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Event:
Pulse 26
Date: May 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Heras fails with a takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Heras blocks the low kick.
Heras lands a jab-cross combination.
Lance Heras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morinoivcus shoots in looking for a takedown but Heras manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morinoivcus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Heras shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morinoivcus as he jumps to the side.
Morinoivcus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heras is looking to counter punch.
Heras connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Morinoivcus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heras working hard to break the clinch.#TD2#
Morinoivcus pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB2#
Morinoivcus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morinoivcus pulls Heras in close to prevent any damage.
Heras has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T1##SUB2#
Morinoivcus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Heras gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SU#
Heras stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morinoivcus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Heras's waist but Heras gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morinoivcus off to one side.
Heras tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morinoivcus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heras with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heras tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morinoivcus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Heras somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Heras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Heras. #T2#
Morinoivcus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick by Morinoivcus misses
and Heras counters with a series of strikes. Morinoivcus will be more careful next time no doubt.
No luck for Heras with that takedown attempt. #TD2#
Morinoivcus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Heras is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Morinoivcus dives into side control.
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!#REVR#
Heras takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Morinoivcus tries to advance to mount but can't. #T3#
Morinoivcus working the head with strikes.
Morinoivcus trying to control the position but Heras is working away.
Heras is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Morinoivcus is controlling him well.
Heras on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Morinoivcus advances nicely into full mount.
Morinoivcus working away from the top, dropping strikes.#SUB2#
Heras defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Morinoivcus.
Morinoivcus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T4#
Heras is trying to escape the mount.
Morinoivcus content just to control the position here.
Morinoivcus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morinoivcus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morinoivcus working Heras over with strikes here.
Heras is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morinoivcus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Heras tries to reverse the position but Morinoivcus maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislav Morinoivcus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Heras scores with a punch to the head.
Heras shoots for a double leg takedown but Morinoivcus sprawls well. He's pushed Heras's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Heras sets himself, and Morinoivcus steps forward looking for the clinch! Heras avoids it this time.
Heras throws a combination that misses #CL2#
and Morinoivcus moves into the clinch.#BC#
Heras manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Morinoivcus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morinoivcus looking for a takedown.
Morinoivcus jumps guard but Heras stands there with Morinoivcus around his waist. Morinoivcus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD2#
Morinoivcus turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Morinoivcus manages to end up in side control.
Heras tries to improve position but can't.
Morinoivcus tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Heras tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morinoivcus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Heras knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morinoivcus on the ground.#T1#
Morinoivcus lands a nice forearm strike.
Heras is trying to improve his position.
Morinoivcus wants to stand but Heras is controlling his arm.
Heras takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morinoivcus works to advance to full mount. Heras defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Morinoivcus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#SUB2#
Morinoivcus looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Morinoivcus is landing with some decent strikes but Heras is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#T2##SUB2#
Morinoivcus is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Heras is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Heras flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Morinoivcus anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Heras and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Morinoivcus slips an arm under Heras chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Morinoivcus has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Morinoivcus is squeezing on Heras like an anaconda would it's prey. Heras fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Stanislav Morinoivcus!
Stanislav Morinoivcus opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Event:
Pulse 22
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Heras crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Munk - the referee stops the clock and Heras gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Munk. Heras manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Munk shoots in but no luck this time. #CL2#
Heras darts in and clinches Munk up against the ropes.
Heras effectively controlling the action here.
Heras is trying to break the clinch but Munk has him pressed against the ropes.
Munk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heras trying to land knees to the body.
Munk is trying to pull guard but Heras has him pressed against the ropes.
Munk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Heras breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heras scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Munk has been working on his balance at Cozad MMA Tokyo, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Heras.
Heras goes for a double leg but Munk avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Munk continues to drive forward.
Munk scores with a kick to the body.
Munk stuns Heras with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Munk. Heras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heras follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Heras looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#T1#
Munk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Heras defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CP Munk. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Heras forces Munk back against the ropes and clinches.
