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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Slappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
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195 cm
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215 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Slappa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slappa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Couture shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Slappa is trying to defend but Couture finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Slappa is trying to maintain the position but Couture is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Couture in particular looking to stall.
Slappa is trying to control but Couture manages to pass to mount!
Slappa wants to hold on but Couture pushes him away.
Slappa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Couture avoids the attempt from Slappa to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Chris Slappa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slappa swats away the attempt to clinch by Couture.
Slappa has his takedown stuffed
and Couture counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Couture controlling from the top position.
Couture throws a strike but Slappa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Couture has an active guard here but Slappa has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slappa trying to control the action but Couture is working from the bottom.
Couture is pressing down on Slappa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Couture might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Couture throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Couture is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slappa trying to control but Couture is working from the bottom.
Couture looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Couture trying to keep a closed guard but Slappa is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slappa won't allow Couture to sweep him here.
Couture will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Couture trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Couture closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Couture lands in his opponent's guard.
Couture is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Couture's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture forces his way into half guard.
Couture works his way into side control.
Slappa is not content to let Couture control the position.
Slappa can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture dominated that 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.
Slappa fails with the takedown
and Couture counters with a single leg into guard. Slappa didn't expect that.
Slappa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slappa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Couture wants to control from the top but Slappa keeps moving.
Slappa working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Couture has passed into half guard!
Couture is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Slappa is looking to improve his position.
Slappa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slappa is defending against the submission attempts here by Couture.
Couture wants to take a breather but Slappa is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slappa with a poor takedown
and Couture counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Slappa's guard now.
Couture stands and steps away. Slappa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chris Slappa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slappa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Couture counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Randy Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Slappa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slappa is trying to get back to full guard.
Couture winds up and cracks Slappa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture working Slappa over with strikes.
Slappa looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Couture in particular looking to stall.
Couture has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Slappa trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture content to control rather than advance.
Couture trying to mount his opponent but Slappa defends it.
Couture takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Slappa looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Couture pushes past his half guard into mount!
Couture breaks from Slappa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Couture controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Randy Couture just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Slappa swats away the attempt to clinch by Couture.
Slappa tries for a takedown but Couture circles away easily
and Couture counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Couture drives through with a takedown into guard.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Slappa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slappa on the ground.
Couture slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Slappa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Couture defends well.
Slappa is working an open guard so Couture takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Slappa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slappa has his takedown stuffed
and Couture counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slappa won't be happy with that.
Couture controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Couture's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Slappa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Couture wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Couture just content to control the position.
Couture working the ground and pound.
Couture remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Couture is putting a hurting on Slappa here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slappa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Couture scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Slappa to see if he's OK.
A lull in the action here as Couture stalls from top position.
Slappa prevents Couture from moving into mount.
Couture lands a nice forearm strike.
Couture landing strikes.
Slappa taking a bit of punishment here - Couture scoring with strikes.
Couture lands a few punches from side control.
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!
Slappa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Randy Couture overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slappa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chris Slappa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Couture breaks from Slappa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Couture controlling from mount.
Couture connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Couture tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Couture seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Slappa for as long as he can get away with.
Slappa is bucking up trying to escape but Couture cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Slappa taking shots to the head.
Couture sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Couture with the ground and pound from mount.
Couture controlling from the full mount.
Couture dominating with strikes here.
Randy Couture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture with good strikes from the mount here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Couture showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Couture 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Couture!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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