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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arab Karim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Hay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arab Karim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Hay!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hay lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hay drops Karim with a left right combo! Hay follows him down to the ground into side control.
Karim is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hay looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Oh Karim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karim wants to control but Hay postures up.
Karim gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Karim seems to have got his legs back now.
Hay trying to advance position but Karim counters by regaining guard.
Karim keeping moving, preventing Hay from controlling successfully.
Karim on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Karim tries to get out of the position.
Hay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karim trying to keep a closed guard but Hay is proving a slippery customer.
Karim is really struggling to control Hay but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hay wants to get up but he can't break Karim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hay preventing the sweep.
Karim manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Karim wants to control the pace but Hay is squirming around nicely.
Karim jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hay manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Karim is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hay is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karim trying to control the action but Hay is working from the bottom.
Hay is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Karim is controlling him well.
Karim has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karim slips a jab and a cross from Hay.
No luck for Karim with that takedown attempt.
Hay tries to bum rush Karim with a series of wild strikes but Karim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Hay.
Hay tries to bum rush Karim with a series of wild strikes but Karim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karim closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hay quickly recovers to half guard.
Karim decides to stand up.
Karim is breathing heavily.
Hay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karim dodges the punch combination from Hay.
Hay throws a right and a left that Karim avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karim bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Karim has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karim lands a big elbow.
Karim is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hay has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Karim sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Hay dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karim throws a sloppy head kick and Hay moves out of range easily.
Karim has managed to clinch.
Hay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karim looking to stall.
Karim prevents Hay from breaking the clinch.
Karim tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karim is trying to drag Hay to the mat but Hay just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hay is trying to break the clinch but Karim is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hay ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hay no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hay wants to stand but Karim is controlling the position.
Karim trying to control the position from guard on top but Hay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arab Karim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hay looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arab Karim has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hay misses with a double jab
and Karim counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karim prevents Hay from breaking the clinch.
Karim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karim breaks from the clinch.
Karim tries to clinch up.
Hay throws a series of punches but Karim avoids them all with ease.
Karim fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arab Karim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hay moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karim.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karim gets a takedown into half guard.
Karim trying to mount his opponent but Hay defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karim stops Hay from getting back to his feet.
Karim uses his free foot to push down on Hay's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hay.
Hay is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hay defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Karim.
Karim unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hay is wriggling around trying to escape.
Karim trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karim looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arab Karim will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hay misses with the combination.
Hay misses with the combination.
Hay tries to clinch but Karim is having none of it.
Hay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karim circles away quickly and effectively.
Karim throws a series of punches but Hay avoids them all with ease.
David Hay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karim moves into the clinch.
Karim stalling in the clinch but Hay improves position.
Karim is looking for a takedown.
Hay is pressed up against the cage. Karim has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hay down to the mat. Hay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Karim shoots in for a double leg but Hay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arab Karim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karim slips a jab and a cross from Hay.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hay throws a right and a left that both miss.
David Hay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hay swats away the attempt to clinch by Karim.
Hay tries to close the distance and clinch but Karim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Hay misses.
Karim dodges the punch combination from Hay.
Hay is looking to clinch.
Hay blocks a head kick by Karim.
Danga de danga de dang - Hay scores with a four punch combination!
Hay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karim has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hay is trying to break free.
Hay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hay has had enough of the clinch but Karim keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karim works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Karim trying to control but Hay is working from the bottom.
Karim is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karim is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arab Karim wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Hay does no damage.
Karim shoots in but Hay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hay scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
David Hay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Hay.
Hay throws a right and a left that Karim avoids nicely.
Hay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hay tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hay tries to clinch there but Karim circles away.
Some wild striking there from Hay.
Karim throws a head kick that misses.
Hay throws a combination. Karim tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Karim throws a right hand that Hay ducks under and follows up with a left that Hay also avoids with ease.
Hay moves into range and clinches up with Karim.
Hay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karim lands a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hay wants to stand up but Karim is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karim throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arab Karim.
I think Karim 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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