Post by The Sandmen on Feb 10, 2012 12:27:24 GMT -5
Frank Mir is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey).
Mark Coleman looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Frank Mir is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Mir wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Mir moves forward and holds Coleman
The fighters are clinching.
Mark Coleman tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Mir is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Coleman launches a few hard punches to Frank Mir's ribs!
Frank Mir's ribs shows the damage! Mark Coleman is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Coleman gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Coleman gets hold of a leg and trips Mir to the mat!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Mir
Coleman is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Mir
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Frank Mir can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Coleman is in closed guard... Mir tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Coleman!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Frank Mir is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Coleman tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Frank Mir is in half guard over Coleman
Mark Coleman attempts to move to full guard
Mark Coleman manages to switch to full guard.
Frank Mir is in open guard over Coleman
Mir sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Mir is in open guard over Coleman... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Coleman rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Frank Mir. 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 Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey) are cheering for the fighters.
Good front kick from Mir!
Mark Coleman blocks
Coleman is trying to counter now!
Mark Coleman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mir goes down.
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Mir
Coleman fires a barrage of punches at Mir's head!
This is bad! Coleman is just pounding on Frank Mir's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Mir's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Mir
Coleman moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Mir
Mir breaths deeply while on the ground
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Mir
Good looking punches from Mark Coleman on the ground
They could take their toll on Mir.
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Mir
Coleman throws a few hammer fists to the face of Frank Mir
Solid shots!
Mir's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Mir
Frank Mir sits up and gets an arm around Coleman's neck!
Coleman pushes Frank Mir back to the ground.
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Mir
Mark Coleman tries to pass Frank Mir's guard...
Mark Coleman manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Frank Mir
Frank Mir attempts to trap Mark Coleman in his guard.
Frank Mir manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Mir
Coleman throws a few hammer fists to the face of Frank Mir
Blocked by Mir.
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Mir
Coleman sits over his knees and pushes away Mir's leg!
Mark Coleman is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Frank Mir
Frank Mir attempts to trap Mark Coleman in his guard.
Frank Mir manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Mir
Frank Mir 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
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Frank Mir. 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 take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Mir wants nothing of that and pushes Coleman.
Coleman tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Coleman is clinching with Mir.
Frank Mir pushes away Coleman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Coleman doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Mir
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Coleman struggles and launches a few punches to Mir's head
Those punches are hitting! Mir covers his head!
Mir doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Mark Coleman embrace and tries to move away...
Mark Coleman pushes Mir forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank Mir tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Coleman is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Mir clumsily fails here and it's time for Mark Coleman to fight back!
Mark Coleman tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Coleman circles out and slips free of Frank Mir's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Nice beating Frank Mir has received.
Middle kick from Mir.
Coleman receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Mark Coleman has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Coleman launches a kick
but Frank Mir avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Mir is holding Mark Coleman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mark Coleman shows great balance while pushing away Frank Mir
Coleman wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Coleman moves forward and holds Mir
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Coleman doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frank Mir embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Coleman who put distance between them
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Frank Mir tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Coleman wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Coleman moves forward and holds Mir
Frank Mir pushes away Coleman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Coleman doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Mir
The fighters are clinching.
Frank Mir pushes away Coleman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Coleman doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Mir
Coleman is trying to counter now!
Mark Coleman shoots and grab Frank Mir's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Coleman scoop up Frank Mir's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Mir to the mat
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Mir
Coleman fires a barrage of punches at Mir's head!
This is bad! Coleman is just pounding on Frank Mir's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Mir's Chin is beginning to swell
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Mir
Coleman tries to move to full mount
Coleman's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Mir
Mark Coleman pushes Frank Mir against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Frank Mir struggles not allowing Mark Coleman improve his position.
Mir tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mir tries to close his guard around Coleman
He succeeds!
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Mir
Mark Coleman moves to better his position on the ground...
Mark Coleman wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Frank Mir is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman attempts to trap Frank Mir in his guard.
Mark Coleman manages to switch to half guard.
Frank Mir is in half guard over Coleman
Mark Coleman tries to close the guard.
Coleman put Frank Mir in closed guard.
Frank Mir is in closed guard over Coleman
Mir is in closed guard... Coleman tries to roll on the ground!
