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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Dos Velas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Langford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Velas comes to the cage accompanied by Four Noble Devils. Langford has chosen Psycho as his entrance music. Matthew Langford acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Dos Velas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matthew Langford!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Velas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Langford misses with a takedown attempt - Dos Velas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Langford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dos Velas pinned against the cage. Dos Velas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Langford shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Langford shoots in for a takedown but Dos Velas shows good takedown defense.
George Dos Velas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Langford.
Dos Velas lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Langford falls backwards - clearly groggy! Dos Velas dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Dos Velas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Remy Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoost comes to the cage accompanied by Man With A Harmonica. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Remy Hoost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoost chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoost blocks a jab.
Hoost thumps Ferrari with a low kick.
Ferrari takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hoost showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferrari.
Hoost lands a big head kick that sends Ferrari tumbling to the mat! Hoost takes a step backwards and waves Ferrari back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Vinicius Ferrari has been cut.
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!
Ferrari looks to throw the jab but Hoost is out of range.
Hoost lands a big head kick that sends Ferrari tumbling to the mat! Hoost takes a step backwards and waves Ferrari back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ferrari is rocked!
Hoost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferrari throws out the jab.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Hoost! Ferrari is out on his feet! Hoost rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Ferrari is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Ferrari is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remy Hoost!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JoJo Caliente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Chute Box Theme. Carlos Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to JoJo Caliente's chin.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, JoJo Caliente!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Caliente swivels and escapes.
Caliente stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Caliente sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Caliente's waist but Caliente gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie checks a low kick from Caliente.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Caliente circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caliente.
Caliente looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Caliente's half guard.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Caliente defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Caliente defends the submission attempt.
Caliente is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Caliente wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Caliente defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Caliente is defending well.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caliente wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Caliente buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caliente.
Caliente gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Caliente pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caliente wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caliente is keeping the position for now.
Caliente looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gracie won't allow Caliente to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but JoJo Caliente will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Caliente against the cage.
Caliente looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caliente looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Caliente just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie pulls Caliente into guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Caliente from controlling successfully.
Caliente wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Caliente is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caliente is one step ahead there.
Caliente has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gracie to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Caliente is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gracie pulls down on the head and he's put Caliente to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Carlos Gracie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Teague (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teague's entrance music is Oh Well. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Teague!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teague lands a nice looking body kick.
Teague avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rua tries to bum rush Teague with a series of wild strikes but Teague uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teague lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Teague blocks a jab.
Teague lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rua looks gassed!
Rua takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teague misses with a jab, cross combination.
Teague throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Teague lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Teague scores with a push kick.
Teague feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
Teague fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Teague scores with a nice body kick.
Dan Teague seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teague scores with a jab to the jaw.
Teague cracks Rua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Teague connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rua sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Teague lands the left hand.
Jab from Teague.
Teague goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Teague pushes Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Teague.
Rua takes a shot to the head.
Teague is working Rua over against the cage.
Teague lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teague.
Teague stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Teague lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Teague.
Teague lands a body shot.
Teague lands a body punch in the clinch.
Teague taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good body shot from Teague.
Teague lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Teague works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Teague.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rua has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Teague.
Teague lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Teague lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teague digs a right hand underneath Rua's ribcage. Rua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Teague lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teague lands a body shot in the clinch.
Teague stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Teague.
Teague lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Teague digs a right hand underneath Rua's ribcage. Rua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Teague lands a right hand.
Teague lands with a light punch inside.
Rua being controlled against the cage.
Teague scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Teague.
Rua tries to pull guard but Teague holds him up against the cage and eventually Rua drops back down to his feet.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Teague blocks it.
Teague lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Good body shot from Teague.
A right hand to the body from Teague.
Teague lands a left hand.
Teague lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Teague is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teague digs a right hand into Rua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rua's gas tank.
Teague lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rua.
Teague cracks Rua with a nice body shot.
Teague controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Teague.
A right hook to the body lands for Teague.
Nice body punch from Teague - that landed with a thud.
Teague lands a body shot.
Teague lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rua.
A short body shot lands from Teague as the two fighters clinch.
Teague pressing his opponent against the cage.
Teague lands a body shot in the clinch.
Teague cracks Rua with a nice body shot.
Teague lands a body shot.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Teague makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Teague throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Teague digs a right hand into Rua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rua's gas tank.
