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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mijain Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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154 lbs
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Very strong
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mijain Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Couture with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Couture attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Couture there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Couture walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lopez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez checks a low kick from Couture.
Lopez checks a low kick from Couture.
Couture throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Couture throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Couture avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Couture avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lopez thows a leg kick but Couture checks it
and Couture counters with a series of strikes. Lopez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Couture checks the leg kick.
Couture seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Couture. That's going to slow Lopez down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Couture throws a solid leg kick but Lopez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Couture.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lopez throws a low kick but Couture moves out of range easily.
Couture tries to counter by clinching up but Lopez breaks away and moves out of range.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Randy Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez throws a leg kick that misses.
Couture appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture tries to work over Lopez's front leg with a kick but Lopez checks it.
Couture swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Couture attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Couture will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lopez thows a leg kick but Couture checks it
and Couture counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Couture throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lopez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Couture.
Couture is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Lopez blocks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Couture.
Lopez throws a low kick but Couture avoids it.
Couture appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture misses with a leg kick.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Couture avoids it with no problem.
Couture swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to land a leg kick but Couture saw it coming and moves away.
Couture is looking to counter the offense by Lopez and move into the clinch.
Lopez is looking to chop away at Couture's legs.
Couture tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lopez manages to circle out of the way.
Good work by Lopez as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Couture.
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.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Couture misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Lopez misses.
Couture is looking to counter the offense by Lopez and move into the clinch.
Mijain Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randy Couture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez throws a leg kick
and Couture counters with a series of strikes. Lopez will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Couture showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Couture 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Couture!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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