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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coulton Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen down from the sky as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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216 lbs
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180 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Coulton Maguire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Williams!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Maguire is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Williams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Williams's back!
Williams is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Williams manages to reverse the position and now he's in Maguire's guard. Nice work there by Williams.
Williams wants to control from the top but Maguire keeps moving.
Williams postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Maguire is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Williams, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Williams is trying to keep Maguire in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams wants to sweep here but Maguire controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maguire controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maguire won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Maguire is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Williams looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Maguire passes into half guard.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire is controlling the pace.
Williams has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Maguire escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Maguire!
Williams looks gassed!
Williams tries to buck Maguire off but Maguire is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Maguire stands up and beckons Williams to his feet.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maguire's waist but Maguire gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.
Maguire closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Maguire pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maguire is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Maguire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Williams throws out a leg kick but Maguire moves out of range and Williams only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coulton Maguire dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maguire shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maguire is stalling in the full guard.
Williams isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Maguire stacks Williams 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 Maguire!
Williams misses with a strike from the bottom.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Maguire has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Maguire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maguire tries to clinch up.
Williams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Maguire's guard.
Maguire pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Maguire gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maguire has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Williams is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams has control of Maguire's left arm, preventing Maguire from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Maguire keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Maguire is retaining full guard.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maguire manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Williams tries to clinch
and Maguire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Maguire.
Maguire gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maguire as Williams tries to tie him up.
A right handed body shot lands from Maguire.
Maguire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maguire gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maguire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maguire tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Maguire clinches.
Maguire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maguire takes the fight into the clinch.
Maguire lands a nice shot to the body.
Maguire effectively controlling the action here.
Maguire lands an uppercut.
Maguire taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maguire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Maguire prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coulton Maguire dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dan Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maguire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maguire is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Maguire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams throws a head kick but Maguire moves out of range.
Maguire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maguire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Maguire finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
Maguire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maguire tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire misses with the combination.
Maguire tries to clinch
and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maguire's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maguire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Maguire won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maguire.
Maguire breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Maguire. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Maguire clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
Maguire lands a nice shot to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maguire scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maguire is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maguire down to the mat. Maguire avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maguire darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Maguire manages to break the clinch.
Williams tries to clinch but Maguire moves away
and Maguire moves into the clinch.
Williams is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maguire.
Maguire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams jumps guard but Maguire stands there with Williams around his waist. Williams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Coulton Maguire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Williams.
Maguire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maguire.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Maguire shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maguire lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Maguire presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maguire lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maguire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maguire just leaning against Williams, taking a breather.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Maguire.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hand to the body from Maguire.
Maguire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams has Maguire pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maguire manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maguire pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maguire drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Maguire lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Maguire.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maguire's waist but Maguire gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maguire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maguire wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Maguire clinches up against the cage.
Williams should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Maguire prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maguire fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Williams tries to clinch there but Maguire circles away.
Dan Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maguire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maguire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Maguire.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maguire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the cage.
Coulton Maguire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maguire keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Coulton Maguire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maguire 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coulton Maguire!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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