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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jem Coughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Spartan (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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jem Coughlin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Coughlin back to the cage. Spartan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spartan works the jab nicely.
Coughlin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spartan looks to throw the jab but Coughlin is out of range.
Coughlin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spartan.
Spartan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coughlin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spartan's hands.
Spartan digs a good hook to Coughlin's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Spartan misses its intended target.
Spartan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spartan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Coughlin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Spartan misses with a low kick.
Matt Spartan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coughlin tries to clinch but Spartan moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Coughlin blocks the low kick.
Spartan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coughlin manages to avoid it.
Coughlin rushes Spartan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Coughlin lands an elbow just above Spartan 's eye.
Coughlin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spartan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coughlin moves out of range of the strikes.
Coughlin shoots for a double leg takedown but Spartan sprawls well. He's pushed Coughlin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Coughlin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spartan throws a leg kick
and Coughlin counters with a stiff right hand.
Spartan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spartan is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spartan.
Coughlin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Spartan.
Coughlin misses with an uppercut
and Spartan counters with a straight right hand.
Matt Spartan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coughlin moves out of range of the leg kick from Spartan.
No joy there for Spartan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Spartan does no damage.
Coughlin shoots in but no luck this time.
Spartan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coughlin blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Spartan throws a leg kick but Coughlin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Spartan. Beautiful body shot.
Spartan wants to land a leg kick but Coughlin is out of range.
Spartan throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Coughlin to counter with a crisp jab.
Spartan throws out a loose jab but Coughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spartan misses with a combination
and Coughlin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spartan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coughlin.
Coughlin shoots in looking for a takedown but Spartan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Coughlin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jem Coughlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin shoots in for a double leg but Spartan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spartan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Spartan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Coughlin counters by moving into the clinch.
Spartan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coughlin has him pressed against the cage.
Spartan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spartan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coughlin can't find room to land a body shot as Spartan controls the action.
Spartan prevents a body shot from Coughlin.
Coughlin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coughlin has a couple of punches blocked by Spartan.
Coughlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spartan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coughlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coughlin tries to land a knee to the head but Spartan blocks with his arms.
Spartan throws a head punch that misses.
Coughlin blocks an uppercut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Coughlin. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Spartan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Spartan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spartan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Coughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Spartan dips to his left and cracks Coughlin with an uppercut!
Spartan misses with a shot to the body
and Coughlin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Spartan misses with the combination.
Spartan missing with a left hand there. Coughlin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spartan with a hook.
Coughlin avoids the body shot from Spartan.
Coughlin takes a swing at Spartan's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Coughlin blocks the low kick.
Matt Spartan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Coughlin as he checks the leg kick.
Spartan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Spartan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spartan slips under a jab.
A combination from Spartan does no damage.
Spartan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Coughlin counters with a left to the body.
Spartan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spartan misses with an uppercut. Coughlin saw that one coming.
Spartan misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin tries to clinch there but Spartan circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coughlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spartan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coughlin.
Spartan is looking to score with low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spartan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Coughlin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coughlin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Coughlin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spartan avoids it really well and circles away.
Spartan blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan throws a front kick aimed at Coughlin's knee but Coughlin avoids it well.
Spartan thuds a left hand into Coughlin's body.
Spartan throws a right and a left that Coughlin avoids nicely.
Coughlin shoots in for a double leg but Spartan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Coughlin motions for Spartan to come forward. Coughlin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Spartan misses.
Spartan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spartan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spartan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matt Spartan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spartan swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin blocks a jab.
Coughlin is looking to clinch but Spartan is avoiding it.
Spartan misses with a few strikes there.
Coughlin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spartan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Spartan looks to score with a jab to the body but Coughlin is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Spartan misses
and Coughlin counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coughlin pushes Spartan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coughlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Coughlin as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jem Coughlin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Coughlin.
Coughlin tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Coughlin.
Spartan dodges the ground and pound from Coughlin.
Coughlin tries for a kimura but Spartan is defending well.
Coughlin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Spartan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Coughlin's guard! Nice work there by Spartan!
Spartan won't allow Coughlin to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coughlin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Spartan passes into side control.
Coughlin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Coughlin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Coughlin is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Spartan jumps into side control!
Coughlin tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Coughlin is trying to work for a sweep but Spartan has mounted him!
Coughlin is trying to escape the mount.
Spartan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coughlin is looking to escape.
Coughlin can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Coughlin is looking to improve his position but Spartan isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jem Coughlin clearly takes that round.
That's time! Coughlin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spartan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Coughlin's head backwards.
Coughlin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spartan.
Spartan throws an off balance right hand
and Coughlin counters with a left to the body.
Spartan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coughlin tries to clinch there but Spartan circles away.
Coughlin dodges the punch combination from Spartan.
Coughlin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some wild striking there from Spartan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coughlin moves away.
Spartan misses with a hook
and Coughlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coughlin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spartan.
Some wild striking there from Spartan.
Coughlin tries to clinch but Spartan is having none of it.
Coughlin shoots in looking for a takedown. Spartan tries to sprawl out of it but Coughlin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spartan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Coughlin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spartan.
Spartan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spartan throws a leg kick
and Coughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spartan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A combination from Spartan does no damage.
Spartan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coughlin circles away quickly and effectively.
Coughlin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Coughlin is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coughlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spartan connects with a leg kick. Coughlin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good work by Coughlin as he checks the leg kick.
Spartan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coughlin.
Coughlin avoids the body shot from Spartan.
Coughlin checks the leg kick nicely there.
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.
Spartan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan scores with a nice right hand.
Spartan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spartan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Coughlin counters with a leg kick.
Spartan misses with a body shot.
Spartan misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Coughlin misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coughlin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Coughlin misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Spartan dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Coughlin cracks the inside of Spartan's front leg.
Spartan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spartan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coughlin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spartan throws a poor cross that misses
and Coughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spartan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coughlin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spartan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Coughlin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spartan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coughlin keeps Spartan at a distance using the push kick.
Spartan throws a series of punches but Coughlin moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coughlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spartan.
Spartan lands with a hook. Coughlin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spartan misses with a hook.
Spartan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spartan misses with a right hand
and Coughlin counters with an inside leg kick.
Spartan throws out a leg kick but Coughlin moves out of range and Spartan only half commits.
Spartan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Coughlin is able to avoid easily.
Spartan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spartan misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Spartan does no damage.
Spartan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Coughlin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spartan's knee momentarily.
Spartan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Spartan - just one landing.
Spartan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spartan with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spartan. Coughlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spartan throws a nice looking combination but Coughlin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coughlin dodges the punch combination from Spartan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan lands with an overhand left.
Spartan throws out a loose jab but Coughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spartan clobbers Coughlin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Coughlin connects with a leg kick. Spartan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Coughlin tries to clinch but Spartan moves away
and Spartan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spartan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Coughlin is looking to clinch but Spartan is avoiding it.
Spartan misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin dives in and grabs Spartan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spartan pushes down on Coughlin's head and hops out.
Coughlin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Spartan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Spartan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spartan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coughlin doesn't seem bothered though.
Spartan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spartan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spartan.
Spartan misses with an uppercut
and Coughlin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Coughlin landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Spartan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spartan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Spartan!
Matt Spartan is the new welterweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Matt Spartan waved his t-shirt featuring {R.W} Four Aces Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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