Heras tries to circle away but Munk has him pinned against the ropes.
Heras tries to circle away but Munk has him pinned against the ropes.
Munk landing knees to the body.
Munk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Heras just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Munk misses with the head strike.
Munk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heras blocks it with crossed arms.
Heras is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#BC2#
Heras manages to break the clinch.
#T2#
Heras tries to score a power double leg takedown but Munk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Heras somewhat.
Munk feints a jab promting Heras to slip. Munk then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Heras slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Heras uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munk.
Heras slips a jab and a cross from Munk.
Munk scores with a spinning back kick!#CL#
Munk takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heras tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Munk avoids it.
Munk misses with a punch to the body.
Munk throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Munk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heras is defending well for now.
Munk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Munk lands a nice uppercut.
Heras wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Munk lands with a light punch inside.
Munk landing knees to the body.
Munk tries to land knees in the clinch but Heras avoids the damage to the body.
Munk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heras is keeping busy.
Heras blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Heras pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heras misses the body punch
and Munk counters with a one-two to the body. #CL2#
Heras closes the distance and pushes Munk back into the ropes.#T4#
Heras misses with a knee strike.
Munk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munk has a couple of punches blocked by Heras.
Munk is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Heras tries to land a knee to the head but Munk blocks with his arms.
Munk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munk is working for takedown but Heras is calmly controlling the position for now.
Munk pressing his opponent against the ropes. #BC2#
Heras's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Heras does no damage.
Heras throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Munk to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CP Munk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Heras shoots in looking for a takedown but Munk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Heras's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A punch combination from Munk misses. #CL#
Munk closes the distance and pushes Heras back into the ropes.
Munk tries to land knees in the clinch but Heras avoids the damage to the body.
Munk pushes Heras back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Munk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Munk keeps control of Heras as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Munk wants to take the fight to the mat but Heras manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Heras blocks a body shot from Munk.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Munk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heras wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Munk has him pressed against the ropes.
Munk can't find room to land a body shot as Heras controls the action.
Heras wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Munk lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T1#
Munk fails to pull guard.
Munk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heras avoids it.
Heras has had enough of the clinch but Munk keeps him there for the moment.
Munk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Munk - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Munk.
Heras working hard to break the clinch.
CP Munk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Munk tries a body shot but Heras blocks it.
Munk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heras's face.
Munk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heras is defending well for now.
Heras wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Munk has him pressed against the ropes.
Munk lands a good knee to the midsection. Heras won't want to take too many of those.#T2#
Heras can't break the clinch.
Munk lands with a light punch inside.
Munk is pushing Heras up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Munk is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CP Munk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heras wants to get back to striking at distance but Munk won't allow it.
Heras has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Munk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heras can turn it around.
Heras is trying to push Munk away but Munk has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Munk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Munk is trying to stall.
Munk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heras's defenses. #CUT#
It looks like Lance Heras has been cut.#T3#
Munk is trying to stall.
Heras blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Munk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heras is trying to force a seperation but Munk has the dominant position.
Munk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Heras gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Heras managing to block the knees to the body from Munk.
Heras tries to break the clinch but Munk is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Munk throws an elbow but misses.
Munk stalling.
#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Heras wants to break the clinch but can't.
Munk misses with the head strike.
Heras is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Heras is trying to break the clinch but Munk has him pressed against the ropes.
Heras looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Munk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Munk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heras wants to get back to striking at distance but Munk won't allow it.
Munk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heras's efforts to push away.
Munk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Herass head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CP Munk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lance Heras's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Heras clinches.
Munk dodges an elbow strike from Heras.
Munk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heras's elbow.
Munk misses with a punch on the inside.
Heras tries to stall but Munk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Heras lands a left hand.
Heras is trying to break the clinch but Munk is controlling him.
Heras managing to block the knees to the body from Munk.
Munk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Heras is defending well.
Munk misses with a body punch.
Heras takes an elbow to the temple.
