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sir here we go Yousef in green Andre phy in blue did not waste it any time NOP sadik pressuring sadique has tremendous power oh boy they are digging in early nice Jab yeah and that’s what Philly has to do he’s got to try to keep some range he’s definitely the taller longer guy good leg kick but man you’ve got to watch out for the power of sadik Philly attacks that lead leg effectively High guard for sadik good JB oh boy that stunned him yeah that was a hammer he shook his head but that hurt him oh he hurt him again he hit him with another one sadik has tremendous boxing technique oh that jab back fely up well these guys are in the danger zone early but sadik seems to be the one that’s stunning Andre fely look at the right eye of feely already yeah that’s some pretty significant swelling early on a minute in and that has not even begun to truly swell yet that’ll that’ll get worse as the fight goes on and that’s a smart move and he’s got that arm pin there of sadique this is smart he should keep this tight don’t grab the fence don’t grab it slow things down for Andre F he’s been getting cracked with some powerful shots there from [Music] sadik phy jab knocks yousef’s mouthpiece out Brickly briefly he’s got to try to Circle better too cuz sadik is just walking him down right now nice jab though from fely he’s definitely Landing with that there it is again it’s a long whipping jab he’s got a slight reach Advantage but he’s got to try to counter use that jab get sadik to open with those power shots like right there and when he does he’s got to slide back and keep that range or do this there’s the clinch again he’s got his back very nice but sadik so strong pops right back up to his feet good sign for Yousef getting right back to his feet Oh Oh I thought I thought his legs buckled but I think he just lowered his level nice body kick oh good return there by sadik there’s a reason this is the fight that I was excited about on this card half a round gone by here between phy and Yousef Sadi closing a minus 140 betting favorite Andre is wearing that power on his face you can see it the nose you’ve seen some blood and some swelling shot beautiful take down by can he keep him there sadik’s doing a fantastic job of popping right back up to his feet but he’s so strong Yousef isn’t sure if he’s long for this featherweight division he talked a lot this week about taking short notice opportunities up at 55 not an easy cut down to 46 for sadique Yousef yeah I think this is smart for feel even if he doesn’t keep sadik YF down he’s making him work to get back up and testing the cardio of sadik is a smart thing to do cuz as his rounds go on the power could fade a bit boy he just stunned him with that jab yeah boy his power is significant though oh good body kick there by fely oh s c he Hur him wow beautiful beautiful take down fantastic fantastic timing with that taked down and that just shows experence for phy to be able to stay in that pocket eat those shots counter and then look for a take down that’s nice work from Andre phy after getting cracked with some big shots from sadik Yousef and he’s maintaining a tremendous Pace here knowing that sadik does cut so much weight that might be a part of his strategy yeah and you know early you know coming into this fight early oo sad with a Kamura sty Kamura he’s going to use it to reverse him oh Andre’s in big trouble real big trouble oh that’s tight it’s locked oh he got out wow tremendous sadik Yousef has yet to win a fight by submission looked pretty close there yeah that looked bad now inside the closed guard now open of bar very smart there by Andre to let go of that as he got elevated man what a pace what do we got got left 12 seconds tremendous scrambles here well as advertised what a round here between super sadique and phy round two next good job well round one tough act to follow here’s round two sadik Yousef and Andre fely Joe any major takeaways out of either corner there after the first five well I I like what they were saying that you shouldn’t be trading Jabs with them that Andre shouldn’t be standing in the pocket that he should be utilizing that reach advantage and sadik’s people seem to think that Andre is tired from shooting those takedowns it didn’t seem like he was tired to me it seemed like he was that was a really nice low kick he seemed like he was using good technique oh beautiful timing in that low kick head strike slight Advantage for Yousef thus far easy oh big body shots here look for him to come over top with an elbow when he’s after he works the body and this is right in front of his corner here getting instruction here from Lloyd Irvin pinning that arm down he’s trying to pop out that right leg to get the side control it’s very close here good job using that left leg to get pressure slide through side control now uh Lloyd is calling for him to get to Mount here and this is great for Sadi cuz now he’s in a position where he can rest and be on top and control Andre fely this is this is exactly where he wants to be and he’s grabbing a hold of that right arm you see how he’s grabbing that excuse me the left arm and these are Big right knees from Yousef here and he’s turning and now he can conserve energy while he’s making Andre work yes phly having a hard time escaping under three minutes now round two yeah I imagine a lot of people would have trouble escaping underneath the sadik yeah he’s proba [Music] belly shot Lloyd Irving Lamont Roach among those instructing Yousef excellent grappling here by sadik back to side control keep going and if you’ve got stock and Yousef this is a very encouraging sign here to see his grappling start to catch up with the Striking neon belly and that neon belly is just going to wear on the breathing too and he he landed a good left hand from the top there as well Andre grabbing a hold of half guard here but he doesn’t have a lock well now he does now he has a lock down briefly KN this is a big round so far for phy trying to hip Escape nothing doing full guard now for [Applause] [Music] phy