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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Cavalcanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Glenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Glenn's choice of entrance music: By the sword in my hand. 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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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel Cavalcanto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Glenn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavalcanto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Glenn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cavalcanto.
Glenn misses with a double jab
and Cavalcanto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Glenn's guard now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cavalcanto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Glenn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cavalcanto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Glenn's guard.
Cavalcanto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cavalcanto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Miguel Cavalcanto just wasn't active enough.
Cavalcanto moves out of range of the strikes.
Glenn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cavalcanto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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.
Cavalcanto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cavalcanto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Glenn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cavalcanto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cavalcanto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Glenn defending well though.
Cavalcanto is taking a breather. Glenn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Glenn pushes Cavalcanto off but Cavalcanto dives into side control.
Cavalcanto controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn defending against the ground and pound.
Cavalcanto lands some shots froms side control.
Glenn is being controlled here.
Cavalcanto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Glenn for as long as he can get away with.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Miguel Cavalcanto just wasn't active enough.
Glenn scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Miguel Cavalcanto has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glenn misses with a combination
and Cavalcanto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glenn closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glenn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cavalcanto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cavalcanto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Glenn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Glenn breaks the clinch.
Cavalcanto shoots in for a takedown but Glenn shows good takedown defense.
Glenn misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glenn throws a right and a left that Cavalcanto avoids nicely.
Glenn misses with a low kick.
Cavalcanto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Glenn did well to prevent Cavalcanto getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cavalcanto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Cavalcanto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cavalcanto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cavalcanto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Glenn doesn't manage to clinch there - Cavalcanto circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glenn swinging wildly here.
Cavalcanto ducks under a wild hook from Glenn.
Cavalcanto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cavalcanto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Miguel Cavalcanto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cavalcanto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Glenn sprawls well initially but Cavalcanto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Glenn tries to kick Cavalcanto off but Cavalcanto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Glenn makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cavalcanto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Glenn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Glenn throws a right hand that Cavalcanto ducks under and follows up with a left that Cavalcanto also avoids with ease.
A jab lands there for Cavalcanto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn throws a series of punches but Cavalcanto moves out of range.
Glenn gets caught flat footed, as Cavalcanto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cavalcanto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cavalcanto lands a couple of digs.
Cavalcanto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Miguel Cavalcanto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Miguel Cavalcanto.
Glenn throws a body kick that misses.
Jimmy Glenn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glenn is looking to clinch.
A combination from Glenn does no damage.
Glenn misses with a wild combination.
Glenn is breathing heavily.
Glenn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cavalcanto.
Glenn walks into a stiff left hand from Cavalcanto.
Glenn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cavalcanto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cavalcanto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cavalcanto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glenn is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cavalcanto pushing down on Glenn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cavalcanto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Cavalcanto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Glenn tries to clinch but Cavalcanto moves out of range.
Cavalcanto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Cavalcanto seems content to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Miguel Cavalcanto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Glenn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cavalcanto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Glenn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalcanto checks a leg kick.
Glenn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Glenn looks to land a combination but Cavalcanto avoids it well.
Glenn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cavalcanto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glenn regains half guard, as Cavalcanto was trying to land strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cavalcanto in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cavalcanto lands a nice short elbow.
Well, if Cavalcanto is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Miguel Cavalcanto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Glenn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cavalcanto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Glenn's guard.
Cavalcanto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cavalcanto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cavalcanto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cavalcanto controlling his opponent.
Poor strikes thrown by Cavalcanto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcanto lands with some strikes.
Jimmy Glenn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glenn is in a horrible position here. Cavalcanto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cavalcanto with shots to the head and body - Glenn looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Cavalcanto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cavalcanto, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Cavalcanto!
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hype
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