Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: RRFC 49
Date: Aug 01, 2020

#R1#
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 #TD#
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. #T1#
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.#REVB#
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.#T2##SUB#
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. #SUB#
Collins is looking for a triangle here but McCullen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control. #T3#
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. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#REF3#
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. #CL2#
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. #BC2#
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.#R2#
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.#CL2#
McCullen pushes Collins up against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
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.#BC2#
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. #T2#
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.#TD#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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. #CUT#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.#CUT#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. #ROC#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!#R3#
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch but McCullen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CUT#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.

Event: RRFC Challengers 43
Date: Jul 08, 2020

#R1#
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.#CL2#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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. #T3#
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. #BC#
Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
McCullen swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range. #CL2#
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. #BC#
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!#R2#
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. #T1#
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. #CL2#
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. #T2#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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. #BC#
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!#R3#
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. #T1#
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. #T2##CL2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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.

Event: RRFC Challengers 40
Date: Jun 17, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCullen misses with a kick to the body.
Silverstein walks into a straight right hand from McCullen.#CL#
Silverstein clinches with his opponent.
McCullen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silverstein drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silverstein fails to pull guard.
Silverstein is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McCullen is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Silverstein. 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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCullen.
Silverstein looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCullen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silverstein.
McCullen misses with a body punch. #T1#
McCullen tries a body shot but Silverstein blocks it. #BC2#
McCullen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silverstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCullen moves away.
McCullen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McCullen connects with a jab.
Silverstein cracks McCullen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Daniel McCullen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silverstein tries to work over McCullen's front leg with a kick but McCullen checks it.
Silverstein definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silverstein on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silverstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Silverstein 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T2#
Silverstein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silverstein swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silverstein throws a head kick but McCullen moves out of range.
Silverstein moves in looking to clinch but McCullen pushes him off.
Silverstein takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silverstein slips a straight right by McCullen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silverstein looks to score with a jab to the body but McCullen is just out of range.
McCullen throws out a counter right but Silverstein avoids it with no problem.
McCullen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silverstein tries to clinch up.
McCullen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silverstein takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McCullen thuds his right hand into Silverstein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silverstein tries to clinch there but McCullen circles away.
Silverstein is looking to clinch.
Silverstein darts in trying to clinch
and McCullen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T3##CL#
Silverstein drives through and clinches with McCullen against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCullen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCullen working aggressively here.
McCullen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCullen lands an uppercut.#BC2#
McCullen breaks the clinch.
Silverstein misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting McCullen counter with a right hand. #TD#
Silverstein looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McCullen!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Silverstein are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #T4#
McCullen trying to remain calm as Silverstein controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel McCullen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Some wild striking there from Silverstein.
McCullen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silverstein dodges the punch combination from McCullen.
Silverstein wants to clinch but McCullen slips to the side
letting McCullen counter with a right hand.
A combination from Silverstein does no damage.
McCullen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheers as Silverstein lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCullen doesn't seem phased though.
McCullen cracks Silverstein with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silverstein tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCullen! But no joy.
McCullen swings for the body but Silverstein moves out of range.
Silverstein feinted with a counter takedown.
A slow jab from Silverstein misses its intended target.
Daniel McCullen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCullen throws a lazy right hand but Silverstein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silverstein drops down looking for a counter takedown but McCullen sprawls and moves away.#T1#
Silverstein fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCullen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCullen throws a jab when Silverstein was well out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Silverstein. #CUT#It looks like Daniel McCullen has been cut.
Silverstein tries to clinch up.
Silverstein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McCullen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silverstein counters with a right hand to the body.
McCullen misses with a hook
and Silverstein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McCullen pushes Silverstein away with a front kick.
Silverstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCullen was well out of range. Poor timing from Silverstein.
A countering left hand to the body from McCullen misses.
Nice straight punches there by McCullen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCullen.#T2#
Silverstein connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silverstein wants to clinch.
McCullen looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD#
Silverstein decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silverstein is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T3#
Silverstein's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Silverstein has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silverstein stops McCullen from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silverstein wants to clinch.
McCullen tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silverstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Silverstein has closed the distance and engaged McCullen in a clinch.
McCullen lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klaus Silverstein dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel McCullen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
McCullen misses with a series of wild punches. #CL#
McCullen gets tackled into the cage by Silverstein. Silverstein maintains the clinch.
Silverstein tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McCullen just stands there and leans against the cage.
McCullen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silverstein is trying to pull guard but McCullen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McCullen misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silverstein tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Silverstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silverstein is trying to pull guard but McCullen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McCullen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCullen.
