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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between louis coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owens has chosen The Word Best Friend Becomes Redefined as his entrance music. Craig Owens has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with louis coleman's chin.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, louis coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Owens!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Owens looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Owens is fighting to break coleman's control of his arms but coleman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
coleman looking for a sweep. Not yet coleman, not yet.
Owens is looking to work some ground and pound but coleman has wrist control.
coleman wants to sweep here but Owens controlling him for the moment.
Owens slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
coleman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Owens showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
coleman managing to control the position.
Owens lands a couple of decent looking shots.
coleman looking to control.
Owens is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
coleman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Owens advances to half guard.
coleman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Owens is working away from the top position though.
Owens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
coleman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Owens scores with a couple of nice shots.
coleman wants to get back to his feet.
Owens slows the pace down in half guard.
coleman wants to control but Owens is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Owens winds up and cracks coleman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
coleman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
coleman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Owens.
coleman wants to control but Owens is keeping busy and won't allow it.
coleman is breathing heavily.
Owens slows the pace down in half guard.
Owens working the head and body with strikes.
Owens is keen to just control but coleman is a slippery customer.
coleman tries to get to full guard but Owens has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Owens in particular looking to stall.
Let's hope that Owens has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four 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.
Owens thows a huge punch but coleman dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Owens in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Owens is looking to take a break and control but coleman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Owens connects with a nice short shot to coleman's temple.
coleman pushes Owens off looking to stand but Owens dives back in and keeps control.
Owens throwing shots but coleman is blocking nicely.
coleman wants to get back to full guard.
coleman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Owens dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Owens shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
coleman shoots and misses
and Owens counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Owens works his foot free and advances to mount.
Owens breaks from coleman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Owens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Owens dominating with strikes here.
coleman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
coleman tries to hold on but Owens postures up.
coleman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens avoids the attempt from coleman to control.
Owens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Owens landing punches.
Owens sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Owens blocks coleman's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Owens has hold of coleman's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and coleman manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Owens with a couple of short strikes.
Owens content just to control the position here.
Owens tries to control but coleman wriggling away.
coleman wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
coleman tries to reverse the position but Owens maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
coleman is bucking up trying to escape but Owens cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
coleman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Owens landing strikes from the mount and coleman is in trouble!
Owens looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
coleman is trying to stand up.
Owens controlling the pace for now.
Owens fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Craig Owens has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Owens controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Owens.
The referee warns coleman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
coleman wants to control but Owens is having none of it.
Owens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Owens lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Owens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
coleman shoots and misses
and Owens counters with a nice double leg into side control. coleman won't be happy with that.
Owens working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Owens is looking to take a break and control but coleman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Owens is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
coleman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
coleman can't do much from the bottom here.
Owens tries to advance to mount but coleman denies him.
Owens taking a breather here.
coleman is trying to get back to half guard.
Owens scores with a couple of short elbows.
Owens is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
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.
coleman can't do much from the bottom here.
coleman trying his best to control but Owens has mounted him.
Owens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Owens landing strikes, looking to finish!
Owens controlling from mount.
coleman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
coleman tries to hold on but Owens postures up.
Owens is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. coleman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Craig Owens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Owens controlling the position easily from mount.
Owens cracks coleman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Owens takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Despite being in the dominant position, Craig Owens just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Owens dives in and grabs coleman's left leg, looking for a takedown. coleman pushes down on Owens's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Owens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says coleman as he avoids it easily.
A head kick by coleman misses
and Owens counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for coleman!
Owens controlling the position easily from mount.
coleman is working to get back to half guard.
louis coleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Owens controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Owens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Owens winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Owens!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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