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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Hackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hackett has chosen Genesis - Firth of Fith as his entrance music. Dan Couture had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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223 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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204 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Couture!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Hackett!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hackett jabs Couture to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hackett throws a leg kick that misses.
Hackett lands a leg kick that knocks Couture off balance momentarily.
Hackett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Couture punishes Hackett's body with a nice straight punch.
Steve Hackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hackett throws a leg kick but Couture sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Couture looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Couture clinches with his opponent.
Couture will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hackett up against the cage.
Couture lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Hackett.
Couture lands a nice shot to the body.
Hackett is trying to force a seperation but Couture has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Couture doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Couture.
Couture lands a nice shot to the body.
Couture taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hackett struggles to land a body shot inside as Couture controls his hands.
Hackett misses with a punch to the body.
Hackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hackett being controlled against the cage.
Couture working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Couture softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Couture blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Couture.
Hackett misses with a punch to the body.
Hackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Couture lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Couture.
Couture bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hackett's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hackett backs up against the cage.
Hackett takes one to the chin there.
Couture misses with a body punch
and Hackett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hackett throws out a loose jab but Couture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hackett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Couture lands with an uppercut that bounces Hackett off the cage and back into range.
Couture ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Couture swings for the body but Hackett moves out of range.
Couture works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab, jab by Couture - just one landing.
Couture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hackett moves away.
Couture pushes Hackett up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hackett fails to land.
Couture blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Couture is struggling to control the position.
Hackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Couture changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Couture, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Couture moves out of range of the body kick from Hackett.
Couture uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Couture fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Couture there.
Hackett lands with a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Couture coming out on top.
Hackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Couture has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some bone on bone action there as Couture checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Couture's calf.
Hackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Couture bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Couture throws out a powerful jab.
Hackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Couture.
Couture tries to counter by clinching up but Hackett breaks away and moves out of range.
Hackett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Couture.
No joy there for Couture, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Couture clinches up with Hackett and pushes him back against the cage.
Couture has Hackett pushed against the cage.
Couture lands a nice shot to the body.
Couture scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Couture.
Couture dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Couture avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Couture dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Couture throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Couture stuns Hackett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Couture ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hackett throws a leg kick but Couture sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Couture scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hackett throws a head kick that half lands.
Couture connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hackett. Hackett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Couture scores with a jab.
Couture throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture lands a jab to Hackett's midsection.
Hackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Couture.
Couture catches Hackett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hackett throws a head kick that Couture semi-blocks.
Couture closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Couture.
Couture on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dan Couture has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Couture lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Couture lands with a light punch inside.
Couture blocks a body shot from Hackett.
Hackett's coach down at Next Gen MMA (Only Elite coaches) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hackett's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Couture is leaning against Hackett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hackett is breathing heavily.
Hackett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Come on Couture - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Couture blocks a body shot from Hackett.
Couture pushes Hackett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Couture lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hackett.
Couture makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Couture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couture gets through Hackett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Couture's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hackett's efforts to push away.
Couture lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Couture.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Couture.
Hackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hackett is rocked!
Couture pushes Hackett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hackett is still on wobbly legs! Can Couture finish him?
Couture digs a right hand underneath Hackett's ribcage. Hackett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hackett seems to have recovered his senses.
Couture works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Couture scores with a hook to the body.
Couture lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Couture.
A nice right hand lands inside from Couture.
Couture works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Couture.
Good body shot from Couture.
Couture is pushing Hackett up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Couture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Couture is defending well for now.
Hackett tries to land knees in the clinch but Couture avoids the damage to the body.
Couture lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Couture just leaning against Hackett, taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Couture.
Couture cracks Hackett with a nice body shot.
Couture lands a hook that snaps the head of Hackett backwards.
Couture lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Couture.
Couture gets through Hackett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Couture lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hackett takes a shot to the head.
Couture throws a big uppercut that drops Hackett! More strikes from Couture and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hackett lies dazed against the cage as Couture celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Couture!
Dan Couture retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Dan Couture made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Steve Hackett spoke after the fight, saying 'soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn/shuffle'.
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energy
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hype
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