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Round 1
Coleman takes a low kick before ripping Rua to the floor. With Rua pinned against the cage, Coleman trees off with punches. Rua gets out of harms way and stands with the former heavyweight champion. Coleman muscles Rua back down to the floor in the center of the Octagon. Rua looks for a kneebar and a triangle. Rua gets to his feet and trips Coleman to the floor. Rua easily passes to side control. Rua isolates an arm for a submission but he gives it up to elbow the head. Coleman gets to his feet, where he eats two low kicks. Coleman lands a right hand and is hit with a left hand and a knee to the body. With his hands down from exhaustion, Coleman is dropped with a right hand. Rua pounces but Coleman is game as he survives and gets to his feet. Coleman takes a knee to the chest before the round ends.
Round 2
A tired Coleman takes two low kicks and a hard left hook. Just when it looked as if was game over, Coleman slams Rua hard to the floor. Coleman has Rua pinned against the fence, but he is unable to get off before Rua gets to his feet. From the Thai plum, Rua lands a low kick and a standing elbow. Rua connects with a straight right to the body. Coleman is so tired that he’s barely moving. He just stands and eats punishment to his legs and to the face with glancing punches. Rua gets a little wild and ends up slipping. Rua gets to his feet showing a little fatigue and is taken back down by Coleman. Rua goes for an omaplata and it’s deep. Coleman rolls over to a safe place, but the hold on his arm is still pinning him to the floor. The round ends with the omaplata still applied.
Round 3
Coleman backs Rua away with a hard body shot. Rua steps backwardsand then forward with a left hook. Coleman works for a single along the fence and gets a takedown. To the body with his right hand goes the Buckeye. Coleman passes to half-guard with Rua’s arm pinned under the leg. Rua improves his position and goes for a heel hook. Coleman escapes and puts Rua back to the floor. From Rua’s back, Coleman hits the head with both hands. Rua gets to his feet and knees the body. Referee Kevin Mulhall incorrectly declares it an illegal blow to the head and issues a warning. Once action is resumed, Rua connects with a right uppercut and a left hook that send Coleman to the ground. Mulhall steps in to save Coleman at 4:36 of the third. Coleman complains about the stoppage, but it was legit.
Round 1
Henderson gets the action started with a kick to the outside of Franklin’s right leg. Franklin, a southpaw, fires a crisp kick to the body. Henderson loads up on a right hand and slips to the mat. Henderson scrambles and hops on top to begin to work from half-guard. Henderson has Franklin pinned against the cage, blasting away with right hands. Henderson knees the body. Franklin escapes and sprints out of the grip of the wrestler. Back to the body with kicks goes Franklin. Three straight kicks connect with Henderson’s body and arm. 90 seconds are left in the round. Franklin lands a sloppy kick to Henderson’s lead leg. Henderson roughs Franklin up with a right hand and the fighter’s heads collide, which opens up a cut on Franklin’s hairline. Henderson lands a right-hand counter as time expires.
Round 2
The round starts a little slow but the pace turns on a time with a punching exchange at the 60-second mark. Franklin jabs and Henderson loads up on power punches that miss. Henderson goes to the clinch as he pushes Franklin against the cage and trips him to the floor. Henderson elbows the head from guard and fights off an armbar. The pace slows again as Henderson controls from the top position in guard. The uneventful round comes to a close.
Round 3
Franklin lands a hard left and a kick to the body. Henderson answers with a right hook and a takedown into his opponent’s guard. Franklin takes the back door and gets to his feet after landing a left hand. Franklin has the upperhand with Henderson clinched against the fence. Franklin knees the body and thigh. We’re halfway through the final round and the fight is up for the taking. Franklin connects with a jab and a right hook to the forehead. Another knee to the body lands for the Ohioan. Franklin counters a low kick with a right hand. Henderson slips throwing a head kick and eats a few punches for his effort. Henderson gets back to his feet and inadvertently pokes Franklin in the eye. Franklin takes two minutes to recover and the fight is back on. Franklin gets in a few jabs before the horn sounds to end the contest.
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