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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between jake lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lamotta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is yes. Couture has chosen Mama said knock you out as his entrance music. jake lamotta had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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149 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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154 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, jake lamotta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Couture!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from lamotta.
Couture uses good head movement to avoid the hook from lamotta.
Couture keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from lamotta.
lamotta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Couture as he avoids it easily.
Couture slips a jab and a cross from lamotta.
Nice takedown defense from Couture. No joy for lamotta on that attempt.
Couture throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and lamotta counters with a takedown into side control.
lamotta in side control, throwing shots but Couture defends.
lamotta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
lamotta looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Couture is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
lamotta working the body and head with strikes.
lamotta working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture is looking for a sweep.
lamotta throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Couture dodges the ground and pound from lamotta.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Couture scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
lamotta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Couture uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from lamotta.
Couture lands with a nice body punch.
lamotta jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
lamotta swats away the attempt to clinch by Couture.
lamotta tries to clinch
and Couture counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lamotta misses with a body punch
enabling Couture to counter with a crisp jab.
Couture misses with a hook. lamotta ducked under it nicely.
Couture takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
lamotta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Couture is fending him off so far but lamotta persists. Nope, Couture circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jake lamotta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
lamotta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Couture's hands.
Couture looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Couture moves in looking to clinch but lamotta pushes him off.
lamotta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Couture counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Couture clinches.
Couture lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of lamotta backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lamotta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Couture is keeping busy.
Couture lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of lamotta backwards.
lamotta has Couture pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Couture manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Couture lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
lamotta tries to roll over but Couture keeps him under control.
Couture is looking to advance position but lamotta won't allow it.
lamotta is trying to maintain the position but Couture is very close to passing his half guard.
lamotta makes his way to full guard. A much better position for lamotta.
lamotta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Couture's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
lamotta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Couture swivels though and keeps the full guard.
lamotta is working hard here to advance position.
Couture avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
lamotta with a flurry of punches that miss.
lamotta postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Couture is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of lamotta, into his guard.
lamotta wants to hit a switch here but Couture passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for lamotta there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Couture dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
lamotta misses with an uppercut. Couture saw that one coming.
lamotta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
lamotta throws a shot to the body.
lamotta doesn't manage to clinch there - Couture circles away.
Couture looks to land a combination. lamotta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
lamotta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
lamotta fails with the takedown.
lamotta throws a leg kick but Couture sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Couture lands with a nice body punch.
jake lamotta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
lamotta has a takedown stuffed.
lamotta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
lamotta misses with a jab to the body
and Couture counters with a straight right hand.
lamotta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Couture.
lamotta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Couture counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps lamotta thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Couture digs a good hook to lamotta's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Couture misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab lands there for Couture.
lamotta is rocked!
lamotta seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Couture shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! lamotta is backing up but Couture catches him with a final right hook that drops him! lamotta covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Couture Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Couture! Brandon Couture retains his featherweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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