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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Hardhand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Cavalcante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Hardhand!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardhand misses with a takedown attempt - Cavalcante sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cavalcante misses with a looping left.
Cavalcante lands with a shot to the body.
Hardhand looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cavalcante is fending him off so far but Hardhand persists. Nope, Cavalcante circles away and we're back to standing.
Yuri Cavalcante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cavalcante defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hardhand.
Yuri Cavalcante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Hardhand.
Cavalcante lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardhand's head.
Hardhand gets a takedown into half guard.
Hardhand prevents Cavalcante from standing back up.
Cavalcante works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hardhand wants to control from the top but Cavalcante keeps moving.
Hardhand must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalcante working a defensive guard here.
Hardhand trying to control the position from guard on top but Cavalcante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cavalcante working a defensive guard here.
Cavalcante looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardhand is one step ahead there.
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.
Cavalcante wants to stand but Hardhand is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hardhand changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cavalcante tries to avoid it but Hardhand manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cavalcante to the ground. Cavalcante escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cavalcante connects with a nice looking jab.
Yuri Cavalcante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardhand is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cavalcante sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cavalcante lands a jab-cross combination.
A combination from Cavalcante does no damage.
Cavalcante tries to bum rush Hardhand with a series of wild strikes but Hardhand uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cavalcante swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardhand changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cavalcante tries to avoid it but Hardhand manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cavalcante to the ground. Cavalcante escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hardhand looks for a takedown but Cavalcante sprawls well.
Hardhand tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cavalcante sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hardhand somewhat.
Hardhand looks gassed!
Cavalcante rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardhand moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cavalcante. Hardhand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardhand fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardhand dives in and grabs Cavalcante's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cavalcante pushes down on Hardhand's head and hops out.
Cavalcante misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cavalcante bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardhand's head backwards.
Cavalcante lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hardhand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cavalcante.
Cavalcante ducks under a wild hook from Hardhand.
Hardhand on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hardhand shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from Hardhand misses.
Cavalcante slips a jab from Hardhand.
Cavalcante scores with a nice right hand.
Hardhand dives in and grabs Cavalcante's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cavalcante pushes down on Hardhand's head and hops out.
Cavalcante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardhand counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yuri Cavalcante will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cavalcante lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cavalcante slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hardhand gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cavalcante.
Cavalcante will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardhand shoots for a double leg takedown but Cavalcante sprawls well. He's pushed Hardhand's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cavalcante slaps away a takedown attempt from Hardhand, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Donk. Cavalcante catches Hardhand right on the button with a cross.
Cavalcante throws a nice looking combination but Hardhand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardhand shoots in for a takedown but Cavalcante shows good takedown defense.
Yuri Cavalcante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Hardhand.
Cavalcante fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cavalcante stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardhand has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cavalcante finds it's way round the side to connect with Hardhand's head.
A punch combination from Cavalcante misses.
Hardhand fails to land the takedown.
Hardhand throws a big shot that misses.
Cavalcante with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hardhand tries for a takedown but Cavalcante sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cavalcante scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardhand doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardhand doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hardhand changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cavalcante tries to avoid it but Hardhand manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cavalcante to the ground. Cavalcante escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cavalcante catches Hardhand with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardhand takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardhand looks to throw the jab but Cavalcante is out of range.
Hardhand dives in and grabs Cavalcante's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cavalcante pushes down on Hardhand's head and hops out.
Yuri Cavalcante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardhand on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cavalcante keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hardhand takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab from Cavalcante.
Cavalcante misses with a two punch combination.
Cavalcante stuffs the takedown.
Hardhand looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cavalcante is fending him off so far but Hardhand persists. Nope, Cavalcante circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardhand was well out of range. Poor timing from Cavalcante.
Cavalcante gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hardhand pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cavalcante is keeping the position for now.
Hardhand stopping the sweep attempt from Cavalcante.
Cavalcante is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardhand looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hardhand distracts Cavalcante with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Cavalcante dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cavalcante stuffs the takedown attempt from Hardhand. Hardhand gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardhand misses with a two punch combination.
Hardhand walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cavalcante scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hardhand in his tracks.
Cavalcante throws a nice looking combination but Hardhand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Cavalcante. No joy for Hardhand on that attempt.
Hardhand has a takedown stuffed.
Yuri Cavalcante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Hardhand.
Cavalcante lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hardhand takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hardhand is defended easily by Cavalcante.
Cavalcante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardhand moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardhand doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cavalcante throws a body punch but Hardhand moves out of range.
Cavalcante uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cavalcante misses with a few strikes there.
Hardhand shoots in looking for a takedown. Cavalcante tries to sprawl out of it but Hardhand keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cavalcante manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cavalcante lands with a nice body punch.
Hardhand moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hardhand fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hardhand closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cavalcante circles away.
Horrible takedown by Hardhand or perhaps it was just good defense by Cavalcante which made him look bad.
Cavalcante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardhand counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hardhand is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cavalcante wants to control the position but Hardhand says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hardhand keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cavalcante manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cavalcante working a defensive guard here.
Cavalcante looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hardhand puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cavalcante is trying to get back to full guard.
Hardhand is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cavalcante is looking to control Hardhand's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cavalcante avoid being mounted?
Yuri Cavalcante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardhand prevents Cavalcante from improving his position.
Frank Hardhand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardhand slips a nice elbow through Cavalcante's hands, connecting with Cavalcante's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Hardhand.
I think Cavalcante has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Cavalcante!
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energy
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RATING
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