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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoshi Tamatso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem al Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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168 lbs
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178 cm
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167 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tsuyoshi Tamatso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kareem al Rashid!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Rashid throws a jab when Tamatso was well out of range.
al Rashid lands with a shot to the body.
Tamatso misses with a wild body shot.
al Rashid misses with a body shot.
al Rashid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tamatso, pushing him back against the cage.
al Rashid struggles to land a body shot inside as Tamatso controls his hands.
al Rashid has a couple of punches blocked by Tamatso.
Tamatso lands an elbow inside.
Tamatso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tamatso prevents a body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid can't find room to land a body shot as Tamatso controls the action.
al Rashid wants to stall.
al Rashid pushes Tamatso back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
al Rashid manages to break the clinch.
Tamatso throws a looping overhand right but al Rashid ducks down to avoid it.
Tamatso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Rashid.
al Rashid closes the distance and pushes Tamatso back into the cage.
al Rashid misses with a short punch on the inside.
al Rashid gets through Tamatso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tamatso lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Tamatso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tamatso.
al Rashid swings wildly with an uppercut but Tamatso uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Rashid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tamatso missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tamatso as al Rashid tries to tie him up.
al Rashid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tamatso lands a shot to the body.
al Rashid misses with a hook to the ribs.
al Rashid is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tamatso is keeping busy.
Tamatso misses with an elbow over the top.
al Rashid tries to break free but Tamatso pushes him back against the cage.
Tamatso misses with an elbow over the top.
al Rashid misses with a body punch.
Tamatso's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tamatso blocks an uppercut.
al Rashid misses with some punches.
Tamatso comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
al Rashid is looking to control Tamatso's arms but Tamatso gets an underhook and turns him. Now al Rashid has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso works on al Rashid's body with a couple of short punches.
al Rashid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as al Rashid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
al Rashid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tamatso can't find room to land a body shot as al Rashid controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Tamatso.
Tamatso blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from al Rashid fails to land.
Tamatso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with al Rashid's elbow.
al Rashid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tamatso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tamatso lands a shoulder strike.
al Rashid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tamatso lands with a short shot to the head.
al Rashid taking a breather.
al Rashid taking a breather.
al Rashid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
al Rashid misses with a hook to the ribs.
al Rashid throws a punch but it's blocked by Tamatso.
al Rashid tries to throw a body punch but Tamatso avoids it by throwing al Rashid back against the cage.
al Rashid has a couple of punches blocked by Tamatso.
al Rashid lands an uppercut.
al Rashid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for al Rashid.
al Rashid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
al Rashid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Tamatso.
Tamatso blocks an uppercut.
Tamatso scores with a hook to the body.
al Rashid struggles to land a body shot inside as Tamatso controls his hands.
Tamatso lands a body shot in the clinch.
al Rashid looks gassed!
Tamatso blocks a body shot from al Rashid.
Tamatso lands a body shot.
al Rashid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
al Rashid has a couple of punches blocked by Tamatso.
Tamatso dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid misses with a body punch.
al Rashid has had enough of the clinch but Tamatso keeps him there for the moment.
al Rashid stalling in the clinch but Tamatso improves position.
A hook to the body from al Rashid.
Tamatso prevents a body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid can't find room to land a body shot as Tamatso controls the action.
al Rashid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tamatso holding his opponent close, against the cage.
al Rashid misses with a punch to the body.
Tamatso digs a right hand into al Rashid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on al Rashid's gas tank.
al Rashid throws a punch but it's blocked by Tamatso.
Tamatso lands a body shot.
A frustrated look appears on al Rashid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tamatso lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tamatso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of al Rashids head.
Tamatso manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tamatso comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tamatso.
al Rashid has a couple of punches blocked by Tamatso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsuyoshi Tamatso dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
al Rashid moves into the clinch.
Tamatso has al Rashid pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as al Rashid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
al Rashid looking to slow down the pace here.
Tamatso stalls.
al Rashid tries to break the clinch but Tamatso is controlling the position.
al Rashid tries to break free but Tamatso pushes him back against the cage.
al Rashid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
al Rashid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
al Rashid moves into the clinch.
al Rashid is working Tamatso over against the cage.
