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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fakhri El Hashem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Hashem kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kassaman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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171 cm
19
147 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fakhri El Hashem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrew Clark!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Hashem throws the left hand but Clark avoids the punch easily.
El Hashem misses with a double jab.
Andrew Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from El Hashem. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from El Hashem misses.
Clark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clark scores with a push kick.
El Hashem looks to land a right hand but Clark moved out of range.
El Hashem fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clark listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
El Hashem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Clark misses with a looping right.
Clark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
El Hashem throws a series of punches but Clark moves out of range.
El Hashem moves out of range as Clark strikes.
Clark has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Clark.
It looks like Fakhri El Hashem has been cut.
Clark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite El Hashem's efforts to push away.
El Hashem wants to get back to striking at distance but Clark won't allow it.
Clark with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Clark.
Clark scores with a knee to the head.
Clark keeps control of El Hashem as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
El Hashem takes a knee right on the jaw!
Clark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of El Hashem backwards.
Clark lands a hook that snaps the head of El Hashem backwards.
El Hashem can't break the clinch.
El Hashem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but El Hashem blocks with his arms.
Clark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clark tries a knee to the head but El Hashem blocks it.
El Hashem wants to get back to striking at distance but Clark won't allow it.
Clark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite El Hashem's efforts to push away.
El Hashem is trying to push Clark away but Clark has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
El Hashem working hard to break the clinch.
Clark lands a hook to the side of the head.
El Hashem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clark has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
El Hashem has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Clark.
El Hashem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clark lands a knee to the head.
Clark landing knees to the head.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but El Hashem is blocking nicely.
El Hashem takes a shot to the head.
El Hashem has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clark with a knee to the head.
Clark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but El Hashem blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Clark.
El Hashem wants to break free but Clark has control.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
El Hashem can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark prevents El Hashem from breaking the clinch.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
Clark is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clark scores with a knee to the head.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but El Hashem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Hashem is trying to break the clinch but Clark has him pressed against the cage.
Clark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Hashem is trying to break free.
El Hashem wants to break free but Clark has control.
A short left from Clark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Clark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fakhri El Hashem's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
El Hashem moves out of range of the strikes.
El Hashem misses with a few strikes there.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up but El Hashem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clark moves into range and clinches up with El Hashem.
El Hashem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
El Hashem is trying to break the clinch but Clark is controlling him.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but El Hashem blocks with his arms.
Clark tries a knee to the head but El Hashem blocks it.
Clark prevents El Hashem from breaking the clinch.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Hashem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clark has him pressed against the cage.
El Hashem is looking to break free of the clinch but Clark has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark lands a left hand.
Clark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite El Hashem's efforts to push away.
El Hashem is trying to push Clark away but Clark has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Clark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
El Hashem can't break the clinch.
Clark has El Hashem pressed against the cage, preventing El Hashem from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but El Hashem blocks with his arms.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clark lands a knee to the head.
Clark connects with a nasty looking knee right to El Hashem's face.
Clark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite El Hashem's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Clark fails to land.
Clark with a knee to the head.
Clark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but El Hashem blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Clark.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
El Hashem working hard to break the clinch.
El Hashem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Clark.
Clark lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark scores with a knee to the head.
El Hashem is rocked!
Clark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh El Hashem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Hashem is trying to push Clark away but Clark has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
El Hashem is trying to force a seperation but Clark has the dominant position.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of El Hashem backwards.
Clark scores with a knee to the head.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Clark lands a big knee to the head and El Hashem goes down! Clark pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Clark! Andrew Clark retains his featherweight title!
After the fight, Andrew Clark was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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