Post by The Sandmen on Apr 9, 2015 16:33:01 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Couture while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
Leslie Smith looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Kim Couture and Leslie Smith touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Leslie Smith attempts to cut off Couture with punches
Couture avoids getting cornered.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Kim Couture!
Smith is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Smith's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Kim Couture attempts a sweep single...
Kim Couture catches Leslie Smith's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Couture.
Kim Couture is in closed guard over Smith
Couture tries to escape from the closed guard
Couture succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Kim Couture is in open guard over Smith
Leslie Smith launches a few punches to Couture's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Couture tries to cover her face,
Kim Couture is in open guard over Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Couture's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Couture's side.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Kim Couture is in open guard over Smith
Couture throws a few hammer fists to the face of Leslie Smith
Solid shots!
Kim Couture is in open guard over Smith
Couture tries to jump to side mount.
Leslie Smith closed her guard around Kim Couture.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Kim Couture is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Kim Couture looks to mount Leslie Smith...
Kim Couture slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Kim Couture is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Smith tries to move on the ground and shows Kim Couture a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Smith's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Smith's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Kim Couture is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith tries to roll to her side and trap Kim Couture in her guard...
Leslie Smith moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Kim Couture is in half guard over Smith
Kim Couture tries to free her leg...
Kim Couture uses some of her skill by jumping out of Smith's guard. She moves quickly to full mount!
Kim Couture is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith launches a few punches to Couture's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Couture tries to cover her face,
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Kim Couture is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith launches a few punches to Couture's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Couture tries to cover her face,
Kim Couture is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Kim Couture was tooling Leslie Smith for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Leslie Smith lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Leslie Smith launches a few punches to Couture's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Couture tries to cover her face,
Couture's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Kim Couture is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Smith tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Leslie Smith. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Smith throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Couture's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Kim Couture's Left eye
Couture studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Kim Couture and Smith engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Leslie Smith is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
A wicked punch by Kim Couture
rocks Smith!
Kim Couture circles around Smith
Couture is holding Leslie Smith's left leg... She's trying to take him down.
Leslie Smith shows great balance while pushing away Kim Couture
Poorly executed technique. Leslie Smith looks to counter!
Leslie Smith fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Couture's chin
Kim Couture goes with a looping right hand while Leslie Smith jumps back and jabs
Smith seems staggered and Kim Couture runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Smith's Chin is beginning to swell
Kim Couture circles around Smith
Couture is holding Leslie Smith's right leg... She's trying to take him down.
Leslie Smith loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kim Couture is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Kim Couture aggressively and repeatedly punches Smith.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Smith's Right eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Kim Couture is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Kim Couture looks to mount Leslie Smith...
Kim Couture slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Kim Couture is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Couture suddenly holds Leslie Smith's arm and tries an armbar!
Smith can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Kim Couture!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Couture
Leslie Smith looks to posture up and open Kim Couture's guard...
Leslie Smith forces Kim Couture to open her guard.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Couture
Smith is in open guard over Couture... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Couture rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Couture tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Kim Couture overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Smith pulls her arm out of danger.
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Couture
Smith tries to jump to side mount.
Kim Couture closed her guard around Leslie Smith.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Kim Couture
Leslie Smith looks to mount Kim Couture...
Leslie Smith slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Kim Couture
Leslie Smith takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Kim Couture shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
That Americana from Leslie Smith appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Couture Hyper-extended her left arm
Smith shows a pained grimace and she repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Leslie Smith by Submission (Americana) at 4:49 Round 1
Statistics: Kim Couture
Punches 6/11 (55%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 9/10 (90%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 185 s
Statistics: Leslie Smith
Punches 5/12 (42%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 10/14 (71%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 185 s
Kim stood there looking kinda stunned for most of the first and kinda got Smith-dominated throughout. She fought back in the second to make a fight of it, but Smith was already in full momentum at that point, so despite Couture evening it up...Smith was on a roll and rolled on through for the victory.
