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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clone Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Junior Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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222 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Junior Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clone Coleman !
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Coleman avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva tries to hold on but Coleman postures up.
Coleman unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Coleman looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Coleman with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva taking shots to the head.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Coleman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Coleman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Coleman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva wants to hold on but Coleman pushes him away.
Coleman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva tries to hold on but Coleman postures up.
Coleman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Coleman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Coleman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Coleman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Coleman raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Coleman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Silva tries to hold on but Coleman postures up.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Coleman maintains control.
Coleman with a couple of short strikes.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Coleman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Coleman wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Coleman taking shots to the head.
Coleman is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Coleman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva prevents Coleman from getting the reversal.
Coleman tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva has control of Coleman 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Coleman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clone Coleman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Coleman has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Coleman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Coleman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva tries to sprawl but Coleman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Coleman , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Coleman is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Coleman is looking to pass into half guard but Silva pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Silva is in guard.
Clone Coleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Coleman trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Coleman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Clone Coleman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Coleman looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Junior Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clone Coleman .
Coleman tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Coleman thinking.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
Silva scores with a jab. Coleman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Clone Coleman has been cut.
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!
Silva takes a swing at Coleman 's ribcage but misses.
Junior Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Coleman off the cage and back into range.
Coleman blocks a jab.
Coleman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clone Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Coleman in his tracks.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Coleman seems unphased.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Coleman 's defenses.
Coleman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Coleman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Coleman sprawling to the canvas. Silva follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Coleman hang on?
Coleman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Coleman is working away.
Coleman is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Coleman tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Coleman seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva is looking to advance position but Coleman won't allow it.
Coleman tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Coleman is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control from the bottom.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coleman is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Coleman stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Coleman tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coleman shoots and misses
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Coleman 's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clone Coleman 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Coleman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Coleman enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Coleman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Coleman has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Coleman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Coleman is keeping the position.
Coleman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coleman wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Coleman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coleman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Clone Coleman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Coleman fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva takes a swing at Coleman 's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Coleman on the side of the head.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coleman .
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Coleman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Coleman with an uppercut!
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Coleman 's head but Coleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Silva misses.
Coleman with a poor takedown
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Coleman , who protects the arm well.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coleman keeps working.
Silva 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.
Coleman is looking for a sweep.
Coleman taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
Silva controlling the position.
Silva trying to control the action but Coleman is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva controls the position from side control.
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silva controls the position.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coleman keeps working.
Silva slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Coleman controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Coleman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Coleman gets back to half guard.
Coleman is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Coleman is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Coleman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Silva!
Junior Silva made sure to mention his sponsor, MMA ANIMAL in his post fight interview.
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