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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coulton Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Du Pont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 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
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Du Pont!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Pont circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch but Du Pont swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Du Pont changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maguire tries to avoid it but Du Pont manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maguire to the ground. Maguire escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maguire rushes Du Pont and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maguire breaks the clinch.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch but Du Pont swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maguire drives through and clinches with Du Pont against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Maguire scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Jean Du Pont has been cut.
Maguire lands a nice uppercut.
Maguire gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maguire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Du Pont looks to clinch
and Maguire counters by clinching up.
Maguire presses Du Pont against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maguire scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maguire just leaning against Du Pont, taking a breather.
Maguire prevents a takedown attempt there.
Maguire lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maguire.
Nice body punch from Maguire - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Maguire.
Du Pont wants a takedown.
Coulton Maguire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Du Pont.
Du Pont looks gassed!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maguire.
Maguire digs a right hand into Du Pont's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Du Pont's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Maguire.
Maguire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Du Pont swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maguire has managed to clinch.
Du Pont is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maguire is keeping busy.
Du Pont is trying to break free.
Maguire manages to break the clinch.
Maguire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Du Pont shoots in for a takedown but Maguire shows good takedown defense.
Maguire clinches with his opponent.
Du Pont tries to pull guard but Maguire holds him up against the cage and eventually Du Pont drops back down to his feet.
Maguire pushes Du Pont back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Du Pont is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Du Pont tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short body shot lands from Maguire as the two fighters clinch.
Maguire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maguire forces Du Pont back against the cage and clinches.
Maguire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Pont jumps into guard, dragging Maguire to the mat.
Maguire controlling from the top position.
Maguire is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Du Pont wants to control but Maguire passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Pont moves into full guard.
Du Pont is trying to control the position but Maguire postures up.
Du Pont working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Maguire has passed into half guard!
Du Pont tries to kick Maguire off but Maguire keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Maguire in particular looking to stall.
Du Pont is trying to get back to full guard.
Du Pont is looking to control Maguire's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Du Pont avoid being mounted?
Du Pont is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coulton Maguire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Du Pont's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maguire forces Du Pont back against the cage and clinches.
Du Pont breaks from the clinch.
Jean Du Pont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maguire throws a series of punches but Du Pont avoids them all with ease.
Du Pont tries to clinch
and Maguire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maguire.
A short right from Maguire on the inside.
Maguire fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maguire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Du Pont with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maguire counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Du Pont fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maguire lands a right hand.
Maguire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Du Pont.
Maguire lands with a right to the head.
Maguire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Du Pont doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maguire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maguire.
Coulton Maguire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Du Pont.
Du Pont is breathing heavily.
Du Pont takes a shot to the head.
Maguire is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Maguire.
Maguire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maguire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Du Pont misses with a leg kick.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Du Pont swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maguire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Du Pont clinches but Maguire breaks the clinch
and Maguire counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Du Pont has had enough of the clinch but Maguire keeps him there for the moment.
Maguire drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Du Pont gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Maguire keeps control of Du Pont as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Du Pont pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maguire throws a shot from downtown. Du Pont moves away and avoids it.
Du Pont takes a swing at Maguire's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Pont gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maguire counters with a two punch combo.
Maguire has closed the distance and engaged Du Pont in a clinch.
Maguire has Du Pont pushed against the cage.
Maguire presses Du Pont against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maguire lands with a left to the head.
Du Pont wants a takedown but no success here.
Du Pont is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maguire prevents a takedown attempt there.
Maguire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maguire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maguire just leaning against Du Pont, taking a breather.
Du Pont changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maguire fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Du Pont will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Du Pont will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maguire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Du Pont with a poor takedown
and Maguire moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Maguire.
Maguire just leaning against Du Pont, taking a breather.
Maguire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Du Ponts head.
Du Pont jumps guard but Maguire stands there with Du Pont around his waist. Du Pont gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Maguire.
Maguire lands an uppercut.
Coulton Maguire has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maguire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maguire lands with a light punch inside.
Maguire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maguire moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Pont is trying to drag Maguire to the mat but Maguire just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maguire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maguire wants to clinch.
Maguire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maguire misses with a double jab.
Du Pont fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maguire pushes Du Pont up against the cage in a clinch.
Du Pont is trying to break the clinch but Maguire has him pressed against the cage.
Maguire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coulton Maguire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jean Du Pont's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Du Pont with a poor takedown
and Maguire holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Du Pont breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maguire clinches up with Du Pont and pushes him back against the cage.
Du Pont tries to pull guard but Maguire holds him up against the cage and eventually Du Pont drops back down to his feet.
Maguire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Du Pont closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maguire circles away.
Coulton Maguire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Du Pont.
Maguire moves into the clinch.
Maguire leaning his opponent against the cage.
Maguire is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Maguire gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Du Pont.
Maguire wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Du Pont can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Du Pont gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Du Pont looking for a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maguire.
Maguire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Du Pont backwards.
Maguire stalling against the cage.
Maguire drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Du Pont is trying to break free.
Maguire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maguire tries to clinch but Du Pont moves out of range.
Du Pont wants to clinch
and Maguire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maguire.
Maguire gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Du Pont.
Maguire lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Du Pont tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maguire smiles and moves away.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch but Du Pont swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Du Pont pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Du Pont shoots in looking for a takedown. Maguire tries to sprawl out of it but Du Pont keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maguire manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maguire clinches up with Du Pont and pushes him back against the cage.
Maguire lands a takedown into guard.
Du Pont looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maguire is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Du Pont working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maguire doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maguire manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Du Pont throws his legs up looking for a submission but Maguire uses it to pass to side control.
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.
The ground and pound from Maguire seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Du Pont tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maguire wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jean Du Pont has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maguire tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Maguire controls the position.
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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coulton Maguire!
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energy
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mgr
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FIGHT
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