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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kouta Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Randy Couture. Randy Couture has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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185 cm
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220 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kouta Hiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture misses with a takedown attempt - Hiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hiro is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Couture closes the distance and clinches up with Hiro, looking for a takedown. Couture pushes Hiro against the ropes but Hiro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hiro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kouta Hiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Couture.
Hiro gets a clinch.
Hiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Hiro with a knee to the head.
Hiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Couture looks gassed!
Couture wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hiro connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Randy Couture has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Hiro.
Hiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Hiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Couture in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Hiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Couture in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hiro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hiro with a knee to the head.
Hiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hiro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hiro connects with a knee to the head.
Hiro lands a knee to the head.
Hiro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
Hiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
Hiro has Couture pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Hiro.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hiro.
Hiro prevents Couture from breaking the clinch.
Hiro lands an elbow inside.
Hiro is trying to stall.
Couture tries to circle away but Hiro has him pinned against the ropes.
Couture wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hiro has him pressed against the ropes.
Couture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hiro connects with a knee to the head.
Hiro is trying to maintain a safe position but Couture gets an underhook and turns Hiro into the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Couture's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Couture lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hiro connects with a knee to the head.
Hiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Hiro is controlling him.
Hiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Couture wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hiro has him pressed against the ropes.
Couture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hiro tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Hiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hiro.
Hiro connects with a high kick.
Hiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hiro slaps away a takedown attempt from Couture, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Hiro as Couture shoots in.
Hiro clinches with his opponent.
Hiro lands an elbow just above Couture 's eye.
Hiro lands a nice elbow.
Hiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Couture wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Hiro.
Couture wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hiro keeps control of Couture as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Couture is looking to break free of the clinch but Hiro has double underhooks.
Hiro working Couture over with knees to the body.
Hiro connects with a knee to the head.
Couture pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hiro wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hiro as he jumps to the side.
Hiro drives through and clinches with Couture against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro landing knees to the head.
Couture tries to circle away but Hiro has him pinned against the ropes.
Hiro landing knees to the head.
Hiro prevents Couture from breaking the clinch.
Couture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Couture tries to break free but Hiro pushes him back against the ropes.
Couture wants to break free but Hiro has control.
Hiro has Couture pressed against the ropes, preventing Couture from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hiro lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Couture is trying to force a seperation but Hiro has the dominant position.
Couture has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Couture can't break the clinch.
Couture has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Couture takes a knee right on the jaw!
Couture is looking to break free of the clinch but Hiro has double underhooks.
Couture wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Couture in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Couture has had enough of the clinch but Hiro keeps him there for the moment.
Hiro keeps control of Couture as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Hiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Couture working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hiro lands an elbow inside that Couture shrugs off.
Hiro landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hiro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Couture's brow.
Couture working hard to break the clinch.
Hiro tries a knee to the head but Couture blocks it.
Couture wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Couture as Hiro tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from Hiro.
Couture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hiro is trying to stall.
Couture tries to circle away but Hiro has him pinned against the ropes.
Hiro tries to land a knee to the head but Couture blocks with his arms.
Hiro misses with a knee to the head.
Couture wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hiro has him pressed against the ropes.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Hiro has him pressed against the ropes.
Hiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Couture wants to break free but Hiro has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Couture tries to break free but Hiro pushes him back against the ropes.
Hiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Couture's efforts to push away.
Couture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kouta Hiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Couture's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hiro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hiro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hiro wants it to stay on the feet.
Couture is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hiro's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Couture is keen to just control but Hiro is a slippery customer.
Hiro wants to improve his position but Couture is controlling well.
Hiro pushes Couture off looking to stand but Couture dives back in and keeps control.
Couture looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hiro looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Couture lands a nice short elbow.
Hiro is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Couture fails to land the takedown.
Couture closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hiro circles away.
Kouta Hiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Couture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro closes the distance and pushes Couture back into the ropes.
Hiro crunches a lovely knee into Couture's ribcage.
