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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between T Mustana Chai (ranked 1550 p4p, 540 weight class) and Amadi Yousuf (ranked 181 p4p, 69 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, T Mustana Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amadi Yousuf!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yousuf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chai walks into a stiff left hand from Yousuf.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yousuf manages to avoid it.
Yousuf swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yousuf lunges at Chai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chai's hand.
Chai throws the left hand but Yousuf avoids the punch easily.
Yousuf only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Yousuf, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Chai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yousuf throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Amadi Yousuf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai misses with a right hand
and Yousuf counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai takes one to the side of the head.
Yousuf lunges at Chai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chai's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Amadi Yousuf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yousuf thumps Chai with a low kick.
Yousuf ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Yousuf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yousuf.
Yousuf throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Nice shot by Yousuf.
Yousuf with the inside leg kick.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Yousuf has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Yousuf lands with a straight right. Chai didn't see that one coming.
Chai blocks the body kick.
Chai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yousuf lands with a right hand.
Yousuf throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Yousuf's shoulder, as Yousuf tries to avoid the shot.
Yousuf misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yousuf misses with a body kick.
Yousuf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Chai tests Yousuf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Amadi Yousuf has been cut.
Chai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yousuf to score with a decent uppercut.
Chai throws a series of punches but Yousuf avoids them all with ease.
Yousuf looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Yousuf throws a leg kick which misses Chai's front leg but catches the back leg as Chai tries to avoid it.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yousuf now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Yousuf feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai counters by moving into the clinch.
Chai blocks a body shot from Yousuf.
Yousuf misses with a body punch.
Yousuf misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yousuf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Chai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yousuf.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Yousuf avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage.
Yousuf tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Yousuf back against the cage.
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yousuf is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yousuf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yousuf.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Yousuf controls the action.
Yousuf has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Chai misses with some punches.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yousuf backwards.
Yousuf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Yousuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Yousuf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
Yousuf is leaning against Chai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yousuf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yousuf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chai blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chai connects with a right hand. Yousuf shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Yousuf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yousuf misses with a low kick.
Yousuf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yousuf lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chai with a jab.
Yousuf misses with a kick to the body.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yousuf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Yousuf manages to avoid it.
Yousuf throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yousuf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Yousuf replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chai blocks it well.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Yousuf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Chai misses.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Chai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chai misses with a jab to the body
and Yousuf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yousuf keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yousuf lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yousuf jabs Chai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yousuf bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chai's head backwards.
Yousuf moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yousuf scores with a nice right hand.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Yousuf moved out of range nicely.
Chai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yousuf throws a leg kick
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Yousuf throws a wild body kick that Chai sees coming a mile off.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Yousuf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yousuf is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chai with a body shot.
Yousuf scores with a nice head shot.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yousuf.
Chai misses with a two punch combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Yousuf misses.
Yousuf lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chai misses with a right hand
and Yousuf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai lands with an uppercut that bounces Yousuf off the cage and back into range.
Chai moves forwards but Yousuf connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yousuf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Chai misses.
Yousuf throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Yousuf takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yousuf missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yousuf. Yousuf obviously looking to wear him down.
Chai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yousuf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Yousuf scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yousuf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chai defending well as Yousuf loads up on a big left hand.
Yousuf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yousuf digs a good hook to Chai's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Yousuf.
Chai misses with a hook. Yousuf ducked under it nicely.
Chai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Yousuf.
Chai with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Yousuf.
Yousuf scores with a push kick.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick.
Yousuf misses with a wild body shot.
Chai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yousuf throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai blocks a jab.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yousuf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Yousuf leaves Chai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yousuf follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Yousuf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yousuf was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Yousuf steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Chai gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai is trying to get an arm triangle but Yousuf is defending well.
Chai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yousuf is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yousuf knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chai trying to control the action but Yousuf is working from the bottom.
Yousuf struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yousuf is trying to improve his position.
Chai goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Yousuf has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Chai but great work by Yousuf.
Chai tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yousuf wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chai can't do much from the bottom here.
Yousuf decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That kick from Yousuf tenderised Chai's leg. Chai is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf lands with a shot to the body.
Chai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Amadi Yousuf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai lands a body shot.
Yousuf avoids the body shot from Chai.
Yousuf doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yousuf moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yousuf misses the shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yousuf.
Yousuf throws a leg kick that misses.
Yousuf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai staying out of range there.
Chai throws a big counter combination but Yousuf scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yousuf. That's going to slow Chai down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yousuf looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Yousuf manages to avoid it.
Yousuf fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chai.
Chai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yousuf pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yousuf throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chai cracks Yousuf with a good jab.
Chai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yousuf.
Yousuf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
T Mustana Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Yousuf misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amadi Yousuf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yousuf 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta 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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