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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murray Rothbard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rothbard comes to the cage accompanied by Anarchy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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6 - 1 - 0 |
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223 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murray Rothbard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Couture!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothbard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Couture has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rothbard scores with a jab to the head.
Couture throws out a loose jab but Rothbard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothbard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothbard.
Couture scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rothbard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Strike Zone KT in the buildup to the fight.
Rothbard lands a really nice looking cross but Couture seems unphased.
Couture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rothbard moves away.
Couture throws a shot from downtown. Rothbard moves away and avoids it.
Rothbard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Couture darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Couture misses the target.
Rothbard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rothbard there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Murray Rothbard has been cut.
Rothbard doesn't manage to clinch there - Couture circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Couture cracks Rothbard with a good jab.
Rothbard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Couture lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard tries to move into range but Couture moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rothbard throws a body shot but no joy.
Couture throws out a loose jab but Rothbard uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Couture tries to get set, Rothbard tries to push him back and clinch up but Couture manages to avoid the attempt.
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
Couture tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Couture fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rothbard manages to avoid it.
Rothbard misses the body punch
and Couture counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Couture looks to land a right hand but Rothbard moved out of range.
Couture fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rothbard manages to avoid it.
Couture misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dan Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothbard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Rothbard misses.
Rothbard is looking to wear down Couture with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rothbard avoids the body shot from Couture.
Couture is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rothbard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Couture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rothbard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Couture manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard missing with a left hand there. Couture was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Couture is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rothbard.
Couture moves out of range as Rothbard strikes.
Couture looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rothbard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothbard tries to clinch but Couture is having none of it.
Rothbard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Couture moves out of range of the strikes.
Rothbard wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.
Couture throws a right and a left that Rothbard avoids nicely.
Rothbard lunges at Couture with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Couture's hand.
Couture catches Rothbard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Couture keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Couture now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Couture lands with a shot to the body.
Rothbard misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Couture finds it's way round the side to connect with Rothbard's head.
Rothbard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Rothbard.
Couture let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Couture slips under a jab.
Couture takes a swing at Rothbard's ribcage but misses.
Rothbard swings for the body but Couture moves out of range.
Couture steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rothbard.
Couture with a nice cross.
Couture goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Couture lands with a shot to the body.
Rothbard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Couture.
Rothbard doesn't manage to clinch there - Couture circles away.
Couture throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture digs a good body shot into Rothbard's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture misses with a hook. Rothbard ducked under it nicely.
Couture throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rothbard counters with a leg kick.
Rothbard moves into range and clinches up with Couture.
Rothbard has a couple of punches blocked by Couture.
Rothbard blocks an uppercut.
Rothbard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Couture throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rothbards head.
Rothbard tries to work over Couture's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothbard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rothbard.
Couture blocks a body shot from Rothbard.
Rothbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Couture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rothbard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Couture lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rothbard backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothbard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Couture dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murray Rothbard's cut.
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.
Rothbard tries to clinch up.
Rothbard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Couture swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rothbard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Couture takes a swing at Rothbard's ribcage but misses.
Rothbard tries to counter by clinching up but Couture breaks away and moves out of range.
A jab from Rothbard finds it's way through Couture's defenses.
Rothbard misses with a body shot
and Rothbard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Couture throws a lazy right hand but Rothbard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Couture throws a hook to the side of Rothbard's head but Rothbard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Couture jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rothbard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothbard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Couture looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothbard is just out of range.
Rothbard tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Couture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Couture.
Couture misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Rothbard there.
Rothbard dips to his left and cracks Couture with an uppercut!
Couture throws a body shot but no joy.
Couture misses the shot to the body.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt.
Couture will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Couture has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Couture tries to move into range but Rothbard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Couture throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Couture sizes up Rothbard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No joy there for Rothbard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rothbard.
Couture looks to land a combination but Rothbard avoids it well.
Rothbard wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.
Couture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Couture misses.
Couture looks to land a left hand but Rothbard moved out of range nicely.
Rothbard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rothbard misses with an uppercut. Couture saw that one coming.
