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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renan Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jorge ben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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264 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Cavalcante!
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, jorge ben!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ben slips under a jab.
ben is looking to clinch.
Cavalcante scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like jorge ben has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cavalcante throws a right and a left that ben avoids nicely.
Cavalcante swings for the body but ben moves out of range.
Cavalcante scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cavalcante misses with a wild body shot.
ben fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cavalcante throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
ben tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cavalcante swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ben fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Cavalcante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
ben takes a shot right to the bread basket.
ben looks gassed!
Cavalcante moves into range and connects with a jab.
That has opened up jorge ben's cut even more.
Cavalcante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ben staying out of range there.
ben moves in looking to clinch but Cavalcante pushes him off.
Cavalcante looks to score with a jab to the body but ben is just out of range.
Cavalcante jabs at ben's body.
Cavalcante thuds his right hand into ben's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
ben avoids the body shot from Cavalcante.
ben ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
ben takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ben doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cavalcante digs a good body shot into ben's ribs.
ben doesn't manage to clinch there - Cavalcante circles away.
ben doesn't manage to clinch there - Cavalcante circles away.
ben throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cavalcante's head.
Cavalcante scores with a nice strike.
ben moves in looking to clinch but Cavalcante pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - ben looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cavalcante will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
ben tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cavalcante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cavalcante throws a big shot that misses.
ben tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cavalcante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ben slips under a jab.
Cavalcante throws a lazy right hand but ben sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cavalcante swats away the attempt to clinch by ben.
ben wants to clinch up but Cavalcante keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
ben fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cavalcante throws the left hand but ben avoids the punch easily.
ben fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cavalcante lands a jab to ben's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Cavalcante.
ben fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cavalcante throws a hook but ben blocks it.
Cavalcante misses with a two punch combination.
Cavalcante misses with a looping left.
ben tries to clinch up but Cavalcante circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Cavalcante does no damage.
Renan Cavalcante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by ben.
The fight stays on the outside here - ben looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ben is looking to clinch.
Cavalcante misses with a series of wild punches.
Cavalcante jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ben tries to clinch up.
Cavalcante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cavalcante tries to bum rush ben with a series of wild strikes but ben uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Cavalcante.
Cavalcante throws a jab but it's blocked by ben.
ben tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cavalcante throws a jab when ben was well out of range.
ben tries to clinch there but Cavalcante circles away.
ben is looking to clinch but Cavalcante is avoiding it.
ben lands a front kick.
ben tries to clinch up.
ben wants to clinch.
Cavalcante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ben was well out of range. Poor timing from Cavalcante.
Cavalcante takes a swing at ben's ribcage but misses.
ben wants to clinch up but Cavalcante keeps it at a distance.
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.
ben fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cavalcante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from ben.
A jab from Cavalcante misses.
Cavalcante keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Cavalcante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
ben tries to clinch but Cavalcante moves out of range.
ben tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cavalcante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cavalcante looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
ben is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ben fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cavalcante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but ben moves away.
ben wants to clinch.
Cavalcante swats away the attempt to clinch by ben.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ben wants to clinch up but Cavalcante keeps it at a distance.
Cavalcante throws a looping overhand right but ben ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Cavalcante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jorge ben's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cavalcante thows a body shot but no joy.
ben tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ben fails in his attempt to clinch.
ben moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
ben tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cavalcante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Renan Cavalcante is winning the standup battle so far.
Cavalcante lunges at ben with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by ben's hand.
The cut above jorge ben's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cavalcante just misses with a punch to the body.
Cavalcante scores with a shot to the body.
ben on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
ben scores with a head kick.
ben fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cavalcante swings for the body but ben moves out of range.
ben is looking to clinch.
ben is looking to clinch.
ben is looking to clinch but Cavalcante is avoiding it.
Cavalcante throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cavalcante takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but ben might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cavalcante has got the better of the exchanges.
Cavalcante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cavalcante scores with a crisp jab that stopped ben in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ben throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
ben moves in looking to clinch but Cavalcante pushes him off.
Cavalcante takes one to the chin there.
ben throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cavalcante catches ben with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Renan Cavalcante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cavalcante looks to throw the jab but ben is out of range.
ben moves out of range as Cavalcante strikes.
ben fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cavalcante swats away the attempt to clinch by ben.
A swing and a miss from Cavalcante.
Cavalcante keeps the fight on the outside.
Cavalcante swinging wildly here.
Cavalcante throws a series of punches but ben moves out of range.
ben tries to clinch but Cavalcante is having none of it.
ben is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cavalcante.
ben moves in looking to clinch but Cavalcante pushes him off.
Cavalcante is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ben.
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.
Cavalcante misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - ben looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cavalcante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ben manages to avoid it.
Cavalcante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ben ducks under a wild hook from Cavalcante.
ben tries to clinch but Cavalcante is having none of it.
ben slips a jab from Cavalcante.
Cavalcante throws a lazy right hand but ben sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cavalcante swats away the attempt to clinch by ben.
