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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amadi Yousuf (ranked 330 p4p, 563 weight class) and Savaje Bebe Chai (ranked 47 p4p, 79 weight class). Chai has chosen Never Fight An African as his entrance music. Savaje Bebe Chai told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amadi Yousuf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Savaje Bebe Chai!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai throws the left hand but Yousuf avoids the punch easily.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Yousuf saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yousuf lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chai takes a step back to recover.
Yousuf scores with a push kick.
Yousuf throws a wild body kick that Chai sees coming a mile off.
Yousuf throws a wild body kick that Chai sees coming a mile off.
Yousuf misses with a body shot.
Yousuf moves into range and clinches up with Chai.
Chai wants to break free but Yousuf has control.
Chai is trying to break the clinch but Yousuf is controlling him.
Chai is trying to push Yousuf away but Yousuf has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chai working hard to break the clinch.
Yousuf lands an uppercut.
Yousuf lands an uppercut.
Yousuf misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yousuf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yousuf throws a head punch that misses.
Yousuf lands a body punch.
Yousuf prevents Chai from breaking the clinch.
Chai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yousuf has him pressed against the cage.
Yousuf lands with a left to the 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!
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been told by Yousuf's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yousuf moves into the clinch successfully.
Chai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chai breaks the clinch.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Yousuf uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chai has time to react.
Yousuf thows a body kick. Chai tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chai lands with an uppercut that bounces Yousuf off the cage and back into range.
Yousuf slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Yousuf.
Yousuf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yousuf throws a chopping leg kick but Chai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yousuf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yousuf feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yousuf tries to land a leg kick but Chai saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yousuf. That's going to slow Chai down.
Yousuf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Savaje Bebe Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Yousuf's shoulder, as Yousuf tries to avoid the shot.
Chai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yousuf on the side of the head.
Chai lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yousuf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yousuf lunges at Chai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chai's hand.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chai might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chai throws a hook but Yousuf avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yousuf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chai doesn't seem bothered though.
Chai misses with a hook.
Chai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yousuf tries to clinch up.
Yousuf goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chai tries a quick counter leg kick but Yousuf is wise to it.
Yousuf throws a leg kick but Chai moved away.
A cross from Yousuf lands.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yousuf misses with a body shot.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai throws a hook but Yousuf avoids it easily.
A big left from Chai misses.
Chai checks the leg kick.
Yousuf blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Yousuf.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Yousuf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Yousuf saw that one coming.
Yousuf rushes Chai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yousuf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Yousuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf cracks Chai with a nice body shot.
Yousuf misses with a punch to the body.
Chai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yousuf.
Chai misses with a hook. Yousuf ducked under it nicely.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yousuf fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chai just manages to avoid it.
Chai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yousuf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yousuf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Yousuf doesn't manage to clinch there - Chai circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yousuf.
Chai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chai is trying to break the clinch but Yousuf is controlling him.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Yousuf.
Yousuf lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chai throws a wild body kick that Yousuf sees coming a mile off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Yousuf digs a right hand into Chai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chai's gas tank.
Chai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chai is trying to push Yousuf away but Yousuf has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Yousuf.
Yousuf wants to stall.
Yousuf lands a shot to the body.
Chai is trying to push Yousuf away but Yousuf has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yousuf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yousuf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chai's efforts to push away.
Yousuf can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Yousuf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chai is trying to break the clinch but Yousuf has him pressed against the cage.
Yousuf is leaning against Chai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yousuf lands an uppercut.
Yousuf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chai's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amadi Yousuf dominated that round.
That's time! Yousuf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yousuf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chai can do to turn this around?
Yousuf walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chai throws a body kick that misses.
Yousuf connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chai's hands.
Yousuf doesn't manage to clinch there - Chai circles away.
Chai unleashes a big counter combination but Yousuf bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yousuf with the inside leg kick.
Yousuf getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yousuf tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it.
Yousuf slips a jab from Chai.
Good standup being displayed there by Yousuf as he connects with a hook.
Chai slips a jab from Yousuf.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yousuf will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yousuf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chai if he has to take too many more of those.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Yousuf scores with a nice body kick.
Chai throws a hook but Yousuf avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yousuf forces Chai back against the cage and clinches.
Chai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Yousuf to counter with a crisp jab.
Yousuf tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Yousuf's shoulder, as Yousuf tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Chai misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Amadi Yousuf is winning the standup battle so far.
Chai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yousuf pushes Chai up against the cage in a clinch.
Yousuf lands a nice uppercut.
Chai breaks the clinch.
Chai tries to move into range but Yousuf moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chai avoids a kick to the body.
