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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Youfarley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and west sadel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). west sadel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Youfarley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, west sadel!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sadel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Youfarley.
sadel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. sadel showed some decent athleticism there.
Youfarley tries to get to full guard but sadel has control of the leg.
sadel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Youfarley defending well though.
sadel throwing shots but Youfarley is blocking nicely.
sadel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Youfarley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Youfarley gets back to full guard.
Youfarley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and sadel defends well.
sadel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
sadel throws a big right hand that misses.
sadel wants to stand and escape but instead Youfarley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Youfarley wants to control from the top but sadel keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sadel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
sadel looking to control.
Youfarley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
sadel has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Youfarley is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for sadel.
sadel is not content to let Youfarley control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Youfarley taking a break here but sadel is having none of it and regains half guard.
Youfarley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Youfarley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed sadel's head.
Youfarley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but sadel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Youfarley throwing shots but sadel is blocking nicely.
sadel looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youfarley is just content to waste time from the top position. sadel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
sadel working for a triangle but Youfarley defends it easily.
Youfarley postures up.
Youfarley passes sadel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Youfarley stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Youfarley clinches with his opponent.
Youfarley is trying to maintain a safe position but sadel gets an underhook and turns Youfarley into the cage.
Youfarley manages to break the clinch.
sadel keeps the fight on the outside.
Youfarley misses with a takedown
and sadel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by sadel.
sadel prevents Youfarley from getting back to his feet.
Youfarley looking to control.
Youfarley wants to stand and escape but sadel is having none of it.
Youfarley is trying to keep sadel in close.
sadel wants to get up but he can't break Youfarley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
sadel throwing strikes from guard but Youfarley blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but west sadel will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Youfarley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts sadel as he jumps to the side.
A jab from sadel finds it's way through Youfarley's defenses.
west sadel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Youfarley scores with a decent looking hook.
sadel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
sadel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Youfarley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Youfarley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Youfarley slips under a jab from sadel.
Youfarley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A punch lands to the side of Youfarley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
sadel cracks Youfarley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Youfarley with a lazy takedown attempt
and sadel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Youfarley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from sadel.
sadel blocks the strikes from Youfarley.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Youfarley blocking the ground and pound attempt from sadel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youfarley trying to hold on to sadel's head to control him but sadel postures up.
Youfarley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Youfarley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Youfarley is trying to keep sadel in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Youfarley with a poor takedown
and sadel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Youfarley wants to clinch up but sadel keeps it at a distance.
Youfarley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but sadel avoids it really well and circles away.
Youfarley avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Youfarley tries to close the distance and clinch up but sadel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Youfarley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. sadel defends it nicely.
Youfarley fails with a takedown attempt.
Chuck Youfarley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Youfarley connects with a jab.
sadel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and sadel wants it to stay on the feet.
sadel drives through with a takedown into guard.
sadel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Youfarley keeping moving, preventing sadel from controlling successfully.
Youfarley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for sadel!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youfarley tries to control but sadel wriggling away.
Youfarley landing shots from mount.
Youfarley is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but sadel is surviving well by controlling Youfarley's body position as best he can.
Youfarley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youfarley trying to control but sadel is having none of it.
sadel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Youfarley wants to control the pace but sadel is squirming around nicely.
west sadel has got the better of the ground game so far.
sadel tries to lock up and control but Youfarley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
west sadel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Youfarley fails to land the takedown.
sadel stuffs the takedown attempt from Youfarley. Youfarley gets slowly back to his feet.
sadel keeps the fight on the outside.
Youfarley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Youfarley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sadel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Youfarley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has sadel pinned against the cage. sadel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
sadel's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and sadel duly obliges.
sadel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Youfarley doesn't manage to clinch there - sadel circles away.
sadel circles away from the clinch attempt.
sadel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Youfarley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Youfarley tries to clinch but sadel is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youfarley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from sadel.
sadel fails with a takedown attempt.
sadel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Youfarley throws a head kick but sadel moves out of range.
Youfarley misses with a double jab.
Youfarley tries to score a power double leg takedown but sadel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Youfarley somewhat.
Youfarley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
sadel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Youfarley. That's going to slow sadel down.
Nice sprawl there from sadel as Youfarley shoots in.
Youfarley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and sadel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sadel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Youfarley defending against the ground and pound.
Youfarley struggling a bit here.
sadel trying to control the action but Youfarley is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from sadel are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Youfarley sneaks back into half guard.
sadel is trying to control. Youfarley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Youfarley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
sadel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Youfarley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in sadel's guard.
sadel is looking to stand up but Youfarley isn't so interested in that idea.
Youfarley passes sadel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Youfarley is trying to control the action in half guard but sadel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Youfarley passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sadel tries to improve position but can't.
Youfarley decides to stand up, so the ref orders sadel to his feet.
Youfarley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Youfarley tries to score a power double leg takedown but sadel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Youfarley somewhat.
Youfarley tries to bum rush sadel with a series of wild strikes but sadel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Youfarley with a lazy takedown attempt
and sadel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Youfarley won't be happy with that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
sadel wants to control for a moment but Youfarley uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Chuck Youfarley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
west sadel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
sadel throwing shots but Youfarley is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to west sadel.
I've got sadel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... west sadel!
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