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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between snoork bananasplits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bananasplits comes to the cage accompanied by On a boat -. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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179 cm
25
180 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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183 cm
26
180 lbs
13 - 6 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, snoork bananasplits! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Collins! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Collins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. bananasplits ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. bananasplits will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Collins lands a nice hook to bananasplits's body. bananasplits takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. bananasplits blocks a leg kick. A punch combination from bananasplits misses. Collins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Collins takes a swing at bananasplits's ribcage but misses. A decent looking cross lands there for Collins. A low kick from bananasplits misses and Collins counters by clinching up. bananasplits is trying to force a seperation but Collins has the dominant position. bananasplits has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Collins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Collins lands a nice uppercut. Collins digs a right hand into bananasplits's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on bananasplits's gas tank. bananasplits tries to pull guard but Collins won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for snoork bananasplits. That's going to take a lot out of him. Collins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt bananasplits or not. A short right hand to the side of the head by Collins. bananasplits pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. bananasplits dips to his left and cracks Collins with an uppercut! Collins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
bananasplits is breathing heavily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but bananasplits manages to avoid it. bananasplits slips a straight right by Collins. Collins has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. bananasplits ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. bananasplits no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Collins throwing strikes but missing. Collins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. bananasplits looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Collins passes into side control.
Collins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Collins misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Collins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. bananasplits taking a bit of punishment here - Collins scoring with strikes. bananasplits tries to buck Collins off but Collins is having none of it. Collins is putting a hurting on bananasplits here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. bananasplits takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Collins has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. bananasplits misses with a hook. bananasplits swings away with a leg kick that misses. bananasplits throws out a loose jab but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it. Collins misses with a head kick.
Collins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Collins connects with a solid leg kick. bananasplits takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Collins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but bananasplits is out of range. Collins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. snoork bananasplits seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This has been an exciting period of action! bananasplits shoots in for a takedown but Collins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Collins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt bananasplits. A nice leg kick lands there from Collins. Collins throws out a loose jab but bananasplits uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. bananasplits thows a leg kick but Collins checks it and Collins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Collins misses with an uppercut. bananasplits saw that one coming. The fighters circle momentarily. Collins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. bananasplits throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Collins's waist but Collins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing bananasplits off to one side. Collins moves into range and clinches up with bananasplits. Collins prevents the takedown attempt.
bananasplits tries to pull guard but Collins holds him up against the cage and eventually bananasplits drops back down to his feet.
Collins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down bananasplits. Collins digs a right hand into bananasplits's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on bananasplits's gas tank. Good body shot from Collins.
Collins stalling.
Collins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt bananasplits or not. Nice body punch from Collins - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Collins lands a hook that snaps the head of bananasplits backwards. Collins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A left hand lands to the body for Collins.
Collins is leaning against bananasplits and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Collins works on bananasplits's body with a couple of short punches. Collins stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Collins. Collins displaying some good clinch control by pressing bananasplits up against the cage. Collins lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Collins lands a left hand.
Collins lands on the inside with an uppercut. Collins lands a body shot. A hook to the body from Collins.
Collins lands a left hand.
Collins digs a right hand underneath bananasplits's ribcage. bananasplits let out a lung full of air as it connected. Collins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Collins lands with a short shot to the head. Nice body punch from Collins. Collins scores with a shoulder strike. Still in the clinch, Collins scores with a nice short uppercut. Collins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Collins lands a shot to the body. Collins digs a right hand into bananasplits's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on bananasplits's gas tank. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Collins. Collins lands a left hand.
Collins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Collins scores with a hook to the body. Collins is working bananasplits over against the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Collins cracks bananasplits with a nice body shot. Collins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Collins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Collins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Collins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt bananasplits or not. The referee is keeping an eye on Collins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Collins dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Collins throws a head kick that misses. Collins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. bananasplits fails with the takedown and Collins counters with an outside leg kick.
Collins misses with a low kick as bananasplits jumps back. bananasplits throws a leg kick and Collins counters with a thumping low kick. Collins looks to throw the jab but bananasplits is out of range. Collins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Steve Collins seems to be getting the better of the standup. bananasplits closes the distance and clinches up with Collins, looking for a takedown. bananasplits pushes Collins against the cage but Collins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Collins throws a head kick that half lands.
Collins scores with the left hand. bananasplits knows he should have avoided that one. Collins misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. bananasplits misses with a shot to the body and Collins counters with a leg kick. A decent looking cross lands there for Collins. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! bananasplits drops his hands momentarily and Collins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
bananasplits is rocked! Collins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to bananasplits's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round. Collins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Collins, right into the meat.
Collins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Collins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Collins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. An inside leg kick lands from Collins. Collins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Collins lands a big head kick that sends bananasplits tumbling to the mat! Collins takes a step backwards and waves bananasplits back to his feet - he wants the finish! Oh bananasplits is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Collins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Collins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Collins! bananasplits is out on his feet! Collins rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - bananasplits is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! bananasplits is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Collins! Steve Collins retains his welterweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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