Chai throws a jab when Yousuf was well out of range.
Yousuf connects with a leg kick.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai misses with a hook. Yousuf ducked under it nicely.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Yousuf saw that one coming.
Yousuf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yousuf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yousuf is looking to clinch but Chai is avoiding it.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Chai lands a leg kick that knocks Yousuf off balance momentarily.
Yousuf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai tries to move into range but Yousuf moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yousuf wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Yousuf down.
Yousuf gets a clinch.
Chai blocks a body shot from Yousuf.
Yousuf misses with a punch to the body.
Yousuf can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Chai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chai blocks a low kick nicely.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yousuf counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chai's knee momentarily.
Yousuf doesn't manage to clinch there - Chai circles away.
Yousuf pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Yousuf doesn't manage to clinch there - Chai circles away.
Yousuf moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chai keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice side step and Chai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chai misses with a hook. Yousuf ducked under it nicely.
Yousuf takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yousuf has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yousuf and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai lands with an uppercut that bounces Yousuf off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf throws a body kick that misses.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Yousuf's head but Yousuf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yousuf staying out of range there.
A big right from Chai misses.
Yousuf ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chai throws a hook but Yousuf avoids it easily.
Yousuf wants to clinch.
Yousuf wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Yousuf steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chai. That one must have hurt.
Yousuf fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chai, pushing him back against the cage.
Yousuf scores with a shot to the side of Chai's head.
Chai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chai breaks the clinch.
Yousuf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Yousuf is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yousuf comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yousuf.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yousuf.
Yousuf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yousuf lands a jab.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Yousuf ducks down to avoid it.
Yousuf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Yousuf.
Yousuf throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yousuf slips a jab from Chai.
Yousuf throws a chopping leg kick but Chai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chai is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Yousuf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Chai misses with a hook. Yousuf ducked under it nicely.
Nice jab there from Chai.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai misses with a hook. Yousuf ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yousuf.
Chai misses with a hook. Yousuf ducked under it nicely.
Yousuf moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Yousuf throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
Yousuf listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Savaje Bebe Chai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Yousuf missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yousuf moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yousuf moves into the clinch.
Chai breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick from Yousuf.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Yousuf moves out of range of the strikes.
Yousuf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yousuf wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Yousuf rushes Chai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chai tries to circle away but Yousuf has him pinned against the cage.
Chai is trying to break free.
Chai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chai has had enough of the clinch but Yousuf keeps him there for the moment.
Chai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yousuf has Chai pressed against the cage, preventing Chai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yousuf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yousuf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Yousuf misses with some punches.
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yousuf throws a head punch that misses.
Chai is trying to break free.
Chai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yousuf slips under a jab.
Yousuf feints and then cracks Chai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chai down.
Yousuf takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yousuf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yousuf.
Chai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Donk. Yousuf catches Chai right on the button with a cross.
Yousuf scores with a nice head shot.
Yousuf swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Yousuf.
Yousuf throws a wild body kick that Chai sees coming a mile off.
Yousuf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yousuf throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Yousuf staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a jab when Yousuf was well out of range.
Chai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yousuf connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chai scrambles back to his feet.
Yousuf motions for Chai to come forward. Yousuf throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chai stalks Yousuf and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yousuf's face. Yousuf staggers backwards, shaken.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yousuf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Yousuf.
Yousuf scores with a nice strike.
Chai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yousuf.
Yousuf lunges at Chai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chai's hand.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yousuf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Yousuf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yousuf moves away from the strike by Chai.
Yousuf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chai. That did some damage!
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Yousuf.
Yousuf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yousuf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice cross by Yousuf.
Chai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yousuf tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
Yousuf buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yousuf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Yousuf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Yousuf moves into the clinch.
Yousuf misses with the head strike.
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai wants to break free but Yousuf has control.
Yousuf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yousuf has Chai pressed against the cage, preventing Chai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
Chai tries to circle away but Yousuf has him pinned against the cage.
Yousuf is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chai is keeping busy.
Yousuf misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Yousuf scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Yousuf.
Chai is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Chai tries to break free but Yousuf pushes him back against the cage.
Yousuf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yousuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yousuf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yousuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai is trying to break the clinch but Yousuf is controlling him.
Chai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Yousuf.
Chai misses the jab.
Yousuf throws a solid leg kick but Chai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yousuf.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yousuf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yousuf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Yousuf is out of range.
Yousuf throws a leg kick but Chai checks it.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yousuf moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Yousuf fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chai just manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amadi Yousuf showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yousuf has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amadi Yousuf!
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