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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McCall's choice of entrance music: Biffy Clyro - Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies. Ben Farro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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154 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy McCall!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farro.
Farro is trying hard to land a takedown here. McCall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McCall cracks Farro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Farro avoids a kick to the body.
Farro blocks the body kick.
McCall misses with a hook. Farro ducked under it nicely.
McCall tries to score with a low kick but Farro moves his leg out of the way.
Farro thows a body kick. McCall tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Farro misses with a leg kick.
McCall defending well as Farro loads up on a big left hand.
Farro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Farro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McCall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farro was well out of range. Poor timing from McCall.
McCall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Farro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCall slips under a jab.
Farro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McCall has Farro pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
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.
Farro is working McCall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farro passes into half guard.
Farro is looking to stall here but McCall recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Farro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Farro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Farro's guard.
McCall wants to stand and escape but instead Farro has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Farro wants to pass the guard but McCall is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Farro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farro tries to free his leg and advance position but McCall is retaining full guard.
Farro wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
Farro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Farro trying to control the position from guard on top but McCall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Farro trying to control but McCall is working from the bottom.
Farro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McCall has control of Farro's left arm, preventing Farro from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Farro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCall.
McCall misses with a wild body shot.
McCall misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from McCall misses the target.
Farro avoids a kick to the body.
Farro looks to land a body kick but McCall moved away.
Farro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCall.
Farro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farro moves out of range of the body kick from McCall.
Farro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farro misses with a low kick as McCall jumps back.
Farro takes a swing at McCall's ribcage but misses.
McCall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Farro doesn't seem bothered though.
Farro tries to bum rush McCall with a series of wild strikes but McCall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCall fakes the leg kick and cracks Farro in the body.
A slow jab from Farro misses its intended target.
Farro shoots in and gets a takedown into McCall's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Farro trying to control but McCall is working from the bottom.
Farro postures up in McCall's guard and throws a big left but McCall blocks it.
Farro tries to free his leg and advance position but McCall is retaining full guard.
Farro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Farro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCall working a defensive guard here.
McCall wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro throws an elbow that misses. McCall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Farro's guard. Nice move by McCall!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farro trying to control the position.
McCall wants to stand but Farro is controlling his posture from full guard.
Farro isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. McCall stacks Farro on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by McCall!
Farro is looking to regain half guard here but McCall keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro tries to control but McCall manages to take his back.
McCall doesn't have the hooks in and Farro manages to turn into his guard.
Farro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCall is keeping the position for now.
McCall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farro throwing strikes from guard but McCall blocks nicely.
Farro throws an elbow that misses. McCall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Farro's guard. Nice move by McCall!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro working for a triangle but McCall defends it easily.
McCall gets to his feet - Farro follows without any prompting.
Farro digs a good body shot into McCall's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCall is looking to score with low kicks.
Farro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A swing and a miss from McCall.
McCall thuds his shin into the meat of Farro's side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McCall checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Farro dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McCall lands a leg kick that knocks Farro off balance momentarily.
Farro connects with a looping right hand.
That kick from McCall tenderised Farro's leg. Farro is trying to keep his angry face on.
McCall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McCall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tommy McCall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farro.
Farro shoots in looking for a takedown. McCall tries to sprawl out of it but Farro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McCall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McCall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Farro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCall swings for the body but Farro moves out of range.
McCall scores with a kick to the body.
McCall throws a head kick that misses.
McCall just misses with a punch to the body.
Farro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Farro misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall misses with a straight right.
A big left from McCall misses.
Farro misses with a body shot.
Farro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCall.
Farro moves out of range as McCall throws a body kick.
McCall lands with a kick to the ribs.
Farro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Farro throwing shots but McCall is blocking nicely.
Farro looks to land a strike but McCall avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Farro trying to control but McCall is working from the bottom.
Farro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Farro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Farro stands and throws McCall's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Farro postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Farro misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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!
Farro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McCall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McCall managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Farro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Farro are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Farro.
Farro advances to full mount.
Farro is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But McCall has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from McCall!
Farro trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McCall passes into half guard.
Farro trying to control but McCall postures up.
McCall decides to stand and escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCall.
McCall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ben Farro did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McCall misses with a leg kick.
Farro connects with a single shot there.
Farro blocks the body kick.
Farro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Farro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCall blocks a jab.
Farro tries for a takedown but McCall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McCall slips under a jab from Farro.
McCall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCall looks for the body kick but Farro saw that one coming.
Farro punishes McCall's body with a nice straight punch.
McCall misses with an uppercut.
McCall misses with a head kick.
McCall lands with a nice body punch.
Farro throws a hook to the side of McCall's head but McCall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farro looks to land a right hand but McCall moved out of range.
McCall throws a hook but Farro blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall looks for the body kick but Farro saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown by Farro or perhaps it was just good defense by McCall which made him look bad.
A big right from Farro misses.
McCall moves out of range as Farro strikes.
McCall throws a hook but Farro blocks it.
McCall lands a nice hook to Farro's body. Farro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Farro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCall can pounce on him.
Farro 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 Farro off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Farro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCall tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A lazy left from McCall finds it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Farro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Farro slips under a jab from McCall.
McCall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farro.
McCall throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall connects with a looping right hand.
Farro tries for a takedown but McCall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McCall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Farro checks it well.
Farro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCall.
McCall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCall cracks Farro with a good jab.
McCall tries to land a front kick but Farro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Farro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCall was well out of range. Poor timing from Farro.
Farro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall tries to sprawl but Farro drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McCall is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Farro scores with a couple of nice shots.
McCall desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Farro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCall defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
McCall looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Farro wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
McCall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro trying to control but McCall is working from the bottom.
Farro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McCall managing to control the position.
Farro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Farro trying to move into half guard but instead McCall has managed to sweep!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farro working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because McCall has passed into half guard!
Farro is looking for a sweep. McCall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ben Farro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Farro missing with a left hand there. McCall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farro looks to score with a jab to the body but McCall is just out of range.
Farro gets the takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Farro.
Farro misses with the ground and pound.
McCall regains half guard there - taking advantage of Farro's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
McCall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Farro thows a huge punch but McCall dodges it nicely.
Farro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Farro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro prevents McCall from improving his position.
Farro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McCall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Farro.
McCall is not content to let Farro control the position.
Farro throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing McCall to regain full guard.
Farro postures up in McCall's guard and throws a big left but McCall blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Farro.
McCall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Farro trying to control the position from guard on top but McCall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farro is looking to work some ground and pound but McCall has wrist control.
McCall keeping full guard, as Farro tries to pass.
Farro throws a strike but McCall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Farro working for submissions but it's allowed McCall to get to half guard.
McCall stands up from half guard.
Tommy McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall connects with the punch.
Farro throws a good cross that connects.
McCall tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Farro lands a leg kick that knocks McCall off balance momentarily.
McCall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Farro.
McCall is looking to slow Farro down with leg kicks.
Farro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McCall staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Farro lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Farro, as that shot connected.
McCall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farro.
Farro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Farro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Farro, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Farro!
Ben Farro is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ben Farro thanked Undead clothing. All items 10$ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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