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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fakhri El Hashem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Hashem comes to the cage accompanied by Kassaman. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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154 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fakhri El Hashem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyson Clay!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by El Hashem.
A jab from El Hashem finds it's way through Clay's defenses.
It looks like Tyson Clay has been cut.
Oh, that's a big right hand from El Hashem and Clay goes tumbling to the canvas! El Hashem follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Clay is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Hashem wants to get back to his feet.
Clay is still in real trouble! Can El Hashem finish him?
Clay wants to control but El Hashem is keeping busy.
El Hashem wants to stand up but Clay has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Clay seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
El Hashem jabs at Clay's body.
El Hashem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clay counters with a nice body shot.
El Hashem cracks Clay with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
El Hashem misses with a combination
and Clay counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
El Hashem looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clay avoids a punch combination nicely.
El Hashem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clay.
El Hashem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clay looking to score a takedown here. El Hashem is defending well but Clay drives through and ends up in El Hashem's guard.
Clay passes El Hashem's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Clay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clay is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clay controlling the pace.
El Hashem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clay.
El Hashem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clay takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay trying to control from half guard but El Hashem is working away.
Ground and pound from Clay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Hashem is trying to stand back up but Clay is controlling him
Clay landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clay drops an elbow to the side of El Hashem's head.
Clay is working for a kimura here but El Hashem manages to reverse the position and he's now in Clay's guard.
El Hashem preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. El Hashem presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
El Hashem has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
El Hashem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on El Hashem's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clay scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El Hashem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Clay to counter with a crisp jab.
El Hashem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clay.
Clay throws a hook but El Hashem blocks it.
El Hashem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyson Clay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyson Clay's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
El Hashem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clay is on the wrong end of a nice combination from El Hashem.
El Hashem listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clay is rocked!
El Hashem takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clay is still on wobbly legs! Can El Hashem finish him?
El Hashem misses with a hook to the body
and Clay counters with a lovely shot to the body.
El Hashem misses with a looping right.
Clay seems to have recovered his senses.
Clay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but El Hashem circles away quickly and effectively.
El Hashem looks to land a combination but Clay avoids it well.
Clay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clay lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has El Hashem pinned against the cage. El Hashem gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clay misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clay slips a jab and a cross from El Hashem.
Clay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fakhri El Hashem is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Hashem throws a jab but it's blocked by Clay.
Clay fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
El Hashem lands a jab-cross combination.
Donk. El Hashem catches Clay right on the button with a cross.
That has opened up Tyson Clay's cut even more.
No joy there for El Hashem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
El Hashem drops Clay with a left right combo! El Hashem follows him down to the ground into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
El Hashem tries to stand but can't do so whilst Clay controls his leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clay punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay is trying to get back to full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
El Hashem is thwarting Clay's attempts to control the position.
Clay might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control El Hashem haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We're going to have a standup here because Fakhri El Hashem wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Clay has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clay there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Hashem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fakhri El Hashem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clay looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Clay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clay showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Clay looking to pass the guard.
Clay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clay throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay throws a big right hand that misses.
Clay trying to control the position from guard on top but El Hashem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clay tries to free his leg and advance position but El Hashem is retaining full guard.
El Hashem avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Hashem preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
El Hashem working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clay.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Hashem can't keep his opponent in guard - Clay advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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 Fakhri El Hashem will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyson Clay's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
El Hashem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clay throws out the jab.
El Hashem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
El Hashem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for El Hashem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clay lands a nice hook to El Hashem's body. El Hashem takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fakhri El Hashem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
El Hashem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
El Hashem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clay.
El Hashem scores with a decent looking hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
El Hashem falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Clay counter with a right hand.
Clay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab from Clay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Hashem misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by El Hashem.
El Hashem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clay is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in El Hashem's half guard.
Clay is trying to control the action in half guard but El Hashem is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
El Hashem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clay.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clay lands a nice short elbow.
Clay throwing shots but El Hashem is blocking nicely.
Clay wants to take a breather but El Hashem is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay is trying for a kimura here. El Hashem looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Clay wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyson Clay!
A relieved looking Tyson Clay thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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