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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Icke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emmanuel Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Icke!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Icke keeps the fight on the outside.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Icke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vargas rushes Icke and presses him up against the cage.
Icke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vargas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like David Icke has been cut.
Vargas is pushing Icke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vargas connects with a knee to the head.
Vargas crunches a lovely knee into Icke's ribcage.
Vargas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Icke looks gassed!
Vargas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Icke's defenses.
Vargas scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vargas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Come on Vargas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vargas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vargas lands a nice elbow.
Vargas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Icke's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas is pushing Icke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Icke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Vargas.
Vargas lands a nice knee to the body.
Vargas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Icke's defenses.
Vargas stalling in the clinch.
Vargas lands an elbow inside that Icke shrugs off.
Vargas lands an elbow just above Icke 's eye.
Vargas lands a nice elbow.
Vargas lands a damaging elbow.
Vargas lands a damaging elbow.
Vargas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Icke takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Vargas.
Icke takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vargas lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Icke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vargas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vargas slowing the pace effectively.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vargas connects with a knee to the head.
Vargas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vargas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vargas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Icke letting Vargas take a breather here.
Vargas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vargas crunches a lovely knee into Icke's ribcage.
Icke tries to circle away but Vargas has him pinned against the cage.
Vargas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Icke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Icke takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Vargas.
Icke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Icke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vargas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vargas taking a breather.
Vargas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Icke's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icke tries to break the clinch but Vargas is controlling the position.
Come on Vargas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vargas lands an elbow that stopped Icke in his tracks for a moment.
Vargas connects with a knee to the head.
Icke tries to break free but Vargas pushes him back against the cage.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vargas lands an elbow just above Icke 's eye.
Icke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vargas looking to throw knees to the head but Icke is blocking nicely.
Icke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Icke letting Vargas take a breather here.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Icke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vargas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Icke's defenses.
Vargas slows down the pace here.
Vargas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Vargas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Icke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vargas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Icke lands a jab to the head.
Icke scores with a three punch combo!
Vargas wants to clinch.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Icke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Icke misses the target.
Vargas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Icke.
Icke lands a with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vargas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Icke is breathing heavily.
Icke misses with an uppercut.
Vargas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Icke keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Icke misses.
Vargas tries to clinch but Icke moves out of range.
Icke misses with a looping left.
Vargas tries to clinch up.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Icke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Icke misses with the combination.
Vargas wants to clinch.
No joy there for Icke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vargas blocks a jab.
Vargas scoring well with a low kick there.
Vargas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Icke misses with a two punch combination.
Vargas clinches.
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.
Vargas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Icke's face.
Vargas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Icke takes an elbow to the temple.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vargas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vargas landing knees to the body.
Emmanuel Vargas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Icke takes an elbow to the temple.
Icke takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vargas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vargas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vargas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Icke's defenses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vargas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vargas lands an elbow just above Icke 's eye.
Nice elbow from Vargas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Come on Vargas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vargas landing knees to the body.
Vargas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vargas lands a nice elbow.
Vargas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Icke can do to turn this around?
Vargas crunches a lovely knee into Icke's ribcage.
Vargas is stalling here.
Icke takes an elbow to the temple.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vargas.
Vargas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vargas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Icke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vargas is struggling to control the position.
Vargas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Icke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vargas has him pressed against the cage.
Vargas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Icke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vargas obliges.
Vargas lands a good knee to the midsection. Icke won't want to take too many of those.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Icke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Come on Vargas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vargas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vargas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Vargas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Icke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Icke throws a hook but Vargas blocks it.
Icke lands a jab-cross combination.
Vargas tries to clinch but Icke moves out of range.
Icke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vargas wants to clinch up but Icke keeps it at a distance.
Icke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Icke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vargas tries to clinch up.
Icke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vargas moves into range and clinches up with Icke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Vargas.
Vargas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vargas lands a good knee to the midsection. Icke won't want to take too many of those.
Vargas just leaning against Icke, taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Icke takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas scores with a knee to the head.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vargas lands an elbow inside that Icke shrugs off.
Vargas stalling the fight.
Vargas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vargas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vargas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vargas slowing the pace effectively.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Icke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vargas lands a damaging elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Icke as Vargas tries to tie him up.
Vargas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Icke has had enough of the clinch but Vargas keeps him there for the moment.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Icke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Icke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vargas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Icke is trying to break the clinch but Vargas is controlling him.
Vargas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Icke is trying to break the clinch but Vargas is controlling him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vargas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A frustrated look appears on Icke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vargas lands a nice elbow.
Vargas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas prevents Icke from breaking the clinch.
Vargas has Icke pushed against the cage.
Vargas lands a damaging elbow.
Vargas lands an elbow inside.
Vargas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Icke avoiding damage as Vargas throws knees to the body.
Vargas landing knees to the head.
Vargas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Icke as Vargas tries to tie him up.
Vargas effectively controlling the action here.
Icke avoiding damage as Vargas throws knees to the body.
Vargas missing with knees to the body.
Vargas keeps control of Icke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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 prevents Icke from breaking the clinch.
Icke blocks an elbow strike.
Vargas lands a nice knee to the body.
Vargas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Icke.
Vargas stalling.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Icke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vargas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Icke is keeping busy.
Vargas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Icke avoids it.
Vargas prevents Icke from breaking the clinch.
Vargas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
David Icke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Icke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Icke tries to circle away but Vargas has him pinned against the cage.
Vargas lands a nice elbow.
Emmanuel Vargas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vargas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Icke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emmanuel Vargas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vargas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmanuel Vargas!
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energy
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hype
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