Frank Mir uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Coleman misses a step and Frank Mir sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mir tries to escape from the closed guard
Mir succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Frank Mir is in open guard over Coleman
Mir breaths deeply while on the ground
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey) are cheering for the fighters.
Frank Mir tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Coleman's face
Mir goes to the body...
He punishes Coleman's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Coleman pushes Frank Mir and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Mir pushes Mark Coleman and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Mark Coleman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mir won't budge, forcing Coleman to pull guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Frank Mir is in closed guard over Coleman
Mir struggles on the ground and tries to break Mark Coleman's guard...
Frank Mir is in Coleman open guard now
Frank Mir is in open guard over Coleman
Stand up! This is what Coleman's cornermen are shouting. Frank Mir is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Mir tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Frank Mir is in half guard over Coleman
Mark Coleman attempts to move to full guard
Frank Mir keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Frank Mir is in half guard over Coleman
Mark Coleman attempts to move to full guard
Frank Mir keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Frank Mir is in half guard over Coleman
Coleman has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Mark Coleman launches a few punches to Mir's cheek from the guard.
Frank Mir uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Mir is trying to counter now!
Frank Mir tries to free his leg...
Frank Mir uses some of his skill by jumping out of Coleman's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Frank Mir is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman attempts to trap Frank Mir in his guard.
Frank Mir keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Coleman measures the resilience of Mir's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mir blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Mir tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Frank Mir looks to mount Mark Coleman...
Frank Mir slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frank Mir is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Frank Mir tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Mir is locking that armbar...
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
That armbar looks tight...
Coleman struggles to free himself
Mir secures the lock while Mark Coleman refuses to tap... Mario Yamasaki jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Frank Mir by Submission (armbar) at 4:28 Round 2
Statistics: Mark Coleman
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/7 (71%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 15/29 (52%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 3/4 (75%)
Time on the ground 324 s
Statistics: Frank Mir
Punches 7/7 (100%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 324 s
Coleman had some absorbing moments and he contributed to the enjoyment of the people here at Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey).
Nice effort tonight from Frank Mir who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself.
Superb fight! Undoubtedly one of the fights of the year!
Mark Coleman looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Frank Mir is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Mir wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Mir moves forward and holds Coleman
The fighters are clinching.
Mark Coleman tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Mir is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Coleman launches a few hard punches to Frank Mir's ribs!
Frank Mir's ribs shows the damage! Mark Coleman is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Coleman gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Coleman gets hold of a leg and trips Mir to the mat!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Mir
Coleman is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Mir
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Frank Mir can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Coleman is in closed guard... Mir tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Coleman!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Frank Mir is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Coleman tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Frank Mir is in half guard over Coleman
Mark Coleman attempts to move to full guard
Mark Coleman manages to switch to full guard.
Frank Mir is in open guard over Coleman
Mir sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Mir is in open guard over Coleman... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Coleman rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Frank Mir. 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 Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey) are cheering for the fighters.
Good front kick from Mir!
Mark Coleman blocks
Coleman is trying to counter now!
Mark Coleman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mir goes down.
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Mir
Coleman fires a barrage of punches at Mir's head!
This is bad! Coleman is just pounding on Frank Mir's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Mir's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Mir
Coleman moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Mir
Mir breaths deeply while on the ground
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Mir
Good looking punches from Mark Coleman on the ground
They could take their toll on Mir.
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Mir
Coleman throws a few hammer fists to the face of Frank Mir
Solid shots!
Mir's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Mir
Frank Mir sits up and gets an arm around Coleman's neck!
Coleman pushes Frank Mir back to the ground.
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Mir
Mark Coleman tries to pass Frank Mir's guard...
Mark Coleman manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Frank Mir
Frank Mir attempts to trap Mark Coleman in his guard.
Frank Mir manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Mir
Coleman throws a few hammer fists to the face of Frank Mir
Blocked by Mir.
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Mir
Coleman sits over his knees and pushes away Mir's leg!
Mark Coleman is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Frank Mir
Frank Mir attempts to trap Mark Coleman in his guard.
Frank Mir manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Mir
Frank Mir 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
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Frank Mir. 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 take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Mir wants nothing of that and pushes Coleman.
