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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shazaam McDaniels (ranked 2865 p4p, 307 weight class) and Jose Canseco (ranked 1647 p4p, 206 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Canseco 's choice of entrance music: Death Grips - Lil boy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 cm
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232 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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193 cm
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240 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shazaam McDaniels! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 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! McDaniels misses with a looping right. Canseco has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McDaniels is landing a low percentage of strikes. Canseco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from McDaniels.
Canseco steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McDaniels. McDaniels misses with a body punch
letting Canseco counter with a right hand. McDaniels misses with a looping left. Canseco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDaniels. McDaniels throws an off balance right hand
and Canseco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. McDaniels looks to throw the jab but Canseco is out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Canseco ! But no joy. McDaniels misses with a few strikes there.
McDaniels staying out of range there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice cross by Canseco . McDaniels lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Canseco backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! McDaniels throws out a loose jab but Canseco uses good head movement to avoid it. Canseco wants to counter the offense by McDaniels and move into the clinch position. McDaniels throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Canseco counters with a nice body shot. McDaniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Canseco moves out of range as McDaniels strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. McDaniels throws a left and a right that both miss
and Canseco counters with a right hand to the body. A telegraphed right hand from McDaniels misses the target. McDaniels throws a nice looking combination but Canseco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Canseco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McDaniels's head. McDaniels takes one on the button. Canseco avoids the body shot from McDaniels.
McDaniels throws a right hand that Canseco ducks under and follows up with a left that Canseco also avoids with ease. McDaniels throws the left hand but Canseco avoids the punch easily. McDaniels misses with a hook to the body
and Canseco counters with a lovely straight right hand! McDaniels misses with a body shot
and Canseco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. McDaniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from McDaniels does no damage. Despite the aggression on Canseco 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. This has been an exciting period of action! McDaniels takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Canseco fails to land with a series of punches.
McDaniels misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Canseco scores with a three punch combo!
McDaniels throws a right hand that Canseco ducks under and follows up with a left that Canseco also avoids with ease. McDaniels throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Canseco counters by clinching up. Canseco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDaniels takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Canseco scores with a body shot.
Canseco misses with a series of wild punches.
McDaniels throwing a counter right hand but Canseco manages to avoid it. Nice defenses there by Canseco . Canseco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. McDaniels misses with a straight left. Canseco wants to counter the offense by McDaniels and move into the clinch position. Canseco lands a nice shot to the body.
McDaniels misses with a combination
and Canseco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. McDaniels throws a combination that misses and Canseco counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McDaniels thinking. McDaniels on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Good shot there by Canseco . McDaniels misses with a hook. Canseco ducked under it nicely. Canseco jabs at McDaniels's body. Canseco 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Canseco duly obliges. Canseco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. McDaniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Canseco walks into a jab. The fighters circle momentarily. McDaniels darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Canseco avoids a punch combination nicely.
McDaniels is breathing heavily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McDaniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Canseco looks to land a combination. McDaniels sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. McDaniels throws a right hand that Canseco ducks under and follows up with a left that Canseco also avoids with ease. McDaniels throws a hook but Canseco blocks it. McDaniels gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McDaniels misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Canseco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Canseco cracks a nice hook into McDaniels's ribs. Canseco slips under a jab. McDaniels throws a predictable looking body shot
and Canseco counters by moving into the clinch. Canseco lands a body shot. Canseco lands a body shot. Canseco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Canseco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDaniels throws a left and a right that both miss
and Canseco counters with a left to the body. Canseco dips down and scores with a jab to the body. McDaniels takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Canseco lands a body shot.
Canseco scores with a decent looking hook. The fighters circle momentarily. Canseco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. McDaniels swings away with a body shot that misses
and Canseco counters with a straight right hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Canseco dominated that round. 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 's corner calls for a 1-2. Canseco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. McDaniels misses with a hook. Canseco ducked under it nicely. Canseco scores with a jab to the jaw. McDaniels throws a right hand that misses
and Canseco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Canseco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. McDaniels misses with an uppercut. Canseco lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. McDaniels misses with a combination
and Canseco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Shazaam McDaniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Canseco scores with a crisp jab that stopped McDaniels in his tracks. Jose Canseco seems to be getting the better of the standup. Some wild striking there from McDaniels.
Canseco dips down and scores with a jab to the body. McDaniels cracks Canseco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Canseco moves out of range as McDaniels strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. McDaniels misses with an uppercut
and Canseco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Canseco moves away from the strike by McDaniels. Canseco steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McDaniels. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. McDaniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Canseco let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Canseco 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Canseco duly obliges. Canseco shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McDaniels eats them both and turns towards Canseco to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. McDaniels misses with a looping left. Canseco avoids a lazy jab quite easily. McDaniels scores with a hook. Canseco cracks McDaniels with a right hand to the side of the head. McDaniels looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. McDaniels throws a lazy uppercut
and Canseco counters with a lovely shot to the body. McDaniels misses with a wild body shot. A right-left combo lands from Canseco .
McDaniels is rocked! Canseco cracks McDaniels on the jaw with a powerful right hand and McDaniels falls backwards against the cage. Canseco follows up with more strikes that drop McDaniels to his knees. Canseco keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save McDaniels! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Canseco ! After winning the bout, Jose Canseco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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