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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zen Yi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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250 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zen Yi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Collins!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yi takes the fight into the clinch.
Yi can't find room to land a body shot as Collins controls the action.
Yi struggles to land a body shot inside as Collins controls his hands.
Collins is looking to control Yi's arms but Yi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Collins has his back to the ropes.
Yi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Collins pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've been informed that Collins has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Collins ducks under a wild hook from Yi.
Collins closes the distance and clinches.
Yi lands a nice shot to the body.
Yi misses with some punches.
Yi leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Yi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice elbow from Yi.
It looks like Robert Collins has been cut.
Yi trying to stall but Collins improves his position.
Yi misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Yi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Collins's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi works on Collins's body with a couple of short punches.
Yi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Collins prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zen Yi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yi scores with a shoulder strike.
Yi pushes off an throws an elbow but Collins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Collins dodges an elbow strike from Yi.
Nice elbow from Yi.
Yi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Yi on the inside.
Collins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yi dives in and grabs Collins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Collins pushes down on Yi's head and hops out.
Yi moves into the clinch.
Yi misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yi.
Yi gets through Collins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That has opened up Robert Collins's cut even more.
Yi misses with an elbow strike.
Yi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Collins is rocked!
Yi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Yi throws an elbow but misses.
Yi tries to work over Collins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yi is trying to stall.
Collins is pressed up against the ropes. Yi 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.
Yi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yi closes the distance and pushes Collins back into the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collins blocks an elbow strike.
Yi trying to control the position but instead, Collins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yi into the ropes.
Yi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zen Yi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Collins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yi lands a really nice looking cross but Collins seems unphased.
Yi rushes Collins and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Yi.
Yi has been working on his balance at Tenement of Pain - LOP, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Collins.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Collins avoids the elbow strike from Yi, against the ropes.
Yi tries to throw a body punch but Collins avoids it by throwing Yi back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yi.
Yi tries to throw a body punch but Collins avoids it by throwing Yi back against the ropes.
Yi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Collins is still on wobbly legs! Can Yi finish him?
The cut above Robert Collins's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yi is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Collins blocks an elbow strike from Yi.
Collins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yi up against the ropes.
Collins seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi lands a nice elbow.
Robert Collins's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Robert Collins's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zen Yi!
Zen Yi very nearly forgot to thank Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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