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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Faustino Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Eee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Faustino Rush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Eee!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eee shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rush is trying to defend but Eee finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rush is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Rush landing small, sideways elbows.
Rush pushes Eee off looking to stand but Eee dives back in and keeps control.
Rush manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Eee keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Rush breaks from the clinch.
Eee pushes Rush up against the cage in a clinch.
Rush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rush really is a fat lump.
Eee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rush sprawls well initially but Eee persists and gets the takedown 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 works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rush tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rush might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Eee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eee prevents Rush from getting back to his feet.
Rush looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eee trying to control but Rush is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rush wants to stand but Eee is controlling the position.
Rush is breathing heavily.
Rush manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rush with good strikes from the mount here!
Rush moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Eee has worked his arm free - good work by Eee!
Rush decides to stand back up. Rush steps back and let's Eee get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Eee.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rush bucks up and tries to throw Eee off but instead Eee has got his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eee punches the canvas rather than the man.
Eee is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rush has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Rush is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Eee struggling to land strikes to the head as Rush covers up.
Eee has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Eee misses with an elbow to the head.
Eee punches the canvas rather than the man.
Eee gets his hands free as Rush looks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush tries to escape but Eee has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Rush trying to get back to his feet but Eee is in full control for now.
Rush tries to escape the position.
Rush fending off the submission attempt from Eee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rush wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rush trying to control but not successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Big Eee will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eee dodges the punch combination from Rush.
Rush fails to land with a series of punches.
Eee tries to bum rush Rush with a series of wild strikes but Rush uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eee throws a head kick that misses
and Rush counters with a head kick. That will keep Eee thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rush rushes Eee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Eee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eee manages to pull guard.
Rush is looking to stand up but Eee won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rush trying to stand up but can't free himself from Eee's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rush is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Eee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Eee is breathing heavily.
Eee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rush wants to get up but he can't break Eee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eee is working an open guard so Rush takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Eee clinches up against the cage.
Eee jumps guard.
Rush tries to stand but Eee is controlling from the bottom.
Rush gets to his feet - Eee follows without any prompting.
Big Eee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eee manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rush on his heels. He'll look to pass Rush's guard now, I'm sure.
Rush kicks Eee off and gets to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rush enables Eee to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rush manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rush looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eee is one step ahead there.
Rush is controlling Eee's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eee is standing up over Rush. Rush looks to escape but Eee dives into side control.
Rush struggling a bit here.
Eee lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rush dodges the ground and pound from Eee.
Eee wants to stand but Rush has his arm trapped.
Rush is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush is trying to get back to his feet.
Rush is looking for a sweep.
Eee prevents Rush from escaping the position.
Eee wants to stand but Rush has his arm trapped.
Rush wants to get back to his feet but Eee drags him back down.
Rush tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rush is trying to buck Eee off.
Eee wants to stand but Rush has his arm trapped.
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 Faustino Rush will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Eee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rush napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rush is looking for a sweep.
Rush is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Eee wants to control but Rush is keeping him busy.
Rush is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rush keeping his opponent close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eee gets to mount! Rush was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Rush is in all sorts of trouble here.
Eee misses with some ground and pound and Rush recovers position to half guard.
Rush wants to get back to his feet.
Eee prevents Rush from improving his position.
Eee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rush sees it coming and defends easily.
Eee is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eee winds up and cracks Rush with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rush tries to kick Eee off but Eee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Eee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rush is refusing to be controlled, as Eee sits in half guard.
Eee seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eee stops Rush from getting back to his feet.
Rush tries to roll over but Eee keeps him under control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rush is trying to stand back up but Eee is controlling him
Eee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rush keeps working.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Big Eee hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rush takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eee dives in and scores a takedown into Rush's guard.
Rush has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Eee off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Eee avoids the head kick by Rush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rush. Eee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eee wants to stand up but Rush has a hold of him and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rush is trying to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Eee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Eee!
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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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