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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Destin Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Destin Craven!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven tries to clinch but Coleman is having none of it.
Craven throws a head kick that half lands.
Craven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Craven.
Coleman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Craven quickly recovers to half guard.
Coleman wants to free his trapped foot but Craven is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Coleman trying to control from Craven's half guard. Craven has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Craven pushes Coleman off and scrambles back to his feet.
Coleman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Craven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Craven has his takedown stuffed
and Coleman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven tightens his grip and picks Coleman up, before dumping him to the ground. Coleman manages to land in guard.
Craven won't allow Coleman to get back to his feet.
Craven looking to sit in guard and control but Coleman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Coleman is looking to pass into half guard but Craven pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Craven is in guard.
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 keeping moving, preventing Craven from controlling successfully.
Coleman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Coleman controlling from mount.
Craven tries to hold on but Coleman pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Coleman tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Craven is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Coleman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Coleman.
Craven is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Coleman lands a big elbow.
Craven regains half guard.
Coleman wants to take a breather but Craven is having none of it.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
Craven trying to control from the bottom.
Coleman wants to advance to full mount but Craven doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Craven wants to sweep but no luck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Craven's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven tries to roll over but Coleman keeps him under control.
Coleman is trying to control. Craven wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Craven trying to control but Coleman postures up.
Craven is trying to stand up here but Coleman is controlling him well.
Coleman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Coleman prevents Craven from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Craven trying to control but Coleman postures up.
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 Jake Coleman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Coleman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Craven on his heels. He'll look to pass Craven's guard now, I'm sure.
Craven looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coleman is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman content to stall in guard here.
Coleman throws a big elbow that misses.
Coleman cracks Craven with a solid left hand.
Craven looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coleman is one step ahead there.
Craven seems keen to control Coleman's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Craven works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Jake Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Craven working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman.
Coleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Craven wants to hit a switch here but Coleman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Craven there!
Coleman throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Craven that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Coleman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Craven can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Craven manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Coleman is keen to just control but Craven is a slippery customer.
Craven is in trouble now - Coleman has advanced to mount!
Coleman landing strikes from the mount and Craven is in trouble!
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 working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Craven is looking to improve his position but Coleman isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman landing punches.
Craven wants to hold on but Coleman pushes him away.
The referee warns Craven that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Craven is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Coleman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Coleman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Craven is rocked!
Coleman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Craven is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Craven tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Coleman controlling from mount.
Coleman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Craven is looking to escape.
Coleman controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Craven looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Coleman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Craven throws a right and a left that both miss.
Craven shoots in looking for a takedown but Coleman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Craven's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A head kick misses from Craven.
No luck for Craven with that takedown attempt.
Craven shoots in looking for a takedown but Coleman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Craven's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jake Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Destin Craven.
Coleman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Craven avoids it really well and circles away.
Coleman shoots in looking for a takedown but Craven manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Coleman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Coleman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Craven swivels and escapes.
Craven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Craven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Craven misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven thumps Coleman with a low kick.
Coleman misses with a looping left.
Craven doesn't manage to clinch there - Coleman circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Craven.
Horrible takedown by Coleman or perhaps it was just good defense by Craven which made him look bad.
Destin Craven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Coleman is keen to just control but Craven is a slippery customer.
Craven is looking to escape.
Craven blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is looking to take a break and control but Craven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coleman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Craven is pressing down on Coleman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Coleman looking to sit in guard and control but Craven gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Coleman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Craven is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Craven is one step ahead there.
Coleman has Craven pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Craven preventing the sweep.
Craven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coleman is keeping the position for now.
Craven throwing strikes but missing.
Coleman keeping full guard, as Craven tries to pass.
Coleman working a defensive guard here.
Craven throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Craven wants to pass the guard but Coleman is keeping the position.
Craven wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Coleman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Coleman throws a leg kick but Craven sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Destin Craven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Craven as he jumps to the side.
Craven clinches up with Coleman and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Craven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Craven displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coleman.
Jake Coleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coleman dodges the punch combination from Craven.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Destin Craven.
I think Coleman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Coleman!
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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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