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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslan Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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204 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aslan Lion!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture has managed to clinch.
Lion throws a head punch that misses.
Couture is trying to break free.
Lion is trying to break the clinch but Couture has him pressed against the cage.
Lion tries to pull guard but Couture won't allow it.
Couture prevents the takedown attempt.
Lion goes for a takedown in the clinch but Couture prevents it.
Randy Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aslan Lion.
Lion goes for a takedown in the clinch but Couture prevents it.
Lion jumps guard but Couture stands there with Lion around his waist. Lion gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lion pulls guard effortlessly.
Couture is in close to Lion's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lion tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Couture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lion has momentary wrist control but Couture slips an elbow through the middle.
Lion looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Couture puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Couture.
Couture prevents Lion from improving his position.
Couture lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lion is looking for a sweep. Couture is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture drops an elbow to the side of Lion's head.
Couture prevents Lion from improving his position.
Lion is not content to let Couture control the position.
Lion wants to improve his position but Couture is controlling well.
Lion looks gassed!
It looks like Couture is going to stand back up.
Couture lands strikes from half guard.
Lion blocking the ground and pound attempt from Couture.
Lion taking some punishment here, with Couture in his half guard.
Couture is keen to just control but Lion is a slippery customer.
Couture is trying to work for a kimura but Lion is defending well.
Couture wants to take a breather but Lion is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Couture prevents Lion from improving his position.
Couture lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lion is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Couture jumps into side control!
Couture wants to control but Lion is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Couture misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Couture stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Couture wants it to stay on the feet.
Aslan Lion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lion shoots for a double leg takedown but Couture sprawls well. He's pushed Lion's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Couture throws a combination. Lion tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Couture throws a series of punches but Lion moves out of range.
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Couture looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Couture with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lion is looking to improve his position.
Couture wants to take a breather but Lion is having none of it.
Couture slips a nice elbow through Lion's hands, connecting with Lion's forehead.
Ground and pound from Couture.
Couture blocks the strikes from Lion.
Couture postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lion to stand up.
Couture misses with a series of wild punches.
Couture shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Couture showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lion tries to roll over but Couture keeps him under control.
Lion is refusing to be controlled, as Couture sits in half guard.
Couture takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lion manages to get to full guard.
Couture throws a big right hand that misses.
Lion wants to improve his position but instead Couture has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lion has his takedown stuffed
and Couture counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Couture wants to control from the top but Lion keeps moving.
Randy Couture overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lion looking for a sweep. Not yet Lion, not yet.
Couture makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Couture works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Couture is trying to control. Lion wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Couture is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lion is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lion gets back to full guard.
Lion throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lion doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Couture connects with a couple of short punches.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Couture scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lion slips a jab and a cross from Couture.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Lion.
Couture closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Couture manages to break the clinch.
Couture throws a nice looking combination but Lion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lion shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Couture counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Couture throws a head kick that misses.
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.
Lion gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Couture counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lion won't be happy with that.
Randy Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aslan Lion.
Couture tries for a kimura but Lion is defending well.
Lion gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Couture is looking to advance position but Lion won't allow it.
Couture seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lion does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lion makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lion.
Lion wants to sweep here but Couture controlling him for the moment.
Lion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture stopping the sweep attempt from Lion.
Lion has a closed guard, preventing Couture from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lion misses with a takedown attempt
and Couture counters with a two punch combo.
Lion misses with a series of wild punches.
Lion falls off balance throwing a combination
and Couture counters with a one-two to the body.
Couture throws a right hand that Lion ducks under and follows up with a left that Lion also avoids with ease.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Couture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lion gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Couture counters with a two punch combo.
Couture lands with a nice combination. Lion backs away looking to recover.
Couture lands a jab-cross combination.
Lion misses with a takedown
and Couture counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Couture lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lion gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Couture counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lion with a lazy takedown attempt
and Couture counters with a shoot takedown. Lion fights it but they end up in guard.
Lion looking for a sweep. Not yet Lion, not yet.
Couture postures up and lands a big shot to Lion's brow.
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!
Couture moves into the clinch.
Couture ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Couture no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lion postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lion throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lion throws and elbow that misses. Couture uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lion's guard. Nice move by Couture!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Couture scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture controlling from the top position.
Lion wants to improve his position but instead Couture has moved into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Couture lands a nice short elbow.
Couture winds up and cracks Lion with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Couture trying to control the pace.
Lion is looking to improve his position.
Lion is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Couture there.
Lion is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Couture scores with a leg kick.
Couture lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Couture counters with a left and a right that stings Lion.
Couture throws a series of strikes that have Lion backpedaling.
Couture fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Couture misses.
Couture misses with a double jab.
Lion misses with a combination
and Couture counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture working the head and body with strikes.
Couture sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Couture looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Couture wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lion keeps working.
Lion slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Couture looking to pass the guard.
Couture wants to control from the top but Lion keeps moving.
Couture preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lion is on top in guard.
Lion advances to half guard.
Couture blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lion.
Couture is trying to stand up here but Lion is controlling him well.
Lion looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lion is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lion throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aslan Lion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randy Couture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Couture is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Couture showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Couture has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva 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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RATING
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