Teague lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teague works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Teague lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Teague lands with a short shot to the head.
Teague digs a right hand underneath Rua's ribcage. Rua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Teague lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Teague as the two fighters clinch.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Teague has him pressed against the cage.
Rua tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Teague smiles and moves away.
Teague keeps Rua at a distance using the push kick.
Rua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Teague.
Teague lands with an uppercut that bounces Rua off the cage and back into rage.
Rua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Teague counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teague fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Teague.
Teague forces Rua back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Teague dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Teague jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Teague pushes Rua away with a front kick.
Good leg kick by Teague there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut there from Teague.
Rua throws a series of punches but Teague moves out of range.
Teague scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rua swings for the body but Teague moves out of range.
Teague pushes Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
Teague working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Teague digs a right hand underneath Rua's ribcage. Rua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Teague lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Teague - that landed with a thud.
Teague pushes Rua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Teague.
Teague lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Teague throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruas head.
Teague works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teague is leaning against Rua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rua jumps guard but Teague stands there with Rua around his waist. Rua gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Teague lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Teague creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dan Teague has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Teague.
Teague lands a body punch.
Teague works on Rua's body with a couple of short punches.
Teague throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Teague lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Teague.
Nice body punch from Teague.
A short right from Teague.
Teague pushes Rua back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Teague has Rua pushed against the cage.
Teague lands a body punch.
Teague gets through Rua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Teague scores with a nice short uppercut.
Teague lands a hook that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Teague lands a shot to the body.
Teague lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Teague lands a body shot.
Teague lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Teague lands a body shot.
Teague cracks Rua with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teague lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Teague.
Teague lands a shot to the body.
Teague lands a hook that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Teague cracks Rua with a nice body shot.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Teague digs a right hand underneath Rua's ribcage. Rua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Teague.
Rua takes a shot to the head.
Teague lands a nice shot to the body.
Teague lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rua or not.
Teague digs a right hand underneath Rua's ribcage. Rua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stalling in the clinch from Teague.
Teague stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rua is looking to control Teague's arms but Teague gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rua has his back to the cage.
Teague works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Teague lands a body punch.
Rua letting Teague take a breather here.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Teague has him pressed against the cage.
Teague lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rua.
A body shot lands from Teague.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teague.
Rua wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teague lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rua or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Teague.
Teague cracks Rua with a nice body shot.
Teague lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Teague displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rua up against the cage.
Teague is working Rua over against the cage.
Teague digs a right hand underneath Rua's ribcage. Rua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Teague.
Teague throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Teague digs a right hand into Rua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rua's gas tank.
A bit of stalling here from Teague.
Teague lands a body shot in the clinch.
Teague gets through Rua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Teague just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Teague.
A short right from Teague on the inside.
A hook to the body from Teague.
Teague lands a shot to the body.
Rua successfully pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is working an open guard so Teague takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Teague lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Teague scores with a kick to the midsection.
Teague lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rua takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Teague takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Teague scores with a decent looking hook.
Rua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
Teague delivers a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teague rushes Rua and presses him up against the cage.
Teague scores with a nice hook to the head.
Teague digs a right hand into Rua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rua's gas tank.
Rua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Teague presses Rua against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Teague dominated that second round.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Teague connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rua's hands.
Teague scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Teague uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Teague.
Teague slips a straight right by Rua.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Teague ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Teague lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Teague lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Teague throws a head kick that Rua semi-blocks.
Teague lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Teague lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crunch! Teague slams his shin into Rua's torso.
Left hook, right uppercut from Teague.
Teague is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Teague scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teague gets a clinch.
Teague lands with a left to the head.
Teague scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Teague lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Teague is working Rua over against the cage.
Teague throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Teague lands a left hand.
Teague lands a body punch in the clinch.
Teague lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Teague blocks with his arms.
Teague presses Rua against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Teague lands a body shot.
Teague lands a body punch.
Teague throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rua jumps guard but Teague stands there with Rua around his waist. Rua gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Teague pushes Rua back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Teague lands a shot to the body.
Teague scores with a nice hook to the head.
Teague stalling.
A short body shot lands from Teague as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Teague.
Teague lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teague lands a shoulder strike.
Mauricio Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teague is working Rua over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Teague.
Teague lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rua.
A right hand to the body from Teague.
Teague lands a body punch.
Teague is working Rua over against the cage.
Teague pushes Rua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Teague - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Teague.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Teague.
