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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and julius tarona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
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171 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, julius tarona!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tarona swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but tarona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
tarona keeps the fight on the outside.
Collins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Collins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Collins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Collins moves away from the strike by tarona.
Collins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from tarona.
tarona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Collins tries to clinch up but tarona circles away and keeps his distance.
tarona misses with a looping right.
tarona misses with an uppercut. Collins saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from tarona misses the target.
Collins drives through and clinches with tarona against the cage.
Collins lands a knee to the body.
Collins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
tarona breaks the clinch.
tarona throws a big shot that misses.
tarona throws a jab but it's blocked by Collins.
Collins blocks a jab.
Collins moves in looking to clinch but tarona pushes him off.
Collins tries to clinch up but tarona circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is looking to clinch.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but tarona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Collins tries to clinch up but tarona circles away and keeps his distance.
Collins wants to clinch up but tarona keeps it at a distance.
Collins blocks a jab.
tarona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
tarona avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
tarona throws a big shot that misses.
Collins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Collins slips under a jab from tarona.
Collins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Collins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
julius tarona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
tarona tries to keep at a distance but Collins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Collins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
tarona has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Collins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Collins misses with a knee strike.
Collins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Collins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Collins landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
tarona takes a knee right on the jaw!
tarona is trying to break the clinch but Collins has him pressed against the cage.
tarona wants to get back to striking at distance but Collins won't allow it.
Collins throws a knee to the head but misses.
tarona blocks an elbow strike.
Collins looking to throw knees to the head but tarona is blocking nicely.
Collins is breathing heavily.
tarona wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Collins decides to pull guard.
tarona trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
tarona keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Collins's head.
tarona must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
tarona passes into half guard.
tarona is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Collins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
tarona lands a heavy elbow.
tarona trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins is working to get back to half guard.
tarona lands a nice shot to the head.
tarona unloading with bombs!
tarona landing shots from mount.
Collins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
tarona lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
tarona landing strikes from the mount and Collins is in trouble!
Collins is rocked!
Collins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Collins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Collins wants to control but tarona is having none of it.
tarona with the ground and pound from mount.
tarona sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
tarona looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
tarona postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Collins bigstyle! Two more strikes land for tarona and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). julius tarona!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
68% |
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