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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juga Zmaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zmaj's entrance music is zgazi jajare. A fine choice. Collins has chosen Beginning of the End as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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178 cm
28
175 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juga Zmaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Collins!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Collins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Collins scores with a jab to the head.
Zmaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collins.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zmaj shoots in looking for a takedown but Collins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zmaj's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zmaj darts in trying to clinch
and Collins counters with a series of strikes. Zmaj will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zmaj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zmaj turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Collins misses with a straight right.
Zmaj with a poor takedown
and Collins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Collins lands a right hook to the body.
Zmaj tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Collins blocks the leg kick.
Zmaj pushes Collins up against the cage in a clinch.
Collins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zmaj landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zmaj wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juga Zmaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collins avoiding damage as Zmaj throws knees to the body.
Zmaj tries to land a knee to the head but Collins blocks with his arms.
Zmaj unloads a knee to the mid-section. Collins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zmaj misses with a knee strike.
Zmaj is breathing heavily.
Zmaj throws a knee to the head but misses.
Collins looking to slow down the pace here.
Zmaj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Collins avoids it.
Collins is looking to break free of the clinch but Zmaj has double underhooks.
Zmaj has Collins pressed against the cage, preventing Collins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Collins is looking to break free of the clinch but Zmaj has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zmaj pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zmaj just leaning against Collins, taking a breather.
Collins is looking to break free of the clinch but Zmaj has double underhooks.
Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zmaj staying out of range there.
Collins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Collins throws a jab when Zmaj was well out of range.
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!
Zmaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collins manages to avoid it.
Collins misses with an uppercut. Zmaj saw that one coming.
Collins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zmaj.
Zmaj throws a combination that misses
and Collins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zmaj keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Collins.
Nice defenses there by Zmaj.
Zmaj misses with a double jab
and Collins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dave Collins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zmaj misses with a leg kick
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zmaj moves away.
Collins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Collins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Collins digs a good body shot into Zmaj's ribs.
Collins looks to land a combination but Zmaj avoids it well.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
Zmaj takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Collins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Collins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zmaj.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zmaj takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Collins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A cross from Collins lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zmaj in his tracks.
Collins checks a leg kick.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zmaj.
Collins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zmaj.
Nice uppercut lands for Collins. That snapped Zmaj's head back.
Zmaj on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zmaj wants to land a leg kick but Collins is out of range.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juga Zmaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zmaj is looking to clinch.
Collins cracks Zmaj with an open hand slap.
Collins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zmaj doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collins lands with an uppercut that bounces Zmaj off the cage and back into range.
Zmaj tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zmaj fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Collins checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Collins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Collins jabs Zmaj to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zmaj swings for the body but Collins moves out of range.
Zmaj takes a jab right on the kisser.
Collins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zmaj's head backwards.
Collins lands a body shot.
Collins checks a low kick from Zmaj.
Zmaj moves in looking to clinch but Collins pushes him off.
Jab, jab by Collins - just one landing.
Collins lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Collins.
Collins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zmajs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Collins misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zmaj tries to clinch but Collins moves away
and Zmaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Juga Zmaj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zmaj gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Collins.
Zmaj is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zmaj slips a jab from Collins.
Oh Zmaj is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zmaj misses with a jab to the body
and Collins counters with a straight right hand.
Zmaj on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Collins jabs at Zmaj's body.
Collins throws out a powerful jab.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Collins! Zmaj is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Collins!
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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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