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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Canseco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Canseco has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Canseco !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Valentine!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canseco shoots in for a takedown but Valentine shows good takedown defense.
Canseco shoots in but Valentine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Canseco forces Valentine back against the cage and clinches.
Canseco prevents a takedown attempt there.
Valentine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Canseco wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Canseco . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Canseco has him pressed against the cage.
Canseco is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Valentine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Valentine can't get the takedown.
Valentine is trying to break the clinch but Canseco has him pressed against the cage.
Canseco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Valentine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Canseco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valentine pinned against the cage. Valentine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Canseco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valentine swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canseco fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Valentine sprawls well initially but Canseco persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Canseco looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Valentine wants to get back to his feet.
Canseco is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canseco is breathing heavily.
Canseco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine wants to get back to full guard.
Valentine regains full guard. Nicely done.
Canseco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Valentine throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Valentine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Canseco fails to land the takedown.
Valentine with a poor takedown
and Canseco counters with a nice double leg into side control. Valentine won't be happy with that.
Canseco wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Valentine, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Valentine struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Canseco 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Valentine is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Canseco 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Canseco 's back!
Canseco looking very determined here, making life difficult for Valentine.
Valentine punishes Canseco with strikes from the back mount.
Will Valentine go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Valentine is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Canseco is defending well though. Valentine let's go of the attempt for now.
A lull in the action here.
Canseco tries to roll but Valentine sticks to his back.
Valentine has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Canseco has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Canseco tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Canseco might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canseco is desperately trying to improve his position but Valentine has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is working for a guillotine from mount but Canseco frees his head quite easily.
Valentine throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Canseco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Valentine prevents Canseco from getting the reversal.
Canseco avoids a series of strikes thrown by Valentine.
Valentine throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Valentine lands a big shot there that rocks Canseco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Valentine can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Canseco is looking to escape.
Valentine throwing strikes here but Canseco is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Canseco avoids a series of strikes thrown by Valentine.
Valentine looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Canseco manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Canseco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Valentine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Canseco 's head.
That's four 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.
Valentine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Canseco does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Canseco actively working from the bottom here.
Canseco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Valentine.
Canseco looking for submissions off his back.
Canseco is pressing down on Valentine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Canseco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Valentine is trying to stand up here but Canseco is controlling him well.
Canseco looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Valentine taking some punishment here, with Canseco in his half guard.
Canseco moves nicely into side control.
Valentine is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Canseco cracks Valentine with a big right hand but Valentine just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Valentine regains half guard.
Valentine is looking for a sweep. Canseco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Canseco slips a nice elbow through Valentine's hands, connecting with Valentine's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Canseco dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Canseco fails with the takedown.
Valentine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Canseco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valentine pinned against the cage. Valentine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Canseco scores a takedown into full mount!
Canseco working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Canseco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Valentine looks a forlorn figure.
Canseco goes for an armbar but Valentine turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Valentine.
Valentine drops back looking for a leg! Canseco is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Canseco manages to kick Valentine off! Valentine jumps back into Canseco 's guard.
Canseco throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canseco is looking for a triangle but Valentine pushes his legs off easily.
Valentine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Canseco works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Valentine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Valentine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Valentine stopping the sweep attempt from Canseco .
Valentine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Canseco is keeping the position for now.
Valentine stopping the sweep attempt from Canseco .
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Valentine lands a head kick. Canseco smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jose Canseco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Canseco but Canseco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Valentine darts in trying to clinch
and Canseco holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine drops down looking for an ankle pick but Canseco pulls his leg out and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Valentine or perhaps it was just good defense by Canseco which made him look bad.
Jose Canseco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Valentine.
Canseco shoots in and drives through. Valentine sprawls well.
Valentine lands a high kick!
Valentine shoots in looking for a takedown. Canseco tries to sprawl out of it but Valentine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Canseco manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Canseco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Valentine as he avoids it easily.
Valentine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Canseco shoots for a double leg takedown but Valentine sprawls well. He's pushed Canseco 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Valentine lands a head kick!
Canseco avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canseco closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Canseco lands in his opponent's guard.
Canseco is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Canseco postures up in Valentine's guard and throws a big left but Valentine blocks it.
Valentine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Valentine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Canseco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Valentine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Canseco landing some decent shots from guard.
Canseco lands a couple of elbows.
Canseco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jose Canseco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Canseco drops back looking for a leg! Valentine is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Valentine manages to kick Canseco off! Canseco jumps back into Valentine's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is looking to stand up but Canseco isn't so interested in that idea.
Valentine working a defensive guard here.
Canseco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Canseco looking to pass the guard.
Valentine scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Canseco .
Valentine doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Canseco moves into the clinch.
Canseco has clasped his hands together around Valentine's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canseco working the body and head with strikes.
Canseco lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Canseco advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Canseco dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Canseco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Valentine tries to avoid it but Canseco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Valentine to the ground. Valentine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Canseco or perhaps it was just good defense by Valentine which made him look bad.
Canseco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valentine swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Canseco . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canseco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valentine as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Canseco . No joy for Valentine on that attempt.
Valentine lands with a kick to the temple. Canseco shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Valentine shoots in but Canseco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Canseco shoots for a double leg takedown but Valentine sprawls well. He's pushed Canseco 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Canseco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Valentine's waist but Valentine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Canseco off to one side.
Valentine lands with a nice combination. Canseco backs away looking to recover.
Valentine throws a combination. Canseco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Canseco circles away.
Valentine shoots in for a double leg but Canseco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valentine drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Valentine decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Canseco is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Valentine clinches but Canseco breaks the clinch
and Canseco counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Canseco .
Canseco stands up over Valentine, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Valentine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Valentine is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Canseco is just riding it out for now. Valentine eventually gives up the hold.
Canseco moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Valentine is looking to work some ground and pound but Canseco has wrist control.
Canseco looking for a sweep. Not yet Canseco , not yet.
Canseco has his foot on Valentine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Valentine works his way back into a safe position though.
Valentine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Canseco is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valentine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Valentine thows a big elbow that misses.
Canseco looking for a sweep. Not yet Canseco , not yet.
Valentine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Canseco fails with the takedown.
Valentine lands with a nice combination. Canseco backs away looking to recover.
Canseco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Canseco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valentine swivels and escapes.
Valentine moves into the clinch successfully.
Valentine tries for a takedown. No joy.
Valentine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine wants to get back to striking at distance but Canseco won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine prevents the takedown attempt.
Canseco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Valentine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Valentine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Canseco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Valentine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Valentine wants to break free but Canseco has control.
Valentine is looking to break free of the clinch but Canseco has double underhooks.
Canseco has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Valentine is trying to keep an underhook but Canseco manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Canseco working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Canseco slips a nice elbow through Valentine's hands, connecting with Valentine's forehead.
Canseco working the head and body with strikes.
Canseco winds up and cracks Valentine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Valentine pushes Canseco off and gets back to his feet.
Valentine lands with a slapping head kick.
Canseco fails to land the takedown.
Valentine clinches up with Canseco and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine prevents the takedown attempt.
Valentine tries to break the clinch but Canseco is controlling the position.
Valentine is fighting off a takedown attempt but Canseco is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Valentine to the mat. Valentine regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Canseco throws a strike but Valentine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Canseco wants to sweep here but Valentine controlling him for the moment.
Canseco is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Valentine has his hands clasped together but Canseco extends an breaks Valentine's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Canseco .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Canseco !
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RATING
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