A right hook to the body lands for Teague.
Teague is leaning against Rua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Teague lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Teague.
Teague scores with a shoulder strike.
Teague pushes Rua back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Teague lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Teague holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Teague digs a right hand into Rua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rua's gas tank.
Teague lands a right hand.
Rua tries to pull guard but Teague won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Teague as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Teague keeps him there for the moment.
Teague leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Teague.
Rua is trying to stall.
Teague stalling against the cage.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Teague avoids it.
A body shot lands from Teague.
Teague cracks Rua with a nice body shot.
Rua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Teague lands a right hand.
Teague pushes Rua back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Teague stalls.
Teague lands a body shot.
Teague lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rua working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teague throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Teague pushes Rua back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Teague lands a nice shot to the body.
Teague lands with a light punch inside.
Teague lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Teague - that landed with a thud.
Teague is working Rua over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Teague.
Teague lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Rua fails to pull guard.
Dan Teague has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Teague.
Teague lands with a left to the head.
Teague throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Teague digs a right hand underneath Rua's ribcage. Rua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Teague lands a shoulder strike.
Teague lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Teague lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teague works on Rua's body with a couple of short punches.
Teague is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from Teague.
Teague lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Teague.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Teague showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Teague has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:24
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Teague!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William H Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonney comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Billy Get Your Guns kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bill Gates could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to William H Bonney's chin.
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25
149 lbs
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147 lbs
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Gates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William H Bonney!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney drives through and clinches with Gates against the cage.
Bonney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gates just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bonney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gatess head.
Bonney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonney prevents the takedown attempt.
Gates takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonney ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bonney no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bonney is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bonney escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gates gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gates looking to pass the guard.
Bonney looking for a guillotine here but Gates defends easily.
Bonney had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gates is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bonney Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gates's back instead.
Well, with Bonney on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Gates is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney tightening his grip on Gates, looking for the choke.
Bonney is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Gates is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). William H Bonney!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tristian Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tristian Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Riley in his tracks.
Sanchez tries to clinch up
and Riley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Riley.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Riley throws knees to the body.
Sanchez jumps guard but Riley stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanchez jumps guard but Riley stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tristian Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sanchez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riley.
Riley struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riley.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Riley holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Riley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Riley blocks it.
Riley digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
Riley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez trying to stall but Riley improves his position.
Riley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Riley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Riley connects with a knee to the head.
Riley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez pushes Riley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Riley on the inside.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riley smiles and moves away.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Riley is trying to defend but Sanchez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sanchez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Riley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Riley actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanchez landing strikes from the mount and Riley is in trouble!
Riley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez looking for a guillotine from mount but Riley is having none of it.
Sanchez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley is looking to improve his position but Sanchez isn't that keen on the idea.
Sanchez working for a submission but Riley is keeping him at bay.
Riley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Riley.
Riley lands with a slapping head kick.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riley throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Riley moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riley jabs at Sanchez's body.
Riley misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Riley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sanchez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sanchez is rocked!
Riley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Riley finish him?
A head kick misses from Riley.
Riley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Riley trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Riley as the two fighters clinch.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez is trying to maintain a safe position but Riley gets an underhook and turns Sanchez into the cage.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riley's elbow.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
A right hand to the body from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Riley avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
A short right from Riley on the inside.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riley works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Riley trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riley has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Riley.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riley smiles and moves away.
Riley throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Riley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Riley avoids the punch easily.
Riley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Riley keeps it at a distance.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
Riley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Riley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Riley is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Riley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A combination from Riley does no damage.
Tristian Riley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Riley settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Riley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riley is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Riley circles away and we're back to standing.
Tristian Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sanchez.
Riley takes one on the button.
Riley is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanchez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sanchez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Riley, who protects the arm well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley prevents Sanchez from improving position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juan Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Riley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Riley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Riley counters by clinching up.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riley smiles and moves away.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riley closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Riley on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanchez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Riley controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tristian Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sanchez.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Riley.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riley lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Riley holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Riley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Riley swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Riley holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Riley walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sanchez scores a takedown into full mount!
Riley tries to reverse the position but Sanchez maintains control.
Sanchez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sanchez moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Riley has worked his arm free - good work by Riley!
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sanchez's best efforts.
Riley is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Riley looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanchez pulls his head out easily.
