincy scores with a jab to the jaw.
McCall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Quincy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Igor Quincy's cut.
That's time! McCall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Quincy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Quincy scores with a shot to the body.
McCall misses with a straight right.
Quincy throws a lazy right hand but McCall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCall misses with a low kick.
Quincy throws out a counter right but McCall avoids it with no problem.
A low kick from Quincy misses
and McCall counters with a straight right hand.
Quincy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCall.
A swing and a miss from Quincy.
McCall jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McCall misses the shot to the body.
Quincy connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall ducks right into an uppercut from Quincy.
McCall misses with a body kick.
Quincy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quincy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quincy swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T1#
Quincy throws a body punch but McCall moves out of range.
Quincy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Quincy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McCall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quincy.
Quincy digs a good hook to McCall's body.
Quincy cracks McCall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McCall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#KD2#
Quincy lands a big right hand that sends McCall crashing to the mat! Quincy stays standing though and waves McCall back to his feet!#ROC2#
McCall is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
McCall clinches up with Quincy and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh McCall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCall keeps control of Quincy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Quincy manages to break the clinch.
Quincy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCall seems to have got his legs back now.
Quincy avoids a kick to the body.
#KD2#
Quincy lands a big uppercut and McCall crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but McCall looks OK. Quincy waves McCall back to his feet!
Quincy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Quincy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T2#
Quincy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCall is able to avoid easily.
Quincy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Quincy throws a good cross that connects.
Quincy looks to land a right hand but McCall moved out of range.
McCall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from McCall misses the target.
Quincy takes one to the side of the head.
Quincy misses with a straight left.
McCall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McCall lands a right hook to the body.
Quincy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCall.
Gareth McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCall jabs Quincy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch but Quincy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCall throws a head kick that half lands.
#CUT#
That has opened up Igor Quincy's cut even more.
McCall throws the left hand but Quincy avoids the punch easily.
Quincy lands with a cross. #T3#
McCall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCall defending well as Quincy loads up on a big left hand.
Quincy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McCall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Quincy scrambles back to his feet.
Quincy staying out of range there.
Quincy slips a straight right by McCall.
McCall slips under a jab from Quincy.
Quincy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Quincy's jab looks to have found its range, popping McCall under the eye.
McCall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCall misses with a lunging right hand
and Quincy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCall thinking.
Good leg kick by Quincy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Quincy lands a right hook to the body.
McCall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quincy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCall.
Quincy connects with a solid leg kick.
Quincy lands a slapping body shot.
Quincy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quincy misses with a looping right.
A big right from Quincy misses.
McCall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quincy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCall at a distance.
McCall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Quincy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quincy cracks McCall with an open hand slap.
A cross from Quincy lands.
Quincy cracks McCall with a hook to the temple - McCall is on wobbly legs here! Quincy swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! McCall falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Quincy wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Igor Quincy!
Igor Quincy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Ascension 1210
Date: Dec 10, 2016 |
#R1#
McCall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Scott on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Scott 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Scott there.
McCall is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. McCall does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looked like McCall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McCall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott shoots in but McCall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like McCall was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Scott.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCall.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gareth McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esteban Scott.
Scott checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McCall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scott scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Scott with a poor takedown
and McCall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott throws a jab but it's blocked by McCall.
Scott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Scott.
McCall looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
And Scott tries to counter it with a takedown but McCall pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McCall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Scott's hands.
Scott shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCall pinned against the cage. McCall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Scott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scott misses with a straight left.
Scott fails to land the takedown.
McCall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McCall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T2#
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCall as he jumps to the side.
A big right from McCall misses.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott avoids the head kick by McCall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott misses with a low kick.
McCall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gareth McCall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Scott tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McCall smiles and moves away.
Scott smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T3#
Scott slips a jab from McCall.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but McCall is just out of range.
McCall staying out of range there.
Scott lands with a right hand.
Scott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Esteban Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scott throws out the jab. #TD2#
Scott gets a double leg takedown into McCall's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McCall controlling the position.
Scott pushes down on McCall's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Scott is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McCall is just riding it out for now. Scott eventually gives up the hold.
McCall trying to hold on to Scott's head to control him but Scott postures up.
#T4##SUB2#
McCall is defending against the submission attempts here by Scott.
Scott wants to free his trapped foot but McCall is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Scott is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McCall has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Esteban Scott will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
McCall scores with a head kick. Scott tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McCall tries to clinch up but Scott circles away and keeps his distance.
McCall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scott shoots in but no luck this time. #TD2#
Scott scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McCall is staying active underneath Scott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Scott is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
McCall won't allow Scott to pass to mount. #SUB2#
Scott is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McCall has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall trying to control here.
#SUB2#
Scott is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McCall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Scott. #T1##SUB2#
Scott is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McCall is just riding it out for now. Scott eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Scott is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB2#
Scott is looking for a kimura but McCall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Scott to get the leverage. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Scott is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB2#
Scott is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McCall defends it well. #SUB2#
Scott is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McCall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T3##SUB2#
Scott drops back looking for a leg! McCall is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McCall manages to kick Scott off! Scott jumps back into McCall's guard.
McCall looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Some bone on bone action there as Scott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gareth McCall is winning the standup battle so far.
McCall tries to clinch up.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McCall connects with a crisp jab.
Scott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McCall is out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Scott.
McCall throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Scott lands a slapping body shot.
McCall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Scott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCall throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
McCall stuffs the takedown.
Gareth McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esteban Scott.
Good standup being displayed there by Scott as he connects with a hook.
Scott throws a leg kick but McCall checks it.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott misses with a body shot.
A jab from McCall misses.