McCullen lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCullen.#BC2#
McCullen breaks from the clinch.
McCullen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silverstein tries to clinch there but McCullen circles away.
Silverstein looks to land a body kick but McCullen moved away.
Silverstein throws a right hand that misses
and McCullen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silverstein thinking.
McCullen lands with a straight right. Silverstein didn't see that one coming.
McCullen misses with a series of wild punches. #T2#
McCullen moves away from the strike by Silverstein.
Silverstein misses with a wild body shot.
Silverstein tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McCullen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Silverstein. McCullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCullen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by McCullen there.
Silverstein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCullen has time to react.
Silverstein is looking to clinch.
Silverstein tries to clinch but McCullen is having none of it.
Silverstein is looking to clinch.
McCullen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Klaus Silverstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
A good leg kick by McCullen.
McCullen keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCullen! But no joy.
Silverstein takes one to the chin there.
Silverstein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silverstein lands a right hook to the body.
McCullen circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling McCullen to counter with a crisp jab.
McCullen lands with a shot to the body.
Silverstein lands a slapping body shot.
McCullen blocks a head kick by Silverstein. #T4#
A big left from McCullen misses.
A little feinted left hand from Silverstein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#TD#
McCullen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silverstein trying to control the position from guard on top but McCullen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silverstein controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Further stalling from Silverstein.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel McCullen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McCullen 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel McCullen!
An out of breath Daniel McCullen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: RRFC Challengers 36: Japan
Date: May 13, 2020

#R1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Rand.
Rand pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rand throws an overhand right that lands on McCullen's shoulder, as McCullen tries to avoid the shot.
McCullen swings for the body but Rand moves out of range.
McCullen with a hook.
McCullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rand was well out of range. Poor timing from McCullen.
Rand fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCullen manages to avoid it.
Rand throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McCullen.
McCullen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rand checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rand. That's going to slow McCullen down.
McCullen misses with a wild body shot.
Rand looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rand scores with a spinning back kick!
McCullen walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rand tries to clinch up.
Rand wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by McCullen.
Rand bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCullen's head.
McCullen misses the jab.
It appears Rand was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rand misses with an uppercut
and McCullen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCullen swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Rand blocks a jab.
Rand misses with a hook. McCullen ducked under it nicely.
Rand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rand was well out of range. Poor timing from McCullen.
McCullen lands with a nice body punch.
Rand wants to land a leg kick but McCullen is out of range.
Rand thuds his shin into the meat of McCullen's side.
Rand lunges at McCullen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCullen's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCullen. Rand does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCullen scores with a nice head shot.
McCullen scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheers as McCullen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rand doesn't seem phased though.
Rand lands an overhand right.
Rand has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCullen finds it's way round the side to connect with Rand's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rand slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've been told by Rand's head coaches at XceL Elite Striking and Conditioning that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Some wild striking there from Rand.
Rand lands a nice shot that snaps McCullen's head back. #T2#
Rand scores with a nice head shot.
Rand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rand wants to clinch but McCullen slips to the side
and McCullen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danny Rand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCullen swings for the body but Rand moves out of range.
McCullen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rand walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rand pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCullen lands with a shot to the body.
McCullen throws a body shot but no joy.
McCullen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McCullen lands with a nice body punch.
Rand misses with a double jab.
McCullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rand is just out of range.
Rand connects with the punch.
Rand looks to score with a jab to the body but McCullen is just out of range.
Rand pushes McCullen away with a front kick.
McCullen throws a right and a left that Rand avoids nicely.
McCullen connects with a leg kick. Rand looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #T3#
McCullen scores with a jab to the body.
McCullen blocks a head kick by Rand.
McCullen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rand rather than just go for the knockout.
McCullen connects with a body shot that sends Rand's belly button to the back.
McCullen throws a combination that misses
and Rand counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Rand.
McCullen misses with the combination.
McCullen slips a jab from Rand.
Rand waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCullen.
McCullen tries to bum rush Rand with a series of wild strikes but Rand uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCullen misses with a wild body shot.
Rand feinted with a counter takedown.
McCullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rand is just out of range.
Rand fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rand misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCullen throws out a counter right but Rand avoids it with no problem.
Rand misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Rand catches McCullen right on the button with a cross.
Rand looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McCullen slips a straight right by Rand.#T4#
McCullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCullen misses with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCullen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rand lands a nice shot that snaps McCullen's head back.
Rand smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McCullen lands with a good body shot.
Rand throws the left hand but McCullen avoids the punch easily.
McCullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rand is just out of range.
Rand fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCullen swings for the body but Rand moves out of range.
