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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban San Pedro (ranked 63 p4p, 12 weight class) and Misha Collins (ranked 287 p4p, 35 weight class). San Pedro comes to the cage accompanied by Gunman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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21 - 7 - 2 |
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167 cm
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148 lbs
28 - 20 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Esteban San Pedro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Misha Collins!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for San Pedro.
Collins takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but San Pedro manages to avoid it.
San Pedro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from San Pedro. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Collins tries to counter it with a takedown but San Pedro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
San Pedro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Collins misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from San Pedro misses the target.
Collins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
San Pedro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
San Pedro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Collins, pushing him back against the cage.
Collins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. San Pedro just stands there and leans against the cage.
San Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Collins avoids it by throwing San Pedro back against the cage.
San Pedro lands with a right to the head.
Collins decides to pull guard.
San Pedro controls from within his opponent's guard.
Collins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but San Pedro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Collins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. San Pedro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and San Pedro defends well.
Collins is looking for a triangle but San Pedro pushes his legs off easily.
Collins working for a triangle but San Pedro defends it easily.
San Pedro controls from within his opponent's guard.
San Pedro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Collins is keeping the position for now.
San Pedro advances to half guard.
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.
San Pedro is controlling the pace.
San Pedro's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Collins tries to get to full guard but San Pedro has control of the leg.
Collins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Collins wants to get back to full guard.
Collins wants to control but San Pedro is keeping busy.
San Pedro wants to free his trapped foot but Collins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
San Pedro trying to control the pace.
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.
Collins wants to get back to full guard.
San Pedro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Collins moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
San Pedro gets to his feet. Collins looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Collins is trying hard to land a takedown here. San Pedro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
San Pedro moves into range and connects with a jab.
San Pedro throws a wild body kick that Collins sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands a jab to the nose.
Collins scores with a shot to the body.
No luck for Collins with that takedown attempt.
Esteban San Pedro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Misha Collins.
San Pedro lands with a shot to the body.
Collins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling San Pedro to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot lands for San Pedro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San Pedro throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Collins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
San Pedro trying to control the position here.
Collins throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting 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 Esteban San Pedro will probably get the nod.
That's time! San Pedro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
San Pedro fakes the leg kick and cracks Collins in the body.
San Pedro misses with the body kick
and Collins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in San Pedro's guard.
San Pedro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Collins manages to get himself to full guard.
Collins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. San Pedro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
San Pedro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
San Pedro trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins looking for a guillotine here but San Pedro defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think San Pedro should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Collins has tightened it up now! San Pedro should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Misha Collins!
Misha Collins 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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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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