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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ran D Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magni Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magni Thor is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ran D Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magni Thor!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thor bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Couture is trying to improve his position.
Thor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Couture keeps working.
Thor is working Couture over with some ground and pound from side control.
Thor scoring with punches from side control.
Couture can't do much from the bottom here.
Thor working the ground and pound but Couture is defending the strikes.
Thor throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Couture can't do much from the bottom here.
Thor tries to score with some ground and pound. Couture controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Couture struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Couture is avoiding damage well.
Thor throws an elbow but Couture slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Couture lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thor takes a step back to recover.
Thor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Couture.
Thor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Couture is fending him off so far but Thor persists. Nope, Couture circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice combination there by Couture.
Thor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Couture takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thor checks the leg kick nicely there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thor.
Couture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Couture scores with a leg kick.
Thor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Couture but Couture pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ran D Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magni Thor.
An inside leg kick from Couture misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor shoots for a takedown but Couture saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Couture fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Couture with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thor looks for a takedown but Couture sprawls well.
Thor looks gassed!
Couture gets caught flat footed, as Thor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Couture is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Couture is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Couture's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Couture tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thor wants to control from the top but Couture keeps moving.
Thor is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture controlling the position.
Couture on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Couture tries to get out of the position.
Thor trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Couture trying to control the position here.
Couture is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Couture is pulling down on Thor's head to control his posture.
Thor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Couture looking to control.
Couture pulls Thor in close to his closed guard and prevents Thor from doing any damage or advancing position.
Thor trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ran D Couture will probably get the nod.
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 throws a right hand that Thor ducks under and follows up with a left that Thor also avoids with ease.
Couture lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Couture.
Couture bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Couture misses with a wild combination.
Thor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ran D Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Couture throws a wild body kick that Thor sees coming a mile off.
Couture closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Couture misses with a wild combination.
Couture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thor closes the distance and clinches up with Couture, looking for a takedown. Thor pushes Couture against the cage but Couture circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thor shoots in and drives through. Couture sprawls well.
Couture throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ran D Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magni Thor.
Thor shoots in and bounces Couture off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture has his hands on Thor's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Couture holds on and takes a little breather.
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.
Thor is looking to work some ground and pound but Couture has wrist control.
Couture preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Couture pulls Thor in close to prevent any damage.
Thor looking to sit in guard and control but Couture gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Couture not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thor looking for a sweep. Not yet Thor, not yet.
Couture has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Couture seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Thor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thor doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Thor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ran D Couture just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Thor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Couture as he avoids it easily.
Thor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ran D Couture is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thor gets a takedown into half guard.
Thor wants to free his trapped foot but Couture is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture manages to get to full guard.
Thor scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Couture is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thor trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ran D Couture dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Couture misses with a double jab.
Couture is looking to chop away at Thor's legs.
Thor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ran D Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couture lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Couture throws a series of punches but Thor moves out of range.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Couture fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thor is out of range.
Couture misses with a low kick.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Couture scores with a punch to the head.
Couture goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thor shoots in looking for a takedown. Couture tries to sprawl out of it but Thor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Couture manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Couture lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Couture.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Couture - the referee stops the clock and Thor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Couture. Thor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick from Couture lands but Thor takes it in his stride.
Couture throws a nice looking combination but Thor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Couture will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Couture digs a good hook to Thor's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture throws a leg kick which misses Thor's front leg but catches the back leg as Thor tries to avoid it.
Couture fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thor manages to avoid it.
Couture misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Couture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Couture is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Couture.
Couture scores with a three punch combo!
Thor misses with a takedown attempt - Couture sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ran D Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magni Thor.
Thor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Couture does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thor fails with the takedown.
Couture is looking to chop away at Thor's legs.
Couture digs a good body shot into Thor's ribs.
Nice body punch from Couture.
Couture misses with a few strikes there.
Couture throws a front kick aimed at Thor's knee but Thor avoids it well.
Couture throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Couture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Couture, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Couture lands with a nice body punch.
Thor moves out of range of the body kick.
Couture thuds a left hand into Thor's body.
Couture throws a push kick but Thor slaps the foot to one side.
Couture finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Couture lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thor will feel that in the morning.
Couture wants to slow Thor down by chopping away at his legs.
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Couture throws a series of punches but Thor moves out of range.
A combination from Couture does no damage.
Couture misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Couture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Couture looks to score with a jab to the body but Thor is just out of range.
No luck for Thor with that takedown attempt.
Thor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Couture swinging wilding here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Couture throws a combination. Thor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Couture misses with a few strikes there.
Couture looks to land a combination but Thor avoids it well.
Thor has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Couture.
Thor closes the distance and clinches up with Couture, looking for a takedown. Thor pushes Couture against the cage but Couture circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Couture throws a quick inside leg kick.
Couture scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Couture scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Couture slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Couture lands with a shot to the body.
Couture throws a body kick that misses.
Couture misses with a body kick.
Couture throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thor.
Thor shoots in for a takedown but Couture shows good takedown defense.
Couture feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thor's calf.
Couture lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Couture.
Couture throws a series of punches but Thor avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture throws a body kick that misses.
Thor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Couture wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Couture scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Left hook, right uppercut from Couture.
Couture keeps Thor at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Couture lands a two punch combo.
Couture is working the combinations to good effect here.
Couture scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Couture misses with a series of wild punches.
Couture is looking to wear down Thor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Couture lands with a nice body punch.
Thor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Couture scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Couture!
A nice combination there by Couture.
Thor is rocked!
Thor tries for a takedown but Couture sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Magni Thor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Couture lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ran D Couture showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Couture, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ran D Couture!
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