Riley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Riley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Riley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Riley's hands, connecting with Riley's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanchez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Sanchez!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Shuster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabin Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shuster comes to the cage accompanied by I Am Superman. Sabin Figaro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Shuster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sabin Figaro!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figaro shoots for a takedown but Shuster saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shuster scores with a leg kick.
Shuster looks to land a left hand but Figaro moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Figaro.
Shuster takes one to the chin there.
Figaro tries to clinch but Shuster is having none of it.
Figaro moves out of range as Shuster strikes.
Shuster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Figaro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shuster lands a jab to Figaro's midsection.
Shuster throws a hook to the side of Figaro's head but Figaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Figaro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Figaro shoots in for a takedown but Shuster shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Figaro looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Shuster misses.
Shuster misses with a looping left.
Shuster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shuster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shuster looks to land a left hand but Figaro moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Figaro.
Shuster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Figaro manages to avoid it.
Shuster throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shuster instigates a clinch.
Shuster landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shuster unloads a knee to the mid-section. Figaro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shuster trying to land knees to the body.
Figaro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shuster gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jerry Shuster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sabin Figaro.
Shuster lands a good knee to the midsection. Figaro won't want to take too many of those.
Figaro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shuster lands a good knee to the midsection. Figaro won't want to take too many of those.
Shuster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shuster lands a nice elbow.
Shuster is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Figaro is defending well for now.
Figaro managing to block the knees to the body from Shuster.
Shuster lands an elbow just above Figaro 's eye.
Shuster throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Shuster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shuster tries to throw a body punch but Figaro avoids it by throwing Shuster back against the cage.
Shuster creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Figaro's defenses.
It looks like Sabin Figaro has been cut.
Figaro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shuster tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Figaro avoids it.
Knees to the body from Shuster.
Figaro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shuster.
Figaro managing to block the knees to the body from Shuster.
Figaro dodges an elbow strike from Shuster.
Figaro tries to break the clinch but Shuster is controlling the position.
Figaro avoiding damage as Shuster throws knees to the body.
Shuster missing with knees to the body.
Figaro dodges an elbow strike from Shuster.
Shuster misses with the head strike.
Shuster missing with knees to the body.
Shuster tries a knee to the head but Figaro blocks it.
Shuster tries to land knees in the clinch but Figaro avoids the damage to the body.
Figaro gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Figaro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Figaro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Figaro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shuster tries to roll over but Figaro keeps him under control.
Figaro trying to control the pace.
Figaro is working for a kimura but Shuster is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shuster is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Shuster is pressing down on Figaro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Figaro wants to pass the guard but Shuster is keeping the position.
Figaro wants to control from the top but Shuster keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figaro pushes down on Shuster's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Shuster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sabin Figaro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shuster throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shuster moves away from the strike by Figaro.
Shuster closes the distance looking to clinch
so Figaro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shuster can't keep his opponent in guard - Figaro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Figaro slows the pace down in half guard.
Figaro is thwarting Shuster's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shuster wants to improve his position but Figaro is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shuster is trying to maintain the position but Figaro is very close to passing his half guard.
Figaro controlling the action here.
Shuster is staying active underneath Figaro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Figaro in particular looking to stall.
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.
Figaro trying to control the action but Shuster is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Figaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shuster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Figaro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shuster throws a looping overhand right but Figaro ducks down to avoid it.
Figaro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shuster misses the shot to the body.
Figaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jerry Shuster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Figaro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Figaro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shuster manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Figaro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shuster is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shuster controls Figaro momentarily but Figaro frees himself.
Figaro seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Figaro throws and elbow that misses. Shuster uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Figaro's guard. Nice move by Shuster!
Figaro working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shuster passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shuster decides to stand back up.
Shuster clinches but Figaro breaks the clinch
and Figaro counters with a single leg into guard. Shuster didn't expect that.
Figaro sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shuster looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabin Figaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sabin Figaro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Figaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shuster wants to clinch but Figaro slips to the side
and Figaro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shuster won't be happy with that.
Figaro misses with the ground and pound.
Figaro is trying to get an arm triangle but Shuster is defending well.
Shuster struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee asks Figaro politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Figaro prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro misses with the ground and pound.
Shuster prevents Figaro from moving into mount.
Figaro trying to control the action but Shuster is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Figaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shuster.
Shuster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Figaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shuster clinches up against the cage.
Figaro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shuster gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shuster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shuster creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shuster tries a body shot but Figaro blocks it.
