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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Hart (ranked 368 p4p, 42 weight class) and Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 347 p4p, 40 weight class). Yeboah is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lionel Richie - All Night Long. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sambulo Yeboah!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart throws a hook but Yeboah blocks it.
Yeboah throws the kick towards the body but Hart avoids it.
Hart lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yeboah will feel that in the morning.
Yeboah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hart takes a step back to recover.
Yeboah needs to keep his hands up - Hart had a free shot at his head there.
Yeboah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yeboah throws the left hand but Hart avoids the punch easily.
Hart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yeboah circles away quickly and effectively.
Hart throws a wild body kick that Yeboah sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeboah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yeboah throws a leg kick but Hart sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yeboah scores with a hook to the body. Hart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hart tests Yeboah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Yeboah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hart swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yeboah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Yeboah throws a head kick that misses.
Hart just misses with a punch to the body.
Kevin Hart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hart clinches up with Yeboah and pushes him back against the cage.
Hart breaks from the clinch.
Hart ducks under a wild hook from Yeboah.
Good leg kick by Yeboah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hart avoids the body shot from Yeboah.
Hart appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yeboah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yeboah throws a poor cross that misses
and Hart counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hart.
A right hook to the body lands for Hart.
Hart presses Yeboah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yeboah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hart on the inside.
Yeboah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hart tries a body shot but Yeboah blocks it.
Hart slowing the pace effectively.
Hart scores with a hook to the body.
Yeboah misses with some punches.
Yeboah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yeboah misses with a punch on the inside.
Hart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yeboah throws a sloppy head kick and Hart moves out of range easily.
Hart is looking to counter with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hart.
Yeboah moves out of range of the strikes.
Hart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yeboah manages to avoid it.
Hart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yeboah.
Yeboah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hart's waist but Hart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yeboah off to one side.
Yeboah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hart on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yeboah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Yeboah.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yeboah.
Hart throws a hook to the side of Yeboah's head but Yeboah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yeboah keeps Hart at a distance using the push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yeboah.
Yeboah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hart sprawls well. Hart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yeboah gets slowly back to his feet.
Yeboah tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hart is able to avoid easily.
Yeboah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hart in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah avoids the head kick by Hart.
Hart slips a straight right by Yeboah.
Yeboah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yeboah ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
Hart blocks a jab.
Hart swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yeboah throws a jab when Hart was well out of range.
Yeboah shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hart but Hart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hart lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kevin Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sambulo Yeboah.
A telegraphed right hand from Hart misses the target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hart!
Hart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yeboah.
A big left from Hart misses.
Hart misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Hart will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A lazy body kick from Yeboah
and Hart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sambulo Yeboah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeboah needs to keep his hands up - Hart had a free shot at his head there.
Hart blocks a jab.
Yeboah connects with a body shot.
Yeboah avoids the body shot from Hart.
Hart moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYeboah.
Hart just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Yeboah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hart gets tackled into the cage by Yeboah. Yeboah maintains the clinch.
Yeboah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yeboah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hart manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yeboah.
Yeboah only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yeboah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yeboah throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeboah throws out a loose jab but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah moves away from the strike by Hart.
Yeboah counters with a body kick.
Yeboah moves out of range of the leg kick from Hart.
Yeboah throws out a counter right but Hart avoids it with no problem.
Kevin Hart is winning the standup battle so far.
Hart tries to land a body kick
and Yeboah counters with a right hand to the body.
Yeboah jabs Hart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hart defending well as Yeboah loads up on a big left hand.
Yeboah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hart moves out of range as Yeboah strikes.
Hart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hart scores with a nice right hand.
Yeboah jabs at Hart's body.
Yeboah has Hart up against the cage in a clinch.
Yeboah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hart.
A short right from Yeboah.
Yeboah gets through Hart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hart pushes Yeboah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yeboah.
Yeboah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hart tries to work over Yeboah's front leg with a kick but Yeboah checks it.
Yeboah misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Hart on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hart moves out of range of the leg kick from Yeboah.
Hart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Hart fails to land.
Hart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hart lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kevin Hart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah blocks an uppercut.
Hart blocking some punches.
Yeboah manages to break the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Yeboah
and Hart moves into the clinch.
Yeboah breaks from the clinch.
Yeboah ducks right into an uppercut from Hart.
Hart takes one to the chin there.
Yeboah pushes Hart away with a front kick.
Hart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yeboah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hart jabs Yeboah right on the nose. Yeboah blinks but takes it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yeboah!
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 swing and a miss from Hart.
Yeboah misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hart throws a leg kick
and Yeboah counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah clobbers Hart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yeboah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hart takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yeboah stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hart misses with a body shot
and Yeboah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yeboah throws an off balance right hand
and Hart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yeboah cracks the inside of Hart's front leg.
Hart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hart will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by Yeboah.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Hart.
Yeboah misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sambulo Yeboah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yeboah, right into the meat.
Yeboah throws a right and a left that Hart avoids nicely.
Hart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hart misses with a low kick as Yeboah jumps back.
Yeboah tried to score with a low kick but Hart checks it.
Hart throwing a counter right hand but Yeboah manages to avoid it.
Hart misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Hart. Beautiful body shot.
Yeboah moves away from the strike by Hart.
Hart looks to land a right hand but Yeboah moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart throws a looping overhand right but Yeboah ducks down to avoid it.
Yeboah fails with the takedown.
Yeboah moves away from the strike by Hart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Yeboah as he checks the leg kick.
Yeboah fails with the takedown.
Hart misses the body punch
and Yeboah counters with a body kick that stops Hart in his tracks momentarily.
Yeboah looks to land a right hand but Hart moved out of range.
Yeboah lands a right hook to the body.
That kick from Yeboah tenderised Hart's leg. Hart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yeboah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Yeboah lands a nice shot to the body.
Yeboah shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yeboah looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hart pushes Yeboah off looking to stand but Yeboah dives back in and keeps control.
My spies in Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch™ inform me that Yeboah has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Yeboah trying to control the action but Hart is working from the bottom.
Hart tries to get to full guard but Yeboah has control of the leg.
Yeboah seems to be working for a kimura but Hart defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yeboah is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yeboah wants to pass to mount but Hart is defending the position.
Yeboah is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hart is just riding it out for now. Yeboah eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hart regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yeboah advances position into side control!
Yeboah taking a break here but Hart is having none of it and regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yeboah trying to control from half guard but Hart is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sambulo Yeboah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yeboah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sambulo Yeboah!
Sambulo Yeboah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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