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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randal Coutour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randal Coutour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Rua!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coutour throws out a leg kick but Rua moves out of range and Coutour only half commits.
Rua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coutour is fending him off so far but Rua persists. Nope, Coutour circles away and we're back to standing.
Coutour looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Coutour counters with a three punch combo that has Rua backing up. Rua nods at Coutour to acknowledge the strikes.
Rua throws a series of punches but Coutour moves out of range.
Coutour comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rua shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Coutour.
Rua misses with the combination.
Coutour swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua motions for Coutour to come forward. Rua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rua tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Coutour counter with a right hand.
It looks like Mike Rua has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rua checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutour throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rua looks to clinch
and Coutour connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Coutour counters with a left and a right that stings Rua.
Coutour fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rua is out of range.
Coutour moves out of range as Rua strikes.
Rua tries to clinch but Coutour moves away
and Coutour counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and Coutour counters with a two punch combo.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Coutour.
Rua shoots and misses
and Coutour cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Randal Coutour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Rua.
Coutour lands a glancing blow to the side of Rua's head.
Rua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Coutour counters with a three punch combo that has Rua backing up. Rua nods at Coutour to acknowledge the strikes.
Rua looks gassed!
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Rua misses with a combination
enabling Coutour to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coutour takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Coutour swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rua lands with a nice body punch.
Rua with a poor takedown
and Coutour counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rua shoots in for a double leg but Coutour sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but Coutour ducks down to avoid it.
Rua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coutour but Coutour pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rua tries for a takedown but Coutour circles away easily
and Coutour counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coutour scores with a shot to the body.
Rua tries to clinch
and Coutour counters by moving into the clinch.
Coutour wants to break free but Rua has control.
Coutour prevents Rua from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua can't break the clinch.
Coutour pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Coutour if he has to take too many more of those.
Rua tries to clinch
and Coutour counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Coutour counters with a nice uppercut.
Rua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Coutour counter with a right hand.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Coutour counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rua shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Coutour counters with a three punch combo that has Rua backing up. Rua nods at Coutour to acknowledge the strikes.
Rua throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Coutour counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rua throws a series of punches but Coutour moves out of range.
Rua wants to clinch but Coutour slips to the side
and Coutour counters with a three punch combo that has Rua backing up. Rua nods at Coutour to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coutour scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mike Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coutour circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Coutour counter with a right hand.
Rua is trying desperately to land a takedown but Coutour is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rua.
Nice takedown defense from Coutour. No joy for Rua on that attempt.
Rua tries to clinch
and Coutour counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Coutour lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rua wants to clinch but Coutour slips to the side
and Coutour counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rua looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua misses with some punches.
Coutour keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rua's efforts to push away.
Coutour has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randal Coutour dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Rua's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rua swinging wildly here.
Rua misses with a double jab.
Rua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua wants to clinch
and Coutour counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Coutour sitting in guard here, content to control.
Coutour with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coutour stands up from Rua's guard - Coutour perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Coutour.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rua misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua darts in trying to clinch
and Coutour counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Coutour.
Rua manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Coutour tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Rua is trying to maintain the position but Coutour is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rua makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutour throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Coutour counters with a shoot takedown. Rua fights it but they end up in guard.
Rua looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coutour would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rua controls Coutour momentarily but Coutour frees himself.
Coutour has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rua is looking to stand up but Coutour isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coutour wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Coutour decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Coutour counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Coutour throwing shots but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua wants to get back to full guard.
Randal Coutour overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rua actively working from the bottom here.
Rua is not content to let Coutour control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua is trying to get back to full guard.
Rua is trying to stand back up but Coutour is controlling him
Rua is refusing to be controlled, as Coutour sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coutour fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coutour.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Coutour holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randal Coutour dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Rua's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rua fakes the leg kick and cracks Coutour in the body.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coutour as he jumps to the side.
Coutour throws a leg kick but Rua moved away.
Rua fails with the takedown
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coutour throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coutour lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Coutour.
Rua clinches but Coutour breaks the clinch
and Coutour makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutour comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Coutour throws a leg kick
and Coutour takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Randal Coutour is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua tries to clinch
and Coutour counters with a left to the body.
Coutour connects with a body shot.
Rua wants to clinch but Coutour slips to the side
and Coutour counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rua checks a leg kick.
Rua wants to clinch but Coutour slips to the side
and Coutour counters by moving into the clinch.
Coutour is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Coutour's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coutour counters with a stiff right hand.
Coutour scores with a jab to the body.
Rua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Coutour counters with a three punch combo that has Rua backing up. Rua nods at Coutour to acknowledge the strikes.
Rua connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a looping left.
Rua misses with a takedown
and Coutour counters with a series of strikes. Rua will be more careful next time no doubt.
Randal Coutour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Rua.
Coutour scores with a decent looking hook.
Coutour lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and Coutour counters with a two punch combo.
Rua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Coutour circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coutour scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown by Rua or perhaps it was just good defense by Coutour which made him look bad.
Rua throws the kick towards the body but Coutour avoids it.
Coutour is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Coutour forces Rua back against the cage and clinches.
Coutour breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Coutour counters by clinching up.
Coutour has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Coutour keeps control of Rua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua lands a nice shot to the body.
Coutour is trying to break free.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
Coutour throws a leg kick but Rua sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Coutour counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coutour swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Rua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Coutour counters with a nice uppercut.
Rua throws a right hand that Coutour ducks under and follows up with a left that Coutour also avoids with ease.
Randal Coutour is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice shot lands for Coutour.
Coutour lands a jab.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Coutour connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Rua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Randal Coutour is winning the standup battle so far.
Coutour pushes Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua wants to stall.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua scores with a takedown into Coutour's guard.
Rua trying to control but Coutour is working from the bottom.
Mike Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randal Coutour showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coutour 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randal Coutour!
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FIGHT
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