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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryk Anders (ranked 1567 p4p, 1615 weight class) and Amadi Yousuf (ranked 188 p4p, 193 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anders might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd. On his way into the cage it seems that Ryk Anders has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ryk Anders seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryk Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amadi Yousuf!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yousuf blocks a jab.
Anders has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Forge 👊 in the buildup to the fight.
Yousuf throws the left hand but Anders avoids the punch easily.
Anders misses with a head kick.
Anders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yousuf.
Yousuf listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yousuf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anders.
Anders throws a lazy right hand but Yousuf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yousuf tries to land a front kick but Anders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anders moves to clinch but Yousuf breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anders misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yousuf throws a body punch but Anders moves out of range.
Yousuf takes a swing at Anders's ribcage but misses.
Yousuf punishes Anders's body with a nice straight punch.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yousuf manages to avoid it.
Anders throws a looping overhand right but Yousuf ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yousuf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yousuf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anders staying out of range there.
Anders moves out of range as Yousuf throws a body kick.
Anders tries to clinch but Yousuf moves out of range.
Anders backing away here, and Yousuf unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Anders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Yousuf.
Yousuf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yousuf moves out of range as Anders strikes.
Anders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yousuf sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anders misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Yousuf.
Anders misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders looks to score with a jab to the body but Yousuf is just out of range.
Amadi Yousuf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anders wants to slow Yousuf down by chopping away at his legs.
Yousuf feints a counter leg kick.
Yousuf lunges at Anders with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anders's hand.
Anders has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anders there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anders misses with a hook. Yousuf ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anders misses with a straight left.
Yousuf appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Anders takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yousuf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yousuf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yousuf now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anders misses with a takedown attempt - Yousuf sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anders throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yousuf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anders throws a series of punches but Yousuf avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Yousuf misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders throws a shot to the body.
Yousuf pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yousuf throws a jab but it's blocked by Anders.
A jab from Yousuf does it's job there.
Yousuf works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yousuf wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice leg kick from Yousuf, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yousuf has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Yousuf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anders's sensitive parts.
Anders throws a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Yousuf.
Anders is looking to land body kicks.
Yousuf looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anders fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryk Anders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yousuf connects with a right hand. Anders shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Yousuf misses.
Anders swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anders is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anders lands with a cross.
Anders throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yousuf.
Good exchange - Anders coming out on top.
It looks like Amadi Yousuf has been cut.
Yousuf keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yousuf lands a nice looking body shot.
Yousuf throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yousuf takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yousuf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anders has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anders looks to score with a jab to the body but Yousuf is just out of range.
Yousuf fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anders is out of range.
A head kick misses from Anders.
Anders connects with a jab.
Anders fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amadi Yousuf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amadi Yousuf's cut.
That's time! Anders's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anders misses with a hook.
Yousuf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anders throws a front kick aimed at Yousuf's knee but Yousuf avoids it well.
Yousuf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yousuf connects with the punch.
Yousuf throws a jab but it's blocked by Anders.
Anders wants to clinch but Yousuf slips to the side
and Yousuf counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yousuf throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yousuf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anders.
Yousuf thows a leg kick but Anders checks it
and Yousuf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anders blocks a low kick nicely.
Anders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yousuf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Yousuf.
Yousuf looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anders misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Yousuf was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anders looks to throw a body kick
and Yousuf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anders looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yousuf is fending him off so far but Anders persists. Nope, Yousuf circles away and we're back to standing.
Yousuf looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yousuf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anders throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yousuf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anders was well out of range. Poor timing from Yousuf.
Yousuf thumps Anders with a low kick.
Anders changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yousuf tries to avoid it but Anders manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yousuf to the ground. Yousuf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anders loads up on a big right hand but Yousuf slips the punch.
Yousuf on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yousuf can pounce on him.
Yousuf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anders was well out of range. Poor timing from Yousuf.
Anders is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anders avoids a kick to the body.
Anders misses with a takedown attempt - Yousuf sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryk Anders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yousuf looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anders misses with a wild body shot.
