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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bigfoot Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lil Wayne Feat. Mike Tyson - American Dream. Mark Coleman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bigfoot Silva's chin.
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264 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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287 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bigfoot Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva throws a right and a left that Coleman avoids nicely.
Silva misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Coleman misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Silva.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coleman.
Silva catches Coleman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman blocks a jab.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coleman shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Coleman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Coleman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva lands a left and a right that send Coleman crashing to the mat, dazed. Silva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Mark Coleman has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva moves away from the strike by Coleman.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Coleman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Bigfoot Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Coleman in a clinch.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Coleman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bigfoot Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Coleman.
Silva tries to clinch but Coleman is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Coleman has time to react.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Coleman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva cracks Coleman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva cracks Coleman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Coleman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva rushes Coleman and presses him up against the cage.
Coleman wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Coleman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.
Coleman stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coleman is one step ahead there.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Coleman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bigfoot Silva.
Coleman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Coleman throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coleman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coleman slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Coleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coleman takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Coleman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bigfoot Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Coleman's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Coleman ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coleman can do to turn this around?
Silva throws a one two combo.
That has opened up Mark Coleman's cut even more.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Coleman at a distance.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a big right hand that sends Coleman crashing to the mat! Silva stays standing though and waves Coleman back to his feet!
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
An elbow from Coleman crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Coleman.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva pushes Coleman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Coleman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Coleman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Coleman working the ground and pound.
Coleman with the ground and pound but Silva regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Coleman is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Coleman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Coleman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coleman connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Coleman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Coleman prevents Silva from improving his position.
Coleman is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Coleman is controlling the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Coleman.
Coleman shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coleman avoids the body shot from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook. Coleman ducked under it nicely.
Coleman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coleman misses with a right hand
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva scores with the left hand. Coleman knows he should have avoided that one.
Coleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Coleman is defended easily by Silva.
Coleman fails to land the takedown.
Bigfoot Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Coleman.
Coleman avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coleman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The cut above Mark Coleman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Coleman stops Silva from standing up.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Coleman postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman stops Silva from standing up.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva pushes Coleman off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bigfoot Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Coleman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Donk. Silva catches Coleman right on the button with a cross.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Coleman misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva throws a series of punches but Coleman moves out of range.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Coleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coleman.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Coleman is out of range.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Coleman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva wants to stand but Coleman is controlling the position.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coleman cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to stand up but Coleman isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coleman is one step ahead there.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coleman's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Coleman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Coleman!
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Coleman is controlling him.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Coleman's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Silva throws a strike but Coleman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva controlling the position.
Coleman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Bigfoot Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva pushes Coleman off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Silva slips under a jab from Coleman.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Coleman in his tracks.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Coleman misses with a looping right.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Colemans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Coleman slips the punch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mark Coleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Coleman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bigfoot Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bigfoot Silva!
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energy
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hype
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