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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 17, 2019 |
#R1#
Rush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Easton.#CL2#
Rush has closed the distance and engaged Easton in a clinch.
Rush working aggressively here.
Easton digs a right hand underneath Rush's ribcage. Rush let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Easton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rush smiles and moves away.
#CL#
Easton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rush, pushing him back against the cage.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Easton.
Easton fails to pull guard.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Easton.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Easton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Rush moves into the clinch successfully.
Rush working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rush tries to break the clinch but Easton is controlling the position.
Easton blocks an uppercut.
Easton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rush makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Easton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1#
Easton is trying to push Rush away but Rush has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rush working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Easton wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Easton.
Easton wants to break free but Rush has control.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Easton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rush lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rush creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
Easton slowing the pace effectively.#BC#
Easton breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Easton rushes Rush and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Easton keeps control of Rush as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rush lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T2#
Rush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#TD#
Easton drags the fight down to the ground.
Easton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rush is one step ahead there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Easton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rush is controlling him.
Rush postures up in Easton's guard and throws a big left but Easton blocks it.
Easton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rush manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Rush trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Easton won't allow Rush to sweep him here.
Rush throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rush looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Easton looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T3#
Easton wants to get up but he can't break Rush's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rush is striking but Easton is not phased and passes to half guard.
Rush flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rush throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Easton tries to stand and escape but Rush is controlling the position. #SUB#
Easton is trying to work for a kimura but Rush is defending well.
Easton blocks the strikes from Rush.
Easton trying to control the action but Rush is working from the bottom.
Rush punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rush flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Easton seems content to control.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rush closes the distance looking to clinch #TD#
and Easton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rush's guard.
Easton won't allow Rush to sweep him here.
Rush throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Easton landing some decent shots from guard.
Easton passes into half guard.
Easton uses his free foot to push down on Rush's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rush.
Rush taking shots to the head.
Rush swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rush throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kole Easton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Easton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##TD#
Easton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rush's guard.
Rush throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rush is striking but Easton is not phased and passes to half guard.
Rush missing with punches from the bottom.
Easton moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Rush.
Rush striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Easton has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rush!
Easton trying to control but Rush is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Easton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rush is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Rush tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Easton has taken his back. #T1#
Easton lands strikes to the head.
You can see the frustration on Rush's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#SUB#
Rush fending off the submission attempt from Easton.
Rush grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Kole Easton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Rush's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Rush is keeping busy.
#SUB#
Rush tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Easton has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Rush is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kole Easton!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 30, 2019 |
#R1#
Fighter D is looking to chop away at Rush's legs. #CL2#
Rush moves into the clinch.
Rush lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rush lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
Rush misses with some punches.
#BC#
Fighter D breaks the clinch.
Fighter D misses with a low kick.
Fighter D will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rush moves in looking to clinch but Fighter D pushes him off.
Fighter D connects with the punch.
Fighter D lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fighter D throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Fighter D scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fighter D lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rush tries to clinch there but Fighter D circles away.
#CL2#
Rush fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fighter D, pushing him back against the cage.
Fighter D is trying to push Rush away but Rush has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rush lands an uppercut.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter D.
#T1#
Rush lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rush keeps control of Fighter D as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rush softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rush working aggressively here.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter D.
Fighter D is trying to force a seperation but Rush has the dominant position.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rush scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fighter D wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fighter D lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Rush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch but Fighter D swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Rush clinches.
A short uppercut from Rush.
Fighter D blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter D wants to get back to striking at distance but Rush won't allow it.
Fighter D tries to break free but Rush pushes him back against the cage.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter D looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fighter D blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Rush working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rush has Fighter D pressed against the cage, preventing Fighter D from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fighter D blocking some punches.
Rush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter D.
Fighter D is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fighter D wants to get back to striking at distance but Rush won't allow it.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter D tries to break free but Rush pushes him back against the cage.
Fighter D lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fighter D goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter D tries to circle away but Rush has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rush fails to land.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter D.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter D uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Rush scores with a shot to the side of Fighter D's head.
Rush working aggressively here.
#T3#
Fighter D wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rush has him pressed against the cage.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
Rush has Fighter D pressed against the cage, preventing Fighter D from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rush misses with some punches.
#BC#
Fighter D breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Rush fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fighter D, pushing him back against the cage.
