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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins comes into the arena with Beginning of the End blaring out of the sound system. Mendez has chosen Are You Ready? as his entrance music. Dave Collins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
23 - 17 - 1 |
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180 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Dave Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez doesn't manage to clinch there - Collins circles away.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Collins fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch but Collins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Collins.
Mendez takes one to the chin there.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendez tries to clinch up.
Mendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collins manages to avoid it.
Collins misses with a straight left.
Mendez tries to clinch up but Collins circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mendez fails to land with a series of punches.
Collins jabs at Mendez's body.
Mendez wants to clinch up but Collins keeps it at a distance.
Mendez wants to clinch.
Mendez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Collins.
Mendez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Collins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mendez won't be happy with that.
Collins cracks Mendez with a big right hand but Mendez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mendez is looking to regain half guard here but Collins keeps moving and retains side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins raining down hammerfists from mount.
Collins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez is desperately trying to improve his position but Collins has a good base and remains in mount.
Mendez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Collins lands a big shot there that rocks Mendez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mendez is rocked!
Mendez is looking to improve his position but Collins isn't that keen on the idea.
Collins postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Mendez in real trouble here! The ref calls for Mendez to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Collins!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dave Collins made sure he mentioned Sparta Fightware, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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