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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Matt Couture enters the cage!
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215 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Teuvo Loman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Matt Couture!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Teuvo Loman has been cut.
Loman tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Couture slips under a jab from Loman.
Loman looks to land a right hand but Couture moved out of range.
Couture swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Loman wants to clinch
and Loman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loman is rocked!
Loman throws a good cross that connects.
Loman tries to clinch up.
Loman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Couture under the eye.
Couture scores with a hook to the body. Loman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Couture throws a hook but Loman avoids it easily.
Loman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Couture pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Couture connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Loman's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice side step and Couture releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Couture drops his hands momentarily and Loman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Couture steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loman.
Loman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Couture on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Loman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Couture.
Couture scores with the left hand. Loman knows he should have avoided that one.
Couture takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Loman lands with a straight right. Couture didn't see that one coming.
Loman tests Couture's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Couture slips a straight right by Loman.
Loman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Couture.
Loman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loman closes the distance but Couture moves to the side
and Couture counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Loman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loman misses with a hook. Couture ducked under it nicely.
Couture walks into a stiff left hand from Loman.
Couture takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Loman digs a good hook to Couture's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Loman.
Couture uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Loman has time to react.
Loman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Couture gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Loman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Couture is rocked!
Loman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couture moves away.
Couture looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Loman moves to clinch but Couture breaks away
and Couture counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman throws a body shot but no joy.
Couture misses with a combination
and Loman counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Loman finds it's way through Couture's defenses.
Loman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Couture in his tracks.
Couture tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loman was well out of range. Poor timing from Couture.
Loman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Loman throws a lazy right hand but Couture sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loman. Couture does a little dance to reset his feet.
Couture displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loman throws out the jab.
Couture slips a jab from Loman.
A little jabbing left from Couture on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt.
Couture swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Loman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Couture.
Loman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Couture in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couture gets tackled into the cage by Loman. Loman maintains the clinch.
Couture lands a body shot.
Couture softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Loman is working Couture over against the cage.
Loman tries to work over Couture's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Couture blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Couture takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Loman digs a right hand underneath Couture's ribcage. Couture let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Loman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teuvo Loman's cut.
That's time! Loman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Couture looks to throw the jab but Loman is out of range.
Couture uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loman.
Loman scores with a punch to the head.
Loman throws a jab but it's blocked by Couture.
Loman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Loman throws an off balance right hand
and Couture counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loman gets a clinch.
Loman tries to throw a body punch but Couture avoids it by throwing Loman back against the cage.
Couture misses with a punch to the body.
Loman tries a body shot but Couture blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Loman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Loman tries to work over Couture's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Couture throws a head punch that misses.
Loman tries a body shot but Couture blocks it.
Loman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Couture can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loman.
Couture blocking some punches.
Couture avoiding damage.
Couture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Couture throws out a loose jab but Loman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couture throws a hook to the side of Loman's head but Loman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loman throws a lazy right hand but Couture sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loman is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Couture steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loman.
Couture moves away from the strike by Loman.
Loman cracks a nice hook into Couture's ribs.
Couture throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
Loman misses the shot to the body.
Loman throws a series of punches but Couture avoids them all with ease.
Loman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Couture looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Loman tries to clinch there but Couture circles away.
Couture thuds a left hand into Loman's body.
Loman moves into the clinch successfully.
Couture lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture misses with a body punch.
Couture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loman misses with a right hand
and Couture counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Loman misses with a straight right.
Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by Loman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses the body punch
enabling Loman to counter with a crisp jab.
Loman moves into the clinch.
Loman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loman tries to work over Couture's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Couture throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Loman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Couture prevents a body shot from Loman.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Couture takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Couture breaks from the clinch.
Loman lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Couture throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Loman throws a hook but Couture avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Couture.
Loman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Couture under the eye.
Loman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loman misses with a right hand
and Couture counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Couture counters with a nice uppercut.
Loman tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Couture! But no joy.
Couture connects with a right hand. Loman shakes it off.
Oh Loman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loman works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Loman misses its intended target.
Loman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Couture will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Teuvo Loman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Couture misses with a looping left.
Loman seems to have got his legs back now.
Couture throws the left hand but Loman avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Loman misses its target.
Loman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Couture.
Couture looks to land a left hand but Loman moved out of range nicely.
Loman tries to counter by clinching up but Couture breaks away and moves out of range.
Loman darts in trying to clinch
and Couture counters with a nice body shot.
Couture has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Loman digs a good body shot into Couture's ribs.
Couture misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Couture takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Loman throws a lazy right hand but Couture sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman digs a good body shot into Couture's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Couture.
A cross from Loman lands.
Couture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Loman struggles to land a body shot inside as Couture controls his hands.
Loman lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Loman.
A head punch on the inside from Loman fails to land.
Couture is looking to control Loman's arms but Loman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Couture has his back to the cage.
Loman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Couture takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with some punches.
Loman can't find room to land a body shot as Couture controls the action.
Loman trying to control the position but instead, Couture has worked for underhooks and has pushed Loman into the cage.
Couture looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Loman scores with a shot to the side of Couture's head.
Couture manages to break the clinch.
Loman takes a swing at Couture's ribcage but misses.
Teuvo Loman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loman instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Couture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loman's elbow.
Loman tries to work over Couture's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loman misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Couture creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Teuvo Loman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Loman misses with a punch to the body.
Couture is trying to force a seperation but Loman has the dominant position.
Couture blocks a body shot from Loman.
Couture stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Couture presses Loman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Couture breaks the clinch.
Loman misses with an uppercut. Couture saw that one coming.
Couture looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab by Loman.
Loman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman tries to clinch there but Couture circles away.
Couture looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Couture with a hook.
Couture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loman.
Loman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couture moves away.
Teuvo Loman is winning the standup battle so far.
Loman works the jab nicely.
Couture pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loman cracks Couture with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Couture.
Couture throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Couture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loman.
Loman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teuvo Loman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Loman 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teuvo Loman!
Our winner, Teuvo Loman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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