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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Squanch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman comes to the cage accompanied by Home again. Squanch has chosen Animal as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Sam Squanch enters the cage!
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226 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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272 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Squanch!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Coleman.
Squanch misses with the combination.
Squanch fails to land the takedown.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Coleman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Coleman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
You get the feeling that Squanch really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Coleman looking to finish with strikes here!
Coleman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Squanch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coleman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Squanch blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by Coleman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Squanch tries to hold on but Coleman pushes him away.
Coleman punching from mount but Squanch doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Coleman unloads with some shots from mount but Squanch bucks and avoids them well.
Coleman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Coleman unloads with some shots from mount but Squanch bucks and avoids them well.
Squanch wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Coleman.
Coleman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Coleman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman with shots to the head and body - Squanch looks very uncomfortable down there.
Squanch is looking to get to half guard.
Coleman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Coleman working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Squanch tries to hold on but Coleman pushes him away.
Coleman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman throws some wild stikes that Squanch manages to avoid easily.
Squanch holds on for dear life, controlling Coleman's posture momentarily.
Coleman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Squanch because Coleman loaded up on that one.
Coleman scoring with strikes but Squanch is staying in there.
Squanch avoids a series of strikes thrown by Coleman.
Coleman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Coleman tries to control but Squanch wriggling away.
Coleman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Squanch takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman lands a big elbow.
Coleman tries to control but Squanch wriggling away.
Coleman with shots to the head and body - Squanch looks very uncomfortable down there.
Coleman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman thowing shots but they're missing.
Squanch is squirming around, avoiding Coleman's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Coleman misses.
Jab from Coleman.
Mark Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Squanch misses with an uppercut. Coleman saw that one coming.
Coleman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Squanch's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Coleman is trying to ground and pound but Squanch uses the momentary lack of control by Coleman to regain half guard.
Coleman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman thows a huge punch but Squanch dodges it nicely.
Coleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Squanch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman.
Squanch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman.
Coleman wants to free his trapped foot but Squanch is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Squanch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Squanch can do to turn this around?
Squanch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Squanch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Coleman wants to clinch.
Squanch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Squanch thuds his right hand into Coleman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Squanch ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squanch cracks Coleman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Coleman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Coleman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Squanch lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Coleman closes the distance and clinches.
Coleman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Squanch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coleman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Squanchs head.
Coleman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coleman misses with some punches.
Coleman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Squanch blocking some punches.
Coleman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coleman digs a right hand underneath Squanch's ribcage. Squanch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Coleman manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Coleman. No joy for Squanch on that attempt.
Jab, jab by Squanch - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coleman doesn't manage to clinch there - Squanch circles away.
Coleman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coleman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mark Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coleman wants to clinch up but Squanch keeps it at a distance.
Squanch misses with a hook. Coleman ducked under it nicely.
Squanch sizes up Coleman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Squanch defending well as Coleman loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Squanch misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Coleman misses the target.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Squanch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coleman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Squanch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coleman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Squanch looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Squanch is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Coleman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman tries to move into full mount but can't pass Squanch's legs.
Squanch gets back to half guard.
Coleman is working for a kimura but Squanch is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman thows a huge punch but Squanch dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Squanch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Coleman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coleman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Coleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mark Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman is looking to advance position but Squanch won't allow it.
Squanch regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Coleman.
Squanch working a defensive guard here.
Coleman passes Squanch's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman wants to pass to mount but Squanch is defending the position.
Coleman is trying to control the action in half guard but Squanch is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Coleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Squanch's head.
Coleman is trying to control the action in half guard but Squanch is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Coleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Squanch is looking to control Coleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Squanch avoid being mounted?
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Squanch throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coleman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Squanch looks to land a right hand but Coleman moved out of range.
Coleman missing with a left hand there. Squanch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Squanch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coleman.
Coleman wants to clinch up but Squanch keeps it at a distance.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Coleman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Squanch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Squanch counters with a two punch combo.
A jab lands there for Squanch.
Squanch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Squanch lands a right hook to the body.
Coleman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Squanch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Squanch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coleman but Coleman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squanch moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Coleman drops his hands momentarily and Squanch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Squanch throws a one two combo.
Coleman is rocked!
Squanch lunges at Coleman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Coleman's hand.
Oh Coleman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Squanch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coleman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coleman seems to have got his legs back now.
Coleman doesn't manage to clinch there - Squanch circles away.
Squanch tries to clinch up.
Coleman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coleman tries to clinch but Squanch is having none of it.
Squanch throws a jab when Coleman was well out of range.
Coleman tries to clinch up but Squanch circles away and keeps his distance.
Squanch keeps the fight on the outside.
Coleman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Squanch manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Coleman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Squanch keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squanch keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.
Squanch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman trying to control but Squanch is working from the bottom.
Coleman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Squanch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Squanch 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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