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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoruba Ahimbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahimbe comes to the cage accompanied by "Hit em Up" Tupac. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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150 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoruba Ahimbe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephen Hawking!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawking fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ahimbe on the side of the head.
Hawking moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hawking takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ahimbe slaps away a takedown attempt from Hawking, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hawking dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Hawking with that takedown attempt.
Hawking lands a nice shot that snaps Ahimbe's head back.
Ahimbe lands a head shot.
Hawking moves out of range as Ahimbe strikes.
Ahimbe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hawking ducks under a wild hook from Ahimbe.
Ahimbe avoids the body shot from Hawking.
Hawking fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ahimbe on the side of the head.
Ahimbe is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawking slaps away a takedown attempt from Ahimbe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ahimbe dips to his left and cracks Hawking with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahimbe lands a right hook to the body.
Hawking tries to clinch up.
Ahimbe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ahimbe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawking.
Hawking lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ahimbe at a distance.
Ahimbe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hawking counters with a left to the body.
Ahimbe is breathing heavily.
Hawking throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahimbe misses with a head kick.
Stephen Hawking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawking bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawking throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahimbe.
Hawking thuds a left hand into Ahimbe's body.
Hawking lands with a shot to the body.
Hawking connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawking uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oh Ahimbe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hawking keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahimbe.
Hawking is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ahimbe rather than just go for the knockout.
Hawking fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking drops his shoulder and cracks Ahimbe with a huge uppercut! Ahimbe goes down! Can Hawking finish him?
Hawking landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawking accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hawking is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ahimbe seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahimbe keeping moving, preventing Hawking from controlling successfully.
Hawking with a nice head shot there.
Hawking trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hawking trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahimbe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahimbe looking for a sweep. Not yet Ahimbe, not yet.
Hawking trying to control but Ahimbe is working from the bottom.
Ahimbe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hawking wants to pass the guard but Ahimbe is keeping the position.
Hawking is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hawking wants to control from the top but Ahimbe keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ahimbe throws a right and a left that Hawking avoids nicely.
Ahimbe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawking to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ahimbe just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawking moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahimbe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawking.
Hawking misses with a wild combination.
Ahimbe tries to clinch there but Hawking circles away.
Hawking ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahimbe moves away.
Hawking throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hawking rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ahimbe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ahimbe throws a hook but Hawking avoids it easily.
Hawking connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ahimbe's hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hawking lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahimbe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawking.
Hawking darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ahimbe gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hawking punishes Ahimbe's body with a nice straight punch.
Hawking swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawking. Ahimbe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawking has closed the distance and engaged Ahimbe in a clinch.
Ahimbe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawking throws a series of punches but Ahimbe moves out of range.
Ahimbe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good work by Ahimbe as he checks the leg kick.
Hawking misses with a wild body shot.
Hawking looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahimbe is just out of range.
Ahimbe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawking throws a nice looking combination but Ahimbe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ahimbe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawking.
Hawking throws a right hand that Ahimbe ducks under and follows up with a left that Ahimbe also avoids with ease.
Hawking closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ahimbe to the mat! Ahimbe manages to get full guard.
Ahimbe looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahimbe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawking.
Ahimbe wants to sweep here but Hawking controlling him for the moment.
Hawking pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ahimbe is keeping the position for now.
Ahimbe working a defensive guard here.
Ahimbe has momentary wrist control but Hawking slips an elbow through the middle.
Ahimbe keeping moving, preventing Hawking from controlling successfully.
Hawking passes into half guard.
Hawking wants to take a breather but Ahimbe is having none of it.
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.
Ahimbe wants to improve his position but Hawking is controlling well.
Ahimbe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hawking.
Ahimbe is pressing down on Hawking's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hawking wants to control from the top but Ahimbe keeps moving.
Ahimbe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hawking doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hawking manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ahimbe wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hawking is now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahimbe tries to get to full guard but Hawking has control of the leg.
Hawking seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Let's hope that Hawking has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ahimbe tries to roll over but Hawking keeps him under control.
Hawking throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawking trying to advance position but Ahimbe counters by regaining guard.
Ahimbe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hawking controls the pace.
That's four 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.
Hawking is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hawking is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hawking is fighting to break Ahimbe's control of his arms but Ahimbe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hawking trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahimbe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ahimbe working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hawking has passed into half guard!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Hawking is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ahimbe misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Ahimbe misses
and Hawking counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ahimbe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hawking's guard.
Ahimbe chips away with some ground and pound.
Ahimbe is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawking has wrist control.
Ahimbe throwing strikes but missing.
Ahimbe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ahimbe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hawking is on top in guard.
Hawking tries to free his leg and advance position but Ahimbe is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahimbe being controlled here, momentarily.
Ahimbe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawking trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahimbe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawking is stalling in the full guard.
Ahimbe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stephen Hawking is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Hawking trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hawking trying to control but Ahimbe is working from the bottom.
Hawking won't allow Ahimbe to sweep him here.
Ahimbe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hawking is squirming around, avoiding Ahimbe's attempts to control the action.
Hawking is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hawking tries to reverse the position but Ahimbe maintains control.
Hawking tries to lock up and control but Ahimbe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ahimbe kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hawking is trying desperately to improve position.
Ahimbe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hawking avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ahimbe.
Hawking gets back to half guard.
Hawking blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ahimbe.
Ahimbe wants to pass the guard but Hawking is defending well.
Hawking is not content to let Ahimbe control the position.
Ahimbe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawking's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hawking trying to control but Ahimbe postures up.
Hawking gets full guard.
Yoruba Ahimbe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahimbe thows a big elbow that misses.
Ahimbe postures up in Hawking's guard and throws a big left but Hawking blocks it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hawking scores with a body shot.
Hawking ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahimbe moves away.
Ahimbe works the jab nicely.
Hawking jabs at Ahimbe's body.
Hawking lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hawking throws a combination that misses
and Ahimbe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hawking lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Hawking comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hawking has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Hawking!
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