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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Bill!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture misses with a takedown attempt - Bill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Couture moves out of range of the strikes.
Couture fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Couture closes the distance and clinches up with Bill, looking for a takedown. Couture pushes Bill against the cage but Bill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couture is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bill sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bill misses with a hook. Couture ducked under it nicely.
Bill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Couture.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but Bill shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Bill misses.
A big left from Bill misses.
Couture defending well as Bill loads up on a big left hand.
Bill throws a hook but Couture blocks it.
Couture tries for a takedown but Bill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Couture avoids the body shot from Bill.
Bill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill looks to score with a jab to the body but Couture is just out of range.
Couture fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Couture slips a jab from Bill.
Bill looks to score with a jab to the body but Couture is just out of range.
Couture shoots in for a double leg but Bill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bill throws a body punch but Couture moves out of range.
Bill misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bill misses with an uppercut. Couture saw that one coming.
Bill throws a lazy right hand but Couture sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Couture avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bill thows a body shot but no joy.
Couture fails with a takedown attempt.
Bill throws a hook but Couture avoids it easily.
Bill looks to land a left hand but Couture moved out of range nicely.
Couture looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bill is fending him off so far but Couture persists. Nope, Bill circles away and we're back to standing.
Bill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bill misses the jab.
Bill leaves Couture with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bill misses with a looping left.
Bill misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Bill misses.
Bill looks to throw the jab but Couture is out of range.
Bill throws out a loose jab but Couture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bill looks to land a left hand but Couture moved out of range nicely.
Bill throws a jab when Couture was well out of range.
Billy Bill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Couture slips a straight right by Bill.
Couture uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bill.
Bill throws an overhand right that lands on Couture's shoulder, as Couture tries to avoid the shot.
Billy Bill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bill throws out the jab.
Couture tries for a takedown but Bill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bill swings for the body but Couture moves out of range.
Bill misses with a wild body shot.
Couture will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bill throws a big shot that misses.
Bill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bill throws a lazy right hand but Couture sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Couture fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bill avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Couture.
Bill throws a jab when Couture was well out of range.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bill as he jumps to the side.
Couture uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bill.
A slow jab from Bill misses its intended target.
Bill throws a jab when Couture was well out of range.
Bill throws a series of punches but Couture moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice takedown defense from Bill. No joy for Couture on that attempt.
Couture uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bill.
Couture shoots for a double leg takedown but Bill sprawls well. He's pushed Couture's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bill looks to score with a jab to the body but Couture is just out of range.
Couture displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bill throws out the jab.
Couture closes the distance and clinches up with Bill, looking for a takedown. Couture pushes Bill against the cage but Bill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Couture blocks a jab.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bill.
Bill misses with a straight right.
Couture shoots in for a double leg but Bill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A big left from Bill misses.
Couture keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bill.
Bill thows a body shot but no joy.
Couture closes the distance and clinches up with Bill, looking for a takedown. Couture pushes Bill against the cage but Bill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bill looks to land a right hand but Couture moved out of range.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Bill.
Nice takedown defense from Bill. No joy for Couture on that attempt.
Bill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Bill.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Bill.
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 shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bill leaves Couture with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Couture is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Bill misses its intended target.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Bill.
Couture shoots in looking for a takedown but Bill manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Couture's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Couture uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bill.
Bill looks to land a left hand but Couture moved out of range nicely.
Couture ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Couture slips under a jab.
Couture fails with the takedown.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bill might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice defenses there by Couture.
Bill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Couture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Couture keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Couture keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bill.
Bill looks to land a left hand but Couture moved out of range nicely.
Bill throws a jab when Couture was well out of range.
Couture staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bill dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Couture slips under a jab from Bill.
Bill throws a shot from downtown. Couture moves away and avoids it.
Bill loads up on a big right hand but Couture slips the punch.
Couture has a takedown stuffed.
Couture shoots in for a double leg but Bill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Couture bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bill in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Couture fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bill looks to throw the jab but Couture is out of range.
Couture is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bill sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt - Bill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Couture defending well as Bill loads up on a big left hand.
Bill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Bill misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bill. Couture does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bill misses with an uppercut.
Bill throws a body punch but Couture moves out of range.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Bill.
A swing and a miss from Bill.
Bill misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture shoots for a takedown but Bill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bill takes a swing at Couture's ribcage but misses.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bill missing with a left hand there. Couture was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt - Bill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bill slaps away a takedown attempt from Couture, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Couture avoids the body shot from Bill.
Bill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Randy Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bill looks to throw the jab but Couture is out of range.
Couture tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bill swivels and escapes.
Bill throws a looping overhand right but Couture ducks down to avoid it.
Bill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couture moves away.
A slow jab from Bill misses its intended target.
Bill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Couture sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bill throws a body punch but Couture moves out of range.
Couture closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bill circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Couture avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bill throws out a loose jab but Couture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bill misses with an uppercut.
