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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurtis Couturier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Jamm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couturier comes into the arena with Forever Angel blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kurtis Couturier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonah Jamm!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couturier cracks the inside of Jamm's front leg.
Jamm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Couturier tries to clinch up but Jamm circles away and keeps his distance.
Jamm misses with a head kick.
Jamm scores with a one two! Couturier had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jamm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jamm stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jamm lunges at Couturier with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Couturier's hand.
Couturier thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jamm if he has to take too many more of those.
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.
Jamm keeps the fight on the outside.
Jamm motions for Couturier to come forward. Jamm throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jamm. Couturier does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Jamm misses with a low kick.
Couturier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Couturier clinches with his opponent.
Jamm is looking to control Couturier's arms but Couturier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jamm has his back to the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Couturier.
Jamm wants the takedown. Couturier is fighting it off but Jamm persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Couturier's guard against the cage.
Jamm tries to free his leg and advance position but Couturier is retaining full guard.
Jamm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jamm wants to pass the guard but Couturier is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Couturier has Jamm pulled in close to control his posture.
Jamm trying to control the position from guard on top but Couturier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couturier trying to control the position.
Jamm is looking to work some ground and pound but Couturier has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couturier jabs Jamm right on the nose. Jamm blinks but takes it well.
Couturier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jamm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Couturier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Couturier taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamm prevents a body shot from Couturier.
Couturier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jamm misses with a body punch.
Jamm blocks an uppercut.
Jamm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jamm lands a really nice looking cross but Couturier seems unphased.
Jamm scores with a nice body kick.
Couturier fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Jamm releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Couturier wants to clinch.
Couturier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jamm checks the leg kick.
Couturier tries to clinch
and Jamm counters with a big head kick but Couturier shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Couturier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Couturier misses with a series of wild punches.
Couturier swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jamm counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couturier tries to clinch but Jamm moves out of range.
Jamm now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Couturier moves out of range of the body kick from Jamm.
Jamm fails to land the takedown.
Couturier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jamm steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Couturier wants to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Jamm's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jamm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Couturier throws a chopping leg kick but Jamm manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jamm was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Couturier connects with a solid leg kick.
Couturier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jamm circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Jamm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Couturier misses.
Couturier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jamm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Couturier is looking to clinch.
Couturier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kurtis Couturier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couturier tries to clinch there but Jamm circles away.
The fighters circling - Couturier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamm connects with a crisp jab.
Jamm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Couturier darts in trying to clinch
and Jamm counters with a shoot takedown. Couturier fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Couturier has momentary wrist control but Jamm slips an elbow through the middle.
Couturier pulls Jamm in to control the position.
Jamm is working Couturier over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jamm postures up in Couturier's guard and throws a big left but Couturier blocks it.
Jamm distracts Couturier with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Couturier not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Couturier holds on and takes a little breather.
Couturier keeping moving, preventing Jamm from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Jamm dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jamm swats away the attempt to clinch by Couturier.
Jamm moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Couturier steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jamm. That one must have hurt.
Jamm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Couturier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jamm 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.
Jamm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couturier moves away.
Couturier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamm manages to avoid it.
Jamm scores with a jab to the body.
Jamm misses with a low kick.
Couturier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jamm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamm swinging wildly here.
Couturier is looking to clinch but Jamm is avoiding it.
Couturier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jamm.
Couturier tries to clinch up but Jamm circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jamm, right into the meat.
Kurtis Couturier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jamm keeps the fight on the outside.
Jamm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jamm throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Couturier.
Couturier takes one on the button.
Jamm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Couturier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jamm.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jamm.
Jamm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kurtis Couturier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jamm misses with a wild body shot.
Couturier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Couturier throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jamm tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Couturier wants to clinch up but Jamm keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick from Jamm.
Jamm throws a jab but it's blocked by Couturier.
Jamm feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Couturier not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jamm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier keeping moving, preventing Jamm from controlling successfully.
Jamm cracks Couturier with a solid left hand.
Couturier pulls Jamm in close to his closed guard and prevents Jamm from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jamm sitting in guard here, content to control.
Couturier wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couturier looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
An inside leg kick from Jamm misses.
Couturier lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jamm connects with a solid leg kick.
Couturier misses the shot to the body.
Jamm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Couturier tries to clinch up.
Couturier throws a combination that misses
enabling Jamm to counter with a crisp jab.
Jamm lands with an overhand left.
Jamm fails with the takedown.
Jamm dips to his left and cracks Couturier with an uppercut!
Jamm throws a shot to the body.
Jonah Jamm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Couturier lands with a hook. Jamm tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Couturier.
Couturier cracks Jamm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couturier tries to clinch but Jamm moves out of range.
Couturier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jamm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Couturier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jamm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Couturier blocks the low kick.
Jamm throws a sloppy head kick and Couturier moves out of range easily.
Couturier scores with a nice head shot.
Couturier moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jamm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Couturier tries to clinch but Jamm moves out of range.
Jamm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Couturier.
Couturier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jamm drives through with a takedown into Couturier's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jamm postures up in Couturier's guard and throws a big left but Couturier blocks it.
Couturier is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jamm's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jamm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Couturier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Couturier trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Jamm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Couturier tries to clinch up but Jamm circles away and keeps his distance.
Couturier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Couturier tries to clinch but Jamm moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Jamm.
Jamm keeps the fight on the outside.
Couturier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Jamm finds it's way through Couturier's defenses.
Couturier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jamm misses with a body kick.
Couturier moves in looking to clinch but Jamm pushes him off.
Jamm tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Couturier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Couturier wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamm throws the left hand but Couturier avoids the punch easily.
Jamm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jamm lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jamm connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Couturier wants to slow Jamm down by chopping away at his legs.
Couturier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Couturier.
Couturier takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jamm scoring well with a low kick there.
Jamm misses with a few strikes there.
Couturier walks into a straight right hand from Jamm.
Jamm keeps Couturier at a distance using the push kick.
Couturier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jamm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couturier.
Couturier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jamm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Couturier is looking to clinch but Jamm is avoiding it.
Couturier tries to clinch but Jamm moves out of range.
Couturier takes the fight into the clinch.
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 is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jamm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jamm lands a body punch.
Jamm breaks the clinch.
Jamm shoots for a double leg takedown but Couturier sprawls well. He's pushed Jamm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Couturier rushes Jamm and presses him up against the cage.
Jamm looking to slow down the pace here.
Couturier dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jamm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Couturier lands a left hand.
Jamm blocking some punches.
Couturier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Couturier lands a right hand.
Jamm lands a nice uppercut.
Couturier stalling the fight.
Jamm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Jamm.
Couturier checks a low kick from Jamm.
A big right from Jamm misses.
Couturier moves into the clinch successfully.
Couturier has a couple of punches blocked by Jamm.
A head punch on the inside from Jamm fails to land.
Jamm presses Couturier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jamm is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Couturier pushes Jamm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Couturier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Couturier fails to land.
Couturier gets through Jamm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Couturier lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Couturier.
Couturier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kurtis Couturier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jamm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Couturier throws a punch but it's blocked by Jamm.
Couturier gets underhooks to prevent Jamm's takedown attempt.
Kurtis Couturier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonah Jamm.
Good body shot from Couturier.
Jamm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Couturier controlling the action here for a moment.
Couturier scores with a hook to the body.
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 pushes Jamm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Couturier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Couturier.
Couturier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Couturier lands with a left to the head.
Couturier throws a head punch that misses.
Kurtis Couturier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Couturier.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kurtis Couturier.
I think Jamm has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonah Jamm!
Jonah Jamm thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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