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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wagner Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barbados Slim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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205 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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185 cm
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220 lbs
15 - 8 - 2 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Cavalcante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barbados Slim!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Slim shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cavalcante's guard.
Cavalcante being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cavalcante swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cavalcante working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Slim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Slim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Slim slips nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Slim in particular looking to stall.
Cavalcante looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cavalcante misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim trying to pass the guard but Cavalcante defending well.
Cavalcante is trying to stand.
Slim performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cavalcante on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Slim seems content to control.
Slim tries to pass to full mount but Cavalcante defends it.
Still in half guard, Slim seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Barbados Slim was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cavalcante gets caught napping as Slim dives in and scores a takedown. Cavalcante manages to retain guard.
Cavalcante being controlled here, momentarily.
Slim is working Cavalcante over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cavalcante has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slim can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cavalcante's head.
Slim looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cavalcante has his foot on Slim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slim works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slim 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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Barbados Slim wasn't active enough on the ground.
Slim closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cavalcante takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slim lands a really nice looking cross but Cavalcante seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slim misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barbados Slim dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Slim looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Slim throws a big elbow that misses.
Slim landing with the ground and pound.
Cavalcante is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Slim defends well.
Cavalcante throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cavalcante had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Slim defends it easily.
Cavalcante wants to get back to his feet but Slim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Slim is stalling in the full guard.
Barbados Slim has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim passes Cavalcante's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Slim seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Slim passes to full mount!
Cavalcante is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Slim controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slim working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Slim looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slim working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Slim controlling his opponent.
Slim's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slim lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Slim takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Slim scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cavalcante?
Slim content just to control the position here.
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!
Cavalcante is bucking up trying to escape but Slim cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slim lands a big elbow - Cavalcante is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Cavalcante is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Barbados Slim!
In his post fight interview, Barbados Slim gave a big smile as he said 'get on your knees and suck it while i smoke this skunky bong mother FUCKERS!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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