Gesias Calvancante

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name = Gesias Cavalcante
| nick = JZ Calvan, JZ
height = 1.73m
weight = 70 kg (155 lb)
nationality = Brazilian
birthdate = Birth date and age|1983|7|6|mf=y
died =
fightingfrom = Cocunut Creek, Florida
hometown =Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
fightteam = American Top Team
fightstyle = Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing
wins = 14
losses = 2
draws = 1
ko = 5
nocontest = 1
submissions = 7

Gesias Cavalcante Souza (born July 6 1983) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He is the 2006 and 2007 K-1 HERO'S Middleweight tournament champion. He is billed as "JZ Calvan" in Japan.

MMA career

While Cavalcante is primarily an MMA fighter, he made his K-1 debut fighting against Masato in the 2007 World Max tournament, losing via decision. He currently trains with American Top Team.cite web
last=Yu
first=Al
title=Calvancante Looks to Impress in L.A.
publisher= [http://www.mmaweekly.com MMAWeekly]
date=June 2, 2007
url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4049&zoneid=13
accessdate=2007-06-29 ]

On September 17, 2007, Cavalcante won the K-1 HERO'S' 2007 Middleweight (70 kg) tournament by defeating Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Vitor Ribeiro by TKO in the first round and Andre "Dida" Amade by submission via armbar in the finals.

Cavalcante had agreed to fight former PRIDE Fighting Championship lightweight standout Shinya Aoki at Yarennoka! but withdrew from the fight due to a knee ligament injury. The match was rescheduled for March 15, 2008 at "DREAM.1" to kick off the new DREAM promotion at Saitama Super Arena.

Early in the first round, the referee stopped the action when Cavalcante apparently landed illegal elbow strikes to the back of Aoki's neck. The ringside doctor announced that Aoki was unable to continue due to the injury and Calvancante apologized for the incident. [ [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=5901 DREAM.1 REVIEW: JZ VS. AOKI A NO CONTEST] by Monty DiPietro (March 15, 2008)] The fight resulted in a no contest. Elbow strikes to the neck and spine area are illegal under DREAM rules. Aoki was later found to have sustained concussion of the cervical vertebra. [ [http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=12599 Aoki's Grand Prix Bout Postponed] by Tim Leidecker, Sherdog News. May 5, 2008]

They had their rematch on April 29, 2008 at "DREAM.2". In that match, Aoki defeated Cavalcante via unanimous decision. [cite web
url=http://www.mmahq.com/2008/04/29/dream2-results/
title=DREAM.2 Results
accessdate=2008-03-20] However, he sustained a severely bruised rib and tore cartilage in his costal area during the match. [ [http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=12599 Aoki’s Grand Prix Bout Postponed ] ]

Mixed martial arts record

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wins=14
losses=2
ko-wins=5
ko-losses=0
sub-wins=7
sub-losses=0
dec-wins=2
dec-losses=2
draws=1
nc=1

ee also

* List of male mixed martial artists

References

External links

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* [http://www.americantopteam.com American Top Team]