Post by The Sandmen on Feb 8, 2014 4:49:53 GMT -5
ManMMA Heavyweight Championship
Mark Coleman shifts back and forth nervously.
Rashad Evans looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Now Mark Coleman put his title in contention against Evans.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Rashad Evans 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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Coleman looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rashad Evans's punches
Coleman is on the receiving end of a great combo by Evans.
Mark Coleman swings...
hard impact to Evans's face!
Evans and Coleman circle around the center of the cage.
Rashad Evans tries a middle kick
Coleman blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Coleman's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Coleman leads with a punch
Rashad Evans avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Coleman fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rashad Evans didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Evans
Evans launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Coleman's ribs.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Evans
Evans tries to close his guard around Coleman
He succeeds!
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Evans
Mark Coleman seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Coleman struggles on the ground and tries to break Rashad Evans's guard...
Evans doesn't want to free his opponent and Coleman continues in closed guard
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Evans
Evans measures the resilience of Coleman's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Coleman's side.
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Evans
Coleman is in closed guard... Evans tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Coleman!
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman launches a few punches to Evans's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Evans tries to cover his face,
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman tries to roll to his side and trap Rashad Evans in his guard...
Rashad Evans keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Coleman is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Rashad Evans pushes Mark Coleman down and prevents his attempts to escape
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman tries to roll to his side and trap Rashad Evans in his guard...
Rashad Evans keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Mark Coleman creates enough space to control Rashad Evans's leg.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in half guard over Coleman
Rashad Evans pushes Coleman's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Coleman rolls and he's now on half guard over Rashad Evans. Nice reversal.
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Evans
Evans 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.
Evans clumsily fails here and it's time for Mark Coleman to fight back!
Coleman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Rashad Evans, who is barely covering up!
Evans's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Evans
Coleman sits over his knees and pushes away Evans's leg!
Mark Coleman is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Evans tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Rashad Evans. 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans tries to bring the fight to the ground
Coleman goes down.
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Coleman
Coleman tries to close his guard around Evans
He succeeds!
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Coleman
Rashad Evans fakes some punches
Coleman ties him up.
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Coleman
Evans is in closed guard... Coleman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rashad Evans!
Mark Coleman is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans 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 full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans launches a few weak punches
Coleman blocks them effectively.
Poorly executed technique. Mark Coleman looks to counter!
Coleman fires a barrage of punches at Evans's head!
This is bad! Coleman is just pounding on Rashad Evans's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Mark Coleman is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Mark Coleman doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Mark Coleman is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Mark Coleman pushes Rashad Evans down and prevents his attempts to escape
Poorly executed technique. Mark Coleman looks to counter!
Mark Coleman hovers above Evans
Good punches to Evans's body.
Mark Coleman is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
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 have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Evans is holding Mark Coleman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mark Coleman loses balance and goes to the ground.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Coleman is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Lightning fast low kick from Evans!
Coleman blocks that kick with his leg.
Rashad Evans fakes a punch and launches himself over Coleman!
Nice move by Evans who clinches and pushes Coleman against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Coleman doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Rashad Evans embrace and tries to move away...
Rashad Evans pushes Coleman forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Coleman clumsily fails here and it's time for Rashad Evans to fight back!
Evans grab one of Mark Coleman's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Coleman done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Evans is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Coleman's jaw!
Coleman has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Coleman is holding Rashad Evans's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rashad Evans loses balance and goes to the ground.
Evans Hyper-extended his left arm
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Evans tries to show some ground skills
Coleman uses his strength to keep Coleman at a disadvantage
Coleman is trying to counter now!
Mark Coleman fakes some punches
Evans ties him up.
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans attempts to trap Mark Coleman in his guard.
Mark Coleman keeps control and remains in side mount.
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Mark Coleman looks to mount Rashad Evans...
Mark Coleman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Mark Coleman is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans 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 full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Coleman's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Rashad Evans is in half guard over Coleman
Evans launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Evans is countered by Mark Coleman.
Coleman is trying to counter now!
Coleman cartwheels towards Evans!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Rashad Evans.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans attempts to trap Mark Coleman in his guard.