Scott closes the distance and clinches up with McCall, looking for a takedown. Scott pushes McCall against the cage but McCall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McCall fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Esteban Scott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Scott motions for McCall to come forward. Scott throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt - McCall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McCall throws a head kick that half lands.
Scott misses with a body kick.
McCall misses with a body kick. #CL#
McCall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Scott, pushing him back against the cage.
McCall trying to land knees to the body.
#BC2#
Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall looks for the body kick but Scott saw that one coming.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
McCall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
McCall scores with a punch to the head.
McCall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Scott misses the shot to the body. #T1#
McCall misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Scott throws a combination. McCall tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Scott avoids the body shot from McCall.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCall moves away.
McCall checks a leg kick nicely.
Scott throws the left hand but McCall avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Scott misses.
Scott throws a hook to the side of McCall's head but McCall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by McCall as he connects with a hook.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCall doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
Scott connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick misses from McCall.
Nice shot lands for McCall.
Esteban Scott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Scott misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. McCall does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott with the counter takedown but McCall avoids it easily.
McCall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scott.
McCall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scott.
Scott looks to land a left hand but McCall moved out of range nicely.
Scott connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCall's hands.
Scott connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McCall throws out a loose jab but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gareth McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Scott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from McCall. #TD2#
Scott drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McCall being controlled here, momentarily.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Scott working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#T3#
Scott preventing the sweep.
Scott wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
McCall trying to keep a closed guard but Scott is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Scott wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
McCall gets caught napping as Scott dives in and scores a takedown. McCall manages to retain guard.#ES#
McCall is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McCall.
McCall lands a nice elbow.
Scott jumps guard but McCall stands there with Scott around his waist. Scott gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McCall scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gareth McCall.
I think Scott 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Esteban Scott!
A relieved looking Esteban Scott thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Ascension 1102
Date: Nov 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Appi lands a nice hook to McCall's body. McCall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCall has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McCall staying out of range there.
McCall tries a head kick but it misses.
Appi throws a hook but McCall blocks it.
Appi misses with a hook.
Appi lands a really nice looking cross but McCall seems unphased.
#CL2#
McCall closes the distance and clinches.
Appi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Appi.
McCall throws a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Appi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Appi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hervoton Appi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick from McCall misses.
Appi is looking to land body kicks.
McCall is looking to clinch.
Appi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McCall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Appi blocks a head kick by McCall.
Appi throwing a counter right hand but McCall manages to avoid it.
Appi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCall lands a jab to the nose.#T1#
McCall avoids the head kick by Appi.
McCall takes a swing at Appi's ribcage but misses.
McCall misses with the combination.
Appi falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Appi misses with a looping left.
McCall misses with a body shot
and Appi counters with a nice low kick that buckles McCall's knee momentarily.
McCall lands a head kick!
Appi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Appi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Appi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Appi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Appi lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall slips a jab and a cross from Appi.
McCall throws out a counter right but Appi avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Appi throws a head kick but McCall moves out of range.
No joy there for Appi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McCall avoids the head kick by Appi.
Appi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCall.
McCall staying out of range there.#CL2#
Appi gets tackled into the cage by McCall. McCall maintains the clinch. #BC#
Appi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Appi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from McCall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Appi staying out of range there.
McCall misses with a straight right.
McCall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Appi.
Appi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Appi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCall staying out of range there.
Appi staying out of range there.
McCall throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Appi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCall moves away.
McCall misses with a double jab.
Appi avoids a kick to the body.
Appi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCall.
Appi throws a head kick but McCall moves out of range.
Appi misses with a straight right.
Appi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McCall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Appi.
McCall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McCall tries a head kick but it misses.
Appi works over McCall's head and body with a nice combination.
Appi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Appi slips a jab and a cross from McCall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Appi misses
and McCall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Appi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T4#
Appi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting McCall counter with a right hand.
Appi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Appi throws a head kick but McCall moves out of range.
Appi misses with a looping left.
McCall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Appi to score with a decent uppercut.#CL2#
McCall takes the fight into the clinch.
McCall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Appi misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McCall lands with a left to the head.
McCall blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCall looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCall.
McCall misses with the head strike.
McCall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Appi is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hervoton Appi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
McCall wants to clinch up but Appi keeps it at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Appi as he connects with a hook.
Appi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCall can do to turn this around?
McCall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McCall scores with a head kick.
McCall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Appi misses with a hook. McCall ducked under it nicely.
Appi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Appi cracks McCall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McCall throws the kick towards the body but Appi avoids it.
McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Appi steps to the side to avoid the strikes 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!
Appi scores with a one two! McCall had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McCall throws a head kick but Appi moves out of range.
Appi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCall sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Some wild striking there from Appi.
Appi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McCall blocks a head kick by Appi.
Appi tests McCall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Appi avoids the head kick by McCall.
McCall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Appi!
McCall tries to clinch but Appi moves out of range.
McCall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hervoton Appi is winning the standup battle so far.
Appi slips a jab from McCall.
McCall lands a front kick.
Appi throws the left hand but McCall avoids the punch easily.
McCall avoids the head kick by Appi.
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!
Appi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#T2#
McCall blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from McCall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McCall lands a jab to the nose.
Appi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#KD#
A jab-cross combination lands for Appi and sends McCall crashing to the mat! Appi follows him down to the mat - McCall regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! #ROC#
McCall is rocked!
McCall wants to get back to full guard.
McCall is still in real trouble! Can Appi finish him?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Appi content to control rather than advance.
McCall seems to have recovered his senses.
