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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Foot (ranked 1485 p4p, 157 weight class) and Jose Canseco (ranked 3966 p4p, 355 weight class). Canseco has chosen Death Grips - Lil boy as his entrance music. Chief Foot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Foot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Canseco !
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foot tries to clinch but Canseco is having none of it.
Foot takes the fight into the clinch.
Canseco is trying to force a seperation but Foot has the dominant position.
Canseco avoiding damage as Foot throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foot.
Canseco swings wildly with an uppercut but Foot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Canseco 's efforts to push away.
Canseco is trying to break the clinch but Foot is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foot prevents Canseco from breaking the clinch.
Canseco managing to block the knees to the body from Foot.
Canseco tries to break free but Foot pushes him back against the cage.
Foot prevents Canseco from breaking the clinch.
I was talking to Foot's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Canseco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Canseco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Foot takes a shot to the head.
Canseco tries to break free but Foot pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Canseco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Canseco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Canseco fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foot.
Canseco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Canseco is trying to stall.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Canseco has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Foot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foot misses with some punches.
Canseco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Canseco is trying to break free.
Foot working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco manages to break the clinch.
Foot is looking to clinch.
Foot tries to clinch there but Canseco circles away.
Foot rushes Canseco and presses him up against the cage.
Canseco is trying to break the clinch but Foot is controlling him.
Canseco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foot has Canseco pressed against the cage, preventing Canseco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Foot prevents Canseco from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Canseco has a couple of punches blocked by Foot.
Canseco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foot working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Canseco 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Canseco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foot trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canseco .
Canseco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Canseco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Canseco blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Canseco 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Canseco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Canseco lands an uppercut.
Foot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Canseco s head.
A nice left hand lands by Canseco .
Canseco tries to circle away but Foot has him pinned against the cage.
Canseco has a couple of punches blocked by Foot.
Canseco is trying to force a seperation but Foot has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Foot as Canseco tries to tie him up.
Canseco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foot.
A head punch on the inside from Foot fails to land.
Canseco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Canseco working hard to break the clinch.
Canseco is trying to break the clinch but Foot is controlling him.
A short right from Foot on the inside.
Canseco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canseco .
Canseco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foot throws a punch but it's blocked by Canseco .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice left hand lands by Foot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canseco managing to block the knees to the body from Foot.
Canseco misses with some punches.
Foot throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chief Foot will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Foot wants to clinch but Canseco slips to the side
and Canseco counters with a straight right hand.
Foot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Canseco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Canseco on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Foot moves into the clinch.
Foot working aggressively here.
Canseco is trying to force a seperation but Foot has the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Canseco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canseco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Foot.
Canseco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Canseco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foot lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foot trying to land knees to the body.
Foot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Canseco 's efforts to push away.
Canseco is trying to push Foot away but Foot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chief Foot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Canseco misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foot.
Canseco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Canseco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foot has Canseco pressed against the cage, preventing Canseco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Foot tries to land knees in the clinch but Canseco avoids the damage to the body.
Foot keeps control of Canseco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Canseco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Canseco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foot.
Canseco misses with the head strike.
Foot lands a right hand.
Canseco is trying to push Foot away but Foot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco tries to break the clinch but Foot is controlling the position.
Foot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Canseco 's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Canseco .
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Canseco lands a right hand.
Canseco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Canseco misses with a punch on the inside.
Canseco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Foot scores with a shoulder strike.
Foot keeps control of Canseco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Canseco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Canseco .
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!
Foot misses with the head strike.
Canseco has had enough of the clinch but Foot keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Canseco backwards.
Canseco is trying to break the clinch but Foot has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foot.
Canseco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Foot is keeping busy.
Canseco throws a punch but it's blocked by Foot.
Canseco is looking to break free of the clinch but Foot has double underhooks.
Canseco can't break the clinch.
Canseco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foot has him pressed against the cage.
Canseco has a couple of punches blocked by Foot.
Canseco tries to break free but Foot pushes him back against the cage.
Canseco is trying to break the clinch but Foot is controlling him.
Canseco can't find room to land a body shot as Foot controls the action.
Canseco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canseco wants to get back to striking at distance but Foot won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Foot throws a head punch that misses.
Foot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canseco is trying to break free.
Canseco tries to break free but Foot pushes him back against the cage.
Canseco lands with a light punch inside.
Canseco tries to break the clinch but Foot is controlling the position.
Foot throws a head punch that misses.
Canseco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Canseco fails to land.
Foot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Canseco is looking to break free of the clinch but Foot has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foot.
Canseco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foot's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jose Canseco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Foot is looking to clinch.
Foot pushes Canseco up against the cage in a clinch.
Foot missing with knees to the body.
Canseco tries to break free but Foot pushes him back against the cage.
Foot has Canseco pressed against the cage, preventing Canseco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Canseco tries to break the clinch but Foot is controlling the position.
Foot misses with some punches.
Canseco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Canseco is trying to break free.
Foot misses with a punch on the inside.
Foot lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canseco 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Foot blocks an uppercut.
Canseco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foot has him pressed against the cage.
Canseco working hard to break the clinch.
Foot has Canseco pressed against the cage, preventing Canseco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canseco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Canseco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Canseco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Canseco working aggressively here.
Foot throws a head punch that misses.
Foot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Canseco can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foot.
Canseco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Canseco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Canseco pushes Foot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Canseco wants to get back to striking at distance but Foot won't allow it.
Canseco has a couple of punches blocked by Foot.
Foot blocking some punches.
Canseco working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Canseco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Foot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Canseco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Canseco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Foot is keeping busy.
Foot has a couple of punches blocked by Canseco .
Canseco is trying to break the clinch but Foot has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Canseco fails to land.
Foot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Canseco 's efforts to push away.
Foot throws a punch but it's blocked by Canseco .
Canseco has had enough of the clinch but Foot keeps him there for the moment.
Foot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foot throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canseco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Canseco blocking some punches.
Canseco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Canseco tries to break the clinch but Foot is controlling the position.
Canseco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Canseco is trying to break free.
Canseco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Canseco misses with the head strike.
Foot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foot prevents Canseco from breaking the clinch.
Foot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Canseco swings wildly with an uppercut but Foot uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Foot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foot misses with a punch on the inside.
Foot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Canseco tries to break the clinch but Foot is controlling the position.
Foot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Canseco can't break the clinch.
Foot prevents Canseco from breaking the clinch.
Canseco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foot wants to clinch but Canseco slips to the side
and Canseco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Canseco lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Foot backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foot tries to clinch up.
Canseco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Foot tries to clinch up
and Canseco counters with a right hand to the body.
Foot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jose Canseco .
I think Canseco has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Canseco !
Jose Canseco decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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