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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marc Dressler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braden Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dressler's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Raptile - Fight Back. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Dressler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braden Rush!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush misses with a straight left.
Rush closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dressler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dressler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rush looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dressler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dressler with a nice head shot there.
Dressler works over Rush with some ground and pound from guard.
Dressler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dressler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dressler is working Rush over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dressler is looking to work some ground and pound but Rush has wrist control.
Dressler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dressler won't allow Rush to sweep him here.
Dressler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dressler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dressler pushes down on Rush's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dressler connects with a nice short shot to Rush's temple.
Dressler is nestled in close to Rush, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rush is trying to stand up here but Dressler is controlling him well.
Dressler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rush is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dressler is nestled in close to Rush, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rush trying to control here.
Dressler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dressler working the head and body with strikes.
Dressler not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush gets back to full guard.
Dressler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dressler trying to control the position from guard on top but Rush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dressler passes Rush's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dressler seems to be looking for submissions.
Rush wants to control but Dressler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dressler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rush moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dressler prevents Rush from getting back to his feet.
Dressler landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dressler throws a strike but Rush rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dressler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dressler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dressler is breathing heavily.
Rush stopping the sweep attempt from Dressler.
Rush has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dressler is proving hard to escape from.
Rush trying to control the position from guard on top but Dressler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dressler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rush doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rush manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dressler keeping moving, preventing Rush from controlling successfully.
Rush wants to get up but he can't break Dressler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rush keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dressler's head.
Dressler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dressler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rush distracts Dressler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dressler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rush can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dressler keeping moving, preventing Rush from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rush's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rush working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Dressler dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rush throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rush shoots and misses
and Dressler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rush won't be happy with that.
Rush being controlled for a moment.
Rush is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rush is trying to get back to his feet.
Rush is trying to control Dressler's posture but Dressler avoids it.
Rush tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dressler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dressler cracks Rush with a big right hand but Rush just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dressler scoring with punches and elbows.
Dressler cracks Rush with a big elbow.
Rush tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dressler moves into full mount!
Dressler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rush is looking to escape.
Dressler content just to control the position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dressler lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rush regains half guard.
Rush looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dressler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dressler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush wants to control but Dressler is keeping busy.
Dressler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rush is looking to improve his position.
Dressler works his way into full mount!
Marc Dressler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dressler lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rush manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dressler winds up and cracks Rush with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rush trying to control but Dressler postures up.
Rush is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Dressler there.
Dressler stops Rush from getting back to his feet.
Rush throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rush is looking for a sweep. Dressler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rush wants to control but Dressler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dressler trying to control from half guard but Rush is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dressler lands a nice short elbow.
Dressler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rush is trying to stand.
Dressler sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dressler seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Still in half guard, Dressler seems content to control.
Rush gets back to full guard.
Dressler looking to pass the guard.
Dressler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rush throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dressler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rush not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dressler distracts Rush with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rush throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rush has momentary wrist control but Dressler slips an elbow through the middle.
Rush manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rush dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Dressler 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!
Rush misses with a series of wild punches.
Rush has his takedown stuffed
and Dressler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rush wants to stand but Dressler is controlling the position.
Dressler wants to control from the top but Rush keeps moving.
Dressler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rush's head.
Dressler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dressler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rush is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dressler is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dressler cracks Rush with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rush scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rush has his foot on Dressler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dressler works his way back into a safe position though.
Dressler connects with a couple of short punches.
Dressler wants to control from the top but Rush keeps moving.
Dressler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dressler works over Rush with some ground and pound from guard.
Dressler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rush is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dressler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dressler postures up in Rush's guard and throws a big left but Rush blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush tries to strike from the bottom.
Dressler works over Rush with some ground and pound from guard.
Rush working for a triangle but Dressler defends it easily.
Dressler is in close to Rush's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dressler won't allow Rush to get back to his feet.
Dressler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dressler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rush is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dressler is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dressler is pushing down on Rush's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rush is fighting to maintain full guard but Dressler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dressler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rush missing with punches from the bottom.
Dressler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dressler lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dressler connects with a nice short shot to Rush's temple.
Dressler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rush does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dressler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rush's head.
Dressler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rush's head.
Rush has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dressler is working away from the top position though.
Rush is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dressler pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dressler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dressler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rush manages to get to full guard.
Dressler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rush trying to keep a closed guard but Dressler is proving a slippery customer.
Rush throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dressler is stalling in the full guard.
Braden Rush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marc Dressler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dressler has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Rush to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Dressler is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Rush pulls down on the head and he's put Dressler to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Braden Rush!
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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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