Fighter D blocking some punches.
Fighter D is trying to break free.
Fighter D is trying to break free.
Rush misses with the head strike.
Rush lands a nice uppercut.
Rush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter D blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter D.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter D uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter D has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rush controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rush.#T4#
Rush keeps control of Fighter D as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fighter D tries to circle away but Rush has him pinned against the cage.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter D wants to break free but Rush has control.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter D.
Rush pushes Fighter D back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rush pushes Fighter D back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter D.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Rush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fighter D throws a right hand that Rush ducks under and follows up with a left that Rush also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Rush moves into the clinch.
Fighter D blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Rush to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rush.
Rush lands a damaging elbow.
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.
#R2#
Fighter D rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rush moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fighter D misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fighter D misses with a two punch combination.
#CL2#
Fighter D tries to keep at a distance but Rush has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
Rush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fighter D blocks an uppercut.
Fighter D is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Rush on the inside.
Fighter D blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Rush scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fighter D wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fighter D blocking some punches.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fighter D's efforts to push away.
Fighter D is trying to break free.#BC2#
Rush manages to break the clinch.
Rush tries to clinch but Fighter D moves out of range. #CL2#
Rush has Fighter D up against the cage in a clinch.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter D. #T1#
Rush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter D is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fighter D blocks an uppercut.
Rush displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fighter D up against the cage.
Rush keeps control of Fighter D as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fighter D blocking some punches.
Fighter D blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter D.
Fighter D looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Rush fails to land.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter D's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter D is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fighter D has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rush will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fighter D up against the cage.#T2#
Fighter D lands a nice uppercut.
Fighter D blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lio Rush seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fighter D blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter D can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rush.
Rush trying to stall but Fighter D improves his position.
Fighter D blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rush.
Fighter D tries to break free but Rush pushes him back against the cage.
Fighter D blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter D tries to break free but Rush pushes him back against the cage.
Fighter D is trying to force a seperation but Rush has the dominant position.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Fighter D.
A short uppercut from Rush.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter D.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter D has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T3#
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter D.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter D is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Rush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Test Fighter D is winning the standup battle so far.
Fighter D's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fighter D duly obliges.
Lio Rush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter D throws a low kick, looking for Rush's leg but Rush calmly moves out of range.
Fighter D throws a nice looking combination but Rush bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rush wants to clinch up but Fighter D keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Rush gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rush.
Fighter D tries to circle away but Rush has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fighter D's brow.
Fighter D blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter D.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter D.
Fighter D has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rush lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Fighter D's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
Rush makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fighter D has had enough of the clinch but Rush keeps him there for the moment.
Fighter D wants to break free but Rush has control.
Fighter D blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Fighter D pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fighter D fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fighter D swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Rush closes the distance and clinches.
Fighter D tries to break free but Rush pushes him back against the cage.
Fighter D lands with a light punch inside.
Fighter D blocks an uppercut.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter D.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lio Rush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Fighter D misses with a wild combination.
Rush wants to clinch up but Fighter D keeps it at a distance.
Fighter D defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rush.
Rush is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rush is looking to clinch.
Test Fighter D is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fighter D fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fighter D paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rush closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fighter D circles away.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fighter D paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Fighter D does it's job there.
Rush moves to clinch but Fighter D breaks away
and Fighter D counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Rush has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rush working aggressively here.
Fighter D working hard to break the clinch.
Fighter D has had enough of the clinch but Rush keeps him there for the moment.#T1#
Fighter D looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter D.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter D is trying to break the clinch but Rush is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Rush.
Rush scores with a shot to the side of Fighter D's head.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter D.
Fighter D tries to break free but Rush pushes him back against the cage.
Fighter D blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter D blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter D pushes Rush back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter D uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rush misses with some punches.
Rush pushes Fighter D back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rush keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fighter D's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter D. #T2#
Fighter D tries to break free but Rush pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Rush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Fighter D misses. #CL2#
Rush clinches with his opponent.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter D uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter D blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter D.
Fighter D is trying to break free.
Fighter D blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter D.
Rush scores with a shoulder strike.
Rush working aggressively here.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter D uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rush scores with a shoulder strike.
Rush misses with some punches.
#T3#
Fighter D blocking some punches.
Rush misses with some punches.
