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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Petrson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Petrson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Couture!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Petrson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Petrson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Petrson is nestled in close to Couture, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Petrson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Couture throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Couture wants to get back to full guard.
Petrson is taking a breather. Couture says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture is trying to get back to full guard.
Couture is trying to maintain the position but Petrson is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Couture trying to control but Petrson postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couture doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Petrson counters with a single leg into guard. Couture didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Couture is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Couture really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Petrson is trying is best to control the position here.
It looks like Couture is going to stand back up.
Couture trying to control the action but Petrson is working from the bottom.
Couture thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Petrson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Couture misses with a head kick.
Couture shoots and misses
and Petrson counters with a single leg into guard. Couture didn't expect that.
Petrson throwing strikes from guard but Couture blocks nicely.
Petrson content to stall in guard here.
Couture looking to control.
Petrson pushing down on Couture's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Petrson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrson winds up and cracks Couture with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Petrson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Petrson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Couture tries to get to full guard but Petrson has control of the leg.
Petrson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Couture flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Petrson is controlling the pace.
Petrson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Petrson looks gassed!
Petrson throwing shots but Couture is blocking nicely.
That's four 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.
Couture tries to get to full guard but Petrson has control of the leg.
Petrson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Petrson slows the pace down in half guard.
Petrson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Couture's head.
Petrson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Petrson working over Couture with some ground and pound. Couture looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Couture slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Petrson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Petrson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petrson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Petrson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Couture wants to get back to his feet.
Petrson is looking to take a break and control but Couture is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Petrson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Couture defending well though.
Couture trying to control here.
Petrson trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture blocking the ground and pound attempt from Petrson.
Petrson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Petrson is breathing heavily.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jorge Petrson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couture doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Petrson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Petrson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Let's hope that Petrson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to get back to full guard.
Petrson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Couture is trying to get back to full guard.
Petrson is thwarting Couture's attempts to control the position.
Couture is looking for a sweep. Petrson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Couture throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Petrson was covering up waiting for the punch and Couture finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Petrson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Couture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrson seems keen to control Couture's posture.
Couture working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Petrson wants to stand but Couture is controlling the position.
Couture trying to control but Petrson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Petrson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Couture looking to pass the guard.
Couture is looking to work some ground and pound but Petrson has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Petrson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Petrson 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.
Couture is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Petrson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Couture keeping moving, preventing Petrson from controlling successfully.
Couture is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Couture looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Petrson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Petrson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petrson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture trying to control the position.
Couture bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Petrson's guard.
Couture trying to control but Petrson is working from the bottom.
Petrson is pulling down on Couture's head to control his posture.
Couture trying to control but Petrson is working from the bottom.
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 trying to stand up but can't free himself from Petrson's guard.
Petrson pushes Couture off and scrambles back to his feet.
Petrson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Couture looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Couture is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrson controlling from side mount.
Couture struggling a bit here.
Couture is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Couture is not content to let Petrson control the position.
Petrson happy to just control the position for now.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Couture scores with a hook to the body. Petrson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Couture shoots and misses
and Petrson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Couture won't be happy with that.
Petrson scoring with punches from side control.
Couture on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Petrson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The referee asks Petrson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Petrson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Petrson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Couture is being controlled here.
Couture can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Petrson really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Couture doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrson circles away.
Couture shoots and misses
and Petrson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Petrson.
Couture 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.
Petrson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jorge Petrson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Petrson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Couture's guard.
Couture keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Couture is trying to get back to full guard.
Petrson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Petrson wants to control but Couture is keeping him busy.
Petrson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Couture wants to control but Petrson is keeping busy.
Petrson slows the pace down in half guard.
Couture tries to kick Petrson off but Petrson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Petrson controlling the action here.
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.
Petrson is keen to just control but Couture is a slippery customer.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jorge Petrson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couture scores with a push kick.
Couture with a poor takedown
and Petrson counters with a shoot takedown. Couture fights it but they end up in guard.
Petrson trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture controls Petrson momentarily but Petrson frees himself.
Petrson controlling from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petrson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to sweep but no luck.
Couture seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Couture throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Petrson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Petrson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Couture is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture has hold of Petrson's hands but Petrson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Petrson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Couture trying to control here.
Petrson content to control rather than advance.
Couture pushes Petrson off looking to stand but Petrson dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Petrson dominated that fourth 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Petrson scores with a takedown into Couture's guard.
Petrson postures up.
Couture will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Couture had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Petrson defends it easily.
Petrson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Couture is pulling down on Petrson's head. It's preventing any offense from Petrson, at least for the moment.
Petrson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Petrson trying to control but Couture is working from the bottom.
Couture preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Petrson wants to pass the guard but Couture is keeping the position.
Couture wants to stand but Petrson is controlling the position.
Petrson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Couture wants to sweep here but Petrson controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Couture smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two 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.
Petrson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Couture's half guard.
Petrson prevents Couture from improving his position.
Couture trying to hold on to Petrson's head to control him but Petrson postures up.
Petrson is controlling the pace.
Couture is looking to control Petrson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Couture avoid being mounted?
Petrson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is looking to control Petrson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Couture avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Petrson in particular looking to stall.
Petrson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Couture does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jorge Petrson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couture fails with the takedown
and Petrson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Petrson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrson throws and elbow that misses. Couture uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Petrson's guard. Nice move by Couture!
Couture is looking to stand up but Petrson won't let him.
Petrson pushes Couture off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Couture changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Petrson tries to avoid it but Couture manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Petrson to the ground. Petrson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andre Couture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Petrson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Petrson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Petrson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Jorge Petrson!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Jorge Petrson!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Jorge Petrson!
Jorge Petrson wins by unanimous decision! Jorge Petrson retains his bantamweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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