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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xemenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edilberto Nestuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edilberto Nestuta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xemenez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edilberto Nestuta!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
misses with a head kick.
throws a body punch but Nestuta moves out of range.
looks to land a combination but Nestuta avoids it well.
fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nestuta checks it well.
keeps the fight on the outside.
Nestuta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nestuta doesn't manage to clinch there - circles away.
Nestuta lands with a slapping head kick.
Nestuta tries to close the distance and clinch up but swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by . Beautiful body shot.
A head kick by Nestuta misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nestuta wants to clinch but slips to the side
and counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
throws a solid leg kick but Nestuta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at .
Nestuta darts in trying to clinch
and counters with a thumping low kick.
scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nestuta looks to clinch
and counters with a nice uppercut.
Nestuta moves into range and clinches up with .
Nestuta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by .
Nestuta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nestuta lands a damaging elbow.
Nestuta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nestuta has him pressed against the cage.
Nestuta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
blocks an elbow strike.
Nestuta scores with a knee to the head.
is trying to maintain a safe position but Nestuta gets an underhook and turns into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nestuta lands an elbow that stopped in his tracks for a moment.
is trying to break the clinch but Nestuta is controlling him.
Nestuta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nestuta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nestuta looks gassed!
trying to stall but Nestuta improves his position.
Nestuta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Nestuta.
Nestuta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
misses with some punches.
doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nestuta landing knees to the head.
Nestuta looking to throw knees to the head but is blocking nicely.
tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
misses with some punches.
has a couple of punches blocked by Nestuta.
A left hand lands to the body for Nestuta.
A short uppercut from .
working aggressively here.
scores with a shot to the side of Nestuta's head.
has a couple of punches blocked by Nestuta.
Nestuta lands a damaging elbow.
takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nestuta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Xemenez has been cut.
Nestuta misses with a knee strike.
takes an elbow to the temple.
has a couple of punches blocked by Nestuta.
is trying to force a seperation but Nestuta has the dominant position.
Nestuta misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
misses with a hook from the clinch.
working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nestuta blocking some punches.
A short right from Nestuta.
takes a knee right on the jaw!
misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nestuta connects with a nasty looking knee right to 's face.
escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nestuta tries to clinch but moves away
and counters with a nice kick to the body.
A good leg kick by .
A good leg kick by .
Nice shot by .
looks to score with a jab to the body but Nestuta is just out of range.
Nestuta wants to clinch
and counters with a low kick, right behind Nestuta 's knee.
Nestuta looks to clinch
and counters with a three punch combo that has Nestuta backing up. Nestuta nods at to acknowledge the strikes.
Nestuta closes the distance but moves to the side
and makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
throws a head kick that misses.
lands with a hook. Nestuta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nestuta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and counters with a nice body shot.
Nestuta avoids the body shot from .
Nestuta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nestuta tries to clinch
and counters with a good low kick that Nestuta was not able to check.
throws a body punch but Nestuta moves out of range.
Nestuta tries to clinch
and makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nestuta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nestuta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nestuta moves to clinch but breaks away
and counters with a nice body shot.
Nestuta looks to clinch
and counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xemenez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xemenez 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nestuta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as sprawls well. wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nestuta gets slowly back to his feet.
Nestuta darts in trying to clinch
and counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nestuta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nestuta tries to clinch
and counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
throws a shot to the body.
tries a head kick but it misses.
Nestuta wants to clinch but slips to the side
and counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nestuta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from .
Nestuta checks a leg kick.
tried to score with a low kick but Nestuta checks it.
misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nestuta.
Nestuta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nestuta tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
misses the shot to the body.
Nestuta tries a head kick but it misses.
Nestuta closes the distance looking to clinch
and counters with a straight right hand.
Nestuta clinches up with and pushes him back against the cage.
misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nestuta working over with knees to the body.
Nestuta manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Nestuta as the two fighters clinch.
Nestuta connects with a knee to the head.
Nestuta connects with a nasty looking knee right to 's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nestuta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nestuta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nestuta tries to land a knee to the head but blocks with his arms.
taking a breather.
Nestuta blocking some punches.
Nestuta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
lands a right hand.
misses with some punches.
Nestuta scores with a knee to the head.
Nestuta just leaning against , taking a breather.
misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nestuta blocking some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body punch from Nestuta.
lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nestuta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
misses with a punch on the inside.
Nestuta blocking some punches.
takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nestuta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nestuta tries a knee to the head but blocks it.
Nestuta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nestuta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nestuta has him pressed against the cage.
Nestuta blocks an uppercut.
tries to stall but Nestuta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nestuta pushes off an throws an elbow but leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nestuta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling to counter with a crisp jab.
Nestuta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and counters with an inside leg kick.
Nestuta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
misses with a body shot.
fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nestuta.
A head kick misses from Nestuta.
Nestuta tries to clinch but moves away
and counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nestuta tries to clinch up
and counters with a good low kick that Nestuta was not able to check.
missing with a left hand there. Nestuta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nestuta tries to clinch
and counters with an inside leg kick.
Nestuta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
avoids the head kick by Nestuta.
Nestuta wants to clinch
and counters with a lovely straight right hand!
circles away from the clinch attempt
and counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nestuta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Xemenez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xemenez 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nestuta closes the distance but moves to the side
and counters with a stiff right hand.
thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nestuta closes the distance but moves to the side
and makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
throws a leg kick that misses.
Nestuta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and counters with a solid body kick.
is looking to land body kicks.
Edilberto Nestuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nestuta closes the distance but moves to the side
and Nestuta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A low kick from misses
enabling Nestuta to counter with a crisp jab.
Nestuta tries to clinch but moves away
and counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nestuta closes the distance looking to clinch
and counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nestuta is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nestuta tries to clinch but moves away
and connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nestuta closes the distance but moves to the side
and counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nestuta looks to clinch
and counters with a stiff right hand.
Nestuta moves to clinch but breaks away
and counters with a nice body shot.
Nestuta moves out of range as strikes.
throws a lazy right hand but Nestuta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nestuta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and counters with a good low kick that Nestuta was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nestuta looks to clinch
and counters with an inside leg kick.
Xemenez is winning the standup battle so far.
Nestuta closes the distance but moves to the side
and counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nestuta looks to clinch
and counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
lands with an overhand left.
looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
wants to slow Nestuta down by chopping away at his legs.
circles away from the clinch attempt
and counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
misses with a head kick.
misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nestuta.
works Nestuta's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nestuta closes the distance but moves to the side
and counters with a leg kick.
Nestuta looks to clinch
and counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nestuta lands a head kick. smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nestuta moves out of range of the body kick from .
Nestuta wants to clinch
and counters with a low kick, right behind Nestuta 's knee.
wants to land a leg kick but Nestuta is out of range.
Nestuta looks to clinch
and counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice defenses there by Nestuta.
Xemenez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nestuta shoots in looking for a takedown. tries to sprawl out of it but Nestuta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
looks to land a combination. Nestuta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lands the left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from .
Nestuta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
motions for Nestuta to come forward. throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nestuta closes the distance looking to clinch
and counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nestuta blocks a jab.
takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nestuta tries to clinch up
and counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xemenez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xemenez !
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