Fighter D tries to circle away but Rush has him pinned against the cage.
Rush misses with some punches.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter D.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rush lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fighter D backwards.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter D.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter D.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter D.
Rush working aggressively here.
Rush is trying to stall.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter D uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lio Rush is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fighter D is trying to break the clinch but Rush is controlling him.#T4#
Fighter D wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fighter D has had enough of the clinch but Rush keeps him there for the moment.
Fighter D has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter D.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Test Fighter D has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rush keeps control of Fighter D as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rush prevents Fighter D from breaking the clinch.
Fighter D scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fighter D wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fighter D is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lio 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lio Rush!
Lio Rush thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Rush doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Rush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rush tries to clinch but Stark is having none of it. #CL#
Rush clinches up with Stark and pushes him back against the cage.
Stark is trying to break the clinch but Rush has him pressed against the cage.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Rush manages to pull guard.
Stark must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rush doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Stark decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rush wants to clinch up but Stark keeps it at a distance.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch but Stark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stark throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Rush stumbling backwards into the cage! Rush bounces back off the cage towards Stark, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Stark lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Stark celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Steven Stark!
Steven Stark seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 26, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
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.
#T1#
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. #T2#
Torres drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rush gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#BC2#
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.#CL#
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.
#T3#
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.
#BC2#
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.#T4#
Rush shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL#
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.
#BC2#
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.#CL#
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.
#BC#
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.
#R2#
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.
#CUT2#
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.
#TD2#
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.#T1#
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. #REF3#
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.#TD2#
Torres shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#T2##SUB2#
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. #T3#
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. #REVR#
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!#REVB#
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.#REVR#
Torres controls Rush momentarily but Rush frees himself. #T4#
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. #SUB2#
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!
#R3#
Rush is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
#CL#
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.
#T1#
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.#BC2#
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
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.
#T2#
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. #CL#
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.
#T3#
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. #BC2#
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.#CL#
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. #T4#
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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Zeezeeloo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#CL#
Rush rushes Zeezeeloo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeezeeloo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeezeeloo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rush misses with the head strike.
#TD2#
Zeezeeloo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rush throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rush punching from the bottom.
Rush manages to get to full guard.
Rush throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeezeeloo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zeezeeloo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zeezeeloo with a nice head shot there.
Zeezeeloo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rush's head.
Rush has momentary wrist control but Zeezeeloo slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Rush throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rush throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Zeezeeloo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zeezeeloo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zeezeeloo landing with the ground and pound.
Zeezeeloo lands a couple of decent looking shots.#ROC2#
Rush is rocked!
Rush looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zeezeeloo is one step ahead there.
Zeezeeloo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rush's head.
Zeezeeloo passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Rush has hold of Zeezeeloo's hands but Zeezeeloo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oh Rush is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rush misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rush seems to have got his legs back now.
Zeezeeloo is looking to take a break and control but Rush is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zeezeeloo working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Zeezeeloo. #T2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zeezeeloo working over Rush with some ground and pound. Rush looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Zeezeeloo there.
Rush wants to improve his position but Zeezeeloo is controlling well.
Rush punching from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zeezeeloo lands a nice short elbow.
Rush tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rush misses with some strikes from the bottom.
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 tries to get to full guard but Zeezeeloo has control of the leg.
My spies in Black Flag Fight Club inform me that Zeezeeloo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rush throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rush on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rush has hold of Zeezeeloo's hands but Zeezeeloo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rush is looking for a sweep. Zeezeeloo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zeezeeloo blocks the strikes from Rush.
Zeezeeloo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rush missing with punches from the bottom.
Rush tries to get to full guard but Zeezeeloo has control of the leg. #T3#
Ground and pound from Zeezeeloo.
Rush wants to get back to full guard.
Rush missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zeezeeloo lands a nice short elbow.
Rush wants to get back to full guard.
Rush is breathing heavily.
Zeezeeloo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zeezeeloo working the head and body with strikes.
Zeezeeloo scores with a big shot! Rush's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Rush! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zee Zeezeeloo!
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Date: Apr 01, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Rush clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Rush on the inside.
Rush misses with the head strike.
Rush can't break the clinch.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Benson drags the fight down to the ground.
Rush makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rush throws a big right hand that misses.
Benson is trying to control the position but Rush postures up.
Rush with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson is trying to keep Rush in close.