Coleman tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Coleman is clinching with Mir.
Frank Mir pushes away Coleman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Coleman doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Mir
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Coleman struggles and launches a few punches to Mir's head
Those punches are hitting! Mir covers his head!
Mir doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Mark Coleman embrace and tries to move away...
Mark Coleman pushes Mir forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank Mir tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Coleman is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Mir clumsily fails here and it's time for Mark Coleman to fight back!
Mark Coleman tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Coleman circles out and slips free of Frank Mir's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Nice beating Frank Mir has received.
Middle kick from Mir.
Coleman receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Mark Coleman has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Coleman launches a kick
but Frank Mir avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Mir is holding Mark Coleman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mark Coleman shows great balance while pushing away Frank Mir
Coleman wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Coleman moves forward and holds Mir
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Coleman doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frank Mir embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Coleman who put distance between them
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Frank Mir tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Coleman wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Coleman moves forward and holds Mir
Frank Mir pushes away Coleman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Coleman doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Mir
The fighters are clinching.
Frank Mir pushes away Coleman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Coleman doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Mir
Coleman is trying to counter now!
Mark Coleman shoots and grab Frank Mir's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Coleman scoop up Frank Mir's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Mir to the mat
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Mir
Coleman fires a barrage of punches at Mir's head!
This is bad! Coleman is just pounding on Frank Mir's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Mir's Chin is beginning to swell
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Mir
Coleman tries to move to full mount
Coleman's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Mir
Mark Coleman pushes Frank Mir against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Frank Mir struggles not allowing Mark Coleman improve his position.
Mir tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mir tries to close his guard around Coleman
He succeeds!
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Mir
Mark Coleman moves to better his position on the ground...
Mark Coleman wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Frank Mir is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman attempts to trap Frank Mir in his guard.
Mark Coleman manages to switch to half guard.
Frank Mir is in half guard over Coleman
Mark Coleman tries to close the guard.
Coleman put Frank Mir in closed guard.
Frank Mir is in closed guard over Coleman
Mir is in closed guard... Coleman tries to roll on the ground!
Frank Mir uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Coleman misses a step and Frank Mir sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mir tries to escape from the closed guard
Mir succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Frank Mir is in open guard over Coleman
Mir breaths deeply while on the ground
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey) are cheering for the fighters.
Frank Mir tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Coleman's face
Mir goes to the body...
He punishes Coleman's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Coleman pushes Frank Mir and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Mir pushes Mark Coleman and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Mark Coleman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mir won't budge, forcing Coleman to pull guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Frank Mir is in closed guard over Coleman
Mir struggles on the ground and tries to break Mark Coleman's guard...
Frank Mir is in Coleman open guard now
Frank Mir is in open guard over Coleman
Stand up! This is what Coleman's cornermen are shouting. Frank Mir is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Mir tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Frank Mir is in half guard over Coleman
Mark Coleman attempts to move to full guard
Frank Mir keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Frank Mir is in half guard over Coleman
Mark Coleman attempts to move to full guard
Frank Mir keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Frank Mir is in half guard over Coleman
Coleman has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Mark Coleman launches a few punches to Mir's cheek from the guard.
Frank Mir uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Mir is trying to counter now!
Frank Mir tries to free his leg...
Frank Mir uses some of his skill by jumping out of Coleman's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Frank Mir is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman attempts to trap Frank Mir in his guard.
Frank Mir keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Mark Coleman
Coleman measures the resilience of Mir's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mir blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Mir tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Frank Mir looks to mount Mark Coleman...
Frank Mir slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frank Mir is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Frank Mir tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Mir is locking that armbar...
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
That armbar looks tight...
Coleman struggles to free himself
Mir secures the lock while Mark Coleman refuses to tap... Mario Yamasaki jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Frank Mir by Submission (armbar) at 4:28 Round 2
Statistics: Mark Coleman
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/7 (71%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 15/29 (52%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 3/4 (75%)
Time on the ground 324 s
Statistics: Frank Mir
Punches 7/7 (100%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 324 s
Coleman had some absorbing moments and he contributed to the enjoyment of the people here at Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey).
Nice effort tonight from Frank Mir who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself.
Superb fight! Undoubtedly one of the fights of the year!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!