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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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240 lbs
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195 cm
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins shoots for a double leg takedown but Lawrence sprawls well. He's pushed Collins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Collins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Collins throws a nice looking combination but Lawrence bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Collins slips a straight right by Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a hook. Collins ducked under it nicely.
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collins moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Collins lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Anthony Lawrence has been cut.
Collins blocks a jab.
Lawrence getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like David Collins has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Collins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lawrence's head.
No joy there for Lawrence, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Collins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Collins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lawrence takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lawrence looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Collins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Collins throws the left hand but Lawrence avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Anthony Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins scores with a hook to the body. Lawrence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lawrence takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lawrence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Collins.
Collins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lawrence's head.
Collins lands a glancing blow to the side of Lawrence's head.
Lawrence scores with a punch to the head.
Lawrence avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Lawrence throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a right and a left that Lawrence avoids nicely.
Collins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Lawrence misses.
A low kick from Lawrence is predictable there
and Collins counters with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawrence misses the target.
Lawrence throws a sloppy body shot
and Collins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Collins misses.
Collins cracks Lawrence with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawrence misses the target.
Lawrence looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lawrence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Collins.
Lawrence sizes up Collins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lawrence slips under a jab.
Lawrence misses with a body punch
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins with a hook.
That has opened up Anthony Lawrence's cut even more.
Collins cracks Lawrence with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawrence slips under a jab.
Lawrence misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Collins counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Collins dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lawrence gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Collins.
Lawrence swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Collins counter with a right hand.
Collins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence falls off balance throwing a combination
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Collins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.
Collins throws a head kick but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawrence is breathing heavily.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.
Lawrence throws a hook to the side of Collins's head but Collins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence falls off balance throwing a combination
and Collins counters with a thumping low kick.
Collins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawrence throws out the jab.
Collins misses with a straight right.
Collins throws a nice head kick!
Collins slips under a jab from Lawrence.
Collins tries to bum rush Lawrence with a series of wild strikes but Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawrence misses with a looping left.
Lawrence throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Collins counters with a good low kick that Lawrence was not able to check.
Lawrence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawrence is just out of range.
Lawrence misses with a looping right.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut.
Lawrence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawrence misses with a jab to the body
and Collins counters with a body kick that stops Lawrence in his tracks momentarily.
Collins looks to land a combination. Lawrence sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Collins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawrence can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Collins counters with a one-two to the body.
Lawrence gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Collins.
Collins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The cut above Anthony Lawrence's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A lazy left from Collins finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Collins throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lawrence tries to move into range but Collins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lawrence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Collins instigates a clinch.
Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence misses with a double jab
and Collins counters with a left and a right that stings Lawrence.
Collins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Collins.
Collins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
David Collins is winning the standup battle so far.
Collins ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Collins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.
Collins throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Collins counters with a low kick, right behind Lawrence 's knee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Lawrence throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawrence throws a sloppy body shot
and Collins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Collins dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Collins avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab lands there for Lawrence.
David Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawrence misses with a low kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lawrence in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Collins misses with a straight right.
Collins slips a jab from Lawrence.
Collins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Collins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawrence looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Collins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lawrence misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lawrence lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A head kick misses from Collins.
Lawrence scores with a nice right hand.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the body
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence misses the body punch
and Collins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Collins misses with a series of wild punches.
Lawrence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Collins tries to clinch but Lawrence is having none of it.
A punch combination from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence throws a predictable looking body shot
and Collins counters with a left and a right that stings Lawrence.
Lawrence takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lawrence.
Collins cracks Lawrence with an open hand slap.
Nice body kick there by Collins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Collins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lawrence misses the body punch
and Collins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Collins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Collins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawrence throws a hook to the side of Collins's head but Collins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Collins moves out of range.
Collins tries to bum rush Lawrence with a series of wild strikes but Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lawrence fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Collins on the side of the head.
Lawrence has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lawrence misses with a kick to the body
and Collins counters with a three punch combo that has Lawrence backing up. Lawrence nods at Collins to acknowledge the strikes.
Lawrence connects with the punch.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Collins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Collins misses with a kick to the body.
Lawrence throws a leg kick
and Collins counters with a three punch combo that has Lawrence backing up. Lawrence nods at Collins to acknowledge the strikes.
Lawrence fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Collins is out of range.
Anthony Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Collins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawrence moves out of range of the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Collins.
Well Collins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David 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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