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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Hendricks (ranked 1882 p4p, 2457 weight class) and Amadi Yousuf (ranked 237 p4p, 291 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hendricks might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cowboy - Kid Rock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hunter Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amadi Yousuf!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks throws a lazy right hand but Yousuf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yousuf misses with an uppercut.
Hendricks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hendricks misses with a few strikes there.
Yousuf looks to land a right hand but Hendricks moved out of range.
Hendricks walks into a straight right hand from Yousuf.
The fighters circling - Yousuf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hendricks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amadi Yousuf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yousuf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendricks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hendricks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yousuf throws out the jab.
Yousuf cracks a nice hook into Hendricks's ribs.
Some bone on bone action there as Yousuf checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yousuf wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hendricks wants to land a leg kick but Yousuf is out of range.
Hendricks misses with a few strikes there.
Yousuf is looking to chop away at Hendricks's legs.
Hendricks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yousuf throws out the jab.
Jab from Yousuf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yousuf tries a low kick but Hendricks avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendricks. Yousuf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yousuf tries to clinch
and Hendricks counters with a straight right hand.
Yousuf wants to clinch.
Yousuf throws a jab but it's blocked by Hendricks.
Yousuf throws a jab but it's blocked by Hendricks.
Yousuf lands with a good body shot.
Yousuf takes one to the chin there.
Hendricks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yousuf takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yousuf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yousuf misses with a body shot.
Yousuf clinches up against the cage.
Yousuf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yousuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yousuf misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hendricks takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendricks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hendricks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yousuf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yousuf prevents Hendricks from breaking the clinch.
Hendricks misses with a punch to the body.
Yousuf lands with a light punch inside.
Yousuf lands a shot to the body.
Hendricks breaks the clinch.
Yousuf's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yousuf duly obliges.
Hendricks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hendricks ducks under a wild hook from Yousuf.
Nice jab there from Yousuf.
Hendricks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yousuf.
Yousuf throws a hook to the side of Hendricks's head but Hendricks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hendricks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Yousuf misses its intended target.
A combination from Yousuf does no damage.
Yousuf moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yousuf misses with a hook.
Yousuf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yousuf misses with a wild body shot.
Hendricks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yousuf checks a leg kick nicely.
Hendricks misses with a body shot.
Yousuf lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Hendricks misses.
Some wild striking there from Yousuf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yousuf.
Yousuf throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf slips a jab and a cross from Hendricks.
Yousuf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Yousuf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendricks ducks right into an uppercut from Yousuf.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yousuf.
Hendricks throws a leg kick but Yousuf checks it.
Hendricks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yousuf manages to avoid it.
Yousuf tries to counter with a clinch but Hendricks shakes him off and moves away.
Hendricks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yousuf at a distance.
Hendricks swings for the body but Yousuf moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Yousuf.
Yousuf takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yousuf misses with a wild combination.
Hendricks looks to throw the jab but Yousuf is out of range.
Hendricks is looking to wear down Yousuf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yousuf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amadi Yousuf dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hendricks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yousuf cracks Hendricks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hendricks misses with a wild body shot.
Yousuf throws a low kick but Hendricks avoids it.
Yousuf rushes Hendricks and presses him up against the cage.
Yousuf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hendricks's efforts to push away.
Hendricks is trying to break the clinch but Yousuf is controlling him.
Hendricks is trying to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yousuf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yousuf tries to throw a body punch but Hendricks avoids it by throwing Yousuf back against the cage.
Yousuf misses with the head strike.
A short right from Yousuf on the inside.
Hendricks blocking some punches.
Yousuf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yousuf presses Hendricks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yousuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Hendricks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yousuf avoiding damage.
Yousuf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yousuf scores with a shot to the side of Hendricks's head.
Yousuf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yousuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Yousuf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendrickss head.
Yousuf has Hendricks pressed against the cage, preventing Hendricks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Amadi Yousuf seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yousuf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yousuf throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendricks.
Yousuf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yousuf misses with some punches.
Hendricks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hendricks blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yousuf works on Hendricks's body with a couple of short punches.
