Post by The Sandmen on Apr 17, 2018 8:09:15 GMT -5
Shogun Rua doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Mark Coleman is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Mark Coleman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shogun goes down.
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Shogun
As the fight continues it seems that Mark Coleman is taking the best of the fight.
Coleman delivers a few accurate elbows!
Shogun is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Shogun's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Coleman is in rear mount over Shogun
Shogun has Coleman controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Shogun manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Coleman
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Qwest Arena (Boise, Idaho) are cheering for the fighters.
Shogun moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Coleman with a double overhooks!
0:56 Round 1 and Shogun is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Shogun moves forward looking for some action
Mark Coleman struggles a bit before breaking Shogun's attemp of grappling
Shogun Rua goes with a looping right hand while Mark Coleman jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Coleman seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Coleman's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shogun Rua circles around Coleman
Shogun Rua tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Coleman's face
Coleman's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Coleman has a small cut in his Mouth
Mark Coleman attempts a sweep single...
Mark Coleman catches Shogun Rua's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Coleman.
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Shogun
Coleman is in closed guard... Shogun tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Coleman!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Shogun fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Mark Coleman's arm and tries an armbar!
Coleman hold his own hand and breaks Shogun's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Shogun Rua.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun Rua attempts to trap Mark Coleman in his guard.
Shogun Rua manages to switch to full guard.
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Shogun
Coleman is in closed guard... Shogun tries to roll on the ground!
Mark Coleman uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Shogun
Shogun cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Coleman can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Coleman struggles on the ground and tries to break Shogun Rua's guard...
Shogun doesn't want to free his opponent and Coleman continues in closed guard
Coleman misses a step and Shogun Rua sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shogun tries an armbar from the bottom!
Mark Coleman breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to Coleman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Coleman tries to cover his face,
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to Coleman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Coleman tries to cover his face,
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to Coleman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Coleman tries to cover his face,
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun Rua attempts to trap Mark Coleman in his guard.
Shogun Rua manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Shogun
Shogun Rua attempts to move to full guard
Shogun Rua manages to switch to full guard.
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun tries to move on the ground and shows Mark Coleman a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Shogun's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun tries to close his guard around Coleman
He succeeds!
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Shogun
Mark Coleman storms over Shogun with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Shogun Rua blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Mark Coleman gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Coleman is in closed guard... Shogun tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Coleman!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman launches a few punches to Shogun's cheek from the guard.
Shogun Rua uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Shogun fires a barrage of punches at Coleman's head!
This is bad! Shogun is just pounding on Mark Coleman's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Shogun tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shogun Rua controls the situation despite Mark Coleman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Shogun Rua wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Shogun drills Mark Coleman's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Coleman's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Coleman tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Mark Coleman. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Coleman wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Coleman and Shogun Rua are cliched up against the cage. Coleman steps for a throw
Shogun stays on his feet
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Coleman, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Shogun looks to be in very good shape.
Shogun Rua moves forward looking for some grappling action
Shogun has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Mark Coleman pushes away Shogun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shogun doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Mark Coleman
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Coleman's face while in the clinch!
Coleman can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
Coleman tries to breaks Shogun Rua's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Coleman doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Mark Coleman gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Shogun Rua postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Coleman hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Mark Coleman embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Shogun who put distance between them
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Shogun tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Shogun is clinching with Coleman.
The fighters are clinching.
Mark Coleman throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
Shogun Rua pushes away Coleman and breaks the clinch.
Shogun launches a hook to the body
Bang! Coleman stops that one with his ribs!
As the fight continues it seems that Shogun Rua is taking the best of the fight.
Shogun Rua throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Coleman's chin! That stops Coleman in his tracks!
Coleman has a small cut in his Right eye
That punishment by Shogun Rua has left Coleman staggered! Shogun Rua should try push forward now and finish this!
Shogun Rua steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Coleman's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Mark Coleman's Nose
That punishment by Shogun Rua has left Coleman staggered! Shogun Rua should try push forward now and finish this!
You can see Coleman's blood making stains in the mat.
Shogun wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Coleman takes a break to breathe while holding Shogun Rua.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Shogun Rua launches a rapid series of punches
taking Coleman from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Shogun Rua attempts a sweep single...
Shogun Rua catches Mark Coleman's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Shogun.
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Coleman
Coleman measures the resilience of Shogun's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shogun blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Shogun tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shogun Rua moves to better his position on the ground...
Shogun Rua viciously slams hammer blows to Coleman's face!
There is a small laceration on Mark Coleman's Forehead
Mark Coleman seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Shogun Rua!
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Coleman
Mark Coleman's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Shogun Rua is looking to pass Mark Coleman's guard...
Shogun Rua gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Coleman
Coleman measures the resilience of Shogun's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shogun blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Coleman
Shogun Rua tries to pass Mark Coleman's guard...
Shogun Rua manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Shogun Rua looks to pass to mount...
Shogun slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mark Coleman.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Coleman tries to escape from the full mount...
Shogun Rua is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Shogun Rua looks to mount Mark Coleman...
Shogun Rua slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Shogun goes for an armbar!
Mark Coleman taps out after a text book armbar!
Winner is Shogun Rua by Submission (Armbar) at 3:45 Round 2
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 15/17 (88%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/10 (70%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/18 (78%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 297 s
Statistics: Mark Coleman
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/20 (25%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 297 s
All Rua. All times.