McCullen misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from McCullen misses.
McCullen throws a body punch but Rand moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rand throws the left hand but McCullen avoids the punch easily.
Rand missing with a left hand there. McCullen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rand throws out a loose jab but McCullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from McCullen misses.
Rand lands a glancing blow to the side of McCullen's head.
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 Danny Rand will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
McCullen misses with a body shot.
A lazy body kick from Rand
and McCullen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McCullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rand.
Rand bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCullen's head backwards.
McCullen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCullen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body kick there by McCullen.
Rand scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rand.
A leg kick checked by Rand.
McCullen slips a straight right by Rand.
McCullen tests Rand's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCullen. Rand does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCullen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rand wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rand throws a body punch but McCullen moves out of range.
McCullen swings for the body but Rand moves out of range.
McCullen misses with a hook.
Rand misses with a lunging right hand
and McCullen counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T1#
Rand throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rand takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCullen misses with a body shot.
McCullen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
McCullen jabs Rand to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rand tries to clinch up but McCullen circles away and keeps his distance.
McCullen scores with a jab to the body.
McCullen keeps Rand at a distance using the push kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McCullen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rand - the referee stops the clock and McCullen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rand. McCullen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McCullen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rand throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rand catches McCullen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCullen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rand slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McCullen blocks a head kick by Rand.
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!
McCullen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rand.
Rand thumps McCullen with a low kick.#T2#
Rand on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rand checks a low kick from McCullen.
McCullen lands a nice shot to the body.
Rand lands a head kick. McCullen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McCullen looks to land a body kick but Rand moved away.
Rand thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rand cracks McCullen with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch combination from McCullen misses.
Danny Rand is winning the standup battle so far.
Rand displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rand avoids a kick to the body.
Rand takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McCullen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rand scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rand misses with a straight right.
Rand is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McCullen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rand has time to react.
McCullen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rand on the side of the head.
McCullen throws a good cross that connects. #T3#
McCullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCullen lands a nice shot to the body.
McCullen swings for the body but Rand moves out of range.
Rand throws an overhand right that lands on McCullen's shoulder, as McCullen tries to avoid the shot.
McCullen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rand with a body shot.
Rand rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCullen counters with a good, hard body kick but Rand shrugs it off.
Rand fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McCullen is out of range.
McCullen looks to land a left hand but Rand moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Rand finds it's target.
Rand scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Rand misses.
McCullen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCullen lands a nice shot that snaps Rand's head back.
Rand bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McCullen needs to keep his hands up - Rand had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCullen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rand misses with a looping right.
McCullen throws a low kick but Rand moves out of range easily. #T4#
Rand just misses with a punch to the body.
McCullen misses the shot to the body.
Rand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rand fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCullen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McCullen scores with a hook.
McCullen's corner calls for a 1-2. McCullen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McCullen misses with a leg kick.
McCullen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rand cracks the inside of McCullen's front leg.
McCullen lands a jab to the head.
Rand with a jab.
McCullen misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rand looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McCullen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rand throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McCullen misses with a wild body shot.
Rand slips a straight right by McCullen.
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.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Rand jabs McCullen right on the nose. McCullen blinks but takes it well.
McCullen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rand throws a hook to the side of McCullen's head but McCullen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCullen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rand with a body shot.
Rand moves in looking to clinch but McCullen pushes him off.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCullen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rand, right into the meat.
Rand scores with a jab to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rand.
Rand goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rand throws a body shot but no joy.
Rand fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McCullen wants to slow Rand down by chopping away at his legs.
McCullen defending well as Rand loads up on a big left hand.
McCullen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCullen 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.
Rand throws an off balance right hand
and McCullen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCullen throws a nice outside leg kick.
McCullen lands with a nice body punch. #T1#
Rand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCullen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rand counters with a straight right hand.
McCullen throws out a leg kick but Rand moves out of range and McCullen only half commits.
McCullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rand.
McCullen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McCullen throws a jab but it's blocked by Rand.
Rand scores with a one two! McCullen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rand looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rand cracks the inside of McCullen's front leg.
McCullen lands a nice shot to the body.
McCullen misses with a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Rand on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McCullen!
Good shot there by Rand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Rand does it's job there.
Rand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCullen blocks a jab.
McCullen misses with a wild body shot.
McCullen throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Rand tries to clinch up.
Rand connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McCullen throws a leg kick but Rand sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Rand.
McCullen slips a jab from Rand.
McCullen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rand with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McCullen throws a body shot but no joy.
Rand connects with a body shot that sends McCullen's belly button to the back.