McCall works his way to full guard. Good work.#T3#
Appi wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
McCall is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
McCall keeping full guard, as Appi tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McCall tries to land a body kick
and Appi counters with a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from McCall misses the target. #T4#
Appi throws a combination. McCall tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Appi tries to bum rush McCall with a series of wild strikes but McCall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Appi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McCall sizes up Appi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McCall misses with a combination
and Appi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#KD#
Appi drops McCall with a left and a right! Oh, McCall is hurt - Appi dives into side control looking to finish!
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Appi controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hervoton Appi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Appi misses with a body shot.
Appi misses with a wild body shot.
Appi throws a chopping leg kick but McCall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Appi throws a body shot but no joy.
McCall loads up on a big right hand but Appi slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by McCall.
Appi looks to land a combination. McCall sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McCall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Appi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McCall tries a body shot but Appi blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall slows down the pace here.
Appi misses with a punch on the inside.
Appi lands with a right to the head.
Appi stalling in the clinch but McCall improves position. #T1#
McCall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Appi throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Appi.
A shot in the inside from Appi.
Appi prevents a body shot from McCall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Appi throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Appi.
McCall avoiding damage as Appi throws knees to the body.
Appi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Appi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Appi blocks a body shot from McCall.
Appi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Appi tries to circle away but McCall has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Appi throws an elbow but misses.
Appi lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Appi 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.
McCall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Appi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Appi.
McCall lands an elbow just above Appi 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCall tries to throw a body punch but Appi avoids it by throwing McCall back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Appi's brow.
McCall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McCall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCall managing to block the knees to the body from Appi.
McCall tries to land knees in the clinch but Appi avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Appi on the inside.
Gareth McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC#
Appi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Appi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Appi moves forwards but McCall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Appi throws a body kick that misses
and McCall counters with a big head kick but Appi shrugs it off.
Appi moves out of range as McCall throws a body kick.
#T3#
Appi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McCall blocks a head kick by Appi.
Appi lunges at McCall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCall's hand.
Appi throws the left hand but McCall avoids the punch easily.
Appi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCall misses with a low kick.
Appi swinging wildly here.
Appi throws a big shot that misses.
Appi missing with a left hand there. McCall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Appi catches McCall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Appi. McCall does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCall is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Appi avoids the body shot from McCall.
#T4#
McCall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Appi finds it's way round the side to connect with McCall's head.
McCall throws a leg kick but Appi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Appi swinging wildly here.
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!
Appi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McCall's head.
Appi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick by McCall misses
and McCall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Appi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCall throws a shot from downtown. Appi moves away and avoids it.
McCall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Appi.
Appi scores with a nice right hand.
Appi lands with a right hand.
Appi misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hervoton Appi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Appi 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hervoton Appi!
A less than humble Hervoton Appi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
Ascension 1012
Date: Oct 12, 2016 |
#R1#
McCall throws a body punch but Thrul moves out of range.
McCall looks to throw the jab but Thrul is out of range.
McCall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McCall's corner calls for a 1-2. McCall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thrul moves forwards but McCall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thrul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCall moves away.
Thrul throws a body kick that misses
and McCall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thrul swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from McCall.
McCall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thrul.#CUT#
It looks like Aznar Thrul has been cut.
McCall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thrul walks into a stiff left hand from McCall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrul jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thrul slips a straight right by McCall.
Thrul lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thrul tries to score a power double leg takedown but McCall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thrul somewhat.#T1#
Thrul blocks a head kick by McCall.
Thrul throws a leg kick that is checked
and McCall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McCall throws a body punch but Thrul moves out of range.
A combination from McCall does no damage.
Thrul throws out a counter right but McCall avoids it with no problem.
McCall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thrul at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thrul. McCall does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrul moves away.
McCall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thrul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCall was well out of range. Poor timing from Thrul.
McCall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrul throws a body shot but no joy.
Thrul moves in looking to clinch but McCall pushes him off.
Thrul with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T2#
McCall misses with a looping right.
McCall throws a push kick but Thrul slaps the foot to one side.
Thrul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCall was well out of range. Poor timing from Thrul.
Thrul cracks the inside of McCall's front leg.
McCall closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thrul counters with a nice uppercut.
Thrul thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from McCall misses.
Thrul looks to land a combination but McCall avoids it well.
Thrul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCall.
Thrul moves away from the strike by McCall.
Gareth McCall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
McCall moves into the clinch.
Thrul throws a punch but it's blocked by McCall.
McCall misses with a body punch.
McCall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T3#
Thrul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thrul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrul is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McCall gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thrul lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Thrul.
Thrul works on McCall's body with a couple of short punches.
McCall prevents the takedown attempt.
Gareth McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aznar Thrul.
Thrul lands with a right to the head.
McCall misses with an elbow strike.
McCall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thrul.
McCall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McCall misses with a punch to the body.
McCall lands a nice elbow.
Thrul lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for McCall.
#T4#
McCall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thrul lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrul lands a nice uppercut.
Thrul struggles to land a body shot inside as McCall controls his hands.
McCall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thrul avoiding damage as McCall throws knees to the body.
Thrul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCall's elbow.
McCall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thrul on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thrul lands with a right to the head.
Thrul misses with the head strike.
Thrul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McCall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCall lands an elbow just above Thrul 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCall.
Thrul tries to circle away but McCall has him pinned against the cage.
Thrul blocks an elbow strike from McCall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth McCall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aznar Thrul's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
That kick from Thrul tenderised McCall's leg. McCall is trying to keep his angry face on.
A lazy body kick from Thrul
letting McCall counter with a right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCall, right into the meat.
Thrul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thrul keeps the fight on the outside.
Thrul slips under a jab.
Thrul bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCall's head.
McCall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thrul keeps McCall at a distance using the push kick.
Thrul lands with a shot to the body.
