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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Draiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Draiman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman fails to land the takedown.
Draiman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Draiman misses with a low kick.
Draiman forces Coleman back against the cage and clinches.
Draiman pulls Coleman into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Coleman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Coleman wants to pass the guard but Draiman is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Draiman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman postures up in Draiman's guard and throws a big left but Draiman blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draiman 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.
Coleman working some strikes from top position.
Coleman content to stall in guard here.
Draiman controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Draiman has wrist control.
Coleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Draiman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Draiman throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Coleman is pushing down on Draiman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Draiman is fighting to maintain full guard but Coleman has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draiman is refusing to be controlled, as Coleman sits in half guard.
Coleman stalling.
Coleman tries to pass to full mount but Draiman defends it.
Draiman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman.
Coleman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Draiman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Coleman.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Draiman is controlling Coleman's trapped leg to prevent Coleman from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draiman trying to control but Coleman postures up.
Coleman is looking for a kimura but Draiman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Coleman to get the leverage.
Coleman is just content to waste time from the top position. Draiman takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Coleman trying to control but Draiman is working from the bottom.
Draiman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Draiman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draiman keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.
Draiman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Draiman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Draiman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Draiman pulls Coleman in close to prevent any damage.
Draiman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Draiman is keeping the position for now.
Coleman is in close to Draiman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Coleman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Coleman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draiman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coleman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Draiman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Coleman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Coleman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Draiman is not content to let Coleman control the position.
Coleman cracks Draiman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Coleman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Draiman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Coleman but great work by Draiman.
Coleman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Coleman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Draiman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draiman wants to stand up but Coleman is controlling the position.
Coleman wants to sweep but Draiman has passed to side control!
Coleman tries to escape but Draiman is in control.
Coleman tries to bench press Draiman off him but Draiman keeps the position.
Draiman wants to stand but Coleman is controlling his arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draiman is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Coleman is trying to get back to his feet.
Coleman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coleman tries to get out of the position.
Draiman wants to stand but Coleman is controlling his arm.
Coleman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Coleman gets full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman strikes from his own guard.
Draiman wants to stand but Coleman is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draiman is breathing heavily.
Coleman is trying to control the position but Draiman postures up.
Coleman wants to get back to his feet but Draiman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Coleman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Draiman on the ground.
Draiman wants to get up but he can't break Coleman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Coleman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Draiman is pressing down on Coleman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jake Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Draiman is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throwing strikes but missing.
Draiman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Draiman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Draiman controlling Coleman's posture.
Coleman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Draiman controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Draiman keeps moving.
Coleman postures up in Draiman's guard and throws a big left but Draiman blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Coleman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Draiman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draiman.
Coleman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coleman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carl Draiman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draiman wants to clinch.
Draiman is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draiman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Draiman tries to clinch but Coleman is having none of it.
Draiman tries to close the distance and clinch but Coleman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coleman dives in for a single leg takedown but Draiman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Draiman decides to pull guard.
Coleman pushes down on Draiman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Coleman wants to control but Draiman is keeping him busy.
Coleman trying to control the pace.
Draiman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Draiman's hands, connecting with Draiman's forehead.
Coleman looks to land a strike but Draiman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.
Coleman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Draiman's head.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Coleman controlling from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draiman looking to control.
Coleman lands a couple of digs.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Draiman keeps moving.
Coleman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Coleman lands a couple of digs.
Draiman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Draiman is trying to keep Coleman in close.
Draiman is pulling down on Coleman's head. It's preventing any offense from Coleman, at least for the moment.
Coleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Draiman's head.
Coleman chips away with some ground and pound.
Coleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Draiman is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draiman is trying to hold Coleman in close to prevent damage but Coleman has managed to pass into half guard.
Coleman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Coleman is thwarting Draiman's attempts to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Draiman keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carl Draiman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Coleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Draiman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coleman, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Coleman!
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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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