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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Starker (ranked 1389 p4p, 5225 weight class) and Jose Canseco (ranked 159 p4p, 490 weight class). Starker's entrance music is Catrin O'Neill - Ar Lan Y Mor. A fine choice. Canseco has chosen Tool - Fear Inoculum as his entrance music. Jose Canseco will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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12 - 27 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Starker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Canseco !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starker instigates a clinch.
Starker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jose Canseco has been cut.
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.
Canseco can't break the clinch.
A short left from Starker.
Starker lands an elbow inside.
Canseco breaks the clinch.
Starker 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.
Canseco cracks a nice hook into Starker's ribs.
Canseco throws a series of punches but Starker moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Canseco . Those never looked like landing.
Canseco misses with the combination.
Canseco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Starker at a distance.
Canseco dodges the punch combination from Starker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starker has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canseco .
Starker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Starker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canseco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canseco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Starker has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starker swings wildly with an uppercut but Canseco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canseco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Canseco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Starker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Canseco 's defenses.
Starker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Starker blocks an uppercut.
Canseco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Starker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Canseco .
Starker throws a right and a left that Canseco avoids nicely.
Starker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Canseco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Starker circles away quickly and effectively.
Starker is looking to clinch.
Starker moves in looking to clinch but Canseco pushes him off.
Starker clinches.
Starker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Canseco blocks an elbow strike from Starker.
Canseco tries to break the clinch but Starker is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Starker.
That has opened up Jose Canseco 's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canseco tries to circle away but Starker has him pinned against the cage.
Starker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Canseco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Canseco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Canseco tries to break the clinch but Starker is controlling the position.
Canseco wants to break free but Starker has control.
Starker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Canseco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starker.
Starker throws a punch but it's blocked by Canseco .
Canseco is looking to break free of the clinch but Starker has double underhooks.
Starker lands a nice elbow.
Starker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Canseco has had enough of the clinch but Starker keeps him there for the moment.
Canseco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Canseco 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Starker throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Starker.
The cut above Jose Canseco 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Starker misses with a knee to the head.
Canseco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Starker backwards.
Starker lands a big left hand right to the temple and Canseco goes down!
Canseco is rocked!
Starker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Canseco doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Starker.
Canseco is still in real trouble! Can Starker finish him?
Starker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Canseco has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starker stands up from half guard.
Canseco seems to have recovered his senses.
Starker tries to clinch there but Canseco circles away.
Starker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Starker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Canseco misses with a few strikes there.
We've been told by Starker's head coaches at Intergalactic Guerrilla Boxing that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Canseco blocks the leg kick.
Starker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canseco .
Starker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Canseco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Canseco scores with a shot to the body.
Starker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Canseco throws a counter combo.
Canseco stuns Starker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Canseco fails to land with a series of punches.
Starker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Canseco misses with a series of wild punches.
Good work by Canseco as he checks the leg kick.
Canseco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body punch from Canseco .
Canseco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Starker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Canseco throws a counter combo.
Canseco misses with a wild body shot.
Canseco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Canseco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Starker tries to clinch but Canseco moves out of range.
A low kick from Starker misses
and Canseco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Canseco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Donk. Canseco catches Starker right on the button with a cross.
Starker throws a leg kick
and Canseco counters with a two punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Canseco .
Canseco misses with a two punch combination.
Starker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Canseco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Canseco has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Canseco throws a right hand that Starker ducks under and follows up with a left that Starker also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canseco misses with a series of wild punches.
Starker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Starker throws a front kick aimed at Canseco 's knee but Canseco avoids it well.
A cross from Canseco lands.
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 Paul Starker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Canseco 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Canseco throws a series of punches but Starker moves out of range.
Starker throws a big counter combination but Canseco scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Canseco throws a body punch but Starker moves out of range.
Starker tries to clinch but Canseco is having none of it.
Starker throws a leg kick but Canseco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paul Starker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Canseco misses with a double jab.
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Canseco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Starker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Starker slips a jab and a cross from Canseco .
Canseco misses with a double jab.
Starker tries a low kick but Canseco avoids it.
Starker tries to clinch there but Canseco circles away.
Canseco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Canseco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starker was well out of range. Poor timing from Canseco .
A combination from Canseco does no damage.
Starker is looking to clinch.
Starker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starker prevents Canseco from breaking the clinch.
Starker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canseco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Starker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Canseco 's defenses.
Starker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Canseco backwards.
Canseco is trying to break the clinch but Starker has him pressed against the cage.
Starker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Canseco is trying to break free.
Canseco wants to get back to striking at distance but Starker won't allow it.
Starker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Canseco takes an elbow to the temple.
Canseco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Canseco is breathing heavily.
Canseco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Starker throws a punch but it's blocked by Canseco .
A short right from Canseco on the inside.
Starker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Canseco backwards.
A short right from Starker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canseco .
Starker misses with an elbow strike.
Starker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starker has a couple of punches blocked by Canseco .
Canseco tries to circle away but Starker has him pinned against the cage.
Starker misses with a punch on the inside.
Canseco can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco is looking to break free of the clinch but Starker has double underhooks.
Canseco wants to get back to striking at distance but Starker won't allow it.
Starker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Canseco tries to break the clinch but Starker is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canseco .
Starker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Canseco 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Canseco is trying to force a seperation but Starker has the dominant position.
Starker lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Starker.
Jose Canseco 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Starker has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Canseco can't break the clinch.
Starker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Starker creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Canseco with a big uppercut! Canseco tries to clinch up but Starker pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Canseco to the mat! Canseco covers up and Starker unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul Starker!
Paul Starker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Jose Canseco stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fucking CTE'.
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