Cavalcante throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cavalcante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ben manages to avoid it.
Cavalcante misses with a wild body shot.
ben lands a head kick. Cavalcante smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cavalcante keeps the fight on the outside.
Cavalcante misses with a straight left.
Cavalcante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante throws a right hand that ben ducks under and follows up with a left that ben also avoids with ease.
Cavalcante digs a good hook to ben's body.
ben tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cavalcante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cavalcante keeps the fight on the outside.
ben tries to clinch up.
ben tries to clinch but Cavalcante is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Cavalcante.
Nice defenses there by ben.
ben takes a shot to the body in his stride.
ben tries to clinch up but Cavalcante circles away and keeps his distance.
Cavalcante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cavalcante misses with an uppercut.
Cavalcante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that ben can do to turn this around?
Cavalcante takes a kick to the side of the head.
ben wants to clinch up but Cavalcante keeps it at a distance.
ben moves in looking to clinch but Cavalcante pushes him off.
ben is looking to clinch but Cavalcante is avoiding it.
Cavalcante circles away from the clinch attempt.
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.
Cavalcante looks to score with a jab to the body but ben is just out of range.
Cavalcante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ben is looking to clinch but Cavalcante is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - ben looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cavalcante changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cavalcante swats away the attempt to clinch by ben.
Cavalcante sizes up ben with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cavalcante looks to land a right hand but ben moved out of range.
Cavalcante misses with a straight left.
ben looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
ben ducks under a wild hook from Cavalcante.
Cavalcante throws an overhand right that lands on ben's shoulder, as ben tries to avoid the shot.
ben throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cavalcante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but ben moves away.
Cavalcante throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ben moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
ben lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Cavalcante dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on jorge ben's cut.
That's time! Cavalcante's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
ben tries to clinch but Cavalcante is having none of it.
Cavalcante throws a looping overhand right but ben ducks down to avoid it.
Cavalcante throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - ben looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ben doesn't manage to clinch there - Cavalcante circles away.
Cavalcante misses with a looping right.
ben is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ben scores with a decent looking hook.
ben instigates a clinch.
ben creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cavalcante's defenses.
It looks like Renan Cavalcante has been cut.
ben prevents Cavalcante from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ben misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cavalcante.
ben pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
ben pushes off an throws an elbow but Cavalcante leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cavalcante tries to break free but ben pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ben landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
ben keeps control of Cavalcante as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ben using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cavalcante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ben pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
ben lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cavalcante tries to break free but ben pushes him back against the cage.
ben trying to land knees to the body.
ben is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cavalcante is defending well for now.
Cavalcante is trying to break free.
ben using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cavalcante has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cavalcante avoiding damage as ben throws knees to the body.
ben with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
ben pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cavalcante tries to circle away but ben has him pinned against the cage.
ben is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cavalcante is defending well for now.
ben has Cavalcante pressed against the cage, preventing Cavalcante from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cavalcante wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two 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.
ben lands an elbow inside that Cavalcante shrugs off.
ben misses with an elbow over the top.
ben scores with a knee to the head.
ben landing some nice looking knees to the body.
ben lands an elbow inside.
ben lands a nice elbow.
Cavalcante working hard to break the clinch.
Cavalcante is trying to break the clinch but ben has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by ben.
ben prevents Cavalcante from breaking the clinch.
ben misses with an elbow over the top.
Cavalcante is trying to force a seperation but ben has the dominant position.
Cavalcante working hard to break the clinch.
ben is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cavalcante is defending well for now.
ben landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
ben lands an elbow inside.
Cavalcante avoiding damage as ben throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Cavalcante's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cavalcante has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. ben obliges.
ben misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cavalcante.
Cavalcante working hard to break the clinch.
ben comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
ben tries to land a knee to the head but Cavalcante blocks with his arms.
ben creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cavalcante's defenses.
Cavalcante blocks an elbow strike.
ben tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cavalcante avoids it.
ben lands a nice elbow.
ben tries to land a knee to the head but Cavalcante blocks with his arms.
Cavalcante wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
ben unloads a knee to the mid-section.
ben throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cavalcante blocks it with crossed arms.
Cavalcante wants to get back to striking at distance but ben won't allow it.
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.
ben lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
ben has Cavalcante pressed against the cage, preventing Cavalcante from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cavalcante has had enough of the clinch but ben keeps him there for the moment.
ben lands an elbow inside that Cavalcante shrugs off.
ben misses with a knee to the head.
Cavalcante blocks an elbow strike from ben.
ben keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cavalcante's efforts to push away.
ben lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Renan Cavalcante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cavalcante tries to break free but ben pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for ben.
ben throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cavalcante blocks it with crossed arms.
jorge ben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
ben keeps control of Cavalcante as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
ben tries to land a knee to the head but Cavalcante blocks with his arms.
ben connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cavalcante's face.
Cavalcante takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
jorge ben comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renan Cavalcante!
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hype
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pop
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