Mark Coleman keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Mark Coleman looks to mount Rashad Evans...
Rashad Evans takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Evans
Mark Coleman tries to pass to half guard...
Rashad Evans can't prevent his opponent from passing. Coleman looks to work from half guard.
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Evans
Coleman sits over his knees and pushes away Evans's leg!
Mark Coleman is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans attempts to trap Mark Coleman in his guard.
Mark Coleman keeps control and remains in side mount.
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Evans measures the resilience of Coleman's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Coleman's side.
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Mark Coleman throws down elbows...
Evans is not making himself an easy target.
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans attempts to trap Mark Coleman in his guard.
Mark Coleman keeps control and remains in side mount.
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans attempts to trap Mark Coleman in his guard.
Rashad Evans manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Evans
Coleman is in closed guard... Evans tries to roll on the ground!
Mark Coleman uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Evans misses a step and Mark Coleman sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mark Coleman aggressively and repeatedly punches Evans.
Good job by Evans blocking and slipping the blows.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Mark Coleman goes with a looping right hand while Rashad Evans jumps back and jabs
Coleman seems staggered and Rashad Evans runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Mark Coleman can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Coleman fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rashad Evans didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Evans
Mark Coleman tries to pass to half guard...
Rashad Evans can't prevent his opponent from passing. Coleman looks to work from half guard.
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Evans
Coleman throws a few hammer fists to the face of Rashad Evans
Solid shots!
Mark Coleman is in half guard over Evans
Mark Coleman throws down elbows...
Evans is not making himself an easy target.
Evans tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rashad Evans 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 half guard over Evans
Mark Coleman tries to free his leg
Mark Coleman uses some of his skill by jumping out of Evans's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Mark Coleman aggressively and repeatedly punches Evans.
Good job by Evans blocking and slipping the blows.
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Mark Coleman looks to mount Rashad Evans...
Mark Coleman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Mark Coleman is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Mark Coleman hovers above Evans
Good punches to Evans's body.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Evans is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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Mark Coleman shoots for a double leg takedown!
Rashad Evans sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Coleman clumsily fails here and it's time for Rashad Evans to fight back!
Rashad Evans moves forward looking for some grappling action
Coleman pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Mark Coleman attempts a sweep single...
Mark Coleman catches Rashad Evans's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Coleman.
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Evans
0:32 Round 3 and Evans is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Rashad Evans doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Coleman's moves.
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Evans
Coleman leans back...
He clobbers Rashad Evans's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Evans
Evans 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.
Mark Coleman tries to open Evans's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Mark Coleman. Evans is unable to cover himself now!
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Evans
Evans tries to stand up!
Coleman doesn't allow him!
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Evans
Coleman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Rashad Evans, who is barely covering up!
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Evans
Coleman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Rashad Evans, who is barely covering up!
Evans has a small cut in his Left eye
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Evans
Coleman leans back...
He clobbers Rashad Evans's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Evans's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Rashad Evans's Right eye
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Evans
Coleman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Rashad Evans, who is barely covering up!
Mark Coleman is in closed guard over Evans
Coleman tries to escape from the closed guard
Coleman succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Evans
Coleman leans back...
He clobbers Rashad Evans's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Evans
Coleman leans back...
He clobbers Rashad Evans's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Mark Coleman is in open guard over Evans
Coleman tries to jump to side mount.
Rashad Evans closed his guard around Mark Coleman.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Mark Coleman is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Coleman is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Mark Coleman throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Evans's face with those brutal elbows! Evans needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The ref pulls off Mark Coleman! Evans seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Mark Coleman by TKO (GnP) at 2:40 Round 3
Statistics: Mark Coleman
Punches 1/3 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 45/74 (61%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 572 s
Statistics: Rashad Evans
Punches 9/13 (69%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/22 (55%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 572 s
Mark Coleman defends the Heavyweight title!
I think one guy thought Evans would win this one. Though he wasn't right, he wasn't as wrong as we thought he would be. Evans totally didn't make an ass of himself here, winning the fight at several points with (shockingly) good ground and pound. Eventually, though, Coleman got the better of the wrestling and got the GnP game going to this end.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!