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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesper Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rush might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 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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188 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesper Rush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero keeps the fight on the outside.
Rush takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rush misses with a hook.
Guerrero gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rush.
Guerrero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rush shoots for a takedown but Guerrero saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Guerrero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guerrero misses with a series of wild punches.
Guerrero misses with a looping right.
Guerrero scores with a three punch combo!
Rush uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guerrero.
Rush gets a clinch.
Rush cracks Guerrero with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guerrero can't break the clinch.
Guerrero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guerrero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Guerrero is trying to stall.
Rush prevents Guerrero from breaking the clinch.
Guerrero is trying to break free.
Guerrero stalling in the clinch but Rush improves position.
Rush stalling.
Rush landing knees to the body.
Guerrero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rush trying to land knees to the body.
Rush has clasped his hands together around Guerrero's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Guerrero is not content to let Rush control the position.
Rush will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rush is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Guerrero has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero is not content to let Rush control the position.
Guerrero is looking for a sweep.
Rush is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Guerrero is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rush off and has taken his back!
Rush manages to reverse the position and now he's in Guerrero's guard. Nice work there by Rush.
Guerrero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rush manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rush not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rush is controlling Guerrero's posture.
Guerrero controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Guerrero stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Guerrero lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Guerrero dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Guerrero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rush can pounce on him.
Rush tries to clinch up.
Guerrero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rush moves out of range of the strikes.
Rush rushes Guerrero and presses him up against the cage.
Guerrero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rush misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guerrero.
Rush digs a right hand into Guerrero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guerrero's gas tank.
Rush throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guerrero blocks it with crossed arms.
Guerrero has Rush pressed against the cage.
Rush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guerrero has had enough of the clinch but Rush keeps him there for the moment.
Rush trying to land knees to the body.
Rush tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Guerrero smiles and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Rush finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Guerrero checks a leg kick.
Rush drives through and clinches with Guerrero against the cage.
Guerrero looking to slow down the pace here.
Guerrero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guerrero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rush or not.
Guerrero avoiding damage as Rush throws knees to the body.
Guerrero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guerrero pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rush looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush is working Guerrero over against the cage.
Rush tries for a takedown but Guerrero manages to get underhooks.
Guerrero stalls.
Rush tries to land knees in the clinch but Guerrero avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rush.
Guerrero manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Guerrero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rush has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Guerrero avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesper Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rush tries to land knees in the clinch but Guerrero avoids the damage to the body.
Rush has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Guerrero uses from the top position.
Rush is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Guerrero must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rush has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guerrero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Guerrero decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rush throws a push kick but Guerrero slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice jab there from Guerrero.
Guerrero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Guerrero blocks a head kick by Rush.
Guerrero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Guerrero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rush.
Guerrero throws a body punch but Rush moves out of range.
Pedro Guerrero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rush slips a jab from Guerrero.
Rush tries to clinch but Guerrero is having none of it.
Rush tries to clinch there but Guerrero circles away.
Rush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jesper Rush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rush clinches up with Guerrero and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pedro Guerrero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Guerrero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rush moves away.
Rush moves in looking to clinch but Guerrero pushes him off.
Rush throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Guerrero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rush throws a low kick but Guerrero avoids it.
Guerrero misses with the combination.
Guerrero looks to land a left hand but Rush moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guerrero misses the shot to the body.
Rush looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Guerrero misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rush.
Rush chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rush shoots in but Guerrero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Guerrero misses with a looping right.
Guerrero misses with a body punch
and Rush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rush misses with a low kick.
Rush looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rush shoots in for a takedown but Guerrero shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesper Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rush misses with a low kick.
Guerrero scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush wants to clinch up but Guerrero keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Guerrero as Rush shoots in.
Guerrero throws a series of punches but Rush avoids them all with ease.
Guerrero cracks Rush with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Guerrero connects with a right hand. Rush shakes it off.
Guerrero missing with a left hand there. Rush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guerrero throws a series of punches but Rush moves out of range.
Guerrero swings for the body but Rush moves out of range.
Rush closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Guerrero is not content to let Rush control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Guerrero is trying to get back to half guard.
Guerrero is not content to let Rush control the position.
Jesper Rush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rush is really struggling to control Guerrero but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Guerrero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesper Rush.
I think Guerrero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pedro Guerrero!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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