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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laz Staz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Staz comes to the cage accompanied by protect your neck. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Laz Staz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Collins!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins throws a head kick but Staz moves out of range.
Staz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Staz looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Staz fails with a takedown attempt.
Staz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Staz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Collins throws a head kick that misses.
Staz misses with an uppercut.
Laz Staz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staz swats away the attempt to clinch by Collins.
Staz lands a nice hook to Collins's body. Collins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Staz is breathing heavily.
Staz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Staz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Collins throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Collins swivels and escapes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Collins.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Staz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Staz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Collins tries to clinch up but Staz circles away and keeps his distance.
Staz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laz Staz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Staz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Staz!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Collins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staz tries to reverse the position but Collins maintains control.
Collins controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Collins.
Collins controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Staz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Collins working for a submission but Staz is keeping him at bay.
Staz is squirming around, avoiding Collins's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staz manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Staz, under a barage of strikes from Collins.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Staz regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Collins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Collins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Staz.
Staz misses with a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Collins or perhaps it was just good defense by Staz which made him look bad.
Staz tries for a takedown but Collins circles away easily
and Collins counters by moving into the clinch.
Collins is pressed up against the cage. Staz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Collins down to the mat. Collins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Collins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Staz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Collins avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laz Staz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collins wants to clinch up but Staz keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Collins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Laz Staz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins stuffs the takedown attempt from Staz. Staz gets slowly back to his feet.
Collins clinches up against the cage.
Collins tries to work over Staz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Collins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Staz is defending well for now.
Staz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Staz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Collins wants to control from the top but Staz keeps moving.
Collins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Staz's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staz wants to stand but Collins is controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Collins passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Collins seems content to control.
Collins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Staz keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danny Collins has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Staz connects with a high kick.
Staz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Collins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Staz is working away from the top position though.
Collins desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, if Staz 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 looks like he's trying to stand up.
Collins wants to get back to full guard.
Danny Collins has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Staz drops an elbow to the side of Collins's head.
Staz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Collins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Staz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Staz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Staz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Collins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Staz. That one must have hurt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Staz.
Collins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Staz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Staz keeps the fight on the outside.
Staz misses with a double jab
and Collins counters with a three punch combo that has Staz backing up. Staz nods at Collins to acknowledge the strikes.
Collins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch but Staz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Staz tries to close the distance and clinch but Collins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Collins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Staz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Staz throws a combination that misses
and Collins counters with a big head kick but Staz shrugs it off.
No luck for Collins with that takedown attempt.
Staz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Collins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Staz keeps the fight on the outside.
Staz misses with a double jab.
Staz misses with a leg kick.
Collins doesn't manage to clinch there - Staz circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Collins is out of range and Staz settles back down.
Staz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Collins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Staz throws out the jab.
Staz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Staz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Collins was well out of range. Poor timing from Staz.
A nice combination there by Collins.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Staz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Collins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Collins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laz Staz is winning the standup battle so far.
Staz tries to clinch up.
Staz closes the distance and clinches.
Collins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Staz is defending well for now.
Collins is looking to break free of the clinch but Staz has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Staz or perhaps it was just good defense by Collins which made him look bad.
Staz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Collins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laz Staz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collins shoots in but Staz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Collins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Collins wants to clinch up but Staz keeps it at a distance.
Staz clinches up with Collins and pushes him back against the cage.
Staz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Collins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Collins pinned against the cage. Collins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Collins is looking to clinch.
Staz leaves Collins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Staz there.
Laz Staz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Collins leaves Staz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Staz throws a right and a left that Collins avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Staz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danny Collins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Staz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laz Staz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Collins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny 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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