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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Greer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stee Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stee Collins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jerome Greer's chin.
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Greer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stee Collins!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Collins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Collins takes the fight into the clinch.
Greer is struggling to control the position.
Collins breaks from the clinch.
Greer moves into range and clinches up with Collins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Greer darts in and clinches Collins up against the cage.
Collins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Greer fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Greer walks away with a smile on his face. Collins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Greer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Collins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Greer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jerome Greer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stee Collins.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Greer rushes Collins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Collins breaks from the clinch.
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Greer is just out of range.
Collins closes the distance and clinches up with Greer, looking for a takedown. Collins pushes Greer against the cage but Greer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Greer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Collins shoots for a takedown but Greer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Greer as he jumps to the side.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Collins fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Greer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Collins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And Greer counters with a quick kick to the body but Collins blocks it.
Collins looks winded!
Collins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Greer as he avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Greer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greer working Collins over with strikes.
Greer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Greer lands a nice short elbow.
Greer controlling the action here.
Greer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Greer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Greer lands strikes from half guard.
Collins is looking to control Greer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Collins avoid being mounted?
That's four 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.
Greer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Collins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Greer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Collins keeps working.
Greer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Greer drops an elbow to the side of Collins's head.
Collins taking some punishment here, with Greer in his half guard.
Greer decides to stand up.
Collins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jerome Greer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Greer. No joy for Collins on that attempt.
Greer is looking to counter with head kicks.
Stee Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greer fails with a takedown attempt.
Collins lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Collins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Greer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Greer darts in and clinches Collins up against the cage.
Greer goes for a takedown attempt but Collins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Collins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Greer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collins leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stee Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins misses with a head kick.
Collins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Greer is working for takedown but Collins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Collins breaks from the clinch.
Collins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Greer defends it nicely.
Greer moves in looking to clinch but Collins pushes him off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Collins takes the fight into the clinch.
Collins leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is pushing Greer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Greer jumps guard but Collins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Collins lands a nice knee to the body.
Greer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Collins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Greer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Collins jumps guard but Greer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins breaks from the clinch.
Collins shoots in and drives through. Greer sprawls well.
Greer closes the distance and pushes Collins back into the cage.
Greer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Greer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Collins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Greer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Collins clinches up with Greer and pushes him back against the cage.
Collins pulls guard effortlessly.
Greer stopping the sweep attempt from Collins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greer lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Collins manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Collins is breathing heavily.
Greer is trying to drag Collins to the mat but Collins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Collins breaks from the clinch.
Collins shoots in but no luck this time.
Greer looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Collins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Greer pinned against the cage. Greer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Greer is looking to counter punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greer tries to clinch but Collins moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stee Collins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Collins swats away the attempt to clinch by Greer.
Nice takedown defense from Greer. No joy for Collins on that attempt.
Collins rushes Greer and presses him up against the cage.
Collins breaks the clinch.
Greer tries to clinch but Collins moves out of range.
Greer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Greer tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Collins is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Greer doesn't manage to clinch there - Collins circles away.
Despite the aggression on Collins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Greer avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Collins darts in and clinches Greer up against the cage.
Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collins moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Greer is trying to pull guard but Collins has him pressed against the cage.
Collins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Greer is pressed up against the cage. Collins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Greer down to the mat. Greer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greer has closed the distance and engaged Collins in a clinch.
Collins looking for a takedown.
Jerome Greer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stee Collins.
Collins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Collins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Greer's efforts to push away.
Collins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Greer smiles and moves away.
An inside leg kick from Collins misses.
Greer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Collins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Collins clinches.
Greer takes an elbow to the temple.
Greer tries to pull guard but Collins forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Collins jumps guard but Greer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Collins.
Collins shoots in but no luck this time.
Greer darts in and clinches Collins up against the cage.
Greer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Greer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Collins uses from the top position.
Greer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Greer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Collins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Collins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jerome Greer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Collins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Collins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Greer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greer is trying to control the position but Collins postures up.
Greer wants to hit a switch here but Collins passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Greer there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greer blocking the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stee Collins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Collins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stee Collins!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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