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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daren Coulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Fontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fontana has chosen Till I collapse as his entrance music. Daren Coulter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brian Fontana's chin.
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daren Coulter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Fontana!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coulter avoids the head kick by Fontana.
Coulter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fontana.
Nice sprawl there from Fontana as Coulter shoots in.
Fontana misses with a takedown attempt
and Coulter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Coulter.
Coulter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Coulter throws a big right hand that misses.
Coulter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fontana is working an open guard so Coulter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Fontana.
Fontana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coulter pinned against the cage. Coulter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Daren Coulter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Fontana.
A head kick by Fontana misses
and Coulter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Coulter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fontana shoots for a takedown but Coulter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Coulter tries to clinch but Fontana is having none of it.
Coulter throws a right hand that Fontana ducks under and follows up with a left that Fontana also avoids with ease.
Fontana gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Coulter gets to his feet. Fontana looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Coulter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fontana as he avoids it easily.
Fontana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coulter.
Fontana scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Daren Coulter has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fontana misses with a takedown attempt
and Coulter counters with a single leg into guard. Fontana didn't expect that.
Fontana looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coulter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fontana's guard.
Coulter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fontana controls Coulter momentarily but Coulter frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fontana is defended easily by Coulter.
Nice takedown defense from Coulter. No joy for Fontana on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fontana enables Coulter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fontana manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Coulter throws a big right hand that misses.
Coulter passes into half guard.
Coulter tries to stand and escape but Fontana is controlling the position.
Coulter stands up from half guard.
Coulter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fontana showed some decent athleticism there.
Fontana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coulter's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coulter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Coulter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coulter regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fontana.
Fontana's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fontana trying to control the position from guard on top but Coulter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fontana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daren Coulter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daren Coulter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fontana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fontana throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coulter's waist but Coulter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fontana off to one side.
Coulter has Fontana up against the cage in a clinch.
Coulter manages to break the clinch.
Fontana throws a sloppy head kick
and Coulter counters with a nice leg kick.
Coulter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Coulter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fontana is keeping the position for now.
Coulter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Coulter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fontana is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coulter looking to sit in guard and control but Fontana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fontana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coulter is looking for a triangle here but Fontana uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Coulter manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fontana's best efforts.
Fontana trying to control the action but Coulter is working from the bottom.
Fontana is nestled in close to Coulter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fontana has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coulter is defending against the submission attempts here by Fontana.
Daren Coulter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coulter is looking to control Fontana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Coulter avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coulter tries to roll over but Fontana keeps him under control.
Coulter is working hard here to advance position.
Fontana is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Coulter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fontana.
Fontana is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontana tries to stand but can't do so whilst Coulter controls his leg.
Fontana is trying to control. Coulter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Coulter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fontana wants to control from the top but Coulter keeps moving.
Fontana trying to move into half guard but instead Coulter has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coulter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coulter trying to control but Fontana is working from the bottom.
Coulter sitting in guard here, content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daren Coulter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Coulter rushes Fontana and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coulter jumps guard and drags Fontana to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fontana postures up in Coulter's guard and throws a big left but Coulter blocks it.
Fontana has gone for a leg lock! Coulter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fontana's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daren Coulter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daren Coulter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Coulter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fontana.
Coulter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Coulter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fontana throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coulter's waist but Coulter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fontana off to one side.
Daren Coulter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Fontana.
Fontana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coulter but Coulter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fontana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coulter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fontana, pushing him back against the cage.
Coulter manages to break the clinch.
Fontana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coulter scores with a hook to the body. Fontana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fontana shoots in looking for a takedown. Coulter tries to sprawl out of it but Fontana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coulter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coulter gets a clinch.
Coulter manages to break the clinch.
Coulter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Coulter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Coulter tries to clinch but Fontana moves out of range.
Fontana fails to land the takedown.
Coulter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fontana was covering up waiting for the punch and Coulter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Coulter gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coulter scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coulter scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fontana is wriggling around trying to escape.
Coulter works his way to his opponent's back.
Coulter is landing with strikes. Fontana can't take much more of this.
Coulter is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Coulter gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Coulter gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Coulter apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Coulter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Coulter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fontana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coulter manages to capitalize on a mistake by Fontana to take his back!
Fontana is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Fontana is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana just trying to survive but Coulter is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Coulter is landing with strikes from the back.
Coulter tries to keep control of the position but Fontana is staying busy.
Brian Fontana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coulter gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coulter has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Fontana's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daren Coulter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coulter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daren Coulter!
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