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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Sauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tero Sauna acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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275 lbs
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225 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Sauna!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Tero Sauna has been cut.
Coleman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Coleman taking a breather here.
Coleman is chipping away with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sauna sneaks back into half guard.
Sauna is looking to control Coleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sauna avoid being mounted?
Coleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coleman wants to pass the guard but Sauna is defending well.
Sauna is looking to control Coleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sauna avoid being mounted?
Coleman trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauna is looking to improve his position.
Coleman is taking a breather. Sauna says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman winds up and cracks Sauna with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sauna is looking to improve his position.
Sauna pushes Coleman off looking to stand but Coleman dives back in and keeps control.
Coleman drops an elbow to the side of Sauna's head.
Coleman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sauna doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Coleman.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Sauna's hands, connecting with Sauna's forehead.
Sauna looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sauna is trying to maintain the position but Coleman is very close to passing his half guard.
Coleman trying to mount his opponent but Sauna defends it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Coleman is taking a breather. Sauna says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Coleman passes the guard and advances to mount!
Coleman lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sauna is bucking up trying to escape but Coleman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sauna is looking to escape.
Coleman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Coleman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Coleman dominating with strikes here.
Coleman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sauna is in a horrible position here. Coleman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Coleman controlling the position easily from mount.
Coleman looking to secure an arm triangle but Sauna defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control but Sauna is having none of it.
Coleman scoring with strikes but Sauna is staying in there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Coleman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Coleman unloading with bombs!
Coleman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sauna is rocked!
Coleman wants to finish this one by submission but Sauna is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Coleman.
Sauna is still in real trouble! Can Coleman finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sauna can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Coleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tero Sauna's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Coleman lands an overhand right.
Sauna seems to have recovered his senses.
Coleman darts in and clinches Sauna up against the cage.
Sauna avoiding damage as Coleman throws knees to the body.
Coleman is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sauna can't fight it off and eventually Coleman manages to take the fight to the floor. Sauna looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coleman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sauna keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sauna is breathing heavily.
Coleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sauna's head.
Coleman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Coleman prevents Sauna from getting back to his feet.
Sauna trying to control the position.
Sauna wants to stand and escape but Coleman is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Coleman gets a takedown into half guard.
Coleman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauna is refusing to be controlled, as Coleman sits in half guard.
Coleman working Sauna over with strikes.
Coleman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sauna!
Coleman landing shots from mount.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sauna can do to turn this around?
Sauna swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sauna hang on?
Coleman controlling his opponent.
Sauna takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sauna in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Coleman looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Coleman landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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 Sauna's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Coleman.
Coleman raining down shots from the mount!
Coleman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Coleman.
Sauna is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Coleman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sauna is rocked!
Coleman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sauna is still in real trouble! Can Coleman finish him?
Coleman punishing his opponent with strikes.
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman controlling from the full mount.
Sauna seems to have recovered his senses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Coleman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tero Sauna's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sauna misses with the head strike.
Coleman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandon Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman scores with a nice head shot.
Coleman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sauna prevents Coleman from moving into mount.
Sauna tries to buck Coleman off but Coleman is having none of it.
Brandon Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sauna seems a little lost for a moment, as Coleman dominates the positioning.
Sauna takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coleman is trying to move to mount but Sauna reverses beautifully and ends up in Coleman's guard.
Coleman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman wants to sweep but no luck.
Coleman trying to strike off his back.
Coleman tries to strike from the bottom.
Sauna has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Coleman is proving hard to escape from.
Sauna is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Coleman working a defensive guard here.
Coleman working for a triangle but Sauna defends it easily.
Sauna wants to stand and escape but instead Coleman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two 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.
Coleman is stalling in the full guard.
Sauna wants to stand and escape but Coleman is having none of it.
Coleman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Coleman stays in close to Sauna's body and controls the position.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman stays in close to Sauna's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sauna for as long as he can get away with.
Coleman passes into half guard.
Coleman passes to full mount!
Sauna tries to buck Coleman off but he can't manage it.
Coleman controlling the position easily from mount.
Coleman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sauna?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sauna is bucking up trying to escape but Coleman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Coleman controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coleman 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Coleman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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