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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Kealekupuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture has chosen Kashmir as his entrance music. Randy Couture has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Moses Kealekupuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture throws a nice looking combination but Kealekupuna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kealekupuna checks a leg kick nicely.
Kealekupuna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kealekupuna.
Kealekupuna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kealekupuna throws a series of punches but Couture moves out of range.
Couture throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kealekupuna.
Kealekupuna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Couture looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Couture moves away from the strike by Kealekupuna.
Kealekupuna throws a body punch but Couture moves out of range.
Couture swinging wilding here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kealekupuna.
Some wild striking there from Kealekupuna.
Kealekupuna moves out of range of the leg kick from Couture.
Kealekupuna dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couture. That did some damage!
Kealekupuna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Couture's sensitive parts.
Couture looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kealekupuna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kealekupuna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Couture manages to avoid it.
Kealekupuna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Couture takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kealekupuna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Couture moves forwards but Kealekupuna connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kealekupuna throws a front kick that sends Couture stumbling back into the cage.
Kealekupuna cracks the inside of Couture's front leg.
Kealekupuna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Kealekupuna.
Kealekupuna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Couture's calf.
Couture tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moses Kealekupuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kealekupuna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kealekupuna scores with a nice body kick.
Kealekupuna is looking to clinch.
Kealekupuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Couture was well out of range. Poor timing from Kealekupuna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kealekupuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Couture circles away quickly and effectively.
Kealekupuna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Moses Kealekupuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kealekupuna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kealekupuna feints and then cracks Couture's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Couture down.
Kealekupuna could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kealekupuna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Couture manages to avoid it.
Kealekupuna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kealekupuna thumps Couture with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kealekupuna.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kealekupuna.
Kealekupuna throws a leg kick which misses Couture's front leg but catches the back leg as Couture tries to avoid it.
Kealekupuna throws a nice looking combination but Couture bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kealekupuna throws a combination. Couture tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kealekupuna lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters circling a little - Kealekupuna finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kealekupuna feints and then cracks Couture's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Couture down.
Good leg kick by Kealekupuna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Couture's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Couture takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kealekupuna stuns Couture with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kealekupuna tries to close the distance and clinch but Couture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kealekupuna connects with a crisp jab.
Couture on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kealekupuna. Kealekupuna obviously looking to wear him down.
Kealekupuna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kealekupuna misses with a combination
and Couture counters with a straight right hand.
Kealekupuna scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kealekupuna.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kealekupuna, right into the meat.
Kealekupuna feints and then cracks Couture's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Couture down.
Kealekupuna throws a body punch but Couture moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kealekupuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
Kealekupuna lands a with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kealekupuna throws a nice looking combination but Couture bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kealekupuna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kealekupuna scores with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Kealekupuna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kealekupuna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kealekupuna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Couture.
Couture slips a jab from Kealekupuna.
Kealekupuna looks to land a combination. Couture sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kealekupuna misses with a body shot.
Kealekupuna is looking to wear down Couture with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kealekupuna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kealekupuna.
Kealekupuna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kealekupuna feints and then cracks Couture's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Couture down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Kealekupuna dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Couture misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kealekupuna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kealekupuna missing with knees to the body.
Kealekupuna is looking to break free of the clinch but Couture has double underhooks.
Couture tries for a takedown but Kealekupuna manages to get underhooks.
Kealekupuna missing with knees to the body.
Kealekupuna prevents the takedown attempt.
Kealekupuna breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kealekupuna.
Kealekupuna is looking to slow Couture down with leg kicks.
Couture keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kealekupuna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Couture can do to turn this around?
Couture chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kealekupuna can pounce on him.
Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by Kealekupuna.
Kealekupuna is looking to slow Couture down with leg kicks.
Couture takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kealekupuna is looking to clinch.
Moses Kealekupuna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kealekupuna lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kealekupuna scores with a nice body kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kealekupuna here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kealekupuna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Couture's calf.
Kealekupuna looks to land a combination but Couture avoids it well.
Kealekupuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
Couture takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kealekupuna throws a series of punches but Couture avoids them all with ease.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kealekupuna scores with a leg kick.
