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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Allanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes to the cage accompanied by Mama said knock you out. Allanson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Know Your Enemy. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
14 - 9 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Couture!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Allanson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Couture blocks the leg kick.
Couture slips a straight right by Allanson.
Allanson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Couture manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Allanson misses.
Couture paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Allanson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Allanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Couture tried to score with a low kick but Allanson checks it.
Allanson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Couture, pushing him back against the cage.
Allanson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Couture gets through Allanson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Couture on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Couture.
Allanson misses with a knee strike.
Allanson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
Allanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Couture gets through Allanson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Couture throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Couture.
Allanson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Couture's efforts to push away.
Couture breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Allanson misses with a straight left.
Couture swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Couture looks to land a left hand but Allanson moved out of range nicely.
Couture lands a nice looking body shot.
Allanson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Couture blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Couture.
Couture stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Allanson misses with an uppercut
and Couture cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Allanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture avoids the body shot from Allanson.
Allanson throws a head kick that misses.
Allanson misses with an uppercut. Couture saw that one coming.
Allanson slips under a jab.
Allanson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Allanson throws a jab when Couture was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Couture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture stuns Allanson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allanson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Allanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allanson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Couture moves out of range of the strikes.
Couture rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Allanson counters with a low kick, right behind Couture 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Couture.
Couture lands a body shot.
Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by Allanson.
Couture scores with a jab to the body.
Allanson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Couture.
Allanson misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick by Allanson misses
and Couture counters with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Couture, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A good leg kick by Couture.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allanson. Couture does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allanson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Couture tests Allanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Couture scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allanson slips a straight right by Couture.
Donk. Couture catches Allanson right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allanson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Couture misses the shot to the body.
Allanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Couture.
Allanson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Allanson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Allanson tries to clinch there but Couture circles away.
Allanson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Couture slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Couture misses with a body kick.
Allanson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Couture counters with a nice leg kick.
Couture smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Couture dominated that round.
That's time! Couture's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Allanson slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Couture misses its intended target.
Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by Allanson.
Couture blocks a low kick nicely.
Allanson throws the left hand but Couture avoids the punch easily.
Couture misses with a kick to the body
and Allanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Allanson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Couture swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Couture lands a nice leg kick that just misses Allanson's sensitive parts.
Allanson lands a lovely overhand right.
Allanson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Allanson blocks the body kick.
Allanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Allanson feints and then cracks Couture's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Couture down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allanson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Couture throws a body punch but Allanson moves out of range.
Allanson has closed the distance and engaged Couture in a clinch.
Couture gets through Allanson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Couture blocks a body shot from Allanson.
Couture avoiding damage as Allanson throws knees to the body.
Couture blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Allanson looking to throw knees to the head but Couture is blocking nicely.
Allanson is trying to stall.
Allanson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Couture is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Couture can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Allanson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to break the clinch but can't.
Couture wants to get back to striking at distance but Allanson won't allow it.
Allanson missing with knees to the body.
Allanson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Allanson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Couture.
Allanson tries to land knees in the clinch but Couture avoids the damage to the body.
Allanson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Couture is defending well for now.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Allanson is controlling him.
Couture managing to block the knees to the body from Allanson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Allanson landing knees to the body.
Allanson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Couture breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allanson.
Allanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Couture.
Allanson avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allanson.
Couture feints and then cracks Allanson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allanson down.
Allanson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Allanson lands a really nice looking cross but Couture seems unphased.
Couture just misses with a punch to the body.
Allanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Allanson misses.
A punch combination from Couture misses.
Allanson checks the leg kick.
A jab from Allanson misses.
Couture tries to land a leg kick but Allanson saw it coming and moves away.
Couture with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Allanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
Couture lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allanson misses with a looping right.
Allanson closes the distance and pushes Couture back into the cage.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Allanson is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A knee to the head by Allanson.
Allanson trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allanson is looking to control Couture's arms but Couture gets an underhook and turns him. Now Allanson has his back to the cage.
Couture avoiding damage as Allanson throws knees to the body.
Couture breaks from the clinch.
Couture wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by Allanson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Couture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Couture scores with a sloppy right hand. Allanson should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andy Allanson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Couture connects with the punch.
Brandon Couture is winning the standup battle so far.
Couture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Couture.
Couture walks into a left hand.
Couture tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Couture.
Allanson moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Couture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Couture checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Couture scoring well with a low kick there.
Allanson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Allanson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Allanson.
A jab from Couture finds it's way through Allanson's defenses.
A head kick from Couture lands but Allanson takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Couture throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Allanson.
Allanson misses with a wild combination.
Couture jabs Allanson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Allanson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Couture counters with a nice body shot.
Allanson doesn't manage to clinch there - Couture circles away.
Allanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Couture was well out of range. Poor timing from Allanson.
Couture thows a body shot but no joy.
Allanson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Allanson throws a shot from downtown. Couture moves away and avoids it.
Couture misses with a straight right.
Allanson throws a looping overhand right but Couture ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture clobbers Allanson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Allanson misses.
Couture moves out of range of the body kick.
Allanson misses with a kick to the body.
Couture pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Allanson back to the cage. Couture follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Allanson tried to score with a low kick but Couture checks it.
Jab, jab by Allanson - just one landing.