Mark Coleman is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Mark Coleman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shogun goes down.
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Shogun
As the fight continues it seems that Mark Coleman is taking the best of the fight.
Coleman delivers a few accurate elbows!
Shogun is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Shogun's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Coleman is in rear mount over Shogun
Shogun has Coleman controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Shogun manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Coleman
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Qwest Arena (Boise, Idaho) are cheering for the fighters.
Shogun moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Coleman with a double overhooks!
0:56 Round 1 and Shogun is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Shogun moves forward looking for some action
Mark Coleman struggles a bit before breaking Shogun's attemp of grappling
Shogun Rua goes with a looping right hand while Mark Coleman jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Coleman seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Coleman's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shogun Rua circles around Coleman
Shogun Rua tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Coleman's face
Coleman's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Coleman has a small cut in his Mouth
Mark Coleman attempts a sweep single...
Mark Coleman catches Shogun Rua's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Coleman.
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Shogun
Coleman is in closed guard... Shogun tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Coleman!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Shogun fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Mark Coleman's arm and tries an armbar!
Coleman hold his own hand and breaks Shogun's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Shogun Rua.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun Rua attempts to trap Mark Coleman in his guard.
Shogun Rua manages to switch to full guard.
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Shogun
Coleman is in closed guard... Shogun tries to roll on the ground!
Mark Coleman uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Shogun
Shogun cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Coleman can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Coleman struggles on the ground and tries to break Shogun Rua's guard...
Shogun doesn't want to free his opponent and Coleman continues in closed guard
Coleman misses a step and Shogun Rua sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shogun tries an armbar from the bottom!
Mark Coleman breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to Coleman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Coleman tries to cover his face,
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to Coleman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Coleman tries to cover his face,
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to Coleman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Coleman tries to cover his face,
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun Rua attempts to trap Mark Coleman in his guard.
Shogun Rua manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Shogun
Shogun Rua attempts to move to full guard
Shogun Rua manages to switch to full guard.
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun tries to move on the ground and shows Mark Coleman a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Shogun's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Shogun
Shogun tries to close his guard around Coleman
He succeeds!
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Shogun
Mark Coleman storms over Shogun with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Shogun Rua blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Mark Coleman gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Coleman is in closed guard... Shogun tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Coleman!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman launches a few punches to Shogun's cheek from the guard.
Shogun Rua uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Shogun fires a barrage of punches at Coleman's head!
This is bad! Shogun is just pounding on Mark Coleman's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Shogun tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shogun Rua controls the situation despite Mark Coleman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Shogun Rua wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Shogun drills Mark Coleman's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Coleman's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Coleman tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Mark Coleman. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Coleman wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Coleman and Shogun Rua are cliched up against the cage. Coleman steps for a throw
Shogun stays on his feet
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Coleman, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Shogun looks to be in very good shape.
Shogun Rua moves forward looking for some grappling action
Shogun has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Mark Coleman pushes away Shogun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shogun doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Mark Coleman
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Coleman's face while in the clinch!
Coleman can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
Coleman tries to breaks Shogun Rua's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Coleman doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Mark Coleman gets sloppy and Shogun Rua tries to take advantage...
Shogun Rua postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Coleman hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Mark Coleman embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Shogun who put distance between them
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Shogun tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Shogun is clinching with Coleman.
The fighters are clinching.
Mark Coleman throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
Shogun Rua pushes away Coleman and breaks the clinch.
Shogun launches a hook to the body
Bang! Coleman stops that one with his ribs!
As the fight continues it seems that Shogun Rua is taking the best of the fight.
Shogun Rua throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Coleman's chin! That stops Coleman in his tracks!
Coleman has a small cut in his Right eye
That punishment by Shogun Rua has left Coleman staggered! Shogun Rua should try push forward now and finish this!
Shogun Rua steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Coleman's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Mark Coleman's Nose
That punishment by Shogun Rua has left Coleman staggered! Shogun Rua should try push forward now and finish this!
You can see Coleman's blood making stains in the mat.
Shogun wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Coleman takes a break to breathe while holding Shogun Rua.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Shogun Rua launches a rapid series of punches
taking Coleman from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Shogun Rua attempts a sweep single...
Shogun Rua catches Mark Coleman's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Shogun.
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Coleman
Coleman measures the resilience of Shogun's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shogun blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Shogun tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shogun Rua moves to better his position on the ground...
Shogun Rua viciously slams hammer blows to Coleman's face!
There is a small laceration on Mark Coleman's Forehead
Mark Coleman seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Shogun Rua!
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Coleman
Mark Coleman's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Shogun Rua is looking to pass Mark Coleman's guard...
Shogun Rua gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Coleman
Coleman measures the resilience of Shogun's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shogun blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Coleman
Shogun Rua tries to pass Mark Coleman's guard...
Shogun Rua manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Shogun Rua looks to pass to mount...
Shogun slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mark Coleman.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Coleman tries to escape from the full mount...
Shogun Rua is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Shogun Rua looks to mount Mark Coleman...
Shogun Rua slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Shogun goes for an armbar!
Mark Coleman taps out after a text book armbar!
Winner is Shogun Rua by Submission (Armbar) at 3:45 Round 2
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 15/17 (88%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/10 (70%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/18 (78%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 297 s
Statistics: Mark Coleman
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/20 (25%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 297 s
All Rua. All times.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!