Rand throws a wild body kick that McCullen sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rand misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCullen! But no joy.
McCullen blocks a head kick by Rand.
McCullen moves out of range as Rand throws a body kick.
McCullen throws out a counter right but Rand avoids it with no problem.
McCullen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rand just misses with a punch to the body.
Rand tried to score with a low kick but McCullen checks it.
McCullen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Rand drops his hands momentarily and McCullen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McCullen fails to land with a series of punches.
McCullen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rand manages to avoid it.
Rand tries a head kick but it misses.
McCullen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rand.
McCullen throws the kick towards the body but Rand avoids it.
McCullen slips under a jab.
McCullen misses with a jab to the body
and Rand counters with an inside leg kick.
Rand tries to clinch but McCullen moves out of range.
McCullen walks into a jab.
McCullen jabs at Rand's body.
McCullen lands a nice looking body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCullen.
McCullen avoids the body shot from Rand.
McCullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCullen misses with a hook.#T4#
McCullen lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rand pushes McCullen away with a front kick.
McCullen scores with a nice body kick.
McCullen moves out of range as Rand strikes.
McCullen throws out a counter right but Rand avoids it with no problem.
McCullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Rand bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rand misses with a hook.
McCullen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McCullen lands a nice shot that snaps Rand's head back.
McCullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCullen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rand's head backwards.
McCullen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rand dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCullen. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rand takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rand feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCullen's calf.
Rand throws the left hand but McCullen avoids the punch easily.
McCullen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Rand does it's job there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Rand showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rand 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Rand!
During a confident post fight interview, Danny Rand thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: RRFC Fight Night 29
Date: Apr 18, 2020

#R1#
Almeida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCullen pinned against the cage. McCullen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McCullen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
McCullen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Almeida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Almeida takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Almeida misses with a takedown attempt
enabling McCullen to counter with a crisp jab.
McCullen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCullen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McCullen just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from McCullen misses.
Almeida fails with the takedown
and McCullen counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucio Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
McCullen cracks the inside of Almeida's front leg.
McCullen throws a body punch but Almeida moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Almeida on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Almeida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCullen.
McCullen stuffs the takedown.
McCullen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Almeida moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from McCullen. No joy for Almeida on that attempt.
McCullen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Almeida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCullen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Almeida doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCullen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. McCullen catches Almeida right on the button with a cross.#T2#
Nice takedown defense from McCullen. No joy for Almeida on that attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from McCullen misses.
Almeida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCullen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCullen is looking for the big counter here.
McCullen takes a swing at Almeida's ribcage but misses.
McCullen scores with a nice body kick.
Almeida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McCullen tries to avoid it but Almeida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McCullen to the ground. McCullen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McCullen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Daniel McCullen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCullen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCullen thumps Almeida with a low kick.
McCullen has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCullen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
A nice inside leg kick there by McCullen. That's going to slow Almeida down.
Both fighters circling a little - McCullen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from McCullen.
McCullen lands a nice looking body shot.
McCullen swats away the attempt to clinch by Almeida.
Almeida misses with a takedown
and McCullen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almeida tries to clinch but McCullen moves away
and McCullen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Almeida shoots and misses
and McCullen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Almeida thinking. #T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Almeida. McCullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almeida doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCullen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Almeida is breathing heavily.
McCullen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Almeida.
Almeida drops down looking for a counter takedown but McCullen sprawls and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almeida tries to clinch but McCullen moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCullen! But no joy.
Almeida has his takedown stuffed
and McCullen counters with a series of strikes. Almeida will be more careful next time no doubt.
McCullen thuds his right hand into Almeida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice jab there from McCullen.
McCullen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Almeida had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Almeida tries to clinch but McCullen is having none of it.
Almeida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel McCullen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
McCullen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Almeida.
Lucio Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from McCullen.
McCullen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Almeida is looking to clinch but McCullen is avoiding it.
Lucio Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCullen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Almeida fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCullen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McCullen throws a body kick that misses.
Almeida feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida throws a nice looking combination but McCullen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Almeida goes for a double leg but McCullen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McCullen continues to drive forward.
Almeida throws a leg kick but McCullen sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T1#
Nice body kick from McCullen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almeida fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucio Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for McCullen.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Almeida might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Almeida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McCullen swivels and escapes.
Almeida closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCullen counters with a left to the body. #T2#
Almeida tries to move into range but McCullen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McCullen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Almeida takes a step back to recover.
Almeida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McCullen counters with an inside leg kick.
McCullen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut lands for McCullen. That snapped Almeida's head back.
Almeida ducks right into an uppercut from McCullen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCullen lands with a shot to the body.
