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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Harrak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 cm
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Omar Harrak!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harrak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Couture.
It seemed like Harrak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Couture lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice shot lands for Couture.
Couture lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from Couture finds it's way through Harrak's defenses.
Harrak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
Harrak slips a straight right by Couture.
Harrak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Harrak catches Couture right on the button with a cross.
Harrak dodges the punch combination from Couture.
Couture throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrak looks to score with a jab to the body but Couture is just out of range.
Couture wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Harrak throws a body punch but Couture moves out of range.
Couture swings for the body but Harrak moves out of range.
Harrak misses with a wild body shot.
Couture ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Couture tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Harrak manages to circle out of the way.
Couture looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Couture throws a hook but Harrak blocks it.
Harrak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Couture misses with a right hand
and Harrak counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Dan Couture has been cut.
Harrak swings for the body but Couture moves out of range.
Couture throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harrak looks to throw the jab but Couture is out of range.
Dan Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrak misses with a shot to the body
and Couture counters by clinching up.
Couture slowing the pace effectively.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harrak.
A frustrated look appears on Harrak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harrak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Couture bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harrak's head.
Couture throws a jab when Harrak was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Harrak.
Harrak throws a sloppy body shot
and Couture counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harrak misses with a body punch.
Harrak struggles to land a body shot inside as Couture controls his hands.
Couture scores with a shot to the side of Harrak's head.
Still in the clinch, Couture scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrak misses with a punch on the inside.
Couture lands with a right to the head.
Harrak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harrak blocks a body shot from Couture.
Couture lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harrak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
Harrak blocks a jab.
Harrak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Couture slips under a jab.
Harrak cracks Couture with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harrak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couture moves away.
Couture swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Couture throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Harrak. Beautiful body shot.
Couture has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Couture scores with a hook to the body. Harrak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Couture jabs Harrak right on the nose. Harrak blinks but takes it well.
Harrak is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Couture rather than just go for the knockout.
Harrak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Couture doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrak circles away.
Harrak is looking for the big counter here.
Couture throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harrak throws a hook but Couture avoids it easily.
Couture swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harrak counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harrak throws an overhand right that lands on Couture's shoulder, as Couture tries to avoid the shot.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Couture with a body shot.
Harrak misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Couture dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Couture's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Couture as he connects with a hook.
Harrak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrak looks to score with a jab to the body but Couture is just out of range.
Couture is looking to counter the offense by Harrak and move into the clinch.
Harrak swings for the body but Couture moves out of range.
Couture slips a straight right by Harrak.
Harrak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrak swats away the attempt to clinch by Couture.
Harrak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrak misses with a body shot.
Harrak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Couture moves in looking to clinch but Harrak pushes him off.
Harrak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Couture misses with a lunging right hand
and Harrak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Couture throws an off balance right hand
and Harrak counters with a straight right hand.
Couture clinches.
Couture working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Couture lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harrak takes a shot to the head.
Harrak misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Harrak.
Harrak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couture stalling against the cage.
Harrak misses with a punch on the inside.
Couture taking a breather.
Couture blocks a body shot from Harrak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture is stalling here.
Harrak tries to throw a body punch but Couture avoids it by throwing Harrak back against the cage.
Couture blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Couture.
Harrak can't find room to land a body shot as Couture controls the action.
Harrak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Couture struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrak controls his hands.
Harrak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Couture scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harrak misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Couture.
Couture blocks a body shot from Harrak.
Couture lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Couture lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harrak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Couture blocks a body shot from Harrak.
Harrak misses with a punch on the inside.
Couture is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrak can do to turn this around?
Harrak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've been informed that Harrak has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Couture manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Couture scores with a shot to the side of Harrak's head.
Couture doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Couture effectively controlling the action here.
Harrak misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrak misses with some punches.
Couture's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Couture makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Couture lands a hook that snaps the head of Harrak backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Couture creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Couture tries a body shot but Harrak blocks it.
Harrak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrak circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrak looks to land a right hand but Couture moved out of range.
Couture works Harrak's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Couture finds it's way through Harrak's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture moves in looking to clinch but Harrak pushes him off.
Couture closes the distance but Harrak moves to the side
and Harrak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Couture is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Couture scores with a shot to the body.
Couture stalks Harrak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harrak's face. Harrak staggers backwards, shaken.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Couture dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Couture's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Harrak misses with a wild body shot.
Couture is looking to counter the offense by Harrak and move into the clinch.
Couture lands a jab to Harrak's midsection.
Couture misses with an uppercut. Harrak saw that one coming.
Couture just misses with a punch to the body.
Couture slips a straight right by Harrak.
Couture drives through and clinches with Harrak against the cage.
Couture prevents a body shot from Harrak.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Harrak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture slowing the pace effectively.
Couture lands with a short shot to the head.
Couture tries to work over Harrak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrak takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture digs a right hand into Harrak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harrak's gas tank.
Harrak misses with the head strike.
Harrak tries to circle away but Couture has him pinned against the cage.
Harrak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Couture.
A right hook to the body lands for Couture.
Harrak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Couture prevents Harrak from breaking the clinch.
Couture lands a shoulder strike.
Couture slowing the pace effectively.
Harrak is trying to break free.
Couture lands with a light punch inside.
Couture scores with a hook to the body.
Couture lands a hook to the side of the head.
Couture working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harrak is trying to break the clinch but Couture has him pressed against the cage.
Couture softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Couture scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Couture.
Couture avoiding damage.
Omar Harrak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Harrak fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Couture.
Harrak takes a shot to the head.
Couture digs a right hand into Harrak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harrak's gas tank.
Couture taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harrak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harrak is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Couture.
Couture lands with a light punch inside.
Harrak is still on wobbly legs! Can Couture finish him?
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Couture.
A nice left hand lands by Couture.
Couture lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Couture lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harrak is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
A short right from Couture.
Couture blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Couture lands a body punch.
Couture lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrak backwards.
Couture stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Harrak! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Couture is unloading with more strikes now! Harrak drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Couture!
After winning the bout, Dan Couture thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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