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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Canses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean OKeefe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OKeefe has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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196 cm
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265 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Canses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean OKeefe!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canses tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but OKeefe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
OKeefe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Canses.
Nice sprawl there from OKeefe as Canses shoots in.
Canses changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. OKeefe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Canses blocks the strikes from OKeefe.
Canses taking a breather here.
OKeefe defending against the ground and pound.
OKeefe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Canses off and has taken his back!
OKeefe scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
You can see the frustration on Canses's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
OKeefe working for the choke.
I really don't envy Canses right now.
Canses rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Canses is looking for a sweep. OKeefe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OKeefe blocks the strikes from Canses.
OKeefe tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Canses.
Canses missing with punches from the bottom.
OKeefe throwing shots but Canses is blocking nicely.
Canses is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of OKeefe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take OKeefe's back!
Canses scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. OKeefe is looking for a way out.
Canses connects with a big shot to the side of OKeefe's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OKeefe trying to control but not successfully.
Canses punches OKeefe on the ear.
Canses is not going to allow OKeefe to sit and survive in this position.
Canses lands punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canses lands a shot to the body.
OKeefe is trying to remain composed but Canses is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Canses trying to control momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OKeefe is trying to stand back up.
OKeefe looks gassed!
The referee is taking a good look at OKeefe as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Canses!
Canses punishes OKeefe with strikes from the back mount.
Canses is working the ground and pound. Can OKeefe escape?
OKeefe tries to break free.
Can OKeefe hold on?! Canses is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
OKeefe covers up after that shot from Canses.
Canses is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften OKeefe up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canses has OKeefe flattened out and is raining down punches.
Canses just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
OKeefe is trying to stand back up.
OKeefe staying busy and making it hard for Canses to control.
Canses lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Canses.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Canses. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Canses scores with punches and elbows.
Canses lands punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canses lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can OKeefe hold on?!
Canses connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for OKeefe to escape the position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Canses. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Canses scores with punches and elbows.
OKeefe is trapped and Canses is scoring with shots to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Canses is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at OKeefe. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Canses has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Canses throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting OKeefe!
Canses lands a shot to the body.
Canses is working the ground and pound. Can OKeefe escape?
Canses landing with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OKeefe trying to control the hands but Canses breaks the grip.
I would not like to be OKeefe right now.
OKeefe is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Canses dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Canses clinches up against the cage.
Canses looking for a takedown.
Canses turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Canses manages to end up in side control.
OKeefe seems a little lost for a moment, as Canses dominates the positioning.
OKeefe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Canses cracks OKeefe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
OKeefe is trying to control Canses's posture but Canses avoids it.
Canses wants to lay and pray for a moment but OKeefe keeps working.
OKeefe is breathing heavily.
OKeefe taking a bit of punishment here - Canses scoring with strikes.
OKeefe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Canses in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OKeefe can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.
Canses trying to control the position but OKeefe is working away.
Canses landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Canses lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canses in side control lands a decent elbow.
OKeefe is trying to get back to half guard.
OKeefe wants to control but Canses postures up.
Canses grinds an elbow into OKeefe's temple.
Canses wants to lay and pray for a moment but OKeefe keeps working.
OKeefe is trying to control Canses's posture but Canses avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Canses stalls from top position.
Canses connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused OKeefe some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Canses working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on Canses's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Canses creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Canses working the head with strikes.
Canses lands an elbow.
Canses working the ground and pound from side control.
Canses lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear OKeefe down.
OKeefe taking punishment in the form of punches.
Canses controls the position.
OKeefe stops Canses from passing to mount.
Canses lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Canses lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OKeefe is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Canses working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canses scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canses working the head with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Canses stalls from top position.
Canses in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canses lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee asks Canses politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Canses prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Canses dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Canses has taken the fight to the clinch.
OKeefe manages to break the clinch.
Canses tries to close the distance and clinch up but OKeefe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
OKeefe cracks Canses with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab, jab by OKeefe - just one landing.
Canses will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
OKeefe tries to clinch but Canses moves out of range.
OKeefe clinches up against the cage.
OKeefe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Canses gets the underhooks and prevents it.
OKeefe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OKeefe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Canses misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
OKeefe tries to clinch but Canses moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canses shoots in looking for a takedown. OKeefe tries to sprawl out of it but Canses keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. OKeefe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Canses. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OKeefe is looking to clinch but Canses is avoiding it.
Canses gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A good leg kick by OKeefe.
OKeefe has a takedown stuffed.
OKeefe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Canses leaves OKeefe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Canses changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. OKeefe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canses lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear OKeefe down.
Canses trying to control the action but OKeefe is working from the bottom.
OKeefe takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
OKeefe is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Canses lands some shots froms side control.
OKeefe is trying to control Canses's posture but Canses avoids it.
OKeefe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canses working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
OKeefe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Canses working the ground and pound.
Canses advances to full mount.
The referee warns OKeefe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Canses working OKeefe over with strikes here.
OKeefe working to try and regain half guard.
Canses won't let OKeefe get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canses lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Canses raining down hammerfists from mount.
Canses lands with some strikes.
Canses is landing with some decent strikes but OKeefe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
OKeefe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
OKeefe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Canses wants to control the pace but OKeefe is squirming around nicely.
Canses is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OKeefe can do to turn this around?
Canses scoring with strikes but OKeefe is staying in there.
OKeefe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
OKeefe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Canses showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Canses, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Canses!
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energy
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hype
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