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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spinbob Cantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Cafu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spinbob Cantrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Cafu!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cafu shoots in but no luck this time.
Cantrell looks for the body kick but Cafu saw that one coming.
Cafu checks the leg kick.
Cafu gets a takedown into half guard.
Cafu seems to be looking for submissions.
Cantrell kicks Cafu off and gets back to his feet.
Cantrell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cantrell takes the fight into the clinch.
Cantrell tries to land a knee to the head but Cafu blocks with his arms.
Cantrell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cafu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cantrell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cafu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cantrell is defending well for now.
Cantrell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Spinbob Cantrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogerio Cafu.
Cantrell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cafu looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Cantrell.
Cantrell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cantrell lands a nice knee to the body.
Cantrell lands a damaging elbow.
Cantrell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cantrell throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell scores with a knee to the head.
Cantrell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cafu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cantrell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cafu's face.
Cantrell lands a nice knee to the body.
Cantrell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cafu blocks it with crossed arms.
Cantrell looking to throw knees to the head but Cafu is blocking nicely.
Cafu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cantrell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cantrell misses with a knee to the head.
Cantrell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cantrell landing knees to the head.
Cantrell landing knees to the body.
Cantrell blocks the elbow strike.
Cantrell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cafu is defending well for now.
Cafu tightens his grip and picks Cantrell up, before dumping him to the ground. Cantrell manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cantrell keeping full guard, as Cafu tries to pass.
Cantrell wants to stand but Cafu is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cafu trying to control but Cantrell is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cafu postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cantrell is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cafu, into his guard.
Cantrell gets to his feet - Cafu follows without any prompting.
Cafu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cantrell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cantrell lands a head shot.
Cafu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cantrell is holding on to half guard well.
Cafu prevents Cantrell from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cafu trying to control the action but Cantrell is working from the bottom.
Cafu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cantrell is trying to stand back up but Cafu is controlling him
Cafu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cantrell defends it well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cafu has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cantrell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cantrell lands a knee to the body.
Cantrell looking to throw knees to the head but Cafu is blocking nicely.
Cantrell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cafu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cantrell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cantrell lands an elbow just above Cafu 's eye.
Cantrell lands a nice elbow.
Cantrell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cafu blocks it with crossed arms.
Cantrell stops a takedown attempt from Cafu.
Cantrell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cafu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cafu tries to score a body lock takedown but Cantrell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cantrell stops a takedown attempt from Cafu.
Cafu tries to score a body lock takedown but Cantrell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cantrell.
Cantrell scores with a shoulder strike.
Cantrell misses with a knee to the head.
Cantrell throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cafu successfully pulls guard.
Cafu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cafu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spinbob Cantrell dominated that round.
That's time! Cantrell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cafu staying out of range there.
Cantrell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cantrell tries to clinch but Cafu moves away
and Cafu counters with a straight right hand.
Cantrell misses with a low kick.
Cantrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cantrell wants to clinch
and Cafu counters with a takedown into side control.
Cafu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cantrell keeps working.
Cantrell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cafu's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cafu wants to pass the guard but Cantrell is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cafu is trying to control. Cantrell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cafu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cantrell defends it well.
Cafu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cafu is trying to work for a kimura but Cantrell is defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cantrell tries to clinch up but Cafu circles away and keeps his distance.
Cantrell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cafu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cafu is trying to drag Cantrell to the mat but Cantrell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cantrell working Cafu over with knees to the body.
Cantrell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cafu's defenses.
Cantrell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cafu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cafu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cantrell working Cafu over with knees to the body.
Cantrell lands an uppercut.
Cantrell scores a nice knee to the body.
Cantrell pushes Cafu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cantrell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cantrell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cafu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cantrell prevents the takedown attempt.
Cantrell lands a good knee to the midsection. Cafu won't want to take too many of those.
Cantrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cantrell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cantrell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cafu can do to turn this around?
Cafu tries to pull guard but Cantrell won't allow it.
Spinbob Cantrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogerio Cafu.
Cantrell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cafu tries to pull guard but Cantrell won't allow it.
