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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philadelphia Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gareth Lewis looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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168 cm
25
299 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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198 cm
20
280 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Philadelphia Collins! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gareth Lewis! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Collins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Collins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Lewis wants to sweep but no luck. Collins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Collins is looking to work some ground and pound but Lewis has wrist control. Collins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Collins has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Philadelphia Collins just wasn't active enough. Collins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lewis's guard. Lewis is trying to control the position but Collins postures up. Collins looking to sit in guard and control but Lewis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round. Collins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Collins has his hands on Lewis's head, controlling the position. Collins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lewis manages to get himself to full guard.
Collins postures up and lands a big shot to Lewis's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Collins scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Lewis looks gassed! Collins's corner is telling him to maintain position. Collins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Collins won't allow Lewis to sweep him here. Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. This has been an exciting period of action! Collins scoring with punches to the head and body. Lewis keeping full guard, as Collins tries to pass. Collins works over Lewis with some ground and pound from guard. Collins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Collins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Collins trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom. Collins content to stall in guard here. Collins could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Collins postures up.
Collins with a nice head shot there. Collins postures up and lands a big shot to Lewis's brow. Collins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lewis's guard. Collins is trying to control the action in half guard but Lewis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Collins prevents Lewis from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Collins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Well, if Collins is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Collins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Collins perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Collins's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philadelphia Collins dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Collins manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lewis on his heels. He'll look to pass Lewis's guard now, I'm sure. Collins trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom. Collins is really struggling to control Lewis but he's trying to hold on to the position. Collins advances position into side control! Collins scores with punches from side control. Lewis is breathing heavily. Collins grinds an elbow into Lewis's temple. Collins connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lewis some visible discomfort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Collins lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Collins is working Lewis over with some ground and pound from side control. Collins lands a nice forearm strike. Collins is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lewis will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already. Collins working the ground and pound. Collins connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lewis some visible discomfort.
Lewis being controlled for a moment. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Collins wants to control but Lewis is keeping him busy. Collins lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lewis down.
Lewis taking a bit of punishment here - Collins scoring with strikes. Collins is working Lewis over with some ground and pound from side control. Collins lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Collins working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Collins takes a little break here. Lewis wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Collins is putting a hurting on Lewis here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Collins trying to control the action but Lewis is working from the bottom. Collins controlling the position from side mount. Check out the look on Collins's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Collins lands a decent elbow from side control. Collins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Collins is staying tight to Lewis's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Collins advances nicely into full mount. Collins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lewis?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Collins controlling the pace for now. Collins is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lewis is surviving well by controlling Collins's body position as best he can. Collins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Collins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Collins working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philadelphia Collins dominated that second round. That's time! Collins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Collins bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Collins works to advance to full mount. Lewis defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Collins working away from the top, dropping strikes. Collins looking to finish Lewis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lewis! Collins unloading with bombs! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Collins with the ground and pound from mount.
Lewis is rocked! Lewis taking shots to the head. Lewis is still in real trouble! Can Collins finish him? Collins postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Lewis is out cold - huge knockout for Collins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Philadelphia 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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