Couture has had enough of the clinch but Hiro keeps him there for the moment.
Couture takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hiro has Couture pressed against the ropes, preventing Couture from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hiro lands an elbow just above Couture 's eye.
Hiro lands a knee to the body.
Hiro connects with a knee to the head.
Couture tries to circle away but Hiro has him pinned against the ropes.
Couture can't break the clinch.
Hiro scores with a knee to the head.
Hiro missing with knees to the body.
Couture's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Couture darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hiro is not content to let Couture control the position.
Couture throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hiro trying to hold on to Couture's head to control him but Couture postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture stops Hiro from getting back to his feet.
Couture looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Couture drops an elbow to the side of Hiro's head.
Couture is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but Hiro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hiro forces Couture back against the ropes and clinches.
Nice elbow from Hiro.
Couture has had enough of the clinch but Hiro keeps him there for the moment.
Hiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hiro landing knees to the head.
Hiro has Couture pressed against the ropes, preventing Couture from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hiro misses with an elbow over the top.
Hiro with a knee to the head.
Couture managing to block the knees to the body from Hiro.
Hiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Couture's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Couture's efforts to push away.
Couture is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Couture's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
Hiro is trying to stall.
Hiro lands a knee to the head.
Couture tries to break the clinch but Hiro is controlling the position.
Hiro lands an elbow inside that Couture shrugs off.
Hiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Couture is trying to force a seperation but Hiro has the dominant position.
Couture is trying to break free.
Couture takes an elbow to the temple.
Hiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
Couture tries to circle away but Hiro has him pinned against the ropes.
Hiro prevents Couture from breaking the clinch.
Hiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Hiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Couture tries to break free but Hiro pushes him back against the ropes.
Couture has had enough of the clinch but Hiro keeps him there for the moment.
Hiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Couture in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hiro lands an elbow that stopped Couture in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hiro trying to land knees to the body.
Couture wants to get back to striking at distance but Hiro won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Couture as Hiro tries to tie him up.
Couture looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Couture looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Couture wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hiro has him pressed against the ropes.
Hiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Couture is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Couture is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hiro lands an elbow just above Couture 's eye.
Hiro looking to stall.
Hiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Couture's efforts to push away.
Hiro lands a knee to the body.
Hiro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Couture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Hiro has him pressed against the ropes.
Hiro lands an elbow that stopped Couture in his tracks for a moment.
Couture has had enough of the clinch but Hiro keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Hiro.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hiro prevents Couture from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Randy Couture will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Randy Couture's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
Hiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Couture feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hiro controls Couture momentarily but Couture frees himself.
Couture trying to control but Hiro is working from the bottom.
Couture stands up over Hiro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Couture trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Couture defends well.
Hiro keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
Couture stops Hiro from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hiro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couture closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro is looking for a sweep.
Hiro wants to get back to his feet.
Couture passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hiro!
Hiro can't escape the position.
Couture looking to finish Hiro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hiro!
Hiro is trying to escape the mount.
Couture lands with some strikes.
Hiro can't escape the position.
Hiro is working hard here to advance position.
Couture trying to control but Hiro is having none of it.
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.
Hiro is trying desperately to improve position.
Couture with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Hiro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hiro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Couture postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hiro looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Couture can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hiro is looking to escape.
Hiro wants to hold on but Couture pushes him away.
Couture landing punches.
Hiro is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture working for a guillotine from mount but Hiro is in no mood to give up.
Hiro wants to control but Couture is having none of it.
Couture in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hiro regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Couture there.
Couture is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Couture tries to pass to full mount but Hiro defends it.
Hiro gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Couture working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hiro's head.
Hiro looking to control.
Hiro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Couture.
Couture won't allow Hiro to get back to his feet.
Couture stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Couture slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Couture working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hiro tries to buck Couture off but Couture is having none of it.
Hiro manages to get back to half guard.
Couture passes to side control.
Couture throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Couture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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