Thrul lands a jab to McCall's midsection.
Thrul swats away the attempt to clinch by McCall.#TD2#
Thrul scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrul landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Thrul sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCall defending well though.
McCall has a hand on Thrul's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Thrul takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thrul controlling the pace for now.
Thrul working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Thrul throws some wild stikes that McCall manages to avoid easily.
Thrul trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McCall takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McCall really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T2#
Thrul working McCall over with strikes here.
Thrul trying to control but McCall is having none of it.
McCall is working to get back to half guard.
McCall avoids a series of strikes thrown by Thrul.
Thrul prevents McCall from getting the reversal.
Thrul lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thrul lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#T3#
Thrul thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Thrul lands a big shot there that rocks McCall but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thrul has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thrul throwing strikes here but McCall is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Thrul trying to control but McCall is having none of it.
Thrul throwing strikes here but McCall is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Thrul thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thrul pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thrul with a couple of short strikes.#T4#
McCall slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Thrul wants to pass to mount but McCall is defending the position.
Thrul misses with a head shot. McCall uses the momentum to regain guard.
Thrul tries to free his leg and advance position but McCall is retaining full guard.
Thrul trying to control but McCall is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aznar Thrul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aznar Thrul's cut.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Thrul connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCall momentarily.
Gareth McCall is winning the standup battle so far.
Thrul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCall.
McCall throws an overhand right that lands on Thrul's shoulder, as Thrul tries to avoid the shot.
McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thrul shapes to counter with a head kick.
McCall stuns Thrul with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCall thows a leg kick but Thrul checks it
and Thrul counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thrul misses with a two punch combination.
Thrul moves out of range of the leg kick from McCall.
Thrul is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McCall misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrul with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCall to score with a decent uppercut.
Thrul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCall paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Thrul clinches with his opponent.
Thrul lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrul tries to throw a body punch but McCall avoids it by throwing Thrul back against the cage. #T1##TD2#
Thrul has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed McCall clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#ES#
McCall is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Thrul off. It looks like it's working - Thrul slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! McCall displaying calm under pressure there.
Thrul moves forwards but McCall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McCall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thrul.
McCall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thrul turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrul checks the leg kick.
McCall throws an overhand right that lands on Thrul's shoulder, as Thrul tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from McCall misses.
McCall tries to clinch there but Thrul circles away.
Thrul goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T2#
Nice cross by Thrul.
Thrul throws a low kick but it's checked well by McCall.
McCall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thrul's hands.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thrul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thrul lands a jab to the nose.
McCall throws a lazy uppercut
and Thrul counters with a good low kick that McCall was not able to check.
Thrul throws a head kick that misses.
Thrul scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thrul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCall.
McCall misses with a looping left.
McCall connects with a high kick.
Nice uppercut there from Thrul.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thrul.
McCall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T3##CL2#
Thrul has McCall up against the cage in a clinch.
Thrul misses with a body punch.
Thrul misses with a punch on the inside.
Thrul misses with a punch to the body.
Thrul has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McCall seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thrul can turn it around.
McCall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCall is looking to control Thrul's arms but Thrul gets an underhook and turns him. Now McCall has his back to the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Thrul.
Thrul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Thrul works on McCall's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCall misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCall blocks a body shot from Thrul.
Thrul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thrul tries to throw a body punch but McCall avoids it by throwing Thrul back against the cage.
McCall lands a nice elbow.
Thrul lands a shoulder strike.
Thrul lands with a short shot to the head. #T4#
Thrul lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Thrul goes for a takedown in the clinch but McCall prevents it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrul throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCalls head.
McCall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thrul.
#TD2#
Thrul lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
#SUB2#
Thrul is looking for a kimura here.
Thrul content to control rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aznar Thrul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thrul 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aznar Thrul!
Aznar Thrul decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Syn 464 - Wayne vs. Donowitz
Date: Aug 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Pattersson misses with a wild body shot.
McCall misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCall avoids the body shot from Pattersson.
Pattersson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McCall counters with a head kick.
McCall has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pattersson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McCall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pattersson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
McCall clinches up with Pattersson and pushes him back against the cage.
McCall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McCall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pattersson tries to score a body lock takedown but McCall shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pattersson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pattersson is working for takedown but McCall is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Pattersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pattersson tries to circle away but McCall has him pinned against the cage.
Pattersson lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McCall misses with some punches.
McCall lands a shoulder strike.
Pattersson tries to pull guard but McCall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pattersson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McCall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McCall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCall is working Pattersson over against the cage.#T1#
McCall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pattersson can't break the clinch.
Pattersson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pattersson just leaning against McCall, taking a breather.
Nice elbow from McCall. #CUT2#
It looks like Doug Pattersson has been cut.
McCall lands a knee to the body.
Pattersson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCall gets underhooks to prevent Pattersson's takedown attempt.
Pattersson 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.
McCall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pattersson is breathing heavily.
McCall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCall lands an uppercut.
McCall lands an uppercut.
Pattersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD#
Pattersson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. McCall can't fight it off and eventually Pattersson manages to take the fight to the floor. McCall looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pattersson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
Pattersson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pattersson trying to control the position from guard on top but McCall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pattersson looking to pass the guard.
Pattersson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pattersson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pattersson is in close to McCall's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Pattersson from controlling successfully.
Pattersson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCall looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Pattersson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McCall's head.
McCall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pattersson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McCall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Pattersson from controlling successfully.
Pattersson chips away with some ground and pound.
McCall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pattersson trying to control but McCall is working from the bottom.
Pattersson cracks McCall with a solid left hand.
Pattersson is working McCall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T4#
McCall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pattersson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pattersson tries to free his leg and advance position but McCall is retaining full guard.