Kealekupuna misses with a series of wild punches.
Kealekupuna lands a two punch combo.
Kealekupuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kealekupuna.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kealekupuna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kealekupuna.
Kealekupuna connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kealekupuna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kealekupuna is looking to slow Couture down with leg kicks.
Couture stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kealekupuna.
Moses Kealekupuna is winning the standup battle so far.
Kealekupuna cracks the inside of Couture's front leg.
Kealekupuna tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Kealekupuna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kealekupuna feints and then cracks Couture's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Couture down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kealekupuna scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Couture doesn't seem bothered though.
Kealekupuna lands a nice hook to Couture's body. Couture takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kealekupuna throws a right and a left that Couture avoids nicely.
Kealekupuna lands with a shot to the body.
Kealekupuna misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kealekupuna turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kealekupuna.
Kealekupuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
Kealekupuna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Couture shoots in but no luck this time.
Moses Kealekupuna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Couture.
Couture keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kealekupuna scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Couture takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kealekupuna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Couture manages to avoid it.
Kealekupuna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kealekupuna keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Couture keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kealekupuna scoring well with a low kick there.
Kealekupuna cracks a nice hook into Couture's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kealekupuna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kealekupuna cracks the inside of Couture's front leg.
Kealekupuna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Couture's sensitive parts.
Kealekupuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couture moves away.
No joy there for Kealekupuna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Couture sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kealekupuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Couture is just out of range.
Kealekupuna swinging wilding here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kealekupuna throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kealekupuna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Couture dodges the punch combination from Kealekupuna.
Kealekupuna cracks the inside of Couture's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Kealekupuna dominated that second round.
That's time! Kealekupuna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kealekupuna tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Kealekupuna misses with a body shot.
Kealekupuna throws a series of punches but Couture avoids them all with ease.
Couture closes the distance and clinches.
Couture has Kealekupuna pressed against the cage, preventing Kealekupuna from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kealekupuna using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Couture tries for a takedown but Kealekupuna manages to get underhooks.
Kealekupuna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Kealekupuna.
Kealekupuna scoring well with a low kick there.
Couture misses with a few strikes there.
Kealekupuna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kealekupuna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Couture takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kealekupuna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kealekupuna looks to clinch
and Couture counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kealekupuna thinking.
Kealekupuna throws a shot to the body.
Kealekupuna fails to land with a series of punches.
Kealekupuna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Couture takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kealekupuna.
Kealekupuna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kealekupuna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kealekupuna misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Kealekupuna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kealekupuna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Couture dodges the punch combination from Kealekupuna.
Kealekupuna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kealekupuna misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kealekupuna throws a good cross that connects.
Kealekupuna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kealekupuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Couture circles away quickly and effectively.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kealekupuna.
Kealekupuna swings for the body but Couture moves out of range.
Kealekupuna scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice sprawl there from Kealekupuna as Couture shoots in.
Couture on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kealekupuna. Kealekupuna obviously looking to wear him down.
Couture has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kealekupuna misses with a series of wild punches.
Couture takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kealekupuna's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kealekupuna duly obliges.
Kealekupuna moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kealekupuna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kealekupuna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kealekupuna.
Kealekupuna digs a good body shot into Couture's ribs.
Kealekupuna turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A left and a right from Kealekupuna both land. Nice combination.
Kealekupuna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Couture showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kealekupuna.
Moses Kealekupuna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kealekupuna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Couture.
Kealekupuna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Couture manages to avoid it.
Kealekupuna takes a swing at Couture's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kealekupuna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kealekupuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
A combination from Kealekupuna does no damage.
Couture keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kealekupuna dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couture. That did some damage!
Kealekupuna cracks the inside of Couture's front leg.
Couture throws a series of punches but Kealekupuna avoids them all with ease.
Randy Couture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kealekupuna pushes Couture away with a front kick.
Kealekupuna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kealekupuna throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kealekupuna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Couture misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kealekupuna.
Kealekupuna dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couture. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Kealekupuna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kealekupuna 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Kealekupuna!
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