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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Costa (ranked 731 p4p, 99 weight class) and Yef Yew (ranked 794 p4p, 106 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Yef Yew enters the cage!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 3, fighting out of London, Yef Yew!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yew.
Nice body punch from Costa.
Yew misses with a straight right.
Yew looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Santiago Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yew looks to land a left hand but Costa moved out of range nicely.
Costa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Costa. Yew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Costa throws a body shot but no joy.
Costa tries to clinch up.
Costa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yew uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Costa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Costa misses
and Yew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Costa throws a lazy right hand but Yew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Costa scores with a shot to the body.
Yew takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Costa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yew bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yew looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Costa misses with an uppercut. Yew saw that one coming.
Costa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yew throws out the jab.
Yew misses with an uppercut.
Costa throws a hook but Yew avoids it easily.
Yef Yew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa wants to clinch up but Yew keeps it at a distance.
Yew misses with a low kick as Costa jumps back.
Costa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costa lands with a hook. Yew tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Costa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Costa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yew manages to avoid it.
Yew only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yew's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Costa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yew scrambles back to his feet.
Costa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Costa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Costa lands a nice looking body shot.
Costa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Costa cracks a nice hook into Yew's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yew wants to land a leg kick but Costa is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with a few strikes there.
Costa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Costa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yew to score with a decent uppercut.
Costa throws a shot to the body.
Costa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yew swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Costa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Costa throws a body shot but no joy.
Costa fails with the takedown.
It seemed like Yew was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yew throws a low kick but Costa moves out of range easily.
Costa connects with a body shot that sends Yew's belly button to the back.
Yew looks to land a body kick but Costa moved away.
Yew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yew throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Costa throws a jab when Yew was well out of range.
Yew has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Yew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costa manages to avoid it.
Costa is looking to wear down Yew with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yew throws a lazy right hand but Costa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yew misses with a low kick.
Costa throws a jab but it's blocked by Yew.
Yew appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Costa scores with a sloppy right hand. Yew should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Yew misses the target.
Yew throws a hook but Costa avoids it easily.
Costa sizes up Yew with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yew throws a hook but Costa blocks it.
Yew dodges the punch combination from Costa.
Yew let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Costa takes one to the chin there.
Yew throws out a powerful jab.
Yew moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Costa scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Yew lands with a good body shot.
Costa misses with a body shot.
Costa looks to throw the jab but Yew is out of range.
Costa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Costa misses with a wild body shot.
Yew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yew looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Costa connects with a body shot.
Yew misses with an uppercut. Costa saw that one coming.
Costa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yew appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yew avoids the body shot from Costa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costa throws the left hand but Yew avoids the punch easily.
Costa takes the fight into the clinch.
Yew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Costa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Costa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yew.
Costa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yew misses with an uppercut.
Costa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yew.
Costa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yew will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yew connects with a solid leg kick.
Costa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa scores with a shot to the body.
Yew with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Costa to score with a decent uppercut.
Yew drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Costa throws a big shot that misses.
Costa tries to clinch up.
Costa lands a jab.
Santiago Costa is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Yew.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa misses with a takedown
and Yew counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa with a jab.
Costa throws a jab but it's blocked by Yew.
Costa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yew's guard.
Yew has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Costa is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Costa tries to break the clinch but Yew is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Yew.
Costa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yew's elbow.
Costa blocking some punches.
Yew lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Costa.
Yew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Costa throws a punch but it's blocked by Yew.
Yew throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Costas head.
Costa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa working aggressively here.
Yew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Costa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yew avoids the body shot from Costa.
Yew gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Costa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yew is keeping the position for now.
Costa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Costa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Costa postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew pushes Costa off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Costa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yew misses with a body shot.
Costa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Costa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yew.
Yew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Costa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yew back to the cage. Costa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Costa misses with a few strikes there.
Yew takes a swing at Costa's ribcage but misses.
Yew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Costa.
Costa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yew under the eye.
Costa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big left from Costa misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew dodges the punch combination from Costa.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
Costa slips a straight right by Yew.
Costa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Costa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yew misses with a wild body shot.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
Yew is looking to score with low kicks.
Costa misses with a body punch
and Yew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yew tried to score with a low kick but Costa checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Costa. Yew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Costa digs a good hook to Yew's body.
Costa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yew counters with a nice uppercut.
Yew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Santiago Costa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Costa throws a body shot but no joy.
Yew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yew misses the shot to the body.
Yew just misses with a punch to the body.
Costa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Costa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yew can do to turn this around?
Yew throws a leg kick but Costa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Costa moves away from the strike by Yew.
Costa takes one to the side of the head.
Yew lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yew.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yew misses with a hook. Costa ducked under it nicely.
Yew buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Costa defending well as Yew loads up on a big left hand.
Yew looks to land a left hand but Costa moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Costa misses with an uppercut.
Costa misses with a straight right.
Costa throws a hook but Yew avoids it easily.
Yew blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Yew there.
Costa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yew turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yew connects with a right hand. Costa shakes it off.
Costa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yew was well out of range. Poor timing from Costa.
Yew lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yew attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Costa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa misses with a shot to the body
and Yew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yef Yew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa swings for the body but Yew moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yew throws a shot from downtown. Costa moves away and avoids it.
Costa throws a body punch but Yew moves out of range.
Yew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costa manages to avoid it.
A big left from Costa misses.
Yew throws a hook to the side of Costa's head but Costa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Costa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yew manages to circle out of the way.
Yew walks into a left hand.
Yew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Costa.
Costa misses with a left hand
and Yew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Costa or perhaps it was just good defense by Yew, which made it look bad.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
Costa misses with a body punch
and Yew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Yew there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Costa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Costa tries to work over Yew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yew can't find room to land a body shot as Costa controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yew.
Yew lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Costa or not.
Costa lands a shot to the body.
Yew blocking some punches.
Costa blocks a body shot from Yew.
Nice body punch from Costa - that landed with a thud.
Yew lands with a right to the head.
Yew tries a body shot but Costa blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yew.
Nice body punch from Costa.
Costa pushes Yew back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Costa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yew is trying to push Costa away but Costa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yew lands with a right to the head.
Yew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
Costa lands a hook that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yew prevents a body shot from Costa.
Yew lands with a light punch inside.
Costa struggles to land a body shot inside as Yew controls his hands.
Yew throws a head punch that misses.
Yew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santiago Costa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yew lands a body shot.
Yew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yew wants to get back to striking at distance but Costa won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yef Yew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Costa 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santiago Costa!
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energy
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hype
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