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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Klem Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne McCullough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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150 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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144 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Klem Hopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Wayne McCullough!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopper misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by McCullough.
McCullough throws a shot to the body.
McCullough throws a series of punches but Hopper avoids them all with ease.
McCullough lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hopper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCullough getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hopper throws a head kick that misses.
McCullough bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hopper's head.
McCullough throws a right and a left that Hopper avoids nicely.
McCullough fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCullough lands with a shot to the body.
McCullough scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopper doesn't seem bothered though.
McCullough rushes Hopper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCullough is trying to break free.
McCullough pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCullough wants to clinch.
McCullough clobbers Hopper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McCullough uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCullough is looking to score with low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Hopper.
McCullough rushes Hopper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCullough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCullough with a hook.
McCullough fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCullough scores with a nice head shot.
McCullough moves into range and clinches up with Hopper.
McCullough breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopper avoids a kick to the body.
McCullough's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McCullough duly obliges.
McCullough connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCullough paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCullough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopper throws a hook but McCullough avoids it easily.
Hopper misses with a hook.
McCullough scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullough connects with a jab.
McCullough has Hopper up against the cage in a clinch.
Hopper breaks the clinch.
Hopper throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCullough counters with a straight right hand.
Hopper misses with an uppercut. McCullough saw that one coming.
McCullough scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hopper in his tracks.
McCullough cracks Hopper with a good jab.
McCullough thuds a left hand into Hopper's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCullough darts in and clinches Hopper up against the cage.
McCullough fails to pull guard.
McCullough has had enough of the clinch but Hopper keeps him there for the moment.
Hopper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on McCullough - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hopper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCullough scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne McCullough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCullough scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McCullough thuds a left hand into Hopper's body.
Hopper is breathing heavily.
Hopper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCullough rushes Hopper and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCullough closes the distance and clinches.
McCullough tries to circle away but Hopper has him pinned against the cage.
McCullough tries to break free but Hopper pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on McCullough's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hopper is trying to stall.
Hopper has McCullough pressed against the cage, preventing McCullough from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCullough is trying to break the clinch but Hopper is controlling him.
McCullough breaks the clinch.
McCullough dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCullough thuds a left hand into Hopper's body.
McCullough moves into range and clinches up with Hopper.
McCullough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hopper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCullough scores with a hook.
McCullough lands with a cross.
Hopper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCullough is looking to clinch.
Hopper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Left hook, right uppercut from McCullough.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopper throws a left and a right that both miss
letting McCullough counter with a right hand.
McCullough throws a right hand that Hopper ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopper also avoids with ease.
McCullough forces Hopper back against the cage and clinches.
McCullough is trying to break the clinch but Hopper has him pressed against the cage.
McCullough decides to pull guard.
McCullough has control of Hopper's left arm, preventing Hopper from doing any damage.
Hopper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCullough tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCullough manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hopper manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne McCullough dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Hopper misses.
McCullough clinches with his opponent.
McCullough is trying to break free.
Hopper manages to break the clinch.
McCullough fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hopper throws a one two combo.
McCullough tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopper was well out of range. Poor timing from McCullough.
McCullough tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hopper moves into the clinch.
Hopper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hopper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCullough forces Hopper back against the cage and clinches.
McCullough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hopper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCullough is defending well for now.
McCullough looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hopper wants to get back to striking at distance but McCullough won't allow it.
McCullough tries to pull guard but Hopper won't allow it.
McCullough wants to break free but Hopper has control.
Hopper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hopper lands with a short shot to the head.
McCullough dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McCullough tries to break the clinch but Hopper is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullough is trying to break the clinch but Hopper is controlling him.
Hopper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCullough fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hopper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McCullough counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCullough to score with a decent uppercut.
Hopper misses with a looping right.
McCullough darts in and clinches Hopper up against the cage.
Hopper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McCullough is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on McCullough's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCullough wants to break free but Hopper has control.
Hopper keeps control of McCullough as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hopper looking to slow down the pace here.
McCullough tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hopper just stands there and leans against the cage.
McCullough working hard to break the clinch.
McCullough tries to circle away but Hopper has him pinned against the cage.
McCullough tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hopper smiles and moves away.
Klem Hopper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne McCullough.
McCullough throws a one two combo.
Hopper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hopper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCullough throws a right hand that Hopper ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopper also avoids with ease.
McCullough scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McCullough takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCullough.
McCullough digs a good hook to Hopper's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hopper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCullough.
A left and a right from McCullough both land. Nice combination.
McCullough rushes Hopper and presses him up against the cage.
McCullough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hopper throws a nice looking combination but McCullough bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCullough comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McCullough!
Hopper keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullough ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCullough scores with a body shot.
McCullough lands with a shot to the body.
McCullough throws a right and a left that both miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from McCullough.
A combination from McCullough does no damage.
Hopper tries to move into range but McCullough moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wayne McCullough seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by McCullough - just one landing.
McCullough avoids the body shot from Hopper.
McCullough lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hopper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McCullough lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McCullough goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fighters circling - Hopper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCullough with a hook.
McCullough jabs at Hopper's body.
Hopper falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCullough counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from McCullough.
Hopper tries to clinch up.
Hopper drops his hands momentarily and McCullough takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McCullough goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McCullough thuds a left hand into Hopper's body.
McCullough scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McCullough is looking to clinch.
Hopper misses the body punch
and McCullough counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCullough scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCullough thuds a left hand into Hopper's body.
A nice combination there by McCullough.
McCullough fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCullough looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCullough throws a combination. Hopper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McCullough is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCullough moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne McCullough showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
McCullough wants to clinch.
McCullough rushes Hopper and presses him up against the cage.
McCullough looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on McCullough's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCullough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McCullough can't break the clinch.
McCullough jumps guard but Hopper stands there with McCullough around his waist. McCullough gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McCullough has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCullough is looking to break free of the clinch but Hopper has double underhooks.
McCullough looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on McCullough's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCullough looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullough has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McCullough tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hopper just stands there and leans against the cage.
McCullough manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McCullough holds on and takes a little breather.
McCullough is trying to control the position but Hopper postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper stays in close to McCullough's body and controls the position.
Hopper trying to control but McCullough is working from the bottom.
Hopper stopping the sweep attempt from McCullough.
Hopper throwing strikes but missing.
Hopper trying to control but McCullough is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
McCullough has Hopper pulled in close to control his posture.
McCullough keeping moving, preventing Hopper from controlling successfully.
Hopper preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullough pushes Hopper off and gets back to his feet.
McCullough throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hopper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCullough sizes up Hopper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hopper thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCullough lands a really nice looking cross but Hopper seems unphased.
McCullough tries to clinch up but Hopper circles away and keeps his distance.
A right-left combo lands from McCullough.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McCullough!
Hopper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCullough.
Hopper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klem Hopper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCullough throws a right hand that Hopper ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopper also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCullough throws a shot to the body.
McCullough lands a jab to Hopper's midsection.
McCullough lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McCullough misses with a wild combination.
Klem Hopper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCullough tries to clinch there but Hopper circles away.
McCullough throws a combination. Hopper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wayne McCullough is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCullough throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCullough takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCullough wants to clinch up but Hopper keeps it at a distance.
Hopper looks to land a body kick but McCullough moved away.
McCullough connects with a jab.
McCullough lands the left hand.
McCullough dodges the punch combination from Hopper.
McCullough throws a combination that misses
and Hopper counters with a nice body shot.
McCullough digs a good body shot into Hopper's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for McCullough. That snapped Hopper's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne McCullough comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McCullough 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne McCullough!
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hype
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RATING
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