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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Stelth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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177 cm
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233 lbs
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225 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Stelth! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Couture! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stelth fails with a takedown attempt. Stelth is breathing heavily. Stelth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sam Stelth's cut is getting worse. Couture scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Sloppy strikes there by Couture. Couture is chipping away with strikes.
Couture in side control lands a decent elbow. Couture lands a decent elbow from side control. Stelth is working to avoid the ground and pound but Couture connects with a decent elbow. Couture scoring with punches from side control. Stelth on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Stelth really is a fat lump.
That's one minute gone in the round. Couture is working Stelth over with some ground and pound from side control. Couture is trying to get an arm triangle but Stelth is defending well. Couture is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Couture creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Couture working the ground and pound from side control. Couture scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stelth to see if he's OK. Couture scores with punches from side control. Couture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Couture working the ground and pound. Couture has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Couture stalks Stelth and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stelth's face. Stelth staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stelth on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sam Stelth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Couture clinches up against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Couture's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Couture throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stelth with a lazy takedown attempt and Couture counters with a low kick, right behind Stelth 's knee. Couture scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stelth shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Couture moves into the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Stelth. That's going to take a lot out of him. Couture breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stelth clinches but Couture breaks the clinch and Couture decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stelth's guard. Couture slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Couture landing a few strikes. Couture working the head and body with strikes. Couture staying calm. Couture scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Couture passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stelth! Couture is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stelth can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Couture putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Couture looking to control and managing it successfully. And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Couture dominated that round. The cut man is working on Sam Stelth's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Couture closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stelth quickly recovers to half guard. Couture is looking for a kimura but Stelth is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Couture to get the leverage. Couture working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Stelth on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Couture content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Couture landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Couture is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stelth doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Couture.
That's one minute gone in the round. Couture looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stelth with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Stelth knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Couture on the ground. Couture is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stelth! Couture lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Couture fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Couture with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Stelth taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Couture working away from the top, dropping strikes. Stelth is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Couture pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. 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 with the ground and pound from mount. Stelth is looking to get to half guard. Ryan Couture has got the better of the ground game so far. Stelth wants to hold on but Couture pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Couture working Stelth over with strikes here. Couture lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stelth hang on? Stelth is bucking up trying to escape but Couture cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Stelth is wriggling around trying to escape.
Couture putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Stelth is in a horrible position here. Couture smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Couture controlling from the full mount. Stelth really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Couture working Stelth over with strikes here. Couture has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Stelth is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Couture!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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