Barnett vs. Coleman

[The Sandmen]

Josh Barnett raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Mark Coleman glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Josh Barnett is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Mark Coleman comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.

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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!


Mark Coleman fakes a move and moves laterally.
Coleman tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Coleman is clinching with Barnett.


Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mark Coleman shoots and grab Josh Barnett's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Barnett sprawl and remain on his feet
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.


Mark Coleman launches a body shot
Barnett dodges and catches him with a hard cross.


The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Nice low kick from Coleman
but Josh Barnett stops it.


The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett fakes a punch and launches himself over Mark Coleman
Great move by Barnett who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Mark Coleman tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Coleman circles out and slips free of Josh Barnett's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.


Barnett is holding Mark Coleman's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mark Coleman shows great balance while pushing away Josh Barnett


Coleman looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Josh Barnett's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!


The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Coleman shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Mark Coleman launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Barnett blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Barnett tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Bone shattering straight left hand from Josh Barnett!
Coleman is going to have a big headache after that blow!


Lightning fast low kick from Coleman!
Barnett blocks that kick with his leg.


The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman paws at Barnett.
Barnett answers with solid punches!


Josh Barnett moves forward looking for some grappling action
Barnett has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!


The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barnett struggles and launches a few punches to Coleman's head
Those punches are hitting! Coleman covers his head!


Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barnett tries to take Mark Coleman down... Coleman stumbles backwards and Josh Barnett launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Coleman's jaw!


Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Coleman grapple with Josh Barnett and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Josh Barnett managed to maintain his balances and move away from Coleman


Mark Coleman moves forward and launches a low kick.
Barnett blocks that.


Nice punch by Mark Coleman
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Barnett's Nose is beginning to swell


The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
A high kick from Mark Coleman
falls short of the mark.
Coleman misses a step and Josh Barnett sees an opportunity to counter him!
Josh Barnett tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Coleman is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground


Josh Barnett is in open guard over Coleman
Coleman measures the resilience of Barnett's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Barnett's side.


Josh Barnett is in open guard over Coleman
Barnett moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.


The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Coleman
Josh Barnett tries to free his leg...
Coleman rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!


Mark Coleman is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Coleman leans back...
He clobbers Josh Barnett's face with a huge punch! Ouch!


Mark Coleman is in side mount over Josh Barnett
Mark Coleman looks to mount Josh Barnett...
Josh Barnett takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.


Mark Coleman is in open guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett throws up a triangle attempt!
Mark Coleman postures up and breaks the triangle.


Mark Coleman is in open guard over Barnett
Barnett 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 open guard over Barnett
Mark Coleman aggressively and repeatedly punches Barnett.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Left eye


Mark Coleman is in open guard over Barnett
Coleman leans back...
He clobbers Josh Barnett's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Barnett's Left cheek is beginning to swell


The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Barnett
Mark Coleman tries to pass to half guard...
Josh Barnett can't prevent his opponent from passing. Coleman looks to work from half guard.


Mark Coleman is in half guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett 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
Mark Coleman 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
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.



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Round 2
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Brutal combination from Mark Coleman!
Barnett is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Barnett's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Barnett has a small cut in his Chin


An overhand right from Mark Coleman that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Barnett's stops that one with his face! How is Barnett standing?!


Mark Coleman shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Josh Barnett is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Coleman into his guard.


The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Barnett
Mark Coleman fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Barnett's face!


The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Barnett
Coleman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Josh Barnett, who is barely covering up!
Barnett's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Left eye
Barnett seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.


Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Barnett
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Josh Barnett is a bloody mess!
Coleman tries to escape from closed guard...
Coleman struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!


The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Barnett
Coleman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Josh Barnett, who is barely covering up!
Barnett's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Barnett seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.


Mark Coleman is in half guard over Barnett
Mark Coleman Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Josh Barnett is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
This is over! That impact from Mark Coleman has left Barnett laying flat on the mat!
Barnett's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Barnett has a small cut in his Right cheek

Winner is Mark Coleman by KO (GnP) at 1:19 Round 2

Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 9/10 (90%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/6 (50%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 153 s

Statistics: Mark Coleman
Punches 6/9 (67%)
Kicks 0/4 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 20/26 (77%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 153 s
What a huge upset! Mark Coleman is the winner!


