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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Chains (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chains has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Elijah Chains is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elijah Chains!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope goes for a double leg but Chains avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chains continues to drive forward.
Pope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pope shoots in for a double leg but Chains sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pope tries to clinch but Chains is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Chains. No joy for Pope on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyrus Pope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pope drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Pope.
The strikes coming from Pope are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pope cracks Chains with a big right hand but Chains just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pope decides to stand back up. Pope steps back and let's Chains get back to his feet.
Chains looks winded!
Chains tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pope swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chains closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pope circles away.
Chains closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pope counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope dives in for a single leg takedown but Chains sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pope shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chains's guard.
Pope might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pope postures up in Chains's guard and throws a big left but Chains blocks it.
Pope postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pope throws a strike but Chains rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pope manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chains manages to get himself to full guard.
Pope stands up from Chains's guard - Pope perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Pope with that takedown attempt.
Chains keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pope looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pope could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope shoots for a double leg takedown but Chains sprawls well. He's pushed Pope's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chains shoots for a takedown but Pope saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chains keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pope shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chains as he avoids it easily.
Pope throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chains moves out of range of the body kick.
Pope shoots in but no luck this time.
Pope tries to keep at a distance but Chains has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pope wants the takedown. Chains is fighting it off but Pope persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Chains's guard against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chains is working an open guard so Pope takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pope has managed to clinch.
Chains lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pope breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope clinches.
Pope tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chains just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chains is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pope pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Pope lands strikes from half guard.
Pope gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Pope dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pope keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pope darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pope working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chains on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pope throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pope tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Chains is breathing heavily.
Chains is looking to control Pope's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chains avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chains is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pope scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pope not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pope missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pope looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chains with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cyrus Pope overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pope is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pope scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pope is looking for a kimura but Chains is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pope to get the leverage.
Pope working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chains keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pope tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Pope decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Pope is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chains sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pope pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pope stuffs the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope darts in and clinches Chains up against the cage.
Pope has had enough of the clinch but Chains keeps him there for the moment.
Chains has Pope pressed against the cage, preventing Pope from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chains ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chains no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pope stands and steps away. Chains gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chains tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pope swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chains tries to sprawl but Pope drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pope missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chains tries to get to full guard but Pope has control of the leg.
Pope is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chains is looking to control Pope's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chains avoid being mounted?
Pope throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chains tries to get to full guard but Pope has control of the leg.
Chains keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pope seems to be looking for submissions.
Chains is defending against the submission attempts here by Pope.
Pope winds up and cracks Chains with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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.
Chains tries to roll over but Pope keeps him under control.
Pope throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Pope dominated that second round.
That's time! Pope's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pope shoots in but Chains avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pope drives through with a takedown into Chains's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pope wants to stand but Chains is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chains avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pope has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pope postures up in Chains's guard and throws a big left but Chains blocks it.
Pope decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chains, up you get!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Chains enables Pope to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chains manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chains has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pope can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope throws a big elbow that misses.
Pope gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pope with a poor takedown
and Chains counters with a nice body shot.
Pope misses with the combination.
Pope tries to keep at a distance but Chains has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pope displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chains.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chains defends well and Pope ends up having to push Chains into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyrus Pope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chains has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pope uses from the top position.
Chains is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chains has a closed guard, preventing Pope from standing up.
Chains is trying to control the position but Pope postures up.
Pope avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pope stands up over Chains, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pope tries to stand but Chains is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chains looking for a sweep. Not yet Chains, not yet.
Chains not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pope chips away with some ground and pound.
Pope is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pope gets to his feet. Chains looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pope is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chains can do to turn this around?
Chains connects with a looping right hand.
Pope dives in for a single leg takedown but Chains sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chains looking for a takedown.
Pope wants a takedown.
Chains scores with a shot to the side of Pope's head.
Chains has a couple of punches blocked by Pope.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pope manages to pull guard.
Pope controls Chains momentarily but Chains frees himself.
Chains stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pope swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chains trying to control the position from guard on top but Pope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chains wants to pass the guard but Pope is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrus Pope showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pope 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyrus Pope!
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