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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devin Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devin Couture looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm
25
197 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Couture is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rodrigues tries to roll over but Couture keeps him under control.
Rodrigues is trying to stand up here but Couture is controlling him well.
Couture is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues is trying to stand back up but Couture is controlling him
Couture wants to pass to mount but Rodrigues is defending the position.
Rodrigues wants to get back to full guard.
Couture working the head and body with strikes.
Rodrigues tries to kick Couture off but Couture keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Couture is keen to just control but Rodrigues is a slippery customer.
Couture has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture controlling from mount.
Rodrigues is looking to get to half guard.
Couture scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rodrigues?
Rodrigues is desperately trying to improve his position but Couture has a good base and remains in mount.
Rodrigues wants to hold on but Couture pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture controlling his opponent.
Couture gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Couture fails to land the takedown.
Rodrigues fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Couture avoids it really well and circles away.
Rodrigues shoots in but Couture avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Couture looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rodrigues!
Couture is breathing heavily.
Rodrigues is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Couture lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Couture connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Couture dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Couture manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rodrigues on his heels. He'll look to pass Rodrigues's guard now, I'm sure.
Rodrigues wants to hit a switch here but Couture passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rodrigues there!
Rodrigues throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Couture trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Couture avoids the attempt from Rodrigues to control.
Couture is landing with some decent strikes but Rodrigues is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture content just to control the position here.
Rodrigues tries to lock up and control but Couture gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Couture cracks Rodrigues with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Couture wants to control the action but instead Rodrigues gets a body lock and reverses into Couture's guard! Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues has gone for a leg lock! Couture slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rodrigues's guard.
Couture slips nicely into half guard.
Devin Couture overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Couture is looking to advance position but Rodrigues won't allow it.
Couture keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodrigues keeps working.
Couture wants to free his trapped foot but Rodrigues is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Couture trying to control the action but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodrigues is trying to get back to full guard.
Couture not doing much here.
Rodrigues is not content to let Couture control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Devin Couture just wasn't active enough.
Couture is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rodrigues sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown but Couture shows good takedown defense.
Couture shoots in and drives through. Rodrigues sprawls well.
Couture stuffs the takedown.
Rodrigues connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rodrigues is defended easily by Couture.
Devin Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Rodrigues.
Couture closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Couture dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rodrigues tries to clinch but Couture is having none of it.
Rodrigues shoots and misses
and Couture holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Couture manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rodrigues trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture is pulling down on Rodrigues's head. It's preventing any offense from Rodrigues, at least for the moment.
Couture looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rodrigues lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture keeping full guard, as Rodrigues tries to pass.
Rodrigues trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigues trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Couture manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Couture looking to sit in guard and control but Rodrigues gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rodrigues trying to control but Couture is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rodrigues working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rodrigues trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodrigues with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodrigues throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Couture works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodrigues wants to stand and escape but instead Couture has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Couture advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is trying to ground and pound but Rodrigues uses the momentary lack of control by Couture to regain half guard.
Rodrigues is looking for a sweep. Couture is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Couture thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rodrigues keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rodrigues is trying to stand.
Rodrigues won't allow Couture to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture is thwarting Rodrigues's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Couture is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Couture throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodrigues dives in and grabs Couture's left leg, looking for a takedown. Couture pushes down on Rodrigues's head and hops out.
Rodrigues fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ricardo Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Devin Couture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Devin Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Rodrigues.
Couture takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricardo Rodrigues.
I think Couture has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devin Couture!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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