Benson tries to strike from the bottom.
Benson is trying to control the position but Rush postures up.
Rush throwing strikes but missing. #T1##SUB#
Benson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rush is aware though and is defending well.
Rush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Benson controls Rush momentarily but Rush frees himself.
Rush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Benson keeping full guard, as Rush tries to pass.
Rush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rush.
Rush throws a strike but Benson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Rush throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Benson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Benson preventing the sweep. #T2#
Rush lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Rush throws a big elbow that misses.
Rush throwing strikes but missing.
Benson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rush slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rush misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Benson is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Benson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rush tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rush in side control, throwing shots but Benson defends. #T3#
Benson struggling a bit here.
Benson dodges the ground and pound from Rush.
Rush throws a strike aimed at the side of Benson's head but Benson avoids it well.
Rush in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Rush crashes against the mat.
Rush working the strikes but Benson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rush thows a huge punch but Benson dodges it nicely.
Rush not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rush thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rush missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benson defending well though.
Rush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T4#
Rush not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Benson actively working from the bottom here.
Rush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rush not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rush throwing shots but Benson is blocking nicely.
Rush scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benson defending well though.
Rush landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rush thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Benson's head.
Rush thows a huge punch but Benson dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rush.
Rush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rush thows a huge punch but Benson dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lio Rush dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Rush closes the distance and clinches.
Benson blocking some punches.
Benson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rush in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Rush on the inside.
Benson has Rush pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rush manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rush working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rush lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benson lands a hook that snaps the head of Rush backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rush.
Benson is trying to drag Rush to the mat but Rush just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Benson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rush misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rush fails to land.
Benson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rush scores with a shot to the side of Benson's head. #T1#
Benson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rush pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xander Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Benson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rush as Benson tries to tie him up.
Lio Rush seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rush lands a shoulder strike.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Benson.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Benson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Rush moves into the clinch.
Rush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rush lands a hook that snaps the head of Benson backwards.
Rush lands with a left to the head.
Rush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rush throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Benson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T2#
Nice sprawl there from Rush as Benson shoots in.
Rush misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#CL2#
Rush closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson takes a shot to the head.
Benson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rush.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rush lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benson blocks an uppercut.
Rush misses with some punches.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Benson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Benson tries to keep at a distance but Rush has taken the fight into the clinch.#T3#
Rush misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benson. #BC#
Benson manages to break the clinch.
Benson throws a sloppy head kick and Rush moves out of range easily. #CL#
Benson has closed the distance and engaged Rush in a clinch.
A short right from Rush on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rush.
Rush lands a hook that snaps the head of Benson backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Rush.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benson. #BC2#
Rush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Rush drives through and clinches with Benson against the cage.
Rush throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Rush lands with a right to the head.
Rush lands an uppercut.
Rush looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rush misses with the head strike.
Rush misses with the head strike.
Rush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benson.
Rush lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rush.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rush.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lio Rush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Benson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Rush moves into the clinch successfully.
Rush scores with a shot to the side of Benson's head.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#BC#
Benson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Rush has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benson fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rush.
Benson blocks an uppercut.
Benson blocks an uppercut.
Rush misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rush takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Benson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rush darts in trying to clinch
and Benson counters with a three punch combo that has Rush backing up. Rush nods at Benson to acknowledge the strikes.#T1##CL2#
Rush gets a clinch.
Rush misses with some punches.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Rush lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Benson.
Benson 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. Benson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xander Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Rush gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Benson.
Rush is trying to pull guard but Benson has him pressed against the cage.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD#
Benson pulls Rush into guard.
Rush is looking to work some ground and pound but Benson has wrist control.
Rush throwing strikes from guard but Benson blocks nicely. #T2#
Benson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rush. #SUB#
Rush avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB#
Benson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rush doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rush manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Benson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rush.
Rush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benson works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Rush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rush lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rush stops Benson from standing up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Rush moves into range and clinches up with Benson.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
Rush lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benson backwards.
Lio Rush is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benson is trying to break the clinch but Rush has him pressed against the cage. #T4#
Benson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benson is working for takedown but Rush is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Benson.
Benson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benson tries to break free but Rush pushes him back against the cage.
Xander Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lio 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lio Rush!
An out of breath Lio Rush thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Date: Mar 15, 2019 |
#R1#
Krikland Iii shoots in for a double leg but Rush sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rush doesn't manage to clinch there - Krikland Iii circles away.
