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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zach Collins (ranked 2681 p4p, 2282 weight class) and Daniel McCullen (ranked 278 p4p, 249 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Daniel McCullen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zach Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel McCullen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCullen misses with a straight right.
Collins dodges the punch combination from McCullen.
McCullen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Collins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Collins tries to free his leg and advance position but McCullen is retaining full guard.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but McCullen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins postures up and lands a big shot to McCullen's brow.
Collins throws a big elbow that misses.
McCullen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCullen is pulling down on Collins's head to control his posture.
Collins throws a big elbow that misses.
Collins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Collins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Collins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Collins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCullen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCullen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McCullen trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
I've been told that McCullen has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCullen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Collins is looking for a triangle here but McCullen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McCullen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Collins is not content to let McCullen control the position.
Collins is looking for a sweep.
McCullen trying to control the position but Collins is working away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Collins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
McCullen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Collins. That did some damage!
Collins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McCullen swivels and escapes.
McCullen throws a leg kick but Collins sees it coming and moves out of range.
McCullen drives through and clinches with Collins against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Collins looking for a takedown.
McCullen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Collinss head.
McCullen breaks from the clinch.
McCullen tries to bum rush Collins with a series of wild strikes but Collins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Collins attempts a counter takedown but McCullen avoids it well and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel McCullen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McCullen scores with a body shot.
McCullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCullen connects with a right hand. Collins shakes it off.
Collins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McCullen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McCullen stuns Collins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCullen as he jumps to the side.
McCullen fails to land with a series of punches.
McCullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCullen.
McCullen tries to score with a low kick but Collins moves his leg out of the way.
McCullen lands a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from McCullen. No joy for Collins on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCullen pushes Collins up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Collins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McCullen is defending well.
Collins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Collins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McCullen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McCullen lands a left hand.
McCullen misses with a body punch.
McCullen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCullen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCullen misses with a looping right.
Collins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCullen lands a right hook to the body.
Collins tries to clinch up.
McCullen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Collins fails with the takedown
enabling McCullen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to clinch up.
McCullen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCullen. That's going to slow Collins down.
McCullen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Collins rather than just go for the knockout.
Collins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCullen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Collins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Collins wants to control from the top but McCullen keeps moving.
McCullen can't keep his opponent in guard - Collins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zach Collins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Collins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McCullen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Collins throwing strikes but missing.
McCullen wants to hit a sweep here but Collins passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for McCullen there!
Collins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCullen is trying to escape the mount.
McCullen wants to control but Collins is having none of it.
Collins lands a big shot there that rocks McCullen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Daniel McCullen has been cut.
Collins 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.
A nice elbow there by Collins.
That has opened up Daniel McCullen's cut even more.
Collins scoring with strikes but McCullen is staying in there.
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!
Collins breaks from McCullen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McCullen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Collins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McCullen is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel McCullen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Daniel McCullen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch but McCullen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The cut above Daniel McCullen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel McCullen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zach Collins!
Zach Collins bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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