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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Coleman (ranked 203 p4p, 6 weight class) and Bob Fury (ranked 1273 p4p, 17 weight class). Bob Fury has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Fury!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman lands with a hook. Fury tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Coleman misses with a wild body shot.
Coleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fury manages to avoid it.
Coleman sets himself, and Fury steps forward looking for the clinch! Coleman avoids it this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coleman. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy body kick from Fury
and Coleman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Bob Fury has been cut.
Fury closes the distance and clinches up with Coleman, looking for a takedown. Fury pushes Coleman against the ropes but Coleman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Coleman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.
Coleman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Coleman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fury on the side of the head.
Coleman takes a swing at Fury's ribcage but misses.
Coleman throws a jab when Fury was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman lands a nice looking body shot.
Fury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coleman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fury manages to circle out of the way.
The fighters circling - Coleman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fury lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Coleman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Coleman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fury.
Coleman gets full guard.
Fury wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Coleman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fury loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Coleman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fury is one step ahead there.
Fury stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fury preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fury tries to keep at a distance but Coleman has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Coleman scores with a hook to the body.
Fury has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Coleman regains guard immediately.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
Coleman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fury trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
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 avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury content to stall in guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Coleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fury dodges the punch combination from Coleman.
Coleman closes the distance and clinches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a left hand.
Fury changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Coleman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Phil Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Fury.
Fury shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coleman but Coleman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Coleman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Coleman moves into range and clinches up with Fury.
Come on Coleman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Coleman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fury is trying to break the clinch but Coleman has him pressed against the ropes.
Fury fails to pull guard.
Coleman is leaning against Fury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands an uppercut.
Coleman lands a hook that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Fury working hard to break the clinch.
Fury looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fury letting Coleman take a breather here.
Coleman lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Coleman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coleman pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Coleman lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fury wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coleman has him pressed against the ropes.
Coleman stalls.
Fury tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Coleman trying to land knees to the body.
Coleman has Fury pushed against the ropes.
Coleman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fury is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Coleman to keep the fight standing.
Coleman tries a body shot but Fury blocks it.
Coleman is pushing Fury up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fury is trying to maintain a safe position but Coleman gets an underhook and turns Fury into the ropes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A short left from Coleman.
Coleman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Coleman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fury tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Coleman just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Coleman pushes Fury back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Coleman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fury is keeping busy.
Coleman lands a body punch.
Fury's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Coleman.
Fury looks winded!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Coleman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fury goes for a takedown attempt but Coleman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Coleman stuns Fury with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Phil Coleman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fury misses with the body kick
and Coleman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Coleman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fury at a distance.
Coleman jabs at Fury's body.
Fury takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body punch from Coleman.
Fury closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Coleman with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Coleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Fury's cut.
That's time! Coleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coleman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Coleman connects with a body shot.
Phil Coleman is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Coleman - just one landing.
Fury with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fury takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coleman is looking to wear down Fury with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Coleman loads up on a big right hand but Fury slips the punch.
Fury tries for a takedown but Coleman circles away easily
and Coleman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fury was well out of range. Poor timing from Coleman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Coleman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Coleman.
That has opened up Bob Fury's cut even more.
Coleman lands a body shot.
Coleman steps into range and cracks Fury with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Fury flops backwards and Coleman dives into his guard looking to finish!
Fury is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman trying to control but Fury is working from the bottom.
Fury is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury is trying to control the position but Coleman postures up.
Coleman content to stall in guard here.
Coleman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fury is proving hard to escape from.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fury can do to turn this around?
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Fury is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Coleman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Coleman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fury tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Coleman just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Phil Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Fury.
A body shot lands from Coleman.
Coleman pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Coleman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury avoids the elbow strike from Coleman, against the ropes.
Coleman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Coleman.
Coleman stalling in the clinch.
Coleman gets through Fury's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fury jumps guard but Coleman turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Coleman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coleman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coleman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fury.
Fury is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Coleman to keep the fight standing.
Coleman lands a right hand.
The cut above Bob Fury's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Coleman lands a hook that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Coleman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Coleman cracks Fury with a nice body shot.
Fury blocks a body shot from Coleman.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Coleman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Fury is trying to pull guard but Coleman turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Coleman.
Fury wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coleman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fury is defending well for now.
Coleman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.
Coleman tries to throw a body punch but Fury avoids it by throwing Coleman back against the ropes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coleman.
Come on Coleman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Coleman is leaning against Fury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Coleman on the inside.
Coleman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fury.
Coleman leaning against his opponent.
Coleman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fury or not.
Coleman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Coleman is working Fury over against the ropes.
Coleman scores with a hook to the body.
Coleman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coleman lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Coleman.
Phil Coleman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Coleman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Coleman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Coleman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fury's efforts to push away.
Coleman cracks Fury with a nice body shot.
Coleman pushes Fury back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Coleman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Coleman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coleman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fury or not.
Coleman presses Fury against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Coleman lands with a light punch inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fury.
Coleman just leaning against Fury, taking a breather.
Coleman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Coleman lands a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Coleman lands a body punch.
Coleman slows down the pace here.
A right hook to the body lands for Coleman.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fury tries to pull guard but Coleman won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coleman.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fury tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Coleman just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Coleman - that landed with a thud.
A bit of stalling here from Coleman.
Coleman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fury up against the ropes.
Coleman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Coleman tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coleman prevents the takedown attempt.
Coleman lands a nice uppercut.
Coleman struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
Fury is looking for a takedown.
Coleman stalling in the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coleman.
Coleman struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
Good body shot from Coleman.
Coleman lands a body shot.
Coleman tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Coleman.
Coleman scores with a hook to the body.
Coleman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coleman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury tries to pull guard but Coleman holds him up against the ropes and eventually Fury drops back down to his feet.
Coleman lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Phil Coleman!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Phil Coleman!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Phil Coleman!
Phil Coleman wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Phil Coleman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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