Rothbard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Couture takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rothbard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Couture scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rothbard in his tracks.
Couture throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rothbard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
Couture is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rothbard.
Couture throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Rothbard misses.
Rothbard misses with a body shot
and Couture counters with a nice uppercut.
Couture misses with a body shot.
Couture tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothbard was well out of range. Poor timing from Couture.
Rothbard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Couture manages to circle out of the way.
Couture just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothbard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Couture missing with a left hand there. Rothbard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Couture throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothbard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rothbard with a hook.
Rothbard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Couture misses.
Rothbard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dan Couture seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture lands a body shot.
Couture uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothbard.
Despite the aggression on Couture's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rothbard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Couture looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothbard is just out of range.
Rothbard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Couture.
Rothbard wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.
Rothbard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Couture tests Rothbard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rothbard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Couture tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothbard was well out of range. Poor timing from Couture.
As Couture looks to move away, Rothbard throws a big counter combo but Couture just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Couture showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Murray Rothbard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Couture connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rothbard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rothbard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rothbard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Couture.
Rothbard throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Couture counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Couture slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Couture misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Couture. Rothbard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothbard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Couture lands an overhand right.
Couture misses with a looping left.
It looked like Rothbard was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Couture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rothbard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Couture looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothbard is just out of range.
Rothbard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
Couture scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Murray Rothbard's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Couture misses.
Rothbard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rothbard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Couture fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rothbard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the liver by Couture. Beautiful body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Couture.
Couture pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rothbard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Couture momentarily.
Rothbard closes the distance and pushes Couture back into the cage.
Couture tries a body shot but Rothbard blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Rothbard.
Couture lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Couture blocks a body shot from Rothbard.
Rothbard misses with a punch to the body.
Rothbard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Couture takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothbard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothbard has a couple of punches blocked by Couture.
Couture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Couture breaks from the clinch.
Rothbard digs a good hook to Couture's body.
Rothbard throws a body punch but Couture moves out of range.
Rothbard misses with a wild combination.
Couture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothbard.
Couture jabs Rothbard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Couture darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rothbard connects with a crisp jab.
Rothbard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Couture, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard keeps control of Couture as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rothbard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rothbard lands a left hand.
Rothbard has Couture pressed against the cage, preventing Couture from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Rothbard.
Rothbard scores with a shoulder strike.
Rothbard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothbard misses with some punches.
Couture prevents a body shot from Rothbard.
Couture is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Couture softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rothbard throws a head punch that misses.
Rothbard misses with a body punch.
Rothbard misses with some punches.
Rothbard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Couture breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rothbard circles away quickly and effectively.
Rothbard throws a poor cross that misses
and Couture counters with a nice uppercut.
Rothbard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Couture manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Rothbard misses.
Couture pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rothbard blocks a jab.
Rothbard is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Couture.
Rothbard jabs Couture to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothbard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Couture looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothbard is just out of range.
Rothbard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Couture doesn't seem bothered though.
Couture misses the shot to the body.
Rothbard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
A shot to the body from Couture misses
and Couture takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dan Couture just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Murray Rothbard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rothbard moves away from the strike by Couture.
A counter left hand to the body from Rothbard misses its target.
Rothbard defending well as Couture loads up on a big left hand.
Rothbard scores with a punch to the head.
Rothbard wants to clinch.
Couture looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Couture throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothbard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Couture throws a body punch but Rothbard moves out of range.
Rothbard is looking to counter the offense by Couture and move into the clinch.
Rothbard misses with a hook. Couture ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Rothbard.
Couture lands with a right hand.
Couture throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothbard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rothbard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard just misses with a punch to the body.
Couture throws an overhand right that lands on Rothbard's shoulder, as Rothbard tries to avoid the shot.
Rothbard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rothbard throws a hook but Couture avoids it easily.
Rothbard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Couture throws a body shot but no joy.
Couture misses with a hook.
Couture drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Couture takes a swing at Rothbard's ribcage but misses.
