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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Graicie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helio Graicie acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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240 lbs
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267 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Helio Graicie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graicie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Couture is trying to defend but Graicie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Graicie wants to work for an arm triangle but Couture is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Graicie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Couture tries to roll over but Graicie keeps him under control.
Couture slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Graicie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Couture dives on top into guard.
Couture trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Graicie manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Graicie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Couture looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graicie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Couture has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Graicie has managed to get both his arms back between Couture's legs - danger averted.
Graicie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Couture is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Couture has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Couture stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Graicie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Graicie can't keep his opponent in guard - Couture advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Couture is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Graicie is just riding it out for now. Couture eventually gives up the hold.
Graicie actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graicie trying to hold on to Couture's head to control him but Couture postures up.
Couture is looking to advance position but Graicie won't allow it.
Couture is working for a kimura but Graicie is defending it quite comfortably.
Couture throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Couture is thwarting Graicie's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graicie manages to get to full guard.
Couture pushes down on Graicie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Graicie is trying to control but can't.
Couture thows a huge punch but Graicie dodges it nicely.
Couture sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Graicie defending well though.
Graicie trying to control from the bottom.
Couture is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Couture throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Couture tries to pass to full mount but Graicie defends it.
Couture 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.
Graicie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Couture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Graicie is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Graicie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Couture connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graicie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Couture shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Couture is looking to advance position but Graicie has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Graicie looking to secure an arm triangle but Couture defends it well.
Couture is looking to get to half guard.
Graicie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Couture can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graicie working for a guillotine from mount but Couture is in no mood to give up.
Graicie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Couture has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Couture is wriggling around trying to escape.
Couture sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Graicie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Couture regains full guard. Nicely done.
Graicie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Graicie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Graicie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Couture is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Couture has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture tries to free his leg and advance position but Graicie is retaining full guard.
Couture will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture working some strikes from top position.
Graicie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Couture defends well.
Couture pushes down on Graicie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Graicie is breathing heavily.
Couture missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Graicie looking for submissions off his back.
Couture not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graicie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Couture.
Couture trying to mount his opponent but Graicie defends it.
Graicie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Couture.
Couture is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Graicie sees it coming and defends easily.
Graicie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Graicie.
Couture throws a big right hand that misses.
Graicie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Couture.
Couture trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Couture throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Couture trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Graicie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Couture knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Graicie on the ground.
Couture is fighting to break Graicie's control of his arms but Graicie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Couture throwing strikes from guard but Graicie blocks nicely.
Couture keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Graicie's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graicie 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.
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 Randy Couture will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Graicie misses with a takedown
enabling Couture to counter with a crisp jab.
Graicie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Couture counters with a single leg into guard. Graicie didn't expect that.
Graicie working for a triangle but Couture defends it easily.
Couture pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graicie is keeping the position for now.
Graicie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Couture working some strikes from top position.
Couture postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graicie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Couture defends well.
Couture has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Graicie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Couture here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Graicie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Couture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Graicie 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 passes Graicie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Graicie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Couture scores with a couple of nice shots.
Randy Couture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture content to control rather than advance.
Graicie is not content to let Couture control the position.
Couture takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture trying to control the action but Graicie is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Couture content to control rather than advance.
Couture wants to pass the guard but Graicie is defending well.
Randy Couture overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Randy Couture.
Graicie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Randy Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Graicie.
Graicie shoots and misses
and Couture counters with a stiff right hand.
Graicie tries for a takedown but Couture circles away easily
and Couture counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Couture.
Couture trying to control but Graicie is working from the bottom.
Couture slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Couture controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graicie stops Couture from passing to mount.
Couture wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graicie keeps working.
Couture content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Couture working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture controlling the position from side mount.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Couture trying to control the action but Graicie is working from the bottom.
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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Couture!
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