Heras wants to break free but Munk has control.
Heras wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Munk has him pressed against the ropes.#T1#
Heras tries to break free but Munk pushes him back against the ropes.
Heras tries a body shot but Munk blocks it.
Munk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heras can do to turn this around?
Heras is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Munk.
Munk pushes Heras back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Munk tries a body shot but Heras blocks it.
Heras wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heras is looking to break free of the clinch but Munk has double underhooks.
Munk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Munk wants to stall.
Munk missing with knees to the body.
Munk effectively controlling the action here.#T2##BC2#
Heras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Munk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Heras with that takedown attempt.
Heras takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#CL2#
Heras rushes Munk and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Heras looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Munk scores with a shoulder strike.
Heras wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Munk has him pressed against the ropes.#BC2#
Heras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Munk pushes Heras up against the ropes in a clinch.#T3#
Munk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heras avoiding damage as Munk throws knees to the body.
Munk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC2#
Heras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heras shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Munk as he jumps to the side. #TD2#
Heras looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Munk!
Heras takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Munk is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Heras off and has taken his back!
Munk throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Munk 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.
Munk misses with punches from the back.
CP Munk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Munk slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heras manages to reverse the position and now he's in Munk's guard. Nice work there by Heras.
Heras won't allow Munk to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Heras is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Munk is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Munk has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Lance Heras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Munk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
CP Munk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Munk 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CP Munk!
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Event:
Pulse 16
Date: Mar 19, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Heras darts in and clinches Coleman up against the ropes.
Heras avoiding damage.
Heras takes a shot to the head. #BC2#
Heras breaks the clinch.
Coleman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Coleman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#TD2#
Heras scores with a takedown into Coleman's guard.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the ropes. Coleman manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Coleman. #BC2#
Heras's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
Heras gets a double leg takedown into Coleman's guard.
Coleman wants to stand and escape but Heras is having none of it.
Heras slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Coleman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T1#
Coleman tries to strike from the bottom.
Heras wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Heras advances position into side control!
Heras tries to advance to mount but Coleman denies him.
Coleman trying to control but Heras flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Heras tries to keep control of the position but Coleman is staying busy.#T2##SUB2#
Heras looking to break Coleman's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Coleman remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Heras will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Coleman is covering up but some of the strikes from Heras are getting through and doing damage.
A lull in the action here.
Heras looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
#SUB2#
Heras working for the choke.
Heras thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent. #SUB2#
Heras is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Coleman defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Coleman tries to escape but Heras has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #T3#
Coleman wants to control his opponent's hands but Heras gets his hands free.
Coleman is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Heras throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Heras tries to get the hooks in deep but Coleman pushed the leg off.
Heras controlling well, preventing Coleman from escaping the position.
#SUB2#
Heras is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Coleman defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #SUB2#
Heras tightening his grip on Coleman, looking for the choke.
Heras looks winded!
Coleman is trying to get back to his feet but Heras has full control of the position and if anything, Coleman has just worked his way into a worse spot.#T4#
Coleman is in bad spot here.
Heras is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Coleman. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Coleman wants to get back to his feet.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Heras.
Coleman tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Heras dominating with strikes here.
Heras can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coleman is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Heras dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Sloppy strikes from Coleman. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Coleman does no damage.
Heras will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Coleman appears to be looking for a big counter.#TD2#
Heras shoots in and gets a takedown into Coleman's guard.
Coleman looking for a sweep. Not yet Coleman, not yet.
Heras wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Coleman wants to sweep but no luck.
Heras wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Heras stopping the sweep attempt from Coleman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman is looking to stand up but Heras isn't so interested in that idea.
Heras postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T1#
Heras 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.
Coleman wants to stand and escape but Heras is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Heras drives through with a takedown into guard. #SU2#
Coleman is working an open guard so Heras takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#TD2#
Heras gets a double leg takedown into Coleman's guard.#ES#
Coleman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Heras is breathing heavily.
