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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Milner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milner has chosen Shut Us Down - Lecrae as his entrance music. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anton Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Milner!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Milner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Milner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pope trying to control the action but Milner is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Pope is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Milner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pope tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pope has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pope trying to control the position but Milner is working away.
Milner tries to buck Pope off but Pope is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milner wants to control but Pope postures up.
Pope wants to control but Milner is keeping him busy.
Milner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pope wants to control but Milner is keeping him busy.
Pope really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Milner tries to bench press Pope off him but Pope keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pope staying calm.
Milner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anton Pope has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Milner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Anton Pope has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Milner trying to keep a closed guard but Pope is proving a slippery customer.
Pope controlling from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Milner fails to advance to Pope's back.
Pope wants to control but Milner is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Milner is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Milner jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pope manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Milner wants to control but Pope is keeping him busy.
Pope wants to control but Milner postures up.
Milner just content to control the position.
Pope tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Pope tries to hold on but Milner postures up.
Pope gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope is trying to maintain the position but Milner is very close to passing his half guard.
Milner seems to be working for a kimura but Pope defends the submission attempt.
Milner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pope's head.
Pope is concentrating on defense, preventing Milner from advancing position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope trying to control but Milner postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Pope dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Pope's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Milner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pope has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Milner is trying to keep an underhook but Pope manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Milner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pope wants to lay and pray for a moment but Milner keeps working.
Anton Pope overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Milner punching from the bottom.
Pope looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pope is looking for a kimura here.
Milner wants to improve his position but Pope is controlling well.
Pope is taking a breather. Milner says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milner misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Milner tries to get to full guard but Pope has control of the leg.
Pope wants to control but Milner is keeping him busy.
Pope perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anton Pope wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Milner has managed to clinch.
Milner gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Milner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pope wants to control but Milner is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pope.
Milner chips away with some ground and pound.
Milner chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope keeping moving, preventing Milner from controlling successfully.
Pope seems keen to control Milner's posture.
Pope is looking for a triangle but Milner pushes his legs off easily.
Pope working a defensive guard here.
Pope keeping moving, preventing Milner from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pope is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pope is pulling down on Milner's head to control his posture.
Anton Pope has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Milner moves into the clinch successfully.
Pope ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pope no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pope trying to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pope is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Milner stays in close to Pope's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pope works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Milner trying to control the position from guard on top but Pope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pope misses with a hook. Milner ducked under it nicely.
Pope lunges at Milner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Milner's hand.
Milner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Milner drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Milner!
Pope working for a submission but Milner is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Milner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Anton Pope's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pope smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pope blocks a head kick by Milner.
Milner looks for a takedown but Pope sprawls well.
Pope pushes Milner up against the cage in a clinch.
Milner lands a takedown into guard.
Pope manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Milner manages to get himself to full guard.
Pope trying to control the position from guard on top but Milner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pope seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Milner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pope defends it easily.
Milner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Milner looking for a guillotine here but Pope defends easily.
Pope showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pope wants to control from the top but Milner keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We're going to have a standup here because Anton Pope wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pope gets a takedown into half guard.
Pope looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pope is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Milner defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milner is not content to let Pope control the position.
Milner is looking for a sweep. Pope is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pope is looking to take a break and control but Milner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like Pope is going to stand back up.
Milner wants to improve his position but Pope is controlling well.
Milner has his hands clasped together around Pope's back. He's all about the action.
Milner tries to roll over but Pope keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Anton Pope.
Pope feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Milners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pope drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pope trying to control the position from guard on top but Milner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pope is really struggling to control Milner but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pope would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton 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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