Pattersson landing some decent shots from guard.
Pattersson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pattersson is looking to advance position but McCall has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
Pattersson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pattersson is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth McCall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Pattersson's cut.
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.
#R2#
McCall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pattersson.
Pattersson ducks under a wild hook from McCall.
McCall misses with a few strikes there.
Pattersson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McCall is fending him off so far but Pattersson persists. Nope, McCall circles away and we're back to standing.
Pattersson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCall.
McCall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pattersson.
Pattersson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCall scores with a push kick.
Pattersson misses the jab.
McCall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McCall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCall looks to throw the jab but Pattersson is out of range.
Pattersson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Pattersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall connects with a high kick.
McCall misses with a head kick.
McCall swings for the body but Pattersson moves out of range.
McCall avoids the body shot from Pattersson.
#CL2#
McCall closes the distance and clinches. #T1#
Pattersson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McCall gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pattersson misses with a punch on the inside.
McCall throws an elbow but it misses.
I was talking to Pattersson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pattersson can't get the takedown.
McCall trying to control the position but instead, Pattersson has worked for underhooks and has pushed McCall into the cage.
Pattersson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McCall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pattersson goes for a takedown attempt but McCall pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McCall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pattersson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McCall counters with a left and a right that stings Pattersson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pattersson. McCall does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCall tries to clinch up.
Pattersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCall misses with a low kick.
Pattersson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pattersson throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pattersson. McCall does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
McCall thumps Pattersson with a low kick.
Pattersson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by 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!
Pattersson checks a low kick from McCall.
McCall scores with a push kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pattersson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McCall - the referee stops the clock and Pattersson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McCall. Pattersson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McCall lands with a hook. Pattersson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick from McCall lands but Pattersson takes it in his stride.
McCall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pattersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCall.
Pattersson misses with a takedown
and McCall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gareth McCall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Pattersson gets a double leg takedown into McCall's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCall lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Pattersson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T3#
McCall trying to control but Pattersson is working from the bottom.
Pattersson can't keep his opponent in guard - McCall advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pattersson wants to control but McCall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pattersson works his way to full guard. Good work.
McCall wants to control from the top but Pattersson keeps moving.
Pattersson looking to control.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pattersson is looking to sweep but instead, McCall has passed into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pattersson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McCall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pattersson is keeping the position for now.
Pattersson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McCall preventing the sweep.
Pattersson keeping moving, preventing McCall from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pattersson working a defensive guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth McCall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doug Pattersson's cut.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
McCall throws a sloppy head kick and Pattersson moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by McCall.
Gareth McCall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCall slips a jab from Pattersson.
McCall throws a looping overhand right but Pattersson ducks down to avoid it.
Pattersson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#TD#
Pattersson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McCall is trying to defend but Pattersson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pattersson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pattersson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McCall is trying to control but can't.
Pattersson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCall defending well though.
Pattersson working McCall over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pattersson throwing shots but McCall is blocking nicely. #T1#
McCall is doing well to control the position and prevent Pattersson from advancing to side control.
Pattersson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pattersson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCall defending well though.
McCall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McCall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pattersson blocks the strikes from McCall.
Pattersson is just content to waste time from the top position. McCall takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pattersson wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
Pattersson throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
McCall keeping full guard, as Pattersson tries to pass.
McCall is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McCall is pulling down on Pattersson's head. It's preventing any offense from Pattersson, at least for the moment.
Pattersson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McCall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
McCall is trying to keep Pattersson in close.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pattersson is looking to wear down McCall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pattersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Pattersson throws the left hand but McCall avoids the punch easily.
McCall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCall throws a right and a left that Pattersson avoids nicely.
Pattersson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCall's waist but McCall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pattersson off to one side.
Pattersson misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like McCall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McCall looks to score with a jab to the body but Pattersson is just out of range.
Doug Pattersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Pattersson. Beautiful body shot.
Pattersson blocks a jab.
Pattersson throws a shot from downtown. McCall moves away and avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pattersson closes the distance and clinches up with McCall, looking for a takedown. Pattersson pushes McCall against the cage but McCall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T4#
Pattersson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCall.
McCall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pattersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCall lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McCall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pattersson's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCall misses with a series of wild punches.
Pattersson tries to score a power double leg takedown but McCall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pattersson somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Pattersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCall.
McCall connects with a right hand. Pattersson shakes it off.#TD#
Pattersson gets a takedown into half guard.#ES2#
McCall kicks off Pattersson and gets to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gareth McCall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McCall winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
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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Event:
Syn Cuatrocientos Cincuenta
Date: Jun 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Pattersson misses with a looping right.
McCall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pattersson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McCall lands a jab to Pattersson's midsection.
Pattersson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McCall scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Pattersson misses the target.
McCall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pattersson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pattersson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pattersson takes a swing at McCall's ribcage but misses. #TD2#
Pattersson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McCall!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCall is not content to let Pattersson control the position.
The strikes coming from Pattersson are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #T1#
Pattersson scoring with punches from side control.
McCall can't do much from the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by Pattersson.
Pattersson working away.
McCall has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pattersson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Pattersson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pattersson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pattersson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
McCall tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pattersson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T2#
McCall on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCall managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pattersson.
Pattersson advances nicely into full mount.
Pattersson with a couple of short strikes.
Pattersson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pattersson tries to control but McCall wriggling away.
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!
Pattersson unloading with bombs!
Pattersson lands a heavy elbow.
Pattersson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pattersson looking to finish McCall with some ground and pound. This is bad for McCall!
McCall is desperately trying to improve his position but Pattersson has a good base and remains in mount.#T3#
Pattersson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
McCall holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pattersson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
McCall slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pattersson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCall's head.
