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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lorcan Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuba Kubaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuba Kubaa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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ADCC Champion
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lorcan Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kuba Kubaa!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins throws a hook to the side of Kubaa's head but Kubaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Collins throws a solid leg kick but Kubaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Collins.
Collins throws a body kick that misses.
Lorcan Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kubaa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Collins circles away.
Collins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Collins lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Collins as he connects with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kubaa.
Collins throws a head kick but Kubaa moves out of range.
Collins tries to work over Kubaa's front leg with a kick but Kubaa checks it.
Collins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kubaa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Collins.
Kubaa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Collins can pounce on him.
Kubaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Collins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is looking to chop away at Kubaa's legs.
Kubaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Collins circles away.
Kubaa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Collins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lorcan Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kuba Kubaa.
Kubaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Collins.
Kubaa blocks a low kick nicely.
Lorcan Collins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kubaa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Collins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick from Collins lands but Kubaa takes it in his stride.
Collins misses with a low kick.
Kubaa checks a low kick from Collins.
Collins throws a chopping leg kick but Kubaa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kubaa avoids the head kick by Collins.
Kubaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins tried to score with a low kick but Kubaa checks it.
Kubaa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Collins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kubaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collins manages to avoid it.
Kubaa is trying desperately to land a takedown but Collins is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kubaa.
Collins scores with a leg kick.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kubaa manages to avoid it.
Collins is looking to score with low kicks.
Kubaa with a poor takedown
and Collins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kubaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Collins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Collins connects with a solid leg kick.
Collins wants to slow Kubaa down by chopping away at his legs.
Collins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kubaa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Collins pinned against the cage. Collins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Kubaa is just out of range.
Kubaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot to the body from Kubaa misses
and Collins counters with an inside leg kick.
Kubaa gets a takedown into half guard.
Kubaa works his way into full mount!
Kubaa moves to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Collins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kubaa on the ground.
Kubaa tries to get the hooks in deep but Collins pushed the leg off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kubaa is riding his opponent, not letting Collins buck him off.
Kubaa working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorcan Collins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Collins wants to land a leg kick but Kubaa is out of range.
Collins misses with a leg kick.
Collins stuffs the takedown.
Collins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lorcan Collins is winning the standup battle so far.
Kubaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Collins tries to land a leg kick but Kubaa saw it coming and moves away.
Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kubaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubaa is looking to clinch.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kubaa manages to avoid it.
Collins is looking to wear down Kubaa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Collins is looking to chop away at Kubaa's legs.
Kubaa misses with a takedown
and Collins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kubaa thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Collins misses.
Kubaa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lorcan Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kuba Kubaa.
Kubaa checks a leg kick.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kubaa tries to clinch up.
Collins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kubaa tries for a takedown but Collins circles away easily
and Kubaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kubaa checks a leg kick.
Collins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Collins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kubaa.
Collins motions for Kubaa to come forward. Collins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins connects with an inside leg kick.
Collins throws a low kick but Kubaa avoids it.
Collins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kubaa shoots in but no luck this time.
Kubaa is looking to clinch but Collins is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick from Collins misses.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Collins misses with a straight left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Collins throws a sloppy head kick and Kubaa moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Collins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kubaa checks it well.
Collins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Collins. No joy for Kubaa on that attempt.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubaa misses with a takedown
and Collins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Collins throws a low kick but Kubaa avoids it.
Collins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kubaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kubaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some bone on bone action there as Kubaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Collins lands a nice hook to Kubaa's body. Kubaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kubaa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Collins counters with a body kick.
Collins throws a head kick that misses.
Collins tries a low kick but Kubaa avoids it.
Collins throws a body punch but Kubaa moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubaa misses the jab.
Collins is looking to slow Kubaa down with leg kicks.
Kubaa misses with a takedown
and Collins finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Collins misses with a head kick.
Collins throws a low kick but Kubaa moves out of range easily.
Kubaa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kubaa staying out of range there.
Collins is looking to slow Kubaa down with leg kicks.
Kubaa is looking to clinch but Collins is avoiding it.
Collins misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorcan Collins dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kubaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kubaa avoids the head kick by Collins.
Kubaa fails with the takedown.
Collins throws out a leg kick but Kubaa moves out of range and Collins only half commits.
Kubaa blocks the body kick.
A head kick from Collins lands but Kubaa takes it in his stride.
Kubaa misses with a takedown attempt - Collins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Collins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Collins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kubaa. That did some damage!
Collins swats away the attempt to clinch by Kubaa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throws a front kick aimed at Kubaa's knee but Kubaa avoids it well.
Collins throws a low kick but Kubaa avoids it.
Kubaa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Collins napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kubaa is working to tighten is grip on Collins's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Collins has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Kubaa is really squeezing tight and eventually Collins passes out! Kubaa breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kuba Kubaa!
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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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