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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sani Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 cm
19
290 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
25
280 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sani Hassan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon Couture! The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Couture shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hassan sprawls well. Hassan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Couture gets slowly back to his feet. Hassan drops Couture with a right and a left! Hassan comes rushing in but Couture regains his composure and manages to keep Hassan in guard.
It looks like Leon Couture has been cut. 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! Hassan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Hassan has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. Couture bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hassan's guard. Couture is looking to work some ground and pound but Hassan has wrist control. Hassan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Couture. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Couture accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Couture throwing strikes from guard but Hassan blocks nicely. Couture is working Hassan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Hassan wants to sweep but no luck. Hassan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Hassan controls Couture momentarily but Couture frees himself. Hassan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Couture preventing the sweep. Couture scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Couture looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Couture missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Hassan looking to control.
Couture working some strikes from top position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Couture lands a couple of elbows. Couture content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hassan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Couture with a flurry of punches that miss. Hassan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Couture throwing strikes but missing. Couture scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Couture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Couture working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hassan's head. Hassan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Couture. Hassan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Couture throws a strike but Hassan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Couture tries to land a sweep but no joy. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Couture is on top in guard.
Couture is looking to work some ground and pound but Hassan has wrist control. Couture landing some decent shots from guard. Couture is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Couture throwing strikes but missing. Hassan is trying to control the position but Couture postures up. Hassan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Couture on the ground. Couture throwing strikes from guard but Hassan blocks nicely. Couture throwing strikes from guard but Hassan blocks nicely. Couture with a flurry of punches that miss. Couture throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hassan works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Couture postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Couture is in close to Hassan's body, working some short punches and elbows. Couture preventing the sweep. Couture throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hassan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Couture makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Couture with a flurry of punches that miss. Couture throws a big elbow that misses. Hassan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hassan tries to get out of the position. Hassan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Couture throwing strikes from guard but Hassan blocks nicely. Hassan has momentary wrist control but Couture slips an elbow through the middle. Hassan can't keep his opponent in guard - Couture advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Couture working Hassan over with strikes. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hassan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Couture. Couture landing with the ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Couture dominated that round. The cut man is working on Leon Couture's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Couture with a lazy takedown attempt and Hassan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Couture! Couture is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hassan off and has taken his back! Well, with Couture on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hassan is tapping out... Can he escape the position? Hassan covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Couture is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Couture gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Couture gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Couture apologises and we restart here on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action! Hassan misses with a body shot.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but Hassan shows good takedown defense. Hassan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Couture sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Couture shoots in looking for a takedown. Hassan tries to sprawl out of it but Couture keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hassan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Sani Hassan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Couture. Couture drops his hands momentarily and Hassan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. A head kick from Hassan lands but Couture takes it in his stride. Leon Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hassan throws a chopping leg kick but Couture manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Sani Hassan is winning the standup battle so far. Couture has his takedown stuffed and Hassan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hassan. Hassan preventing the sweep. Hassan looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hassan won't allow Couture to sweep him here. Couture manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hassan is looking to get to half guard. Couture landing strikes from the mount. Couture landing shots from mount. Couture looking to finish Hassan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hassan!
It looks like Sani Hassan has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Couture unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hassan wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Couture celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Couture! During a confident post fight interview, Leon Couture thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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