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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Federico Toriero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Federico Toriero will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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279 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seth Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Federico Toriero!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Toriero lands.
It looks like Seth Pope has been cut.
Federico Toriero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toriero throws a hook but Pope avoids it easily.
A cross from Toriero lands.
Toriero misses with a two punch combination.
Pope walks into a left hand.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Toriero. Pope does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pope could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pope throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Toriero tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pope is in Toriero's guard.
Toriero wants to stand but Pope is controlling the position.
Toriero keeping moving, preventing Pope from controlling successfully.
Pope working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pope will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pope slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Toriero throws a series of punches but Pope moves out of range.
Toriero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pope walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Toriero lunges at Pope with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pope's hand.
Sloppy strikes from Toriero. Those never looked like landing.
Toriero throws a series of punches but Pope moves out of range.
Pope looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pope content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pope passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pope gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Federico Toriero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pope has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pope closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Toriero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Toriero tries to circle away but Pope has him pinned against the cage.
Pope lands an uppercut.
Toriero working hard to break the clinch.
Toriero is looking to break free of the clinch but Pope has double underhooks.
Pope breaks the clinch.
Jab from Pope.
Pope shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pope showed some decent athleticism there.
Toriero is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope trying to control the pace.
Pope is trying to control the action in half guard but Toriero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in half guard, Pope seems content to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Seth Pope wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Toriero throws a nice looking combination but Pope bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Seth Pope will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seth Pope's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Toriero tests Pope's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toriero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toriero takes a swing at Pope's ribcage but misses.
Toriero looks to land a combination but Pope avoids it well.
Toriero scores with a three punch combo!
Pope throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Toriero was covering up waiting for the punch and Pope finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pope throwing strikes but missing.
Pope won't allow Toriero to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pope looking to sit in guard and control but Toriero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Toriero won't allow Pope to sweep him here.
Pope is working hard here to advance position.
Seth Pope overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope trying to keep a closed guard but Toriero is proving a slippery customer.
Toriero wants to control from the top but Pope keeps moving.
Pope looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We're going to have a standup here because Seth Pope wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pope uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toriero.
Seth Pope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Toriero misses.
Toriero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pope closes the distance and pushes Toriero back into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Pope.
Toriero tries to break the clinch but Pope is controlling the position.
Toriero is looking to break free of the clinch but Pope has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope prevents Toriero from breaking the clinch.
Pope taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Toriero wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pope.
Toriero is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pope is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Toriero to the mat. Toriero regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Toriero is trying to keep Pope in close.
Toriero is breathing heavily.
Toriero being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pope dodges the punch combination from Toriero.
Toriero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pope looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pope working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Toriero's thigh. Toriero counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Pope dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seth Pope's cut.
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!
Pope with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Toriero to score with a decent uppercut.
Pope fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Toriero connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pope momentarily.
Toriero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pope moves into the clinch.
Pope stalls.
Pope successfully pulls guard.
Toriero wants to stand but Pope has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Toriero prevents Pope from getting back to his feet.
Toriero is looking to stand up but Pope won't let him.
Pope wants to sweep but no luck.
Toriero wants to pass the guard but Pope is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriero preventing the sweep.
Toriero wants to control from the top but Pope keeps moving.
Toriero wants to stand but Pope has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Toriero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Toriero throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toriero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Toriero.
Pope shoots in looking for a takedown but Toriero manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pope's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Toriero misses with a straight left.
Pope changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Toriero looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Toriero looking for a sweep but Pope has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope is landing with some decent strikes but Toriero is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pope tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pope working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
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!
Pope is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriero connects with a jab.
Pope misses with a wild combination.
Toriero's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Toriero duly obliges.
Pope on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pope takes one to the side of the head.
Toriero misses with a wild combination.
Pope slips a jab and a cross from Toriero.
Pope throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Toriero was covering up waiting for the punch and Pope finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Federico Toriero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pope slips nicely into half guard.
Pope seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toriero is looking to control Pope's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Toriero avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Seth Pope.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pope, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Pope!
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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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