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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zach Hatsmik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Zach Hatsmik has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 Las Vegas, Zach Hatsmik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture is looking to clinch.
Hatsmik swats away the attempt to clinch by Couture.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatsmik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hatsmik could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hatsmik keeps the fight on the outside.
Hatsmik shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hatsmik showed some decent athleticism there.
Couture is trying to stand up here but Hatsmik is controlling him well.
Hatsmik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Couture makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Couture throws a hook to the side of Hatsmik's head but Hatsmik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Randy Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Couture misses with a takedown
and Hatsmik counters with a nice double leg into side control. Couture won't be happy with that.
Couture is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hatsmik working the strikes but Couture uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hatsmik missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture pushes Hatsmik off looking to stand but Hatsmik dives back in and keeps control.
Hatsmik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatsmik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Couture won't allow Hatsmik to pass to mount.
Hatsmik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hatsmik misses with a double jab.
Hatsmik scores with a takedown into Couture's guard.
Couture keeping moving, preventing Hatsmik from controlling successfully.
Couture wants to get back to his feet but Hatsmik is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Couture manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Couture is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hatsmik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Couture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatsmik.
Couture tries to clinch up.
Hatsmik keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture fails in his attempt to clinch.
Couture misses with a takedown
and Hatsmik counters with a takedown into side control.
Hatsmik misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Couture wants to get back to his feet.
Couture looks gassed!
Couture is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hatsmik works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hatsmik scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Couture to see if he's OK.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hatsmik scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Couture to see if he's OK.
Couture is pushing Hatsmik's head away, looking to escape. Hatsmik manages to hold on to the position though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Couture misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatsmik drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hatsmik has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Couture is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Couture is bucking up trying to escape but Hatsmik cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hatsmik scoring with strikes but Couture is staying in there.
Hatsmik thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Couture is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hatsmik landing strikes from the mount and Couture is in trouble!
Hatsmik won't let Couture get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Couture blocking the ground and pound.
Couture tries to buck Hatsmik off but he can't manage it.
Hatsmik thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatsmik throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Couture is bucking up trying to escape but Hatsmik cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hatsmik won't let Couture get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Couture blocking the ground and pound.
Couture is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hatsmik thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Hatsmik there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Couture is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Couture takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Couture squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Hatsmik there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hatsmik misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Hatsmik dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Couture fails with the takedown
and Hatsmik decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Couture's guard.
Hatsmik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Couture keeping full guard, as Hatsmik tries to pass.
Couture manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A shot to de liver by Couture. Beautiful body shot.
Couture missing with a left hand there. Hatsmik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Couture tries to clinch there but Hatsmik circles away.
Couture misses with a two punch combination.
Zach Hatsmik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couture tries to clinch but Hatsmik is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Couture fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Couture.
Couture tries to clinch but Hatsmik is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture tries to clinch there but Hatsmik circles away.
Couture has his takedown stuffed
and Hatsmik counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hatsmik.
Zach Hatsmik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Couture.
Hatsmik stops Couture from standing up.
Hatsmik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hatsmik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Couture wants to stand and escape but Hatsmik is having none of it.
Hatsmik thows a big elbow that misses.
Couture manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hatsmik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Couture tries to clinch there but Hatsmik circles away.
Couture throws a right and a left that Hatsmik avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatsmik scores a takedown into full mount!
Couture is trying to stand.
Zach Hatsmik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hatsmik lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hatsmik thowing shots but they're missing.
Hatsmik misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hatsmik misses with a head shot.
Couture tries to buck Hatsmik off but he can't manage it.
Hatsmik is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Couture can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hatsmik looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hatsmik putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Couture is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hatsmik scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hatsmik landing strikes from the mount and Couture is in trouble!
Couture wants to get back to his feet.
Hatsmik is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hatsmik misses with a head shot.
Couture avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hatsmik.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Couture can do anything to dispel that myth.
Couture somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
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.
No luck for Hatsmik with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hatsmik is defended easily by Couture.
The fight stays on the outside here - Couture looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Couture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Couture scores a takedown into full mount!
Couture tries to control but Hatsmik wriggling away.
Couture thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
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 Zach Hatsmik will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatsmik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couture closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hatsmik to the mat! Hatsmik manages to get full guard.
Couture won't allow Hatsmik to get back to his feet.
Couture is standing up over Hatsmik. Hatsmik looks to escape but Couture dives into side control.
Couture is looking to take a break and control but Hatsmik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Couture is putting a hurting on Hatsmik here, landing some big shots from side control.
Couture happy to just control the position for now.
Hatsmik is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Couture asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatsmik avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Couture.
Couture wants to control but Hatsmik is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Couture looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Couture does no damage.
Couture slaps away a takedown attempt from Hatsmik, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Couture moves in looking to clinch but Hatsmik pushes him off.
Hatsmik swats away the attempt to clinch by Couture.
Hatsmik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
Couture wants to clinch but Hatsmik slips to the side
and Hatsmik counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hatsmik.
Hatsmik has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Couture is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hatsmik is controlling him.
Couture pushes Hatsmik off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Hatsmik as Couture shoots in.
Hatsmik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hatsmik shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Couture is trying to defend but Hatsmik finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hatsmik prevents Couture from standing back up.
Hatsmik thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Couture to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to stand and escape but Hatsmik is having none of it.
Couture is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Couture gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hatsmik.
Couture lands an elbow inside.
Randy Couture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Couture trying to land knees to the body.
Couture gets underhooks to prevent Hatsmik's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Hatsmik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couture has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hatsmik clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Couture struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatsmik is trying to get back to his feet but Couture has full control of the position and if anything, Hatsmik has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Couture trying to control momentarily.
Hatsmik wants to get back to his feet.
Hatsmik tries to roll but Couture sticks to his back.
Hatsmik is working hard here to advance position.
Hatsmik is trying to get back to his feet but Couture has full control of the position and if anything, Hatsmik has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hatsmik turns into Couture and is now in his guard.
Couture pushes Hatsmik off and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Couture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hatsmik has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zach Hatsmik!
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