Gesias Calvancante
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| Gesias Calvancante | |
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| Nickname | JZ Calvan, JZ |
| Height | 1.73m |
| Weight | 70 kg (155 lb) |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Born | July 6, 1983 |
| Fighting out of | Cocunut Creek, Florida |
| Town of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Team/Association | American Top Team |
| Fighting style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 7 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
Gesias Calvancante 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. He holds notable victories over Caol Uno, Vitor Ribeiro, and Andre "Dida" Amade.
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[edit] MMA career
While Calvancante 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.[1]
On September 17, 2007, Calvancante 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.
Calvancante 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 Calvancante 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.[2] 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.[3]
They had their rematch on April 29, 2008 at DREAM.2. In that match, Aoki defeated Calvancante via unanimous decision.[4] However, he sustained a severely bruised rib and tore cartilage in his costal area during the match.[5]
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 18 matches | 14 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 0 |
| By submission | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round, Time | Notes |
| 4/29/2008 | Loss | Shinya Aoki | DREAM.2 | Decision (unanimous) | Round 2, 5:00 | |
| 3/15/2008 | NC | Shinya Aoki | DREAM.1 | No Contest | Round 1, 3:46 | |
| 9/17/2007 | Win | Andre Amade | K-1 HERO'S 10 | Submission (Armbar) | Round 1, 4:48 | Won K-1 HERO'S 2007 Middleweight Grand Prix championship |
| 9/17/2007 | Win | Vitor Ribeiro | K-1 HERO'S 10 | TKO (Strikes) | Round 1, 0:35 | K-1 HERO'S 2007 Middleweight Grand Prix semi-finals |
| 6/02/2007 | Win | Nam Phan | K-1 HERO'S Dynamite!! USA | TKO (Strikes) | Round 1, 0:26 | |
| 10/09/2006 | Win | Caol Uno | K-1 HERO'S 7 | Decision (Majority) | Round 2, 5:00 | Won K-1 HERO'S 2006 Middleweight Grand Prix championship |
| 10/09/2006 | Win | Rani Yahya | K-1 HERO'S 7 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Round 1, 0:39 | K-1 HERO'S 2006 Middleweight Grand Prix semi-finals |
| 8/05/2006 | Win | Hiroyuki Takaya | K-1 HERO'S 6 | KO (Flying Knee) | Round 1, 0:30 | K-1 HERO'S 2006 Middleweight Grand Prix quarter-finals |
| 5/03/2006 | Win | Hidetaka Monma | K-1 HERO'S 5 | TKO (Strikes) | Round 1, 2:08 | |
| 12/03/2005 | Win | Michihiro Omigawa | Cage Rage 14: Punishment | KO | Round 1, 0:49 | |
| 7/09/2005 | Draw | Ryan Schultz | SF 11: Rumble at the Rose Garden | Draw | Round 3, 5:00 | |
| 4/2/2005 | Win | Henry Matamoros | HOOKnSHOOT: The Return | Decision (Unanimous) | Round 3, 5:00 | |
| 12/18/2004 | Win | Cengiz Dana | CWFC 9: Xtreme Xmas | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Round 3, 4:55 | |
| 11/20/2004 | Win | Bart Palaszewski | IC 8: Ethereal | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Round 1, 1:03 | |
| 9/04/2004 | Win | Sebastian Korschilgen | Shooto: Switzerland 2 | Submission(Kimura) | Round 1 | |
| 7/16/2004 | Loss | Joachim Hansen | Shooto 2004: 7/16 in Korakuen Hall | Decision (Majority) | Round 3, 5:00 | |
| 3/27/2004 | Win | Brad Mohler | HOOKnSHOOT: Live | Submission (Achilles Lock) | Round 1, 1:32 | |
| 2/27/2004 | Win | Justin Wiesniewski | AFC 7 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Round 1, 1:53 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Yu, Al (June 2, 2007). Calvancante Looks to Impress in L.A.. MMAWeekly. Retrieved on 2007-06-29.
- ^ DREAM.1 REVIEW: JZ VS. AOKI A NO CONTEST by Monty DiPietro (March 15, 2008)
- ^ Aoki's Grand Prix Bout Postponed by Tim Leidecker, Sherdog News. May 5, 2008
- ^ DREAM.2 Results. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ Aoki’s Grand Prix Bout Postponed