Barnett came out like a bomb in this one. He looked to be walking away with it. Then Coleman got some GnP action going and Barnett never recovered. He took some serious shots to finish the round, then Coleman continued the onslaught and finished up shop. Good show from him, overall.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Yep. Barnett needed to end this one earlier... Good fight though. Not the outcome I thought, but both brought it in this one.

[xx - Camp Cannon]

josh barnett sucks! STILL

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Jan 11, 2013 16:55:28 GMT -5 xx - Camp Cannon said:

josh barnett sucks! STILL

You suck STILL too, and you're still here lol

[The Rocketmen]

Perfect fight by Coleman. Take note, HWs.

[xx - Team Ramrod]

COleman's upgrades really helped him. It's about time. He could be scary good soon.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Jan 11, 2013 18:25:11 GMT -5 xx - Team Ramrod said:

COleman's upgrades really helped him. It's about time. He could be scary good soon.

Honestly, the same could be said about Barnett... He lost, but it wasn't a bad fight for him either. Just saying...

[xx - Team Ramrod]

Coleman destroyed Barnett on the ground 20 to 0 will cost you the fight everytime.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Jan 12, 2013 19:38:21 GMT -5 xx - Team Ramrod said:

Coleman destroyed Barnett on the ground 20 to 0 will cost you the fight everytime.

Not every time... look what he did on his feet.

[The Rocketmen]

Your guy sucked. Face it. You should have traded him for Mir when you had the chance. Mir is still available though. I'd dump Barnett for Mir in a heartbeat. Go pump up Mir and then you'll have a fighter worth chatting about.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Jan 13, 2013 13:32:34 GMT -5 The Rocketmen said:

Your guy sucked. Face it. You should have traded him for Mir when you had the chance. Mir is still available though. I'd dump Barnett for Mir in a heartbeat. Go pump up Mir and then you'll have a fighter worth chatting about.

Yah, that's why Barnett was owning Coleman for the first part of this fight. lol Not to mention you'd been trying to dump Mir on anyone and everyone for 2-3 seasons... and Coleman's still needing to prove himself allot after sucking for so long. I'm not too worried about Barnett.

[The Rocketmen]

Mir is a free agent, and Coleman won the fight. No matter how you look at it, he won the fight, and he was a guy who just a few weeks ago was one of, if not the worst, HW fighter in the league. Mir at least has a higher starting point than Barnett.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Jan 13, 2013 15:02:02 GMT -5 The Rocketmen said:

Mir is a free agent, and Coleman won the fight. No matter how you look at it, he won the fight, and he was a guy who just a few weeks ago was one of, if not the worst, HW fighter in the league. Mir at least has a higher starting point than Barnett.

Yes, Coleman did win this fight... good for him. And Barnett's been fighting better than in his previous go around (2-1 in his last 3). Besides, if Mir is so good, why were you trying to dump him for 3 seasons? Why not just keep him? lol

[The Rocketmen]

Because I had like six HWs and figured someone else might be a fan of his so I kept offering him. No one would trade for him, so I released him in case someone wanted to claim him. It's called refusing to hoard.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Jan 13, 2013 16:08:33 GMT -5 The Rocketmen said:

Because I had like six HWs and figured someone else might be a fan of his so I kept offering him. No one would trade for him, so I released him in case someone wanted to claim him. It's called refusing to hoard.

And it's also called Mir not being that spectacular lately either and losing fights he should have won. Atleast in this case, Coleman's got 1 more point in upgrades than Barnett's got. I enjoyed this fight and, again, despite the loss, I wasn't totally disappointed in Barnett's performance here. He just needed to finish it earlier and not let Coleman go... He did, and you see the result. Coleman got one really good shot in on him that hurt and Barnett couldn't recover enough to get back into it. Happens to some of the best fighters here too.

So all I've really gotta say to you is, if you don't like Barnett, that's fine... Don't watch his fights. It's that simple.