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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Charm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Couture has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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143 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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142 lbs
11 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucky Charm!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Couture misses with the combination.
Charm throws a combination that misses
and Couture counters by moving into the clinch.
Charm manages to break the clinch.
Couture shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Charm really wants to buck Couture off and get back to his feet.
Couture goes for an armbar but Charm turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Charm.
Couture is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture is looking for a triangle but Charm pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charm stands up and waves to Couture to follow him.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Charm.
Charm looks to land a combination. Couture sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Charm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good work by Couture as he checks the leg kick.
Charm misses with a double jab
and Couture counters with a nice uppercut.
Charm misses with a straight left.
Couture lands with an overhand left.
Couture lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Charm circles away quickly and effectively.
Charm scores with a nice head shot.
Charm checks a leg kick nicely.
Charm misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body punch from Couture.
Couture throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Couture lands a head kick. Charm smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Couture checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charm's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Couture connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Charm scrambles back to his feet.
Charm throws a head kick but Couture moves out of range.
Charm tries to bum rush Couture with a series of wild strikes but Couture uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Charm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Couture throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charm.
Charm stuffs the takedown attempt from Couture. Couture gets slowly back to his feet.
Lucky Charm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture lands a jab to Charm's midsection.
Couture misses with a double jab.
Couture wants to clinch.
Charm misses with a double jab.
Charm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Charm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Couture throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Charm's waist but Charm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Couture off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couture feints and then cracks Charm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Charm down.
Charm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Charm tries to bum rush Couture with a series of wild strikes but Couture uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lucky Charm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charm looks gassed!
Charm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture closes the distance and clinches.
Couture fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Couture jumps guard but Charm stands there with Couture around his waist. Couture gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Charm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Couture scores with a three punch combo!
Couture has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Couture is defended easily by Charm.
Charm misses with a low kick.
Couture takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charm throws a series of punches but Couture moves out of range.
Couture dodges the punch combination from Charm.
Charm keeps the fight on the outside.
Charm lands a jab-cross combination.
Couture on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Couture's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Couture duly obliges.
Charm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Couture throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Charm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Couture instigates a clinch.
Couture tries to pull guard but Charm won't allow it.
Charm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charm keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Charm throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Couture counter with a right hand.
Couture will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Charm tries to sprawl but Couture drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lucky Charm will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt - Charm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Couture checks the leg kick.
Charm throws a front kick aimed at Couture's knee but Couture avoids it well.
Charm tries to bum rush Couture with a series of wild strikes but Couture uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Couture drives through with a takedown into Charm's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Couture throwing strikes from guard but Charm blocks nicely.
Charm wants to stand but Couture is controlling the position.
Charm keeping full guard, as Couture tries to pass.
Couture looking to sit in guard and control but Charm gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Couture really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture wants to hit a switch here but Charm passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Couture there!
Couture keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Charm is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Charm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Charm throws a solid leg kick but Couture takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Charm.
Charm fails to land with a series of punches.
Charm takes one to the side of the head.
Charm misses with a few strikes there.
Charm is breathing heavily.
Couture connects with a looping right hand.
Couture tries to clinch there but Charm circles away.
Ryan Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charm throws out a loose jab but Couture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charm throws a leg kick but Couture sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Couture throws a combination. Charm tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Charm tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Couture is able to avoid easily.
Charm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Couture counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Couture scores with a four punch combination!
Good leg kick by Couture there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A combination from Couture does no damage.
Charm throws a series of punches but Couture avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick from Couture misses.
Couture is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good exchange - Couture coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charm misses with a few strikes there.
Couture fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Couture listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Couture is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Couture lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Couture misses with a low kick.
Couture is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Couture connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Charm momentarily.
Couture pushes Charm up against the cage in a clinch.
Couture fails to pull guard.
Couture keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Charm's efforts to push away.
Charm breaks from the clinch.
Charm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Charm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Couture has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to slow Charm down by chopping away at his legs.
Charm throws a low kick but Couture avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Couture.
An inside leg kick lands from Couture.
Couture throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Charm misses.
Charm walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Couture checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Couture tries to clinch but Charm is having none of it.
Couture connects with a single shot there.
Couture connects with a leg kick. Charm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Couture moves out of range of the leg kick from Charm.
Nice shot by Couture.
Couture has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charm misses with a two punch combination.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Charm.
Couture scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Couture is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Charm knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Couture has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Couture dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Charm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Couture misses with a head kick.
Couture tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Charm misses with a double jab.
Couture tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Charm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Couture closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Charm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Couture fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Charm avoids it really well and circles away.
Charm feints a jab promting Couture to slip. Charm then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Couture slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Charm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Couture is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Charm throws out a leg kick but Couture moves out of range and Charm only half commits.
Charm wants to land a leg kick but Couture is out of range.
A big left from Charm misses.
Charm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Charm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Couture fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Couture swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charm misses with a low kick.
A big left from Charm misses.
Couture gets the takedown into side control.
Charm is not content to let Couture control the position.
Couture is chipping away with strikes.
Couture tries to move to mount but Charm blocks the move with his legs.
Couture wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Charm, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Charm, who protects the arm well.
Charm is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Couture is controlling him well.
Couture working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Charm is not content to let Couture control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture swings around for an armbar but Charm sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Couture's guard.
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 crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Couture looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Charm puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Couture is looking to get back to full guard here but Charm has managed to pass to side control instead.
Couture is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lucky Charm.
I think Charm has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ryan Couture!
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