Couture tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
Allanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Couture.
Couture tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Allanson throws a wild body kick that Couture sees coming a mile off.
Allanson misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Couture misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Couture misses the target.
The fighters circling - Couture throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Couture misses with a hook.
Allanson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Couture.
Allanson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Couture counters with a stiff right hand.
Couture ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Allanson misses the jab.
Couture misses with a series of wild punches.
Couture with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Allanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Couture throws out the jab.
Couture is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a head kick.
Allanson moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Allanson moves away from the strike by Couture.
Allanson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Couture has had enough of the clinch but Allanson keeps him there for the moment.
Allanson missing with knees to the body.
Couture pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Couture lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Allanson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Couture manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Allanson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Couture stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture throws a jab but it's blocked by Allanson.
Couture looks to land a right hand but Allanson moved out of range.
Allanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allanson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Brandon Couture did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Allanson thuds his shin into the meat of Couture's side.
Couture keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Allanson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Couture throws a nice head kick!
Couture lands with a thumping leg kick.
Couture misses with a body kick.
Allanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Couture throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Allanson lands a front kick.
Allanson swings for the body but Couture moves out of range.
Couture throws a hook but Allanson avoids it easily.
Couture slips a jab and a cross from Allanson.
Couture moves out of range of the body kick from Allanson.
Allanson tries to clinch but Couture is having none of it.
Allanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Couture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allanson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Couture tried to score with a low kick but Allanson checks it.
Allanson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Couture's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Allanson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Couture scrambles back to his feet.
Allanson throws out a leg kick but Couture moves out of range and Allanson only half commits.
Couture scores with a kick to the body.
Allanson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Allanson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Allanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Couture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allanson.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Allanson.
Allanson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Allanson is looking to chop away at Couture's legs.
Allanson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allanson misses with a body kick.
Couture cracks Allanson with an open hand slap.
Couture throws the left hand but Allanson avoids the punch easily.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allanson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Couture back to the cage. Allanson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Allanson moves out of range as Couture strikes.
Allanson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allanson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Allanson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Couture takes a step back to recover.
Nice cross by Couture.
Allanson avoids the head kick by Couture.
Couture missing with a left hand there. Allanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allanson misses with a low kick as Couture jumps back.
Allanson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Allanson scores with a spinning back kick!
Allanson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Allanson tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
Couture throws a half hearted mid kick.
Allanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Allanson connects with a looping right hand.
Allanson moves out of range of the leg kick from Couture.
Couture throws the kick towards the body but Allanson avoids it.
Donk. Couture catches Allanson right on the button with a cross.
Allanson is looking to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Couture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Couture slams his shin into Allanson's torso.
Couture uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allanson.
Allanson throws the left hand but Couture avoids the punch easily.
Couture is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Allanson looks to land a body kick but Couture moved away.
Allanson swings for the body but Couture moves out of range.
Couture lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couture chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allanson can pounce on him.
Couture throws out a loose jab but Allanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allanson swings for the body but Couture moves out of range.
Allanson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Couture tries to score with a low kick but Allanson moves his leg out of the way.
Couture throws a nice looking combination but Allanson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Andy Allanson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Couture defending well as Allanson loads up on a big left hand.
Couture dodges the punch combination from Allanson.
Couture swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Couture on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Couture misses with a low kick.
Allanson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couture. That did some damage!
Couture needs to keep his hands up - Allanson had a free shot at his head there.
Allanson scores with a head kick. Couture tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Couture blocks a jab.
Allanson tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
Couture takes a swing at Allanson's ribcage but misses.
Couture scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture gets tackled into the cage by Allanson. Allanson maintains the clinch.
Andy Allanson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Allanson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Allanson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Couture avoiding damage as Allanson throws knees to the body.
Couture wants to break free but Allanson has control.
Couture managing to block the knees to the body from Allanson.
Couture on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Allanson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Couture up against the cage.
A short right from Couture on the inside.
A short left from Couture.
Couture lands a left hand that snaps the head of Allanson backwards.
A short right from Couture.
Couture wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Allanson has him pressed against the cage.
Couture goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Allanson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Couture taking a breather.
Couture avoiding damage as Allanson throws knees to the body.
Allanson tries to land a knee to the head but Couture blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Couture fails to land.
Allanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Couture lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allanson backwards.
Couture tries to break the clinch but Allanson is controlling the position.
Allanson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Couture.
Allanson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Allanson trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Allanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Couture throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allanson thuds his shin into the meat of Couture's side.
Allanson throws a looping overhand right but Couture ducks down to avoid it.
Allanson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Couture counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Couture throws a body kick that misses.
Couture throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Allanson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Couture misses with a looping left.
Couture misses with a wild body shot.
Allanson misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Allanson.
Couture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allanson moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Couture is able to avoid easily.
Allanson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Couture is out of range and Allanson settles back down.
Couture throws a leg kick but Allanson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Couture walks into a left hand.
Couture lands with a kick to the temple. Allanson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Couture looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Allanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allanson throws a head kick but Couture moves out of range.
Couture is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Couture swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allanson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture slips a straight right by Allanson.
Couture throws a push kick but Allanson slaps the foot to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andy Allanson.
I think Allanson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 48:48
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:49
The fight is ruled a draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!
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