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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Coutinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Valerias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coutinho comes to the cage accompanied by Brazil Samba. Valerias has chosen E=MC2 by Big Audio Dynamite as his entrance music. Rodrigo Coutinho has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
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221 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Coutinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Valerias!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valerias stuffs the takedown attempt from Coutinho. Coutinho gets slowly back to his feet.
Valerias tries to clinch but Coutinho moves out of range.
A jab from Valerias misses.
Coutinho closes the distance and clinches up with Valerias, looking for a takedown. Coutinho pushes Valerias against the cage but Valerias circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Valerias throws a jab when Coutinho was well out of range.
Coutinho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Coutinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valerias moves into range and clinches up with Coutinho.
Valerias lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valerias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valerias lands an elbow just above Coutinho 's eye.
Coutinho tries to pull guard but Valerias holds him up against the cage and eventually Coutinho drops back down to his feet.
Valerias with a knee to the head.
Coutinho is working for takedown but Valerias is calmly controlling the position for now.
Valerias landing knees to the body.
Valerias gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valerias landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coutinho is breathing heavily.
Coutinho avoiding damage as Valerias throws knees to the body.
Coutinho fails to pull guard.
Valerias lands an elbow just above Coutinho 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valerias crunches a lovely knee into Coutinho's ribcage.
Valerias unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coutinho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valerias lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Valerias connects with a knee to the head.
Coutinho tries for a takedown. No joy.
Valerias with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Valerias gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valerias throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Coutinho has Valerias pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Valerias manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Valerias throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coutinho blocks it with crossed arms.
Coutinho fails to pull guard.
Valerias creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Coutinho tries for a takedown but Valerias manages to get underhooks.
Valerias misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coutinho.
Coutinho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valerias lands an elbow inside that Coutinho shrugs off.
Coutinho avoiding damage as Valerias throws knees to the body.
Coutinho changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Valerias fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Valerias instigates a clinch.
Coutinho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho managing to block the knees to the body from Valerias.
Coutinho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valerias just stands there and leans against the cage.
Valerias prevents a takedown attempt there.
Valerias lands a nice elbow.
Coutinho can't get the takedown.
Knees to the body from Valerias.
Knees in the clinch landing for Valerias.
Coutinho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Valerias avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Valerias lands a knee to the body.
Valerias tries to land knees in the clinch but Coutinho avoids the damage to the body.
Valerias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coutinho takes an elbow to the temple.
Valerias using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coutinho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coutinho fails to pull guard.
Valerias unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coutinho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valerias lands an elbow that stopped Coutinho in his tracks for a moment.
Valerias crunches a lovely knee into Coutinho's ribcage.
Valerias lands a knee to the body.
Coutinho fails to pull guard.
Coutinho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Valerias prevents it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valerias just misses with a elbow thrown towards Coutinho's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Valerias smiles and moves away.
Coutinho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coutinho misses with a right hand
and Valerias counters by moving into the clinch.
Coutinho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valerias unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coutinho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coutinho fails to pull guard.
Coutinho lands a nice knee to the body.
Valerias prevents a takedown attempt there.
Valerias prevents the takedown attempt.
Valerias landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coutinho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valerias throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Coutinho fails to pull guard.
Coutinho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Valerias avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Valerias unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coutinho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valerias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valerias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valerias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valerias is pressed up against the cage. Coutinho has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Valerias down to the mat. Valerias avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho misses with a takedown
and Valerias counters by moving into the clinch.
Valerias missing with knees to the body.
Coutinho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Valerias lands an elbow inside that Coutinho shrugs off.
Coutinho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valerias landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Valerias misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coutinho.
Coutinho drops down looking for an ankle pick but Valerias pulls his leg out and moves away.
Valerias lands a nice looking kick to the body. Coutinho takes a step back to recover.
Valerias throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Coutinho with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valerias holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valerias scores a nice knee to the body.
Valerias scores a nice knee to the body.
Valerias trying to land knees to the body.
Coutinho tightens his grip and picks Valerias up, before dumping him to the ground. Valerias manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coutinho trying to control but Valerias is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Valerias dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Valerias throws a head kick that misses.
Valerias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coutinho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodrigo Coutinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coutinho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Coutinho misses with a takedown
and Valerias makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Coutinho really felt that one!
Valerias misses with a head kick.
Valerias throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coutinho with a poor takedown
and Valerias moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Coutinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valerias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valerias misses with an elbow over the top.
Valerias tries to land knees in the clinch but Coutinho avoids the damage to the body.
Coutinho is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Valerias lands a nice elbow.
Valerias crunches a lovely knee into Coutinho's ribcage.
Valerias prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valerias with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Valerias gets underhooks to prevent Coutinho's takedown attempt.
Coutinho tries for a takedown. No joy.
Coutinho tries to pull guard but Valerias won't allow it.
Coutinho pulls Valerias into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutinho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coutinho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Coutinho being controlled here, momentarily.
Coutinho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Valerias can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Valerias must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Coutinho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Valerias controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Valerias passes into side control.
Valerias taking a breather here.
Valerias working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valerias decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Thiago Valerias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valerias has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coutinho tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Valerias looking to throw knees to the head but Coutinho is blocking nicely.
Valerias looking to throw knees to the head but Coutinho is blocking nicely.
Valerias throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coutinho blocks it with crossed arms.
Valerias misses with a knee strike.
Coutinho managing to block the knees to the body from Valerias.
Nice elbow from Valerias.
Valerias lands a damaging elbow.
Valerias throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coutinho blocks it with crossed arms.
Coutinho avoiding damage as Valerias throws knees to the body.
Coutinho fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Valerias lands a nice elbow.
Coutinho takes an elbow to the temple.
Valerias lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Valerias prevents it.
Valerias tries to land a knee to the head but Coutinho blocks with his arms.
Coutinho manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Coutinho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valerias is one step ahead there.
Valerias has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Coutinho is proving hard to escape from.
Valerias is sitting in close to Coutinho's body. Coutinho has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Valerias is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Valerias is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Coutinho.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rodrigo 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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