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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 2. Rickenbacker v.2 has chosen Back Stabber! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Salvador Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick but Cannon moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Cannon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cannon throws a head kick but Rickenbacker v.2 moves out of range.
Rickenbacker v.2 blocks a head kick by Cannon.
Cannon throws a push kick but Rickenbacker v.2 slaps the foot to one side.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a body kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cannon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cannon, pushing him back against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 pushes off an throws an elbow but Cannon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cannon is trying to pull guard but Rickenbacker v.2 turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cannon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rickenbacker v.2 smiles and moves away.
Rickenbacker v.2 keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rickenbacker v.2.
Cannon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cannon is breathing heavily.
Cannon throws a head kick that misses.
Cannon tries to work over Rickenbacker v.2's front leg with a kick but Rickenbacker v.2 checks it.
Cannon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rickenbacker v.2 fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cannon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cannon's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rickenbacker v.2 closes the distance and pushes Cannon back into the cage.
Cannon tries to pull guard but Rickenbacker v.2 holds him up against the cage and eventually Cannon drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvador Cannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cannon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cannon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores a nice knee to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 with a knee to the head.
It looks like Salvador Cannon has been cut.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a knee to the head but Cannon blocks it.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing knees to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to stall but Cannon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cannon jumps guard but Rickenbacker v.2 stands there with Cannon around his waist. Cannon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a good knee to the midsection. Cannon won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but Cannon blocks with his arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 working Cannon over with knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores a nice knee to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cannon managing to block the knees to the body from Rickenbacker v.2.
Cannon tries to pull guard but Rickenbacker v.2 won't allow it.
Cannon letting Rickenbacker v.2 take a breather here.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cannon.
Rickenbacker v.2 using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cannon is defending well for now.
Rickenbacker v.2 with a knee to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cannon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rickenbacker v.2 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cannon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cannon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rickenbacker v.2 gets to his feet. Cannon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rickenbacker v.2 connects with a high kick.
Cannon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rickenbacker v.2. That one must have hurt.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a nice head kick!
Rickenbacker v.2 clinches up against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rickenbacker v.2 effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cannon manages to break the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 pushes Cannon away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Salvador Cannon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rickenbacker v.2 has Cannon up against the cage in a clinch.
Cannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with some punches.
Cannon gets control of Rickenbacker v.2's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cannon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rickenbacker v.2 stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rickenbacker v.2 thuds his shin into the meat of Cannon's side.
Cannon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rickenbacker v.2 counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cannon is rocked!
Rickenbacker v.2 gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with the head strike.
Rickenbacker v.2 is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cannon dodges an elbow strike from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 looking to throw knees to the head but Cannon is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a knee strike.
The referee calls for Rickenbacker v.2 to work.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to stall but Cannon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rickenbacker v.2 has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rickenbacker v.2 working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rickenbacker v.2 missing with knees to the body.
Cannon jumps guard but Rickenbacker v.2 stands there with Cannon around his waist. Cannon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rickenbacker v.2 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cannon avoiding damage as Rickenbacker v.2 throws knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a knee to the head but Cannon blocks it.
Cannon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rickenbacker v.2 just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cannon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a nice shot to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cannon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvador Cannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rickenbacker v.2 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cannon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cannon blocks a body shot from Rickenbacker v.2.
Cannon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores with a knee to the head.
Cannon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cannon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land knees in the clinch but Cannon avoids the damage to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cannon avoids it.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cannon avoids it.
Cannon tries to pull guard but Rickenbacker v.2 won't allow it.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 missing with knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a good knee to the midsection. Cannon won't want to take too many of those.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cannon avoids it.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but Cannon blocks with his arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rickenbacker v.2 putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cannon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 crunches a lovely knee into Cannon's ribcage.
Rickenbacker v.2 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rickenbacker v.2 just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cannon's brow.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cannon avoids it.
Rickenbacker v.2 makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cannon wants to break free but Rickenbacker v.2 has control.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cannon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 stalling against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cannon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Salvador Cannon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Rickenbacker v.2.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rickenbacker v.2.
Cannon moves out of range of the body kick from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cannon. That did some damage!
Rickenbacker v.2 chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a head kick!
Rickenbacker v.2 moves into range and clinches up with Cannon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rickenbacker v.2 missing with knees to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 struggles to land a body shot inside as Cannon controls his hands.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a punch but it's blocked by Cannon.
Cannon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon being controlled against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to work over Cannon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rickenbacker v.2 creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cannon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rickenbacker v.2 works on Cannon's body with a couple of short punches.
Cannon blocks an uppercut.
Rickenbacker v.2 stalling.
Cannon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rickenbacker v.2 leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a knee strike.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cannon tries to pull guard but Rickenbacker v.2 won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvador Cannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but Cannon blocks with his arms.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rickenbacker v.2. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rickenbacker v.2 keeps control of Cannon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rickenbacker v.2 effectively controlling the action here.
Cannon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cannon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cannon blocks it with crossed arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a knee to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands an elbow inside.
Rickenbacker v.2 with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cannon pulls guard successfully.
Rickenbacker v.2 stands and steps away. Cannon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cannon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That kick from Rickenbacker v.2 tenderised Cannon's leg. Cannon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cannon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a front kick that sends Cannon stumbling back into the cage.
Rickenbacker v.2 gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cannon jumps guard but Rickenbacker v.2 stands there with Cannon around his waist. Cannon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cannon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rickenbacker v.2 has a couple of punches blocked by Cannon.
Rickenbacker v.2 looking to stall.
Rickenbacker v.2 lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cannon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores a nice knee to the body.
Cannon jumps guard but Rickenbacker v.2 turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Salvador Cannon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cannon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rickenbacker v.2 has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gibson Rickenbacker v.2!
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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