Figaro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shuster lands a good knee to the midsection. Figaro won't want to take too many of those.
Figaro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shuster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shuster lands an elbow inside that Figaro shrugs off.
Shuster creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Figaro's defenses.
Shuster trying to land knees to the body.
Figaro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shuster gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Figaro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shuster unloads a knee to the mid-section. Figaro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Figaro tries to pull guard but Shuster holds him up against the cage and eventually Figaro drops back down to his feet.
Jerry Shuster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sabin Figaro.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shuster obliges.
Shuster missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shuster is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Figaro is defending well for now.
Figaro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shuster tries to land knees in the clinch but Figaro avoids the damage to the body.
Figaro goes for a takedown attempt but Shuster pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Figaro shoots for a double leg takedown but Shuster sprawls well. He's pushed Figaro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Figaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shuster.
Shuster scores with a spinning back kick!
Jerry Shuster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shuster scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Figaro slips a jab from Shuster.
Shuster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Figaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shuster misses with a straight left.
Figaro's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Figaro duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figaro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Figaro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Figaro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Figaro won't allow Shuster to sweep him here.
Figaro sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Figaro landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shuster keeping moving, preventing Figaro from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sabin Figaro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Figaro 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sabin Figaro!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawking has chosen Shady Lane as his entrance music. Stephen Hawking has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Vargas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephen Hawking!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawking tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawking doesn't manage to clinch there - Vargas circles away.
Hawking tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vargas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawking tries to clinch up.
Hawking wants to clinch.
Hawking defending well as Vargas loads up on a big left hand.
Hawking displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vargas throws out the jab.
Vargas missing with a left hand there. Hawking was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawking moves into the clinch.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawking lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vargas or not.
A head punch on the inside from Vargas fails to land.
Hawking lands an elbow that stopped Vargas in his tracks for a moment.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Hawking.
Vargas is breathing heavily.
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!
Hawking crunches a lovely knee into Vargas's ribcage.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawking lands a good knee to the midsection. Vargas won't want to take too many of those.
Vargas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawking lands an elbow inside.
Hawking presses Vargas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hawking lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jorge Vargas has been cut.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Hawking.
Hawking putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vargas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hawking lands an elbow inside that Vargas shrugs off.
Hawking lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hawking putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vargas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking digs a right hand underneath Vargas's ribcage. Vargas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hawking lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hawking lands an elbow just above Vargas 's eye.
Hawking working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hawking utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hawking.
Hawking working Vargas over with knees to the body.
Hawking lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vargas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking working Vargas over with knees to the body.
Hawking lands a damaging elbow.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vargas tries to break the clinch but Hawking is controlling the position.
Hawking utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vargas.
Hawking lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vargas or not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
Hawking lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hawking lands an elbow inside that Vargas shrugs off.
Hawking utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hawking lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hawking utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vargas is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawking has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vargas.
Hawking lands a good knee to the midsection. Vargas won't want to take too many of those.
Hawking working Vargas over with knees to the body.
Vargas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hawking works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hawking presses Vargas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vargas misses with a punch on the inside.
Vargas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Vargas lands with a left to the head.
Vargas is trying to break the clinch but Hawking is controlling him.
Hawking presses Vargas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hawking working Vargas over with knees to the body.
Vargas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.
Vargas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vargas is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawking has double underhooks.
Hawking lands a hook that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Hawking pushes Vargas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hawking utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vargas wants to break free but Hawking has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vargas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vargas.
Hawking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vargas has a couple of punches blocked by Hawking.
Hawking lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vargas is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawking has double underhooks.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hawking misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vargas.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vargas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawking keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vargas's efforts to push away.
Vargas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vargas tries to circle away but Hawking has him pinned against the cage.
Hawking blocks a body shot from Vargas.
Hawking lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
Hawking tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hawking struggles to land a body shot inside as Vargas controls his hands.
Hawking trying to land knees to the body.
Vargas swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vargas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawking has him pressed against the cage.
Hawking lands a damaging elbow.
Vargas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vargas misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vargas wants to get back to striking at distance but Hawking won't allow it.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Hawking - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawking.
Vargas tries to circle away but Hawking has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hawking.
Hawking lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking working Vargas over with knees to the body.
Hawking lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vargas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawking tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawking avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawking is looking to clinch.
Hawking has managed to clinch.
Hawking lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vargas is trying to force a seperation but Hawking has the dominant position.