Almeida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCullen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McCullen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daniel McCullen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Almeida tries to clinch but McCullen moves away
and McCullen counters with a thumping low kick. #TD#
Almeida dives in and scores a takedown into McCullen's guard.#T3#
Almeida throws a strike but McCullen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Almeida can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McCullen controls the pace.#SUB#
Almeida is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McCullen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Almeida is looking to sweep but instead, McCullen has passed into half guard.
McCullen controlling the action here.#T4#
McCullen wants to free his trapped foot but Almeida is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McCullen slows the pace down in half guard.
McCullen is thwarting Almeida's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almeida is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McCullen is controlling the pace.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Almeida needs to keep his hands up - McCullen had a free shot at his head there.
McCullen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Almeida wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida wants to clinch.#T1#
McCullen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Almeida's sensitive parts.
McCullen swats away the attempt to clinch by Almeida.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McCullen as he avoids it easily.
McCullen feints a counter leg kick.
Almeida closes the distance and clinches up with McCullen, looking for a takedown. Almeida pushes McCullen against the cage but McCullen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Almeida moves out of range as McCullen throws a body kick.
Almeida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Almeida backing away here, and McCullen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McCullen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almeida counters with a left and a right that stings McCullen.
Almeida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Almeida walks into a stiff left hand from McCullen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McCullen, as that shot connected.
McCullen just misses with a punch to the body.
McCullen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Almeida tries to score a power double leg takedown but McCullen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Almeida somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucio Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCullen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Almeida tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCullen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Almeida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almeida doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCullen counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
A shot to the liver by McCullen. Beautiful body shot.
McCullen circles away from the clinch attempt
and McCullen counters with a three punch combo that has Almeida backing up. Almeida nods at McCullen to acknowledge the strikes.
McCullen stuns Almeida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Almeida misses with a low kick as McCullen jumps back.
Almeida takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Almeida throws out a leg kick but McCullen moves out of range and Almeida only half commits.
A nice side step and McCullen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Almeida misses with the body kick
and McCullen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Almeida shoots in for a takedown but McCullen shows good takedown defense.
McCullen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Almeida with a body shot.
Almeida wants to clinch up but McCullen keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCullen! But no joy.
McCullen throws a body punch but Almeida moves out of range.
As McCullen looks to move away, Almeida throws a big counter combo but McCullen just gets out of the way.
McCullen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Almeida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almeida tries to clinch up.
McCullen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McCullen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McCullen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Almeida takes a step back to recover.
McCullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Almeida is just out of range.
Lucio Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCullen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

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 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel McCullen!

Event: RRFC Fight Night 27
Date: Mar 22, 2020

#R1#
McCullen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barao tries to counter by clinching up but McCullen breaks away and moves out of range.
Barao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McCullen throws a leg kick but Barao sees it coming and moves out of range.
McCullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barao moves away.
Barao tries to clinch but McCullen moves out of range.
Barao throws a head kick that misses.
McCullen keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like McCullen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McCullen looks to throw the jab but Barao is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCullen.
Nice jab there from McCullen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barao works the jab nicely.#CUT#
It looks like Daniel McCullen has been cut.
McCullen blocks the body kick.
McCullen tries to bum rush Barao with a series of wild strikes but Barao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barao is looking to counter the offense by McCullen and move into the clinch.
McCullen looks for the body kick but Barao saw that one coming.
McCullen misses with a body shot. #T1#
Barao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCullen cracks the inside of Barao's front leg.
McCullen throws a body punch but Barao moves out of range.
Barao seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for McCullen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from McCullen is predictable there
and Barao counters with an inside leg kick.
Daniel McCullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCullen takes a swing at Barao's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barao. #CL#
Barao closes the distance and clinches.
Barao scores a nice knee to the body.
Barao looking to throw knees to the head but McCullen is blocking nicely.
Barao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barao prevents McCullen from breaking the clinch.
Barao tries to land knees in the clinch but McCullen avoids the damage to the body. #T2##BC#
Barao manages to break the clinch.
McCullen misses with the combination.
McCullen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barao manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCullen looks to land a combination. Barao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CL#
Barao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but McCullen blocks with his arms.
Barao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCullen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T3#
Barao trying to land knees to the body.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Barao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCullen.
McCullen looks to throw the jab but Barao is out of range.
Barao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCullen fails to land with a series of punches.
Barao wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McCullen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McCullen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McCullen thuds a left hand into Barao's body.
A solid body kick from Barao.
Barao avoids a kick to the body.
Barao throws a jab but it's blocked by McCullen. #T4#
McCullen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barao doesn't manage to clinch there - McCullen circles away. #CL#
Barao has taken the fight to the clinch.
