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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Grena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mama said knock you out. Umberto Grena acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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174 lbs
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169 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
56 - 34 - 2, fighting out of New York, Brandon Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Umberto Grena!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grena's head backwards.
Grena on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Couture scores with a jab.
Couture is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Couture lands a big head kick that sends Grena tumbling to the mat! Couture takes a step backwards and waves Grena back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Umberto Grena has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grena ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Couture throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grena closes the distance and clinches.
Grena is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Couture to keep the fight standing.
Couture pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grena wants to clinch.
Couture looks to throw the jab but Grena is out of range.
Grena tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Grena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut lands for Couture. That snapped Grena's head back.
Couture throws a lazy right hand but Grena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Couture throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture connects with a right hand. Grena shakes it off.
Couture scores with a sloppy right hand. Grena should have avoided that one.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grena is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Grena takes the fight into the clinch.
Grena wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Couture has him pressed against the cage.
Couture lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grena backwards.
Grena working hard to break the clinch.
Couture's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brandon Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grena closes the distance and clinches.
Couture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Couture.
Grena connects with a high kick.
Grena takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grena avoids the head kick by Couture.
Grena doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Grena misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Couture on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Couture stuns Grena with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grena scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Couture wants to get back to his feet but Grena drags him back down.
Couture is breathing heavily.
Grena wants to lay and pray for a moment but Couture keeps working.
Couture is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Grena is controlling him well.
Grena stands up and beckons Couture to his feet.
Grena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Couture misses with an uppercut. Grena saw that one coming.
Grena throws a big shot that misses.
Grena takes one to the chin there.
Couture gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Couture manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Grena is looking to break free of the clinch but Couture has double underhooks.
Couture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture cracks Grena with an open hand slap.
Couture tries a head kick but it misses.
Grena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Couture is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grena blocks a jab.
Grena tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Grena closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Couture lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grena closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grena jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Couture walks away with a smile on his face. Grena gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Couture throws out a loose jab but Grena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grena scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Couture throws Grena to one side and escapes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brandon Couture is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Couture misses with a looping left.
Grena goes for a double leg but Couture avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Couture continues to drive forward.
Brandon Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umberto Grena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grena throws a head kick that misses.
Couture missing with a left hand there. Grena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grena tries to counter with a clinch but Couture shakes him off and moves away.
Couture looks to land a right hand but Grena moved out of range.
Couture bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grena's head.
Grena is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Grena takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Couture swings widly with a right hand
and Grena connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Couture works the jab nicely.
Grena ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grena tries to close the distance and clinch but Couture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Couture dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Umberto Grena's cut.
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.
Grena has taken the fight to the clinch.
Couture lands a nice uppercut.
Couture breaks the clinch.
Couture pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brandon Couture is winning the standup battle so far.
Grena ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Couture throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grena bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Couture throws a poor cross that misses
and Grena counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grena walks into a left hand.
Grena doesn't manage to clinch there - Couture circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grena moves away from the strike by Couture.
Grena takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Couture connects with a right hand. Grena shakes it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grena has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grena there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grena uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Couture.
And Grena tries to counter it with a takedown but Couture pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grena slips a straight right by Couture.
Grena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grena tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Couture lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Couture stuffs the takedown.
Grena has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Couture keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Couture is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Couture misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Couture - just one landing.
Couture throws a sloppy head kick and Grena moves out of range easily.
Grena throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grena moves away from the strike by Couture.
Couture moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGrena.
Grena staying out of range there.
Grena drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Couture defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grena tries to close the distance and clinch but Couture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Couture wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Grena.
Grena let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grena walks into a stiff left hand from Couture.
Grena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Couture.
Couture rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Grena counter with a right hand.
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!
The fighters circling - Couture throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grena moves out of range as Couture strikes.
Couture throws a head kick that misses.
Grena moves out of range of the strikes.
Grena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grena lands with a kick to the temple. Couture shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Couture throws a jab but it's blocked by Grena.
Couture blocks a head kick by Grena.
Couture misses with a straight right.
Grena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grena let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture throws a lazy uppercut
and Grena counters by clinching up.
Grena is trying to pull guard but Couture turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brandon Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umberto Grena.
A short right from Couture.
Grena wants to get back to striking at distance but Couture won't allow it.
Grena misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Couture.
Grena is looking to control Couture's arms but Couture gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grena has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Couture.
Grena wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Couture has him pressed against the cage.
Couture manages to break the clinch.
Couture throws a jab but it's blocked by Grena.
Grena doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Couture scores with a jab.
Couture thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grena is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Grena is looking to clinch.
Grena fails in his attempt to clinch.
Couture loads up on a big right hand but Grena slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grena is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Couture tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grena misses with a head kick.
Grena misses the shot to the body.
Grena ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Grena slips under a jab.
Couture looks to land a right hand but Grena moved out of range.
Grena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Couture.
Grena is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Couture is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grena can do to turn this around?
Couture misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grena fails with a takedown attempt.
Couture lands with a cross.
Grena tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Couture throwing a counter right hand but Grena manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Couture dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Umberto Grena's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Grena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Couture smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grena tries to close the distance and clinch but Couture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grena tries to clinch up.
Couture scores with a nice head shot.
Couture misses with an uppercut. Grena saw that one coming.
Grena defending well as Couture loads up on a big left hand.
Couture tests Grena's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Couture darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture misses with a hook. Grena ducked under it nicely.
Couture misses with a lunging right hand
and Grena counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Couture slaps away a takedown attempt from Grena, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Couture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grena on the side of the head.
Grena throws a head kick that misses.
Couture is looking to counter punch.
Couture throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grena sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grena shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Couture but Couture pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grena slips under a jab.
Couture looks to throw the jab but Grena is out of range.
Couture misses with a looping right.
Couture lands a really nice looking cross but Grena seems unphased.
Couture scores with a nice right hand.
Couture throws a head kick that misses.
Grena throws a fast counter high kick but Couture manages to duck under it in time.
Grena uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Couture.
Grena let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Couture doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grena moves into the clinch successfully.
Couture manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Couture misses.
Grena shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Couture but Couture pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Couture was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brandon Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umberto Grena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grena takes the fight into the clinch.
Grena wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grena misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Couture.
Couture lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Couture.
Grena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Couture pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Couture misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture throws a lazy right hand but Grena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grena blocks a head kick by Couture.
Grena looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grena blocks a head kick by Couture.
Grena fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grena scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grena fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Couture wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Couture.
Couture throws a hook but Grena avoids it easily.
Grena is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Couture rather than just go for the knockout.
Grena throws a head kick that misses.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grena.
Couture throws a quick counter head kick but Grena was just out of range.
Couture misses the jab.
Couture goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by Grena.
Grena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grena shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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!
Grena tries to pass to full mount but Couture defends it.
Umberto Grena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Couture manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Couture feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grenas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Couture misses with a hook. Grena ducked under it nicely.
Grena lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Grena slips a jab from Couture.
Grena changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grena fails to land with a series of punches.
Grena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Couture!
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