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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Split Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Marco Peterson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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171 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Split Rush!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rush wants to pass the guard but Peterson is keeping the position.
Peterson wants to stand but Rush is controlling the position.
Rush landing some decent shots from guard.
Peterson has momentary wrist control but Rush slips an elbow through the middle.
Peterson wants to stand up but Rush is controlling him.
Peterson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rush on the ground.
Rush sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peterson's head.
Peterson looking for a sweep. Not yet Peterson, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Peterson's head.
Rush is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rush working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Peterson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rush with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Peterson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rush has passed into side control.
Peterson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rush landing a few strikes.
Rush working the head with strikes.
Peterson wants to get back to his feet but Rush drags him back down.
Rush works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush working away.
Rush lands an elbow.
Peterson tries to improve position but can't.
Rush working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peterson keeps working.
Rush working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Peterson pushes Rush away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rush gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Peterson can't do much from the bottom here.
Peterson throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Peterson taking a bit of punishment here - Rush scoring with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rush lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Peterson is pushing Rush's head away, looking to escape. Rush manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is trying to get back to half guard.
Peterson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rush has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rush scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Peterson to see if he's OK.
Rush scoring with punches and elbows.
Peterson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Peterson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rush lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rush is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Peterson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Peterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Peterson is not content to let Rush control the position.
Peterson tries to improve position but can't.
Peterson is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rush scores with punches from side control.
Peterson tries to buck Rush off but Rush is having none of it.
Rush lands some shots froms side control.
Peterson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Split Rush dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Rush moves away and avoids it.
Rush avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Rush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab lands there for Peterson.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Rush slips the punch.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Peterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rush slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Peterson gets caught flat footed, as Rush shoots in with a quick takedown into 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 advances position into side control!
Rush scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush trying to control the action but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Rush landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rush working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rush scoring with punches and elbows.
Peterson wants to get back to his feet.
Rush is putting a hurting on Peterson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rush lands a nice forearm strike.
Rush landing a few strikes.
Rush working the ground and pound.
Peterson is trying to buck Rush off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush cracks Peterson with a big elbow.
Rush wants to control but Peterson is keeping him busy.
Peterson taking a bit of punishment here - Rush scoring with strikes.
Peterson wants to get back to his feet.
Peterson taking a bit of punishment here - Rush scoring with strikes.
Rush happy to just control the position for now.
Peterson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Peterson is trying to get back to half guard.
Peterson taking a bit of punishment here - Rush scoring with strikes.
Rush cracks Peterson with a big elbow.
Peterson misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Peterson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Peterson tries to buck Rush off but Rush is having none of it.
Rush landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rush lands some shots froms side control.
Peterson is trying to control Rush's posture but Rush avoids it.
Rush landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush scores with punches from side control.
Rush controls the position from side control.
Peterson is trying to control Rush's posture but Rush avoids it.
Peterson is pushing Rush's head away, looking to escape. Rush manages to hold on to the position though.
Peterson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Rush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rush trying to control the action but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Rush lands a few punches from side control.
Peterson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Split Rush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Peterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rush circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice takedown defense from Peterson. No joy for Rush on that attempt.
Rush gets a double leg takedown into Peterson's guard.
Rush's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Peterson keeping full guard, as Rush tries to pass.
Rush trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rush throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson has momentary wrist control but Rush slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peterson's head.
Rush cracks Peterson with a solid left hand.
Rush keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peterson's head.
Peterson wants to stand but Rush is controlling the position.
Rush scoring with some ground and pound.
Peterson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rush postures up and lands a big shot to Peterson's brow.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Rush from controlling successfully.
Peterson controls Rush momentarily but Rush frees himself.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Peterson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rush.
Rush dives in for a single leg takedown but Peterson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Marco Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Split Rush.
Rush turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rush manages to end up in side control.
Rush moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rush working the head and body with strikes.
Rush creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Peterson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush lands some shots froms side control.
Peterson wants to get back to his feet.
Rush lands an elbow.
Peterson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Peterson tries to improve position but can't.
Rush wants to control but Peterson is keeping him busy.
Rush working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rush asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rush is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Peterson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rush trying to control the action but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Rush landing a few strikes.
Rush lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson misses with a strike from the bottom.
Marco Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rush lands a decent elbow from side control.
Split Rush is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rush taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Split Rush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rush winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Split Rush!
A victorious Split Rush thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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