Krikland Iii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rush gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL2#
and Krikland Iii counters by clinching up.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Rush misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rush fails to land.
Krikland Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rush fails to land.
Rush misses with some punches.
Krikland Iii lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Lio Rush has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krikland Iii tries to land knees in the clinch but Rush avoids the damage to the body.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Krikland Iii.
Krikland Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krikland Iii blocking some punches.
#T1##TD2#
Krikland Iii has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rush is trying to keep an underhook but Krikland Iii manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rush throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Krikland Iii wants to take a breather but Rush is having none of it.
Rush is looking for a sweep. Krikland Iii is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rush makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rush.
Rush will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Krikland Iii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rush is keeping the position for now.
Rush striking off his back but it's not causing Krikland Iii any problems. #SU2#
Krikland Iii stands up from Rush's guard - Krikland Iii perhaps looking for a knockout.
Krikland Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Rush.#CL2#
Krikland Iii clinches up against the cage.
Krikland Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krikland Iii 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. Krikland Iii gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T2#
Krikland Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Rush drives through and clinches with Krikland Iii against the cage.
Rush working aggressively here.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Krikland Iii.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Krikland Iii.
Krikland Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krikland Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krikland Iii pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krikland Iii.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rush.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Krikland Iii.
Krikland Iii blocks an uppercut.
Rush working aggressively here.
Krikland Iii lands a nice elbow. #TD2#
Krikland Iii gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Krikland Iii blocks the strikes from Rush.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Krikland Iii blocks the strikes from Rush.
#SU2#
Krikland Iii decides to stand up.
Lio Rush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Rush closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Rush pulls guard effortlessly.
Rush throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rush throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rush is striking off his back. Krikland Iii thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Rush works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rush is breathing heavily.
Krikland Iii trying to control but Rush is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Krikland Iii postures up and lands a big shot to Rush's brow. #SU2#
Krikland Iii gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krikland Iii drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rush defends it well.
Rush is looking to clinch. #T4#
Rush wants to clinch up but Krikland Iii keeps it at a distance.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krikland Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch but Krikland Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krikland Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krikland Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Krikland Iii darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rush is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
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!
Krikland Iii putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Krikland Iii controlling his opponent.
Rush is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Krikland Iii can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rush is looking to escape. #SUB2#
Krikland Iii working for a submission but Rush is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caden Krikland Iii dominated that round.
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.
#R2##CL2#
Krikland Iii clinches up with Rush and pushes him back against the cage.
Rush lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rush lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krikland Iii.
Krikland Iii blocks an uppercut.
Rush gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Krikland Iii.
Krikland Iii has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rush avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rush working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush misses with the head strike.
Lio Rush has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
Krikland Iii leaning his opponent against the cage.
Krikland Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1#
Rush lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krikland Iii backwards. #TD2#
Krikland Iii jumps guard.
Rush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #ES2#
Krikland Iii kicks Rush off and gets to his feet.
Rush tries to clinch but Krikland Iii moves out of range.
Krikland Iii shoots in for a takedown but Rush shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lio Rush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caden Krikland Iii.
Krikland Iii digs a good body shot into Rush's ribs.
Rush defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Krikland Iii.
Caden Krikland Iii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krikland Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rush is looking to clinch but Krikland Iii is avoiding it.
Krikland Iii throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rush's waist but Rush gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krikland Iii off to one side.
Krikland Iii is breathing heavily.
Rush tries to clinch up#TD2#
and Krikland Iii counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rush wants to control but Krikland Iii is keeping busy.
Rush flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rush missing with punches from the bottom.
Krikland Iii keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rush missing with punches from the bottom.
Rush tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rush tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rush tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rush doesn't manage to clinch there - Krikland Iii circles away.
Rush tries to clinch up but Krikland Iii circles away and keeps his distance.
Krikland Iii darts in looking for a takedown but Rush gets double underhooks and turns Krikland Iii into the cage.
Rush doesn't manage to clinch there - Krikland Iii circles away.
#T3##CL2#
Krikland Iii clinches.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Krikland Iii.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
Rush misses with some punches.
A short right from Rush.
A head punch on the inside from Rush fails to land.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Krikland Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rush working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Krikland Iii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Rush gets tackled into the cage by Krikland Iii. Krikland Iii maintains the clinch.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Krikland Iii.
