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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Couture has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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219 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Morrison!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Couture does no damage.
A jab lands there for Morrison.
Morrison tries for a takedown but Couture sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Couture closes the distance and clinches.
Couture is trying to trip Morrison. He has hold of a leg but Morrison is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Couture persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Morrison looking for a guillotine here but Couture defends easily.
Couture thows a big elbow that misses.
Couture stands and throws Morrison's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Morrison is trying to get back to half guard.
Morrison is not content to let Couture control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison wants to control but Couture postures up.
Morrison tries to bench press Couture off him but Couture keeps the position.
Couture is staying tight to Morrison's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Morrison tries to buck Couture off but Couture is having none of it.
Couture swings around for an armbar but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Couture's guard.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jay Morrison was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Couture as he avoids it easily.
Couture shoots for a takedown but Morrison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morrison misses with a takedown
and Couture counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Randy Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Morrison.
Morrison tries to roll over but Couture keeps him under control.
Couture wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison keeps working.
Couture looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Morrison is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morrison has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Couture escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Couture!
Morrison tries to buck Couture off but Couture is having none of it.
Couture working away.
Couture lands an elbow.
Couture just content to control the position.
Morrison manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Couture in particular looking to stall.
Couture lands with a punch from half guard.
Morrison is looking for a sweep. Couture is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Couture lands a nice short elbow.
Couture is looking to advance position but Morrison won't allow it.
Morrison moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morrison looking for a guillotine here but Couture defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Couture gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morrison counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Couture can't keep his opponent in guard - Morrison advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morrison is pressing down on Couture's thigh, looking to free his foot. Couture is holding on for now.
Couture is trying to maintain the position but Morrison is very close to passing his half guard.
Couture controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Morrison looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Morrison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Couture defends it well.
Couture controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Couture is defending against the submission attempts here by Morrison.
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.
Couture is positioning himself well to prevent Morrison advancing to mount.
Couture wants to control but Morrison is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Couture holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Couture wants to get back to full guard.
Morrison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Couture trying to hold on to Morrison's head to control him but Morrison postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to get back to full guard.
Couture trying to hold on to Morrison's head to control him but Morrison postures up.
Couture keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Morrison is looking for a kimura but Couture is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morrison to get the leverage.
Morrison 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.
Morrison wants to pass to mount but Couture is defending the position.
Morrison is looking for a kimura but Couture is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morrison to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison is pressing down on Couture's thigh, looking to free his foot. Couture is holding on for now.
That's four 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.
Couture is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison sits in half guard.
Randy Couture overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Couture trying to control but Morrison postures up.
Couture on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Couture tries to get out of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Couture moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Morrison tries for a takedown but Couture circles away easily
and Couture counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Couture trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Couture escapes and throws Morrison's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Morrison tries to bench press Couture off him but Couture keeps the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Morrison tries to bench press Couture off him but Couture keeps the position.
Couture scores with punches from side control.
Couture wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Couture misses with a head kick.
Morrison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Couture checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Couture tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morrison is able to avoid easily.
Morrison motions for Couture to come forward. Morrison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison misses with a takedown
and Couture counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morrison!
Couture controlling from the full mount.
Couture is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Morrison is surviving well by controlling Couture's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture prevents Morrison from getting the reversal.
Morrison regains half guard.
Couture not doing much here.
Couture passes to full mount!
Morrison is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morrison is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Couture is staying active.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture controlling the position easily from mount.
Morrison regains half guard.
Morrison manages to get to full guard.
Morrison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Couture gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Couture got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morrison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Couture has managed to get both his arms back between Morrison's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Couture has his hands clasped together but Morrison extends an breaks Couture's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Morrison.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay Morrison!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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