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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akis Karakantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Reggie Coleman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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217 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reggie Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Akis Karakantes!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karakantes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karakantes misses with a takedown attempt
and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Karakantes won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Coleman is putting a hurting on Karakantes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Coleman tries to score with some ground and pound. Karakantes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Coleman.
Coleman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Coleman crashes against the mat.
Coleman decides to stand back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karakantes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Coleman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coleman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Coleman wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karakantes has his takedown stuffed
and Coleman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Karakantes's guard.
Reggie Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akis Karakantes.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Karakantes keeps moving.
Karakantes looking to control.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Coleman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karakantes looks winded!
Coleman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Coleman working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karakantes wants to stand up but Coleman is controlling him.
Coleman sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Karakantes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coleman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Coleman.
Coleman leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karakantes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karakantes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karakantes shoots and misses
and Coleman counters with a takedown into side control.
Karakantes taking punishment in the form of punches.
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 scores with punches from side control.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
Karakantes parries the strikes from Coleman easily there. Coleman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Karakantes to escape.
Karakantes is not content to let Coleman control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Karakantes!
Karakantes 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 unloading with bombs!
Coleman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Karakantes looks a forlorn figure.
Coleman raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Coleman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coleman throws a nice looking combination but Karakantes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karakantes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Coleman quickly recovers to half guard.
Coleman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Coleman wants to control but Karakantes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Coleman is trying to get back to full guard.
Karakantes trying to control from half guard but Coleman is working away.
Coleman tries to roll over but Karakantes keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karakantes looks to land a strike but Coleman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Coleman wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karakantes wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Karakantes postures up.
Coleman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karakantes.
Coleman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karakantes landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karakantes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Karakantes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karakantes stops Coleman from standing up.
Coleman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Karakantes with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karakantes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karakantes lands a couple of digs.
Karakantes connects with a couple of short punches.
Coleman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coleman tries to get out of the position.
Coleman seems keen to control Karakantes's posture.
Karakantes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Karakantes is looking to work some ground and pound but Coleman has wrist control.
Karakantes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coleman trying to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karakantes connects with a couple of short punches.
Karakantes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Karakantes postures up.
Coleman wants to stand up but Karakantes is controlling him.
Karakantes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Karakantes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coleman pinned against the cage. Coleman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karakantes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Coleman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Karakantes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karakantes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Coleman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
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 connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Karakantes some visible discomfort.
Coleman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Coleman working the body and head with strikes.
Coleman cracks Karakantes with a big right hand but Karakantes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Reggie Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karakantes wants to get back to his feet but Coleman is dominant here and he's now got Karakantes's back!
Coleman is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Karakantes. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Reggie Coleman will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Karakantes looks for a takedown but Coleman sprawls well.
Karakantes stuffs the takedown attempt from Coleman. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Karakantes with a poor takedown
so Coleman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Coleman connects with a couple of short punches.
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coleman lands a couple of digs.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Karakantes keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karakantes looking to control.
Coleman works over Karakantes with some ground and pound from guard.
Coleman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Coleman cracks Karakantes with a solid left hand.
Coleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coleman distracts Karakantes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Coleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karakantes keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman postures up in Karakantes's guard and throws a big left but Karakantes blocks it.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Karakantes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman postures up in Karakantes's guard and throws a big left but Karakantes blocks it.
Coleman throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coleman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Karakantes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coleman lands a nice short elbow.
Coleman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karakantes defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman slows the pace down in half guard.
Akis Karakantes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reggie Coleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karakantes is staying active underneath Coleman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coleman, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Coleman!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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