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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Errickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Errickson comes to the cage accompanied by As i lay dying paralysed. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Randy Couture was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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191 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
25
205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Errickson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randy Couture! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Couture misses with a series of wild punches.
Errickson lands a nice shot to the body.
Errickson throws a sloppy head kick and Couture moves out of range easily. Couture tries to clinch there but Errickson circles away.
Errickson closes the distance and clinches. Errickson breaks the clinch.
Couture scores with a takedown into Errickson's guard. Couture wants to control from the top but Errickson keeps moving. Errickson keeping full guard, as Couture tries to pass. Errickson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Couture on the ground. Couture stops Errickson from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Errickson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Couture. Couture stops Errickson from standing up. Couture wants to control from the top but Errickson keeps moving.
Randy Couture has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up but Errickson swats him away and circles back towards the center. A left and a right from Couture both land. Nice combination. Couture misses with a two punch combination.
Couture dodges the punch combination from Errickson.
Couture shoots in looking for a takedown. Errickson tries to sprawl out of it but Couture keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Errickson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Errickson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Couture.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Couture tries for a kimura but Errickson is defending well. This has been an exciting period of action! Couture is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Errickson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Couture is looking to take a break and control but Errickson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Couture throws an elbow but Errickson slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Couture is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Errickson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Couture gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Errickson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Couture lets go of the hold and Errickson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Randy Couture! Randy Couture decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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