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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mack Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jem Coughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes into the arena with Disturbed / Down With The Sickness blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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198 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mack Speed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jem Coughlin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coughlin cracks Speed with an open hand slap.
Coughlin pushes Speed up against the cage in a clinch.
Speed struggles to land a body shot inside as Coughlin controls his hands.
Speed takes a knee to the side of the body.
Speed lands a body shot.
Coughlin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Speed gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Speed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coughlin lands a nice elbow.
Coughlin blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coughlin.
Good body shot from Speed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speed prevents a body shot from Coughlin.
Coughlin tries to land a knee to the head but Speed blocks with his arms.
Coughlin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Speed prevents a body shot from Coughlin.
Coughlin tries to land a knee to the head but Speed blocks with his arms.
Speed working aggressively here.
Coughlin blocking some punches.
Coughlin prevents a body shot from Speed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Speed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Speed avoiding damage as Coughlin throws knees to the body.
Speed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coughlin shoots in for a double leg but Speed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Coughlin throws a jab when Speed was well out of range.
Coughlin wants to clinch up but Speed keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Speed.
Coughlin clinches up against the cage.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coughlin throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Coughlin.
Speed struggles to land a body shot inside as Coughlin controls his hands.
Coughlin gets through Speed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coughlin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Coughlin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Speed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coughlin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Speed stacks Coughlin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Speed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coughlin is looking to regain half guard here but Speed keeps moving and retains side control.
Coughlin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Coughlin trying to pass the guard but Speed defending well.
Coughlin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Coughlin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Speed on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Speed tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed moves into full guard.
Coughlin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Speed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coughlin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Speed dives on top into guard.
Coughlin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Speed preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin working for a triangle but Speed defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coughlin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Speed is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Coughlin.
Coughlin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed decides to stand up, so the ref orders Coughlin to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jem Coughlin dominated that round.
That's time! Speed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Speed swats away the attempt to clinch by Coughlin.
Coughlin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Coughlin pushes Speed up against the cage in a clinch.
Speed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coughlins head.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coughlin.
Speed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Speed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coughlin has Speed up against the cage in a clinch.
Speed misses with some punches.
Coughlin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coughlin lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mack Speed has been cut.
Speed swings wildly with an uppercut but Coughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coughlin has a couple of punches blocked by Speed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coughlin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speed lands a body shot.
Speed misses with the head strike.
Speed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coughlin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coughlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Speed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Speed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Speed breaks the clinch.
Coughlin moves to clinch but Speed breaks away
and Speed counters with a low kick, right behind Coughlin 's knee.
Speed instigates a clinch.
Coughlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coughlin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Speed's brow.
Speed misses with a punch on the inside.
Coughlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Speed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coughlin looking to throw knees to the head but Speed is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Coughlin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coughlin has him pressed against the cage.
Coughlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coughlin is breathing heavily.
Speed blocking some punches.
Coughlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Speed's defenses.
Speed blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Speed.
Coughlin blocking some punches.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Coughlin.
Coughlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jem Coughlin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Coughlin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Coughlin prevents a body shot from Speed.
Speed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Speed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coughlin.
Coughlin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Speed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coughlin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Coughlin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Speed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Speed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Speed clinches up with Coughlin and pushes him back against the cage.
Coughlin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Speed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coughlin prevents a body shot from Speed.
Coughlin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coughlin missing with knees to the body.
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
Coughlin throws an elbow that misses.
Speed tries to break the clinch but Coughlin is controlling the position.
Coughlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coughlin tries to land a knee to the head but Speed blocks with his arms.
Speed managing to block the knees to the body from Coughlin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed lands a body punch.
Speed breaks the clinch.
Coughlin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Speed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Speed lands a leg kick that knocks Coughlin off balance momentarily.
Speed lands a leg kick that knocks Coughlin off balance momentarily.
Speed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coughlin's calf.
Coughlin avoids the head kick by Speed.
A head kick from Speed lands but Coughlin takes it in his stride.
Speed throws a leg kick which misses Coughlin's front leg but catches the back leg as Coughlin tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed is looking to slow Coughlin down with leg kicks.
Speed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coughlin checks a low kick from Speed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Speed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mack Speed's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Speed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Coughlin throws a lazy right hand but Speed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Speed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jem Coughlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speed misses with a low kick.
Speed rushes Coughlin and presses him up against the cage.
Coughlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Speed avoids the damage to the body.
Coughlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coughlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Speed avoids the damage to the body.
Coughlin throws an elbow but it misses.
Coughlin has Speed pressed against the cage, preventing Speed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Speed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coughlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speed lands a glancing blow to the side of Coughlin's head.
Speed lands a front kick.
Coughlin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed sizes up Coughlin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coughlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coughlin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Speed scores with a kick to the body.
Speed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coughlin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Speed instigates a clinch.
Speed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speed misses with a body punch.
Coughlin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Speed lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speed.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coughlin jumps guard but Speed stands there with Coughlin around his waist. Coughlin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Speed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coughlin is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coughlin is still on wobbly legs! Can Speed finish him?
Speed dips a shoulder and cracks Coughlin with a mighty uppercut! Coughlin falls back against the cage and Speed unloads with a barrage of strikes! Coughlin is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Speed screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mack Speed!
Mack Speed retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Mack Speed made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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