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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Holmes (ranked 630 p4p, 486 weight class) and Amadi Yousuf (ranked 77 p4p, 60 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amadi Yousuf!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Yousuf
and Holmes moves into the clinch.
Yousuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yousuf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yousuf tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Yousuf scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Yousuf scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yousuf lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yousuf avoiding damage as Holmes throws knees to the body.
Yousuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
Yousuf lands a body shot.
Holmes prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
Yousuf digs a right hand underneath Holmes's ribcage. Holmes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yousuf pushes Holmes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yousuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
Yousuf working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yousuf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yousuf's elbow.
Holmes tries to pull guard but Yousuf won't allow it.
Holmes connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yousuf.
Holmes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yousuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
Holmes is working Yousuf over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yousuf misses with a body punch.
Yousuf misses with some punches.
Yousuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yousuf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Yousuf managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yousuf misses with the head strike.
Yousuf lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holmes.
Yousuf tries to throw a body punch but Holmes avoids it by throwing Yousuf back against the cage.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Our sources have told us that Holmes has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Yousuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
Yousuf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Yousuf blocks it.
Holmes blocks a body shot from Yousuf.
Yousuf tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes tries to land knees in the clinch but Yousuf avoids the damage to the body.
Yousuf lands a nice shot to the body.
Yousuf pushes Holmes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Yousuf throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
Holmes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yousuf's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holmes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yousufs head.
Yousuf lands a shoulder strike.
Yousuf lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holmes or not.
Holmes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Yousuf.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Yousuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
Yousuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yousuf.
Yousuf tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
Nice body punch from Yousuf - that landed with a thud.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yousuf lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Yousuf controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yousuf.
Holmes tries to work over Yousuf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes pulls guard.
Holmes looking for a guillotine here but Yousuf defends easily.
Yousuf decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Holmes, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf throws a push kick but Holmes slaps the foot to one side.
Yousuf misses with a hook
and Holmes moves into the clinch.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holmes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Yousuf.
A nice left hand lands by Yousuf.
Yousuf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yousuf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yousuf misses with the head strike.
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but Yousuf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes tries to pull guard but Yousuf won't allow it.
Yousuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
Yousuf trying to control the position but instead, Holmes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yousuf into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Yousuf is blocking nicely.
Holmes pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes looking for a guillotine here but Yousuf defends easily.
Holmes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Holmes is looking for a triangle but Yousuf pushes his legs off easily.
Yousuf decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amadi Yousuf dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yousuf moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Yousuf.
Holmes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yousuf lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yousuf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yousuf tries a low kick but Holmes avoids it.
Holmes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yousuf tries to land a front kick but Holmes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yousuf.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Yousuf circles away and keeps his distance.
Yousuf misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yousuf connects with a body shot.
Holmes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yousuf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yousuf swings widly with a right hand
and Holmes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Yousuf on the inside.
Holmes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yousuf tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yousuf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Yousuf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yousuf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yousuf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yousuf throws a head punch that misses.
Yousuf scores with a shot to the side of Holmes's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yousuf.
Yousuf scores with a shot to the side of Holmes's head.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Yousuf.
Yousuf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holmes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yousuf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf digs a right hand underneath Holmes's ribcage. Holmes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yousuf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Yousuf tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yousuf has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
Holmes tries to pull guard but Yousuf forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Holmes tries to pull guard but Yousuf forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Yousuf.
Yousuf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Amadi Yousuf seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yousuf cracks Holmes with a nice body shot.
Yousuf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yousuf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yousuf lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yousuf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yousuf.
Holmes trying to land knees to the body.
Yousuf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yousuf lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
A short uppercut from Yousuf.
Holmes is rocked!
Yousuf lands a body shot.
Oh Holmes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Yousuf.
Yousuf digs a right hand underneath Holmes's ribcage. Holmes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf lands a body punch.
Yousuf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yousuf lands a nice uppercut.
Yousuf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yousuf lands with a light punch inside.
Yousuf creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Holmes with a big uppercut! Holmes tries to clinch up but Yousuf pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Holmes to the mat! Holmes covers up and Yousuf unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Amadi Yousuf!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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