Pattersson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pattersson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McCall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pattersson.
Pattersson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McCall regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pattersson.
Pattersson trying to control the position from guard on top but McCall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
McCall wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pattersson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pattersson chips away with some ground and pound.
McCall looking for a sweep. Not yet McCall, not yet.
Pattersson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pattersson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McCall is on top in guard.
#REVR##SUB2#
Pattersson 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Pattersson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
McCall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pattersson's head.
Pattersson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCall jabs at Pattersson's body.
Gareth McCall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pattersson shoots in for a takedown but McCall shows good takedown defense.
McCall looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
McCall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pattersson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pattersson.
Pattersson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McCall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pattersson lands a nice hook to McCall's body. McCall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pattersson connects with a single shot there.
McCall throws a right hand that misses
and Pattersson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gareth McCall is winning the standup battle so far.
McCall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pattersson is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pattersson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pattersson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1##TD2#
Pattersson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pattersson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCall defending well though.
Pattersson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McCall taking some punishment here, with Pattersson in his half guard.
McCall wants to get back to his feet.
McCall keeping hold of Pattersson's head, controlling as best he can.
McCall is looking to improve his position.
#T2#
Nice strikes from Pattersson there.
Pattersson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McCall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pattersson is working away from the top position though.
Pattersson is stalling here. McCall is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pattersson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and McCall has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
McCall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pattersson keeps working.
McCall in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pattersson is looking to reverse the position.#T3#
Pattersson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pattersson wants to control but McCall postures up.
Pattersson stops McCall from passing to mount.
McCall laying and praying for a moment but Pattersson takes advantage and regains half guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pattersson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McCall keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McCall has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Doug Pattersson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
McCall cracks Pattersson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pattersson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCall wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from McCall.
McCall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pattersson thuds a left hand into McCall's body.
Nice shot by McCall.
McCall misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pattersson moves out of range of the leg kick from McCall.
Pattersson needs to keep his hands up - McCall had a free shot at his head there.
McCall takes a shot right to the bread basket.#TD2#
Pattersson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McCall napping and manages to drive through into side control!#ES#
McCall throws Pattersson to one side and escapes!#T1#
McCall lands with a right hand.
A jab lands there for McCall.
McCall moves away from the strike by Pattersson.
Pattersson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCall lands a jab to Pattersson's midsection.
McCall digs a good body shot into Pattersson's ribs.
Pattersson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McCall throws a head kick that misses.
Pattersson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pattersson misses with a series of wild punches.
McCall throws a quick counter head kick but Pattersson was just out of range.
McCall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pattersson takes a swing at McCall's ribcage but misses.
Pattersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCall is looking to counter with head kicks.
McCall misses with an uppercut
and McCall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
McCall lands a leg kick that knocks Pattersson off balance momentarily.
Pattersson missing with a left hand there. McCall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by McCall.
Pattersson throws a leg kick but McCall checks it.
McCall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Pattersson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pattersson.
McCall throws a right hand that Pattersson ducks under and follows up with a left that Pattersson also avoids with ease.#CL#
McCall clinches. #TD2#
Pattersson drags the fight down to the ground.
McCall preventing the sweep.
Gareth McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCall passes into half guard. #T3#
Pattersson is trying to get back to full guard.
McCall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pattersson keeps working. #SUB2#
Pattersson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McCall pulls his head out easily.
McCall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pattersson wants to improve his position but McCall is controlling well.
Pattersson blocking the ground and pound attempt from McCall.
Doug Pattersson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pattersson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pattersson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL#
McCall clinches up with Pattersson and pushes him back against the cage.
McCall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pattersson backwards. #BC2#
Pattersson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot by Pattersson.
McCall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pattersson or perhaps it was just good defense by McCall, which made it look bad.
An attempted straight right counter from McCall misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gareth McCall showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pattersson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Doug Pattersson!
A victorious Doug Pattersson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Syn 433 - MW Mania Semi's
Date: Apr 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Loko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Loko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCall.
Loko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McCall throws a front kick aimed at Loko's knee but Loko avoids it well.
McCall tests Loko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCall throws a nice inside leg kick.
A combination from Loko does no damage.
A head kick by McCall misses
letting Loko counter with a right hand. #CL#
McCall closes the distance and clinches.
McCall lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Loko wants to get back to striking at distance but McCall won't allow it.
McCall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Loko is trying to push McCall away but McCall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC2#
Loko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loko blocks a head kick by McCall.
#T1#
A head kick misses from McCall.
Loko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Loko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCall throws a body shot but no joy.
McCall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Loko connects with a solid leg kick.
McCall thumps Loko with a low kick.
McCall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McCall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loko appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McCall lands a right hook to the body.
McCall misses with a looping left.
Loko throws a counter combo.
McCall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Loko's calf.
Loko blocks a head kick by McCall.
Loko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Loko misses the target.
McCall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Loko misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Loko as he checks the leg kick.
Loko throws a head kick that misses
and McCall counters with a nice uppercut.
McCall thuds his right hand into Loko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Loko misses with a head kick.
McCall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McCall misses with a wild combination.
Loko looks to throw the jab but McCall is out of range.
McCall is looking for a counter combo.
McCall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCall scores with a head kick. Loko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T3#
Loko checks a low kick from McCall.
McCall dodges the punch combination from Loko.
#CL#
McCall rushes Loko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCall misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCall struggles to land a body shot inside as Loko controls his hands.
#BC2#
Loko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCall misses the jab.
McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Loko tries to keep at a distance but McCall has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loko's brow.
Loko's coach down at Death Valley Training Facility was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Loko's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#BC2#
Loko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
McCall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McCall throws a low kick but Loko moves out of range easily.
