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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luther Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Allanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope comes to the cage accompanied by No Sunshine. Allanson has chosen Know Your Enemy as his entrance music. Luther Pope could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andy Allanson's 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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luther Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Allanson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allanson throws a one two combo.
Pope swats away the attempt to clinch by Allanson.
Allanson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pope lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Allanson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pope. That did some damage!
Pope throws a body punch but Allanson moves out of range.
Pope checks a low kick from Allanson.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Allanson is out of range.
Allanson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Allanson avoids the head kick by Pope.
Allanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pope throws a hook but Allanson blocks it.
Allanson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Popes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pope walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Allanson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Andy Allanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allanson thows a leg kick but Pope checks it
and Pope counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allanson walks into a straight right hand from Pope.
Allanson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pope connects with a crisp jab.
Pope throws a low kick but it's checked well by Allanson.
Pope misses with a wild body shot.
Allanson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Allanson throws a big shot that misses.
Pope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Allanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Allanson.
Allanson cracks Pope with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Allanson misses with a head kick.
Pope throws a leg kick but Allanson checks it.
Allanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allanson manages to avoid it.
Pope has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Allanson.
Pope throws a head kick but Allanson moves out of range.
Allanson throws a looping overhand right but Pope ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Allanson.
Allanson lands a lovely overhand right.
Allanson thuds his shin into the meat of Pope's side.
Pope misses with a right hand
and Allanson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Allanson.
Allanson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pope.
Pope lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Allanson.
Pope managing to block the knees to the body from Allanson.
Knees to the body from Allanson.
Allanson prevents a body shot from Pope.
Allanson tries to land knees in the clinch but Pope avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope effectively controlling the action here.
Allanson landing knees to the body.
A short right from Pope on the inside.
Allanson blocks a body shot from Pope.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pope blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
Pope digs a right hand into Allanson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Allanson's gas tank.
Pope lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allanson or not.
Allanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pope throws a leg kick which misses Allanson's front leg but catches the back leg as Allanson tries to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Pope - just one landing.
The crowd cheers as Pope lands an impressive looking overhand right. Allanson doesn't seem phased though.
Allanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allanson.
Pope misses with a straight right.
Allanson checks a leg kick.
Allanson misses with a body kick.
Pope cracks Allanson with an open hand slap.
Allanson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allanson is looking to clinch.
Pope looks to land a left hand but Allanson moved out of range nicely.
Allanson throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Allanson. That's going to slow Pope down.
Pope scores with the left hand. Allanson knows he should have avoided that one.
Allanson avoids the head kick by Pope.
Pope thuds a left hand into Allanson's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Allanson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pope has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pope there as he acknowledges the shot.
Allanson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Allanson misses.
Allanson misses with a leg kick.
Pope explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pope with a nice cross.
Pope connects with a body shot that sends Allanson's belly button to the back.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pope!
Pope connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Allanson misses with a hook.
Allanson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pope lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allanson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pope circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope throws the left hand but Allanson avoids the punch easily.
Pope avoids the head kick by Allanson.
Pope dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Pope lands.
Allanson throws an overhand right that lands on Pope's shoulder, as Pope tries to avoid the shot.
Pope tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pope keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Allanson throws a big shot that misses.
Allanson thuds his right hand into Pope's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Allanson looks to land a right hand but Pope moved out of range.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Allanson.
Pope missing with a left hand there. Allanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pope has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Allanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Allanson
and Pope counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Allanson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pope thuds a left hand into Allanson's body.
Allanson throws a leg kick but Pope sees it coming and moves out of range.
That kick from Pope tenderised Allanson's leg. Allanson is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allanson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left and a right from Pope both land. Nice combination.
Allanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Allanson tries to clinch but Pope moves out of range.
Allanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pope throws out the jab.
Allanson looks to throw the jab but Pope is out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Allanson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Allanson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pope swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pope avoids the body shot from Allanson.
Luther Pope is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allanson misses with a kick to the body.
Allanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allanson.
Jab from Pope.
Pope blocks the body kick.
Allanson blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pope.
Allanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pope throws out the jab.
Allanson connects with a nice looking jab.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allanson.
A slow jab from Pope misses its intended target.
Pope tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Allanson is able to avoid easily.
Pope misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with a wild combination.
Allanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Allanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pope connects with the punch.
Pope connects with a solid leg kick.
Allanson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pope's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allanson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pope walks into a stiff left hand from Allanson.
Allanson thows a leg kick but Pope checks it
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Allanson misses with a looping left.
Allanson swings for the body but Pope moves out of range.
Allanson misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luther Pope will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pope blocks a jab.
Pope clobbers Allanson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pope keeps the fight on the outside.
Allanson thumps Pope with a low kick.
Pope misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allanson thows a leg kick but Pope checks it
and Pope counters with a left to the body.
Allanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Pope finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pope lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Allanson, as that shot connected.
Allanson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pope under the eye.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope throws a low kick but it's checked well by Allanson.
Pope misses with a hook.
Pope swats away the attempt to clinch by Allanson.
Pope will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pope lands a jab to the nose.
Allanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allanson.
Allanson lands with an uppercut that bounces Pope off the cage and back into range.
Allanson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pope. That did some damage!
Pope connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pope misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with a wild combination.
Allanson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Allanson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allanson manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Allanson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pope swings for the body but Allanson moves out of range.
Pope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allanson.
Allanson checks a leg kick nicely.
Pope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope checks a leg kick.
Allanson misses with a series of wild punches.
Allanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pope manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Allanson throws a low kick but Pope moves out of range easily.
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Allanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pope throws a shot from downtown. Allanson moves away and avoids it.
Pope moves out of range of the leg kick from Allanson.
Pope moves out of range as Allanson throws a body kick.
Allanson misses with a body punch
and Pope counters with a left to the body.
Pope jabs Allanson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pope thuds his shin into the meat of Allanson's side.
Pope misses the shot to the body.
Pope lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allanson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pope lands a front kick.
Pope is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A cross from Allanson lands.
Pope throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pope closes the distance and clinches.
Allanson blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Allanson controls his hands.
Pope managing to block the knees to the body from Allanson.
Pope tries to work over Allanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allanson trying to land knees to the body.
Allanson trying to control the position but instead, Pope has worked for underhooks and has pushed Allanson into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luther Pope showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pope has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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