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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hada Pija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Collins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Dont Care. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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143 lbs
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131 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rocky Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hada Pija!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pija scores with a leg kick.
Pija bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee asks Pija politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pija prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on Collins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pija in side control, throwing shots but Collins defends.
Collins wants to control but Pija postures up.
Collins is looking to reverse the position.
Pija wants to stand but Collins has his arm trapped.
Pija decides to stand up, so the ref orders Collins to his feet.
Collins tries for a takedown but Pija circles away easily
and Pija counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pija.
Collins tries to pull guard but Pija holds him up against the cage and eventually Collins drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pija taking a breather.
Pija gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Collins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pija stalling the fight.
Collins tries to pull guard but Pija holds him up against the cage and eventually Collins drops back down to his feet.
Pija with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pija is looking to break free of the clinch but Collins has double underhooks.
Collins fails to pull guard.
Collins has hold of one of Pija's legs. Pija is fighting the takedown attempt but Collins gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Collins wants to control from the top but Pija keeps moving.
Collins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pija is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pija keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Pija wants to sweep but no luck.
Collins trying to control but Pija is working from the bottom.
Pija really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Collins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pija pulls Collins in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins stopping the sweep attempt from Pija.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Collins tries for a takedown but Pija circles away easily
and Pija counters with a shoot takedown. Collins fights it but they end up in guard.
Collins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pija doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pija manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Collins is breathing heavily.
Collins being controlled here, momentarily.
Collins is trying to keep Pija in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pija trying to stand up but can't free himself from Collins's guard.
Pija looking to pass the guard.
Collins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pija manages to get himself to full guard.
Pija preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pija is looking to stand up but Collins isn't so interested in that idea.
Pija tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hada Pija dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pija moves into the clinch successfully.
Collins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pija pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Collins pulls Pija into guard.
Collins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Collins looking to control.
Pija trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pija postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins working for a triangle but Pija defends it easily.
Pija wants to get up but he can't break Collins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pija throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pija scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pija is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Pija stalling.
Pija tries to pass the half guard into mount. Collins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pija in particular looking to stall.
Pija wants to stand up but Collins is controlling the position.
Collins is pressing down on Pija's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pija trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Collins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Collins looking for a guillotine here but Pija defends easily.
Pija must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pija wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
Pija controls from within his opponent's guard.
Collins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Collins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pija controls the pace.
Pija drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pija jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Collins has control of Pija's left arm, preventing Pija from doing any damage.
Collins has a closed guard, preventing Pija from standing up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Collins controls Pija momentarily but Pija frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hada Pija 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pija has his takedown stuffed
and Collins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Collins.
Collins trying to control but Pija is working from the bottom.
Collins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pija is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Collins being controlled here momentarily.
Collins trying to control but Pija is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is really struggling to control Pija but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Rocky Collins just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pija tries to clinch up
so Collins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pija is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Collins trying to control but Pija is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pija is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Pija is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pija uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Collins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pija. That one must have hurt.
Collins gets caught flat footed, as Pija shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pija won't allow Collins to sweep him here.
Pija tries to free his leg and advance position but Collins is retaining full guard.
Collins wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Pija is now in half guard.
Pija tries to stand and escape but Collins is controlling the position.
Collins looking for submissions off his back.
Pija content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Collins is looking to control Pija's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Collins avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Collins is trying to get back to full guard.
Pija blocks the strikes from Collins.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Collins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pija has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hada Pija!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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