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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Az Anubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Coutour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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202 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Az Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randal Coutour!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis throws a jab but it's blocked by Coutour.
Coutour slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Coutour gets a clinch.
Coutour wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anubis has him pressed against the cage.
Anubis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coutour has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anubis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anubis lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Randal Coutour has been cut.
Coutour blocks the elbow strike.
Anubis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coutour is defending well for now.
Coutour blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Anubis.
Coutour looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anubis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anubis stalling the fight.
Coutour is looking to break free of the clinch but Anubis has double underhooks.
Anubis prevents Coutour from breaking the clinch.
Anubis stalling in the clinch.
Coutour is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anubis slows down the pace here.
Coutour blocks a body shot from Anubis.
Anubis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anubis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coutour blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutour escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anubis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coutour's calf.
Anubis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coutour misses the body punch
and Coutour takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coutour fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anubis manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Anubis.
Coutour clinches with his opponent.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coutour tries to break the clinch but Anubis is controlling the position.
Anubis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coutour has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anubis misses with a knee to the head.
Anubis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coutour lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anubis is breathing heavily.
Anubis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coutour is trying to break free.
Anubis misses with some punches.
Anubis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coutour's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses with a knee strike.
Coutour is trying to break the clinch but Anubis is controlling him.
Coutour pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coutour checks the leg kick nicely there.
Coutour misses with a looping right.
Coutour throws the left hand but Anubis avoids the punch easily.
Coutour throws a nice looking combination but Anubis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coutour throws a right hand that Anubis ducks under and follows up with a left that Anubis also avoids with ease.
Coutour tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch combination from Anubis misses.
Coutour looks to land a combination. Anubis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Az Anubis has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coutour scores with a nice right hand.
Coutour jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coutour moves into the clinch.
Anubis misses with a knee strike.
Coutour breaks the clinch.
Coutour uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anubis.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anubis.
Anubis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Coutour falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Anubis counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anubis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Coutour has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coutour blocks the elbow strike.
Coutour can't break the clinch.
Anubis throws a head punch that misses.
Coutour avoiding damage as Anubis throws knees to the body.
Anubis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anubis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Coutour is keeping busy.
Anubis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coutour is defending well for now.
Coutour tries to circle away but Anubis has him pinned against the cage.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the head but Coutour blocks with his arms.
Coutour is trying to break free.
Coutour on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anubis misses with a knee to the head.
Anubis misses with a punch on the inside.
Anubis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coutour has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coutour avoids the elbow strike from Anubis, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Az Anubis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Coutour scores with a shot to the body.
Anubis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coutour swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coutour lands with a shot to the body.
Coutour throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coutour uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Coutour misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Coutour.
Anubis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coutour's calf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coutour misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anubis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutour misses with a few strikes there.
Coutour misses with a double jab
and Anubis counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Coutour, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anubis throws an overhand right that lands on Coutour's shoulder, as Coutour tries to avoid the shot.
Coutour closes the distance and clinches.
Coutour has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coutour wants to break free but Anubis has control.
Anubis working aggressively here.
Coutour lands a right hand.
Coutour looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anubis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anubis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Anubis.
Anubis tries to land knees in the clinch but Coutour avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutour manages to break the clinch.
Randal Coutour seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coutour avoids a kick to the body.
Coutour looks to land a combination but Anubis avoids it well.
Coutour moves out of range as Anubis throws a body kick.
Coutour looks to throw the jab but Anubis is out of range.
Coutour moves into the clinch.
Coutour is looking to break free of the clinch but Anubis has double underhooks.
Coutour working hard to break the clinch.
Anubis is trying to maintain a safe position but Coutour gets an underhook and turns Anubis into the cage.
Coutour's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anubis misses with a right hand
and Coutour counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Coutour.
Anubis stalling in the clinch but Coutour improves position.
Coutour's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coutour lands a nice shot that snaps Anubis's head back.
Coutour misses with a combination
and Anubis counters with a one-two to the body.
Anubis misses with a lunging right hand
and Coutour counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anubis's guard now.
Coutour stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Coutour looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anubis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coutour misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Coutour cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anubis lands a nice hook to Coutour's body. Coutour takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anubis just misses with a punch to the body.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Coutour.
Coutour lands with a cross.
Az Anubis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anubis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anubis lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anubis digs a good body shot into Coutour's ribs.
Coutour keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anubis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randal Coutour showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Anubis.
Coutour throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anubis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coutour rushes Anubis and presses him up against the cage.
Anubis misses with a knee strike.
Coutour working hard to break the clinch.
Coutour blocks an elbow strike.
Coutour wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Anubis tries a knee to the head but Coutour blocks it.
Anubis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coutour breaks the clinch.
Anubis throws a leg kick which misses Coutour's front leg but catches the back leg as Coutour tries to avoid it.
Coutour throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anubis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coutour momentarily.
Coutour throws a hook but Anubis blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anubis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coutour uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anubis.
Anubis lands a really nice looking cross but Coutour seems unphased.
Coutour throws a hook but Anubis blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Coutour.
Coutour throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anubis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coutour tries to score with a low kick but Anubis moves his leg out of the way.
Anubis thumps Coutour with a low kick.
Coutour takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anubis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Coutour to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutour throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anubis counters with a left and a right that stings Coutour.
Anubis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anubis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That kick from Anubis tenderised Coutour's leg. Coutour is trying to keep his angry face on.
Az Anubis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anubis wants to clinch
and Coutour counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Coutour has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coutour breaks from the clinch.
Anubis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anubis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses with a straight left.
Coutour throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Coutour throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anubis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Coutour takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Coutour misses with a leg kick
and Anubis counters with a low kick, right behind Coutour 's knee.
Coutour slips a straight right by Anubis.
Anubis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anubis wants to clinch
and Coutour counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anubis tries to clinch up but Coutour circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coutour throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anubis counters by clinching up.
Anubis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anubis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coutour.
Coutour is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anubis taking a breather.
Anubis misses with a knee to the head.
Anubis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coutour is defending well for now.
Anubis presses Coutour against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anubis misses with a knee strike.
Anubis lands a shot to the body.
Anubis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anubis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coutour wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coutour has had enough of the clinch but Anubis keeps him there for the moment.
Anubis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Coutour tries to pull guard but Anubis won't allow it.
Anubis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Coutour's face.
Coutour tries to break free but Anubis pushes him back against the cage.
Anubis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Az Anubis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anubis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Az Anubis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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