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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Redge Coldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Poppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
265 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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200 cm
28
265 lbs
26 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Redge Coldon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Poppy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Poppy. No joy for Coldon on that attempt.
Poppy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nick Poppy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coldon misses with a takedown attempt
and Poppy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coldon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Coldon lands in his opponent's guard.
Poppy is trying to control the position but Coldon postures up.
Coldon won't allow Poppy to sweep him here.
Coldon forces his way into half guard.
Coldon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Coldon is thwarting Poppy's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Poppy works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poppy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coldon wants to pass the guard but Poppy is keeping the position.
Coldon landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coldon throws a big right hand that misses.
Coldon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coldon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poppy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Poppy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Poppy has his foot on Coldon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Coldon works his way back into a safe position though.
Coldon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Poppy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coldon.
Coldon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Coldon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Poppy has his foot on Coldon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Coldon works his way back into a safe position though.
Poppy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coldon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Poppy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coldon defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coldon throws a big right hand that misses.
Coldon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Coldon wants to control from the top but Poppy keeps moving.
Poppy keeping full guard, as Coldon tries to pass.
Coldon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poppy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coldon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Poppy has an active guard here but Coldon has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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. Coldon connects with a nice short shot to Poppy's temple.
Coldon is controlling the pace.
Coldon thows a huge punch but Poppy dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppy wants to get back to full guard.
Coldon works his foot free and advances to mount.
Poppy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Coldon landing strikes from the mount.
Poppy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poppy regains half guard.
Coldon is trying to work for a kimura but Poppy is defending well.
Coldon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coldon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Poppy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Coldon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poppy is trying to get back to full guard.
Coldon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coldon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Poppy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Redge Coldon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Coldon blocks a leg kick.
Poppy misses with a leg kick.
Poppy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Coldon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Coldon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Coldon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Poppy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Coldon avoids the attempt from Poppy to control.
Poppy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coldon lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coldon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Poppy's head.
Coldon drops an elbow to the side of Poppy's head.
Poppy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coldon.
Coldon working the head and body with strikes.
Coldon is keen to just control but Poppy is a slippery customer.
Poppy trying to control here.
Poppy is looking for a sweep. Coldon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Redge Coldon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coldon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Coldon is looking to advance position but Poppy won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poppy gets back to full guard.
Coldon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coldon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Poppy is on top in guard.
Poppy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coldon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Poppy preventing the sweep.
Poppy trying to control the position from guard on top but Coldon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coldon working for submissions but it's allowed Poppy to get to half guard.
Poppy wants to take a breather but Coldon is having none of it.
Poppy is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppy throwing shots but Coldon is blocking nicely.
Poppy is working for a submission of some sort.
Coldon tries to roll over but Poppy keeps him under control.
Coldon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Coldon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coldon wants to stand and escape but Poppy is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poppy wants to control from the top but Coldon keeps moving.
Poppy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Coldon is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Coldon has escaped and now he's on top!
Coldon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coldon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Poppy's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poppy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Coldon works over Poppy with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Redge Coldon dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Coldon moves out of range of the leg kick from Poppy.
Poppy avoids the head kick by Coldon.
Coldon moves out of range of the strikes.
Coldon looks for a takedown but Poppy sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Coldon.
Coldon shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Redge Coldon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coldon shoots in looking for a takedown. Poppy tries to sprawl out of it but Coldon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poppy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poppy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Coldon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Poppy is fending him off so far but Coldon persists. Nope, Poppy circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Poppy misses.
Poppy throws an overhand right that lands on Coldon's shoulder, as Coldon tries to avoid the shot.
Poppy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coldon moves away.
Poppy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Coldon blocks the leg kick.
Coldon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Poppy is trying to get back to full guard.
Poppy wants to control but Coldon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Coldon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Poppy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Poppy moves into full guard.
Redge Coldon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coldon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Poppy is on top in guard.
Coldon keeping moving, preventing Poppy from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poppy has gone for a leg lock! Coldon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Poppy's guard.
Poppy has his foot on Coldon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Coldon works his way back into a safe position though.
Coldon trying to control but Poppy is working from the bottom.
Poppy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Coldon controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coldon stopping the sweep attempt from Poppy.
Nick Poppy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Redge Coldon.
Coldon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Coldon shoots for a double leg takedown but Poppy sprawls well. He's pushed Coldon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Coldon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Poppy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poppy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Coldon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Poppy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coldon.
Coldon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coldon shoots in but Poppy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Poppy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coldon.
Coldon avoids the body shot from Poppy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coldon blocks a low kick nicely.
Coldon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Poppy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Poppy.
I think Coldon 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Redge Coldon!
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energy
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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