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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Justice (ranked 24778 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Collins (ranked 4726 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clifton Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Collins !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice gets caught napping as Collins dives in and scores a takedown. Justice manages to retain guard.
Justice 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.
Collins controlling from the top position.
Justice is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Justice will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Justice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Collins is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Collins looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Justice leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Collins turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Collins looks up at the clock and then as Justice takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Collins smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Justice's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Collins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Collins scoring with punches and elbows.
Justice is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Justice manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is looking for a sweep. Collins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Collins wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Justice uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Justice working for a triangle but Collins defends it easily.
Collins decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Collins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Justice, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Collins has clasped his hands together around Justice's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Justice is looking for a sweep.
Justice is working hard here to advance position.
Collins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Justice is pushing Collins 's head away, looking to escape. Collins manages to hold on to the position though.
Justice is looking to regain half guard here but Collins keeps moving and retains side control.
Justice is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Collins is controlling him well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Collins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Collins is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Justice's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Collins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Collins shoots in and bounces Justice off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Collins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Justice's head.
Justice trying to keep a closed guard but Collins is proving a slippery customer.
Collins distracts Justice with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Collins stops Justice from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Collins 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Collins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Collins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Justice looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Collins escapes and throws Justice's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Justice is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Justice's face as Collins controls the position.
Collins stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ben Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Collins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Collins closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands an uppercut.
Collins breaks from the clinch.
Clifton Justice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins has managed to clinch.
Justice trying to stall but Collins improves his position.
Collins gets control of Justice's arms and successfully pulls guard. Collins will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Justice really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Collins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Collins controlling Justice's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice prevents Collins from getting back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Collins holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Justice throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
That kick from Justice tenderised Collins 's leg. Collins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Collins darts in and clinches Justice up against the cage.
Justice wants to stall.
Collins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Justice is fighting off a takedown attempt but Collins is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Justice to the mat. Justice regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justice trying to keep a closed guard but Collins is proving a slippery customer.
Justice wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Collins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Collins throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Justice was covering up waiting for the punch and Collins finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Collins scoring with some ground and pound.
Collins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Collins wants to get up but he can't break Justice's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice looking to control.
Collins 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Justice trying to keep a closed guard but Collins is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Collins controlling from the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Justice gets caught flat footed, as Collins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Collins is standing up over Justice. Justice looks to escape but Collins dives into side control.
The referee asks Collins politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Collins prefers to stall for the moment though.
Collins lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Justice will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Justice is looking to regain half guard here but Collins keeps moving and retains side control.
Justice sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Collins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Justice is trying to control but Collins manages to pass to mount!
Collins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Collins controlling the position easily from mount.
Collins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Justice?
Justice is trying to stand.
Collins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Collins controlling from mount.
BOOM! Collins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Justice is rocked!
Collins scoring with strikes but Justice is staying in there.
Oh Justice is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Collins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Collins working for a submission but Justice is keeping him at bay.
Collins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Justice wants to control but Collins is having none of it.
Collins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Justice is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Collins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Collins scoring with strikes but Justice is staying in there.
Clifton Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Collins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Collins postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Justice badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Collins around the waist but Collins pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Collins is the winner by TKO! Collins jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Collins !
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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