Coleman leaves Heras with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Heras fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coleman avoids it really well and circles away.
Seth Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Heras.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman tries to clinch but Heras is having none of it. #T2#
Coleman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Heras.
Heras swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coleman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CUT#
It looks like Lance Heras has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick from Coleman lands but Heras takes it in his stride.
Coleman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from Coleman.
Coleman throws a combination. Heras tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A head kick misses from Coleman. #CL2#
Heras has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Coleman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coleman scores with a three punch combo!
Coleman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Coleman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Heras backs up against the ropes.
#CL#
Coleman closes the distance and pushes Heras back into the ropes.#BC2#
Heras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heras fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Coleman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
Coleman stuffs the takedown attempt from Heras. Heras gets slowly back to his feet.
Coleman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Coleman throws a right hand that Heras ducks under and follows up with a left that Heras also avoids with ease.
Heras connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coleman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heras circles away quickly and effectively.#TD2#
Heras fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Coleman to the ground. Heras is now in Coleman's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB2#
Heras drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Coleman dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Coleman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB2#
Heras looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Heras wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
Heras tries to strike from the bottom.
#SU#
Coleman stands and steps away. Heras gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A left and a right from Coleman both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heras circles away quickly and effectively.
Heras slips a jab and a cross from Coleman.
#CL2#
Heras pushes Coleman up against the ropes in a clinch.
Coleman tries to break free but Heras pushes him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Heras manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Heras clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Heras breaks from the clinch.
Coleman throws a head kick that misses.
Heras doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#CL2#
Heras clinches up with Coleman and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Coleman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lance Heras's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Heras moves into the clinch successfully.
Heras blocks a body shot from Coleman.
A knee to the head by Heras.
Heras has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Coleman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heras can turn it around.
Heras prevents Coleman from breaking the clinch.
Heras putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Coleman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#BC2#
Heras's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seth Coleman is winning the standup battle so far.
Heras shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coleman pinned against the ropes. Coleman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #TD2#
Heras shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Heras was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Coleman parries the strikes from Heras easily there. Heras is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Coleman to escape.
Heras postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
#T1#
Coleman is not content to let Heras control the position.
Heras takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes there by Heras.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Heras in side control, throwing shots but Coleman defends.
Coleman regains half guard.
Heras working the head and body with strikes.
Heras not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#ES#
Coleman manages to escape and get back to his feet! #T2#
Coleman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Heras shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coleman as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Coleman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Heras avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heras darts in looking for a takedown but Coleman gets double underhooks and turns Heras into the ropes.
Seth Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Heras.
Coleman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Coleman duly obliges. #CUT#
That has opened up Lance Heras's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman misses with a double jab.
Heras avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Coleman or perhaps it was just good defense by Heras, which made it look bad. #CL2#
Heras closes the distance and clinches.
Coleman tries to circle away but Heras has him pinned against the ropes.#BC#
Coleman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coleman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Seth Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T3#
Heras has his takedown stuffed
and Coleman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Heras is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coleman throws a series of strikes that have Heras backpedaling.
A head kick misses from Coleman. #CL2#
Heras rushes Coleman and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Heras manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Heras instigates a clinch.
Coleman wants to get back to striking at distance but Heras won't allow it.
Heras misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman is trying to break free.
Heras keeps control of Coleman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T4#
Coleman has Heras pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Heras manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #BC2#
Heras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coleman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Coleman stuffs the takedown.
Heras avoids the head kick by Coleman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heras shoots in for a takedown but Coleman shows good takedown defense.
Heras darts in trying to clinch
and Coleman counters with a left and a right that stings Heras.
Coleman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Heras back to the ropes. Coleman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heras can do to turn this around?
Heras shoots for a double leg takedown but Coleman sprawls well. He's pushed Heras's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Heras slips a jab and a cross from Coleman.
Coleman shoots for a double leg takedown but Heras sprawls well. He's pushed Coleman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Heras shoots for a takedown but Coleman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Coleman 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Coleman!
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