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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Couture (ranked 2323 p4p, 3903 weight class) and Reggie Charles (ranked 261 p4p, 394 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Emmanuel Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Charles!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charles loads up on a big right hand but Couture slips the punch.
As Charles looks to move away, Couture throws a big counter combo but Charles just gets out of the way.
Couture lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Charles connects with a body shot.
Couture fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Charles, pushing him back against the cage.
Couture avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Couture fails to land.
Couture misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charles.
Couture prevents a takedown attempt there.
Charles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture lands a left hand that snaps the head of Charles backwards.
Couture working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Couture manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Couture doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Couture.
Couture tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Couture is trying to maintain a safe position but Charles gets an underhook and turns Couture into the cage.
Charles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Couture's elbow.
Couture trying to control the position but instead, Charles has worked for underhooks and has pushed Couture into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couture.
Charles has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Couture seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Charles can turn it around.
Charles drops down looking for an ankle pick but Couture pulls his leg out and moves away.
Couture throws a lazy right hand but Charles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Charles swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Couture counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Charles misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Charles.
Charles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Couture sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Charles ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles scores with a punch to the head.
Couture gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Couture swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Couture can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
Nice body punch from Couture - that landed with a thud.
Couture'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.
Charles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charles blocks a body shot from Couture.
Charles blocks a body shot from Couture.
Couture stalling the fight.
Charles is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Couture tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
Charles blocks a body shot from Couture.
Couture definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture pushes Charles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Couture pushes Charles back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Charles tries a body shot but Couture blocks it.
Couture goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Couture blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charles.
Charles trying to stall but Couture improves his position.
Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Couture goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Couture misses with a short punch on the inside.
Couture is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Charles is keeping busy.
Charles blocks a body shot from Couture.
Couture swings wildly with an uppercut but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles pushes Couture back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture prevents a body shot from Charles.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Couture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles tries a body shot but Couture blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Couture fails to land.
Charles has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Couture after a bit of a struggle.
Emmanuel Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Charles.
Charles jumps guard but Couture stands there with Charles around his waist. Charles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Charles misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Charles.
Couture stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Couture swings wildly with an uppercut but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles blocks a body shot from Couture.
Charles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands a left hand that snaps the head of Charles backwards.
Couture misses with a short punch on the inside.
Couture misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Couture working aggressively here.
Charles working aggressively here.
Charles breaks from the clinch.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch but Charles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Couture pushes Charles up against the cage in a clinch.
Charles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Couture dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Couture tries to stall but Charles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Charles is working Couture over against the cage.
A short left from Charles.
Couture working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Charles leaning his opponent against the cage.
Charles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Couture tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Couture leaning his opponent against the cage.
Charles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Charles lands a left hand.
Charles pushes Couture back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Charles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Couture lands with a left to the head.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by Couture.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Charles stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Couture can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
Couture stalling against the cage.
Charles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Couture swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Couture goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Couture misses with a punch on the inside.
Couture is stalling here.
Couture misses with a body punch.
Charles effectively controlling the action here.
Couture misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Charles is trying to push Couture away but Couture has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Couture dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Couture swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charles blocks an uppercut.
Charles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Couture misses with a punch on the inside.
Couture holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Couture prevents a body shot from Charles.
Charles gets control of Couture's arms and successfully pulls guard. Charles will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Charles has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Couture is looking to defend but Charles has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Couture! Charles pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Couture taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Reggie Charles!
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hype
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FIGHT
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