Yousuf feints and then cracks Anders's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anders down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders blocks the body kick.
Anders tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anders misses with the body kick
and Yousuf counters with a body kick that stops Anders in his tracks momentarily.
Anders misses with an uppercut.
Amadi Yousuf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Yousuf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yousuf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yousuf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anders. That did some damage!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Anders might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Yousuf gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anders swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yousuf counters with a leg kick.
Anders throws a hook but Yousuf avoids it easily.
Anders scores with the left hand. Yousuf knows he should have avoided that one.
Yousuf looks to score with a jab to the body but Anders is just out of range.
Yousuf paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yousuf cracks Anders with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yousuf swats away the attempt to clinch by Anders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders throws a push kick but Yousuf slaps the foot to one side.
Yousuf throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fighters circling - Anders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yousuf feints a counter leg kick.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Yousuf.
Yousuf throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anders chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anders misses with a left hand
and Yousuf counters with a straight right hand.
Anders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anders scores with a jab.
Anders shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yousuf as he jumps to the side.
Ryk Anders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Yousuf misses.
Yousuf throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders misses with a wild combination.
Anders misses with the body kick
enabling Yousuf to counter with a crisp jab.
Yousuf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anders moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders shoots in and drives through. Yousuf sprawls well.
Anders gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yousuf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yousuf has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yousuf there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Yousuf. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yousuf.
Anders misses with a kick to the body.
Anders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yousuf sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yousuf throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Anders misses the jab.
Anders looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anders looks to throw the jab but Yousuf is out of range.
Yousuf only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Anders tries a head kick but it misses.
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.
The cut man is working on Amadi Yousuf's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Anders looks to land a combination but Yousuf avoids it well.
A big right from Yousuf misses.
Anders throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yousuf scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anders in his tracks.
Yousuf blocks a jab.
Yousuf slaps away a takedown attempt from Anders, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yousuf! But no joy.
Anders goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Anders fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yousuf connects with a leg kick.
Yousuf tests Anders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anders with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yousuf looks to land a left hand but Anders moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anders.
Yousuf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anders.
Yousuf lands a really nice looking cross but Anders seems unphased.
Nice cross by Yousuf.
Anders connects with a crisp jab.
Anders shoots in for a takedown but Yousuf shows good takedown defense.
Yousuf appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryk Anders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anders tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yousuf defends well and Anders ends up having to push Yousuf into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yousuf lands an uppercut.
It looks like Ryk Anders has been cut.
Yousuf managing to block the knees to the body from Anders.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yousuf throws a punch but it's blocked by Anders.
Yousuf digs a right hand underneath Anders's ribcage. Anders let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anders throws an elbow but misses.
Yousuf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anders gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yousuf keeping hold of Anders's head, controlling as best he can.
Ryk Anders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anders is looking to take a break and control but Yousuf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yousuf really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anders. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yousuf moves into full guard.
Anders trying to move into half guard but instead Yousuf has managed to sweep!
Yousuf gets to his feet. Anders looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Yousuf on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yousuf throws a body shot but no joy.
Yousuf throws a push kick but Anders slaps the foot to one side.
Anders throws a hook but Yousuf avoids it easily.
Anders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yousuf looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yousuf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yousuf scoring well with a low kick there.
Anders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yousuf. That's going to slow Anders down.
Anders throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Yousuf on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anders misses with a hook to the body
and Yousuf counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice cross by Anders.
Yousuf shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders throws an off balance right hand
and Yousuf counters with an inside leg kick.
Yousuf pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yousuf connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anders moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yousuf moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Yousuf on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yousuf slips under a jab.
Yousuf appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Anders throws the left hand but Yousuf avoids the punch easily.
Anders tries to move into range but Yousuf moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anders fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yousuf avoids it really well and circles away.
Anders looks to throw a body kick
and Yousuf counters with a straight right hand.
Yousuf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anders.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Amadi Yousuf.
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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amadi Yousuf!
Ryk Anders was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm a competitor, and I know a lot of people say that, but I'm not going to give in or be intimidated by anybody!'.
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