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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Cain is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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154 lbs
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178 cm
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup |
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Faria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Cain!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faria misses with a few strikes there.
Faria rushes Cain and presses him up against the cage.
Faria breaks from the clinch.
Faria throws a nice looking combination but Cain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lucas Faria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Faria misses.
Cain slips a jab and a cross from Faria.
Faria shoots and misses
and Cain counters with a big head kick but Faria shrugs it off.
Cain slips a jab and a cross from Faria.
Cain throws a lazy right hand but Faria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Faria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Faria tries to bum rush Cain with a series of wild strikes but Cain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faria looks to land a combination but Cain avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Faria.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robert Cain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faria shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cain as he avoids it easily.
Cain tries to bum rush Faria with a series of wild strikes but Faria uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Faria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cain misses with a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Faria!
Cain misses with a leg kick
and Faria counters with a two punch combo.
Faria lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cain avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Faria does no damage.
Cain connects with an inside leg kick.
Cain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Faria counters with a two punch combo.
Cain blocks a head kick by Faria.
Faria scores with a punch to the head.
Faria fails to land with a series of punches.
Cain lands a glancing blow to the side of Faria's head.
Faria tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Faria is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria throws a sloppy head kick
and Cain counters with a leg kick.
A combination from Faria does no damage.
Faria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cain scores with a hook.
Faria throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cain counters with a two punch combo.
Faria throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cain tried to score with a low kick but Faria checks it.
Faria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Cain misses.
Faria misses with a wild combination.
Cain swats away the attempt to clinch by Faria.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faria tries to clinch but Cain is having none of it.
Faria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cain misses with a wild body shot.
Cain lands with a right hand.
No joy there for Faria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faria misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Faria dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cain misses with a series of wild punches.
Faria pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cain back to the cage. Faria follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A chopping leg kick lands by Faria.
Faria avoids the head kick by Cain.
Cain throws a low kick but Faria moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Faria. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Cain misses.
Faria clinches.
Faria breaks from the clinch.
Faria swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Faria misses.
Faria blocks a leg kick.
Faria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cain takes a shot to the head.
Faria breaks from the clinch.
Faria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cain avoids the head kick by Faria.
A leg kick checked by Faria.
Faria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cain swings for the body but Faria moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Faria!
Cain tries a low kick but Faria avoids it.
Faria misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Faria does no damage.
No joy there for Faria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cain is looking to chop away at Faria's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Faria rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Faria tries to clinch up.
Cain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Faria.
Lucas Faria is winning the standup battle so far.
Cain stuffs the takedown.
A leg kick checked by Faria.
Faria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Faria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Faria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cain throws a leg kick but Faria moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain throws a leg kick but Faria moved away.
A low kick from Cain misses
and Faria counters with a head kick. That will keep Cain thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cain connects with a solid leg kick.
Faria throws a combination that misses
and Cain counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Faria is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Faria!
Lucas Faria is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faria misses with a double jab.
Cain connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cain. Faria shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faria throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lucas Faria will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Faria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Faria pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cain back to the cage. Faria follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Faria changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cain tries to avoid it but Faria manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cain to the ground. Cain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Faria misses with a series of wild punches.
A leg kick checked by Faria.
Cain slips a jab and a cross from Faria.
Some wild striking there from Cain.
Cain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Faria throws a leg kick but Cain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria misses with a series of wild punches.
Faria scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Faria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faria misses with a series of wild punches.
Cain lands with an uppercut that bounces Faria off the cage and back into range.
Faria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cain works over Faria's head and body with a nice combination.
Faria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cain counters with a nice leg kick.
Faria swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cain counters with a straight right hand.
Cain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Faria checks the leg kick.
Faria checks a leg kick nicely.
Faria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cain throws out a leg kick but Faria moves out of range and Cain only half commits.
Faria tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria throws a combination. Cain tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Faria throws a right hand that Cain ducks under and follows up with a left that Cain also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cain lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Faria has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Faria and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Faria will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Faria.
Cain throws out a leg kick but Faria moves out of range and Cain only half commits.
Faria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Faria tries to clinch there but Cain circles away.
Faria throws a head kick but Cain moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cain misses with a low kick.
Faria swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cain counters with an outside leg kick.
Robert Cain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Faria is out of range.
Cain misses with a two punch combination.
Cain throws out a leg kick but Faria moves out of range and Cain only half commits.
Cain looks to land a combination. Faria sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Faria blocks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faria throws a right hand that Cain ducks under and follows up with a left that Cain also avoids with ease.
Lucas Faria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cain throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Cain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Faria 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Faria!
A very excited looking Lucas Faria made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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