Tamatso works on al Rashid's body with a couple of short punches.
al Rashid tries to throw a body punch but Tamatso avoids it by throwing al Rashid back against the cage.
al Rashid wants to get back to striking at distance but Tamatso won't allow it.
Tamatso throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from al Rashid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tamatso - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tamatso blocks a body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid lands a shot to the body.
Tamatso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tamatso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with al Rashid's elbow.
A hook to the body from Tamatso.
al Rashid is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
al Rashid swings wildly with an uppercut but Tamatso uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Rashid misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for al Rashid.
Tsuyoshi Tamatso has scored more points in the clinch so far.
al Rashid struggles to land a body shot inside as Tamatso controls his hands.
al Rashid avoiding damage as Tamatso throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tamatso.
Tamatso lands a nice uppercut.
Tamatso cracks al Rashid with a nice body shot.
Tamatso works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tamatso is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
al Rashid is breathing heavily.
al Rashid wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso lands a body punch.
al Rashid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
al Rashid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
al Rashid misses with a punch on the inside.
al Rashid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tamatso up against the cage.
Tamatso leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tamatso.
al Rashid working aggressively here.
Tamatso trying to land knees to the body.
al Rashid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Tamatso.
Tamatso stalling the fight.
Tamatso works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tamatso has al Rashid pressed against the cage, preventing al Rashid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
al Rashid misses with a punch to the body.
Tamatso blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid wants to get back to striking at distance but Tamatso won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tamatso.
Tamatso softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from al Rashid fails to land.
al Rashid is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tamatso blocks a body shot from al Rashid.
Tamatso lands a shoulder strike.
al Rashid throws a punch but it's blocked by Tamatso.
al Rashid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tamatso tries to pull guard but al Rashid holds him up against the cage and eventually Tamatso drops back down to his feet.
al Rashid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tamatso misses with a punch to the body.
Tamatso dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tamatso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of al Rashid backwards.
Tamatso has al Rashid pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for al Rashid.
al Rashid scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso blocks a body shot from al Rashid.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for al Rashid.
al Rashid is struggling to control the position.
Tamatso blocks a body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid blocks the elbow strike.
al Rashid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tamatso misses with a hook to the ribs.
al Rashid struggles to land a body shot inside as Tamatso controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tamatso - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tamatso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite al Rashid's efforts to push away.
Tamatso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tamatso.
al Rashid tries a body shot but Tamatso blocks it.
al Rashid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tamatso digs a right hand into al Rashid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on al Rashid's gas tank.
Tamatso blocks an uppercut.
al Rashid is looking to break free of the clinch but Tamatso has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsuyoshi Tamatso dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
al Rashid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tamatso blocks an uppercut.
Tamatso pushes al Rashid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
al Rashid lands an uppercut.
Tamatso pushes al Rashid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
al Rashid pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tamatso just misses with a elbow thrown towards al Rashid's brow.
al Rashid working aggressively here.
al Rashid blocks a body shot from Tamatso.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice elbow from Tamatso.
al Rashid is trying to break the clinch but Tamatso has him pressed against the cage.
al Rashid tries to stall but Tamatso uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees to the body from Tamatso.
Tamatso trying to control the position but instead, al Rashid has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tamatso into the cage.
al Rashid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
al Rashid misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for al Rashid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tamatso cracks al Rashid with a nice body shot.
al Rashid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Rashid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tamatso prevents a body shot from al Rashid.
Tamatso pushes al Rashid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for al Rashid.
Tamatso works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
al Rashid trying to stall but Tamatso improves his position.
Tamatso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of al Rashids head.
A frustrated look appears on al Rashid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tamatso prevents a body shot from al Rashid.
Tamatso is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short uppercut from Tamatso.
al Rashid is rocked!
Tamatso has al Rashid pushed against the cage.
al Rashid is still on wobbly legs! Can Tamatso finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso lands a hook that snaps the head of al Rashid backwards.
Good body shot from Tamatso.
Tamatso utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
al Rashid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tamatso creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops al Rashid! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Tamatso.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tsuyoshi Tamatso!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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