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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cabbage Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Collins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Never Give Up. Face comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Monsta's Ball kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cabbage Face has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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203 cm
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265 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donovan Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cabbage Face!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Collins pinned against the cage. Collins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Face throws a right hand that Collins ducks under and follows up with a left that Collins also avoids with ease.
Face fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Face looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Collins shoots in looking for a takedown but Face manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Collins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Face moves into range and clinches up with Collins.
Face breaks the clinch.
Collins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Collins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Face did well to prevent Collins getting side control.
Collins controlling the pace.
Collins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Face doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Collins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Collins is working away from the top position though.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Collins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Donovan Collins just wasn't active enough.
Face shoots in for a double leg but Collins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donovan Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cabbage Face.
Collins slips under a jab.
Face gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Collins manages to break the clinch.
Face keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Face looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Collins is fending him off so far but Face persists. Nope, Collins circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Collins. No joy for Face on that attempt.
A punch combination from Collins misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Face.
Nice takedown defense from Face. No joy for Collins on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Collins as Face shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collins. Face does a little dance to reset his feet.
Face instigates a clinch.
Collins wants to get back to striking at distance but Face won't allow it.
Collins is trying to force a seperation but Face has the dominant position.
Collins decides to pull guard.
Collins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Face won't allow Collins to get back to his feet.
Face works over Collins with some ground and pound from guard.
Face is looking to work some ground and pound but Collins has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins keeping full guard, as Face tries to pass.
Face postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Face throws a strike but Collins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Face keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Donovan Collins just wasn't active enough.
Face throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cabbage Face will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collins misses with a body shot.
Collins stuffs the takedown attempt from Face. Face gets slowly back to his feet.
Face circles away from the clinch attempt.
Face tries to score a power double leg takedown but Collins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Face somewhat.
Collins shoots and misses
and Face decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Collins's guard.
Face throws an elbow that misses. Collins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Face's guard. Nice move by Collins!
Face is controlling Collins's posture.
Face looking for a sweep. Not yet Face, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cabbage Face wasn't active enough on the ground.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Face looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Face misses with a takedown attempt - Collins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Donovan Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cabbage Face.
Collins defending well as Face loads up on a big left hand.
Face shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Face missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Face takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Face scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Face missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Face passes to side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Face.
Collins avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Face.
Face is looking to take a break and control but Collins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face is staying tight to Collins's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Face is trying to get an arm triangle but Collins is defending well.
Face working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Face working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Collins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins is trying to buck Face off.
You can see the frustration on Collins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Face throws an elbow but Collins slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Collins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Face swings around for an armbar but Collins sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Face's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Face lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Collins!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cabbage Face showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Face shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Collins sprawls well. Collins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Face gets slowly back to his feet.
Face will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Face shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Collins defends it nicely.
Donovan Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cabbage Face.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Face.
Face is trying to get an arm triangle but Collins is defending well.
Face wants to take a breather but Collins manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Face.
Cabbage Face has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Face from controlling successfully.
Face is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Face postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cabbage Face wasn't active enough on the ground.
Face throws a shot from downtown. Collins moves away and avoids it.
Face connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Collins's hands.
Donovan Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Face swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Collins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Face counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Collins wants to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Face on the side of the head.
Collins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Face.
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Face has a takedown stuffed.
Collins scores with a shot to the body.
Cabbage Face is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Collins is trying to improve his position.
Face has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Collins pushes Face away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Face gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Donovan Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Face just content to control the position.
Face trying to control the position but Collins is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Collins sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Collins is trying to improve his position.
Face tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Collins's face as Face controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cabbage Face comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Face has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cabbage Face!
Cabbage Face decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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