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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesper Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rush comes to the cage accompanied by Tom Sawyer - Rush. Price comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rotten Apple [Remix] - Prodigy & Sean Price kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sean Price has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 lbs
30 - 18 - 1 |
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187 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jesper Rush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Price!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush moves into the clinch successfully.
Price is trying to break free.
Price misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rush is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rush goes for a takedown attempt but Price pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rush moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rush tries to clinch there but Price circles away.
Price throws a lazy right hand but Rush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rush is looking to clinch but Price is avoiding it.
Jesper Rush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rush rushes Price and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rush tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
Rush tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Rush misses.
Rush misses with a low kick.
Rush tries to clinch but Price moves away
and Price cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Price lands a nice hook to Rush's body. Rush takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rush tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Price counters with a nice body shot.
Rush looks to clinch
and Price cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rush closes the distance and clinches.
Rush tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesper Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rush walks away with a smile on his face. Price gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Price circles away from the clinch attempt
and Price counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rush shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Price napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rush working away.
Rush throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Price parries the strikes from Rush easily there. Rush is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Price to escape.
Rush working away.
Rush scoring with punches and elbows.
Price is looking to reverse the position.
Rush working the ground and pound.
Rush in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rush trying to control the position but Price is working away.
Rush is trying to get an arm triangle but Price is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Price stops Rush from passing to mount.
Rush working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rush in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ground and pound from Rush seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Price manages to get back to half guard.
Rush winds up and cracks Price with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Price's head.
Rush wants to work for an arm triangle but Price is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Price has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rush is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Price might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rush kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rush thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rush is keen to just control but Price is a slippery customer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price is looking to control Rush's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Price avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesper Rush dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rush lands a nice looking body shot.
Rush shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Price as he jumps to the side.
Rush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rush moves to clinch but Price breaks away
and Rush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Price swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Price takes a swing at Rush's ribcage but misses.
Price circles away from the clinch attempt.
Price clobbers Rush with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush rushes Price and presses him up against the cage.
Rush manages to break the clinch.
Rush tries to clinch but Price moves away
and Price counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rush thinking.
Price rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rush counters with a nice uppercut.
Rush will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rush throws the left hand but Price avoids the punch easily.
Sean Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Price keeps the fight on the outside.
Rush tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Price counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rush connects with a body shot that sends Price's belly button to the back.
Rush misses with a lunging right hand
and Price counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Price swats away the attempt to clinch by Rush.
Rush doesn't manage to clinch there - Price circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Price circles away from the clinch attempt
and Price counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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 ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Price takes a swing at Rush's ribcage but misses.
Sean Price seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rush slips a jab from Price.
Rush tries to clinch up.
Rush moves in looking to clinch but Price pushes him off.
Rush's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Price connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rush scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rush throws a wild body kick that Price sees coming a mile off.
Price throws a one two combo.
Price looks to land a left hand but Rush moved out of range nicely.
Rush throws a predictable looking body shot
and Price connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rush throws a body kick that misses.
Price connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rush. Rush circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rush tries to clinch but Price moves away
and Price cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rush gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Price wants to break free but Rush has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rush is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Price gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesper Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rush is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Price pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rush has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Price avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Price breaks from the clinch.
Price thows a body shot but no joy.
Rush scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rush throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Price struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rush scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Price to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jesper Rush will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rush throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rush cracks Price with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rush takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rush moves in looking to clinch but Price pushes him off.
Rush shoots for a takedown but Price saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rush moves in looking to clinch but Price pushes him off.
Rush is looking to clinch.
Rush tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Price swivels and escapes.
Rush walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rush closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Price to the mat! Price manages to get full guard.
Rush throws an elbow that misses. Price uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rush's guard. Nice move by Price!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rush looking for a sweep. Not yet Rush, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rush swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rush keeping moving, preventing Price from controlling successfully.
Price wants to stand and escape but instead Rush has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Price looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sean Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rush has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rush connects with a couple of short punches.
Jesper Rush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Price avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Price working a defensive guard here.
Price avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Price has momentary wrist control but Rush slips an elbow through the middle.
Rush pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Price is keeping the position for now.
Price working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Price working a defensive guard here.
Rush works over Price with some ground and pound from guard.
Rush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Price works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rush is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Price throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price trying to strike off his back.
Price is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rush is aware though and is defending well.
Jesper Rush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Price 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.
Rush got a little sloppy there for a moment and Price has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rush has managed to get both his arms back between Price's legs - danger averted.
Price takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rush 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rush scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Price keeping moving, preventing Rush from controlling successfully.
Rush showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesper Rush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rush, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesper Rush!
In his post fight interview, Jesper Rush started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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