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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Canseco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Canseco !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Canseco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shamrock shoots in looking for a takedown. Canseco tries to sprawl out of it but Shamrock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Canseco manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jose Canseco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock gets caught flat footed, as Canseco shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Canseco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shamrock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shamrock is trying to control the position but Canseco postures up.
Canseco stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Canseco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Canseco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Canseco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Canseco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Canseco scores with a shot to the side of Shamrock's head.
Canseco 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canseco lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Steve Shamrock has been cut.
Canseco moves into the clinch.
Shamrock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Canseco manages to break the clinch.
Shamrock tries a low kick but Canseco avoids it.
Canseco throws a right and a left that Shamrock avoids nicely.
Canseco closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Canseco lands in his opponent's guard.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Shamrock has a closed guard, preventing Canseco from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Canseco wants to stand but Shamrock has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Shamrock throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Canseco stands and steps away. Shamrock gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Canseco has Shamrock up against the cage in a clinch.
Canseco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good body shot from Canseco .
Canseco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Canseco bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shamrock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco decides to stand back up.
Canseco looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Canseco wants to take a breather but Shamrock is having none of it.
Canseco tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Canseco stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
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!
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Canseco clinches.
Canseco leaning his opponent against the cage.
Canseco breaks from the clinch.
Canseco drives through and clinches with Shamrock against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Canseco .
Canseco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canseco has managed to clinch.
Canseco breaks from the clinch.
Canseco pushes Shamrock up against the cage in a clinch.
Canseco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Canseco clinches up with Shamrock and pushes him back against the cage.
Canseco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Canseco throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Canseco feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shamrock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Canseco wants to stand and escape but instead Shamrock has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Shamrock prevents Canseco from getting back to his feet.
Shamrock pushing down on Canseco 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shamrock is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shamrock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Canseco 's head.
Shamrock thows a huge punch but Canseco dodges it nicely.
Canseco is trying to stand.
Canseco makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canseco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Canseco manages to break the clinch.
Canseco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Canseco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Canseco instigates a clinch.
Shamrock has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Canseco is trying to keep an underhook but Shamrock manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canseco tries to kick Shamrock off but Shamrock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shamrock passes to full mount!
Canseco is desperately trying to improve his position but Shamrock has a good base and remains in mount.
Canseco is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Shamrock working for a guillotine from mount but Canseco is in no mood to give up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Canseco tries to buck Shamrock off but he can't manage it.
Canseco is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Canseco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Shamrock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Canseco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shamrock needs to keep his hands up - Canseco had a free shot at his head there.
Canseco rushes Shamrock and presses him up against the cage.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Canseco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Canseco working Shamrock over with knees to the body.
Canseco manages to break the clinch.
Canseco darts in and clinches Shamrock up against the cage.
Canseco breaks the clinch.
Shamrock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Canseco is able to avoid easily.
Canseco moves into the clinch.
Canseco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Canseco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Canseco circles away quickly and effectively.
Canseco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Canseco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canseco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Canseco is leaning against Shamrock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shamrock taking a breather.
Canseco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Canseco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Canseco lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Canseco throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Canseco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Canseco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Canseco lands a hook that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Canseco breaks from the clinch.
Canseco moves into the clinch.
Canseco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shamrock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Canseco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Canseco rushes Shamrock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Canseco breaks the clinch.
Canseco moves into the clinch.
Canseco lands a left hand.
Canseco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shamrock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Canseco .
Canseco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
Shamrock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Canseco counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Canseco .
Shamrock letting Canseco take a breather here.
Canseco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamrock's face.
Canseco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock misses with a head kick.
Canseco pushes Shamrock up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canseco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Canseco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Canseco jabs Shamrock right on the nose. Shamrock blinks but takes it well.
Canseco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Canseco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Canseco misses.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Canseco .
Canseco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shamrock circles away quickly and effectively.
Canseco instigates a clinch.
Canseco tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
Canseco taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Canseco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Canseco 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Canseco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Shamrock regains half guard.
Canseco is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canseco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canseco tries to stand but can't do so whilst Shamrock controls his leg.
Shamrock manages to get to full guard.
Canseco would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Canseco stopping the sweep attempt from Shamrock.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Canseco misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Canseco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Shamrock'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Canseco swinging wilding here.
Canseco takes the fight into the clinch.
Canseco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Canseco breaks the clinch.
Canseco clinches up against the cage.
Jose Canseco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Canseco breaks the clinch.
Shamrock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Canseco instigates a clinch.
Canseco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Canseco takes the fight into the clinch.
Canseco lands an elbow just above Shamrock 's eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Canseco 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Canseco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Canseco .
Canseco lands an elbow just above Shamrock 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canseco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Canseco lands a left hand.
Canseco slowing the pace effectively.
Shamrock tries for a takedown but Canseco manages to get underhooks.
Canseco lands a right hand.
Canseco lands an elbow inside.
Canseco tries to land a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks with his arms.
Canseco manages to break the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Shamrock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Canseco drives through with a takedown into guard.
Canseco stands up from Shamrock's guard - Canseco perhaps looking for a knockout.
Canseco wants to clinch up but Shamrock keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shamrock looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Canseco has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Canseco drives through and clinches with Shamrock against the cage.
Canseco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Canseco prevents Shamrock from breaking the clinch.
Canseco breaks the clinch.
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Canseco gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canseco tries to stand but can't do so whilst Shamrock controls his leg.
Shamrock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canseco trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Shamrock has a closed guard, preventing Canseco from standing up.
Jose Canseco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Canseco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shamrock is keeping the position for now.
Canseco has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shamrock is proving hard to escape from.
Shamrock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Canseco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Canseco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Canseco throws a shot to the body.
Shamrock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shamrock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Canseco scores with a nice right hand.
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.
Canseco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Canseco closes the distance and clinches.
Canseco is pressed up against the cage. Shamrock has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Canseco down to the mat. Canseco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shamrock gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shamrock working for a triangle but Canseco defends it easily.
Steve Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Canseco wants to stand but Shamrock is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canseco stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Canseco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Canseco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Canseco 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Canseco !
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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