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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leigh Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Mason has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leigh Rush's chin.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leigh Rush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Mason!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mason holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rush keeps control of Mason as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rush fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mason digs a right hand underneath Rush's ribcage. Rush let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rush misses with a knee to the head.
Rush tries to pull guard but Mason holds him up against the cage and eventually Rush drops back down to his feet.
Rush throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rush pushes off an throws an elbow but Mason leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mason throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rush misses with an elbow strike.
Rush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rush swivels and escapes.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mason swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mason tries for a takedown but Rush sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leigh Rush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mason.
Mason fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rush, pushing him back against the cage.
Rush really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mason working hard to break the clinch.
Rush looking to throw knees to the head but Mason is blocking nicely.
Rush throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rush scores with a shoulder strike.
Mason wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rush is trying to pull guard but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Mason is trying to break the clinch but Rush has him pressed against the cage.
Rush throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mason blocks it with crossed arms.
Rush tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason is working for takedown but Rush is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rush avoiding damage as Mason throws knees to the body.
Rush jumps guard but Mason stands there with Rush around his waist. Rush gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rush tries to land a knee to the head but Mason blocks with his arms.
Mason gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rush.
Rush throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rush throws an elbow but misses.
Rush gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mason.
Mason jumps guard but Rush turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mason has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mason 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. Mason gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mason looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mason misses with a takedown attempt - Rush sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mason closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rush controlling the position for now.
Rush avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mason.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It looks like Mason is going to stand back up.
Mason is working for a submission of some sort.
Mason perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 Leigh Rush will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rush gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mason to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mason gets to his feet - Rush follows without any prompting.
Mason closes the distance and pushes Rush back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mason looking for a takedown.
Rush throws an elbow but it misses.
Rush looking to throw knees to the head but Mason is blocking nicely.
Mason is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Leigh Rush has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mason blocks the elbow strike.
Rush lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Rush breaks from the clinch.
Mason throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rush.
Mason shoots in looking for a takedown. Rush tries to sprawl out of it but Mason keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rush manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rush has Mason up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rush pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mason has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rush avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Leigh Rush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mason.
Rush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rush is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mason to keep the fight standing.
Rush is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mason to keep the fight standing.
Rush misses with a knee to the head.
Rush with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mason is trying to break the clinch but Rush has him pressed against the cage.
Mason 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. Mason gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mason gets a clinch.
Mason tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason blocks the elbow strike.
Rush tries to land a knee to the head but Mason blocks with his arms.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Rush throws an elbow but it misses.
Mason has had enough of the clinch but Rush keeps him there for the moment.
Mason fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mason jumps guard but Rush turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rush.
Rush throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mason lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rush looking to throw knees to the head but Mason is blocking nicely.
Mason drags the fight down to the ground.
Rush is looking to work some ground and pound but Mason has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rush is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mason is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mason pulls Rush in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leigh Rush dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
No luck for Mason with that takedown attempt.
Rush seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mason is defended easily by Rush.
Mason misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frank Mason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason throws a lazy body kick
and Rush counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rush.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mason holds on and takes a little breather.
Frank Mason has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rush throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush throws a big right hand that misses.
Mason throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mason looking to control.
Rush trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rush connects with a couple of short punches.
Mason has an active guard here but Rush has managed to pass into half guard.
Mason punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mason tries to roll over but Rush keeps him under control.
Rush will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mason is controlling Rush's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mason tries for a takedown but Rush sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leigh Rush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mason.
Mason scores with a takedown into Rush's guard.
Mason takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rush trying to keep a closed guard but Mason is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rush, up you get!
Mason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mason has Rush up against the cage in a clinch.
Mason blocks an elbow strike from Rush.
Mason is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rush to keep the fight standing.
Mason decides to pull guard.
Rush would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rush trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason is controlling Rush's posture.
Rush trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mason is looking for a triangle but Rush pushes his legs off easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mason trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Mason.
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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Leigh Rush!
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RATING
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