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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximillian Daugherty (ranked 3322 p4p, 4175 weight class) and Samir Coffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximillian Daugherty looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximillian Daugherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samir Coffey!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coffey gets a clinch.
Daugherty definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Daugherty looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Coffey breaks the clinch.
Coffey gets a takedown into half guard.
Daugherty blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coffey.
Coffey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Coffey is working for a submission of some sort.
Coffey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Daugherty has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coffey trying to control the pace.
Coffey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Daugherty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coffey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Daugherty has managed to free his arm - good work.
Coffey not doing much here.
Coffey decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Coffey rushes Daugherty and presses him up against the cage.
Daugherty decides to pull guard.
Coffey stays in close to Daugherty's body and controls the position.
Coffey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daugherty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coffey trying to control the position from guard on top but Daugherty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coffey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Daugherty's guard.
Coffey slows the pace down in half guard.
Daugherty slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Coffey gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Coffey shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Daugherty manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Daugherty working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty is working an open guard so Coffey takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Coffey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Daugherty!
Coffey cracks Daugherty with a big elbow.
Coffey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Daugherty struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coffey controlling the position.
Coffey scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Daugherty to see if he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samir Coffey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coffey closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Daugherty did well to prevent Coffey getting side control.
Samir Coffey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coffey wants to pass to mount but Daugherty is defending the position.
Coffey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coffey connects with a nice short shot to Daugherty's temple.
Coffey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Coffey works his way into full mount!
Coffey looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coffey landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coffey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Daugherty is squirming around, avoiding Coffey's attempts to control the action.
Coffey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Coffey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Daugherty hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Coffey looking to control but Daugherty is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Coffey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Coffey with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daugherty taking shots to the head.
Coffey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Coffey manages to capitalize on a mistake by Daugherty to take his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffey connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Daugherty to escape the position.
Coffey controls the position.
Daugherty preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Coffey.
Coffey avoiding Daugherty 's attempts to control his hands.
Coffey is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Daugherty defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Coffey's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty tries to break free.
Daugherty is working hard here to advance position.
Coffey is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Daugherty defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Coffey is looking to control Daugherty but Daugherty is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samir Coffey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Daugherty shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coffey defends it nicely.
Daugherty tries to sprawl but Coffey drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Coffey working over Daugherty with some ground and pound. Daugherty looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Coffey performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coffey stands up and beckons Daugherty to join him on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coffey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daugherty avoids the head kick by Coffey.
Coffey drives through and clinches with Daugherty against the cage.
Daugherty is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Coffey to keep the fight standing.
Daugherty tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximillian Daugherty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coffey lands an elbow that stopped Daugherty in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Maximillian Daugherty has been cut.
Coffey pulls guard.
Daugherty stopping the sweep attempt from Coffey.
Daugherty is fighting to break Coffey's control of his arms but Coffey is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Daugherty stopping the sweep attempt from Coffey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty wants to stand but Coffey is controlling his posture from full guard.
Coffey controlling the position.
Coffey looking for a sweep. Not yet Coffey, not yet.
Daugherty lands a couple of digs.
Daugherty stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daugherty.
Coffey throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Coffey closes the distance and clinches.
Coffey cracks Daugherty with a nice body shot.
Coffey connects with a knee to the head.
Daugherty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coffey pulls Daugherty into guard.
Coffey is trying to control the position but Daugherty postures up.
Coffey is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daugherty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coffey is trying to keep Daugherty in close.
Coffey pulls Daugherty in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coffey keeping moving, preventing Daugherty from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daugherty stands and steps away. Coffey gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samir Coffey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Coffey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samir Coffey!
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energy
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hype
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