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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Neto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raendi Kouture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kouture has chosen Warriors of the World as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiago Neto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raendi Kouture!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kouture keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Neto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kouture misses with a head kick.
Neto fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Neto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kouture looks to land a body kick but Neto moved away.
Raendi Kouture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neto scores with a takedown into Kouture's guard.
Neto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Neto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kouture is looking to stand up but Neto isn't so interested in that idea.
Neto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kouture working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Neto.
Kouture wants to stand up but Neto is controlling him.
Neto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Neto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kouture swivels and escapes.
Kouture throws a head kick but Neto moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Neto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kouture jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kouture.
Neto is breathing heavily.
Neto blocks a head kick by Kouture.
Neto fails to land the takedown.
Kouture misses with a two punch combination.
Kouture misses with a head kick.
Kouture looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kouture.
Neto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kouture lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Neto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Neto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Neto fails to land the takedown.
Neto blocks the body kick.
Neto fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A head kick misses from Kouture.
Kouture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kouture's waist but Kouture gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Neto off to one side.
Kouture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neto moves away.
Neto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kouture looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Neto avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raendi Kouture dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kouture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neto.
Kouture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kouture as he avoids it easily.
Kouture lands a head kick. Neto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Neto moves out of range as Kouture throws a body kick.
Neto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kouture's guard.
Neto working some strikes from top position.
Neto connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kouture working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Neto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto throwing strikes from guard but Kouture blocks nicely.
Neto thows a big elbow that misses.
Neto landing some decent shots from guard.
Kouture is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Neto stays in close to Kouture's body and controls the position.
Neto throws and elbow that misses. Kouture uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Neto's guard. Nice move by Kouture!
Neto trying to keep a closed guard but Kouture is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neto working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kouture has passed into half guard!
Neto missing with punches from the bottom.
Neto trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Kouture avoids the attempt from Neto to control.
Neto flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kouture unloading with bombs!
Kouture with good strikes from the mount here!
Neto can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kouture cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Neto flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Neto tries to reverse the position but Kouture maintains control.
Neto reaches up to try and control the position but Kouture seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Neto rolls and tries to escape and now Kouture has his back!
Neto wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kouture avoiding Neto 's attempts to control his hands.
Neto is trapped and Kouture is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Kouture has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kouture is trying to stick to Neto's back but Neto is turning into Kouture. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kouture's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Neto.
Neto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kouture works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kouture wants to stand and escape but Neto is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kouture working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Neto.
Neto chips away with some ground and pound.
Neto throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tiago Neto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Neto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kouture tries to avoid it but Neto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kouture to the ground. Kouture escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tiago Neto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kouture misses with a kick to the body.
Neto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kouture swivels and escapes.
A bone on bone clash there as Neto blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neto ducks under a wild hook from Kouture.
Kouture throws a hook to the side of Neto's head but Neto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kouture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Neto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kouture misses with an uppercut.
Neto shoots in and drives through. Kouture sprawls well.
Kouture missing with a left hand there. Neto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Neto tries for a takedown but Kouture sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Neto blocks a head kick by Kouture.
Kouture tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kouture displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kouture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kouture as he avoids it easily.
Kouture throws a body kick that misses.
No luck for Neto with that takedown attempt.
Kouture throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto fails to land the takedown.
Kouture will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kouture misses the jab.
Kouture throws a series of punches but Neto avoids them all with ease.
Neto fails with the takedown.
Kouture tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four 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.
Neto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Neto tries to move into range but Kouture moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kouture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neto moves away.
Neto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kouture's waist but Kouture gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Neto off to one side.
A head kick misses from Kouture.
Kouture wants to land a leg kick but Neto is out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kouture lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raendi Kouture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kouture 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raendi Kouture!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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