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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 271 p4p, 15 weight class) and Brady Burns (ranked 1425 p4p, 74 weight class). Yeboah comes to the cage accompanied by Lionel Richie - All Night Long. Burns is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pápai Joci - Origo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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149 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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147 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sambulo Yeboah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brady Burns!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns slips a straight right by Yeboah.
Burns's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Burns's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Burns scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burns scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yeboah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yeboah connects with the punch.
Yeboah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burns finds it's way round the side to connect with Yeboah's head.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Burns works Yeboah's body with a nice hook.
Burns bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yeboah's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yeboah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yeboah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yeboah backing away here, and Burns unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
Yeboah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yeboah has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yeboah.
Yeboah misses with a body punch
and Burns counters with a body kick.
Burns slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Burns slips a jab from Yeboah.
Yeboah throws a lazy uppercut
and Burns counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Burns.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yeboah throws out the jab.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yeboah manages to avoid it.
That kick from Burns tenderised Yeboah's leg. Yeboah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body kick from Burns.
Burns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab lands there for Yeboah.
Burns misses with an uppercut. Yeboah saw that one coming.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yeboah misses with the combination.
Burns wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yeboah if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yeboah scores with a sloppy right hand. Burns should have avoided that one.
Burns throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burns paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns.
Burns scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yeboah takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Brady Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yeboah moves out of range as Burns strikes.
The fighters circling - Yeboah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Burns tenderised Yeboah's leg. Yeboah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yeboah misses with a looping left.
Burns slips a jab from Yeboah.
Yeboah misses with a looping left.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yeboah.
Burns will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yeboah throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yeboah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Yeboah blocks a head kick by Burns.
Burns cracks Yeboah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burns takes a jab right on the kisser.
Burns slips under a jab.
Donk. Burns catches Yeboah right on the button with a cross.
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
Yeboah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yeboah digs a good hook to Burns's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns connects with a body shot that sends Yeboah's belly button to the back.
That kick from Burns tenderised Yeboah's leg. Yeboah is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yeboah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burns.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns.
Burns lands with a nice body kick.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yeboah moves away.
Burns lands a glancing blow to the side of Yeboah's head.
Yeboah misses with a body punch
and Burns counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yeboah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burns to score with a decent uppercut.
Yeboah throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Yeboah ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeboah was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Burns misses with an uppercut. Yeboah saw that one coming.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns digs a good hook to Yeboah's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Burns dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Yeboah misses.
Yeboah misses with a body shot.
Yeboah throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Burns throws a fast counter high kick but Yeboah manages to duck under it in time.
A jab from Burns does it's job there.
Yeboah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
Burns throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Yeboah moves away from the strike by Burns.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Yeboah might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Yeboah misses.
Burns throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yeboah moves away.
Burns throws a hook but Yeboah blocks it.
Burns slips under a jab from Yeboah.
Burns connects with a looping right hand.
Yeboah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yeboah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Burns as he connects with a hook.
Burns scores with a kick to the midsection.
Burns jabs Yeboah right on the nose. Yeboah blinks but takes it well.
Yeboah cracks Burns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burns tries to work over Yeboah's front leg with a kick but Yeboah checks it.
Yeboah misses with a right hand
and Burns counters with a thumping low kick.
Yeboah will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Burns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yeboah's head backwards.
Yeboah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Yeboah misses with a straight right.
Yeboah blocks a low kick nicely.
Yeboah throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns. That's going to slow Yeboah down.
Burns takes a swing at Yeboah's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeboah misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Burns.
Good standup being displayed there by Burns as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yeboah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yeboah just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Yeboah catches Burns right on the button with a cross.
Burns is rocked!
Burns takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burns is still on wobbly legs! Can Yeboah finish him?
Burns get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Burns stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Yeboah runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sambulo Yeboah!
Sambulo Yeboah retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Sambulo Yeboah thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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