Allan Goes was born on April 20,1971 and is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist.
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Allan Goes was born on April 20,1971 and is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist.
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Allan Goes had his MMA debut for Japanese Pancrase promotion, taking on Frank Shamrock in 1995.
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Allan Goes scored the first takedown, which Frank followed with one of his own, but the Brazilian threatened him twice with Kimura attempts from the bottom and threw ground and pound after taking from top position.
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Allan Goes followed his debut participating in several MMA events in United States from 1995 to 1997, beating Anthony Macias by TKO and submitting Todd Bjornethun by triangle choke.
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Allan Goes entered Ultimate Fighting Championship in its UFC 17 tournament in an attempt to challenge for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship held by Frank Shamrock, firstly facing fellow challenger Dan Henderson.
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However, controversy arose about the end of the main round, when the referee John McCarthy stopped Allan Goes from locking a rear naked choke after an illegal kick to a downed Henderson.
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Allan Goes went to claim in an interview that Henderson was passing out in his hold when the referee broke it, and protested about the application of the rules.
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Allan Goes fended away the aggressor Sakuraba and took his back several times, seeking for rear naked chokes, but he was not successful, and almost got caught in an armbar at the second round.
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The final round saw Allan Goes taking dominant position and being near of another choke, as well as trading kicks with Sakuraba from the ground.
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Outweighed by 30 pounds, Allan Goes first tried a capoeira spinning kick before shooting for the takedown, but Coleman stopped him and landed two knee strikes, the second of which knocked Allan Goes off, before throwing three more for the referee stoppage.
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Some seconds after the decision, believing that the match was still running, Allan Goes attacked Coleman and caused a brawl, but it was cleared off and they left in friendly terms.
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Today, Black Belt Master 6th Dan, Allan Goes is known as one of the most technical fighters and has created his own system to teach Jiu-Jitsu.
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