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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Collins (ranked 668 p4p, 1594 weight class) and Mike Boomer (ranked 86 p4p, 186 weight class). Collins comes to the cage accompanied by "Name of the Game" Crystal Method. Mike Boomer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Collins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Boomer!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boomer scores with a nice head shot.
Boomer is looking to slow Collins down with leg kicks.
Collins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ironbound MMA in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Boomer misses.
Boomer with a nice calf kick.
Collins blocks a head kick by Boomer.
It looked like Collins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Collins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boomer.
Collins drops down looking for a counter takedown but Boomer sprawls and moves away.
Collins defending well as Boomer loads up on a big left hand.
Collins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boomer.
Collins half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Collins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boomer throws a sloppy head kick and Collins moves out of range easily.
Collins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boomer tries to clinch there but Collins circles away.
Collins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Collins tries to counter with a takedown but Boomer is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boomer looks to throw a body kick
and Collins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Collins stands and throws Boomer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boomer is trying to improve his position.
Collins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Boomer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boomer can't do much from the bottom here.
Collins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boomer is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boomer can't do much from the bottom here.
Boomer is looking to regain half guard here but Collins keeps moving and retains side control.
Collins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boomer tries to buck Collins off but Collins is having none of it.
Collins has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Boomer!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Collins is looking to work his way around to Boomer's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Boomer is squirming around, avoiding Collins's attempts to control the action.
Boomer is trying to escape the mount.
Boomer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Collins is looking to work his way around to Boomer's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Boomer tries to hold on but Collins postures up.
Collins prevents Boomer from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boomer is squirming around, avoiding Collins's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Boomer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Collins controlling the pace for now.
Collins fails to advance to Boomer's back.
Boomer is squirming around, avoiding Collins's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collins moves to the back position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Devon Collins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boomer connects with a nice looking jab.
Boomer is looking to slow Collins down with leg kicks.
Boomer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boomer scores with a body shot.
Boomer misses with a hook.
Collins appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boomer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boomer lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Boomer.
Boomer closes the distance and pushes Collins back into the cage.
Collins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Collins lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Collins.
Boomer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Collins blocks it with crossed arms.
Boomer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Collins breaks the clinch.
Boomer misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Collins misses the target.
Boomer has Collins up against the cage in a clinch.
Collins blocking some punches.
Boomer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boomer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Collins avoids it.
Collins is trying to drag Boomer to the mat but Boomer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Collins misses with a punch to the body.
Boomer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Collins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boomer's elbow.
Collins has hold of one of Boomer's legs. Boomer is fighting the takedown attempt but Collins gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is fighting to break Boomer's control of his arms but Boomer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Collins pushing down on Boomer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Collins is looking for a kimura but Boomer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Collins to get the leverage.
Boomer is looking for a sweep. Collins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Collins tries to pass to full mount but Boomer defends it.
Boomer wants to get back to full guard.
Collins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Collins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boomer sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins trying to control the action but Boomer is working from the bottom.
Boomer controlling the position for now.
Collins wants to pass to mount but Boomer is defending the position.
Boomer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Devon Collins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four 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.
Boomer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Collins is working away from the top position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boomer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Collins attempts a counter takedown but Boomer avoids it well and moves away.
Boomer moves into the clinch successfully.
Boomer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Collins avoids a wild elbow strike from Boomer.
Collins ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Collins no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Collins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boomer controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collins working for a triangle but Boomer defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Boomer 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.
Boomer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Collins on the side of the head.
Boomer throws a hook but Collins avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boomer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Collins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Collins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mike Boomer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boomer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Collins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boomer lands a leg kick that knocks Collins off balance momentarily.
Boomer throws a lazy body kick
and Collins counters with a takedown into side control.
Collins trying to control the action but Boomer is working from the bottom.
Collins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Collins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Collins works to advance to full mount. Boomer defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Boomer is looking to get to half guard.
Collins pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Collins working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Collins looking for a guillotine from mount but Boomer is having none of it.
Collins looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Boomer working to try and regain half guard.
Collins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boomer is looking to escape.
Collins mounts Boomer! Really nice guard pass there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boomer is controlling an arm, preventing Collins from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Boomer is looking to improve his position but Collins isn't that keen on the idea.
Collins works his way to his opponent's back.
Collins is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Boomer with him. Boomer is trying to defend but Collins has an arm under the chin now! Boomer grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Devon Collins!
Devon Collins is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Devon Collins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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