Krikland Iii wants to break the clinch but can't.
Krikland Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krikland Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rush misses with the head strike.
Krikland Iii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Krikland Iii.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rush lands an uppercut.
Krikland Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rush is pressed up against the cage. Krikland Iii has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rush down to the mat. Rush avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rush tries for a takedown but Krikland Iii sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rush moves in looking to clinch but Krikland Iii pushes him off.#CL2#
Krikland Iii closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krikland Iii blocking some punches.
Krikland Iii blocking some punches.
Rush misses with some punches.
#TD2#
Krikland Iii has hold of one of Rush's legs. Rush is fighting the takedown attempt but Krikland Iii gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Krikland Iii lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SU2#
Krikland Iii stands and steps away. Rush gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #TD2#
Rush gets caught napping as Krikland Iii dives in and scores a takedown. Rush manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caden Krikland Iii 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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Rush displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krikland Iii.
Rush stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rush wants it to stay on the feet.
Rush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Rush has managed to clinch.
Rush working aggressively here.
Krikland Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Krikland Iii.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Krikland Iii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krikland Iii is looking for a takedown.
Lio Rush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caden Krikland Iii.
Krikland Iii landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rush wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Krikland Iii uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1##TD2#
Krikland Iii lands a takedown into guard.
Rush striking off his back but it's not causing Krikland Iii any problems.
Krikland Iii preventing the sweep.
Krikland Iii showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Krikland Iii chips away with some ground and pound.
Krikland Iii with a nice head shot there.
Rush trying to control the position.
Krikland Iii makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rush is striking but Krikland Iii is not phased and passes to half guard.
Rush is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lio Rush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
Krikland Iii blocks the strikes from Rush.
Rush is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krikland Iii blocks the strikes from Rush.
Rush is refusing to be controlled, as Krikland Iii sits in half guard.
Krikland Iii not doing much here.
Let's hope that Krikland Iii has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rush tries to roll over but Krikland Iii keeps him under control.
Rush throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
#T3#
Rush punching from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Krikland Iii blocks the strikes from Rush.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Krikland Iii closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rush did well to prevent Krikland Iii getting side control.
Krikland Iii content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rush is trying to get back to full guard.
Krikland Iii moves nicely into side control.
Krikland Iii lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rush down.
#SUB2#
Krikland Iii is trying to get an arm triangle but Rush is defending well.
Rush is trying to get back to half guard.#T4##SUB2#
Krikland Iii working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Krikland Iii slows the pace down. #SUB2#
Krikland Iii tries for a kimura but Rush is defending well.
Rush manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rush tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
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 missing with punches from the bottom.
Caden Krikland Iii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krikland Iii content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caden Krikland Iii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Krikland Iii 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caden Krikland Iii!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 12, 2019 |
#R1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rush.
Trussell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL#
Trussell forces Rush back against the cage and clinches.
Trussell tries to throw a body punch but Rush avoids it by throwing Trussell back against the cage.
Trussell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trussell lands with a light punch inside.
Trussell is trying to pull guard but Rush has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Rush gets control of Trussell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rush will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rush looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Rush has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trussell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Rush is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T1#
Trussell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rush swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trussell trying to control but Rush is working from the bottom.
Trussell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rush has his hands on Trussell's head, controlling the position.
Rush looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trussell is one step ahead there.
Rush is pulling down on Trussell's head. It's preventing any offense from Trussell, at least for the moment.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Trussell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Trussell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rush dives in for a single leg takedown but Trussell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Trussell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trussell wants to clinch.
Trussell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trussell throws a sloppy head kick and Rush moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Trussell. No joy for Rush on that attempt.
Duncan Trussell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lio Rush.
Rush throws a lazy right hand but Trussell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
A head kick misses from Rush.
Trussell tries to counter by clinching up but Rush breaks away and moves out of range.#CL2#
Rush has Trussell up against the cage in a clinch.
Rush is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trussell is keeping busy.#BC#
Trussell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trussell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rush.
Rush is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Trussell with a body shot.
Trussell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rush but Rush pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL2#
Rush drives through and clinches with Trussell against the cage.
#BC2#
Rush breaks the clinch.
Trussell throws a series of strikes that have Rush backpedaling.
#CL2#
Rush instigates a clinch. #T4#
Rush managing to block the knees to the body from Trussell.
Rush tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#BC#
Trussell manages to break the clinch.
