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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carl Cafuzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carl Cafuzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Hume!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume lands with a straight right. Cafuzo didn't see that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cafuzo.
Hume fails to land with a series of punches.
Hume lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cafuzo throws a leg kick but Hume sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hume misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cafuzo.
Hume misses with a series of wild punches.
Hume swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cafuzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hume misses with the combination.
Hume avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cafuzo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hume looks to land a right hand but Cafuzo moved out of range.
Cafuzo misses with a hook. Hume ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Hume misses.
Hume just misses with a punch to the body.
Hume misses with a double jab.
Cafuzo moves into range and clinches up with Hume.
Hume wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hume wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hume pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cafuzo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Cafuzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
No joy there for Hume, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cafuzo moves away from the strike by Hume.
Hume throws a shot from downtown. Cafuzo moves away and avoids it.
Hume will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marcus Hume seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cafuzo throws out a leg kick but Hume moves out of range and Cafuzo only half commits.
Cafuzo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cafuzo motions for Hume to come forward. Cafuzo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hume looks to land a left hand but Cafuzo moved out of range nicely.
Cafuzo closes the distance and clinches.
Cafuzo breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cafuzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hume.
Hume misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cafuzo.
Hume rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cafuzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cafuzo darts in and clinches Hume up against the cage.
Hume can't break the clinch.
Hume can't break the clinch.
Cafuzo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hume uses from the top position.
Cafuzo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cafuzo 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cafuzo working a defensive guard here.
Cafuzo wants to sweep but no luck.
Cafuzo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cafuzo prevents Hume from improving his position.
Cafuzo trying to control from Hume's half guard. Hume has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cafuzo passes Hume's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cafuzo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cafuzo wants to work for an arm triangle but Hume is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cafuzo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Cafuzo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hume fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cafuzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hume.
Hume fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hume misses with a two punch combination.
Hume throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hume misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hume avoids the head kick by Cafuzo.
Hume will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hume's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hume duly obliges.
Hume is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cafuzo closes the distance and clinches.
Cafuzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cafuzo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hume was covering up waiting for the punch and Cafuzo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cafuzo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cafuzo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Cafuzo pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Cafuzo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cafuzo has hold of Hume's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hume manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cafuzo looking to control but Hume is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cafuzo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hume has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hume tries to lock up and control but Cafuzo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cafuzo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cafuzo wants to control the pace but Hume is squirming around nicely.
Hume tries to hold on but Cafuzo postures up.
Cafuzo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume is trying desperately to improve position.
Cafuzo working for a submission but Hume is keeping him at bay.
Cafuzo takes Hume's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Hume is in trouble.
Hume is trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hume trying to control but not successfully.
Cafuzo trying to control momentarily.
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.
Cafuzo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Cafuzo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Cafuzo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hume is defending well though. Cafuzo let's go of the attempt for now.
Cafuzo slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Hume staying busy and making it hard for Cafuzo to control.
Hume is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Cafuzo off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Hume looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Cafuzo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hume has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hume trying to control the hands but Cafuzo won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Cafuzo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Hume misses with a few strikes there.
Hume blocks a leg kick.
Marcus Hume is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cafuzo forces Hume back against the cage and clinches.
Cafuzo drags the fight down to the ground.
Cafuzo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hume doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hume manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cafuzo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cafuzo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hume really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cafuzo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hume takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cafuzo trying to control but Hume is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cafuzo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hume can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hume is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cafuzo has control of Hume's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hume regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hume is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cafuzo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hume has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hume wants to try and get back to his feet.
Cafuzo is working for a guillotine from mount but Hume frees his head quite easily.
Hume has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Will Cafuzo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hume tries to escape the position.
Hume looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume fending off the submission attempt from Cafuzo.
Cafuzo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hume has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cafuzo throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Cafuzo has the hooks in. Hume is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Carl Cafuzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Cafuzo has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Hume! Can he survive? No! He's out! Cafuzo gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carl Cafuzo!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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