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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William H Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawking kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shady Lane. Bonney has chosen Billy Get Your Guns as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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172 cm
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147 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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, Stephen Hawking!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William H Bonney!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawking tries to clinch there but Bonney circles away.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hawking but Hawking pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hawking tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawking moves into the clinch.
Hawking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonney tries to pull guard but Hawking holds him up against the cage and eventually Bonney drops back down to his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
Bonney jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hawking walks away with a smile on his face. Bonney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stephen Hawking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William H Bonney.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown but Hawking shows good takedown defense.
Hawking stuffs the takedown.
Hawking rushes Bonney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bonney takes an elbow to the temple.
Hawking tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonney avoids it.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hawking trying to land knees to the body.
Hawking lands a damaging elbow.
Bonney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hawking throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hawking blocks an uppercut.
Hawking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hawking's defenses.
Bonney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawking tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonney avoids it.
A short right from Hawking.
Bonney misses with the head strike.
Bonney throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawking.
Bonney misses with some punches.
Bonney jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hawking walks away with a smile on his face. Bonney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking closes the distance and pushes Bonney back into the cage.
Hawking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hawking throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonney blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonney lands a right hand.
Bonney fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hawking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonney looks gassed!
Bonney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawking connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bonney's face.
Hawking putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bonney in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hawking lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hawking stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawking lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Bonney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hawking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A shot in the inside from Hawking.
Hawking lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonney jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hawking walks away with a smile on his face. Bonney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hawking wants to clinch
and Bonney counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawking rushes Bonney and presses him up against the cage.
Bonney takes an elbow to the temple.
Hawking digs a right hand underneath Bonney's ribcage. Bonney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hawking lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bonney.
Hawking with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hawking lands an elbow just above Bonney 's eye.
Hawking lands a good knee to the midsection. Bonney won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Hawking as the two fighters clinch.
Hawking tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonney jumps guard but Hawking stands there with Bonney around his waist. Bonney gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bonney tries for a takedown but Hawking manages to get underhooks.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bonney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
Bonney manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bonney is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hawking is aware though and is defending well.
Hawking got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bonney has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hawking has managed to get both his arms back between Bonney's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hawking stands and steps away. Bonney gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hawking moves in looking to clinch but Bonney pushes him off.
Bonney moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bonney moves into the clinch.
Hawking working Bonney over with knees to the body.
Bonney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hawking misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonney.
A nice left hand lands by Bonney.
Hawking gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bonney jumps guard and drags Hawking to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bonney is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney looking for a guillotine here but Hawking defends easily.
Hawking stands and steps away. Bonney gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bonney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stephen Hawking is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonney moves in looking to clinch but Hawking pushes him off.
Bonney tries to clinch but Hawking is having none of it.
Hawking gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bonney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hawking has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hawking tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonney avoids the damage to the body.
Bonney takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bonney takes an elbow to the temple.
Hawking tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonney avoids it.
Hawking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonney.
Hawking missing with knees to the body.
Hawking trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hawking smiles and moves away.
Hawking fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawking tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bonney counters with a series of strikes. Hawking will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bonney swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawking.
Hawking has closed the distance and engaged Bonney in a clinch.
Bonney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bonney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawking tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonney avoids it.
Bonney tries to pull guard but Hawking holds him up against the cage and eventually Bonney drops back down to his feet.
Bonney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Hawking crunches a lovely knee into Bonney's ribcage.
Hawking avoids the elbow strike from Bonney, against the cage.
Bonney presses Hawking against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hawking lands a shoulder strike.
Bonney lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hawking but Hawking pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hawking wants to clinch
and Bonney counters by moving into the clinch.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bonney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bonney fails to pull guard.
Bonney tries to pull guard but Hawking won't allow it.
Stephen Hawking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William H Bonney.
Hawking lands an elbow inside that Bonney shrugs off.
Bonney blocks an elbow strike.
Hawking lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bonney fails to land.
A short right from Hawking on the inside.
Bonney is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hawking gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hawking lands an elbow inside that Bonney shrugs off.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Bonney takes an elbow to the temple.
A right handed body shot lands from Hawking.
Hawking creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bonney's defenses.
Hawking digs a right hand underneath Bonney's ribcage. Bonney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Hawking - that landed with a thud.
Hawking lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Hawking tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawking lands a nice elbow.
Bonney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonney jumps guard but Hawking stands there with Bonney around his waist. Bonney gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hawking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stephen Hawking has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.
Bonney wants a takedown but no success here.
Hawking lands a nice uppercut.
Hawking lands an elbow inside.
Bonney lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonney.
Hawking digs a right hand into Bonney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonney's gas tank.
Bonney jumps into guard, dragging Hawking to the mat.
Hawking has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bonney is proving hard to escape from.
Bonney is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bonney looking for a guillotine here but Hawking defends easily.
Bonney is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hawking defends well.
Bonney is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hawking defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking stands up from Bonney's guard - Hawking perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bonney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hawking darts in trying to clinch
and Bonney counters by moving into the clinch.
Bonney managing to block the knees to the body from Hawking.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bonney throws an elbow but misses.
Bonney misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawking works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hawking lands a body punch.
Bonney has a couple of punches blocked by Hawking.
Bonney lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bonney fails to land.
Hawking misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonney.
Hawking scores with a knee to the head.
Bonney is trying to stall.
Hawking scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hawking misses with a knee to the head.
Bonney managing to block the knees to the body from Hawking.
Bonney is trying to maintain a safe position but Hawking gets an underhook and turns Bonney into the cage.
Bonney avoiding damage as Hawking throws knees to the body.
Bonney pulls guard effortlessly.
Bonney is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bonney looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hawking wanted to stand there but Bonney had control of the position.
Bonney pushes a forearm under Hawking's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hawking is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William H Bonney!
William H Bonney is the new featherweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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