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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurtis Couturier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nem Sis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couturier comes to the cage accompanied by Forever Angel. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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189 lbs
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190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurtis Couturier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nem Sis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couturier misses with a looping left.
Sis misses the jab.
Sis moves into the clinch.
Couturier has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Couturier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sis blocking some punches.
Couturier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Couturier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Couturier looking to slow down the pace here.
Couturier can't find room to land a body shot as Sis controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Couturier.
Sis swings wildly with an uppercut but Couturier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couturier scores with a shot to the side of Sis's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couturier looking to stall.
Sis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Couturier.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couturier.
Couturier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sis's elbow.
Sis can't find room to land a body shot as Couturier controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Couturier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Couturier is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couturier.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couturier.
Sis scores with a hook to the body.
Sis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Couturier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sis.
A short uppercut from Sis.
Sis tries to work over Couturier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Couturier misses with the head strike.
Sis turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sis manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I wouldn't like to be where Couturier is right now.
Sis advances to full mount.
Sis raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sis lands a nice shot to the head.
Couturier tries to hold on but Sis postures up.
Sis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Couturier hang on?
Sis raining down hammerfists from mount.
Couturier is desperately trying to improve his position but Sis has a good base and remains in mount.
Sis lands a big shot there that rocks Couturier but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sis controlling from mount.
Couturier tries to lock up and control but Sis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sis cracks Couturier with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Couturier hang on?
Sis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sis landing strikes from the mount and Couturier is in trouble!
Couturier tries to lock up and control but Sis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sis trying to control but Couturier is having none of it.
Sis with the ground and pound from mount.
Couturier is rocked!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sis working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Sis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Couturier is desperately trying to improve his position but Sis has a good base and remains in mount.
Sis wants to control the pace but Couturier is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Sis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couturier is in a horrible position here. Sis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Couturier tries to reverse the position but Sis maintains control.
Sis dominating with strikes here.
Couturier is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Couturier is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Couturier can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Couturier seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couturier tries to lock up and control but Sis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sis punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nem Sis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sis keeps Couturier at a distance using the push kick.
Couturier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kurtis Couturier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sis lands a slapping body shot.
Sis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Couturier scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fighters circling - Couturier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Couturier moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Couturier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sis moves into range and clinches up with Couturier.
Couturier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sis misses with a punch on the inside.
Sis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Couturier tries to clinch up but Sis circles away and keeps his distance.
Sis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Couturier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis fails to land with a series of punches.
Couturier instigates a clinch.
Couturier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Couturier.
Sis keeps control of Couturier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sis tries a body shot but Couturier blocks it.
Nem Sis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sis working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Sis as the two fighters clinch.
Couturier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couturier.
A short right from Sis on the inside.
Sis pushes Couturier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Couturier tries to throw a body punch but Sis avoids it by throwing Couturier back against the cage.
Couturier looking to stall.
Sis swings wildly with an uppercut but Couturier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sis misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Couturier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Couturier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sis's efforts to push away.
Sis lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Couturier has had enough of the clinch but Sis keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sis gets through Couturier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sis throws a head punch that misses.
Sis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sis is looking for a takedown.
Sis gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Couturier keeping moving, preventing Sis from controlling successfully.
Couturier looking to control but Sis passes into half guard.
Sis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sis lands with a punch from half guard.
Couturier wants to get back to full guard.
Sis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sis is looking for a kimura here.
Couturier is looking to improve his position.
Couturier is trying to stand.
That's four 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.
Sis thows a huge punch but Couturier dodges it nicely.
Couturier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sis.
Sis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Couturier is controlling Sis's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sis wants to take a breather but Couturier is having none of it.
Sis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Couturier defending well though.
Sis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Couturier doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sis.
Sis uses his free foot to push down on Couturier's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Couturier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nem Sis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Couturier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sis blocks a body shot from Couturier.
Nice body punch from Sis - that landed with a thud.
Couturier prevents a body shot from Sis.
Sis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sis.
Couturier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sis tries to work over Couturier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Couturier has a couple of punches blocked by Sis.
Sis cracks Couturier with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Couturier's elbow.
Sis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sis looks to land a body kick but Couturier moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couturier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Couturier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Couturier connects with a single shot there.
Couturier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Couturier.
