Post by The Sandman on May 30, 2023 23:47:59 GMT -5
Junior dos Santos is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Mall of Asia Arena (Bay City, Philippines).
Randy Couture is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Junior dos Santos looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Randy Couture has fight Junior dos Santos 2 times. He has lost 2 of them.
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Randy Couture comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Randy Couture and Junior dos Santos touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Randy Couture tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Randy Couture who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Junior dos Santos pushes away Dandy Randy trying to keep the fight at striking range
Dandy Randy doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Junior dos Santos
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Junior dos Santos tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Dandy Randy is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dandy Randy pushes off of Junior dos Santos and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Junior dos Sandwich stumbles backwards but Randy Couture chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Junior dos Santos pushes away Dandy Randy trying to keep the fight at striking range
Dandy Randy doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Junior dos Santos
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Junior dos Santos postures up and launches another series of punches!
Dandy Randy pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Junior dos Santos's offensive.
Junior dos Sandwich clumsily fails here and it's time for Randy Couture to fight back!
Randy Couture shoots and grab both of Junior dos Santos's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Dandy Randy lifted Junior dos Sandwich's off his feet and throws him on the mat
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Deep breaths from Junior dos Santos who tries a hammer punch to Dandy Randy's ribs.
That hit Dandy Randy who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Crushing shot to Dandy Randy's body! He's holding his side
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in half guard over Junior dos Sandwich
As the fight continues it seems that Junior dos Santos is taking the best of the fight.
Junior dos Santos attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos manages to switch to full guard.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy moves on the ground
Dandy Randy cannot take advantage in the ground
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Sandwich measures the resilience of Dandy Randy's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dandy Randy's side.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy leans back...
He clobbers Junior dos Santos's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in half guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Santos attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos manages to switch to full guard.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy launches a barrage of elbows over Junior dos Sandwich's face!
Junior dos Santos blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy is in closed guard... Junior dos Sandwich tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Randy Couture moves to better his position on the ground...
Randy Couture viciously slams hammer blows to Junior dos Sandwich's face!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Randy Couture moves to better his position on the ground...
Randy Couture viciously slams hammer blows to Junior dos Sandwich's face!
Junior dos Sandwich's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Randy Couture fakes some punches
Junior dos Sandwich ties him up.
Randy Couture gets sloppy and Junior dos Santos tries to take advantage...
Junior dos Sandwich measures the resilience of Dandy Randy's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dandy Randy's side.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy is in closed guard... Junior dos Sandwich tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Randy Couture
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of Junior dos Sandwich's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Junior dos Sandwich's side.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Randy Couture
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of Junior dos Sandwich's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Junior dos Sandwich's side.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Randy Couture
Junior dos Santos tries to better his position on the ground...
Junior dos Sandwich is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll to his side and trap Junior dos Santos in his guard...
Randy Couture moves to half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Junior dos Sandwich positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Dandy Randy's being punished here!
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Junior dos Sandwich positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Dandy Randy's being punished here!
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Dandy Randy tries to stand up!
Junior dos Sandwich doesn't allow him!
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Junior dos Sandwich throws a few hammer fists to the face of Randy Couture
Solid shots!
Dandy Randy's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Junior dos Santos tries to free his leg
Junior dos Santos uses some of his skill by jumping out of Dandy Randy's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Dandy Randy looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Junior dos Santos's punches
Dandy Randy is on the receiving end of a great combo by Junior dos Sandwich.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Randy Couture shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Junior dos Santos is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Dandy Randy into his guard.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Randy Couture looks to posture up and open Junior dos Santos's guard...
Randy Couture forces Junior dos Santos to open his guard.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Santos doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Dandy Randy's moves.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Randy Couture tries to pass Junior dos Santos's guard...
Randy Couture manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Dandy Randy's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dandy Randy tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Randy Couture is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Dandy Randy's moves.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Sandwich tries to stand up!
Dandy Randy doesn't allow him!
Randy Couture is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Dandy Randy's moves.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos attempts to trap Randy Couture in his guard.
Randy Couture keeps control and remains in side mount.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Randy Couture storms over Junior dos Sandwich with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Dandy Randy doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Junior dos Sandwich's face with his elbows!
Junior dos Sandwich has a small cut in his Mouth
Randy Couture is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Randy Couture looks to pass to mount...
Junior dos Sandwich creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Mall of Asia Arena (Bay City, Philippines) are cheering for the fighters.
Dandy Randy grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Randy Couture
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Sandwich measures the resilience of Dandy Randy's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dandy Randy's side.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Sandwich tries to close his guard around Dandy Randy
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Randy Couture moves to better his position on the ground...
Randy Couture viciously slams hammer blows to Junior dos Sandwich's face!