McCullen avoiding damage as Barao throws knees to the body.
Barao lands a nice shot to the body.
Barao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Barao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Barao with a knee to the head.
Barao can't find room to land a body shot as McCullen controls the action.
Barao trying to land knees to the body.
Barao has McCullen pressed against the cage, preventing McCullen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barao'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.
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 Dantas Barao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel McCullen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
McCullen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barao ducks under a wild hook from McCullen.
Barao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCullen.
Barao quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barao, right into the meat.
McCullen misses with a few strikes there.
Barao misses with a head kick. #CL#
Barao moves into range and clinches up with McCullen.
Barao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCullen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barao working McCullen over with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McCullen managing to block the knees to the body from Barao. #T1#
McCullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Barao.
Barao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but McCullen blocks with his arms.
McCullen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barao is pushing McCullen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but McCullen blocks with his arms.
Barao misses with a knee strike. #T2#
Barao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but McCullen blocks with his arms.
Barao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullen blocks it with crossed arms.
McCullen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barao seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McCullen can turn it around.
Barao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCullen avoids it.
Barao trying to land knees to the body.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Barao. #BC#
Barao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Barao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCullen throws a hook but Barao avoids it easily.
McCullen lands with an uppercut that bounces Barao off the cage and back into range.
Barao avoids the body shot from McCullen.
Barao throws a wild body kick that McCullen sees coming a mile off.
Barao ducks under a wild hook from McCullen.
Barao tries to counter by clinching up but McCullen breaks away and moves out of range.
McCullen misses with a hook. Barao ducked under it nicely.
McCullen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barao on the side of the head.
McCullen works the jab nicely.
McCullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barao. #CL#
Barao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barao.
McCullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T4#
Barao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barao tries to stall but McCullen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCullen takes a knee right on the jaw! #BC#
Barao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barao connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barao manages to avoid it.
Barao tries to clinch but McCullen moves out of range.
McCullen throws an overhand right that lands on Barao's shoulder, as Barao tries to avoid the shot.
McCullen throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL#
Barao clinches with his opponent.
Barao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dantas Barao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel McCullen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
McCullen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barao.
Barao avoids a kick to the body.
And Barao counters with a quick kick to the body but McCullen blocks it.
McCullen throws a poor cross that misses
and Barao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barao misses with a low kick.
McCullen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barao with a body shot.
Barao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCullen throws a leg kick but Barao sees it coming and moves out of range.
McCullen avoids the head kick by Barao.
McCullen scores with a punch to the head.
Barao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCullen can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullen throws a looping overhand right but Barao ducks down to avoid it.
McCullen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barao is out of range and McCullen settles back down.
Barao tries to counter by clinching up but McCullen breaks away and moves out of range.
Barao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McCullen misses the shot to the body. #T1#
A low kick from McCullen misses
and Barao counters with a solid body kick.
Barao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Barao closes the distance and clinches.
Barao misses with a knee to the head.
Barao stalls.
Barao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCullen managing to block the knees to the body from Barao.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barao is trying to maintain a safe position but McCullen gets an underhook and turns Barao into the cage.#T2#
Barao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Barao tries a knee to the head but McCullen blocks it.
Dantas Barao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barao taking a breather.
McCullen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC2#
McCullen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCullen scores with a jab to the jaw.
A good leg kick by McCullen.
McCullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Dantas Barao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCullen throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCullen swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T3#
McCullen blocks a head kick by Barao.
Barao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCullen.
A head kick misses from Barao.
McCullen looks to land a right hand but Barao moved out of range.
The fighters circling - McCullen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barao is looking for a counter combo.
McCullen lands a nice hook to Barao's body. Barao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCullen throws a body punch but Barao moves out of range.
A combination from McCullen does no damage.
Barao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCullen.
McCullen scores with the left hand. Barao knows he should have avoided that one.
McCullen circles away from the clinch attempt. #T4#
McCullen 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.
Barao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#CL#
Barao instigates a clinch.
McCullen avoiding damage as Barao throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCullen tries to break the clinch but Barao is controlling the position.
Barao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barao tries to land knees in the clinch but McCullen avoids the damage to the body.
Barao trying to land knees to the body.
McCullen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Daniel McCullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCullen swings wildly with an uppercut but Barao uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel McCullen.
I think Barao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dantas Barao!
A relieved looking Dantas Barao thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 20, 2020

#R1#
Alexander swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCullen jabs Alexander to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've been told by McCullen's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McCullen lands with a good body shot.
McCullen misses with a body kick.