Couture comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rothbard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Couture connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rothbard. Rothbard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Couture loads up on a big right hand but Rothbard slips the punch.
Couture swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rothbard counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to get back to striking at distance but Rothbard won't allow it.
Couture blocks a body shot from Rothbard.
Rothbard misses with a punch to the body.
Couture has a couple of punches blocked by Rothbard.
Rothbard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Couture is trying to push Rothbard away but Rothbard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rothbard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothbard gets through Couture's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothbard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Couture is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Couture blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rothbard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Couture's efforts to push away.
Rothbard digs a right hand into Couture's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Couture's gas tank.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Rothbard is controlling him.
Couture wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rothbard tries to throw a body punch but Couture avoids it by throwing Rothbard back against the cage.
Rothbard misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murray Rothbard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rothbard scores with a shot to the side of Couture's head.
Rothbard prevents Couture from breaking the clinch.
Couture lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rothbard tries to throw a body punch but Couture avoids it by throwing Rothbard back against the cage.
Rothbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Couture tries to break free but Rothbard pushes him back against the cage.
Rothbard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rothbard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rothbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothbard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Couture working hard to break the clinch.
Rothbard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rothbard is trying to stall.
Couture breaks from the clinch.
Rothbard has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard misses with the head strike.
Rothbard stalling against the cage.
Couture is trying to force a seperation but Rothbard has the dominant position.
Couture misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Rothbard.
Couture takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rothbard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Couture.
Couture fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rothbard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Couture throws a body shot but no joy.
Rothbard tries to clinch there but Couture circles away.
Couture misses the shot to the body.
Rothbard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Couture ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murray Rothbard had his way with Dan Couture in that round.
The cut man is working on Murray Rothbard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Couture fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rothbard manages to avoid it.
Rothbard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Couture doesn't seem bothered though.
Couture misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rothbard counters with a straight right hand.
Rothbard clinches with his opponent.
Rothbard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothbard lands a body punch.
Rothbard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothbard tries to throw a body punch but Couture avoids it by throwing Rothbard back against the cage.
Rothbard lands a right hand.
Rothbard tries a body shot but Couture blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Couture controls his hands.
Rothbard lands a shot to the body.
Rothbard lands a left hand.
Rothbard controlling the action here for a moment.
Couture is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rothbard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard misses with some punches.
Couture breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rothbard connects with a body shot.
Couture lands the left hand.
Rothbard is looking to clinch.
Couture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rothbard walks into a straight right hand from Couture.
Rothbard slips a straight right by Couture.
Rothbard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Couture throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothbard.
Couture wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rothbard has him pressed against the cage.
Rothbard gets through Couture's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Couture working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rothbard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rothbard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Couture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rothbard has Couture pressed against the cage.
Couture prevents a body shot from Rothbard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothbard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothbard keeps control of Couture as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rothbard misses with a body punch.
Rothbard lands a left hand.
Rothbard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Couture or not.
Couture misses with a body punch.
Couture blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rothbard misses with a punch to the body.
Couture tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rothbard misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rothbard.
Rothbard lands with a left to the head.
Couture wants to get back to striking at distance but Rothbard won't allow it.
Rothbard has Couture pressed against the cage, preventing Couture from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rothbard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Couture.
Couture breaks the clinch.
Couture throws a jab but it's blocked by Rothbard.
Couture scores with a jab to the body.
Rothbard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Couture on the side of the head.
Rothbard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rothbard gets a clinch.
Couture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rothbard closes the distance and pushes Couture back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard scores with a shot to the side of Couture's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couture is looking to break free of the clinch but Rothbard has double underhooks.
Rothbard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Couture has a couple of punches blocked by Rothbard.
Rothbard stalling in the clinch.
Couture is trying to break free.
Rothbard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rothbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Couture controls his hands.
Rothbard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothbard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Rothbard.
Nice body punch from Rothbard.
Rothbard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Rothbard tries a body shot but Couture blocks it.
Rothbard tries to work over Couture's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray Rothbard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Couture is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rothbard lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murray Rothbard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Couture 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Couture!
Dan Couture is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Dan Couture thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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