Trussell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rush backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rush stuffs the takedown attempt from Trussell. Trussell gets slowly back to his feet.
Trussell shoots for a double leg takedown but Rush sprawls well. He's pushed Trussell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trussell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rush checks it well.
Trussell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duncan Trussell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rush throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trussell.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trussell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trussell scores with a one two! Rush had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Trussell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Rush fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trussell, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Trussell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rush shoots in and drives through. Trussell sprawls well.
Trussell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CL2#
Rush moves into the clinch.
Trussell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rush or not.
Rush tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trussell smiles and moves away.
Trussell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #TD#
Trussell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rush manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#ES2#
Rush has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Trussell has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
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!
Trussell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trussell is trying to drag Rush to the mat but Rush just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#T1#
Trussell stalls.
Trussell tries for a takedown but Rush manages to get underhooks.
#BC#
Trussell breaks the clinch.
Duncan Trussell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Rush takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Trussell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trussell lunges at Rush with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rush's hand.
Duncan Trussell is winning the standup battle so far.
Rush keeps the fight on the outside.
Rush tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rush stuffs the takedown attempt from Trussell. Trussell gets slowly back to his feet.
Rush changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duncan Trussell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
Rush with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trussell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rush tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Trussell defends well and Rush ends up having to push Trussell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trussell is defended easily by Rush.
Trussell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rush defends it nicely.
Trussell throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Trussell. No joy for Rush on that attempt.
Trussell half committed to a counter leg kick.
Trussell tries a head kick but it misses.
Trussell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T3#
Trussell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rush back to the cage. Trussell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Trussell doesn't manage to clinch there - Rush circles away.
Rush shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Trussell defends it nicely.
Rush doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trussell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CL2#
Rush gets a clinch.
Lio Rush seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
Rush breaks the clinch.
#T4#
Rush looks to land a combination but Trussell avoids it well.
Rush shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trussell counters with a one-two to the body.
Trussell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rush.
Trussell tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rush throws a series of punches but Trussell avoids them all with ease.
Rush keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice combination there by Trussell.
Rush shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trussell sprawls well. Trussell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rush gets slowly back to his feet.#CL#
Rush gets tackled into the cage by Trussell. Trussell maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Trussell dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Jab from Trussell.
Trussell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trussell has a takedown stuffed.#CL2#
Rush fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trussell, pushing him back against the cage.
Rush is looking to take this one to the mat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trussell.
Rush is working for takedown but Trussell is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trussell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rush avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rush fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duncan Trussell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lio Rush.
Rush prevents a body shot from Trussell. #BC#
Trussell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Sloppy strikes from Rush. Those never looked like landing.
Trussell throws a one two combo.
No luck for Rush with that takedown attempt.
Rush takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rush shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trussell pinned against the cage. Trussell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Trussell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rush tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trussell swivels and escapes.
Trussell misses with a head kick.
Trussell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Rush on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trussell is looking to clinch.
Rush circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL#
Trussell has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T2#
Trussell wants to break free but Rush has control.
Rush throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trussell blocks it with crossed arms.
Rush looking to slow down the pace here.
Rush stops a takedown attempt from Trussell.
#TD#
Trussell successfully pulls guard.
Rush looking to pass the guard. #SU2#
Rush stands up from Trussell's guard - Rush perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rush misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T3#
Trussell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Horrible takedown attempt by Trussell or perhaps it was just good defense by Rush, which made it look bad.
Rush dodges the punch combination from Trussell.
Duncan Trussell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rush shoots in but Trussell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rush throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trussell darts in looking for a takedown but Rush gets double underhooks and turns Trussell into the cage.
Rush shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trussell counters with a left and a right that stings Rush. #T4#
Rush avoids the head kick by Trussell.
Trussell tries to clinch up but Rush circles away and keeps his distance.
Trussell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Trussell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rush can do to turn this around?
Rush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trussell manages to avoid it.
Rush misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Trussell scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trussell throws a sloppy head kick and Rush moves out of range easily.
Rush shoots in but Trussell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duncan Trussell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trussell, 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duncan Trussell!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Rush tries to clinch there but Torres circles away.
Torres works over Rush's head and body with a nice combination.#CL#
Torres gets tackled into the cage by Rush. Rush maintains the clinch.
Torres is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rush is defending well.
Rush is looking to break free of the clinch but Torres has double underhooks.
