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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sin (ranked 2194 p4p, 1740 weight class) and Darnell Cane (ranked 298 p4p, 251 weight class). Sin comes to the cage accompanied by Original Nuttah. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 37 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darnell Cane!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin rushes Cane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sin wants a takedown.
Cane lands with a short shot to the head.
Sin tries to score a body lock takedown but Cane shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cane scores with a hook to the body.
Sin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cane fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Sin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Sin.
Cane throws the kick towards the body but Sin avoids it.
Sin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cane, pushing him back against the cage.
Cane lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Cane - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sin tries to score a body lock takedown but Cane shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sin is looking for a takedown.
Cane misses with a punch to the body.
Sin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cane after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Cane.
Sin is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Cane.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cane.
Sin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane misses with a body punch.
Cane scores with a shoulder strike.
Cane lands with a short shot to the head.
Cane has Sin pressed against the cage.
Sin has Cane pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cane manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cane uses from the top position.
Sin wants to stand and escape but Cane is having none of it.
Cane cracks Sin with a solid left hand.
Sin keeping full guard, as Cane tries to pass.
Sin looking for a sweep. Not yet Sin, not yet.
Cane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cane landing with the ground and pound.
Cane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane lands a couple of digs.
Sin has momentary wrist control but Cane slips an elbow through the middle.
Cane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cane is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cane controls the pace.
Sin looking for a sweep. Not yet Sin, not yet.
Cane throwing strikes but missing.
Sin looking for a sweep. Not yet Sin, not yet.
Sin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cane with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sin moves into the clinch.
Sin is looking for a takedown.
Sin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cane tries to work over Sin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sin tries to pull guard but Cane won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cane smiles and moves away.
Sin forces Cane back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cane.
Sin tries for a takedown but Cane manages to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Cane fails to land.
Sin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cane lands an uppercut.
Cane's coach down at Alpha Brasil was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cane's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cane.
Cane is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sin blocks an uppercut.
Cane misses with a punch to the body.
Sin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cane pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sin thuds a left hand into Cane's body.
Sin avoids a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sin moves into range and clinches up with Cane.
Cane is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cane prevents the takedown attempt.
Cane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cane can't find room to land a body shot as Sin controls the action.
Cane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
Cane looking to stall.
Sin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cane walks away with a smile on his face. Sin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cane throws a looping overhand right but Sin ducks down to avoid it.
Sin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Cane dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Sin.
A little feinted left hand from Sin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sin closes the distance and clinches.
Sin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sin tries to score a body lock takedown but Cane shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Sin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sin can't get the takedown.
Cane working aggressively here.
Sin has hold of one of Cane's legs. Cane is fighting the takedown attempt but Sin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sin is one step ahead there.
Cane pulls Sin in close to his closed guard and prevents Sin from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sin's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin wants to stand and escape but Cane is having none of it.
Lee Sin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cane passes into half guard.
Cane lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cane winds up and cracks Sin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sin actively working from the bottom here.
Cane working over Sin with some ground and pound. Sin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cane drops an elbow to the side of Sin's head.
Sin is trying to stand back up but Cane is controlling him
Cane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane lands with a punch from half guard.
Sin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cane scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cane seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Cane.
Cane drops an elbow to the side of Sin's head.
Sin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cane is one step ahead there.
Cane won't allow Sin to get back to his feet.
Cane lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin is working hard here to advance position.
Cane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cane scoring with some ground and pound.
Cane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sin wants to stand but Cane is controlling the position.
Cane postures up.
Cane postures up and lands a big shot to Sin's brow.
Cane postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sin working a defensive guard but Cane manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cane tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cane landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin is trying to get back to his feet.
Cane grinds an elbow into Sin's temple.
Cane lands an elbow.
Sin tries to bench press Cane off him but Cane keeps the position.
Sin pushes Cane away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cane gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sin is looking for a sweep.
Cane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sin keeps working.
Cane scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cane scores with punches from side control.
Sin is rocked!
Cane landing strikes.
Oh Sin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cane landing a few strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Cane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Sin.
Sin seems to have got his legs back now.
Sin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sloppy strikes from Sin. Those never looked like landing.
Cane scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cane misses with a low kick.
Sin cracks Cane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cane ducks under a wild hook from Sin.
Sin blocks a jab.
Sin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cane closes the distance and pushes Sin back into the cage.
Cane lands a shoulder strike.
Cane is pressed up against the cage. Sin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cane down to the mat. Cane avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cane misses with a body punch.
Cane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sin is trying to drag Cane to the mat but Cane just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Sin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cane.
Cane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darnell Cane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cane taking a breather.
Sin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sin is trying to control the action in half guard but Cane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cane makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cane.
Sin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sin throws a big right hand that misses.
Sin postures up in Cane's guard and throws a big left but Cane blocks it.
Sin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darnell Cane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cane lands a couple of elbows.
Lee Sin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sin wants to stand up but Cane is controlling him.
Cane is stalling in the full guard.
Cane wants to control from the top but Sin keeps moving.
Cane postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cane trying to control but Sin is working from the bottom.
Sin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane trying to control the position from guard on top but Sin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sin's head.
Cane makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cane stopping the sweep attempt from Sin.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That kick from Sin tenderised Cane's leg. Cane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sin misses with a hook. Cane ducked under it nicely.
Sin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cane is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Cane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sin avoids a kick to the body.
Sin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sin moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cane.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane gets underhooks to prevent Sin's takedown attempt.
Sin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cane manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sin is trying to pull guard but Cane has him pressed against the cage.
Cane prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cane is defending well.
Cane prevents the takedown attempt.
Cane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darnell Cane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cane winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darnell Cane!
In his post fight interview, Darnell Cane started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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