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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Kasteel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesper Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasteel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Celtic Music. Rush is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 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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199 lbs
8 - 6 - 1 |
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188 lbs
28 - 16 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Semmy Kasteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jesper Rush!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasteel.
A jab lands there for Kasteel.
Kasteel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rush moves away.
Rush closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kasteel circles away.
Kasteel lands a big uppercut and Rush crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rush looks OK. Kasteel waves Rush back to his feet!
Rush is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasteel misses with a wild body shot.
Rush is still on wobbly legs! Can Kasteel finish him?
Kasteel throws a head kick but Rush moves out of range.
Rush seems to have recovered his senses.
Kasteel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kasteel darts in and clinches Rush up against the cage.
Kasteel taking a breather.
Kasteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rush's elbow.
Rush misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Kasteel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasteel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rush.
A short right from Kasteel.
Kasteel misses with a body punch.
Kasteel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasteel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kasteel effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kasteel.
Rush can't get the takedown.
Kasteel tries to stall but Rush uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rush changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kasteel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Semmy Kasteel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesper Rush.
Rush slips a jab and a cross from Kasteel.
Kasteel looks to score with a jab to the body but Rush is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasteel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rush moves away.
Rush shoots in and bounces Kasteel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rush trying to control the position from guard on top but Kasteel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rush throwing strikes but missing.
Kasteel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rush on the ground.
Rush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kasteel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kasteel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kasteel tries to get out of the position.
Rush slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kasteel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rush's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasteel is trying to maintain the position but Rush is very close to passing his half guard.
Rush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rush trying to control the action but Kasteel is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasteel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rush drops an elbow to the side of Kasteel's head.
Rush thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kasteel's head.
Kasteel is not content to let Rush control the position.
Rush thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kasteel's head.
Rush lands strikes from half guard.
Rush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kasteel has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rush trying to pass the guard but Kasteel defending well.
Kasteel wants to get back to full guard.
Rush trying to control from half guard but Kasteel is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rush is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kasteel sees it coming and defends easily.
Rush throwing shots but Kasteel is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kasteel defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rush is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Semmy Kasteel will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kasteel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rush backwards.
Kasteel takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kasteel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kasteel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Kasteel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kasteel.
Rush throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kasteel blocks it with crossed arms.
Kasteel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kasteel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rush or not.
Rush is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kasteel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Kasteel.
Kasteel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kasteel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Kasteel.
Kasteel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kasteel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Semmy Kasteel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kasteel pushes Rush against the cage. Kasteel is working some dirty boxing. Kasteel pushes off with a quick right hook! Rush goes down! Rush tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kasteel moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Semmy Kasteel!
Semmy Kasteel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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