Rush jumps guard but Torres turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rush can't get the takedown.
Torres tries to land knees in the clinch but Rush avoids the damage to the body. #TD#
Rush manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Torres passes Rush's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush is refusing to be controlled, as Torres sits in half guard.
Torres is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rush has his hands clasped together around Torres's back. He's all about the action.#T1#
Rush misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Torres is keen to just control but Rush is a slippery customer.
Rush punching from the bottom.
Rush is staying active underneath Torres, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rush desperately trying to maintain half guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rush looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Rush persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
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 for a takedown but Rush shows good takedown defense.
Torres shoots in for a double leg but Rush sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Torres misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Rush darts in and clinches Torres up against the cage.
Torres changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rush fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rush tries to clinch but Torres is having none of it.
Torres looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Torres looks winded!
Torres looks for a takedown but Rush sprawls well.
Rush moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.
Nice uppercut there from Torres.#T3#
Torres slips a jab and a cross from Rush.
Rush has a takedown stuffed.
Rush has his takedown stuffed#TD2#
and Torres counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rush bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Torres's guard. #REVR#
Rush controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rush stands and throws Torres's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T4#
You can see the frustration on Torres's face as Rush controls the position.
Torres defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee asks Rush politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rush prefers to stall for the moment though.
Torres is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rush looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SU#
Rush decides to return to a standing position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rush wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lio Rush will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Rush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torres is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#TD2#
Torres dives in and scores a takedown into Rush's guard.
Rush pulls Torres in close to prevent any damage.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Rush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Torres won't allow Rush to sweep him here. #T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Torres accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rush avoids the head kick by Torres.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Rush misses with the combination.
Rush shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Torres as he avoids it easily.
Torres shoots in and drives through. Rush sprawls well.#CL#
Rush closes the distance and clinches.#T2#
Torres tries to throw a body punch but Rush avoids it by throwing Torres back against the cage.
Come on Rush - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#BC#
Rush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rush tries to clinch up but Torres circles away and keeps his distance.
Rush scores with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rush. Torres shrugs it off though. #CL#
Rush closes the distance and pushes Torres back into the cage.
Rush is trying to drag Torres to the mat but Torres just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rush lands a shoulder strike. #T3#
Torres fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rush misses with a knee to the head. #BC#
Rush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Rush. No joy for Torres on that attempt.
Lio Rush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick R Torres.
Rush shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torres as he jumps to the side.
Torres unleashes a big counter combination but Rush bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rush misses with a straight left.
Torres avoids the head kick by Rush.
#T4#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rush.
Torres tries for a takedown but Rush sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rush fails to land the takedown.
Torres shoots for a double leg takedown but Rush sprawls well. He's pushed Torres's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rush doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Torres steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rush.
Rush is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rush tries for a takedown but Torres sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torres fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lio Rush dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Torres. #CL2#
Torres drives through and clinches with Rush against the cage.
Rush is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Torres tries to pull guard but Rush forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lio Rush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick R Torres.
Torres is trying to push Rush away but Rush has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Torres is trying to pull guard but Rush turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Rush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rush shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torres as he jumps to the side.
Torres changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torres tries to clinch but Rush is having none of it. #T1#
Rush shoots in looking for a takedown. Torres tries to sprawl out of it but Rush keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Torres manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL#
Rush clinches with his opponent.
Rush tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Torres just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rush tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rush wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torres wants to get back to striking at distance but Rush won't allow it.
Rush slowing the pace effectively.#BC2#
Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Torres darts in looking for a takedown but Rush gets double underhooks and turns Torres into the cage. #CL#
Rush moves into the clinch.
Rush is trying to drag Torres to the mat but Torres just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rush tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torres avoids it.
Torres goes for a takedown attempt but Rush pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rush throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rush uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Torres has time to react.#T3#
Rush shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Torres defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rush.#CL2#
Torres darts in and clinches Rush up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rush takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Torres has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rush is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rush tries for a takedown. No joy.
#T4#
Rush prevents a body shot from Torres.
Rush misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
#BC#
Rush breaks the clinch.
Rush shoots for a takedown but Torres saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Torres steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rush.
Torres fails with a takedown attempt.
Torres leaves Rush with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Patrick R Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lio Rush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Torres forces Rush back against the cage and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lio 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lio Rush!
After winning the bout, Lio Rush thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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