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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eamonn McGuigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman has chosen Look me in my eyes as his entrance music. Bryan Coleman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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283 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eamonn McGuigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryan Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman misses with a leg kick
and McGuigan counters with a takedown into side control.
Coleman is looking for a sweep.
Coleman is not content to let McGuigan control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McGuigan throws a strike aimed at the side of Coleman's head but Coleman avoids it well.
The strikes coming from McGuigan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuigan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McGuigan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McGuigan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McGuigan wants to control but Coleman is keeping him busy.
McGuigan misses with the ground and pound.
McGuigan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Coleman manages to work his way to half guard, despite McGuigan's best efforts.
McGuigan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Coleman defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to hold on to McGuigan's head to control him but McGuigan postures up.
McGuigan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Coleman defends it well.
Coleman is trying to control but can't.
McGuigan is trying to control. Coleman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan throwing shots but Coleman is blocking nicely.
McGuigan 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 is looking to improve his position.
McGuigan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGuigan throwing shots but Coleman is blocking nicely.
McGuigan working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Coleman's thigh. Coleman counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Coleman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McGuigan controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McGuigan wants to pass the guard but Coleman is keeping the position.
McGuigan throws an elbow that misses. Coleman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McGuigan's guard. Nice move by Coleman!
Coleman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McGuigan is proving hard to escape from.
Coleman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eamonn McGuigan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coleman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Coleman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Coleman throws a right hand that McGuigan ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuigan also avoids with ease.
McGuigan looks to land a combination. Coleman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McGuigan swings for the body but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman staying out of range there.
Coleman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coleman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuigan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coleman, pushing him back against the ropes.
McGuigan throws a head punch that misses.
McGuigan can't find room to land a body shot as Coleman controls the action.
McGuigan swings wildly with an uppercut but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuigan turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman regains half guard, as McGuigan was trying to land strikes.
McGuigan is working for a kimura but Coleman is defending it quite comfortably.
McGuigan wants to pass to mount but Coleman is defending the position.
Coleman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to hold on to McGuigan's head to control him but McGuigan postures up.
Coleman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McGuigan trying to mount his opponent but Coleman defends it.
McGuigan trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan wants to free his trapped foot but Coleman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McGuigan misses with a head shot. Coleman uses the momentum to regain guard.
McGuigan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coleman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGuigan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coleman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGuigan trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman is controlling McGuigan's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coleman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eamonn McGuigan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Coleman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Eamonn McGuigan has been cut.
Coleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coleman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGuigan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bryan Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Coleman checks a leg kick.
McGuigan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuigan tries to land a front kick but Coleman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Coleman avoids a kick to the body.
McGuigan has Coleman up against the ropes in a clinch.
McGuigan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coleman misses with a punch on the inside.
Coleman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuigan throws an overhand right that lands on Coleman's shoulder, as Coleman tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuigan ducks right into an uppercut from Coleman.
Bryan Coleman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGuigan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Coleman misses.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuigan moves away.
Coleman keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGuigan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGuigan throws a body kick that misses.
McGuigan misses the shot to the body.
Coleman misses with a leg kick.
Jab from McGuigan.
Eamonn McGuigan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuigan.
Coleman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman throws a head kick that misses.
McGuigan jabs Coleman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Coleman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGuigan's hands.
Coleman swings for the body but McGuigan moves out of range.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGuigan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGuigan just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuigan lands a nice looking body kick.
Coleman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGuigan.
McGuigan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coleman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bryan Coleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGuigan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coleman was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuigan.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuigan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coleman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGuigan scores with a punch to the head.
McGuigan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGuigan with a nice cross.
McGuigan moves in looking to clinch but Coleman pushes him off.
Coleman misses with an uppercut
and McGuigan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McGuigan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McGuigan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman tries to roll over but McGuigan keeps him under control.
Coleman blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGuigan.
Eamonn McGuigan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGuigan works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuigan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eamonn McGuigan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGuigan, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eamonn McGuigan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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