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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xander Coll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Zane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zane comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Notorious B.I.G. ft. Bone Thugs N Harmony - Notorious Thugz kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xander Coll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Zane!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zane circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coll looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zane moves into the clinch.
Come on Zane - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zane lands a hook that snaps the head of Coll backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zane.
Zane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zane lands a shot to the body.
Coll drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zane pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coll looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zane gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Coll to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coll is working Zane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Coll pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zane is keeping the position for now.
Zane controlling Coll's posture.
Coll is looking to stand up but Zane won't let him.
Coll trying to control but Zane is working from the bottom.
Zane wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coll is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zane.
It looks like Xander Coll has been cut.
Coll shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zane working a defensive guard here.
Coll controlling from the top position.
Coll stands and steps away. Zane gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Zane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryan Zane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zane moves in looking to clinch but Coll pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zane wants to clinch up but Coll keeps it at a distance.
Coll doesn't manage to clinch there - Zane circles away.
Coll fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Zane misses.
Coll throws a combination that misses
and Zane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coll shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Coll showed some decent athleticism there.
Zane is looking to improve his position.
Coll postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Zane to stand up.
Coll fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coll has closed the distance and engaged Zane in a clinch.
Coll drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xander Coll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zane wants to break free but Coll has control.
Coll tries for a takedown but Zane manages to get underhooks.
Zane wants to get back to striking at distance but Coll won't allow it.
A short right from Zane.
Zane can't find room to land a body shot as Coll controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Zane.
Coll goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zane prevents it.
Zane tries to break the clinch but Coll is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bryan Zane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xander Coll's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coll moves away.
Coll has Zane up against the cage in a clinch.
Zane lands with a short shot to the head.
Zane is trying to break the clinch but Coll has him pressed against the cage.
Coll scores with a knee to the head.
Zane pulls guard successfully.
Coll wants to pass the guard but Zane is keeping the position.
Coll thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coll gets to his feet - Zane follows without any prompting.
Xander Coll is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coll tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zane is looking to clinch.
Zane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coll momentarily.
Coll tries to close the distance and clinch but Zane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zane jabs Coll right on the nose. Coll blinks but takes it well.
Zane misses with a body shot.
Coll misses with a takedown attempt
and Zane counters with a left and a right that stings Coll.
Coll tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zane scores with a one two! Coll had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Coll is rocked!
Zane throws a right hand that Coll ducks under and follows up with a left that Coll also avoids with ease.
Zane is breathing heavily.
Coll clinches but Zane breaks the clinch
and Zane holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zane is struggling to control the position.
Zane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zane is trying to force a seperation but Coll has the dominant position.
Zane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zane is leaning against Coll and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zane is trying to force a seperation but Coll has the dominant position.
Coll creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Coll tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zane avoids it.
Zane is trying to maintain a safe position but Coll gets an underhook and turns Zane into the cage.
Coll being controlled against the cage.
Zane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coll has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zane avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Coll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zane tries to clinch
and Coll holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zane blocks an elbow strike.
Coll's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zane gets underhooks to prevent Coll's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xander Coll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zane stops a takedown attempt from Coll.
Zane blocks the elbow strike.
Coll is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zane pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zane is stalling here.
Zane is looking to control Coll's arms but Coll gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zane has his back to the cage.
Coll misses with a knee strike.
Zane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coll backwards.
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.
Coll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zane lands a with a good body shot.
Zane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coll counters with a series of strikes. Zane will be more careful next time no doubt.
Coll shoots in for a takedown but Zane shows good takedown defense.
Zane looks to clinch
and Coll decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zane's guard.
Coll trying to control the position from guard on top but Zane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zane is wriggling around but Coll manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zane slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zane wants to sweep here but Coll controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Zane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Xander Coll's cut.
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!
A swing and a miss from Zane.
Zane keeps the fight on the outside.
Coll looks to land a combination but Zane avoids it well.
Zane misses with a double jab
and Coll counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Coll wants to control from the top but Zane keeps moving.
Coll is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Coll advances position into side control!
Zane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coll decides to stand back up. Coll steps back and let's Zane get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coll shoots in for a takedown but Zane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Coll counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Coll.
Zane pulls Coll in to control the position.
Xander Coll overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coll trying to control the position from guard on top but Zane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zane trying to control the position here.
Coll not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coll wants to control from the top but Zane keeps moving.
Zane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zane might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Coll kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Coll controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zane wants to stand and escape but Coll is having none of it.
Zane is trying to control the position but Coll postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Coll looks for a takedown but Zane sprawls well.
Zane throws a right and a left that Coll avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coll tries to clinch but Zane moves away
and Zane holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zane looking to slow down the pace here.
Coll has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zane avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xander Coll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coll lands an elbow that stopped Zane in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Zane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zane is looking to control Coll's arms but Coll gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zane has his back to the cage.
Coll tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zane just stands there and leans against the cage.
Coll successfully pulls guard.
Coll pulls Zane in close to his closed guard and prevents Zane from doing any damage or advancing position.
Zane wants to control from the top but Coll keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coll looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Coll is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coll keeping moving, preventing Zane from controlling successfully.
Coll is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zane is aware though and is defending well.
Zane must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zane 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.
Coll managing to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xander Coll showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Xander Coll!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Xander Coll!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Xander Coll!
Xander Coll wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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