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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lio Rush (ranked 24848 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick R Torres (ranked 22730 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lio Rush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick R Torres!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Torres tries to break the clinch but Rush is controlling the position.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Rush lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rush fails to land.
Torres is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Torres blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Torres takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush lands a right hand.
Rush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rush lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Torres wants to take the fight to the mat but Rush manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rush wants to break free but Torres has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres working hard to break the clinch.
Torres tries to pull guard but Rush won't allow it.
Torres lands an elbow just above Rush 's eye.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Torres jumps guard but Rush stands there with Torres around his waist. Torres gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lio Rush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick R Torres.
Rush lands a left hand.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Torres blocking some punches.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Torres looking for a takedown.
Torres tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Rush fails to land.
Rush misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rush gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rush seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rush moves into the clinch.
Torres fails to pull guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rush.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres fails to pull guard.
Rush misses with some punches.
Rush lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rush fails to land.
Rush lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rush.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rush misses with some punches.
Rush misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rush.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
Torres tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rush lands an uppercut.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torres tries to stall but Rush uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rush circles away.
Torres looks winded!
Rush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rush fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rush clinches up with Torres and pushes him back against the cage.
Rush misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torres.
Torres blocks an uppercut.
Torres breaks the clinch.
Rush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rush is looking to clinch.
Torres drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rush defends it well.
Torres gets tackled into the cage by Rush. Rush maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres is trying to break free.
Rush misses with some punches.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
Rush manages to break the clinch.
Rush misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lio Rush dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rush takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Lio Rush has been cut.
Rush tries to clinch up but Torres circles away and keeps his distance.
Rush tries to clinch up.
Torres goes for a double leg but Rush avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rush continues to drive forward.
Torres swats away the attempt to clinch by Rush.
Rush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torres lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rush backs up against the cage.
Torres shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Torres distracts Rush with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Torres trying to control but Rush is working from the bottom.
Rush throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rush tries to strike from the bottom.
Rush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around?
Torres is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rush thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Torres wants to stand but Rush is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rush throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rush trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rush fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rush.
Rush dives in and grabs Torres's left leg, looking for a takedown. Torres pushes down on Rush's head and hops out.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patrick R Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Torres finds it's way through Rush's defenses.
Patrick R Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rush shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torres as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lio Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rush misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rush throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Torres blocks the strikes from Rush.
Torres prevents Rush from improving his position.
Torres trying to control the action but Rush is working from the bottom.
Rush tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rush missing with punches from the bottom.
Rush makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rush.
Torres looking to sit in guard and control but Rush gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rush is looking to work some ground and pound but Torres has wrist control.
Rush throws an elbow that misses. Torres uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rush's guard. Nice move by Torres!
Rush throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rush lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Torres controls Rush momentarily but Rush frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rush throwing strikes but missing.
Torres has his foot on Rush's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rush works his way back into a safe position though.
Rush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rush postures up in Torres's guard and throws a big left but Torres blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rush throws a big elbow that misses.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rush passes Torres's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick R Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lio Rush's cut.
That's time! Rush's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rush is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Rush clinches with his opponent.
Rush gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Torres.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Rush lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Torres.
Rush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres has had enough of the clinch but Rush keeps him there for the moment.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rush fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush misses with some punches.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
Rush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rush lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lio Rush has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rush working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rush.
Torres tries to pull guard but Rush won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rush clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rush fails to land.
Torres blocking some punches.
Torres stalling the fight.
Rush lands a nice uppercut.
Torres blocking some punches.
Rush lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rush fails to land.
A short uppercut from Rush.
Torres blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rush scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rush lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres is trying to break the clinch but Rush has him pressed against the cage.
Rush lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torres is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rush gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lio Rush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick R Torres.
Torres 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. Torres gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rush tries to clinch but Torres moves out of range.
Rush has managed to clinch.
Rush keeps control of Torres as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Rush lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres blocks an uppercut.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to stall.
Torres blocking some punches.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rush lands an uppercut.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Torres breaks the clinch.
Rush tries to clinch up but Torres circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rush lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torres has Rush pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rush manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rush.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Rush.
Rush misses with the head strike.
Torres is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rush to keep the fight standing.
Rush lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rush lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rush working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lio Rush showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rush has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lio Rush!
A victorious Lio 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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hype
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