Loko steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Loko lands with a slapping head kick.
McCall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCall cracks the inside of Loko's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall throws a hook but Loko blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Loko! But no joy.
McCall connects with a leg kick. Loko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Loko blocks a head kick by McCall.
McCall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from McCall. Those never looked like landing.
Loko thuds his shin into the meat of McCall's side.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Loko follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
McCall's corner calls for a 1-2. McCall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth McCall dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
A solid leg kick lands there for McCall.
Gareth McCall is winning the standup battle so far.
McCall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loko thinks about the counter body kick.
McCall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McCall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McCall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gareth McCall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loko throws a sloppy head kick and McCall moves out of range easily.
Loko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Loko tries a head kick but it misses.
Loko looks to land a body kick but McCall moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall tries to bum rush Loko with a series of wild strikes but Loko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Loko replies with a solid counter kick to the body but McCall blocks it well.
McCall misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Loko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McCall swings for the body but Loko moves out of range.
McCall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T1#
Loko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCall.
McCall jabs Loko right on the nose. Loko blinks but takes it well.
McCall misses with a combination
and Loko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCall scores with a punch to the head.
McCall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loko manages to avoid it.
McCall lands with a slapping head kick.
McCall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loko can do to turn this around?
McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCall looks for the body kick but Loko saw that one coming.
Loko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loko moves away.
McCall connects with a body shot.#CL#
McCall has managed to clinch.
#T2#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loko fails to pull guard.
McCall lands an elbow that stopped Loko in his tracks for a moment. #BC2#
Loko manages to break the clinch.
Loko takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from McCall.
A little jabbing left from Loko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McCall throws a head kick but Loko moves out of range.
Loko is looking for the big counter here.#CL#
McCall darts in and clinches Loko up against the cage.
Loko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McCall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McCall misses with a body punch.
McCall lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Loko is trying to push McCall away but McCall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T3##BC2#
Loko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McCall throws a looping overhand right but Loko ducks down to avoid it.
McCall connects with a looping right hand.
McCall feints and then cracks Loko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Loko down. #CL#
McCall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loko, pushing him back against the cage.
McCall misses with an elbow over the top.
Loko managing to block the knees to the body from McCall.
Loko blocks a body shot from McCall.
Gareth McCall has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Loko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loko blocks a leg kick.
McCall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCall scores with a hook.
Loko throws a half hearted mid kick.#T4#
McCall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McCall throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Loko. That one must have hurt.
Loko misses with a wild combination.
Loko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Loko is looking to land body kicks.
McCall is looking to counter punch.#CL#
McCall instigates a clinch.
Loko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Loko tries to pull guard but McCall won't allow it.
McCall keeps control of Loko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Loko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McCall smiles and moves away.
Gareth McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Four Loko.
A head kick misses from McCall.
McCall wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth McCall dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Sloppy strikes from McCall. Those never looked like landing.
Loko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McCall.
Loko swats away the attempt to clinch by McCall.
Loko throws out a counter right but McCall avoids it with no problem.
McCall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McCall throws an overhand right that lands on Loko's shoulder, as Loko tries to avoid the shot.
McCall throws a right hand that Loko ducks under and follows up with a left that Loko also avoids with ease.
McCall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCall misses with a looping left.
Loko is trying to counter with his kicks.
Loko walks into a stiff left hand from McCall.#T1#
A leg kick checked by McCall.
McCall throws a head kick that half lands.
McCall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Loko is out of range.
McCall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Loko is able to avoid easily.
Loko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Loko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Loko swinging wildly here.
McCall went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McCall dodges the punch combination from Loko.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCall.
McCall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loko's head backwards.#T2#
McCall swings for the body but Loko moves out of range.
McCall misses with an uppercut
and Loko counters with a right hand to the body.
Loko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loko throws a sloppy head kick and McCall moves out of range easily.
McCall tries to clinch there but Loko circles away.
McCall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Loko checks a leg kick.
Loko misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCall jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Good leg kick by McCall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McCall throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Loko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Loko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T3#
McCall throws a sloppy head kick and Loko moves out of range easily.
McCall misses with a body shot.
Loko staying out of range there.
Loko unleashes a big counter combination but McCall bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Loko slips under a jab from McCall.
Loko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCall tries to land a front kick but Loko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Despite the aggression on Loko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL#
McCall forces Loko back against the cage and clinches.
Loko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Loko is looking to break free of the clinch but McCall has double underhooks.
Loko tries to pull guard but McCall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Loko has had enough of the clinch but McCall keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Loko breaks from the clinch.
Loko delivers a nice body kick.
Loko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T4#
Loko misses with a hook
and McCall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
McCall rushes Loko and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Loko manages to break the clinch.
McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCall. Loko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Four Loko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCall connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loko lands a high kick!
Loko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Loko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Loko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Loko throws out a loose jab but McCall uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCall moves out of range as Loko throws a body kick.
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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gareth McCall!
Gareth McCall thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Four Loko spoke after the fight, saying 'boss, im going down to 170 weight class again, this was my last fight at 185'.
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Syn 425 - Middleweight Mania
Date: Mar 14, 2016 |
#R1#
McCall sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McCall throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
McCall misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Wayne.
Wayne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wayne lands with a nice body kick.
McCall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wayne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCall thinks about countering with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as McCall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #CL#
McCall rushes Wayne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wayne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCall.
Wayne misses with the head strike.
McCall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wayne lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Wayne misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Wayne.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wayne. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
Wayne lands with a right to the head.
Wayne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McCall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wayne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wayne swings wildly with an uppercut but McCall uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCall lands a right hand.
