Post by The Sandmen on Feb 22, 2012 14:54:53 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Mark Coleman chants all around the place!
Ferocious staredown by Minotauro while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Mark Coleman looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Minotauro and Coleman move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Coleman is holding Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira loses balance and goes to the ground.
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Minotauro tries to show some ground skills
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira put Coleman in half guard.
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Minotauro
Minotauro switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Coleman struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Minotauro
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira attempts to move to full guard
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira manages to switch to full guard.
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Minotauro
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira launches a few punches to Coleman's cheek from the guard.
Mark Coleman uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Minotauro
Minotauro measures the resilience of Coleman's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Coleman blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Coleman is trying to counter now!
Good looking punches from Mark Coleman on the ground
deflected by Minotauro.
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Minotauro
Minotauro reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Coleman struggles to free himself
That Kneebar from Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Coleman blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Minotauro
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to close the guard.
Minotauro put Mark Coleman in closed guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Minotauro
Coleman is in closed guard... Minotauro tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Coleman!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira sits high on Mark Coleman's chest and pulls his leg underneath Coleman's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Coleman tries to roll out. He's too quick for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Minotauro and it cost him top position.
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Minotauro
Coleman is taking this opportunity to rest.
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Minotauro
Pitty-pat punches from Coleman
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira doesn't flinch.
Poorly executed technique. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira looks to counter!
Minotauro switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Coleman struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Minotauro
Coleman is in closed guard... Minotauro tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Coleman!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Coleman tries to stand up!
Minotauro doesn't allow him!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Minotauro moves backwards and Mark Coleman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Terrible one sided match... Coleman was not ready to fight a fighter of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira caliber.
Mark Coleman takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Coleman moves backwards and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Good leg kicks from Mark Coleman.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defends with ease.
Mark Coleman fakes a punch and launches himself over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Minotauro counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Minotauro avoids a dangerous strike from Coleman
and counters with a solid straight!
Nice punches from Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Coleman staggers backwards. Minotauro wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Coleman!
Some big punches are landing!
Mark Coleman swings...
hard impact to Minotauro's face!
Inside leg kick from Minotauro
that lands on Mark Coleman's leg.
Coleman hyper-extended his leg
Bone shattering straight left hand from Mark Coleman!
Minotauro ducks under...
Minotauro is trying to counter now!
Minotauro grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Coleman struggles... Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is unable to take him down
Coleman pushes Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Coleman is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira goes with a looping right hand while Mark Coleman jumps back and jabs
Coleman seems staggered and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Coleman's knee!
Terrible one sided match... Coleman was not ready to fight a fighter of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira caliber.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mark Coleman is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Minotauro into his guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Coleman
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira looks to posture up and open Mark Coleman's guard...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira forces Mark Coleman to open his guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Coleman
Coleman tries to close his guard around Minotauro
He is not able to do it
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Coleman
Coleman tries to close his guard around Minotauro
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Coleman
Mark Coleman launches a few punches to Minotauro's cheek from the guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Coleman clumsily fails here and it's time for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to fight back!
Minotauro tries to jump to side mount.
Mark Coleman closed his guard around Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Coleman measures the resilience of Minotauro's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Minotauro blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman attempts to trap Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in his guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira keeps control and remains in side mount.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Minotauro tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to better his position on the ground...
Minotauro is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Terrible one sided match... Coleman was not ready to fight a fighter of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira caliber.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Coleman's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Coleman struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Coleman's eyes...
You can see it....
That armbar looks tight...
Coleman struggles to free himself
Minotauro secures the lock while Mark Coleman refuses to tap... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by Submission (armbar) at 2:02 Round 2
Statistics: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Punches 10/14 (71%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 209 s
Statistics: Mark Coleman
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/11 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 209 s
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Nice effort tonight from Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself.
A decent performance by Mark Coleman today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of engaging.
A fight that put some of us on our feet occasionally. It could have been more exciting though.
Ferocious staredown by Minotauro while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Mark Coleman looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Minotauro and Coleman move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Coleman is holding Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira loses balance and goes to the ground.
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Minotauro tries to show some ground skills
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira put Coleman in half guard.
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Minotauro
Minotauro switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Coleman struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Minotauro
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira attempts to move to full guard
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira manages to switch to full guard.
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Minotauro
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira launches a few punches to Coleman's cheek from the guard.
Mark Coleman uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Minotauro
Minotauro measures the resilience of Coleman's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Coleman blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Coleman is trying to counter now!
Good looking punches from Mark Coleman on the ground
deflected by Minotauro.
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Minotauro
Minotauro reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Coleman struggles to free himself
That Kneebar from Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Coleman blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Minotauro
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to close the guard.
Minotauro put Mark Coleman in closed guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Minotauro
Coleman is in closed guard... Minotauro tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Coleman!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira sits high on Mark Coleman's chest and pulls his leg underneath Coleman's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Coleman tries to roll out. He's too quick for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Minotauro and it cost him top position.
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Minotauro
Coleman is taking this opportunity to rest.
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Minotauro
Pitty-pat punches from Coleman
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira doesn't flinch.
Poorly executed technique. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira looks to counter!
Minotauro switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Coleman struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Minotauro
Coleman is in closed guard... Minotauro tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Coleman!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Coleman tries to stand up!
Minotauro doesn't allow him!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Minotauro moves backwards and Mark Coleman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Terrible one sided match... Coleman was not ready to fight a fighter of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira caliber.
Mark Coleman takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Coleman moves backwards and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Good leg kicks from Mark Coleman.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defends with ease.
Mark Coleman fakes a punch and launches himself over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Minotauro counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Minotauro avoids a dangerous strike from Coleman
and counters with a solid straight!
Nice punches from Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Coleman staggers backwards. Minotauro wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Coleman!
Some big punches are landing!
Mark Coleman swings...
hard impact to Minotauro's face!
Inside leg kick from Minotauro
that lands on Mark Coleman's leg.
Coleman hyper-extended his leg
Bone shattering straight left hand from Mark Coleman!
Minotauro ducks under...
Minotauro is trying to counter now!
Minotauro grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Coleman struggles... Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is unable to take him down
Coleman pushes Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Coleman is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira goes with a looping right hand while Mark Coleman jumps back and jabs
Coleman seems staggered and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Coleman's knee!
Terrible one sided match... Coleman was not ready to fight a fighter of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira caliber.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mark Coleman is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Minotauro into his guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in closed guard over Coleman
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira looks to posture up and open Mark Coleman's guard...
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira forces Mark Coleman to open his guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Coleman
Coleman tries to close his guard around Minotauro
He is not able to do it
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Coleman
Coleman tries to close his guard around Minotauro
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in open guard over Coleman
Mark Coleman launches a few punches to Minotauro's cheek from the guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Coleman clumsily fails here and it's time for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to fight back!
Minotauro tries to jump to side mount.
Mark Coleman closed his guard around Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Coleman measures the resilience of Minotauro's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Minotauro blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman attempts to trap Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in his guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira keeps control and remains in side mount.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Minotauro tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to better his position on the ground...
Minotauro is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Terrible one sided match... Coleman was not ready to fight a fighter of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira caliber.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Coleman's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Coleman struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Coleman's eyes...
You can see it....
That armbar looks tight...
Coleman struggles to free himself
Minotauro secures the lock while Mark Coleman refuses to tap... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by Submission (armbar) at 2:02 Round 2
Statistics: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Punches 10/14 (71%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 209 s
Statistics: Mark Coleman
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/11 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 209 s
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Nice effort tonight from Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself.
A decent performance by Mark Coleman today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of engaging.
A fight that put some of us on our feet occasionally. It could have been more exciting though.