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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Canon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Canon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Matos!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Canon.
Matos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Canon throws a hook but Matos blocks it.
Matos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Canon but Canon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Canon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Canon.
Canon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canon stuffs the takedown.
Matos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chuck Canon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Matos.
Canon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chuck Canon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Canon throws a series of punches but Matos moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Canon swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from Canon misses.
Canon misses with a series of wild punches.
Good shot there by Canon.
Matos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Canon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Matos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Canon is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Matos.
Matos looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canon misses with a body kick.
Canon connects with a jab.
Canon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matos at a distance.
Chuck Canon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canon lands a nice shot to the body.
Matos moves out of range of the body kick from Canon.
No joy there for Canon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Canon throws a head kick that misses.
Matos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Canon tries to bum rush Matos with a series of wild strikes but Matos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Canon lands a jab-cross combination.
Matos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Canon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Canon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Canon lands with a hook. Matos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Canon lands a nice shot to the body.
Canon throws a series of punches but Matos moves out of range.
Canon misses with a series of wild punches.
Canon scores with a three punch combo!
Matos dodges the punch combination from Canon.
Matos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Canon.
A nice combination there by Canon.
A punch lands to the side of Matos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Canon looks for the body kick but Matos saw that one coming.
Canon throws a nice looking combination but Matos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Canon is working the combinations to good effect here.
Canon looks to land a combination. Matos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Canon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canon throws a series of punches but Matos avoids them all with ease.
Canon misses with a few strikes there.
Canon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Canon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Canon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matos moves out of range of the body kick.
Canon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from Canon misses.
Canon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matos slips a jab and a cross from Canon.
A left and a right from Canon both land. Nice combination.
Canon lands a nice shot to the body.
Matos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Canon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matos backs up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Canon misses.
Canon scores with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Canon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Canon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Canon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matos backs up against the cage.
Canon stuffs the takedown attempt from Matos. Matos gets slowly back to his feet.
Matos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Canon as he jumps to the side.
Matos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Canon pinned against the cage. Canon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chuck Canon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Matos.
Canon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Canon scores with a decent looking hook.
Canon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Canon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Canon misses with the combination.
Matos is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Canon scores with a three punch combo!
Canon throws a combination. Matos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Canon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Canon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Canon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matos circles away quickly and effectively.
A left lands for Canon.
A punch combination from Canon misses.
Canon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matos backs up against the cage.
Canon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Canon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matos circles away quickly and effectively.
Canon scores with a one two! Matos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos dodges the punch combination from Canon.
Canon stuffs the takedown attempt from Matos. Matos gets slowly back to his feet.
Canon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Canon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Matos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Canon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Left hook, right uppercut from Canon.
Some wild striking there from Canon.
Matos slips a jab and a cross from Canon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canon misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Canon misses.
Canon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Canon throws a series of punches but Matos avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Canon.
Canon connects with the punch.
Matos shoots in but Canon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Canon throws a combination. Matos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Canon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Matos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Canon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canon throws a series of punches but Matos avoids them all with ease.
Matos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice takedown defense from Canon. No joy for Matos on that attempt.
No joy there for Canon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matos dodges the punch combination from Canon.
Canon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matos checks a low kick from Canon.
Canon throws a combination. Matos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Danga de danga de dang - Canon scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Canon.
Chuck Canon is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Canon misses.
Matos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Canon dominated that second round.
That's time! Canon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Canon scores with a three punch combo!
Canon looks to land a combination but Matos avoids it well.
Canon cracks Matos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matos shoots in for a double leg but Canon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matos blocks a low kick nicely.
No joy there for Canon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matos fails with the takedown.
Matos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Canon lands a really nice looking cross but Matos seems unphased.
A combination from Canon does no damage.
Canon tries to score with a low kick but Matos moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Canon finds it's way round the side to connect with Matos's head.
Canon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Canon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Canon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matos slips a jab and a cross from Canon.
Canon misses with a few strikes there.
Matos blocks a leg kick.
Canon fails to land with a series of punches.
Canon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matos. Matos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matos closes the distance and clinches up with Canon, looking for a takedown. Matos pushes Canon against the cage but Canon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chuck Canon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Matos.
Canon misses with a low kick.
Canon misses with a double jab.
Canon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Canon swinging wilding here.
Canon misses with a head kick.
Matos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Canon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Canon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Canon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matos has time to react.
Canon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Canon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canon misses with a few strikes there.
Matos has a takedown stuffed.
Canon lands a two punch combo.
Canon throws a series of punches but Matos avoids them all with ease.
Matos tries to close the distance and clinch but Canon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Canon scores with a shot to the body.
Canon lands a jab.
Canon lands with a straight right. Matos didn't see that one coming.
Canon lands a nice looking body shot.
Canon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Canon misses with a series of wild punches.
Chuck Canon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Canon misses with a double jab.
Canon lands a nice looking body shot.
Canon throws a series of punches but Matos moves out of range.
Canon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Canon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Canon misses with a series of wild punches.
Canon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Canon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rodrigo Matos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Canon throws a sloppy head kick and Matos moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Canon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Canon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Canon!
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