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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johan Costa (ranked 3328 p4p, 1847 weight class) and Eom Yong (ranked 330 p4p, 207 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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6 - 2 - 0 |
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4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johan Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eom Yong!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yong trying to control here.
Yong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Costa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Costa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yong can do anything to dispel that myth.
Costa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Costa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Costa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Costa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Costa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Costa throwing shots but Yong is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Costa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Costa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Costa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yong keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Costa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Costa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Costa misses with a head shot. Yong uses the momentum to regain guard.
Costa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Costa throwing strikes but missing.
Costa wants to control from the top but Yong keeps moving.
Yong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Costa looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Costa is looking to work some ground and pound but Yong has wrist control.
Costa tries to free his leg and advance position but Yong is retaining full guard.
Costa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Costa throws a big right hand that misses.
Costa with a nice head shot there.
Costa advances position into side control!
Yong parries the strikes from Costa easily there. Costa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yong to escape.
Costa works to advance to full mount. Yong defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Costa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yong holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Costa tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Yong taking shots to the head.
Costa misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Yong is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Costa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Costa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yong because Costa loaded up on that one.
Costa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Costa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Costa throws some wild stikes that Yong manages to avoid easily.
Costa breaks from Yong's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Costa with shots to the head and body - Yong looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yong is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Costa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa unloading with bombs!
Yong is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Costa misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Costa misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Costa tries to control but Yong wriggling away.
Costa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yong looks a forlorn figure.
Costa working Yong over with strikes here.
Costa misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Costa cracks Yong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Yong wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Costa.
Costa punching from mount but Yong doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Costa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Costa fails with a takedown attempt.
Yong scores with a decent looking hook.
Costa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Johan Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Costa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yong clobbers Costa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Costa's head backwards.
Costa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Costa tries for a takedown but Yong circles away easily
enabling Yong to counter with a crisp jab.
Costa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yong circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Yong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Costa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yong can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa jumps guard but Yong turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Costa.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yong to keep the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Yong as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yong.
Costa is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Yong fails to land.
Oh Costa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Costa blocking some punches.
Costa blocking some punches.
Yong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Costa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yong misses with the head strike.
Yong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yong working aggressively here.
Yong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Costa blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Yong fails to land.
Yong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yong has a couple of punches blocked by Costa.
Yong misses with some punches.
Costa blocks an uppercut.
Costa blocks an uppercut.
Yong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yong lands a shot to the body.
Yong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yong has a couple of punches blocked by Costa.
Yong working aggressively here.
Yong working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yong swings wildly with an uppercut but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Yong fails to land.
Yong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yong misses with a punch on the inside.
Yong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yong has a couple of punches blocked by Costa.
Yong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Costa blocks an uppercut.
Yong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Costa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Costa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yong misses with a punch on the inside.
Yong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yong misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yong swings wildly with an uppercut but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yong misses with the head strike.
Costa blocking some punches.
Costa seems to have got his legs back now.
Costa leaning against his opponent.
A body shot lands from Yong.
Costa blocks an uppercut.
Costa can't get the takedown.
Yong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Costas head.
Costa stalling against the cage.
Yong gets underhooks to prevent Costa's takedown attempt.
Yong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
Costa stalling the fight.
Costa can't get the takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yong.
Costa taking a breather.
Yong creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Costa's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Costa drops to his knees and Yong pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eom Yong!
A victorious Eom Yong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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