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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 310 p4p, 397 weight class) and Kidney Stone (ranked 25 p4p, 26 weight class). Yeboah's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lionel Richie - All Night Long. Stone has chosen Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppord as his entrance music. Sambulo Yeboah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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36 - 32 - 1 |
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18 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 36 - 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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kidney Stone!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
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 takedown but Stone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stone stuffs the takedown attempt from Yeboah. Yeboah gets slowly back to his feet.
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.
Yeboah fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sambulo Yeboah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yeboah closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yeboah lands in his opponent's guard.
Stone pushes Yeboah off and gets back to his feet.
Good shot there by Stone.
Stone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yeboah.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeboah shoots in for a double leg but Stone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yeboah looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stone gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stone dives on top into guard.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeboah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yeboah is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yeboah is adopting a defensive guard.
Yeboah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stone wants to control from the top but Yeboah keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yeboah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stone defends well.
Stone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yeboah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeboah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yeboah trying to keep a closed guard but Stone is proving a slippery customer.
Yeboah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to control from the top but Yeboah keeps moving.
Yeboah working a defensive guard here.
Stone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice jab there from Stone.
Yeboah shoots in looking for a takedown but Stone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yeboah's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yeboah is defended easily by Stone.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yeboah or perhaps it was just good defense by Stone, which made it look bad.
Yeboah drives through with a takedown into Stone's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stone is trying to keep Yeboah in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stone dives on top into guard.
Stone sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stone wants to get up but he can't break Yeboah's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yeboah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yeboah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yeboah looking to control.
Yeboah can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stone controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kidney Stone dominated that round.
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.
Yeboah fails with a takedown attempt.
Yeboah closes the distance and clinches up with Stone, looking for a takedown. Yeboah pushes Stone against the cage but Stone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stone feints a counter leg kick.
Yeboah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stone tries to avoid it but Yeboah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stone to the ground. Stone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sambulo Yeboah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yeboah shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stone as he jumps to the side.
A little jabbing left from Stone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
Yeboah changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yeboah tries to advance to mount but Stone denies him.
Yeboah thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone tries to improve position but can't.
Stone is trying to buck Yeboah off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stone is trying to control Yeboah's posture but Yeboah avoids it.
Yeboah tries to move to mount but Stone blocks the move with his legs.
Stone struggling a bit here.
Stone is not content to let Yeboah control the position.
Stone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stone stops Yeboah from passing to mount.
Stone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
Stone preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Yeboah trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
Kidney Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah prevents Stone from improving his position.
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.
Stone actively working from the bottom here.
Stone wants to sweep but Yeboah has passed to side control!
Yeboah tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A lull in the action here.
Yeboah swings around for an armbar but Stone sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Yeboah's guard.
Stone passes into half guard.
Stone is thwarting Yeboah's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stone is keen to just control but Yeboah is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kidney Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Stone as Yeboah shoots in.
Yeboah backing away here, and Stone unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yeboah shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stone's guard.
Stone working a defensive guard here.
Yeboah advances position into side control!
Yeboah is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Stone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stone is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah tries for a kimura but Stone is defending well.
Stone is looking for a sweep.
Yeboah tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yeboah has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stone is trying to get back to half guard.
Yeboah tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yeboah taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yeboah wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stone, who protects the arm well.
Stone can't do much from the bottom here.
Kidney Stone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stone is looking to reverse the position.
Stone prevents Yeboah from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Stone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stone is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Yeboah off and has taken his back!
Stone controls the action.
Sambulo Yeboah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone is continuing to stall.
Stone controlling well, preventing Yeboah from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Yeboah doesn't escape.
Yeboah is trying to break free.
Yeboah is keeping busy.
Stone controlling the position well here. Yeboah rolled but Stone kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Yeboah is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Stone not allowing Yeboah to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stone is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kidney Stone.
Well Stone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kidney Stone!
During a confident post fight interview, Kidney Stone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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