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Canseco's MMA Match Ends as You'd Expect


Hong Man Choi Jose Canseco Fight Video

I don't have the slightest idea how long this video will stay up, but I can tell you that I find it incredibly amusing that Jose Canseco fought a 7-2 Korean kickboxer and had to tap out in 1:16.

The best part of the defeat is, without a doubt, the fact that he didn't even really lose because of his inability to fight (although that was pretty clearly an issue, too). No, he went down because he was essentially unable to defend himself after he injured his knee running away from his opponent, Hong Man Choi. You can actually see him start hopping around right before he goes down. And honestly, his opponent was so much bigger than him, he sort of looked like a cartoonish fighter from Punch-Out!!

(Video found via MMA Share. For more details on the fight, check out this recap from Cagewriter or the AP recap.)

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You could tell early on (first 20 seconds) that this will NOT go well for Jose.  Whenever a combatant in a fight, skirmish, altercation or even an argument tries to hit and run simultaneously, ala Carmelo Anthony girly style, it does not bode well for them.  Jose "LITERALLY"  turned his back and RAN away from the other guy.  Most times he turned and ran prior to the punch he was throwing had a chance to land.   There was no follow thru on his punch.  His follow thru was to catch the first thing thing leaving town.  Unfortunately he would try to get out town in the middle of his punch.  I know that he hurt his leg during this fight, but he hurt it trying to run while punching.

In Jose defense I will state that he fought an ex-military kick boxer who JUST happened to be a foot taller and probably 50 – 75 pounds heavier than Jose’s 6’ – 4" inch 230 -240 lb. frame.

by 308 Vet on May 26, 2009 10:32 AM EDT reply actions  

It was a no-brainer that Jose would lose against a kickboxer with experience at the K-1 level.  Canseco also didn’t bother to train in MMA.  This fight was a joke on an otherwise solid card.

by ModMind.tsn on May 26, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions  

Canseco had guts to fight. I’ll give him credit for that. However, he should have never been in the ring in the first place. He clearly has trained to some degree, but him stepping in with a pro-fighter would be like a pro-fighter trying to have a home-run-derby with Canseco.

by mightyhokie on May 26, 2009 11:02 AM EDT reply actions  

The outcome of this fight was known the second Canseco accepted the fight.  It was a joke designed to turn eyes to an organization that is in danger of losing their prime-time slot on tv in Japan.  Jose is lucky Choi played nice and didn’t decide to really hurt Canseco.

by wilcoxon on May 26, 2009 11:24 AM EDT reply actions  

i DONT CARE WHT people say about Jose, he fought a guy that is enormous, someone that none of us will not even think of fighting
and he gave him a little run for his time…actually , Canseco did get 3 very very good punches…the korean did nothing to Jose but pound him on his head, like 5 times….from the back of the neck?
bottom line, Jose got guts and he is very good..give him time
the only negative thing i see happening here is Jose’s age..its getting to him a little….and to 308 VET….Canseco is 100 pounds lighter that Choi, not 60/70…….100 pounds…and 10 inches shorter
but remenber, not everybody is like that in Dream 9..Jose can beat a lot of these fighters if his knee let him

 

by cubanbaseball on May 26, 2009 1:55 PM EDT reply actions  

They should put Canseco, Ryan Leaf, Favre, and the rest of those self absorbed, narcisistic phuckheads into a cage, close the door and gas em. What a waste.

by whucares on May 26, 2009 4:01 PM EDT reply actions  

Pathetic…

by npcPronk29 on May 26, 2009 5:16 PM EDT reply actions  

Jose is a wussie run Jose run.
I guess those roids did not help after all.
Pretty sad that all Jose savings got pissed away
so he has got to make some $$ some how.
Not sorry to see him get his @ss handed to him
what I would like to see is this clown get a real
8 to 5 working mans job.
Jose your such a pud

by Easton Northwest on May 26, 2009 6:58 PM EDT reply actions  

He should get to do steroids if he keeps doing THAT for a living.

by L'etat, c'est moi on May 26, 2009 10:20 PM EDT reply actions  

WHAT A JOKE, HAHAHA

by WICKEYONE on May 27, 2009 12:09 AM EDT reply actions  

Dam I got to pay for my cable for this

by northern man on May 27, 2009 2:07 AM EDT reply actions  

I am still waiting for the epic "Canseco Clash:  Jose vs Ozzie" to happen.

by EMajorwitz on May 27, 2009 3:43 AM EDT reply actions  

You know what impressed me?  The sportsmanship shown by Choi when he helped Jose back to his feet after the match.  When was the last time you saw anything like that in a UFC match?

by mommadillo on May 27, 2009 7:34 AM EDT reply actions  

mommadillo, not necessarily helping the other fighter up, but I see sportsmanship all the time in the UFC.  The athletes almost always show respect for each other. 

by ModMind.tsn on May 27, 2009 9:38 AM EDT reply actions  

Can we just quit messing around and have Jose box a kangaroo on a garbage skiff already? I think it’s time.

by ChiAdam on May 28, 2009 3:06 PM EDT reply actions  

OK, OK he got beat by a very big guy.  That doesn’t make him brave.  It makes him stupid.  He should have learned his lesson when he got his a$$ kicked by a much smaller Vai Sikahema a few years ago.

by Maury Sline on Jun 2, 2009 2:55 PM EDT reply actions  

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