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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Thorn (ranked 590 p4p, 885 weight class) and Amadi Yousuf (ranked 73 p4p, 113 weight class). Amadi Yousuf acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amadi Yousuf!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnem�ki and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yousuf moves out of range as Thorn strikes.
Yousuf steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Thorn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yousuf pushes Thorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Lance Thorn has been cut.
A short left from Thorn.
Thorn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yousuf backwards.
Thorn lands with a short shot to the head.
Thorn throws an elbow but it misses.
Thorn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thorn throws a punch but it's blocked by Yousuf.
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yousuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorn can't find room to land a body shot as Yousuf controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Yousuf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Thorn.
A left hand lands to the body for Yousuf.
Yousuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Yousuf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thorn tries to throw a body punch but Yousuf avoids it by throwing Thorn back against the cage.
Thorn misses with some punches.
Thorn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yousuf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorn's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yousuf can't find room to land a body shot as Thorn controls the action.
Yousuf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorn cracks Yousuf with a nice body shot.
Thorn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yousuf throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Yousuf on the inside.
Yousuf takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Amadi Yousuf has been cut.
Yousuf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thorn lands with a right to the head.
Thorn misses with a body punch.
Yousuf blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yousuf.
Yousuf working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yousuf lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
Thorn blocking some punches.
Yousuf has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thorn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yousuf can turn it around.
Yousuf misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Thorn fails to land.
Thorn gets through Yousuf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yousuf lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yousuf or not.
Yousuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Yousuf - that landed with a thud.
Yousuf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yousuf takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thorn misses with a body punch.
Thorn lands a right hand.
Thorn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yousuf lands a body punch.
Yousuf blocks a body shot from Thorn.
Thorn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Thorn fails to land.
Yousuf working aggressively here.
Yousuf blocking some punches.
Yousuf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Yousuf as the two fighters clinch.
Yousuf gets through Thorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yousuf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thorn misses with the head strike.
Thorn tries a body shot but Yousuf blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thorn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Yousuf prevents a body shot from Thorn.
Thorn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yousuf misses with a body punch.
Thorn lands a nice uppercut.
Yousuf lands a hook that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
A right hand to the body from Yousuf.
Yousuf misses with some punches.
Yousuf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thorn blocking some punches.
I was talking to Thorn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yousuf.
Thorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf tries to work over Thorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yousuf lands a right hand.
Yousuf tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Yousuf back against the cage.
Yousuf blocks an elbow strike from Thorn.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
Thorn is working Yousuf over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yousuf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thorns head.
Yousuf is working Thorn over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorn.
Thorn lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorn throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Thorn.
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yousuf is working Thorn over against the cage.
Yousuf lands a right hand.
Thorn lands a hook that snaps the head of Yousuf backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yousuf.
Yousuf can't find room to land a body shot as Thorn controls the action.
Thorn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thorn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yousuf's brow.
A short right from Yousuf.
Yousuf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yousuf misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thorn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorn throws an elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lance Thorn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Thorn is looking to clinch.
Yousuf changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorn throws a poor cross that misses
and Yousuf counters with a stiff right hand.
Yousuf slips a straight right by Thorn.
Thorn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yousuf.
Thorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thorn misses the shot to the body.
Thorn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yousuf counters with a left to the body.
Thorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yousuf.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yousuf! But no joy.
Thorn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn gets tackled into the cage by Yousuf. Yousuf maintains the clinch.
Yousuf misses with the head strike.
Thorn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Thorn can't find room to land a body shot as Yousuf controls the action.
Yousuf lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Yousuf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
Thorn misses with an elbow strike.
Yousuf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Yousuf.
Yousuf lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Thorn.
Thorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yousuf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yousuf blocking some punches.
Yousuf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yousuf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yousuf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amadi Yousuf seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yousuf pushes Thorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yousuf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yousuf digs a right hand underneath Thorn's ribcage. Thorn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thorn tries a body shot but Yousuf blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Yousuf avoids the elbow strike from Thorn, against the cage.
Yousuf has a couple of punches blocked by Thorn.
Thorn misses with a punch to the body.
Yousuf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yousuf swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorn.
Yousuf swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lance Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn throws a lazy right hand but Yousuf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lance Thorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thorn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yousuf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yousuf misses with a punch to the body.
Yousuf avoids the elbow strike from Thorn, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Yousuf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Yousuf scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
Yousuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorn controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Thorn fails to land.
Thorn lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Amadi Yousuf's cut even more.
Yousuf scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yousuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorn throws an elbow but misses.
Yousuf lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thorn.
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yousuf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorn throws an elbow but misses.
Yousuf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorn throws an elbow but misses.
Yousuf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorn throws a punch but it's blocked by Yousuf.
Yousuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorn blocks a body shot from Yousuf.
Thorn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yousufs head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorn.
Thorn is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yousuf's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yousuf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorn's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorn.
Yousuf avoiding damage.
Yousuf blocking some punches.
Yousuf lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yousuf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yousuf lands a shoulder strike.
Thorn lands a nice elbow.
Thorn prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yousuf misses with the head strike.
Yousuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thorn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yousuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Yousuf.
Yousuf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yousuf misses with a punch to the body.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thorn throws a hook but Yousuf blocks it.
Yousuf tests Thorn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yousuf clinches up against the cage.
Yousuf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Yousuf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yousuf throws a head punch that misses.
Thorn takes a shot to the head.
Yousuf misses with a body punch.
Thorn lands an elbow that stopped Yousuf in his tracks for a moment.
Thorn tries to work over Yousuf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yousuf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorn's elbow.
Yousuf blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yousuf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yousuf blocks a body shot from Thorn.
Yousuf avoids a wild elbow strike from Thorn.
Yousuf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yousuf takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yousuf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorn takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yousuf scores with a shot to the side of Thorn's head.
A short left from Yousuf.
Yousuf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thorn is rocked!
Yousuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorn controls his hands.
Oh Thorn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yousuf.
Yousuf cracks Thorn with a nice body shot.
Thorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorn seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Thorn.
Yousuf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yousuf misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorn throws an elbow but misses.
Yousuf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Thorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yousuf's defenses.
Yousuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
Yousuf misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yousuf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Thorn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hand to the body from Yousuf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorn misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yousuf.
Yousuf gets through Thorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yousuf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thorn works on Yousuf's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
Thorn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yousuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorn controls his hands.
Thorn blocks a body shot from Yousuf.
Yousuf tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Yousuf back against the cage.
Thorn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Amadi Yousuf's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yousuf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thorn prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
Yousuf tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Yousuf back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf misses with the head strike.
Thorn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorn breaks from the clinch.
Thorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Yousuf slips a jab and a cross from Thorn.
Yousuf appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yousuf doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yousuf closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yousuf lands a body shot.
Yousuf tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Yousuf back against the cage.
Good body shot from Yousuf.
Yousuf dodges an elbow strike from Thorn.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
Yousuf scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
Yousuf gets through Thorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thorn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Amadi Yousuf's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yousuf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yousuf blocking some punches.
Yousuf misses with the head strike.
Thorn has a couple of punches blocked by Yousuf.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yousuf.
Thorn misses with the head strike.
Thorn misses with an elbow strike.
Yousuf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yousuf.
Thorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yousuf dodges an elbow strike from Thorn.
Yousuf is leaning against Thorn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yousuf lands with a short shot to the head.
Yousuf lands a body shot.
Yousuf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yousuf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yousuf lands with a short shot to the head.
Yousuf is trying to stall.
Yousuf working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amadi Yousuf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yousuf has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amadi Yousuf!
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