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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick James!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coleman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has James pinned against the cage. James gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Coleman is defended easily by James.
James fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coleman is looking to clinch.
Coleman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. James tries to avoid it but Coleman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag James to the ground. James escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coleman counters with a series of strikes. James will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than James was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
James throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
James with shots to the head and body - Coleman looks very uncomfortable down there.
James punching from mount but Coleman doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Coleman blocking the ground and pound.
James tries to control but Coleman wriggling away.
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
James looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James scoring with strikes but Coleman is staying in there.
James throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Coleman because James loaded up on that one.
Coleman is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
James scoring with strikes but Coleman is staying in there.
James lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
James throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Coleman is bucking up trying to escape but James cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Coleman wants to hold on but James pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James controlling from the full mount.
James looking to control but Coleman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
James connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by James there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
James throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
James with the ground and pound from mount.
James pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
James looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James working Coleman over with strikes here.
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!
James breaks from Coleman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Coleman is rocked!
James lands a big elbow.
Oh Coleman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
James looking to ground and pound but Coleman is blocking nicely.
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
James lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
James in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
James controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman is trying desperately to improve position.
James lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Coleman hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick James dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Coleman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coleman seems to have got his legs back now.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coleman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coleman shoots for a takedown but James saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Coleman is looking to land body kicks.
James closes the distance and clinches.
James misses with an elbow over the top.
James pressing his opponent against the cage.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coleman prevents the takedown attempt.
Coleman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Coleman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Coleman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
James wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Coleman kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Coleman has an active guard here but James has managed to pass into half guard.
Coleman is not content to let James control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James thows a huge punch but Coleman dodges it nicely.
James thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coleman's head.
James throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coleman won't allow James to pass to mount.
James content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
James is pressing down on Coleman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Coleman is holding on for now.
James is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. James is working away from the top position though.
James trying to control the action but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Nick James has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coleman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coleman's head.
James slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nick James has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
James feints a jab promting Coleman to slip. James then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Coleman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
James wants to clinch up but Coleman keeps it at a distance.
James throws a one two combo.
Coleman throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James is looking to clinch but Coleman is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick James 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!
Coleman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
James will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
George Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
James 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.
James wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
James's corner is telling him to maintain position.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
James not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nick James wasn't active enough on the ground.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Coleman. No joy for James on that attempt.
Coleman tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
Coleman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
James gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands a knee to the body.
James manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coleman drives through with a takedown into James's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
James has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Coleman stopping the sweep attempt from James.
James has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nick James hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Coleman.
Coleman prevents a body shot from James.
Coleman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coleman keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is defending well against a takedown attempt.
James makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, James throws an elbow but misses.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coleman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Coleman. Those never looked like landing.
Nick James is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
George Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick James.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well James has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick James!
A victorious Nick James thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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