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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kareem al Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shom Harnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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167 lbs
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174 cm
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162 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kareem al Rashid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shom Harnick!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Rashid thumps Harnick with a low kick.
al Rashid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
al Rashid darts in and clinches Harnick up against the cage.
A short uppercut from al Rashid.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al Rashid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harnick tries to score a body lock takedown but al Rashid shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
al Rashid breaks the clinch.
Harnick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
al Rashid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harnicks head.
Harnick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harnick looking for a takedown.
Harnick is working for takedown but al Rashid is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kareem al Rashid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shom Harnick.
al Rashid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harnick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but al Rashid has him pressed against the cage.
al Rashid keeps control of Harnick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
al Rashid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harnick is trying to break free.
al Rashid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harnick's efforts to push away.
al Rashid lands a hook to the side of the head.
al Rashid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
al Rashid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harnick looks gassed!
al Rashid leaning against his opponent.
al Rashid lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Rashid just leaning against Harnick, taking a breather.
al Rashid lands a left hand.
Harnick has had enough of the clinch but al Rashid keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for al Rashid.
A right hook to the body lands for al Rashid.
Nice body punch from al Rashid - that landed with a thud.
al Rashid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harnick backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid avoiding damage.
al Rashid lands with a right to the head.
al Rashid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
al Rashid lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from al Rashid.
al Rashid scores with a shot to the side of Harnick's head.
Harnick is trying to push al Rashid away but al Rashid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for al Rashid.
al Rashid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harnick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harnick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
al Rashid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
al Rashid darts in and clinches Harnick up against the cage.
al Rashid pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harnick tries to break free but al Rashid pushes him back against the cage.
al Rashid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harnick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
al Rashid lands a hook that snaps the head of Harnick backwards.
Harnick tries to pull guard but al Rashid won't allow it.
al Rashid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from al Rashid.
al Rashid lands a left hand.
al Rashid lands a body shot.
al Rashid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid moves into range and clinches up with Harnick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harnick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid gets through Harnick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
al Rashid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
al Rashid scores with a hook to the body.
al Rashid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
al Rashid scores with a jab. Harnick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kareem al Rashid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
al Rashid rushes Harnick and presses him up against the cage.
al Rashid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
al Rashid has closed the distance and engaged Harnick in a clinch.
al Rashid has Harnick pressed against the cage, preventing Harnick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
al Rashid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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 working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
al Rashid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for al Rashid.
Harnick tries to break the clinch but al Rashid is controlling the position.
al Rashid content to slow the pace in the clinch.
al Rashid works on Harnick's body with a couple of short punches.
al Rashid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harnick can't break the clinch.
al Rashid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harnicks head.
al Rashid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harnick backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from al Rashid.
al Rashid manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick from al Rashid.
Harnick shoots in for a takedown but al Rashid shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
al Rashid rushes Harnick and presses him up against the cage.
The referee calls for al Rashid to work.
Nice body punch from al Rashid - that landed with a thud.
al Rashid lands a left hand.
al Rashid lands an uppercut.
al Rashid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
al Rashid darts in and clinches Harnick up against the cage.
al Rashid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
al Rashid scores with a shot to the side of Harnick's head.
al Rashid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from al Rashid - that landed with a thud.
Harnick takes a shot to the head.
al Rashid gets through Harnick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
al Rashid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
al Rashid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harnick.
al Rashid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harnick backwards.
A short right from al Rashid on the inside.
Harnick drops to a knee looking for a takedown but al Rashid gets the underhooks and prevents it.
al Rashid lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harnick backwards.
al Rashid breaks from the clinch.
Kareem al Rashid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Rashid lands a really nice looking cross but Harnick seems unphased.
al Rashid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harnick, pushing him back against the cage.
al Rashid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harnick throws a body kick that misses.
al Rashid lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
al Rashid drives through and clinches with Harnick against the cage.
al Rashid manages to break the clinch.
al Rashid lands with a nice combination. Harnick backs away looking to recover.
al Rashid scores with a body shot.
al Rashid thumps Harnick with a low kick.
Harnick motions for al Rashid to come forward. Harnick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
al Rashid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Rashid drives through and clinches with Harnick against the cage.
Harnick tries to break free but al Rashid pushes him back against the cage.
al Rashid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
al Rashid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harnick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harnick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and al Rashid counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem al Rashid dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harnick thows a leg kick but al Rashid checks it
and al Rashid counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
al Rashid lands a shot to the body.
al Rashid lands a hook that snaps the head of Harnick backwards.
al Rashid lands with a right to the head.
Harnick is trying to break the clinch but al Rashid is controlling him.
A hook to the body from al Rashid.
al Rashid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
al Rashid lands a right hand.
al Rashid is working Harnick over against the cage.
al Rashid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harnick backwards.
al Rashid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for al Rashid.
al Rashid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harnick can do to turn this around?
Harnick is trying to break the clinch but al Rashid is controlling him.
al Rashid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for al Rashid.
al Rashid scores with a body shot.
al Rashid goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
al Rashid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
al Rashid clinches with his opponent.
al Rashid slows down the pace here.
al Rashid keeps control of Harnick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for al Rashid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid breaks the clinch.
al Rashid rushes Harnick and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from al Rashid.
Kareem al Rashid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
al Rashid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
al Rashid has closed the distance and engaged Harnick in a clinch.
A short left from al Rashid.
Harnick fails to pull guard.
al Rashid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
al Rashid lands a body shot.
al Rashid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harnick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harnick throws a nice head kick!
al Rashid scores with a hook to the body. Harnick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harnick looks to land a body kick but al Rashid moved away.
al Rashid scores with the left hand. Harnick knows he should have avoided that one.