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Sandwich tries to close his guard around Dandy Randy
He is not able to do it
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Sandwich is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Junior dos Santos! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Junior dos Santos doesn't defend himself!
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Sandwich tries to close his guard around Dandy Randy
He succeeds!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Dandy Randy's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dandy Randy tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Randy Couture storms over Junior dos Sandwich with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Dandy Randy doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Junior dos Sandwich's face with his elbows!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy is in closed guard... Junior dos Sandwich tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll to his side and trap Junior dos Santos in his guard...
Junior dos Santos keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Randy Couture
Dandy Randy tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Junior dos Santos pushes Dandy Randy's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Junior dos Sandwich who is in full mount! Dandy Randy is in trouble now!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Dandy Randy.
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Round 3
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Junior dos Sandwich throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Dandy Randy's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Randy Couture's Left cheek
Body kick by Junior dos Santos...
is blocked.
Nice punch by Junior dos Santos
that nearly tags Dandy Randy.
Dandy Randy is trying to counter now!
Randy Couture tries to bring the fight to the ground
Junior dos Sandwich goes down.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Good looking punches from Randy Couture on the ground
They could take their toll on Junior dos Sandwich.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Randy Couture moves to better his position on the ground...
Randy Couture viciously slams hammer blows to Junior dos Sandwich's face!
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy leans back...
He clobbers Junior dos Santos's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy leans back...
He clobbers Junior dos Santos's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Mouth
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Sandwich tries to close his guard around Dandy Randy
He is not able to do it
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Santos doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Dandy Randy's moves.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Randy Couture throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Junior dos Sandwich's face with those brutal elbows! Junior dos Sandwich needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Junior dos Sandwich's Left eye is beginning to swell
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Sandwich tries to close his guard around Dandy Randy
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy tries to move to full mount
Dandy Randy succeeds
Randy Couture is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Dandy Randy positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Junior dos Sandwich's being punished here!
Junior dos Sandwich's Mouth is beginning to swell
That punishment by Randy Couture has left Junior dos Sandwich staggered! Randy Couture should try push forward now and finish this!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Randy Couture Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Junior dos Santos is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
This is over! That impact from Randy Couture has left Junior dos Sandwich laying flat on the mat!
Junior dos Sandwich's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Randy Couture by KO (GnP) at 2:43 Round 3
Statistics: Randy Couture
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 46/59 (78%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 628 s
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/6 (17%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 21/23 (91%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 628 s
JDS started a bit strong, but faded to well-developed Dandy Randy.
Randy Couture is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Junior dos Santos looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Randy Couture has fight Junior dos Santos 2 times. He has lost 2 of them.
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Randy Couture comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Randy Couture and Junior dos Santos touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Randy Couture tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Randy Couture who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Junior dos Santos pushes away Dandy Randy trying to keep the fight at striking range
Dandy Randy doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Junior dos Santos
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Junior dos Santos tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Dandy Randy is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dandy Randy pushes off of Junior dos Santos and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Junior dos Sandwich stumbles backwards but Randy Couture chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Junior dos Santos pushes away Dandy Randy trying to keep the fight at striking range
Dandy Randy doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Junior dos Santos
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Junior dos Santos postures up and launches another series of punches!
Dandy Randy pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Junior dos Santos's offensive.
Junior dos Sandwich clumsily fails here and it's time for Randy Couture to fight back!
Randy Couture shoots and grab both of Junior dos Santos's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Dandy Randy lifted Junior dos Sandwich's off his feet and throws him on the mat
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Deep breaths from Junior dos Santos who tries a hammer punch to Dandy Randy's ribs.
That hit Dandy Randy who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Crushing shot to Dandy Randy's body! He's holding his side
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in half guard over Junior dos Sandwich
As the fight continues it seems that Junior dos Santos is taking the best of the fight.
Junior dos Santos attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos manages to switch to full guard.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy moves on the ground
Dandy Randy cannot take advantage in the ground
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Sandwich measures the resilience of Dandy Randy's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dandy Randy's side.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy leans back...
He clobbers Junior dos Santos's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in half guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Santos attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos manages to switch to full guard.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy launches a barrage of elbows over Junior dos Sandwich's face!
Junior dos Santos blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy is in closed guard... Junior dos Sandwich tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Randy Couture moves to better his position on the ground...
Randy Couture viciously slams hammer blows to Junior dos Sandwich's face!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Randy Couture moves to better his position on the ground...
Randy Couture viciously slams hammer blows to Junior dos Sandwich's face!
Junior dos Sandwich's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Randy Couture fakes some punches
Junior dos Sandwich ties him up.
Randy Couture gets sloppy and Junior dos Santos tries to take advantage...
