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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Quirke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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287 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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281 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Quirke!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quirke cracks Coleman with a good jab.
Coleman moves away from the strike by Quirke.
Quirke misses with a looping left.
Coleman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Quirke looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Coleman throws an elbow but Quirke slips to the side and avoids it well.
Coleman moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Quirke is not content to let Coleman control the position.
Coleman working the ground and pound but Quirke is defending the strikes.
Quirke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coleman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Coleman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quirke is trying to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Coleman crashes against the mat.
Coleman happy to just control the position for now.
Quirke taking a bit of punishment here - Coleman scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working the body and head with strikes.
Coleman cracks Quirke with a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman controls the position.
Coleman grinds an elbow into Quirke's temple.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Quirke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Coleman happy to just control the position for now.
Coleman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Quirke managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Coleman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quirke dodges the ground and pound from Coleman.
Coleman tries to score with some ground and pound. Quirke controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Coleman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
A lull in the action here as Coleman stalls from top position.
Coleman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Quirke down.
Quirke managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Coleman.
A lull in the action here as Coleman stalls from top position.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Coleman lands a few punches from side control.
Coleman is looking to take a break and control but Quirke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Coleman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Coleman taking a breather here.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quirke keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quirke is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
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 passes Quirke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Coleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coleman controlling the action here.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Quirke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
Coleman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Coleman thows a huge punch but Quirke dodges it nicely.
Coleman working over Quirke with some ground and pound. Quirke looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mark Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Coleman moves into full mount! Quirke won't be happy about that!
Coleman controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman controlling from the full mount.
Coleman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Quirke is breathing heavily.
Coleman lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Quirke is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Quirke! Coleman sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Quirke and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Coleman!
A victorious Mark Coleman 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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RATING
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