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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 474 p4p, 497 weight class) and Dom Cruz (ranked 29 p4p, 30 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yeboah might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lionel Richie - All Night Long. Sambulo Yeboah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 32 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sambulo Yeboah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeboah shoots in for a double leg but Cruz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cruz wants to clinch.
Yeboah tries to counter with a takedown but Cruz is quick to defend against it.
Yeboah shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cruz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cruz keeps Yeboah under control for a moment.
Cruz is trying to improve his position.
Cruz is still trying to improve position.
Cruz prevents Yeboah from moving into mount.
Yeboah has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz tries to bench press Yeboah off him but Yeboah keeps the position.
Yeboah tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cruz is not content to let Yeboah control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz struggling a bit here.
Yeboah looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cruz struggling a bit here.
Cruz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cruz has his hands clasped together around Yeboah's back. He's all about the action.
Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Yeboah sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cruz tries to get to full guard but Yeboah has control of the leg.
Cruz is trying to maintain the position but Yeboah is very close to passing his half guard.
Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yeboah works his foot free and advances to mount.
Yeboah is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cruz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cruz shrugs it off.
Cruz is desperately trying to improve his position but Yeboah has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is squirming around, avoiding Yeboah's attempts to control the action.
Cruz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yeboah fails to advance to Cruz's back.
Cruz is squirming around, avoiding Yeboah's attempts to control the action.
Cruz working to try and regain half guard.
Cruz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cruz tries to get to full guard but Yeboah has control of the leg.
Yeboah is looking to advance position but Cruz won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to get to full guard but Yeboah has control of the leg.
Yeboah looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yeboah prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Yeboah trying to control from half guard but Cruz is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yeboah tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cruz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cruz is pressing down on Yeboah's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sambulo Yeboah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Yeboah half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Yeboah moves away and avoids it.
Yeboah fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cruz to the ground. Yeboah is now in Cruz's guard.
Cruz is looking for a triangle but Yeboah pushes his legs off easily.
Yeboah is stalling in the full guard.
Cruz pulls Yeboah in to control the position.
Yeboah passes Cruz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yeboah wants to pass the guard but Cruz is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Yeboah is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is defending against the submission attempts here by Yeboah.
Cruz tries to roll over but Yeboah keeps him under control.
Cruz manages to get to full guard.
Yeboah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yeboah is working hard here to advance position.
Yeboah wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz pulls Yeboah in close to his closed guard and prevents Yeboah from doing any damage or advancing position.
Yeboah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yeboah postures up.
Cruz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yeboah sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruz somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Cruz. No joy for Yeboah on that attempt.
Cruz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yeboah to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yeboah looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yeboah being controlled here, momentarily.
Yeboah looking to control.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Yeboah is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz works over Yeboah with some ground and pound from guard.
Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Yeboah keeps moving.
Yeboah looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Yeboah working for a triangle but Cruz defends it easily.
Yeboah controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sambulo Yeboah dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cruz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Yeboah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yeboah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz is keen to just control but Yeboah is a slippery customer.
Cruz winds up and cracks Yeboah with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yeboah is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeboah is looking to improve his position.
Cruz trying to control the action but Yeboah is working from the bottom.
Cruz is thwarting Yeboah's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah tries to roll over but Cruz keeps him under control.
Yeboah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cruz is working away from the top position though.
Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yeboah wants to get back to full guard.
Yeboah is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cruz lands strikes from half guard.
Yeboah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yeboah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yeboah is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cruz advances to half guard.
Dom Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz prevents Yeboah from improving his position.
Cruz working over Yeboah with some ground and pound. Yeboah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yeboah wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy.
Cruz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Yeboah's temple.
Cruz working Yeboah over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yeboah slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yeboah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz trying to control but Yeboah is working from the bottom.
Cruz postures up.
Yeboah keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz distracts Yeboah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Yeboah is trying to keep Cruz in close.
Yeboah keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cruz postures up and lands a big shot to Yeboah's brow.
Yeboah has momentary wrist control but Cruz slips an elbow through the middle.
Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yeboah looking for a sweep. Not yet Yeboah, not yet.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yeboah tries to improve position but can't.
Yeboah manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yeboah is working away from the top position though.
Cruz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz tries to get to full guard but Yeboah has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yeboah 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sambulo Yeboah!
Sambulo Yeboah thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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pop
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