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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Canseco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Jose Canseco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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212 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pacman Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Canseco !
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canseco thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
Canseco closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
Barnes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barnes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Canseco is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Barnes to the mat. Barnes regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Canseco trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes wants to stand up but Canseco is controlling him.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Canseco on the ground.
Canseco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Canseco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Canseco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Canseco is looking to work some ground and pound but Barnes has wrist control.
Canseco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canseco lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Canseco sitting in guard here, content to control.
Canseco wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canseco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Canseco is looking to work some ground and pound but Barnes has wrist control.
Canseco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Canseco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnes is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canseco is in close to Barnes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barnes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Canseco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Canseco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Canseco is looking to pass into half guard but Barnes pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Barnes is in guard.
Canseco pushes Barnes off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Canseco throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Canseco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Barnes finds it's way through Canseco 's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canseco looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Canseco manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barnes on his heels. He'll look to pass Barnes's guard now, I'm sure.
Canseco wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
Canseco wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Canseco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Canseco wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Canseco looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canseco throwing strikes but missing.
Canseco sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barnes's guard.
Nice strikes from Canseco there.
Canseco trying to control from half guard but Barnes is working away.
Canseco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Canseco thows a huge punch but Barnes dodges it nicely.
Canseco is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Canseco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Canseco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Canseco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canseco stalling.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Canseco slips a nice elbow through Barnes's hands, connecting with Barnes's forehead.
Barnes trying to control but Canseco postures up.
Canseco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Canseco throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Barnes to regain full guard.
Canseco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Canseco wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Canseco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Canseco dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Canseco 's leg but Canseco calmly moves out of range.
Canseco misses with a straight right.
Canseco scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Canseco .
Canseco has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Canseco lands a big shot there that rocks Barnes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Canseco landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canseco scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barnes is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Canseco ! Barnes is hurt baaadly! Canseco is firing away with more strikes - Barnes is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Canseco !
After the fight, Jose Canseco was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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