Harnick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
al Rashid forces Harnick back against the cage and clinches.
al Rashid breaks the clinch.
al Rashid rushes Harnick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
al Rashid lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from al Rashid on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Harnick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harnick is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from al Rashid.
al Rashid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harnick backwards.
al Rashid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
al Rashid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
al Rashid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
al Rashid gets through Harnick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
al Rashid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
al Rashid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harnick up against the cage.
al Rashid breaks from the clinch.
Harnick misses with a looping left.
al Rashid moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harnick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from al Rashid.
al Rashid lands an uppercut.
Harnick tries to circle away but al Rashid has him pinned against the cage.
Harnick can't break the clinch.
al Rashid lands with a light punch inside.
al Rashid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harnick backwards.
A short uppercut from al Rashid.
A short right from al Rashid.
A body shot lands from al Rashid.
Harnick has had enough of the clinch but al Rashid keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harnick is trying to force a seperation but al Rashid has the dominant position.
Harnick wants to get back to striking at distance but al Rashid won't allow it.
al Rashid has Harnick pushed against the cage.
al Rashid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, jab by al Rashid - just one landing.
That kick from Harnick tenderised al Rashid's leg. al Rashid is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kareem al Rashid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harnick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
al Rashid moves into the clinch.
al Rashid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harnick.
al Rashid taking a breather.
al Rashid manages to break the clinch.
Harnick throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
al Rashid drives through and clinches with Harnick against the cage.
Harnick is trying to break free.
al Rashid just leaning against Harnick, taking a breather.
al Rashid lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harnick or not.
Nice body punch from al Rashid - that landed with a thud.
Harnick wants to get back to striking at distance but al Rashid won't allow it.
al Rashid is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good body shot from al Rashid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harnick.
al Rashid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harnick's efforts to push away.
al Rashid pushes Harnick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Harnick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
al Rashid manages to break the clinch.
Harnick closes the distance and clinches.
al Rashid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harnick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
al Rashid digs a good hook to Harnick's body.
Harnick misses with a low kick.
Harnick misses with a low kick.
Harnick shoots in for a double leg but al Rashid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kareem al Rashid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shom Harnick.
al Rashid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from al Rashid.
al Rashid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
al Rashid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harnicks head.
Good body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid scores with a shoulder strike.
al Rashid lands with a light punch inside.
al Rashid is leaning against Harnick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harnick is trying to break the clinch but al Rashid is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem al Rashid 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
al Rashid gets a clinch.
al Rashid lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, al Rashid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harnick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
al Rashid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harnick tries to circle away but al Rashid has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al Rashid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
al Rashid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harnick wants to get back to striking at distance but al Rashid won't allow it.
al Rashid is working Harnick over against the cage.
al Rashid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
al Rashid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from al Rashid.
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
al Rashid lands with a short shot to the head.
al Rashid scores with a hook to the body.
al Rashid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
al Rashid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
al Rashid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harnick trying to stall but al Rashid improves his position.
al Rashid lands a left hand.
al Rashid lands a body shot.
al Rashid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
al Rashid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harnick backwards.
Harnick is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from al Rashid.
al Rashid lands with a short shot to the head.
al Rashid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harnick's efforts to push away.
al Rashid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
al Rashid rushes Harnick and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by al Rashid.
Harnick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from al Rashid as the two fighters clinch.
al Rashid has Harnick pressed against the cage, preventing Harnick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
al Rashid effectively controlling the action here.
al Rashid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harnick.
al Rashid scores with a kick to the midsection.
al Rashid clinches.
al Rashid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
al Rashid cracks Harnick with a nice body shot.
al Rashid displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harnick up against the cage.
al Rashid gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid prevents Harnick from breaking the clinch.
al Rashid lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from al Rashid.
Harnick can't break the clinch.
al Rashid lands with a right to the head.
al Rashid digs a right hand into Harnick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harnick's gas tank.
al Rashid scores with a shoulder strike.
Harnick can't break the clinch.
al Rashid is pushing Harnick up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harnick is trying to break free.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harnick obliges.
al Rashid cracks Harnick with a nice body shot.
al Rashid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harnick's efforts to push away.
al Rashid lands a body shot in the clinch.
al Rashid gets through Harnick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from al Rashid.
Harnick is trying to force a seperation but al Rashid has the dominant position.
Harnick stalling in the clinch but al Rashid improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid lands a body shot in the clinch.
al Rashid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harnick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but al Rashid checks it well.
al Rashid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
al Rashid lands a jab to Harnick's midsection.
al Rashid connects with an inside leg kick.
Harnick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
al Rashid darts in and clinches Harnick up against the cage.
al Rashid breaks the clinch.
al Rashid lands a jab.
Shom Harnick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
al Rashid thuds his right hand into Harnick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harnick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
al Rashid cracks Harnick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
al Rashid rushes Harnick and presses him up against the cage.
Harnick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but al Rashid blocks it with crossed arms.
al Rashid scores with a nice hook to the head.
al Rashid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
al Rashid blocks an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from al Rashid.
Kareem al Rashid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid gets through Harnick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from al Rashid - that landed with a thud.
Harnick is trying to break the clinch but al Rashid is controlling him.
al Rashid lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from al Rashid on the inside.
Harnick wants a takedown but no success here.
al Rashid lands a body shot.
al Rashid scores with a hook to the body.
al Rashid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harnick up against the cage.
al Rashid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Harnick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike.
Harnick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Rashid scores with a shoulder strike.
Harnick is looking to break free of the clinch but al Rashid has double underhooks.
Harnick is trying to push al Rashid away but al Rashid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
al Rashid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
al Rashid closes the distance and lands a one-two.
al Rashid is looking to wear down Harnick with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
al Rashid moves into the clinch.
al Rashid is leaning against Harnick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem al Rashid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well al Rashid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem al Rashid!
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