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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Max Henderson (ranked 3490 p4p, 2894 weight class) and Daniel McCullen (ranked 347 p4p, 291 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel McCullen!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCullen throws the kick towards the body but Henderson avoids it.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson throws a series of punches but McCullen avoids them all with ease.
McCullen swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
McCullen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from McCullen.
A big right from McCullen misses.
Henderson tries to counter with a takedown but McCullen is quick to defend against it.
Henderson throws a combination that misses
enabling McCullen to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson misses with a straight right.
McCullen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McCullen tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCullen misses with a body kick.
McCullen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullen throws out a leg kick but Henderson moves out of range and McCullen only half commits.
Henderson attempts a counter takedown but McCullen avoids it well and moves away.
McCullen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McCullen closes the distance and clinches.
McCullen misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullen throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
McCullen misses with a punch on the inside.
McCullen struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
McCullen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson misses with a body punch.
Henderson controlling the action here for a moment.
McCullen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Henderson prevents a body shot from McCullen.
Henderson is stalling here.
McCullen misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
McCullen pushes Henderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McCullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
McCullen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson tries to break free but McCullen pushes him back against the cage.
McCullen lands with a left to the head.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCullen tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCullen working aggressively here.
McCullen tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing McCullen back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McCullen fails to land.
Henderson blocks a body shot from McCullen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullen scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCullen swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCullen misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCullen misses with the head strike.
McCullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
McCullen misses with a punch on the inside.
Henderson blocks a body shot from McCullen.
McCullen misses with the head strike.
McCullen has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
McCullen struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
McCullen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCullen swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
McCullen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henderson, pushing him back against the cage.
McCullen misses with a body punch.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCullen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson avoids the body shot from McCullen.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCullen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henderson circles away quickly and effectively.
McCullen slips under a jab.
Jab from McCullen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCullen. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
McCullen swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but McCullen sprawls and moves away.
Henderson blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel McCullen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCullen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson throws a leg kick that misses.
McCullen connects with a body shot.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Henderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from McCullen misses its intended target.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson walks into a stiff left hand from McCullen.
Daniel McCullen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson misses with the combination.
A countering left hand to the body from McCullen misses.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCullen throws a body shot but no joy.
McCullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCullen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a series of punches but McCullen moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from McCullen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A good leg kick by McCullen.
McCullen moves into the clinch.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as McCullen controls the action.
A short uppercut from McCullen.
McCullen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCullen prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
McCullen lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Henderson trying to stall but McCullen improves his position.
Henderson blocks a body shot from McCullen.
A right hand to the body from McCullen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCullen prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McCullen fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
McCullen tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson prevents a body shot from McCullen.
Henderson blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCullen lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from McCullen.
McCullen misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCullen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullen prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
McCullen misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCullen throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
The referee calls for Henderson to work.
McCullen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
McCullen can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
McCullen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCullen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McCullen misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCullen works on Henderson's body with a couple of short punches.
McCullen has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
McCullen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCullen tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
McCullen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
McCullen misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCullen.
McCullen misses with the head strike.
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
McCullen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel McCullen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
McCullen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCullen throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
McCullen takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
McCullen throws a leg kick which misses Henderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henderson tries to avoid it.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
McCullen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCullen throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from McCullen misses.
Henderson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Henderson tries to score with a low kick but McCullen moves his leg out of the way.
McCullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCullen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McCullen checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Henderson blocks a head kick by McCullen.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCullen.
McCullen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCullen swinging wildly here.
Henderson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Henderson scores with a nice head shot.
McCullen works over Henderson's head and body with a nice combination.
Max Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCullen throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.
McCullen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Henderson attempts a counter takedown but McCullen avoids it well and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullen rushes Henderson and presses him up against the cage.
McCullen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCullen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCullen has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
McCullen tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
McCullen tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daniel McCullen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McCullen swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCullen has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
McCullen presses Henderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McCullen misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCullen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McCullen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCullen lands a nice shot to the body.
McCullen misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by McCullen.
McCullen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCullen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
McCullen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson working hard to break the clinch.
McCullen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCullen lands a right hand.
McCullen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCullen.
McCullen misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCullen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Max Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by McCullen.
McCullen misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCullen swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCullen lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel McCullen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McCullen 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel McCullen!
Daniel McCullen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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