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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and roy wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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227 lbs
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262 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, roy wilson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture gets a takedown into half guard.
Couture stalling away here and it's allowed wilson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Couture knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for wilson on the ground.
Couture throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Couture stopping the sweep attempt from wilson.
wilson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
wilson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
wilson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Couture on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Couture darts in and clinches wilson up against the cage.
wilson prevents a body shot from Couture.
wilson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
wilson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Couture prevents it.
wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Couture won't allow it.
Couture has dropped down and is working for a takedown. wilson is trying to keep an underhook but Couture manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Couture moves into full mount! wilson won't be happy about that!
wilson tries to hold on but Couture postures up.
wilson tries to reverse the position but Couture maintains control.
Couture sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture tries to control but wilson wriggling away.
wilson working to try and regain half guard.
Couture fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
wilson is trying to escape the mount.
wilson looks gassed!
wilson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Couture landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wilson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Couture landing shots from mount.
Couture is landing with some decent strikes but wilson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture raining down shots from the mount!
Couture unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Couture controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture is working for a guillotine from mount but wilson frees his head quite easily.
Couture fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Couture wants to control the pace but wilson is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Couture scores with a couple of good head shots there.
wilson tries to hold on but Couture pushes him away.
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.
wilson misses with a takedown
and Couture counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in wilson's guard now.
Couture slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
wilson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Couture looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
wilson wants to stand and escape but Couture is having none of it.
wilson is breathing heavily.
Couture is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. wilson is keeping the position for now.
Couture cracks wilson with a solid left hand.
Couture is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
wilson has Couture pulled in close to control his posture.
Couture preventing the sweep.
Couture wants to pass the guard but wilson is keeping the position.
Randy Couture overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Couture controls from within his opponent's guard.
Couture postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture trying to control but wilson is working from the bottom.
Couture throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
wilson is trying to control the position but Couture postures up.
Couture sitting in guard here, content to control.
Couture trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but wilson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Couture working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from wilson.
Couture looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Couture is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Couture moves out of range as wilson throws a body kick.
Couture closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming wilson to the mat! wilson manages to get full guard.
Couture trying to control but wilson is working from the bottom.
Couture looking to pass the guard.
Couture keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of wilson's head.
Couture is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Couture trying to control but wilson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
wilson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Couture postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Couture won't allow wilson to get back to his feet.
Couture looking to pass the guard.
wilson keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
Couture is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
wilson keeping full guard, as Couture tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture dominated that second round.
That's time! Couture's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Couture or perhaps it was just good defense by wilson which made him look bad.
wilson stalks Couture and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Couture's face. Couture staggers backwards, shaken.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but wilson shows good takedown defense.
Couture scores with a takedown into wilson's guard.
Couture might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
wilson pushes Couture off and gets back to his feet.
Randy Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
wilson with a poor takedown
so Couture counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture is stalling in the full guard.
Couture scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Couture has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Couture wants to pass the guard but wilson is keeping the position.
Couture controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Couture trying to control but wilson is working from the bottom.
Couture is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Couture wants to control from the top but wilson keeps moving.
Couture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Couture trying to control but wilson is working from the bottom.
Couture postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Couture postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Couture working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Randy Couture just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couture tries to clinch up.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but wilson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couture tries for a takedown but wilson circles away easily
and wilson counters with a left to the body.
wilson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
wilson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
wilson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture is trying is best to control the position here.
Couture wants to get back to full guard.
wilson trying to control the action but Couture is working from the bottom.
Couture wants to control but wilson is keeping busy.
wilson is stalling here. Couture is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! wilson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Couture has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
wilson is trying to escape the position but Couture is controlling the position.
roy wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
wilson misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Couture prevents wilson from escaping the position.
Randy Couture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Couture controlling the position from side mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Couture showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Couture, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner 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
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