Wayne tries a body shot but McCall blocks it.
Wayne scores with a shoulder strike.
McCall blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
McCall avoiding damage as Wayne throws knees to the body.
Wayne trying to land knees to the body.
McCall tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCall's elbow.
McCall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCall missing with knees to the body.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall stalling against the cage.
Wayne avoids the elbow strike from McCall, against the cage.
Wayne scores a nice knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that McCall has been working on his elbows in the gym.
McCall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wayne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wayne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCall tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
McCall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McCall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McCall dodges an elbow strike from Wayne.
McCall tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
#BC2#
Wayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
Wayne keeps McCall at a distance using the push kick. #T3#
McCall's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wayne under the eye.
McCall misses with a wild body shot.
McCall looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
Wayne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McCall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wayne. Wayne obviously looking to wear him down.
McCall takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
McCall avoids a kick to the body.
McCall looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
McCall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Wayne misses.
It looked like McCall was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wayne.
McCall blocks the body kick.
Wayne throws a leg kick which misses McCall's front leg but catches the back leg as McCall tries to avoid it.
McCall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wayne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wayne throws out a leg kick but McCall moves out of range and Wayne only half commits.
Jab from McCall.
A jab from McCall misses.
Wayne swinging wildly here.
#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gareth McCall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wayne counters with an inside leg kick.
McCall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCall.
McCall tries to score with a low kick but Wayne moves his leg out of the way.
McCall tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
McCall throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
McCall staying out of range there.
Good exchange - Wayne coming out on top.
A punch lands to the side of Wayne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wayne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wayne there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne thuds his shin into the meat of McCall's side.
McCall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wayne moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenneth Wayne will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCall throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne is looking to score with low kicks.
McCall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McCall misses the shot to the body.
McCall lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wayne thumps McCall with a low kick.
Wayne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#CL#
Wayne gets tackled into the cage by McCall. McCall maintains the clinch.
McCall has Wayne pushed against the cage.
Kenneth Wayne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
#BC2#
Wayne breaks the clinch.
McCall throws a right hand that Wayne ducks under and follows up with a left that Wayne also avoids with ease.
Kenneth Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T1#
McCall throws a hook to the side of Wayne's head but Wayne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wayne - that will leave a mark!
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCall throws a series of punches but Wayne avoids them all with ease.
Wayne throws a leg kick but McCall checks it.
McCall loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.
Wayne feints a counter leg kick.
A jab from McCall misses.
A little jabbing left from Wayne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McCall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCall lands a really nice looking cross but Wayne seems unphased.
McCall misses with a leg kick
and McCall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCall avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Wayne.
Wayne moves out of range as McCall strikes.
McCall slips under a jab from Wayne.
McCall cracks Wayne with a good jab.
McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCall throws a hook to the side of Wayne's head but Wayne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCall blocks a leg kick.
Wayne on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wayne checks a low kick from McCall.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body.
McCall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from McCall.
McCall throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Wayne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wayne wants to slow McCall down by chopping away at his legs.
McCall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McCall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wayne.
McCall is looking to score with low kicks.
Wayne follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.#T3#
Wayne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCall lands with a nice combination. Wayne backs away looking to recover.
Wayne with a hook.
Wayne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCall momentarily.
McCall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McCall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCall.
McCall will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McCall blocks a low kick nicely.
Wayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCall's calf.
McCall checks a leg kick.
Wayne swats away the attempt to clinch by McCall.
Wayne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wayne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCall slips under a jab from Wayne.#T4#
McCall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
McCall throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Wayne blocks a head kick by McCall.
McCall misses with an uppercut.
McCall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wayne connects with an inside leg kick.
McCall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCall throws a series of punches but Wayne avoids them all with ease.
Wayne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wayne.
Wayne scores with a hook.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McCall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McCall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wayne's hands.
McCall throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne throws a fast counter high kick but McCall manages to duck under it in time.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
McCall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wayne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McCall throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wayne was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McCall throws a push kick but Wayne slaps the foot to one side.
Wayne connects with a solid leg kick.
Wayne avoids the body shot from McCall.
Wayne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayne slips under a jab.
McCall misses with a head kick.
McCall lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wayne. That's going to slow McCall down.
Wayne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McCall misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
Wayne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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. #T1#
Wayne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McCall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCall lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McCall misses with a hook.
Wayne scores with a head kick.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCall throws out the jab.
McCall throws a right hand that Wayne ducks under and follows up with a left that Wayne also avoids with ease.
Wayne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wayne.
McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Wayne.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McCall misses with a body shot.
Wayne with a jab.
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 misses with a looping right.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T2#
McCall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wayne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCall.
McCall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
McCall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wayne lands a slapping body shot.
McCall connects with a nice looking jab.
Wayne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCall avoids a kick to the body.
Wayne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCall is able to avoid easily.
McCall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCall backing away here, and Wayne unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McCall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McCall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wayne throws a lazy head kick
and McCall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Wayne misses. #T3#
McCall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wayne. Wayne obviously looking to wear him down.
McCall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wayne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A lazy left from Wayne finds it's target.
McCall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
Wayne lands with a shot to the body.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne cracks McCall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McCall moves out of range of the leg kick from Wayne.
Nice shot lands for McCall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCall.
Wayne lands with a kick to the temple. McCall shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #T4#
Wayne blocks the body kick.
McCall throws a head kick that Wayne semi-blocks.
Wayne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wayne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some bone on bone action there as McCall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McCall tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wayne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wayne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wayne motions for McCall to come forward. Wayne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCall is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wayne checks a leg kick.
Wayne throws a good cross that connects.
McCall lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wayne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Wayne!
Kenneth Wayne thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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