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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Canses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Canses is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pat Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Canses!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall tries to clinch up.
Canses closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Marshall tries to buck Canses off but Canses is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Marshall is working hard here to advance position.
Canses grinds an elbow into Marshall's temple.
Canses lands a decent elbow from side control.
Marshall on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marshall tries to get out of the position.
Canses is chipping away with strikes.
Marshall takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall is working to avoid the ground and pound but Canses connects with a decent elbow.
Canses tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Canses throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
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Marshall takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Marshall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Canses on the ground.
Canses passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Marshall!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall working to try and regain half guard.
Marshall tries to hold on but Canses pushes him away.
Canses has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marshall's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canses lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Canses fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Canses prevents Marshall from getting the reversal.
Canses postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Marshall looks a forlorn figure.
Canses is landing with some decent strikes but Marshall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Canses lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marshall is working to get back to half guard.
Canses pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall tries to hold on but Canses postures up.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Canses.
Canses lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Canses connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marshall is looking to improve his position but Canses isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canses is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marshall can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Canses working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Canses unloading with bombs!
Marshall tries to reverse the position but Canses maintains control.
Canses in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Canses is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marshall can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Marshall taking shots to the head.
Canses should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Canses scoring with strikes but Marshall is staying in there.
Marshall wants to hold on but Canses pushes him away.
Canses has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marshall is looking to get to half guard.
Canses with the ground and pound from mount.
Marshall really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Canses with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall can't escape the position.
Canses pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Marshall is desperately trying to improve his position but Canses has a good base and remains in mount.
Marshall takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Marshall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Canses lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marshall hang on?
Marshall is wriggling around trying to escape.
Canses lands a heavy elbow.
Canses landing strikes from the mount.
Canses lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Canses sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
A nice elbow there by Canses.
Marshall tries to hold on but Canses pushes him away.
Canses landing strikes from the mount and Marshall is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marshall tries to lock up and control but Canses gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Canses unloading with bombs!
Canses landing strikes from the mount.
Marshall avoids a series of strikes thrown by Canses.
Canses fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Marshall avoids a series of strikes thrown by Canses.
Marshall is looking to get to half guard.
Canses postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Marshall looks a forlorn figure.
Marshall wants to control but Canses is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Canses landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Canses dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marshall drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Canses is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Marshall's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Marshall working Canses over with strikes.
Marshall is looking to advance position but Canses won't allow it.
Canses is looking for a sweep. Marshall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Canses tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Marshall is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Marshall blocks the strikes from Canses.
Canses tries to roll over but Marshall keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Canses as he jumps to the side.
Marshall scores a takedown into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canses is squirming around, avoiding Marshall's attempts to control the action.
Canses gets back to half guard.
Canses wants to get back to full guard.
Marshall tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Canses is refusing to be controlled, as Marshall sits in half guard.
Marshall prevents Canses from improving his position.
Marshall is looking to take a break and control but Canses is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Canses is looking to improve his position.
Canses flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Canses missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marshall drives through with a takedown into guard.
Canses looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marshall is one step ahead there.
Marshall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marshall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marshall trying to control the position from guard on top but Canses is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Canses scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Canses lands a decent shot there.
Canses looking for a sweep. Not yet Canses, not yet.
Marshall trying to control but Canses is working from the bottom.
Marshall showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marshall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Canses. No joy for Marshall on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Canses drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Canses postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Canses preventing the sweep.
Marshall pulls Canses in close to prevent any damage.
Canses postures up.
Canses working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marshall is adopting a defensive guard.
Marshall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Canses is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canses postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Canses working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Canses working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marshall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Canses is one step ahead there.
Marshall managing to control the position.
Canses is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Canses throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marshall bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Canses tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Marshall dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Canses tries to clinch up but Marshall circles away and keeps his distance.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Canses as he jumps to the side.
Marshall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but Canses shows good takedown defense.
Canses drives through with a takedown into guard.
Canses postures up in Marshall's guard and throws a big left but Marshall blocks it.
Canses throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marshall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marshall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marshall keeping full guard, as Canses tries to pass.
Canses working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Canses accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Canses preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Canses looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Marshall!
Canses lands with some strikes.
Rob Canses has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Canses connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Canses throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Marshall wants to control but Canses is having none of it.
Marshall can't escape the position.
Canses scoring with strikes but Marshall is staying in there.
Canses scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marshall?
Canses misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Canses landing strikes, looking to finish!
Marshall tries to reverse the position but Canses maintains control.
Canses lands a nice shot to the head.
Marshall is working to get back to half guard.
Canses working Marshall over with strikes here.
Marshall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Canses with a couple of short strikes.
Canses thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Marshall really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Canses looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Marshall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Canses.
Marshall is trying desperately to improve position.
Canses punishing his opponent with strikes.
Marshall wants to hold on but Canses pushes him away.
Marshall is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canses working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Marshall is bucking up trying to escape but Canses cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Canses throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Canses looking to finish with strikes here!
Canses looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Canses there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Canses thowing shots but they're missing.
Marshall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Canses is landing with some decent strikes but Marshall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Canses tries to push Marshall's head away but Marshall is holding on tight.
Marshall tries to hold on but Canses pushes him away.
Canses scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Marshall wants to control but Canses is having none of it.
Canses lands a heavy elbow.
Marshall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Canses.
Canses working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Canses working the ground and pound effectively.
Marshall is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Canses comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Canses 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Canses!
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