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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Canseco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Corleone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to White Stripes - Little Room. Jose Canseco has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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213 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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212 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Canseco !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone throws a head kick but Canseco moves out of range.
Corleone is looking to chop away at Canseco 's legs.
Corleone feints and then cracks Canseco 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Canseco down.
Corleone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Canseco blocks a head kick by Corleone.
Canseco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Corleone.
Canseco gets caught flat footed, as Corleone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Canseco wants to stand up but Corleone is controlling him.
Corleone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Canseco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Canseco managing to control the position.
Canseco wants to control but Corleone passes easily into half guard.
Canseco wants to get back to his feet.
Corleone thows a huge punch but Canseco dodges it nicely.
Canseco slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corleone is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canseco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Corleone's guard.
Canseco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Corleone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Corleone pulls Canseco in close to prevent any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Canseco 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Corleone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Corleone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Canseco trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corleone controls Canseco momentarily but Canseco frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Canseco wants to pass the guard but Corleone is keeping the position.
Canseco drops back, looking for a kneebar! Corleone looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Corleone looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Corleone!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Canseco wants to get back to his feet.
Canseco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Canseco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Corleone works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Canseco manages to work his way to half guard, despite Corleone's best efforts.
Canseco tries to get to full guard but Corleone has control of the leg.
Canseco is pressing down on Corleone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Canseco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Corleone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Corleone with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Corleone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Canseco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Corleone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Corleone throwing strikes but missing.
Canseco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Corleone looks to land a body kick but Canseco moved away.
Corleone scores with a jab to the body.
Corleone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canseco .
A slow jab from Canseco misses its intended target.
Canseco shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Corleone is trying to defend but Canseco finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Corleone trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canseco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Canseco tries to pass to full mount but Corleone defends it.
Corleone is refusing to be controlled, as Canseco sits in half guard.
Canseco moves into full mount! Corleone won't be happy about that!
Canseco with shots to the head and body - Corleone looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Canseco cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Corleone blocking the ground and pound.
Canseco is landing with some decent strikes but Corleone is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Canseco 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.
Corleone displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Corleone lands a with a good body shot.
Corleone looks to land a body kick but Canseco moved away.
Canseco fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Corleone avoids it really well and circles away.
Canseco looks to land a right hand but Corleone moved out of range.
Corleone closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Canseco is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Canseco prevents Corleone from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Canseco 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Canseco is trying to buck Corleone off.
Corleone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Canseco down.
Corleone lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canseco is not content to let Corleone control the position.
Canseco gets back to half guard.
Corleone wants to take a breather but Canseco is having none of it.
Canseco is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Corleone pulls his head out easily.
Canseco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Corleone wants to pass the guard but Canseco is defending well.
Corleone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Corleone wants to work for an arm triangle but Canseco is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Corleone trying to mount his opponent but Canseco defends it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Canseco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corleone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Corleone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Canseco throws out the jab.
Corleone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Canseco misses with an uppercut.
Canseco scores a takedown into full mount!
Canseco connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Canseco is breathing heavily.
Canseco lands with some strikes.
Canseco landing strikes from the mount.
Corleone blocking the ground and pound.
Corleone tries to lock up and control but Canseco gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Canseco misses with a head shot.
Corleone wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Canseco .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Canseco misses with a head shot.
Canseco avoids the attempt from Corleone to control.
Jose Canseco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Corleone is looking to improve his position but Canseco isn't that keen on the idea.
Canseco throwing strikes here but Corleone is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Canseco raining down shots from the mount!
Canseco pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Canseco working Corleone over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canseco is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Corleone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Canseco landing strikes from the mount.
Canseco lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Corleone hang on?
Corleone is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canseco lands a big shot there that rocks Corleone but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Corleone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Canseco lands a big elbow - Corleone is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Corleone is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jose Canseco !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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