Couturier throws a right hand that Sis ducks under and follows up with a left that Sis also avoids with ease.
Couturier throws a lazy uppercut
and Sis counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sis looks for the body kick but Couturier saw that one coming.
Sis connects with a leg kick. Couturier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Couturier throws a looping overhand right but Sis ducks down to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Couturier checks a leg kick.
Sis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sis moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couturier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier takes a shot to the head.
Couturier throws a head punch that misses.
Sis scores with a shoulder strike.
Sis tries a body shot but Couturier blocks it.
Couturier digs a right hand into Sis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sis's gas tank.
Sis breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Sis misses.
Couturier works the jab nicely.
Couturier clinches.
Couturier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sis.
Couturier throws a right and a left that Sis avoids nicely.
Couturier lands with a cross.
Sis throws a lazy right hand but Couturier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sis's corner calls for a 1-2. Sis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couturier tries to clinch up but Sis circles away and keeps his distance.
Couturier moves out of range of the leg kick from Sis.
Couturier tries to clinch there but Sis circles away.
Couturier throws the left hand but Sis avoids the punch easily.
Couturier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Couturier tries to clinch up but Sis circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sis.
Sis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Couturier circles away quickly and effectively.
Sis lands a head kick. Couturier smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sis pushes Couturier away with a front kick.
Sis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sis.
Nem Sis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couturier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sis fails to land.
Couturier tries a body shot but Sis blocks it.
A short left from Couturier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Couturier.
Sis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Couturier.
Couturier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Couturier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Couturier wants to stall.
Couturier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sis struggles to land a body shot inside as Couturier controls his hands.
Sis misses with a punch on the inside.
Couturier trying to stall but Sis improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nem Sis really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Couturier pinned against the cage. Couturier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sis tries to sprawl but Couturier drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sis.
Sis is trying to control the position but Couturier postures up.
Sis looking for a guillotine here but Couturier defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sis controlling Couturier's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis wants to sweep here but Couturier controlling him for the moment.
Sis wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Couturier is now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sis is trying to hold Couturier in close to prevent damage but Couturier has managed to pass into half guard.
Nem Sis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sis is looking to control Couturier's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sis avoid being mounted?
Sis wants to control but Couturier passes into side.
Sis holds on to Couturier's head and controls the position momentarily.
Couturier wants to stand but Sis has his arm trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sis sneaks back into half guard.
Sis trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couturier is looking to clinch but Sis is avoiding it.
Sis throws a body punch but Couturier moves out of range.
Couturier moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sis scores with a leg kick.
Sis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Couturier shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Couturier is aware though and is defending well.
Sis is trying to keep Couturier in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurtis Couturier had his way with Nem Sis in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Couturier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Couturier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couturier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Couturier misses with a looping right.
Sis connects with a high kick.
Sis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Couturier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sis throws a body kick that misses.
Sis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Couturier.
Sis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Couturier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couturier tries to clinch up.
Couturier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sis ducks under a wild hook from Couturier.
Sis misses the shot to the body.
Couturier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sis ducks under a wild hook from Couturier.
Couturier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sis manages to avoid it.
Couturier scores with a jab. Sis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Couturier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Couturier moves in looking to clinch but Sis pushes him off.
Couturier tries to clinch up but Sis circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Couturier throws a shot from downtown. Sis moves away and avoids it.
Sis tries to clinch there but Couturier circles away.
That kick from Sis tenderised Couturier's leg. Couturier is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Couturier counters with a nice uppercut.
Couturier shoots in looking for a takedown but Sis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Couturier's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Couturier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Siss head.
Couturier lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couturier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sis trying to stall but Couturier improves his position.
Sis misses with some punches.
Sis successfully pulls guard.
Sis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Couturier doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Couturier manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sis has his foot on Couturier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Couturier works his way back into a safe position though.
Couturier wants to control from the top but Sis keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sis has his foot on Couturier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Couturier works his way back into a safe position though.
Couturier trying to control but Sis is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Couturier got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Couturier has managed to get both his arms back between Sis's legs - danger averted.
Couturier trying to control but Sis is working from the bottom.
Kurtis Couturier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Couturier postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nem Sis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nem Sis!
Nem Sis is the new middleweight champion!
Nem Sis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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