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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Coutinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Dreyfuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coutinho kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Numb. Rich Dreyfuss is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 cm
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155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Coutinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rich Dreyfuss!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coutinho bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Coutinho tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Coutinho has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Coutinho has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dreyfuss closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Coutinho to the mat! Coutinho manages to get full guard.
Dreyfuss trying to control the position from guard on top but Coutinho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coutinho escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dreyfuss gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Coutinho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dreyfuss doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dreyfuss manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dreyfuss won't allow Coutinho to sweep him here.
Coutinho is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreyfuss passes into half guard.
Dreyfuss missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coutinho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dreyfuss.
Dreyfuss controlling the action here.
Dreyfuss is trying to control the action in half guard but Coutinho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dreyfuss looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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. Dreyfuss connects with a nice short shot to Coutinho's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Coutinho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dreyfuss in particular looking to stall.
Dreyfuss is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dreyfuss lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Coutinho hang on?
Dreyfuss is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Coutinho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreyfuss tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dreyfuss landing strikes, looking to finish!
Coutinho can't escape the position.
Dreyfuss raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dreyfuss controlling the pace for now.
Dreyfuss with the ground and pound from mount.
Dreyfuss takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dreyfuss connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dreyfuss controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Dreyfuss dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dreyfuss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coutinho misses with a takedown attempt
and Dreyfuss counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dreyfuss shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Coutinho's guard.
Coutinho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dreyfuss's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dreyfuss wants to control from the top but Coutinho keeps moving.
Dreyfuss cracks Coutinho with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dreyfuss throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coutinho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreyfuss throwing strikes from guard but Coutinho blocks nicely.
Dreyfuss with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dreyfuss wants to pass the guard but Coutinho is keeping the position.
Coutinho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dreyfuss doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dreyfuss manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Coutinho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dreyfuss is in close to Coutinho's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Coutinho is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Dreyfuss frees his head nicely. Oh but Coutinho has switched to an armbar! Dreyfuss is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Leonardo Coutinho!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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