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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bandit Mednick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bandit Mednick!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mednick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Couture circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Couture.
Mednick looks to land a combination. Couture sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Couture scores with a three punch combo!
Mednick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Couture but Couture pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Danga de danga de dang - Couture scores with a four punch combination!
Mednick moves into the clinch.
Couture has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Couture is trying to push Mednick away but Mednick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Couture tries to circle away but Mednick has him pinned against the cage.
Mednick tries to pull guard but Couture forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ryan Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bandit Mednick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture is trying to break free.
Mednick wants a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Couture's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Couture working hard to break the clinch.
Couture tries to break free but Mednick pushes him back against the cage.
Couture prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture wants to break the clinch but can't.
Couture tries to break free but Mednick pushes him back against the cage.
Mednick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Couture is trying to trip Mednick. He has hold of a leg but Mednick is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Couture persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mednick trying to control the position.
Mednick punching from the bottom - just letting Couture know he's still in a fight.
Mednick trying to control the position.
Couture would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Couture knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mednick on the ground.
Couture gets to his feet - Mednick follows without any prompting.
Mednick tries to clinch there but Couture circles away.
Couture lands with a nice combination. Mednick backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Couture. Those never looked like landing.
Couture throws a series of punches but Mednick moves out of range.
Couture lands with a good body shot.
Ryan Couture is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mednick is looking to clinch.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt
and Couture counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mednick misses with a takedown attempt
letting Couture counter with a right hand.
Mednick looks gassed!
Couture scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mednick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mednick connects with an inside leg kick.
Couture lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Couture, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Couture.
No joy there for Couture, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mednick scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mednick tries for a takedown but Couture sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Donk. Mednick catches Couture right on the button with a cross.
Ryan Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mednick tries for a takedown but Couture circles away easily
and Couture holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Couture wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Couture tries to break the clinch but Mednick is controlling the position.
Couture is looking to break free of the clinch but Mednick has double underhooks.
Couture is trying to push Mednick away but Mednick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Mednick is controlling him.
Couture can't break the clinch.
Couture tries to circle away but Mednick has him pinned against the cage.
Couture is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Couture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mednick jumps into guard, dragging Couture to the mat.
Couture wants to stand but Mednick is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mednick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mednick is trying to keep Couture in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mednick has a closed guard, preventing Couture from standing up.
Mednick pulls Couture in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Couture dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Couture paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Couture misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Couture misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mednick fails with a takedown attempt.
Ryan Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couture leaves Mednick with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Couture falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mednick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mednick fails with the takedown.
Ryan Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bandit Mednick.
Couture tries a head kick but it misses.
Mednick is breathing heavily.
Couture lands a nice looking body shot.
Couture lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mednick circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mednick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Couture.
Mednick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Couture stalks Mednick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mednick's face. Mednick staggers backwards, shaken.
Mednick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Couture misses with a two punch combination.
Couture closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Couture does no damage.
Mednick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Couture misses with a two punch combination.
Mednick tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
Couture is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mednick is looking to clinch.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mednick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mednick closes the distance but Couture moves to the side
and Couture makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mednick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Couture counters with a straight right hand.
Mednick has a takedown stuffed.
Couture throws a head kick but Mednick moves out of range.
Mednick misses with a takedown attempt
and Couture counters with a one-two to the body.
Mednick dodges the punch combination from Couture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a few strikes there.
Mednick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Couture scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mednick tries to score a power double leg takedown but Couture sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mednick somewhat.
Mednick misses with a takedown attempt - Couture sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Couture tries to bum rush Mednick with a series of wild strikes but Mednick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Couture. No joy for Mednick on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mednick is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Couture.
Mednick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Couture fails to land with a series of punches.
Couture lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mednick tries to clinch there but Couture circles away.
Couture throws a series of strikes that have Mednick backpedaling.
Mednick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Couture tries a low kick but Mednick avoids it.
Couture goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Couture throws a series of punches but Mednick avoids them all with ease.
Couture keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Couture lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Couture dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Couture moves into the clinch.
Couture can't break the clinch.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Mednick has him pressed against the cage.
Couture has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mednick uses from the top position.
Mednick trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mednick trying to stand up but can't free himself from Couture's guard.
Couture is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mednick passes Couture's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Couture wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mednick is trying to control the action in half guard but Couture is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mednick keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Couture is trying to stand back up but Mednick is controlling him
Mednick stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Couture to get to his feet.
Mednick closes the distance and clinches up with Couture, looking for a takedown. Mednick pushes Couture against the cage but Couture circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mednick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mednick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Couture. That snapped Mednick's head back.
Couture feints a jab promting Mednick to slip. Couture then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mednick slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Couture throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mednick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mednick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Couture manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mednick tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Couture looks to land a combination but Mednick avoids it well.
Mednick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Couture tries to avoid it but Mednick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Couture to the ground. Couture escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ryan Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bandit Mednick.
Couture closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mednick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Couture pinned against the cage. Couture gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Couture throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mednick counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Mednick is chipping away with strikes.
Couture is pushing Mednick's head away, looking to escape. Mednick manages to hold on to the position though.
A lull in the action here.
Couture on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Couture tries to get out of the position.
Couture wants to get back to his feet but Mednick drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is not content to let Mednick control the position.
Couture explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Mednick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Couture closes the distance and clinches.
Couture wants to get back to striking at distance but Mednick won't allow it.
Mednick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mednick keeps control of Couture as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mednick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mednick has Couture pressed against the cage, preventing Couture from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Couture wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mednick has him pressed against the cage.
Couture wants to break the clinch but can't.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Mednick has him pressed against the cage.
Mednick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mednick tries to pull guard but Couture forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Couture is trying to break free.
Ryan Couture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Couture can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mednick is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Couture pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bandit Mednick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mednick changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Couture fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bandit Mednick.
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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Couture!
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