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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agamemnon Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 Las Vegas, Agamemnon Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Collins!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
Collins shoots in but Black avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Collins misses with the combination.
Collins throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Collins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Collins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Black at a distance.
Black looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Collins!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black avoids the attempt from Collins to control.
Collins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Black lands a nice shot to the head.
Black lands a nice shot to the head.
Collins manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Collins manages to get to full guard.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins lands a decent punch to the body there.
Black could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Black with a nice head shot there.
Collins trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer.
Collins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Collins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Collins on the ground.
Black wants to get back to full guard.
Collins wants to take a breather but Black is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Black tries to roll over but Collins keeps him under control.
Collins trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Black punching from the bottom.
Collins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Black does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Black has his takedown stuffed
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Collins counters with a big head kick but Black shrugs it off.
Collins clinches.
Black wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agamemnon Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Black pulls his leg out and moves away.
Collins throws a nice head kick!
Agamemnon Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Collins passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Black manages to get back to half guard.
Black is trying to get back to full guard.
Black trying to get back to full guard but Collins takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Black tries to reverse the position but Collins maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
Collins dominating with strikes here.
Collins breaks from Black's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Black takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Collins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Collins looking to control but Black is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Black can't escape the position.
Collins working the ground and pound effectively.
Black regains half guard.
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Collins lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to get back to full guard.
Collins stands up out of the half guard.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black drives through with a takedown into guard.
Collins wants to sweep but no luck.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Collins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black thows a big elbow that misses.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Collins is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Collins is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Collins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Collins.
A head kick misses from Collins.
Black doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Collins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Collins with a nice head shot there.
Collins chips away with some ground and pound.
Collins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Collins advances position into side control!
Black regains half guard.
Black is trying to get back to full guard.
Collins winds up and cracks Black with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Collins prevents Black from improving his position.
Black is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Collins scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black 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 Black off to one side.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Collins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Collins showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Collins lands a nice short elbow.
Black landing small, sideways elbows.
Black missing with punches from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Collins there.
Collins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Black is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Black with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Black wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Collins sizes up Black with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Black has his takedown stuffed
and Collins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agamemnon Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Collins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
Black is looking to improve his position.
Black flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Collins decides to stand up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Collins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black lands some strikes from the bottom.
Collins stopping the sweep attempt from Black.
Black trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Collins chips away with some ground and pound.
Collins preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Collins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Collins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Black moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rob Collins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Collins landing with the ground and pound.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Collins gets to his feet. Black looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Collins counters with a two punch combo.
Black fails with the takedown
enabling Collins to counter with a crisp jab.
Black shoots in and bounces Collins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Black prevents Collins from getting back to his feet.
Black keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Collins's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackis looking to pass into half guard but Collins pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Collins is in guard.
Collins stands up over Black, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Collins preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Collins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Collins scores with a one two! Black had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Collins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Collins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Black takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Black misses with a takedown attempt
and Collins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Collins works over Black's head and body with a nice combination.
Rob Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black misses with a takedown
and Collins counters with a single leg into guard. Black didn't expect that.
Collins lands a couple of digs.
Black doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Black trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
Black trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins gets to his feet - Black follows without any prompting.
Black dodges the punch combination from Collins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agamemnon Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collins wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Black will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rob Collins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Collins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black closes the distance and clinches up with Collins, looking for a takedown. Black pushes Collins against the cage but Collins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Black misses with a takedown attempt
and Collins moves into the clinch.
Collins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Collins fails to pull guard.
Black drops down looking for an ankle pick but Collins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Black doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Collins counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Black!
Black is bucking up trying to escape but Collins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Collins working Black over with strikes here.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Collins dominating with strikes here.
Black slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Collins drops an elbow to the side of Black's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Black wants to improve his position but Collins is controlling well.
Collins trying to control from half guard but Black is working away.
Collins moves into full mount! Black won't be happy about that!
Black flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Black is looking to get to half guard.
Black swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Black is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is squirming around, avoiding Collins's attempts to control the action.
Black tries to reverse the position but Collins maintains control.
Black throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Black is wriggling around trying to escape.
Collins looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Collins landing shots from mount.
Collins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Black's face.
Collins throws some wild stikes that Black manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Black tries to reverse the position but Collins maintains control.
Black swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Collins dominating with strikes here.
Black working to try and regain half guard.
Collins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Black can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Collins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Collins prevents Black from getting the reversal.
Black bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Collins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Black postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Collins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Collins 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Collins!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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