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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gage R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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197 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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187 cm
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195 lbs
24 - 13 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gage R!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins tries to clinch up
and R counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Collins!
Collins struggling a bit here.
Collins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The strikes coming from R are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
R looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
R has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Collins struggling a bit here.
R sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Collins is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Collins striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R tries for a kimura but Collins is defending well.
Collins taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins is looking to work his way out of this bad position but R is controlling him well.
R scores with a couple of short elbows.
Collins is looking for a sweep.
Collins manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. R manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
R wants to sweep here but Collins controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
R working a defensive guard but Collins manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R is looking for a sweep.
Collins stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Collins tries to clinch but R is having none of it.
Collins scores with a nice body kick.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch up but R swats him away and circles back towards the center.
R drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Collins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Collins tries to clinch up
and R counters with a straight right hand.
Collins misses with a head kick.
R avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R blocks the body kick.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch but R swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Collins misses the jab.
Collins closes the distance but R moves to the side
and R counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Collins moves out of range of the body kick from R.
Collins wants to clinch up but R keeps it at a distance.
Collins doesn't manage to clinch there - R circles away.
R scores with a shot to the body.
Collins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Collins takes a swing at R's ribcage but misses.
Collins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by R.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but R paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Collins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
R misses with a series of wild punches.
Collins clinches up against the cage.
Collins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
R has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Collins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Collins manages to break the clinch.
Collins misses with a body punch
and R counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch but R swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Collins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and R counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
R avoids the head kick by Collins.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch up but R swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
R circles away from the clinch attempt
and R counters with a nice body shot.
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 Max Collins will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Collins tries to clinch there but R circles away.
Collins closes the distance but R moves to the side
and R connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Collins misses with a body kick.
R circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
R connects with a jab.
Collins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by R.
The fight stays on the outside here - Collins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
R uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Collins has time to react.
Collins wants to clinch up but R keeps it at a distance.
Collins tries to clinch up.
R misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch but R swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Collins doesn't manage to clinch there - R circles away.
Collins fails to land with a series of punches.
Collins is looking to clinch.
Collins is looking to clinch.
R circles away from the clinch attempt
and R connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Max Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
R circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Collins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch but R swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
R drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
R won't allow Collins to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Collins holds on and takes a little breather.
R trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gage R has got the better of the ground game so far.
R lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
R throws a strike but Collins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
R controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins stopping the sweep attempt from R.
Collins wants to stand but R is controlling his posture from full guard.
Collins wants to control from the top but R keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Collins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Collins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Collins preventing the sweep.
R is trying to control the position from the bottom.
R manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Collins tries to hold on but R postures up.
R lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Collins manages to regain half guard. Good work.
R slips a nice elbow through Collins's hands, connecting with Collins's forehead.
Ground and pound from R.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
R is figuring out what he wants to do next.
R is keen to just control but Collins is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins is in trouble now - R has advanced to mount!
R dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gage R showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
R looks to throw the jab but Collins is out of range.
A left and a right from R both land. Nice combination.
R circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from R.
R lands a body shot.
Collins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Collins tries to clinch up
enabling R to counter with a crisp jab.
R showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Collins.
R avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Collins closes the distance looking to clinch
and R counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins doesn't manage to clinch there - R circles away.
Collins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Collins wants to clinch up but R keeps it at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Collins.
Max Collins is winning the standup battle so far.
Collins closes the distance but R moves to the side
and R counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Collins doesn't manage to clinch there - R circles away.
Collins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Collins moves into the clinch.
Collins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Collins misses with an elbow over the top.
R swings wildly with an uppercut but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
R blocks a body shot from Collins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Collins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Collins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
R swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch but R swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Collins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collins fails with an attempt to clinch.
R throws a right and a left that Collins avoids nicely.
R avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
R takes a kick to the side of the head.
Max Collins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
R on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
R looks for a takedown but Collins sprawls well.
R lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting R counter with a right hand.
Collins has R up against the cage in a clinch.
Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collins is looking to clinch.
R rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
R comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Collins ducks under a wild hook from R.
R swats away the attempt to clinch by Collins.
Collins looks to clinch
and R counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Collins tries to clinch there but R circles away.
R blocks a head kick by Collins.
Collins cracks R with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
R slips a jab and a cross from Collins.
Collins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
R dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
R lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
R is looking for a kimura but Collins is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for R to get the leverage.
R is trying to control. Collins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
R looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Collins is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Collins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Collins 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Collins!
Max Collins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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