beautiful pass right back to side control just strong control for sad good elbow for right to that belly man just affect his breathing wear on him full m wow this is dangerous and he just has full confidence in his ability to control phy he’s clearly the stronger guy and he’s exercising that strength here but now he’s letting phy put his hands or excuse me his feet on the cage phy may try to explode and he did right on Q less than a minute now to go round two couple deep breaths from phy through the high kick and SLI kick his entries have been great tonight look at that beautiful defense by sadik nice knee to the body by fely the question is how much did that wear on him trying to get out from under for all those minutes and and absorbing quite a bit of punishment All Things Considered he seems to be handling it well and 24 seconds left in this second round he’s going to have to try to go back to that stool recover and come out and have a very strong round three and look for a finish good knee to the body there by fely but he needs a lot more than that all right so back and forth in round one it was all sadik Yousef in round two good job guys last round coming up last round guys here go Trevor Whitman both Corners seem to think this one might be 1-1 what do you got for us well I uh I don’t really see it that way but uh sadik’s Corner was very smooth and said hey just continue to work you’re starting to break them one thing that I like about sadik is how he Narrows his rear foot so that way when phy pulls back he can chase him with power shots but he exposes his hips and I believe that’s why fely’s able to get deep on the hips for these takedowns high kick from phy it was north of four minutes of top position time for sadique Yousef in that round a new personal best and as we mentioned potentially a scary proposition for the rest of this featherweight Division if Yousef rounds out that part of his game o good Left Hand by phy excellent timing it’s working more from the Southpaw stance here [Applause] partial land to the body there by fely yousef’s Pace slowed considerably here yeah biting his time a little bit it could be he’s looking for the big shot and there it is yep there it is looking to explode just tremendous confidence in his power and there’s that Pops that jab the effect of his shots just seems to be so much more significant than fely good kick to the body there Trevor Whitman what do you have you know Joe I want to ask you what does this do though you know with these judges nowadays you allow the fight to be close and if you listen to your corner does that mean take it off and put your back against the cage or against the Octagon I don’t know that’s not good positioning but yes when he lands he lands heavy and big I like what ph’s doing changing stances you got to change something up I couldn’t agree more with you and especially not leave it in the hands of the judge it’s a terrible terrible idea and don’t ever think that you’re ahead yeah and since he switched to South ball he’s Landing that left hand more effectively cuz that is his jab hand so he’s using it like a jab it gets countered there but he’s back in this fight Landing this left hand sadik isn’t just looking for a home run he’s looking to break windows in the parking lot you know I mean he’s he’s looking for those pauses and then launching these see him he just coiled up like a like a spring looking for those big shots but in the meantime fely’s out pointing him the real question is what if someone does think that fely won the first round exactly and like we talked about we don’t know what the judges and how they score things already tonight we’ve had some pretty wacky scores phy has been much more effective as a southpaw though and there that could be an issue here too in sadik’s hesitancy well sadik too has had at times a pension for going for that $50,000 shot he sort of told us as much on Thursday you know fighting to try to bring your family here from Nigeria he’s bonus chasing at times pH is making him Miss now too phy very effective as Southpaw here I mean it’s such a a beautiful skill to have to be able to switch and be just as effective if not more from an unorthodox position right because a lot of times guys will be able to be offensive from a switch stance but not defensive and so far we’re seeing very good defense as well out of Andre fely from the Southpaw stance I know for myself I’m very good at throwing like left kicks from Southpaw but not being able to block anything else coming at my face don’t tell that to my opponent yeah too late damn it or am I kidding Dan hooker I don’t know are you listening don’t worry brother I’m training this week don’t you think I’m slacking over here in Vegas final minute well this is a different Sadi in this third round I wish we have seen more of this from fely second first round from this Southpaw stance look how sharp he is from this stance he is sharp but I think part of that is the decrease in volume from Sadi tremendous decrease in volume and he has slowed down to a few home run swings do you think do you think thinking maybe he’s up is affecting that Joe like he knows very possible very possible it’s terrible you never you never want to think that way because if he had just done his game we might have gotten him out of there right just fight just fight don’t ever think you’re ahead cuz you’ll always regret that more man you’ll always regret trying to Coast over if you get caught you get caught things happen but you’ll always regret not going for it if you don’t get it that way yeah particularly now I mean look this is a clear round for fely this could be it and he’s talking to him too late shot from Philly and he takes Yousef down at the gun competitive fight there in the featherweight division started guns blazing all right sadique yusf Andre fely Go the Distance Bruce Buffer has the scorecards ladies and gentlemen after three rounds we go to the judges score cards for decision all three judges score this contest 2928 for the winner by unanimous decision Super S you [Applause] up