Yousuf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hendricks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yousuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yousuf tries to throw a body punch but Hendricks avoids it by throwing Yousuf back against the cage.
Yousuf prevents Hendricks from breaking the clinch.
Yousuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hendricks.
Hendricks prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
Hendricks blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yousuf misses with the head strike.
Yousuf lands an uppercut.
Hendricks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yousuf in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Yousuf.
Hendricks tries to break the clinch but Yousuf is controlling the position.
Hendricks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yousuf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hendricks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yousuf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hendricks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yousuf.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yousuf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hendricks tries to circle away but Yousuf has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yousuf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hendricks.
Yousuf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yousuf tries to work over Hendricks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Hendricks scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hendricks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf scores with a shot to the side of Hendricks's head.
Hendricks prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
Yousuf lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yousuf throws a head punch that misses.
Hendricks is trying to break the clinch but Yousuf has him pressed against the cage.
Hendricks trying to control the position but instead, Yousuf has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hendricks into the cage.
Hendricks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hendricks with a nice cross.
Hendricks throws a front kick aimed at Yousuf's knee but Yousuf avoids it well.
Yousuf bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yousuf moves into range and clinches up with Hendricks.
Yousuf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hendricks backwards.
Yousuf working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hendricks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amadi Yousuf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hendricks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hunter Hendricks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yousuf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yousuf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yousuf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hendricks appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hendricks throws a right and a left that Yousuf avoids nicely.
Yousuf blocks a leg kick.
Yousuf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hendricks was well out of range. Poor timing from Yousuf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hendricks.
Yousuf connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hendricks momentarily.
Hunter Hendricks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yousuf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hendricks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yousuf throws out a counter right but Hendricks avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendricks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hendricks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hendricks tries to land a front kick but Yousuf steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A left and a right from Hendricks both land. Nice combination.
Hendricks lands a jab-cross combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yousuf dips to his left and cracks Hendricks with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yousuf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yousuf takes a swing at Hendricks's ribcage but misses.
Yousuf loads up on a big right hand but Hendricks slips the punch.
Hendricks throws a body punch but Yousuf moves out of range.
Yousuf swings for the body but Hendricks moves out of range.
Yousuf lands with an overhand left.
Hendricks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hendricks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Yousuf misses the target.
Hendricks went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yousuf throws the left hand but Hendricks avoids the punch easily.
A cross from Yousuf lands.
Hendricks looks to land a right hand but Yousuf moved out of range.
Hendricks connects with a body shot that sends Yousuf's belly button to the back.
Hendricks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yousuf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf misses with a body shot.
Yousuf lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hendricks cracks a nice hook into Yousuf's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yousuf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yousuf lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hendricks misses with a body punch
and Yousuf counters with an inside leg kick.
Yousuf misses with a low kick.
Hendricks appears to be looking for a big counter.
Amadi Yousuf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hendricks misses with a wild combination.
Yousuf throws a wild body kick that Hendricks sees coming a mile off.
Hendricks was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice jab there from Yousuf.
Yousuf throws a hook but Hendricks blocks it.
Hendricks throws the left hand but Yousuf avoids the punch easily.
Hendricks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendricks throws a leg kick but Yousuf moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf clinches.
Yousuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Yousuf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hendricks blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Yousuf.
Yousuf prevents Hendricks from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
A short uppercut from Yousuf.
Amadi Yousuf is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hendricks is looking to break free of the clinch but Yousuf has double underhooks.
Hendricks is pushing Yousuf up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hendricks breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a low kick, looking for Yousuf's leg but Yousuf calmly moves out of range.
Yousuf tries a quick counter leg kick but Hendricks is wise to it.
Yousuf closes the distance and clinches.
Hendricks has Yousuf pressed against the cage.
Hendricks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hendricks is trying to break the clinch but Yousuf is controlling him.
Hendricks tries to work over Yousuf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yousuf lands with a short shot to the head.
Hendricks tries a body shot but Yousuf blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amadi Yousuf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yousuf has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amadi Yousuf!
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energy
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hype
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