McCullen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alexander with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCullen to score with a decent uppercut.
McCullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexander moves away.
McCullen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alexander needs to keep his hands up - McCullen had a free shot at his head there.
McCullen scores with a jab to the body.
McCullen digs a good body shot into Alexander's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexander tries to close the distance and clinch but McCullen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McCullen!
Alexander takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T1#
Alexander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCullen lands with a nice combination. Alexander backs away looking to recover.#CL#
McCullen closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Alexander jumps into guard, dragging McCullen to the mat.
McCullen stopping the sweep attempt from Alexander.
Alexander is trying to control the position but McCullen postures up.
Alexander bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McCullen's guard. #REVB#
McCullen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T2#
Alexander trying to control but McCullen is working from the bottom. #T3##SUB2#
Alexander thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alexander preventing the sweep.
Alexander trying to control but McCullen is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McCullen connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab lands there for McCullen.
McCullen jabs Alexander right on the nose. Alexander blinks but takes it well.#T4#
McCullen works Alexander's body with a nice hook.
Alexander takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCullen lands a jab to Alexander's midsection.
Alexander looks to land a right hand but McCullen moved out of range.
McCullen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alexander.
McCullen scores with a jab to the body.
Daniel McCullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
McCullen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD2#
Alexander pulls guard successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexander is trying to control the position but McCullen postures up.
Alexander might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McCullen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Alexander controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel McCullen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
McCullen throws out a powerful jab.
McCullen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alexander momentarily.
McCullen slips a straight right by Alexander.
McCullen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexander can do to turn this around?
Alexander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexander on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by McCullen. Beautiful body shot.
McCullen scores with a jab. Alexander acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alexander misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from McCullen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander moves forwards but McCullen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McCullen scores with a leg kick. #T1#
Alexander on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCullen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCullen throws a big counter combination but Alexander scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fighters circling - Alexander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexander lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCullen circles away quickly and effectively.
McCullen scores with a shot to the body.
That kick from McCullen tenderised Alexander's leg. Alexander is trying to keep his angry face on.
McCullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Alexander misses.
McCullen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alexander throws a right hand that misses
and McCullen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alexander thinking.
McCullen stuns Alexander with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL#
McCullen drives through and clinches with Alexander against the cage. #T2#
Alexander is trying to break free.
Alexander tries to pull guard but McCullen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
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!
Alexander tries to pull guard but McCullen won't allow it.
McCullen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alexander.
McCullen tries to throw a body punch but Alexander avoids it by throwing McCullen back against the cage.
McCullen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCullen is working Alexander over against the cage.
McCullen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexander jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McCullen walks away with a smile on his face. Alexander gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Daniel McCullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Alexander.#CL#
McCullen has closed the distance and engaged Alexander in a clinch.
McCullen lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCullen.
Alexander tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alexander jumps guard but McCullen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T3##TD2#
Alexander ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alexander no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Alexander looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCullen is one step ahead there.
Alexander controls McCullen momentarily but McCullen frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCullen controlling from the top position. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alexander wants to sweep but no luck.
Alexander being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Alexander misses with an uppercut
and Alexander takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Alexander does no damage.
McCullen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Alexander takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel McCullen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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#
McCullen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No joy there for McCullen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCullen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL2#
Alexander drives through and clinches with McCullen against the cage.
McCullen scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCullen tries to work over Alexander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCullen tries a body shot but Alexander blocks it. #TD2#
Alexander pulls guard.
Alexander 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#
McCullen tries to get to full guard but Alexander has control of the leg.
McCullen is looking to get back to full guard here but Alexander has managed to pass to side control instead.#T1#
Alexander trying to control the action but McCullen is working from the bottom.
McCullen struggling a bit here.
I wouldn't like to be where McCullen is right now. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A lull in the action here.
Alexander trying to control the position but McCullen is working away. #SUB2#
Alexander wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McCullen, who protects the arm well. #T3#
Alexander wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCullen keeps working.
McCullen looks to move to half guard but instead Alexander has passed into mount! Damn!
McCullen tries to hold on but Alexander pushes him away. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McCullen is squirming around, avoiding Alexander's attempts to control the action. #SUB2#
Alexander is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, McCullen has managed to escape the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Alexander swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joshua Alexander!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 12, 2020

#R1#
McCullen misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
McCullen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown moves away from the strike by McCullen.
McCullen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#
It looks like Daniel McCullen has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCullen. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown tries to clinch but McCullen moves out of range.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
McCullen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCullen slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
McCullen dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
McCullen lands with a good body shot.
