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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Collin Challis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj Mahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taj Mahal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Collin Challis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taj Mahal!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahal gets a double leg takedown into Challis's guard.
Mahal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Challis is keeping the position for now.
Mahal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mahal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mahal throws a big right hand that misses.
Challis wants to stand and escape but Mahal is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahal won't allow Challis to sweep him here.
Mahal is looking to work some ground and pound but Challis has wrist control.
Mahal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Challis wants to stand but Mahal is controlling the position.
Mahal drops back looking for a leg! Challis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Challis manages to kick Mahal off! Mahal jumps back into Challis's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mahal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Challis keeping full guard, as Mahal tries to pass.
Mahal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Challis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Challis wants to stand up but Mahal is controlling him.
Mahal drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Challis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mahal has Challis in his guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mahal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Challis stands up and waves to Mahal to follow him.
Challis tries to work over Mahal's front leg with a kick but Mahal checks it.
Mahal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mahal fails with the takedown.
Mahal misses with a wild body shot.
Mahal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Challis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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!
Challis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahal.
Mahal wants to slow Challis down by chopping away at his legs.
Mahal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Challis throws a wild body kick that Mahal sees coming a mile off.
A big right from Mahal misses.
Mahal fails to land with a series of punches.
Mahal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Challis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Challis.
Challis thuds his right hand into Mahal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mahal checks a low kick from Challis.
Challis misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mahal.
Mahal swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Challis counters with a stiff right hand.
Taj Mahal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahal swings widly with a right hand
and Challis counters with a leg kick.
Mahal throws an overhand right that lands on Challis's shoulder, as Challis tries to avoid the shot.
Challis misses with a low kick.
Mahal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Challis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mahal swings for the body but Challis moves out of range.
Mahal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Challis staying out of range there.
Challis throws a hook to the side of Mahal's head but Mahal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahal checks a low kick from Challis.
Mahal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Challis leaves Mahal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Collin Challis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taj Mahal.
Mahal slips under a jab from Challis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Challis pinned against the cage. Challis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A shot to the liver by Challis. Beautiful body shot.
Challis misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Challis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mahal cracks a nice hook into Challis's ribs.
Mahal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Challis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Mahal misses.
Mahal looks to score with a jab to the body but Challis is just out of range.
Challis throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Challis thows a body kick. Mahal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mahal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Challis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Challis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj Mahal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mahal misses with a low kick.
Collin Challis is winning the standup battle so far.
Challis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Challis.
Mahal tries a low kick but Challis avoids it.
Challis scores with a leg kick.
Mahal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Challis.
Challis thuds his shin into the meat of Mahal's side.
Challis moves out of range of the strikes.
Challis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Challis scores with a leg kick.
Challis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahal misses with a looping right.
Challis throws a sloppy head kick and Mahal moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Challis.
Challis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mahal throws a front kick aimed at Challis's knee but Challis avoids it well.
Challis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Challis with a hook.
Collin Challis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Challis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mahal is able to avoid easily.
Mahal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mahal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Challis.
Challis cracks the inside of Mahal's front leg.
Jab by Challis.
Challis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Challis tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahal throws a looping overhand right but Challis ducks down to avoid it.
Challis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mahal throws a right and a left that both miss.
A low kick from Mahal misses
and Challis counters with a good, hard body kick but Mahal shrugs it off.
Challis stuffs the takedown.
Mahal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Collin Challis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taj Mahal.
Mahal misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahal manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Challis on his heels. He'll look to pass Challis's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
Challis wants to sweep but no luck.
Challis keeping moving, preventing Mahal from controlling successfully.
Mahal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Challis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mahal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mahal misses with a leg kick.
Challis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahal.
Mahal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Challis checks it well.
Mahal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Challis.
Challis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahal throws a chopping leg kick but Challis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Challis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahal.
Challis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Challis lands a head shot.
Challis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Challis cracks Mahal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mahal thows a leg kick but Challis checks it
and Challis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Challis.
Mahal looks for a takedown but Challis sprawls well.
Challis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mahal is breathing heavily.
Mahal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mahal shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mahal was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mahal jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Challis manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Challis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mahal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Challis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Challis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mahal chips away with some ground and pound.
Mahal looking to pass the guard.
Challis working for submissions but it's allowed Mahal to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahal throwing shots but Challis is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Collin Challis will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Challis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mahal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Challis.
Challis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mahal throws a shot from downtown. Challis moves away and avoids it.
Mahal moves out of range of the body kick.
Mahal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Challis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahal.
Mahal throws a leg kick
and Challis counters with a big head kick but Mahal shrugs it off.
Challis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Challis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mahal's sensitive parts.
Mahal misses the shot to the body.
Challis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mahal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Challis can pounce on him.
Good standup being displayed there by Challis as he connects with a hook.
Mahal misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Challis connects with a high kick.
Mahal closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Challis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mahal cracks Challis with a big elbow.
Challis is looking for a sweep.
Mahal working the head and body with strikes.
Challis tries to improve position but can't.
Mahal passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Challis!
Challis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Challis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Challis is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahal goes for an armbar but Challis turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Challis.
Mahal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Challis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Challis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mahal is proving hard to escape from.
Mahal is looking to sinch up a triangle. Challis throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Mahal's body to avoid the submission. Mahal has instead reached around Challis's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Mahal arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Taj Mahal!
Taj Mahal is the new featherweight champion!
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