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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Vuchev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Collins will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Vuchev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Collins!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins connects with a jab.
Collins lands a two punch combo.
Collins lands with an uppercut that bounces Vuchev off the ropes and back into range.
Collins lands a nice hook to Vuchev's body. Vuchev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Collins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - Collins scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A shot to the liver by Collins. Beautiful body shot.
Collins scores with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Collins.
Collins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vuchev eats them both and turns towards Collins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vuchev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Collins circles away.
Collins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vuchev fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuchev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Collins defends it nicely.
Vuchev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Collins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vuchev could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Vuchev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Collins's waist but Collins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vuchev off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Vuchev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collins lands with a straight right. Vuchev didn't see that one coming.
Vuchev is breathing heavily.
Collins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Collins.
Vuchev shoots in and drives through. Collins sprawls well.
Josh Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Collins duly obliges.
Collins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vuchev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Collins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vuchev's head.
Josh Collins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collins lands a right hook to the body.
Collins lands a slapping body shot.
Collins lunges at Vuchev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vuchev's hand.
Collins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vuchev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Collins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Collins thuds his right hand into Vuchev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Collins connects with a body shot that sends Vuchev's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vuchev eats them both and turns towards Collins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Collins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Collins scores with a body shot.
Collins lands a right hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Collins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vuchev rather than just go for the knockout.
Vuchev walks into a straight right hand from Collins.
Collins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vuchev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Collins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Collins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands a really nice looking cross but Vuchev seems unphased.
Collins has managed to clinch.
Collins is trying to push Vuchev away but Vuchev has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Collins wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A frustrated look appears on Collins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vuchev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Collins.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Collins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Collins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Collins dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vuchev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Collins clinches.
Vuchev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vuchev keeps control of Collins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vuchev tries for a takedown. No joy.
Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collins lands a nice looking body shot.
Vuchev closes the distance and pushes Collins back into the ropes.
Vuchev misses with a knee strike.
Collins is trying to break free.
Vuchev tries to pull guard but Collins holds him up against the ropes and eventually Vuchev drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Vuchev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuchev jumps guard and drags Collins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Collins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Collins tries to free his leg and advance position but Vuchev is retaining full guard.
Collins wanted to stand there but Vuchev had control of the position.
Collins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Collins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vuchev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Josh Collins wasn't active enough on the ground.
Collins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands with a nice combination. Vuchev backs away looking to recover.
Vuchev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vuchev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vuchev is defended easily by Collins.
Collins lands a slapping body shot.
Collins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice combination there by Collins.
Josh Collins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Collins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vuchev eats them both and turns towards Collins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Collins closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vuchev is trying to pull guard but Collins turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Collins.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Collins! Vuchev is backing up but he can't get away as Collins lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Vuchev and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Josh Collins!
Josh Collins gave a mention to CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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