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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Hide (ranked 2730 p4p, 3141 weight class) and Antoine Vargas (ranked 87 p4p, 107 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Hide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antoine Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Vargas.
Vargas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vargas misses with a looping right.
Hide appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vargas throws a poor cross that misses
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vargas throws a series of punches but Hide avoids them all with ease.
Vargas throws a leg kick but Hide checks it.
Antoine Vargas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vargas throws a sloppy head kick
and Hide counters with a nice uppercut.
Vargas misses with a body shot.
Vargas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hide misses with a straight right.
Vargas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vargas throws a lazy head kick
and Hide connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hide lands a head shot.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hide throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hide connects with the punch.
It looks like Hide has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Vargas slips a jab and a cross from Hide.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide cracks Vargas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vargas throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hide to counter with a crisp jab.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses
and Hide counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vargas scores with a hook to the body. Hide takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hide connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vargas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Gregory Hide has been cut.
Vargas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vargas throws a head kick that Hide semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vargas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hide throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vargas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Hide misses its intended target.
Hide is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vargas swings widly with a right hand
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vargas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hide lands the left hand.
Hide ducks under a wild hook from Vargas.
It looked like Hide wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hide misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheers as Hide lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vargas doesn't seem phased though.
Vargas scores with a head kick. Hide tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vargas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hide has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hide and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Vargas is predictable there
and Hide counters with a one-two to the body.
Vargas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hide counters with a three punch combo that has Vargas backing up. Vargas nods at Hide to acknowledge the strikes.
Vargas with a nice calf kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hide.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Hide misses the target.
Vargas blocks a jab.
Vargas throws a combination that misses
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vargas slips under a jab from Hide.
A head kick by Vargas misses
and Hide counters with a two punch combo.
Vargas ducks under a wild hook from Hide.
Vargas lands a glancing blow to the side of Hide's head.
Gregory Hide's cut is getting worse.
A low kick from Vargas is predictable there
and Hide counters with a straight right hand.
Vargas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vargas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vargas misses with a lunging right hand
and Hide counters with a two punch combo.
Hide is working the combinations to good effect here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hide connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas throws a lazy head kick
and Hide connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vargas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vargas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hide is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hide misses with a few strikes there.
A low kick from Vargas is predictable there
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Vargas misses the target.
Vargas throws a nice looking combination but Hide bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Vargas misses
and Hide connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vargas throws a series of punches but Hide moves out of range.
Vargas misses the body punch
and Hide counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hide lunges at Vargas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vargas's hand.
Hide throws a hook but Vargas blocks it.
Vargas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Hide dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Hide's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hide throws a right and a left that Vargas avoids nicely.
Vargas fails to land with a series of punches.
Vargas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hide goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hide is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vargas can do to turn this around?
Vargas misses with a combination
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vargas misses with a combination
and Hide counters with a series of strikes. Vargas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hide scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vargas in his tracks.
A punch combination from Vargas misses.
A jab from Vargas misses.
Vargas misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Hide misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vargas misses with an uppercut
and Hide counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas just misses with a punch to the body.
Vargas feints and then cracks Hide's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hide down.
Hide stalks Vargas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vargas's face. Vargas staggers backwards, shaken.
Hide blocks a head kick by Vargas.
Vargas throws a right hand that misses
and Hide counters with a one-two to the body.
Vargas misses with a hook
and Hide counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hide missing with a left hand there. Vargas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hide uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vargas.
A head kick by Vargas misses
enabling Hide to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Vargas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hide cracks Vargas with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vargas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Hide to counter with a crisp jab.
Vargas throws a lazy uppercut
and Hide counters with a stiff right hand.
Hide on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses.
Vargas misses with a head kick.
Vargas slips a straight right by Hide.
A head kick by Vargas misses
and Hide counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Vargas. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Vargas.
Vargas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hide counters with a straight right hand.
Vargas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hide throwing a counter right hand but Vargas manages to avoid it.
Vargas slips a jab and a cross from Hide.
Vargas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vargas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice jab there from Hide.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses
and Hide counters with a three punch combo that has Vargas backing up. Vargas nods at Hide to acknowledge the strikes.
Vargas misses with the combination.
It looked like Hide was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vargas misses with a right hand
and Hide counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses
and Hide counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vargas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hide takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hide misses with a series of wild punches.
Hide lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hide pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vargas back to the cage. Hide follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hide throws a series of punches but Vargas moves out of range.
Vargas thows a leg kick but Hide checks it
and Vargas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vargas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vargas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vargas tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Hide wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gregory Hide is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Hide finds it's target.
Hide lands a jab-cross combination.
Vargas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hide counters with a straight right hand.
Hide lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses.
Hide is looking to counter punch.
Vargas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Hide dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Hide's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hide misses with the combination.
Vargas throws out a counter right but Hide avoids it with no problem.
Vargas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hide is looking for a counter combo.
A shot to the liver by Vargas. Beautiful body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Vargas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hide has got the better of the exchanges.
Vargas scoring well with a low kick there.
Vargas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hide moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vargas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vargas misses with a hook
and Hide counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas throws a leg kick
and Hide connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vargas lands a nice shot that snaps Hide's head back.
Vargas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hide finds it's way round the side to connect with Vargas's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hide scores with a one two! Vargas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide clobbers Vargas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vargas throws a sloppy head kick and Hide moves out of range easily.
Vargas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hide counters with a straight right hand.
Hide keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hide blocks the body kick.
Hide avoids the body shot from Vargas.
Hide is looking to counter punch.
Vargas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vargas.
Vargas misses with a left hand
and Hide counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vargas misses with a body shot
and Hide counters with a one-two to the body.
Hide ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hide takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hide tries to bum rush Vargas with a series of wild strikes but Vargas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vargas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vargas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hide.
Vargas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vargas throws a sloppy head kick and Hide moves out of range easily.
Gregory Hide is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vargas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vargas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hide uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vargas has time to react.
Vargas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hide walks into a straight right hand from Vargas.
Vargas throws a body punch but Hide moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Vargas misses
and Hide counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Vargas misses
and Hide counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hide throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vargas throws a series of punches but Hide avoids them all with ease.
Hide was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vargas misses with a double jab
and Vargas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vargas throws a lazy head kick
and Hide connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vargas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vargas needs to keep his hands up - Hide had a free shot at his head there.
Vargas takes one to the side of the head.
Vargas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hide went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vargas throws a lazy uppercut
and Vargas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas throws a right hand that Hide ducks under and follows up with a left that Hide also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vargas slips under a jab from Hide.
Hide connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vargas's hands.
A punch combination from Hide misses.
Vargas is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Vargas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vargas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hide drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vargas throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hide counter with a right hand.
Antoine Vargas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hide tests Vargas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right-left combo lands from Hide.
Gregory Hide is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vargas misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hide to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Hide showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hide 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Hide!
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hype
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