Hawking putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vargas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawking lands an elbow inside that Vargas shrugs off.
Vargas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vargas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vargas waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hawking.
Vargas misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Vargas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hawking lands with a slapping head kick.
Hawking tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vargas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawking takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vargas misses the jab.
Hawking clinches up with Vargas and pushes him back against the cage.
Hawking keeps control of Vargas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hawking lands an elbow inside.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawking lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hawking lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vargas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vargas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Hawking - that landed with a thud.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hawking pushes Vargas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hawking.
Vargas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Vargas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hawking lands a good knee to the midsection. Vargas won't want to take too many of those.
Vargas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vargas misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawking lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vargas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hawking prevents Vargas from breaking the clinch.
Vargas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawking tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawking moves out of range of the strikes.
Vargas keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawking clinches up against the cage.
Hawking lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vargas.
Vargas takes a shot to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
Hawking scores with a shoulder strike.
Stephen Hawking seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vargas can't break the clinch.
Vargas working hard to break the clinch.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vargas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vargas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawking lands a good knee to the midsection. Vargas won't want to take too many of those.
Vargas lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawking backwards.
Hawking throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hawking has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawking prevents Vargas from breaking the clinch.
Vargas wants to break free but Hawking has control.
Hawking scores with a knee to the head.
Hawking cracks Vargas with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Hawking.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
Vargas tries to break free but Hawking pushes him back against the cage.
Vargas is trying to break free.
Hawking lands an elbow just above Vargas 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
Hawking takes a shot to the head.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch but Hawking keeps him there for the moment.
Vargas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hawking.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
Hawking lands a knee to the head.
Hawking scores with a shoulder strike.
Vargas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vargas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Hawking with a knee to the head.
Hawking lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vargas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hawking lands an elbow that stopped Vargas in his tracks for a moment.
Hawking is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vargas is defending well for now.
Hawking tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vargas avoiding damage as Hawking throws knees to the body.
Vargas lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawking backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
Vargas is trying to break free.
Vargas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hawking lands an elbow just above Vargas 's eye.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hawking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
Vargas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawking has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vargas.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
Hawking putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vargas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vargas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hawking prevents Vargas from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hawking.
Hawking keeps control of Vargas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch but Hawking keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vargas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vargas breaks from the clinch.
Hawking fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vargas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vargas tries to keep at a distance but Hawking has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vargas can't break the clinch.
Hawking lands an uppercut.
Hawking blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Hawking.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Hawking.
Vargas manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vargas throws a hook but Hawking blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawking looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawking tries to clinch up.
Vargas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawking ducks under a wild hook from Vargas.
Hawking tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vargas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hawking pushes Vargas up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawking keeps control of Vargas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hawking lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawking creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vargas's defenses.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Hawking lands a nice shot to the body.
Vargas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vargas tries to break free but Hawking pushes him back against the cage.
Vargas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vargas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
Hawking utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jorge Vargas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hawking ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawking wants to clinch up but Vargas keeps it at a distance.
Vargas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stephen Hawking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawking tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vargas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawking tries to close the distance and clinch but Vargas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawking drives through and clinches with Vargas against the cage.
Vargas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vargas is trying to break free.
Vargas wants to break free but Hawking has control.
Vargas is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawking has double underhooks.
Vargas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hawking blocks an uppercut.
Hawking keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vargas's efforts to push away.
Hawking putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vargas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vargas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
Vargas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawking working Vargas over with knees to the body.
Hawking lands a damaging elbow.
Vargas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hawking.
Vargas managing to block the knees to the body from Hawking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking trying to land knees to the body.
Vargas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hawking backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Vargas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hawking crunches a lovely knee into Vargas's ribcage.
Hawking prevents Vargas from breaking the clinch.
Vargas struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawking controls his hands.
Good body shot from Hawking.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawking lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vargas is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawking has double underhooks.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vargas wants to get back to striking at distance but Hawking won't allow it.
Hawking scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vargas misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawking has Vargas pressed against the cage, preventing Vargas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vargas wants to break free but Hawking has control.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawking lands a damaging elbow.
Hawking trying to land knees to the body.
Vargas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawking rushes Vargas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawking.
Vargas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vargas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hawking digs a right hand underneath Vargas's ribcage. Vargas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two 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.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Hawking lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Vargas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hawking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vargas is trying to break the clinch but Hawking has him pressed against the cage.
