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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandro Nestorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Coutinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nestorio comes to the cage accompanied by My Life- The Game/ Lil Wayne. Coutinho is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Numb. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandro Nestorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Coutinho!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nestorio tries to clinch up but Coutinho circles away and keeps his distance.
Nestorio looks to land a combination but Coutinho avoids it well.
Alexandro Nestorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nestorio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Coutinho shoots in but Nestorio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nestorio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nestorio tries to pass the half guard into mount. Coutinho knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nestorio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Coutinho is looking for a sweep. Nestorio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nestorio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Coutinho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Coutinho trying to control here.
Nestorio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nestorio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nestorio changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Coutinho looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Coutinho is looking for a sweep.
Coutinho avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nestorio.
Nestorio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Coutinho regains half guard, as Nestorio was trying to land strikes.
Nestorio wants to pass the guard but Coutinho is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nestorio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coutinho wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nestorio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Coutinho keeping moving, preventing Nestorio from controlling successfully.
Nestorio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Coutinho is trying to control the position but Nestorio postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nestorio wants to control from the top but Coutinho keeps moving.
Nestorio stopping the sweep attempt from Coutinho.
Nestorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coutinho is keeping the position for now.
Nestorio is breathing heavily.
Coutinho seems keen to control Nestorio's posture.
Coutinho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho keeping full guard, as Nestorio tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Coutinho slips a jab and a cross from Nestorio.
Nestorio misses with a low kick.
Coutinho has his takedown stuffed
and Nestorio counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Coutinho!
Nestorio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Coutinho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nestorio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nestorio mounts Coutinho! Really nice guard pass there!
Nestorio goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Coutinho turns into him and now he's in Nestorio's guard.
Nestorio wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nestorio is working hard here to advance position.
Nestorio is looking for a triangle but Coutinho pushes his legs off easily.
Coutinho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Coutinho pushing down on Nestorio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nestorio tries to roll over but Coutinho keeps him under control.
Nestorio punching from the bottom.
Nestorio works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandro Nestorio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nestorio feints and as Coutinho raises his hands in defense, Nestorio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nestorio stands and steps away. Coutinho gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Coutinho shoots and misses
and Nestorio counters with a nice double leg into side control. Coutinho won't be happy with that.
Nestorio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coutinho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nestorio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nestorio tries for a kimura but Coutinho is defending well.
Coutinho tries to improve position but can't.
Nestorio tries for a kimura but Coutinho is defending well.
Nestorio tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coutinho prevents Nestorio from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutinho regains half guard.
Nestorio is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Coutinho doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nestorio.
Nestorio is looking to stall here but Coutinho recovers full guard.
Coutinho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nestorio wants to pass the guard but Coutinho is keeping the position.
Coutinho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nestorio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nestorio.
Nestorio is looking for a triangle here but Coutinho uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Coutinho stands up and beckons Nestorio to his feet.
Coutinho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nestorio feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nestorio wants to control from the top but Coutinho keeps moving.
Nestorio distracts Coutinho with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nestorio passes Coutinho's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nestorio seems to be working for a kimura but Coutinho defends the submission attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nestorio connects with a nice short shot to Coutinho's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nestorio frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Coutinho is squirming around, avoiding Nestorio's attempts to control the action.
Nestorio has hold of Coutinho's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Coutinho manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nestorio tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nestorio looking to secure an arm triangle but Coutinho defends it well.
Nestorio has hold of Coutinho's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Coutinho manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Coutinho is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho is squirming around, avoiding Nestorio's attempts to control the action.
Alexandro Nestorio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nestorio working for a submission but Coutinho is keeping him at bay.
Nestorio is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Coutinho can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nestorio with good strikes from the mount here!
Nestorio looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nestorio wants to finish this one by submission but Coutinho is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nestorio.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coutinho wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nestorio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandro Nestorio dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down 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.
Coutinho tries for a takedown but Nestorio circles away easily
and Nestorio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Coutinho's guard.
Nestorio throwing strikes but missing.
Nestorio trying to control but Coutinho is working from the bottom.
Coutinho has his foot on Nestorio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nestorio works his way back into a safe position though.
Nestorio trying to control but Coutinho is working from the bottom.
Nestorio pushing down on Coutinho's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nestorio trying to control from half guard but Coutinho is working away.
Nestorio passes to full mount!
Nestorio trying to control but Coutinho is having none of it.
Nestorio lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutinho wants to hold on but Nestorio pushes him away.
Coutinho blocking the ground and pound.
Coutinho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Coutinho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nestorio is working for a guillotine from mount but Coutinho frees his head quite easily.
Coutinho is looking to improve his position but Nestorio isn't that keen on the idea.
Nestorio with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Coutinho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nestorio raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nestorio avoids the attempt from Coutinho to control.
Coutinho slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nestorio working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Coutinho's thigh. Coutinho counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Coutinho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nestorio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Coutinho has his feet on Nestorio's thighs here. He's pushed Nestorio off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Nestorio screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leonardo Coutinho!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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