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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique St Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henrique St Paul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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185 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerald 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, Henrique St Paul!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Paul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rush.
St Paul lands a slapping body shot.
Rush looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St Paul!
Rush working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
BOOM! Rush connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Henrique St Paul has been cut.
Rush tries to control but St Paul wriggling away.
St Paul is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rush tries to control but St Paul wriggling away.
Rush working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Paul wants to control but Rush is having none of it.
Rush has control of St Paul's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and St Paul regains control of the situation pretty easily.
St Paul wants to hold on but Rush pushes him away.
St Paul swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rush trying to control but St Paul is having none of it.
St Paul tries to buck Rush off but he can't manage it.
Rush thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rush with the ground and pound from mount.
Rush is breathing heavily.
St Paul is working to get back to half guard.
St Paul sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
St Paul is trying to get back to full guard.
St Paul looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Rush pushes past his half guard into mount!
Rush fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rush looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rush looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
St Paul tries to lock up and control but Rush gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Paul tries to buck Rush off but he can't manage it.
St Paul is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Paul's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rush wants to finish this one by submission but St Paul is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rush.
Rush looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Paul wants to hold on but Rush pushes him away.
St Paul is trying to escape the mount.
Rush can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Paul is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rush stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
St Paul plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St Paul throws a series of punches but Rush avoids them all with ease.
Rush throws a front kick aimed at St Paul's knee but St Paul avoids it well.
St Paul gets a clinch.
Rush keeps control of St Paul as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
St Paul wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Paul closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
St Paul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rush looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Rush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henrique St Paul's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rush fails with a takedown attempt.
Rush takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
St Paul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Rush.
St Paul throws a sloppy head kick and Rush moves out of range easily.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Paul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Paul fails with the takedown.
Rush looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St Paul!
Rush working the ground and pound effectively.
Rush throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Paul regains half guard.
Rush is looking to take a break and control but St Paul is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Paul looking for submissions off his back.
Rush prevents St Paul from improving his position.
Rush passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for St Paul!
St Paul wants to hold on but Rush pushes him away.
That's two 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.
St Paul is trying desperately to improve position.
St Paul is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rush is working for a guillotine from mount but St Paul frees his head quite easily.
St Paul slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rush wants to work for an arm triangle but St Paul is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
St Paul trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Paul is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rush pulls his head out easily.
Rush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Paul is trying to control but Rush passes into side control!
Gerald Rush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rush trying to control the action but St Paul is working from the bottom.
St Paul is trying to control Rush's posture but Rush avoids it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rush displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
St Paul tries to clinch there but Rush circles away.
St Paul with a poor takedown
and Rush decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Paul's guard.
Rush stands and steps away. St Paul gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
St Paul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rush fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rush fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Paul uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rush drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rush lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Rush dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henrique St Paul's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rush tries to clinch up but St Paul circles away and keeps his distance.
Rush shoots in but St Paul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
St Paul tries to close the distance and clinch but Rush swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rush stuffs the takedown.
St Paul tries to clinch but Rush is having none of it.
St Paul throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Paul misses with a straight right.
St Paul shoots for a takedown but Rush saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rush scores a takedown into full mount!
Rush is landing with some decent strikes but St Paul is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
St Paul is squirming around, avoiding Rush's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rush landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Paul is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rush landing shots from mount.
Rush is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, St Paul has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rush looking to control but St Paul is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rush stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
St Paul scores a takedown into full mount!
Rush keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Paul with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
St Paul tries to control but Rush wriggling away.
Rush avoids a series of strikes thrown by St Paul.
St Paul trying to control but Rush is having none of it.
Rush gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush is looking for a sweep. St Paul is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rush actively working from the bottom here.
Rush is staying active underneath St Paul, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rush manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rush is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rush wants to sweep but no luck.
Gerald Rush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rush looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Paul closes the distance and clinches.
St Paul breaks the clinch.
Rush looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St Paul!
St Paul tries to hold on but Rush postures up.
Henrique St Paul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rush controlling the position easily from mount.
You get the feeling that St Paul really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rush is working for a guillotine from mount but St Paul frees his head quite easily.
St Paul flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald 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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