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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Cullen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Burns!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen dodges the punch combination from Burns.
No luck for Cullen with that takedown attempt.
Burns tries to bum rush Cullen with a series of wild strikes but Cullen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cullen.
Cullen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burns as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cullen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Cullen counter with a right hand.
Cullen shoots for a takedown but Burns saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Cullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cullen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses.
Burns throws a leg kick but Cullen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cullen counters with a left and a right that stings Burns.
Burns waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Cullen.
Burns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cullen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cullen counters with a left and a right that stings Burns.
Cullen misses with a wild body shot.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cullen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Burns throws a combination that misses
and Cullen counters with a two punch combo.
Burns looks gassed!
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Cullen fails with a takedown attempt.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Cullen throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
Burns swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cullen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns feints and then cracks Cullen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cullen down.
Cullen shoots in and drives through. Burns sprawls well.
Burns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a combination
and Cullen counters with a one-two to the body.
Cullen is looking to wear down Burns with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cullen checks a leg kick.
A combination from Burns does no damage.
Cullen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cullen counters with a stiff right hand.
Cullen misses with a takedown attempt
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
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 Dan Cullen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Cullen.
Cullen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cullen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burns as he avoids it easily.
Cullen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cullen throws a combination that misses
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cullen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Burns!
Cullen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen fails to take his opponent's back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns is trying to stand.
Cullen looking to ground and pound but Burns is blocking nicely.
Cullen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Burns is now in Cullen's guard. A big mistake from Cullen there, giving up the dominant position!
Cullen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cullen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Burns is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cullen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Burns's back instead.
Cullen somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Burns knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Burns for a finish.
Cullen looking for the choke from the back.
Cullen is looking for a rear naked choke here but Burns reverses the position brilliantly into Cullen's guard!
Cullen trying to control the position.
Burns wants to stand but Cullen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cullen is looking for a triangle here but Burns uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Burns stands up.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cullen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Burns takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burns avoids the body shot from Cullen.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cullen.
No luck for Cullen with that takedown attempt.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cullen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Burns is staying active underneath Cullen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Cullen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cullen lands with an uppercut that bounces Burns off the cage and back into rage.
Nate Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cullen counters with a thumping low kick.
Burns throws a series of strikes that have Cullen backpedaling.
Cullen misses with a body shot.
Cullen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cullen is rocked!
Burns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cullen counters with a one-two to the body.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cullen counters with a nice leg kick.
Cullen misses with a combination
and Burns counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No luck for Cullen with that takedown attempt.
Burns misses with a combination
and Cullen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cullen throws a low kick, looking for Burns's leg but Burns calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burns counters with a two punch combo.
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cullen counters with an inside leg kick.
Cullen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Cullen there.
Burns waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Cullen.
Nate Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cullen fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a double jab
and Cullen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Burns's guard now.
Cullen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burns works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cullen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Burns looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Burns looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Burns!
Burns decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cullen to his feet.
Cullen tries for a takedown but Burns circles away easily
and Burns counters with a left and a right that stings Cullen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Cullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to bum rush Cullen with a series of wild strikes but Cullen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cullen misses with a double jab
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cullen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns staying out of range there.
Dan Cullen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cullen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns misses with a double jab
and Cullen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cullen 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Nate Burns!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Nate Burns!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Nate Burns!
Nate Burns wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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