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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Luis Montoya Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephen Hawking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya Rivera swings for the body but Hawking moves out of range.
Hawking takes one to the side of the head.
Montoya Rivera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hawking, as that shot connected.
Hawking just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawking misses with a two punch combination.
Montoya Rivera shoots in looking for a takedown. Hawking tries to sprawl out of it but Montoya Rivera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hawking manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Montoya Rivera ducks right into an uppercut from Hawking.
Hawking looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Montoya Rivera tries to get to full guard but Hawking has control of the leg.
Hawking looks to land a strike but Montoya Rivera avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking wants to control from the top but Montoya Rivera keeps moving.
Hawking throws a big right hand that misses.
Hawking looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hawking looking to sit in guard and control but Montoya Rivera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking keeping moving, preventing Montoya Rivera from controlling successfully.
Hawking is trying to control the position but Montoya Rivera postures up.
Montoya Rivera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Montoya Rivera wants to control from the top but Hawking keeps moving.
Hawking looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montoya Rivera is one step ahead there.
Hawking is trying to control the position but Montoya Rivera postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawking is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Stephen Hawking just wasn't active enough.
Hawking throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Montoya Rivera tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hawking is in Montoya Rivera's guard.
Hawking looking to sit in guard and control but Montoya Rivera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hawking looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hawking had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Montoya Rivera defends it easily.
Hawking utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera passes Hawking's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hawking is trying to control but can't.
Montoya Rivera is looking for a kimura here.
Montoya Rivera wants to pass the guard but Hawking is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawking wants to control the action here but instead Montoya Rivera manages to pass to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking dominated that round.
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.
Hawking fails with the takedown
and Montoya Rivera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montoya Rivera lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hawking backs up against the cage.
Hawking looks to land a right hand but Montoya Rivera moved out of range.
Hawking lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Montoya Rivera circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Montoya Rivera misses.
Hawking throws a predictable looking body shot
and Montoya Rivera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hawking jabs at Montoya Rivera's body.
Montoya Rivera moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawking lands the left hand.
Hawking cracks Montoya Rivera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Montoya Rivera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Montoya Rivera misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera thumps Hawking with a low kick.
Hawking gets a double leg takedown into Montoya Rivera's guard.
Montoya Rivera lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hawking!
Hawking throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Montoya Rivera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hawking is looking to escape.
Hawking really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hawking has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hawking!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawking wants to control from the top but Montoya Rivera keeps moving.
Hawking lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hawking trying to control but Montoya Rivera is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking wants to pass the guard but Montoya Rivera is keeping the position.
Hawking has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hawking postures up and lands a big shot to Montoya Rivera's brow.
Montoya Rivera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hawking postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Montoya Rivera is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hawking, into his guard.
Montoya Rivera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hawking swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera preventing the sweep.
Montoya Rivera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Montoya Rivera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hawking swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Montoya Rivera throwing strikes from guard but Hawking blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montoya Rivera is fighting to break Hawking's control of his arms but Hawking is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Montoya Rivera misses the shot to the body.
Hawking keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montoya Rivera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montoya Rivera tries to clinch but Hawking moves away
and Hawking counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawking cracks Montoya Rivera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hawking connects with a nice looking jab.
Hawking changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Montoya Rivera tries to avoid it but Hawking manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Montoya Rivera to the ground. Montoya Rivera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hawking shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Montoya Rivera as he jumps to the side.
Montoya Rivera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Montoya Rivera takes a swing at Hawking's ribcage but misses.
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hawking enables Montoya Rivera to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hawking manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawking is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montoya Rivera preventing the sweep.
Hawking looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Montoya Rivera is pushing down on Hawking's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hawking is fighting to maintain full guard but Montoya Rivera has managed to sneak the leg through.
Montoya Rivera passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hawking!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawking sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking tries to roll over but Montoya Rivera keeps him under control.
Montoya Rivera is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Montoya Rivera throwing shots but Hawking is blocking nicely.
Montoya Rivera is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Montoya Rivera is looking to advance position but Hawking won't allow it.
Montoya Rivera looking for a submission but Hawking manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hawking manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hawking is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Montoya Rivera is just riding it out for now. Hawking eventually gives up the hold.
Hawking trying to control from Montoya Rivera's half guard. Montoya Rivera has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Stephen Hawking overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking trying to control the position from guard on top but Montoya Rivera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawking looking to sit in guard and control but Montoya Rivera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montoya Rivera wants to pass the guard but Hawking is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hawking 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Hawking!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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