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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KEVIN COLEMAN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rich Spencer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to KEVIN COLEMAN's chin.
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rich Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, KEVIN COLEMAN!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer stuffs the takedown.
Spencer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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 lands a big elbow.
COLEMAN trying to control but Spencer is having none of it.
COLEMAN lands a big shot there that rocks Spencer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Spencer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Spencer taking shots to the head.
COLEMAN landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
COLEMAN dominating with strikes here.
Spencer is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
COLEMAN lands a big shot there that rocks Spencer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Spencer wants to try and get back to his feet.
COLEMAN is landing with some decent strikes but Spencer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
COLEMAN scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spencer?
COLEMAN breaks from Spencer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
COLEMAN scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
COLEMAN dominating with strikes here.
COLEMAN is landing with some decent strikes but Spencer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
COLEMAN lands with some strikes.
Spencer tries to buck COLEMAN off but he can't manage it.
COLEMAN lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Spencer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Spencer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
COLEMAN lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Spencer is trying to stand up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
COLEMAN lands a nice shot to the head.
COLEMAN won't let Spencer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
COLEMAN is in the full mount, landing strikes.
COLEMAN landing strikes from the mount.
COLEMAN looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer wants to get back to his feet.
COLEMAN wants to control the pace but Spencer is squirming around nicely.
Spencer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
COLEMAN lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
COLEMAN postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Spencer looks a forlorn figure.
COLEMAN won't let Spencer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
COLEMAN landing strikes, looking to finish!
Spencer wants to try and get back to his feet.
Spencer trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
COLEMAN lands a nice shot to the head.
Spencer is in a horrible position here. COLEMAN smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
COLEMAN controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
COLEMAN looking to finish Spencer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Spencer!
Spencer wants to try and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by COLEMAN.
COLEMAN in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
COLEMAN scoring with strikes but Spencer is staying in there.
Spencer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Spencer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
COLEMAN cracks Spencer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Spencer's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
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 Spencer's face.
Spencer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is in a horrible position here. COLEMAN smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
COLEMAN is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Spencer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
COLEMAN is in the full mount, landing strikes.
COLEMAN is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Spencer is bucking up trying to escape but COLEMAN cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Spencer is trying to stand up.
Spencer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Spencer is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
COLEMAN tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
COLEMAN looking to finish Spencer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Spencer!
COLEMAN lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
COLEMAN looking to finish Spencer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Spencer!
Spencer is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KEVIN COLEMAN dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Spencer tries to clinch but COLEMAN is having none of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from COLEMAN.
COLEMAN fails with a takedown attempt.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but COLEMAN paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spencer doesn't manage to clinch there - COLEMAN circles away.
Spencer tries to clinch but COLEMAN is having none of it.
Spencer tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer is looking to clinch but COLEMAN is avoiding it.
Spencer tries to clinch up.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch up but COLEMAN swats him away and circles back towards the center.
COLEMAN swats away the attempt to clinch by Spencer.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch up but COLEMAN swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from COLEMAN is defended easily by Spencer.
Rich Spencer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KEVIN COLEMAN.
COLEMAN is breathing heavily.
Spencer wants to clinch up but COLEMAN keeps it at a distance.
Spencer wants to clinch up but COLEMAN keeps it at a distance.
COLEMAN swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spencer wants to clinch up but COLEMAN keeps it at a distance.
Spencer tries to clinch but COLEMAN moves out of range.
Spencer tries to clinch but COLEMAN moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from COLEMAN is defended easily by Spencer.
Rich Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Spencer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spencer tries to clinch up.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch but COLEMAN swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spencer tries to clinch up but COLEMAN circles away and keeps his distance.
COLEMAN swats away the attempt to clinch by Spencer.
Spencer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spencer doesn't manage to clinch there - COLEMAN circles away.
Spencer tries to clinch but COLEMAN is having none of it.
COLEMAN swats away the attempt to clinch by Spencer.
COLEMAN circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spencer moves in looking to clinch but COLEMAN pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
COLEMAN keeps the fight on the outside.
Spencer tries to clinch up but COLEMAN circles away and keeps his distance.
Spencer wants to clinch up but COLEMAN keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from COLEMAN.
Spencer tries to clinch up.
Spencer tries to clinch but COLEMAN is having none of it.
Spencer tries to clinch but COLEMAN is having none of it.
Rich Spencer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by COLEMAN or perhaps it was just good defense by Spencer which made him look bad.
Spencer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spencer tries to clinch there but COLEMAN circles away.
Spencer tries to clinch but COLEMAN is having none of it.
Spencer wants to clinch up but COLEMAN keeps it at a distance.
Spencer tries to clinch but COLEMAN moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Spencer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spencer is looking to clinch but COLEMAN is avoiding it.
Spencer tries to clinch up.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch but COLEMAN swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
COLEMAN feints and as Spencer raises his hands in defense, COLEMAN changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
COLEMAN prevents Spencer from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells COLEMAN's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
COLEMAN working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
COLEMAN lands a couple of decent looking shots.
COLEMAN content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
COLEMAN postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
COLEMAN prevents Spencer from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Spencer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
COLEMAN circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but COLEMAN paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KEVIN COLEMAN showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Spencer is looking to clinch but COLEMAN is avoiding it.
COLEMAN shoots for a double leg takedown but Spencer sprawls well. He's pushed COLEMAN's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spencer is looking to clinch but COLEMAN is avoiding it.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch up but COLEMAN swats him away and circles back towards the center.
COLEMAN circles away from the clinch attempt.
COLEMAN avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spencer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spencer tries to clinch but COLEMAN moves out of range.
Spencer is looking to clinch.
Spencer tries to clinch but COLEMAN is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
COLEMAN swats away the attempt to clinch by Spencer.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch but COLEMAN swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spencer tries to clinch up.
Spencer fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spencer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
COLEMAN should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Spencer is looking to clinch but COLEMAN is avoiding it.
Spencer is looking to clinch but COLEMAN is avoiding it.
Spencer wants to clinch up but COLEMAN keeps it at a distance.
Spencer wants to clinch.
COLEMAN keeps the fight on the outside.
Spencer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spencer wants to clinch.
Spencer tries to clinch up but COLEMAN circles away and keeps his distance.
Spencer stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spencer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spencer tries to clinch there but COLEMAN circles away.
COLEMAN looks for a takedown but Spencer sprawls well.
Rich Spencer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KEVIN COLEMAN.
COLEMAN takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spencer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spencer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
COLEMAN fails to land the takedown.
COLEMAN avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spencer wants to clinch.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch but COLEMAN swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spencer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
COLEMAN fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
COLEMAN keeps the fight on the outside.
Spencer wants to clinch up but COLEMAN keeps it at a distance.
Spencer wants to clinch.
Spencer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
COLEMAN avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spencer wants to clinch up but COLEMAN keeps it at a distance.
COLEMAN circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spencer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spencer moves in looking to clinch but COLEMAN pushes him off.
Spencer tries to clinch but COLEMAN is having none of it.
Spencer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spencer wants to clinch up but COLEMAN keeps it at a distance.
Spencer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spencer wants to clinch up but COLEMAN keeps it at a distance.
COLEMAN circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spencer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
COLEMAN shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spencer as he avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spencer tries to clinch up but COLEMAN circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spencer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rich Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
KEVIN COLEMAN is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but COLEMAN paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Spencer showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KEVIN COLEMAN!
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energy
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hype
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