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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Cyrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Coleman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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242 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Cyrus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cyrus.
Cyrus clinches up against the cage.
Coleman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cyrus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cyrus moves into the clinch successfully.
Cyrus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Coleman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cyrus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Coleman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cyrus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Randy Cyrus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Coleman.
Cyrus lands a nice shot to the body.
Coleman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cyrus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cyrus scores with a hook.
Coleman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cyrus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cyrus is trying to break free.
Cyrus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Coleman keeps control of Cyrus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Coleman can't get the takedown.
Coleman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cyrus prevents it.
Coleman looks gassed!
Coleman is working for takedown but Cyrus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Coleman keeps control of Cyrus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cyrus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coleman is working for takedown but Cyrus is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyrus tries to circle away but Coleman has him pinned against the cage.
Cyrus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cyrus lands with a right to the head.
Cyrus lands a body punch.
Cyrus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Coleman can't get the takedown.
Coleman has Cyrus pressed against the cage, preventing Cyrus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cyrus tries to break the clinch but Coleman is controlling the position.
Cyrus successfully pulls guard.
Cyrus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cyrus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Coleman is aware though and is defending well.
Cyrus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coleman's guard.
Cyrus throwing strikes but missing.
Coleman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cyrus off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Cyrus finds it's way through Coleman's defenses.
Cyrus shoots and misses
and Coleman counters with a single leg into guard. Cyrus didn't expect that.
Coleman prevents Cyrus from getting back to his feet.
Cyrus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Coleman on the ground.
Cyrus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cyrus pushes Coleman off and gets back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cyrus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coleman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coleman has a takedown stuffed.
Cyrus blocks a jab.
Cyrus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Coleman swivels and escapes.
Coleman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cyrus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyrus struggling a bit here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cyrus is trying to get back to half guard.
Coleman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Coleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coleman is putting a hurting on Cyrus here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cyrus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cyrus tries to get out of the position.
Coleman scores with punches from side control.
Coleman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cyrus to see if he's OK.
Cyrus is looking to reverse the position.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
Cyrus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Coleman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control the position but Cyrus is working away.
Coleman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Coleman wants to control but Cyrus is keeping him busy.
Cyrus is trying to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cyrus rushes Coleman and presses him up against the cage.
Coleman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cyrus is trying to break the clinch but Coleman is controlling him.
Cyrus avoids a wild elbow strike from Coleman.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cyrus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Coleman.
Coleman fails to pull guard.
Coleman jumps guard but Cyrus stands there with Coleman around his waist. Coleman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Coleman tries to circle away but Cyrus has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Randy Cyrus will probably get the nod.
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.
Cyrus lands a nice hook to Coleman's body. Coleman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Coleman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cyrus looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Coleman working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Cyrus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Coleman cracks Cyrus with a big elbow.
Cyrus is trying to get back to his feet.
Coleman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cyrus!
Coleman breaks from Cyrus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Coleman dominating with strikes here.
Cyrus is in a horrible position here. Coleman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Coleman dominating with strikes here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coleman landing shots from mount.
Mark Coleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coleman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyrus squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cyrus is trying to escape the mount.
Cyrus tries to hold on but Coleman pushes him away.
Coleman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Coleman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cyrus trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cyrus wants to hold on but Coleman pushes him away.
Cyrus can't escape the position.
You get the feeling that Cyrus really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Coleman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Coleman lands a big elbow.
Coleman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cyrus looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Coleman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cyrus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cyrus is trying to stand up.
Coleman working the ground and pound effectively.
Cyrus is in a horrible position here. Coleman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cyrus is in a horrible position here. Coleman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cyrus tries to hold on but Coleman postures up.
Cyrus'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.
Cyrus taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Coleman.
Coleman lands a big shot there that rocks Cyrus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cyrus tries to reverse the position but Coleman maintains control.
Cyrus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cyrus really wants to buck Coleman off and get back to his feet.
Coleman lands with some strikes.
Cyrus is trying to stand up.
Coleman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cyrus?
Coleman prevents Cyrus from getting the reversal.
Cyrus is working hard here to advance position.
Coleman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
Cyrus tries to hold on but Coleman postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
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 avoids the attempt from Cyrus to control.
Coleman won't let Cyrus get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The referee warns Cyrus 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.
Cyrus tries to reverse the position but Coleman maintains control.
Cyrus tries to buck Coleman off but he can't manage it.
Cyrus is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cyrus stuffs the takedown attempt from Coleman. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Coleman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coleman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Coleman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cyrus as he avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cyrus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cyrus avoiding damage.
Coleman looking for a takedown.
Randy Cyrus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Coleman.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cyrus.
Cyrus is trying to force a seperation but Coleman has the dominant position.
Cyrus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coleman prevents Cyrus from breaking the clinch.
Coleman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cyrus tries to circle away but Coleman has him pinned against the cage.
Coleman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from Cyrus on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyrus is looking to break free of the clinch but Coleman has double underhooks.
Cyrus jumps guard but Coleman stands there with Cyrus around his waist. Cyrus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Coleman looking for a takedown.
Cyrus is trying to break the clinch but Coleman has him pressed against the cage.
Cyrus can't break the clinch.
Cyrus tries to pull guard but Coleman holds him up against the cage and eventually Cyrus drops back down to his feet.
Coleman looking to stall.
A short left from Cyrus.
Coleman is trying to break free.
Cyrus gets underhooks to prevent Coleman's takedown attempt.
Cyrus successfully pulls guard.
Coleman is working Cyrus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Coleman postures up in Cyrus's guard and throws a big left but Cyrus blocks it.
Cyrus is wriggling around but Coleman manages to pass to half guard.
Coleman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyrus is trying to stand back up but Coleman is controlling him
Cyrus is trying to escape back to his feet but Coleman uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Coleman prevents Cyrus from escaping the position.
Coleman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cyrus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Coleman landing a few strikes.
Coleman cracks Cyrus with a big elbow.
Coleman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cyrus is avoiding damage well.
Cyrus is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cyrus takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyrus takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cyrus is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cyrus can't do much from the bottom here.
Cyrus is trying to buck Coleman off.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Coleman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Coleman postures up.
Coleman chips away with some ground and pound.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cyrus looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Coleman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Coleman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cyrus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cyrus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cyrus is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cyrus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cyrus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coleman.
Cyrus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coleman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Cyrus.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cyrus as he jumps to the side.
Cyrus tries to clinch up.
Coleman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cyrus tries to get to full guard but Coleman has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Coleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Coleman!
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