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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeboah kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lionel Richie - All Night Long. Sambulo Yeboah could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Francisco Costa's chin.
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154 lbs
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172 cm
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158 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sambulo Yeboah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco Costa!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeboah looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.
Yeboah throws a shot to the body.
Costa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yeboah misses with a right hand
and Costa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Costa's corner calls for a 1-2. Costa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yeboah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costa moves away.
Yeboah connects with a crisp jab.
Yeboah lands a nice shot to the body.
Yeboah has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Yeboah works the jab nicely.
A cross from Yeboah lands.
Costa is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa looks to score with a jab to the body but Yeboah is just out of range.
Costa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yeboah.
Yeboah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Costa to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah connects with a body shot.
Yeboah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costa.
Costa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yeboah works the jab nicely.
Costa ducks under a wild hook from Yeboah.
Yeboah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yeboah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A cross from Yeboah lands.
A slow jab from Yeboah misses its intended target.
Costa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Costa is still on wobbly legs! Can Yeboah finish him?
Yeboah takes one to the side of the head.
Costa seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Yeboah coming out on top.
Yeboah cracks a nice hook into Costa's ribs.
Yeboah misses with a hook. Costa ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Yeboah. Beautiful body shot.
Yeboah connects with a body shot that sends Costa's belly button to the back.
Yeboah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yeboah lands with a hook. Costa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Costa throws a right hand that misses
and Yeboah counters with a straight right hand.
Yeboah loads up on a big right hand but Costa slips the punch.
Costa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yeboah.
Yeboah misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah misses with a left hand
and Costa counters with a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Yeboah.
Yeboah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costa moves away.
Costa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yeboah swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Costa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yeboah throws a body shot but no joy.
Yeboah is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yeboah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Costa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yeboah throws a lazy uppercut
and Costa counters with a low kick, right behind Yeboah 's knee.
Costa throws a looping overhand right but Yeboah ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeboah. Costa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Costa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Yeboah misses its intended target.
Yeboah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Costa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Costa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yeboah is rocked!
Costa slips a jab from Yeboah.
Oh Yeboah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donk. Yeboah catches Costa right on the button with a cross.
Yeboah seems to have got his legs back now.
Yeboah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yeboah looks to land a right hand but Costa moved out of range.
Yeboah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Costa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Costa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Costa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Yeboah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costa was well out of range. Poor timing from Yeboah.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeboah scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sambulo Yeboah dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yeboah misses with a body shot.
Yeboah misses with a combination
and Costa counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Costa. Yeboah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yeboah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costa can do to turn this around?
Yeboah throws a predictable looking body shot
and Costa counters with a straight right hand.
Yeboah gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Costa gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Yeboah is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francisco Costa!
An out of breath Francisco Costa 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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