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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rodney Couture's chin.
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199 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodney Couture!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Couture working the ground and pound.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Couture is trying to move to mount but Johnson reverses beautifully and ends up in Couture's guard.
Couture looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Couture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Couture is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Couture looking for a sweep. Not yet Couture, not yet.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Couture keeps moving.
Couture looking to control but Johnson passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Couture is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson is thwarting Couture's attempts to control the position.
Couture looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Couture is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Johnson jumps into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Couture tries to improve position but can't.
Couture wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Couture is trying to get back to half guard.
Couture stops Johnson from passing to mount.
Couture tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
Couture struggling a bit here.
Couture is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Couture regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to get back to full guard.
Couture is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnson's back!
Johnson wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Couture on the ground.
Couture scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Couture with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Couture gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Couture scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Johnson is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Couture! Johnson is hurt baaadly! Couture is firing away with more strikes - Johnson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rodney Couture!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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