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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Almeida will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida looks to land a combination but Coleman avoids it well.
Rafael Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Almeida. No joy for Coleman on that attempt.
Coleman shoots for a double leg takedown but Almeida sprawls well. He's pushed Coleman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Almeida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coleman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Almeida both land. Nice combination.
Almeida fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Almeida gets caught flat footed, as Coleman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Almeida has wrist control.
Coleman is looking to pass into half guard but Almeida pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Almeida is in guard.
Almeida got a little sloppy there for a moment and Coleman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Almeida has managed to get both his arms back between Coleman's legs - danger averted.
Coleman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Almeida is one step ahead there.
Coleman is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coleman controls Almeida momentarily but Almeida frees himself.
Coleman wants to improve his position but instead Almeida has moved into half guard.
Coleman tries to roll over but Almeida keeps him under control.
Coleman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman tries to get to full guard but Almeida has control of the leg.
Coleman wants to get back to his feet.
Coleman is controlling Almeida's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Almeida decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Almeida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almeida.
Coleman has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Almeida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coleman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Almeida avoids it really well and circles away.
Coleman fails to land the takedown.
Coleman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Almeida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Almeida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is looking to clinch.
Coleman shoots and misses
and Almeida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Almeida throws a low kick but it's checked well by Coleman.
Coleman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Almeida's waist but Almeida gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coleman off to one side.
Almeida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Almeida throws a leg kick but Coleman checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Almeida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Almeida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Almeida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coleman. That did some damage!
Coleman keeps the fight on the outside.
Rafael Almeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Almeida napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Coleman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Coleman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Coleman wants to control but Almeida is keeping him busy.
Almeida dodges the ground and pound from Coleman.
Coleman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Almeida has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Coleman but great work by Almeida.
Coleman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Coleman looking for a sweep but Almeida has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Coleman tries to improve his position but instead Almeida has taken his back!
Almeida biding his time, controlling Coleman.
Well, with Almeida on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Coleman is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Coleman rolls, trying to escape but Almeida keeps control of the position.
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 Jake Coleman will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Coleman moves out of range of the leg kick from Almeida.
Coleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Almeida.
Coleman shoots for a double leg takedown but Almeida sprawls well. He's pushed Coleman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Almeida looks to land a combination but Coleman avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida throws a nice looking combination but Coleman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coleman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Almeida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida moves in looking to clinch but Coleman pushes him off.
Almeida misses with a few strikes there.
Decent striking displayed by Almeida there.
Almeida cracks Coleman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Coleman shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida misses with a two punch combination.
Almeida scores with a one two! Coleman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Almeida misses.
Coleman throws a looping overhand right but Almeida ducks down to avoid it.
Almeida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rafael Almeida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Almeida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coleman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Almeida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coleman circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida misses with a few strikes there.
Almeida throws a series of punches but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Almeida sprawls well initially but Coleman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Coleman in particular looking to stall.
Coleman is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Almeida to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Jake Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Almeida is keeping the position for now.
Coleman working some strikes from top position.
Rafael Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coleman trying to control but Almeida is working from the bottom.
Coleman wants to pass the guard but Almeida is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rafael Almeida.
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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jake Coleman!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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