Post by The Sandmen on Feb 7, 2012 5:07:11 GMT -5
Mark Coleman is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Bas Rutten looks very relaxed.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Bas Rutten tries to bring the fight to the ground
Coleman won't budge, forcing El Guapo to pull guard.
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over El Guapo
Coleman shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Mark Coleman aggressively and repeatedly punches El Guapo.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over El Guapo
Coleman tries to open up Bas Rutten's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching El Guapo in the side of the head
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over El Guapo
Coleman use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in St. Petersburg Arena (St. Petersburg, Russia) is cheering him!
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten attempts to trap Mark Coleman in his guard.
Mark Coleman keeps control and remains in side mount.
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Bas Rutten
El Guapo tries to show some ground skills
Bas Rutten put Coleman in half guard.
Mark Coleman is in half guard over El Guapo
Bas Rutten launches a few punches to Coleman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Coleman tries to cover his face,
Coleman's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mark Coleman is in half guard over El Guapo
Not a desiderable position that Coleman is in now. Bas Rutten is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
El Guapo 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 1:30 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in half guard over El Guapo
Mark Coleman moves to better his position on the ground...
Mark Coleman viciously slams hammer blows to El Guapo's face!
Mark Coleman is in half guard over El Guapo
Mark Coleman tries to open El Guapo's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Mark Coleman. El Guapo is unable to cover himself now!
Mark Coleman is in half guard over El Guapo
Mark Coleman throws down elbows...
El Guapo is not making himself an easy target.
El Guapo is trying to counter now!
Bas Rutten attempts to move to full guard
Bas Rutten manages to switch to full guard.
Mark Coleman is in open guard over El Guapo
Coleman moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in open guard over El Guapo
Coleman cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as El Guapo can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Bas Rutten doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Bas Rutten. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in St. Petersburg Arena (St. Petersburg, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
El Guapo is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Superb haymaker by El Guapo
that lands on Coleman's face like a cannon ball!
Mark Coleman leans forwards and tries to grapple with El Guapo
Coleman shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
El Guapo pushes off of Mark Coleman and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Coleman stumbles backwards but Bas Rutten chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Coleman tries to take Bas Rutten down... El Guapo stumbles backwards and Mark Coleman launches a few punches...
Bas Rutten dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Coleman misses a step and Bas Rutten sees an opportunity to counter him!
Bas Rutten tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Coleman ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Pulverizing punch to Coleman's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Coleman's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Mark Coleman leans forwards and tries to grapple with El Guapo
El Guapo wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
The two exchange wildly
El Guapo is connecting with a few punches
El Guapo is holding Mark Coleman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mark Coleman loses balance and goes to the ground.
Bas Rutten is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Coleman tries to show some ground skills
El Guapo uses his strength to keep El Guapo at a disadvantage
Coleman clumsily fails here and it's time for Bas Rutten to fight back!
Bas Rutten looks to pass to mount...
El Guapo slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mark Coleman.
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman tries to roll to his side and trap Bas Rutten in his guard...
Bas Rutten keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman launches a few punches to El Guapo's cheek from the guard.
Bas Rutten uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Bas Rutten looks to counter!
El Guapo tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Bas Rutten controls the situation despite Mark Coleman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Bas Rutten throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Coleman struggles to free himself
Coleman's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
John McCarthy breaks Bas Rutten's lock! This is over! Coleman didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Bas Rutten by Submission (Armbar) at 4:25 Round 1
Statistics: Mark Coleman
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 15/26 (58%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 166 s
Statistics: Bas Rutten
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 166 s
Another great performance by both men. They were both out to win, and they both went at it!
MMA internet sites are about to explode! What an awesome fight!
Bas Rutten looks very relaxed.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Bas Rutten tries to bring the fight to the ground
Coleman won't budge, forcing El Guapo to pull guard.
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over El Guapo
Coleman shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Mark Coleman aggressively and repeatedly punches El Guapo.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over El Guapo
Coleman tries to open up Bas Rutten's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching El Guapo in the side of the head
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over El Guapo
Coleman use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in St. Petersburg Arena (St. Petersburg, Russia) is cheering him!
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten attempts to trap Mark Coleman in his guard.
Mark Coleman keeps control and remains in side mount.
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Bas Rutten
El Guapo tries to show some ground skills
Bas Rutten put Coleman in half guard.
Mark Coleman is in half guard over El Guapo
Bas Rutten launches a few punches to Coleman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Coleman tries to cover his face,
Coleman's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mark Coleman is in half guard over El Guapo
Not a desiderable position that Coleman is in now. Bas Rutten is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
El Guapo 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 1:30 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in half guard over El Guapo
Mark Coleman moves to better his position on the ground...
Mark Coleman viciously slams hammer blows to El Guapo's face!
Mark Coleman is in half guard over El Guapo
Mark Coleman tries to open El Guapo's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Mark Coleman. El Guapo is unable to cover himself now!
Mark Coleman is in half guard over El Guapo
Mark Coleman throws down elbows...
El Guapo is not making himself an easy target.
El Guapo is trying to counter now!
Bas Rutten attempts to move to full guard
Bas Rutten manages to switch to full guard.
Mark Coleman is in open guard over El Guapo
Coleman moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in open guard over El Guapo
Coleman cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as El Guapo can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Bas Rutten doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Bas Rutten. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in St. Petersburg Arena (St. Petersburg, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
El Guapo is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Superb haymaker by El Guapo
that lands on Coleman's face like a cannon ball!
Mark Coleman leans forwards and tries to grapple with El Guapo
Coleman shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
El Guapo pushes off of Mark Coleman and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Coleman stumbles backwards but Bas Rutten chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Coleman tries to take Bas Rutten down... El Guapo stumbles backwards and Mark Coleman launches a few punches...
Bas Rutten dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Coleman misses a step and Bas Rutten sees an opportunity to counter him!
Bas Rutten tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Coleman ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Pulverizing punch to Coleman's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Coleman's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Mark Coleman leans forwards and tries to grapple with El Guapo
El Guapo wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
The two exchange wildly
El Guapo is connecting with a few punches
El Guapo is holding Mark Coleman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mark Coleman loses balance and goes to the ground.
Bas Rutten is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Coleman tries to show some ground skills
El Guapo uses his strength to keep El Guapo at a disadvantage
Coleman clumsily fails here and it's time for Bas Rutten to fight back!
Bas Rutten looks to pass to mount...
El Guapo slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mark Coleman.
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman tries to roll to his side and trap Bas Rutten in his guard...
Bas Rutten keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman launches a few punches to El Guapo's cheek from the guard.
Bas Rutten uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Bas Rutten looks to counter!
El Guapo tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Bas Rutten controls the situation despite Mark Coleman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Bas Rutten is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Bas Rutten throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Coleman struggles to free himself
Coleman's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
John McCarthy breaks Bas Rutten's lock! This is over! Coleman didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Bas Rutten by Submission (Armbar) at 4:25 Round 1
Statistics: Mark Coleman
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 15/26 (58%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 166 s
Statistics: Bas Rutten
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 166 s
Another great performance by both men. They were both out to win, and they both went at it!
MMA internet sites are about to explode! What an awesome fight!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!