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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alpa Chino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Coleman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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184 cm
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209 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alpa Chino! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Greg Coleman! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good leg kick by Chino there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chino misses with a wild body shot. Chino checks the leg kick. Coleman leaves Chino with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Coleman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chino wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Chino throws a half hearted mid kick. A little jabbing left from Coleman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Chino just misses with a punch to the body.
Chino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coleman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Coleman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Coleman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A solid leg kick lands there for Chino.
Chino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Coleman misses with an uppercut. Chino appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Chino throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Coleman is looking to score with low kicks. Chino jabs Coleman right on the nose. Coleman blinks but takes it well. Alpa Chino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Chino keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chino is looking to counter the offense by Coleman and move into the clinch. Chino thows a body kick. Coleman tries to catch it but that hurt him. Chino throws the kick towards the body but Coleman avoids it. Chino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Chino throws a looping overhand right but Coleman ducks down to avoid it. Coleman throws out a counter right but Chino avoids it with no problem. Chino moves out of range as Coleman strikes. It appears Chino was looking to counter with a kick there. Chino misses with a wild body shot. Chino throws a low kick but it's checked well by Coleman. Chino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A big left from Coleman misses. Chino throws a low kick but Coleman avoids it. Chino cracks a nice hook into Coleman's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chino fails with a takedown attempt. Chino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Chino connects with a jab. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A swing and a miss from Coleman. Chino throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Coleman. Chino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Chino delivers a nice body kick. Chino scores with a spinning back kick! Chino misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Chino.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Coleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chino with a lazy takedown attempt and Coleman counters with a straight right hand. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alpa Chino. That's going to take a lot out of him. Chino cracks Coleman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Coleman with a jab. Chino stuns Coleman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Coleman lands a jab. Chino misses with a jab to the body
and Coleman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Chino stuns Coleman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Coleman ducks under a wild hook from Chino. Chino scores with a push kick. Chino tries a low kick but Coleman avoids it. This has been an exciting period of action! Chino tries to land a body kick and Coleman counters with a leg kick. Chino throws a leg kick and Coleman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Chino misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Coleman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Coleman has closed the distance and engaged Chino in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Coleman working aggressively here.
Chino blocking some punches.
Chino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coleman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jab from Chino. Coleman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chino. Chino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coleman. Chino jabs at Coleman's body. Chino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coleman's calf. Chino looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coleman is fending him off so far but Chino persists. Nope, Coleman circles away and we're back to standing. Coleman takes a swing at Chino's ribcage but misses. Coleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Chino misses with a hook. Coleman ducked under it nicely. Coleman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chino on the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpa Chino dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chino with a body punch. A glancing blow. Chino fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. A looping hook to the body misses from Chino. Coleman does a little dance to reset his feet. Chino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Chino throws a leg kick that is checked and Coleman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Chino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coleman throws out the jab. Chino punishes Coleman's body with a nice straight punch. Chino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coleman stuffs the takedown attempt from Chino. Chino gets slowly back to his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chino ducks under a wild hook from Coleman. Chino throwing a counter right hand but Coleman manages to avoid it. Chino scores with a sloppy right hand. Coleman should have avoided that one. Chino throws a wild body kick that Coleman sees coming a mile off. Chino throws a push kick but Coleman slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round. A punch combination from Coleman misses. Chino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coleman.
It seemed like Coleman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Coleman avoids a kick to the body.
Coleman cracks Chino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Coleman misses with a straight right. Coleman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chino walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coleman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Chino throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coleman's waist but Coleman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chino off to one side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alpa Chino. That's going to take a lot out of him. Chino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coleman moves away. Coleman moves out of range of the body kick. Chino feints and then cracks Coleman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coleman down. Coleman staying out of range there. Nice uppercut lands for Coleman. That snapped Chino's head back.
A left lands for Chino.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Coleman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chino. That one must have hurt. Coleman cracks the inside of Chino's front leg. Chino shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Coleman is trying to defend but Chino finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Coleman is trying to control but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Coleman can do anything to dispel that myth. Coleman tries to get to full guard but Chino has control of the leg. Chino not doing much here.
Coleman is trying to control but can't.
Coleman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Chino is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Chino looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Chino with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Chino prevents Coleman from improving his position. Coleman trying to hold on to Chino's head to control him but Chino postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Chino stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Chino misses with a kick to the body.
Coleman scores with a sloppy right hand. Chino should have avoided that one. Coleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Chino is looking to wear down Coleman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Coleman tries to keep at a distance but Chino has taken the fight into the clinch. A short right from Chino on the inside. Chino pushes Coleman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Chino pulls Coleman into guard.
Coleman stands and steps away. Chino gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Chino pushes Coleman up against the cage in a clinch. Chino has Coleman pressed against the cage.
Coleman lands an elbow that stopped Chino in his tracks for a moment. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpa Chino dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chino throws a wild body kick that Coleman sees coming a mile off. Jab from Chino. Chino's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chino duly obliges. Chino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coleman. A jab from Chino does it's job there. Coleman tries to clinch but Chino moves out of range. Coleman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chino. Coleman throws an overhand right that lands on Chino's shoulder, as Chino tries to avoid the shot. Coleman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Chino moves out of range of the leg kick from Coleman. Chino clobbers Coleman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Chino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Good shot there by Chino. Coleman takes one on the button. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Chino connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Chino lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. A leg kick checked by Coleman. Coleman wants to land a leg kick but Chino is out of range. Coleman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Chino displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Coleman misses with an uppercut. Chino throws a leg kick that is checked and Coleman counters with a nice body shot. Greg Coleman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Chino scores with a punch to the head. Coleman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chino throws a leg kick but Coleman sees it coming and moves out of range. Chino misses the shot to the body. Coleman takes a swing at Chino's ribcage but misses. Chino's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym. Chino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chino bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick from Coleman misses. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Coleman misses with a looping left. Coleman is looking to score with low kicks. Chino misses with a body kick. A low kick from Coleman is predictable there and Chino counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Chino shoots in for a takedown but Coleman shows good takedown defense. A jab from Coleman misses. Chino ducks under a wild hook from Coleman. Alpa Chino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Chino throws a body kick that misses. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Coleman! But no joy. Coleman looks to land a right hand but Chino moved out of range. Chino connects with an inside leg kick. Coleman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Chino checks a low kick from Coleman. Chino goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Coleman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chino. Chino obviously looking to wear him down.
Coleman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Chino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coleman moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Chino lands a really nice looking cross but Coleman seems unphased.
Coleman dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Coleman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Chino is looking to score with low kicks. It seemed like Coleman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Chino is looking to slow Coleman down with leg kicks. A nice leg kick lands there from Chino. An inside leg kick lands from Coleman. Chino lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Coleman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Chino lands with a nice body kick.
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 has Chino up against the cage in a clinch.
Coleman working aggressively here.
Chino tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Coleman smiles and moves away.
Chino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Chino throws a low kick but it's checked well by Coleman. A little jabbing left from Coleman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Greg Coleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Coleman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Coleman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Chino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coleman sees it coming and avoids it easily. Coleman throws a right hand that misses
and Chino counters with a right hand to the body. Chino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Coleman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight! Alpa Chino showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chino, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27 Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alpa Chino! A very excited looking Alpa Chino made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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