Couture shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bill but Bill pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bill missing with a left hand there. Couture was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bill throws out a loose jab but Couture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bill looks to land a right hand but Couture moved out of range.
Couture keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bill.
Bill stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bill wants it to stay on the feet.
Couture avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Couture slips under a jab from Bill.
No luck for Couture with that takedown attempt.
Bill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Couture manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Bill.
Couture slips under a jab from Bill.
Bill misses with a straight right.
No luck for Couture with that takedown attempt.
Couture looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bill is fending him off so far but Couture persists. Nope, Bill circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture moves away from the strike by Bill.
Bill stuffs the takedown attempt from Couture. Couture gets slowly back to his feet.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but Bill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bill misses with a wild body shot.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bill.
Bill misses with a hook. Couture ducked under it nicely.
Bill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
Bill throws a hook to the side of Couture's head but Couture sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Couture blocks a jab.
Couture slips a straight right by Bill.
Bill misses with a hook. Couture ducked under it nicely.
Couture fails with the takedown.
Bill misses with a looping left.
Bill throws a lazy right hand but Couture sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but Bill shows good takedown defense.
Bill stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bill wants it to stay on the feet.
Couture shoots for a takedown but Bill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
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.
Bill looks to throw the jab but Couture is out of range.
Bill throws a big shot that misses.
Bill misses with a hook.
Bill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Couture uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bill.
A telegraphed right hand from Bill misses the target.
Couture slips a jab from Bill.
Bill misses with a straight right.
Couture fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bill avoids it really well and circles away.
Couture fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Couture dives in and grabs Bill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bill pushes down on Couture's head and hops out.
Couture moves out of range as Bill strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bill throws a jab but it's blocked by Couture.
Couture will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt - Bill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bill missing with a left hand there. Couture was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bill swings for the body but Couture moves out of range.
Bill misses with an uppercut. Couture saw that one coming.
Couture closes the distance and clinches up with Bill, looking for a takedown. Couture pushes Bill against the cage but Bill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bill.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Couture.
Bill throws a jab but it's blocked by Couture.
Bill throws a shot from downtown. Couture moves away and avoids it.
Bill missing with a left hand there. Couture was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bill misses with a hook. Couture ducked under it nicely.
Couture shoots in looking for a takedown. Bill tries to sprawl out of it but Couture keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bill manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couture uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bill.
Bill misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bill misses with a looping left.
Bill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bill throws a hook but Couture blocks it.
Bill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Couture.
Couture moves away from the strike by Bill.
Bill looks to throw the jab but Couture is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bill as he jumps to the side.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Couture. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bill missing with a left hand there. Couture was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Couture shoots in for a double leg but Bill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bill misses with an uppercut. Couture saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Bill misses the target.
Bill misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Couture.
Couture displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bill throws out the jab.
Couture keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bill looks to land a left hand but Couture moved out of range nicely.
Couture fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Couture slips under a jab.
Couture shoots in and drives through. Bill sprawls well.
Bill loads up on a big right hand but Couture slips the punch.
Couture fails with a takedown attempt.
Couture slips a straight right by Bill.
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.
Bill throws a shot from downtown. Couture moves away and avoids it.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Bill.
Bill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Couture sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Couture slips a jab from Bill.
Bill throws a hook to the side of Couture's head but Couture sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Bill.
Bill misses with an uppercut. Couture saw that one coming.
Bill throws out a loose jab but Couture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bill throws out a loose jab but Couture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couture keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bill.
Couture slips a jab from Bill.
Couture tries for a takedown but Bill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bill looks to throw the jab but Couture is out of range.
Couture shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bill pinned against the cage. Bill gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Couture was well out of range. Poor timing from Bill.
Bill stuffs the takedown attempt from Couture. Couture gets slowly back to his feet.
Couture shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bill pinned against the cage. Bill gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt - Bill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Couture shoots in and drives through. Bill sprawls well.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Bill.
Couture slips under a jab.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Bill.
Couture uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bill.
Bill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Couture was well out of range. Poor timing from Bill.
Couture slips a straight right by Bill.
Couture ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Couture shoots for a takedown but Bill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Couture shoots in and drives through. Bill sprawls well.
Bill misses with a hook.
Bill misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Bill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Bill misses.
Bill misses with a hook. Couture ducked under it nicely.
Bill misses with a looping left.
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.
Bill loads up on a big right hand but Couture slips the punch.
Couture displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bill throws out the jab.
Bill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bill misses with a looping right.
Bill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bill looks to land a left hand but Couture moved out of range nicely.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bill.
Bill misses with an uppercut.
Bill misses with a looping right.
Couture shoots in for a double leg but Bill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Couture.
Bill throws a hook but Couture blocks it.
Bill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Couture moves away from the strike by Bill.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Couture avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Couture shoots in but Bill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bill throws a hook but Couture avoids it easily.
Randy Couture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bill takes a swing at Couture's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bill has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bill!
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