Hawking lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hawking.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
Hawking misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vargas is trying to force a seperation but Hawking has the dominant position.
Vargas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vargas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vargas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawking has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
A shot in the inside from Vargas.
Vargas tries to break free but Hawking pushes him back against the cage.
Hawking putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vargas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vargas working hard to break the clinch.
Vargas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vargas has a couple of punches blocked by Hawking.
Hawking lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vargas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vargas wants to break free but Hawking has control.
Hawking lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawking has Vargas pressed against the cage, preventing Vargas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
Vargas is trying to break the clinch but Hawking has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Hawking.
Vargas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hawking putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vargas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vargas is trying to break the clinch but Hawking is controlling him.
Hawking lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vargas.
A frustrated look appears on Vargas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vargas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vargas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hawking lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hawking scores with a hook to the body.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Hawking.
Hawking is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vargas is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Vargas.
Hawking is leaning against Vargas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vargas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hawking putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vargas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hawking lands an elbow that stopped Vargas in his tracks for a moment.
Hawking missing with knees to the body.
Hawking keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vargas's efforts to push away.
Vargas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Vargas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vargas lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Hawking.
Hawking pushes Vargas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hawking digs a right hand into Vargas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vargas's gas tank.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawking.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
Vargas breaks the clinch.
Hawking ducks under a wild hook from Vargas.
Hawking wants to clinch up but Vargas keeps it at a distance.
Hawking tries to clinch up.
Vargas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawking wants to clinch up but Vargas keeps it at a distance.
Hawking gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hawking lands an elbow inside.
Vargas takes an elbow to the temple.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch but Hawking keeps him there for the moment.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vargas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Hawking keeps control of Vargas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vargas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vargas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vargas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Vargas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Vargas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hawking fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawking moves into range and clinches up with Vargas.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Vargas can't break the clinch.
Hawking has Vargas pressed against the cage, preventing Vargas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hawking comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vargas tries to circle away but Hawking has him pinned against the cage.
Vargas can't break the clinch.
Hawking utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hawking working Vargas over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hawking.
Hawking lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hawking lands with a right to the head.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawking pushes Vargas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hawking keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vargas's efforts to push away.
Vargas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hawking lands a body punch.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vargas takes a shot to the head.
Vargas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hawking pushes Vargas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vargas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hawking lands a damaging elbow.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vargas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vargas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vargas is trying to break the clinch but Hawking is controlling him.
Hawking lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Hawking on the inside.
Hawking lands a damaging elbow.
Vargas tries to break the clinch but Hawking is controlling the position.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hawking missing with knees to the body.
Hawking pushes Vargas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hawking tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vargas avoids it.
Vargas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawking fails in his attempt to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vargas.
Vargas keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawking tries to close the distance and clinch but Vargas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vargas looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawking is just out of range.
Hawking tries to clinch up.
Hawking tries to clinch up but Vargas circles away and keeps his distance.
Vargas lands a nice shot that snaps Hawking's head back.
Hawking ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hawking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hawking gets a clinch.
Vargas can't break the clinch.
Hawking keeps control of Vargas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hawking lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vargas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking lands a body shot.
Hawking lands a nice elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Hawking.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawking.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.
Hawking putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vargas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hawking lands a nice elbow.
Hawking tries to land knees in the clinch but Vargas avoids the damage to the body.
Vargas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hawking is leaning against Vargas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vargas.
Vargas working hard to break the clinch.
Hawking lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hawking utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vargas is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawking has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Hawking as the two fighters clinch.
Vargas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vargas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawking has him pressed against the cage.
Hawking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vargas takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vargas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vargas tries to circle away but Hawking has him pinned against the cage.
Hawking lands an elbow that stopped Vargas in his tracks for a moment.
Vargas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vargas wants to get back to striking at distance but Hawking won't allow it.
Hawking lands an elbow just above Vargas 's eye.
Hawking keeps control of Vargas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hawking lands a shoulder strike.
Hawking pushes Vargas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hawking has Vargas pressed against the cage, preventing Vargas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hawking keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vargas's efforts to push away.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.
Vargas wants to break free but Hawking has control.
Hawking stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Hawking.
Hawking digs a right hand into Vargas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vargas's gas tank.
Vargas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawking has him pressed against the cage.
Hawking lands an elbow just above Vargas 's eye.
Hawking pushes Vargas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hawking lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Hawking.
Vargas manages to break the clinch.
