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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Hampton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vargas comes to the cage accompanied by Alright by Pitbull. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Vargas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Hampton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Vargas misses.
Vargas tries to bum rush Hampton with a series of wild strikes but Hampton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vargas, as that shot connected.
Hampton is looking to clinch but Vargas is avoiding it.
Vargas swings for the body but Hampton moves out of range.
Vargas throws a series of strikes that have Hampton backpedaling.
Hampton tries to clinch but Vargas is having none of it.
Good exchange - Vargas coming out on top.
Vargas scores with a hook.
Vargas throws a good cross that connects.
Vargas connects with a nice looking jab.
Vargas tries to bum rush Hampton with a series of wild strikes but Hampton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hampton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vargas.
Hampton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hampton misses with a body shot.
Hampton tries to clinch there but Vargas circles away.
Vargas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hampton misses with a wild body shot.
Hampton pushes Vargas up against the cage in a clinch.
Hampton has Vargas pressed against the cage, preventing Vargas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vargas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hampton pushes Vargas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hampton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hampton.
A right hand to the body from Hampton.
Hampton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vargas tries to circle away but Hampton has him pinned against the cage.
Vargas lands with a light punch inside.
Hampton controlling the action here for a moment.
A body shot lands from Hampton.
Vargas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hampton has a couple of punches blocked by Vargas.
Vargas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hampton has Vargas pressed against the cage, preventing Vargas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hampton misses with the head strike.
Hampton presses Vargas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hampton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hampton lands a right hand.
Vargas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hampton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas is trying to break the clinch but Hampton has him pressed against the cage.
Hampton misses with the head strike.
Hampton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hampton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vargas can't break the clinch.
Vargas tries to break the clinch but Hampton is controlling the position.
Hampton lands a body shot.
Hampton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hampton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vargas wants to get back to striking at distance but Hampton won't allow it.
Vargas lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Hampton.
Vargas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hampton misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Hampton as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Hampton.
Hampton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Vargas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vargas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Hampton.
Hampton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hampton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vargas misses with a punch on the inside.
Hampton effectively controlling the action here.
Hampton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hampton has a couple of punches blocked by Vargas.
Vargas wants to break free but Hampton has control.
Vargas letting Hampton take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vargas.
Vargas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vargas pushes Hampton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hampton.
Vargas can't break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hampton has a couple of punches blocked by Vargas.
Hampton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hampton slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Hampton's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Vargas working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch but Hampton keeps him there for the moment.
Hampton lands a shoulder strike.
Hampton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Hampton dominated that round.
That's time! Vargas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vargas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Vargas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hampton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vargas misses with a two punch combination.
Hampton clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Hampton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vargas.
Hampton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Vargas digs a right hand underneath Hampton's ribcage. Hampton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hampton lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Hampton.
Hampton lands a shot to the body.
Hampton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vargas blocks a body shot from Hampton.
Hampton throws a punch but it's blocked by Vargas.
Vargas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vargas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hampton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vargas's efforts to push away.
Hampton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hampton lands a shot to the body.
Vargas misses with the head strike.
Vargas blocking some punches.
Vargas can't break the clinch.
Vargas blocks an uppercut.
Vargas is looking to break free of the clinch but Hampton has double underhooks.
Vargas tries to circle away but Hampton has him pinned against the cage.
Vargas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vargas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vargas swinging wilding here.
Hampton wants to clinch up but Vargas keeps it at a distance.
Hampton tries to clinch but Vargas is having none of it.
Vargas just misses with a punch to the body.
Vargas throws a hook but Hampton blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A nice combination there by Vargas.
Hampton has managed to clinch.
Vargas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hampton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vargas working hard to break the clinch.
Hampton prevents Vargas from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Vargas.
Hampton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vargas's efforts to push away.
Hampton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vargas is trying to break the clinch but Hampton is controlling him.
Hampton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hampton throws a head punch that misses.
Hampton prevents Vargas from breaking the clinch.
Hampton swings wildly with an uppercut but Vargas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hampton lands a shoulder strike.
George Hampton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vargas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee is keeping an eye on Hampton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton working aggressively here.
Hampton lands a left hand.
Vargas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hampton has him pressed against the cage.
Hampton effectively controlling the action here.
A short left from Hampton.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hampton is leaning against Vargas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hampton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vargas is trying to break the clinch but Hampton is controlling him.
Hampton swings wildly with an uppercut but Vargas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hampton slowing the pace effectively.
Hampton presses Vargas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hampton lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hampton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas working hard to break the clinch.
Vargas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vargas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hampton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vargas's efforts to push away.
Vargas is trying to break the clinch but Hampton has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vargas fails to land.
Hampton digs a right hand into Vargas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vargas's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hampton.
Vargas takes a shot to the head.
Vargas tries to circle away but Hampton has him pinned against the cage.
Hampton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vargas being controlled against the cage.
Hampton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vargas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vargas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Vargas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Hampton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hampton tries to clinch but Vargas moves out of range.
Vargas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hampton slips a jab and a cross from Vargas.
Vargas swats away the attempt to clinch by Hampton.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hampton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vargas throws a series of punches but Hampton moves out of range.
Hampton wants to clinch up but Vargas keeps it at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Vargas scores with a four punch combination!
Vargas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Vargas.
Hampton is looking to clinch but Vargas is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hampton 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 land a combination but Hampton avoids it well.
Hampton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hampton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vargas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton ducks right into an uppercut from Vargas.
Hampton is looking to clinch.
Vargas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hampton tries to clinch there but Vargas circles away.
Vargas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hampton tries to clinch but Vargas is having none of it.
Vargas just misses with a punch to the body.
Alex Vargas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hampton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hampton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vargas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hampton misses with a body punch
and Vargas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vargas misses with a double jab.
Vargas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vargas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vargas swinging wilding here.
Vargas scores with a decent looking hook.
Hampton tries to close the distance and clinch but Vargas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vargas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vargas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hampton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vargas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vargas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hampton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hampton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vargas has his foot on Hampton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hampton works his way back into a safe position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vargas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hampton.
Vargas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vargas working for a triangle but Hampton defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton throwing strikes but missing.
Vargas is trying to keep Hampton in close.
Hampton is stalling in the full guard.
Vargas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vargas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hampton chips away with some ground and pound.
Vargas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hampton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hampton is in close to Vargas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hampton trying to control but Vargas is working from the bottom.
Hampton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vargas has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hampton doesn't defend quickly enough and Vargas has managed to lock this one up! Can Hampton escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Vargas on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alex Vargas!
Alex Vargas is the new bantamweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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