Cafu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cafu fails to pull guard.
Cantrell misses with a knee to the head.
Cafu avoiding damage as Cantrell throws knees to the body.
Cantrell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cafu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cafu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cantrell walks away with a smile on his face. Cafu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Cafu or perhaps it was just good defense by Cantrell which made him look bad.
Cafu shoots in for a takedown but Cantrell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cantrell clinches up against the cage.
Cafu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cantrell smiles and moves away.
Cafu shoots in for a takedown but Cantrell shows good takedown defense.
Cantrell moves into range and clinches up with Cafu.
A knee to the head by Cantrell.
Cafu tries to pull guard but Cantrell holds him up against the cage and eventually Cafu drops back down to his feet.
Cantrell tries to land a knee to the head but Cafu blocks with his arms.
Cafu manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cafu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cafu is controlling Cantrell's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cafu is looking to sweep but instead, Cantrell has passed into half guard.
Cafu is looking for a sweep. Cantrell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cantrell wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cafu is trying to get back to full guard.
Cafu looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spinbob Cantrell dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cantrell darts in and clinches Cafu up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cantrell.
Cafu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cantrell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cafu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cantrell crunches a lovely knee into Cafu's ribcage.
Cantrell landing knees to the head.
Cantrell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cantrell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cafu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spinbob Cantrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogerio Cafu.
Cantrell with a knee to the head.
Cafu is rocked!
Cantrell landing knees to the head.
Cantrell misses with a knee to the head.
Spinbob Cantrell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cafu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cantrell smiles and moves away.
Cafu shoots in and drives through. Cantrell sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cantrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cafu's sensitive parts.
Cantrell moves in looking to clinch but Cafu pushes him off.
No luck for Cafu with that takedown attempt.
Cantrell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Cafu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rogerio Cafu has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cafu is controlling him.
Cantrell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cafu postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cantrell is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cafu, into his guard.
Cafu tries to strike from the bottom.
Cafu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cantrell passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cafu is looking to reverse the position.
Cafu struggling a bit here.
Cantrell stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Spinbob Cantrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cafu looks for a takedown but Cantrell sprawls well.
Cantrell has Cafu up against the cage in a clinch.
Cantrell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cafu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cantrell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cafu tries to score a body lock takedown but Cantrell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cantrell connects with a knee to the head.
Cantrell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Spinbob Cantrell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cantrell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cantrell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cantrell lands an elbow inside.
Cantrell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cafu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cantrell missing with knees to the body.
Cafu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cantrell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cantrell looking to throw knees to the head but Cafu is blocking nicely.
Cantrell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cafu is working for takedown but Cantrell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cafu tries to pull guard but Cantrell holds him up against the cage and eventually Cafu drops back down to his feet.
Cantrell with a knee to the head.
Cantrell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cafu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cantrell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cantrell lands a nice knee to the body.
Cafu goes for a takedown attempt but Cantrell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cantrell is looking to clinch but Cafu is avoiding it.
Cafu throws a sloppy head kick and Cantrell moves out of range easily.
Cantrell wants to clinch up but Cafu keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell tries to clinch but Cafu moves out of range.
Cantrell wants to clinch up but Cafu keeps it at a distance.
Cafu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cantrell defends it nicely.
Spinbob Cantrell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cantrell clinches with his opponent.
Cafu goes for a takedown attempt but Cantrell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cafu swats away the attempt to clinch by Cantrell.
Cantrell clinches up with Cafu and pushes him back against the cage.
Cantrell with a knee to the head.
Cantrell tries a knee to the head but Cafu blocks it.
Cantrell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cafu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cantrell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cantrell gets underhooks to prevent Cafu's takedown attempt.
Cafu pulls guard successfully.
Cafu is trying to keep Cantrell in close.
Rogerio Cafu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cafu is looking for a triangle here but Cantrell uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spinbob Cantrell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cantrell, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Spinbob Cantrell!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Spinbob Cantrell!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Spinbob Cantrell!
Spinbob Cantrell wins by unanimous decision!
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RATING
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