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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bancroft Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesper Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rothschild comes to the cage accompanied by The Light. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rush's choice of entrance music: Tom Sawyer - Rush. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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201 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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188 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bancroft Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesper Rush!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush moves out of range of the strikes.
Rothschild checks a low kick from Rush.
Rothschild throws a head kick but Rush moves out of range.
Rothschild throws the left hand but Rush avoids the punch easily.
Rothschild throws a push kick but Rush slaps the foot to one side.
Rothschild cracks the inside of Rush's front leg.
A clash of legs there as Rothschild blocks the low kick.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick
and Rush counters with a leg kick.
Rush ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
Rothschild scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rothschild checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rush throws a chopping leg kick but Rothschild manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rush on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rothschild. Rothschild obviously looking to wear him down.
Rush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rothschild is looking to slow Rush down with leg kicks.
Rothschild scores with a sloppy right hand. Rush should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Rush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a shot from downtown. Rush moves away and avoids it.
Bancroft Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rush checks a leg kick nicely.
Rush lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rothschild lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rothschild lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rush at a distance.
Rush moves out of range of the strikes.
Rush tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bancroft Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rothschild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rothschild lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rothschild connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rush's hands.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Rush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rush avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
Rothschild gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rush counters with a good, hard body kick but Rothschild shrugs it off.
Rothschild looks to land a left hand but Rush moved out of range nicely.
Rothschild stuffs the takedown.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Rush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rothschild misses with a kick to the body
and Rush counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Rush lands with a punch from half guard.
Rothschild is holding on to half guard well.
Rothschild tries to get to full guard but Rush has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild is refusing to be controlled, as Rush sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rothschild slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rush looking to pass the guard.
Rush slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.
I looks like Rush might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Rush is fighting to break Rothschild's control of his arms but Rothschild is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rothschild preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rothschild works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bancroft Rothschild dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rush.
Rush closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rothschild tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Rothschild struggling a bit here.
Rush tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rush in side control, throwing shots but Rothschild defends.
Rush is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
What's Rothschild going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Rush is trying to ground and pound but Rothschild uses the momentary lack of control by Rush to regain half guard.
Rush missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rothschild regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rush tries to free his leg and advance position but Rothschild is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rothschild has his hands on Rush's head, controlling the position.
Rush looking to pass the guard.
Rothschild wants to stand and escape but Rush is having none of it.
Rush thows a big elbow that misses.
Rothschild wants to stand up but Rush is controlling him.
Rothschild has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rush off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rothschild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Rothschild catches Rush right on the button with a cross.
Rush shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rothschild sprawls well. Rothschild wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rush gets slowly back to his feet.
Rush has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rothschild.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rothschild.
Rush fails to land the takedown.
Good work by Rush as he checks the leg kick.
Rothschild misses with a two punch combination.
Rothschild tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild tries to clinch but Rush moves away
and Rush counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rush fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rothschild avoids it really well and circles away.
Bancroft Rothschild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesper Rush.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rush, as that shot connected.
Rothschild is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rush.
Rothschild shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rush moves out of range as Rothschild throws a body kick.
Rothschild fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rush.
Nice straight punches there by Rothschild. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rothschild.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bancroft Rothschild dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Rothschild connects with a nice looking jab.
Rush tries to land a leg kick but Rothschild saw it coming and moves away.
Bancroft Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
Rush lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rothschild misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rush counters with a low kick, right behind Rothschild 's knee.
A low kick from Rush is predictable there
and Rothschild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rothschild changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rush takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rothschild lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rush slips a straight right by Rothschild.
Some bone on bone action there as Rothschild checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rothschild tries to clinch up but Rush circles away and keeps his distance.
Rothschild throws a jab when Rush was well out of range.
Rothschild tries to clinch up but Rush circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rothschild is out of range.
Rothschild throws a leg kick
and Rush counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rothschild misses with a wild combination.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
Rush drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rush lands a couple of elbows.
Rothschild is trying to control the position but Rush postures up.
Rothschild wants to stand up but Rush is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rush trying to control but Rothschild is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rush ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
Rush connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rothschild. Rothschild circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jesper Rush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rothschild looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rothschild leaves Rush with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild thuds his shin into the meat of Rush's side.
Rush has a takedown stuffed.
Rush misses with a low kick.
Rothschild throws a head kick but Rush moves out of range.
Rothschild connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rothschild tries to clinch
and Rush decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rothschild's guard.
Rush stops Rothschild from standing up.
Rush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rush trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothschild is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush throwing strikes from guard but Rothschild blocks nicely.
Rothschild is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rush is controlling him.
Rush trying to control but Rothschild is working from the bottom.
Rothschild avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rush being controlled here momentarily.
Bancroft Rothschild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rothschild takes a swing at Rush's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesper Rush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rothschild has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bancroft Rothschild!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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