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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vargas comes to the cage accompanied by Heart of a Lion -- Kid Cudi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Vargas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Rose!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rose connects with a body shot.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Vargas darts in trying to clinch
and Rose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vargas blocks a jab.
Vargas wants to clinch
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Vargas wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Vargas rushes Rose and presses him up against the cage.
Vargas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rose prevents it.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vargass head.
A right hand to the body from Rose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Vargas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vargas can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Vargas tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Vargas back against the cage.
Rose pushes Vargas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vargas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vargas tries to break free but Rose pushes him back against the cage.
Vargas being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Vargas.
Vargas has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Vargas looking for a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vargas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vargas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vargas.
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!
Rose digs a right hand underneath Vargas's ribcage. Vargas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vargas manages to pull guard.
Rose gets to his feet - Vargas follows without any prompting.
Rose clinches up against the cage.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Vargas's head.
Rose throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Vargas can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vargas misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Vargas.
Rose lands a body punch.
A short left from Rose.
Rose blocks a body shot from Vargas.
Vargas is working for takedown but Rose is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rose cracks Vargas with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose tries a body shot but Vargas blocks it.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Rose.
Vargas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Rose - that landed with a thud.
Vargas is breathing heavily.
Rose pushes off an throws an elbow but Vargas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Vargas avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Vargas wants a takedown.
Rose tries to work over Vargas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vargas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vargas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vargas.
Vargas swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rose prevents a body shot from Vargas.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Rose pushes Vargas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vargas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rose tries to work over Vargas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vargas is trying to maintain a safe position but Rose gets an underhook and turns Vargas into the cage.
Vargas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose working aggressively here.
Vargas misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Vargas's head.
Vargas trying to control the position but instead, Rose has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vargas into the cage.
Vargas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Rose dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Vargas off the cage and back into rage.
Rose lands a jab to Vargas's midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Vargas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vargas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A leg kick checked by Vargas.
Vargas tries to clinch up.
Vargas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rose cracks the inside of Vargas's front leg.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vargas on the side of the head.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas blocks a leg kick.
Vargas closes the distance but Rose moves to the side
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vargas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vargas's efforts to push away.
Rose tries to work over Vargas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vargas is trying to drag Rose to the mat but Rose just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vargas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vargas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Vargas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vargas.
Vargas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose lands an elbow that stopped Vargas in his tracks for a moment.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Vargas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vargas tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head.
Vargas throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Vargas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Vargas.
Rose pushes Vargas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Rose gets underhooks to prevent Vargas's takedown attempt.
Vargas tries to pull guard but Rose won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with some punches.
Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vargas closes the distance and clinches.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Rose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rose is trying to force a seperation but Vargas has the dominant position.
Vargas looking to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Vargas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose has Vargas up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vargas's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vargas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose misses with some punches.
Vargas jumps guard but Rose stands there with Vargas around his waist. Vargas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose prevents the takedown attempt.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Vargas tries to circle away but Rose has him pinned against the cage.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rose throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose pushes Vargas away with a front kick.
Rose connects with a crisp jab.
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vargas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose tests Vargas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vargas moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.
Vargas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vargas closes the distance but Rose moves to the side
and Rose counters with a solid body kick.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vargas on the side of the head.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Vargas ducks down to avoid it.
Vargas shoots in for a takedown but Rose shows good takedown defense.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vargas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice sprawl there from Rose as Vargas shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vargas looks to clinch
and Rose counters with a nice body shot.
Rose works Vargas's body with a nice hook.
Jason Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose cracks a nice hook into Vargas's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rose throws a front kick that sends Vargas stumbling back into the cage.
Vargas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Vargas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vargas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rose connects with a leg kick. Vargas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jason Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vargas darts in trying to clinch
and Rose counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose takes a swing at Vargas's ribcage but misses.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
Rose instigates a clinch.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Vargas's head.
Vargas blocks the elbow strike.
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rose.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vargas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch but Rose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vargas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vargas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vargas tries to clinch but Rose moves away
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Vargas wants to clinch
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vargas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Rose really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rose misses the jab.
Vargas darts in trying to clinch
and Rose counters with a left to the body.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Vargas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vargas wants to clinch.
Vargas closes the distance but Rose moves to the side
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Rose. That snapped Vargas's head back.
Vargas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose cracks Vargas with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose instigates a clinch.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vargas tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vargas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vargas is trying to push Rose away but Rose has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vargas gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rose regains guard.
Rose is looking to stand up but Vargas isn't so interested in that idea.
Rose controlling the position.
Vargas controlling from the top position.
Rose controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jason Rose.
Vargas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Vargas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vargas wants to clinch.
Vargas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a push kick but Vargas slaps the foot to one side.
Vargas is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Jab from Rose.
Vargas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rose's waist but Rose gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vargas off to one side.
Vargas is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab from Rose.
Vargas tries to clinch
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vargas tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vargas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rose to score with a decent uppercut.
Rose looks to land a body kick but Vargas moved away.
Vargas moves away from the strike by Rose.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vargas has time to react.
Rose tests Vargas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vargas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vargas fails with an attempt to clinch.
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!
Vargas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Rose dominated that fourth round.
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!
Nice shot by Rose.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Vargas is just out of range.
Vargas doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch but Rose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vargas tries to clinch up.
Vargas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rose. Rose obviously looking to wear him down.
Vargas is looking to clinch.
Vargas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose swings for the body but Vargas moves out of range.
Vargas fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vargas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rose throws a wild body kick that Vargas sees coming a mile off.
Vargas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vargas is looking to clinch.
Vargas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vargas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vargas tries to clinch but Rose moves away
and Rose counters by moving into the clinch.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jason Rose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Vargas controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alex Vargas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas trying to control the position but instead, Rose has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vargas into the cage.
Rose lands a body punch.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Vargas wants a takedown.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose breaks the clinch.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vargas has time to react.
Vargas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rose feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vargas's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
Vargas moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
Rose has managed to clinch.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Vargas.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose tries a body shot but Vargas blocks it.
Vargas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose manages to break the clinch.
Vargas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vargas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vargas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vargas.
Vargas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rose counters with a leg kick.
Rose tries to keep at a distance but Vargas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vargas misses with a punch to the body.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
Vargas is trying to drag Rose to the mat but Rose just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vargas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rose winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Rose!
Jason Rose is the new bantamweight champion!
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