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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aulis Homelius (ranked 6452 p4p, 673 weight class) and Rob Collins (ranked 7798 p4p, 718 weight class). Collins has chosen For America as his entrance music. Rob Collins struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aulis Homelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rob Collins!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins closes the distance and clinches up with Homelius, looking for a takedown. Collins pushes Homelius against the cage but Homelius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Collins looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Homelius swats away the attempt to clinch by Collins.
Homelius shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Collins's guard.
Collins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Homelius is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Homelius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homelius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Homelius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Collins is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Collins gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Homelius to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Homelius showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homelius has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Homelius seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Collins for as long as he can get away with.
Homelius tries to free his leg and advance position but Collins is retaining full guard.
Homelius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Collins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Homelius controls the pace.
Homelius'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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homelius throws a looping overhand right but Collins ducks down to avoid it.
Homelius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Collins.
Collins looks to land a left hand but Homelius moved out of range nicely.
Homelius gets a double leg takedown into Collins's guard.
Homelius seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins has momentary wrist control but Homelius slips an elbow through the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Homelius stands up from Collins's guard - Homelius perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rob Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Homelius missing with a left hand there. Collins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Homelius tries to bum rush Collins with a series of wild strikes but Collins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Collins checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aulis Homelius dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Homelius shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Collins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Homelius's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Homelius.
Collins can't keep his opponent in guard - Homelius advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Homelius controlling the action here.
Further stalling from Homelius.
Aulis Homelius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Homelius decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Collins.
Homelius throws a jab but it's blocked by Collins.
Homelius looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Collins throws a lazy head kick
and Homelius counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Homelius controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homelius continues to stall.
More hug and hope from Homelius.
Homelius continues to hold on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homelius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Homelius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Homelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collins manages to avoid it.
Homelius feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Homelius content to stall in guard here.
Homelius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Collins can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aulis Homelius dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Homelius misses with a wild body shot.
Homelius tries to bum rush Collins with a series of wild strikes but Collins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Collins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Homelius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Collins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Homelius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Homelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collins moves away from the strike by Homelius.
Nice sprawl there from Homelius as Collins shoots in.
Homelius is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Collins's half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homelius is controlling the pace.
Collins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Homelius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Collins's head.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Homelius is taking a breather. Collins says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Homelius here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Homelius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Homelius controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aulis Homelius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Homelius is stinking the place up with his stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Homelius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Despite the aggression on Collins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Homelius gets a double leg takedown into Collins's guard.
Homelius slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Aulis Homelius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Homelius 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aulis Homelius!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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