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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ariel Martinez Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ariel Martinez Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez Jr checks a leg kick.
Martinez Jr looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Coleman misses with a wild combination.
Martinez Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coleman is fending him off so far but Martinez Jr persists. Nope, Coleman circles away and we're back to standing.
Coleman scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Ariel Martinez Jr has been cut.
Martinez Jr tries to clinch but Coleman is having none of it.
Coleman fails with the takedown.
Coleman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Coleman drops Martinez Jr with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Martinez Jr looks back up at him and smiles so Coleman waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Coleman.
Coleman throws a leg kick but Martinez Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Coleman moves into range and clinches up with Martinez Jr.
Coleman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coleman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coleman drags the fight down to the ground.
Coleman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Coleman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martinez Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman is trying to keep Martinez Jr in close.
Coleman has Martinez Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
Coleman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martinez Jr won't allow Coleman to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Coleman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Martinez Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Martinez Jr slips a jab and a cross from Coleman.
Martinez Jr gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Coleman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman trying to control but Martinez Jr is working from the bottom.
Martinez Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Martinez Jr wants to get back to his feet but Coleman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martinez Jr is trying to keep Coleman in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Coleman slips nicely into half guard.
Coleman tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ariel Martinez Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Coleman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Martinez Jr's guard.
Coleman wanted to stand there but Martinez Jr had control of the position.
Coleman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coleman wants to stand but Martinez Jr has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martinez Jr wants to improve his position but instead Coleman has moved into half guard.
Martinez Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Coleman shoots in but no luck this time.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Coleman.
A punch combination from Coleman misses.
Coleman tries to clinch but Martinez Jr moves away
and Martinez Jr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Coleman's guard now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Coleman can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez Jr preventing the sweep.
Martinez Jr looking to pass the guard.
Martinez Jr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Coleman misses with a combination
and Martinez Jr counters with a head kick.
Mark Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman looks to clinch
and Martinez Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Coleman wants to get back to striking at distance but Martinez Jr won't allow it.
Martinez Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coleman's efforts to push away.
Coleman looking to stall.
Martinez Jr turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Martinez Jr manages to end up in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coleman keeps working.
Coleman wants to control but Martinez Jr postures up.
Martinez Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Coleman is defending well.
Martinez Jr misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Martinez Jr trying to control the position but Coleman is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ariel Martinez Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ariel Martinez Jr's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Martinez Jr wants to clinch up but Coleman keeps it at a distance.
Coleman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Martinez Jr!
Martinez Jr tries to hold on but Coleman pushes him away.
Coleman controlling from mount.
Coleman wants to control the pace but Martinez Jr is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez Jr really wants to buck Coleman off and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Coleman controlling the position easily from mount.
Coleman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Martinez Jr is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez Jr tries to hold on but Coleman postures up.
Coleman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mark Coleman just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coleman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coleman throws a combination that misses
and Martinez Jr counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Coleman!
Coleman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Martinez Jr sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Coleman.
I think Coleman 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark 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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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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