Hawking doesn't manage to clinch there - Vargas circles away.
Vargas tries to keep at a distance but Hawking has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hawking creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vargas's defenses.
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.
Vargas can't break the clinch.
Hawking comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hawking comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vargas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawking moves into range and clinches up with Vargas.
Hawking putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vargas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hawking.
Vargas is trying to force a seperation but Hawking has the dominant position.
Vargas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Hawking throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vargas is trying to break the clinch but Hawking is controlling him.
Vargas managing to block the knees to the body from Hawking.
Vargas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawking with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vargas to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Vargas misses.
Hawking rushes Vargas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking lands an elbow inside that Vargas shrugs off.
Vargas wants to get back to striking at distance but Hawking won't allow it.
Hawking working Vargas over with knees to the body.
Hawking has Vargas pressed against the cage, preventing Vargas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hawking lands a right hand.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch but Hawking keeps him there for the moment.
Vargas misses with a punch to the body.
Hawking pushes Vargas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hawking putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vargas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Vargas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vargas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawking sizes up Vargas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Vargas misses.
Vargas swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawking.
A shot to de liver by Hawking. Beautiful body shot.
Vargas throws a looping overhand right but Hawking ducks down to avoid it.
Vargas looks to throw the jab but Hawking is out of range.
Vargas throws a right and a left that Hawking avoids nicely.
Hawking tries to clinch but Vargas moves out of range.
Hawking moves into the clinch.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vargas wants to break free but Hawking has control.
Vargas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawking comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hawking lands a body shot.
Hawking creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vargas's defenses.
Hawking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hawking lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vargas tries to break free but Hawking pushes him back against the cage.
Hawking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hawking lands a damaging elbow.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hawking presses Vargas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hawking lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking lands a damaging elbow.
Hawking stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vargas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vargas is trying to force a seperation but Hawking has the dominant position.
Hawking keeps control of Vargas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hawking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vargas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hawking lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Hawking scores with a shot to the side of Vargas's head.
Hawking lands a good knee to the midsection. Vargas won't want to take too many of those.
Hawking keeps control of Vargas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hawking lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vargas can't break the clinch.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Vargas is trying to break the clinch but Hawking has him pressed against the cage.
Vargas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawking has him pressed against the cage.
Hawking lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hawking lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vargas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hawking digs a right hand underneath Vargas's ribcage. Vargas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hawking softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vargas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vargas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vargas misses with a body shot.
Hawking darts in and clinches Vargas up against the cage.
Jorge Vargas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking crunches a lovely knee into Vargas's ribcage.
Hawking tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vargas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vargas throws a shot from downtown. Hawking moves away and avoids it.
Hawking moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawking.
Hawking softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Vargas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawking moves in looking to clinch but Vargas pushes him off.
Hawking tries to clinch but Vargas is having none of it.
Hawking tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vargas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawking bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawking doesn't manage to clinch there - Vargas circles away.
Vargas swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawking.
Hawking is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vargas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawking tries to clinch up but Vargas circles away and keeps his distance.
Vargas circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking doesn't manage to clinch there - Vargas circles away.
Vargas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hawking is looking to clinch.
Hawking darts in and clinches Vargas up against the cage.
Vargas wants to break free but Hawking has control.
Vargas is trying to break the clinch but Hawking is controlling him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
Vargas tries to break the clinch but Hawking is controlling the position.
Hawking works on Vargas's body with a couple of short punches.
Hawking lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
Vargas is trying to break the clinch but Hawking is controlling him.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vargas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Hawking - that landed with a thud.
Hawking utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vargas manages to break the clinch.
Hawking tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vargas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vargas missing with a left hand there. Hawking was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawking walks into a straight right hand from Vargas.
Hawking moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking prevents Vargas from breaking the clinch.
Vargas wants to get back to striking at distance but Hawking won't allow it.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vargas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vargas managing to block the knees to the body from Hawking.
Vargas blocks the elbow strike.
Vargas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawking lands an uppercut.
Hawking lands a nice shot to the body.
Vargas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawking has him pressed against the cage.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch but Hawking keeps him there for the moment.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hawking lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hawking.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vargas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawking.
A body shot lands from Vargas.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Vargas lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Vargas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vargas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Hawking.
Vargas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vargas.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.
Hawking working Vargas over with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Hawking comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hawking winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 44:50
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 44:50
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Hawking!
Stephen Hawking is the new featherweight champion!
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