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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Funky Colemadina (ranked 3118 p4p, 159 weight class) and Slava Mne (ranked 2362 p4p, 126 weight class). Colemadina comes to the cage accompanied by immortal by adema. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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130 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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150 cm
25
135 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Funky Colemadina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slava Mne!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mne manages to break the clinch.
Colemadina leaves Mne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mne moves in looking to clinch but Colemadina pushes him off.
Mne has Colemadina up against the cage in a clinch.
Mne jumps guard but Colemadina turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Colemadina goes for a takedown attempt but Mne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Colemadina closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mne moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mne looking for a sweep. Not yet Mne, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mne is on top in guard.
Mne wants to control from the top but Colemadina keeps moving.
Colemadina tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Colemadina trying to control the position.
Colemadina looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mne is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Colemadina is working hard here to advance position.
Mne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Mne has eaten all the pies!
Colemadina keeping moving, preventing Mne from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mne distracts Colemadina with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Colemadina keeping moving, preventing Mne from controlling successfully.
Mne wants to get up but he can't break Colemadina's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mne thows a leg kick but Colemadina checks it
and Colemadina counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mne manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Colemadina pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mne is keeping the position for now.
Mne doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Colemadina slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mne manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mne is staying active underneath Colemadina, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mne trying to control but Colemadina postures up.
Colemadina is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Colemadina is nestled in close to Mne, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mne is looking to control Colemadina's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mne avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Funky Colemadina will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Colemadina shoots in for a takedown but Mne shows good takedown defense.
Mne shoots for a takedown but Colemadina saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Colemadina was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Colemadina tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mne sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Colemadina somewhat.
Colemadina blocks a head kick by Mne.
Mne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Colemadina manages to avoid it.
Colemadina keeps the fight on the outside.
Colemadina shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mne defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Funky Colemadina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Mne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colemadina darts in and clinches Mne up against the cage.
Mne tries to score a body lock takedown but Colemadina shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Colemadina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Colemadina shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mne but Mne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Colemadina wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Colemadina instigates a clinch.
Mne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Colemadina gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mne regains guard.
Funky Colemadina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Colemadina passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mne misses with an elbow from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colemadina lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Mne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Colemadina wants to control but Mne is keeping him busy.
Mne seems a little lost for a moment, as Colemadina dominates the positioning.
Colemadina working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Mne tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mne is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Colemadina doesn't have the hooks in and Mne manages to turn into his guard.
Mne wants to control from the top but Colemadina keeps moving.
Colemadina can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mne controls the pace.
Mne landing with the ground and pound.
Colemadina has Mne pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mne throwing strikes from guard but Colemadina blocks nicely.
Mne wants to get up but he can't break Colemadina's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Colemadina has his foot on Mne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mne works his way back into a safe position though.
Mne trying to control but Colemadina is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mne not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Colemadina fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Funky Colemadina 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!
Colemadina is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mne's half guard.
Ground and pound from Colemadina.
Mne tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Colemadina manages to move to mount!
Colemadina knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mne on the ground.
Colemadina sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Colemadina cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mne regains half guard.
Colemadina perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colemadina trying to mount his opponent but Mne defends it.
Mne wants to control but Colemadina is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Colemadina drops an elbow to the side of Mne's head.
Mne trying to control here.
Mne is trying to stand up here but Colemadina is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Colemadina with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Colemadina is thwarting Mne's attempts to control the position.
Colemadina stalling.
Colemadina wants to stand but Mne has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Colemadina closes the distance and clinches up with Mne, looking for a takedown. Colemadina pushes Mne against the cage but Mne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Colemadina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mne moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mne tries to land a front kick but Colemadina steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Colemadina was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mne's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mne duly obliges.
Colemadina feints and as Mne raises his hands in defense, Colemadina changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mne managing to control the position.
Mne looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Colemadina puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mne tries to roll over but Colemadina keeps him under control.
Mne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mne has hold of Colemadina's hands but Colemadina slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colemadina stalling.
Colemadina scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Colemadina is looking to advance position but Mne won't allow it.
Colemadina uses his free foot to push down on Mne's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mne.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mne wants to hold on but Colemadina pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Funky Colemadina showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colemadina, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Funky Colemadina!
Funky Colemadina took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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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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