McCullen is looking to clinch.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brown misses with a kick to the body
and McCullen counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
McCullen misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. McCullen will be more careful next time no doubt. #T1#
Brown goes for a double leg but McCullen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McCullen continues to drive forward.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
McCullen throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
McCullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCullen throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brown throws a series of punches but McCullen avoids them all with ease.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
McCullen misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McCullen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
McCullen wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.#T2#
Brown misses with a double jab.
McCullen misses with the combination.
McCullen is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McCullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daniel McCullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Brown.
Brown throws a right and a left that McCullen avoids nicely.
Daniel McCullen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Brown clinches up with McCullen and pushes him back against the cage.
McCullen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from McCullen fails to land.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but McCullen keeps him there for the moment.
McCullen cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Brown blocks a body shot from McCullen.
McCullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from McCullen. #T3#
A short right from McCullen on the inside.
McCullen has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCullen pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McCullen digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown tries to circle away but McCullen has him pinned against the cage.
McCullen has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCullen tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing McCullen back against the cage.
McCullen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCullen tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCullen prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
McCullen has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCullen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCullen pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
McCullen has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCullen works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
McCullen misses with the head strike.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown misses with a double jab.
McCullen feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown avoids the head kick by McCullen.
McCullen wants to clinch.
McCullen blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown misses with a double jab.
McCullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCullen misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel McCullen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. McCullen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McCullen throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
McCullen stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
McCullen loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
McCullen misses with a low kick.
McCullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCullen.
McCullen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McCullen misses the shot to the body.
McCullen throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Jason Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
McCullen moves into the clinch successfully.
McCullen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown blocks a body shot from McCullen.
McCullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCullen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brown.
Daniel McCullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Brown.#T1#
McCullen tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by McCullen.
McCullen tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing McCullen back against the cage.
Brown prevents a body shot from McCullen.
A hook to the body from McCullen.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but McCullen has the dominant position.
McCullen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCullen tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCullen.
McCullen misses with the head strike.
McCullen scores with a hook to the body.
Brown prevents a body shot from McCullen.
McCullen misses with some punches. #T2#
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCullen tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
McCullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
McCullen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brown blocks a body shot from McCullen.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCullen.
McCullen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from McCullen - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCullen.
Brown blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Brown breaks the clinch.
McCullen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McCullen defends it well.
McCullen misses with a body shot.
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCullen backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by McCullen.
Brown throws a series of punches but McCullen moves out of range.
McCullen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Brown's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#T3#
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCullen dodges the punch combination from Brown.
McCullen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McCullen throws a body kick that misses
and McCullen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCullen.
McCullen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from McCullen.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McCullen as he avoids it easily.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCullen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
McCullen thinks about countering with a head kick.
McCullen throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.#T4#
Brown looks to land a combination but McCullen avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCullen. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCullen lands with a good body shot.
Jason Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
McCullen tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown is trying to push McCullen away but McCullen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McCullen tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCullen gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Brown blocks a body shot from McCullen.
Daniel McCullen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCullen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCullen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
McCullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCullen misses with a body punch.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel McCullen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel McCullen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
McCullen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCullen.
Brown pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McCullen back to the cage. Brown follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Brown is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McCullen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CL#
McCullen has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCullen struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown blocks a body shot from McCullen. #T1#
Brown blocks a body shot from McCullen.
McCullen lands an uppercut.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but McCullen keeps him there for the moment.
McCullen has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
McCullen misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from McCullen.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but McCullen has double underhooks.
McCullen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCullen has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
McCullen misses with a body punch.
McCullen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Brown tries to pull guard but McCullen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T2#
McCullen misses with a punch to the body.
McCullen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCullen pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McCullen swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCullen struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
McCullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCullen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCullen misses with the head strike.
McCullen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCullen fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCullen tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing McCullen back against the cage.
McCullen lands a shoulder strike.
Brown blocks a body shot from McCullen.
McCullen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown tries to pull guard but McCullen holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but McCullen is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCullen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCullen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown tries to circle away but McCullen has him pinned against the cage.
McCullen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but McCullen has him pressed against the cage.
McCullen misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
McCullen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from McCullen fails to land.
McCullen works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
McCullen throws a head punch that misses.
McCullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCullen misses with the head strike.
McCullen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown wants to break free but McCullen has control.
Brown wants to take the fight to the mat but McCullen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Daniel McCullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Brown.
Good body shot from McCullen.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCullen misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel McCullen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McCullen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel McCullen!
The defeated Jason Brown had this to say: 'Sorry Jason Brown Senior'.

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