Junior dos Sandwich measures the resilience of Dandy Randy's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dandy Randy's side.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy is in closed guard... Junior dos Sandwich tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Randy Couture
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of Junior dos Sandwich's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Junior dos Sandwich's side.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Randy Couture
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of Junior dos Sandwich's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Junior dos Sandwich's side.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Randy Couture
Junior dos Santos tries to better his position on the ground...
Junior dos Sandwich is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll to his side and trap Junior dos Santos in his guard...
Randy Couture moves to half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Junior dos Sandwich positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Dandy Randy's being punished here!
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Junior dos Sandwich positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Dandy Randy's being punished here!
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Dandy Randy tries to stand up!
Junior dos Sandwich doesn't allow him!
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Junior dos Sandwich throws a few hammer fists to the face of Randy Couture
Solid shots!
Dandy Randy's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Junior dos Santos tries to free his leg
Junior dos Santos uses some of his skill by jumping out of Dandy Randy's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Dandy Randy looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Junior dos Santos's punches
Dandy Randy is on the receiving end of a great combo by Junior dos Sandwich.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Randy Couture shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Junior dos Santos is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Dandy Randy into his guard.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Randy Couture looks to posture up and open Junior dos Santos's guard...
Randy Couture forces Junior dos Santos to open his guard.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Santos doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Dandy Randy's moves.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Randy Couture tries to pass Junior dos Santos's guard...
Randy Couture manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Dandy Randy's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dandy Randy tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Randy Couture is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Dandy Randy's moves.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Sandwich tries to stand up!
Dandy Randy doesn't allow him!
Randy Couture is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Dandy Randy's moves.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos attempts to trap Randy Couture in his guard.
Randy Couture keeps control and remains in side mount.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Randy Couture storms over Junior dos Sandwich with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Dandy Randy doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Junior dos Sandwich's face with his elbows!
Junior dos Sandwich has a small cut in his Mouth
Randy Couture is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Randy Couture looks to pass to mount...
Junior dos Sandwich creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Mall of Asia Arena (Bay City, Philippines) are cheering for the fighters.
Dandy Randy grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Randy Couture
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Sandwich measures the resilience of Dandy Randy's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dandy Randy's side.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Sandwich tries to close his guard around Dandy Randy
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Randy Couture moves to better his position on the ground...
Randy Couture viciously slams hammer blows to Junior dos Sandwich's face!
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Sandwich tries to close his guard around Dandy Randy
He is not able to do it
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Sandwich is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Junior dos Santos! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Junior dos Santos doesn't defend himself!
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Sandwich tries to close his guard around Dandy Randy
He succeeds!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Dandy Randy's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dandy Randy tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Randy Couture storms over Junior dos Sandwich with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Dandy Randy doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Junior dos Sandwich's face with his elbows!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy is in closed guard... Junior dos Sandwich tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll to his side and trap Junior dos Santos in his guard...
Junior dos Santos keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Randy Couture
Dandy Randy tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Junior dos Santos pushes Dandy Randy's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Junior dos Sandwich who is in full mount! Dandy Randy is in trouble now!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Dandy Randy.
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Round 3
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Junior dos Sandwich throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Dandy Randy's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Randy Couture's Left cheek
Body kick by Junior dos Santos...
is blocked.
Nice punch by Junior dos Santos
that nearly tags Dandy Randy.
Dandy Randy is trying to counter now!
Randy Couture tries to bring the fight to the ground
Junior dos Sandwich goes down.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Good looking punches from Randy Couture on the ground
They could take their toll on Junior dos Sandwich.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Randy Couture moves to better his position on the ground...
Randy Couture viciously slams hammer blows to Junior dos Sandwich's face!
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy leans back...
He clobbers Junior dos Santos's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy leans back...
He clobbers Junior dos Santos's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Junior dos Santos's Mouth
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Sandwich tries to close his guard around Dandy Randy
He is not able to do it
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Santos doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Dandy Randy's moves.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Randy Couture throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Junior dos Sandwich's face with those brutal elbows! Junior dos Sandwich needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Junior dos Sandwich's Left eye is beginning to swell
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Junior dos Sandwich tries to close his guard around Dandy Randy
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Junior dos Sandwich
Dandy Randy tries to move to full mount
Dandy Randy succeeds
Randy Couture is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Dandy Randy positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Junior dos Sandwich's being punished here!
Junior dos Sandwich's Mouth is beginning to swell
That punishment by Randy Couture has left Junior dos Sandwich staggered! Randy Couture should try push forward now and finish this!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Junior dos Santos
Randy Couture Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Junior dos Santos is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
This is over! That impact from Randy Couture has left Junior dos Sandwich laying flat on the mat!
Junior dos Sandwich's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Randy Couture by KO (GnP) at 2:43 Round 3
Statistics: Randy Couture
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 46/59 (78%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 628 s
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/6 (17%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 21/23 (91%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 628 s
JDS started a bit strong, but faded to well-developed Dandy Randy.