Leslie Smith looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Kim Couture and Leslie Smith touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Leslie Smith attempts to cut off Couture with punches
Couture avoids getting cornered.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Kim Couture!
Smith is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Smith's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Kim Couture attempts a sweep single...
Kim Couture catches Leslie Smith's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Couture.
Kim Couture is in closed guard over Smith
Couture tries to escape from the closed guard
Couture succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Kim Couture is in open guard over Smith
Leslie Smith launches a few punches to Couture's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Couture tries to cover her face,
Kim Couture is in open guard over Smith
Smith measures the resilience of Couture's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Couture's side.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Kim Couture is in open guard over Smith
Couture throws a few hammer fists to the face of Leslie Smith
Solid shots!
Kim Couture is in open guard over Smith
Couture tries to jump to side mount.
Leslie Smith closed her guard around Kim Couture.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Kim Couture is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Kim Couture looks to mount Leslie Smith...
Kim Couture slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Kim Couture is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Smith tries to move on the ground and shows Kim Couture a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Smith's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Smith's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Kim Couture is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith tries to roll to her side and trap Kim Couture in her guard...
Leslie Smith moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Kim Couture is in half guard over Smith
Kim Couture tries to free her leg...
Kim Couture uses some of her skill by jumping out of Smith's guard. She moves quickly to full mount!
Kim Couture is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith launches a few punches to Couture's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Couture tries to cover her face,
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Kim Couture is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith launches a few punches to Couture's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Couture tries to cover her face,
Kim Couture is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Kim Couture was tooling Leslie Smith for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Leslie Smith lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Leslie Smith launches a few punches to Couture's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Couture tries to cover her face,
Couture's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Kim Couture is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Smith tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Leslie Smith. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Smith throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Couture's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Kim Couture's Left eye
Couture studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Kim Couture and Smith engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Leslie Smith is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
A wicked punch by Kim Couture
rocks Smith!
Kim Couture circles around Smith
Couture is holding Leslie Smith's left leg... She's trying to take him down.
Leslie Smith shows great balance while pushing away Kim Couture
Poorly executed technique. Leslie Smith looks to counter!
Leslie Smith fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Couture's chin
Kim Couture goes with a looping right hand while Leslie Smith jumps back and jabs
Smith seems staggered and Kim Couture runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Smith's Chin is beginning to swell
Kim Couture circles around Smith
Couture is holding Leslie Smith's right leg... She's trying to take him down.
Leslie Smith loses balance and goes to the ground.
Kim Couture is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Kim Couture aggressively and repeatedly punches Smith.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Smith's Right eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Kim Couture is in side mount over Leslie Smith
Kim Couture looks to mount Leslie Smith...
Kim Couture slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Kim Couture is in full mount over Leslie Smith
Couture suddenly holds Leslie Smith's arm and tries an armbar!
Smith can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Kim Couture!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith is in closed guard over Couture
Leslie Smith looks to posture up and open Kim Couture's guard...
Leslie Smith forces Kim Couture to open her guard.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Couture
Smith is in open guard over Couture... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Couture rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Couture tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Kim Couture overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Smith pulls her arm out of danger.
Leslie Smith is in open guard over Couture
Smith tries to jump to side mount.
Kim Couture closed her guard around Leslie Smith.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Leslie Smith is in side mount over Kim Couture
Leslie Smith looks to mount Kim Couture...
Leslie Smith slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Leslie Smith is in full mount over Kim Couture
Leslie Smith takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Kim Couture shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
That Americana from Leslie Smith appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Couture Hyper-extended her left arm
Smith shows a pained grimace and she repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Leslie Smith by Submission (Americana) at 4:49 Round 1
Statistics: Kim Couture
Punches 6/11 (55%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 9/10 (90%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 185 s
Statistics: Leslie Smith
Punches 5/12 (42%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 10/14 (71%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 185 s
Kim stood there looking kinda stunned for most of the first and kinda got Smith-dominated throughout. She fought back in the second to make a fight of it, but Smith was already in full momentum at that point, so despite Couture evening it up...Smith was on a roll and rolled on through for the victory.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!