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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jan Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faria has chosen Stevie B - Spring Love as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jan Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Faria!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Faria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pope looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Faria.
Pope has Faria pressed against the cage, preventing Faria from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Faria wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pope trying to land knees to the body.
Pope tries a body shot but Faria blocks it.
Pope taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faria wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pope throws a punch but it's blocked by Faria.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faria.
Faria blocks an uppercut.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faria.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faria's elbow.
Pope throws a punch but it's blocked by Faria.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Faria controls the action.
Faria breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Faria. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick by Faria misses
and Pope counters with a series of strikes. Faria will be more careful next time no doubt.
Faria misses with the combination.
Faria misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faria misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Pope misses the target.
Faria throws a combination that misses
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pope.
Pope looks to land a left hand but Faria moved out of range nicely.
Pope scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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 head kick by Faria misses
and Pope counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Faria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pope connects with a right hand. Faria shakes it off.
Faria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Faria throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Pope on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Faria misses with a wild combination.
Faria throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.
Faria looks winded!
Faria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faria throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pope counters with a stiff right hand.
Faria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pope throws out the jab.
Faria misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faria.
Pope throws a low kick but Faria avoids it.
Pope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Faria doesn't seem bothered though.
Lucas Faria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope sizes up Faria with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pope lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pope.
Faria misses with a double jab.
Faria fails to land with a series of punches.
Pope is looking for a counter combo.
Pope lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pope blocks a head kick by Faria.
Pope lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pope darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope thuds a left hand into Faria's body.
Faria throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.
Pope blocks a head kick by Faria.
Pope lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Pope.
Faria throws a head kick that misses
and Pope counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Faria.
Pope scores with a nice right hand.
Faria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pope.
Faria throws a counter combo.
Faria throws a combination. Pope tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pope misses the shot to the body.
Pope fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faria, pushing him back against the cage.
Pope manages to break the clinch.
Faria throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Faria tries a head kick but it misses.
Pope throws a half hearted mid kick.
Faria misses with a wild combination.
Faria throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pope tests Faria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Pope dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Faria misses with a series of wild punches.
Lucas Faria is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Faria. Those never looked like landing.
Faria falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Faria throws a right hand that Pope ducks under and follows up with a left that Pope also avoids with ease.
Faria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Faria scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Faria misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, jab by Pope - just one landing.
Faria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pope.
Faria throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Faria is breathing heavily.
Pope has managed to clinch.
Pope escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope avoids the head kick by Faria.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria misses with a wild combination.
Pope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faria throws a nice looking combination but Pope bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faria throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pope counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pope is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faria.
A swing and a miss from Pope.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pope.
Faria looks to land a combination but Pope avoids it well.
Faria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pope connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Faria ducks under a wild hook from Pope.
Faria misses with a combination
and Faria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope lands a jab.
Pope misses with an uppercut. Faria saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria walks into a straight right hand from Pope.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faria drops his hands momentarily and Pope takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Faria scores with a hook.
Faria misses with a combination
and Pope counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pope cracks a nice hook into Faria's ribs.
Faria stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pope.
No joy there for Faria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faria throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Faria controls his hands.
Pope pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pope escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws an overhand right that lands on Faria's shoulder, as Faria tries to avoid the shot.
Pope scores with a sloppy right hand. Faria should have avoided that one.
Pope dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pope throws a body punch but Faria moves out of range.
Faria checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Faria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pope.
Faria stuffs the takedown.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faria is defending well for now.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faria.
Faria has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Faria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faria managing to block the knees to the body from Pope.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pope.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pope lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Faria has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pope seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Faria can turn it around.
Pope stalling against the cage.
Faria blocks the elbow strike.
Pope breaks from the clinch.
Faria moves out of range as Pope strikes.
Faria is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Faria throws a combination. Pope tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Jan Pope has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faria misses with a few strikes there.
Faria misses with a double jab
and Pope counters with a nice body shot.
Faria takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pope misses with an uppercut. Faria saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Pope dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jan Pope's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Faria blocks a jab.
Pope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faria throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Pope counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Pope.
Faria throws a right hand that Pope ducks under and follows up with a left that Pope also avoids with ease.
Pope blocks a head kick by Faria.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pope dodges the punch combination from Faria.
Faria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faria misses with a double jab
and Pope holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pope escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Faria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Faria is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria misses with a wild combination.
Faria avoids a punch combination nicely.
Faria takes one to the chin there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pope swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Faria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faria.
Faria connects with a high kick.
Faria misses with a series of wild punches.
Faria throws a big shot that misses.
Pope feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Faria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pope was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pope walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Faria checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Pope backs off Faria throws a huge counter combo but Pope manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria slips under a jab from Pope.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pope.
Pope scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pope showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faria.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope avoids the head kick by Faria.
Faria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pope looks to score with a jab to the body but Faria is just out of range.
Pope throws the left hand but Faria avoids the punch easily.
Faria throws a counter combo.
Faria throws a right hand that Pope ducks under and follows up with a left that Pope also avoids with ease.
Pope is looking to counter the offense by Faria and move into the clinch.
Good exchange - Pope coming out on top.
Pope with a hook.
Faria swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pope counters by clinching up.
Jan Pope has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pope leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pope is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faria can do to turn this around?
Faria throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.
Pope drives through and clinches with Faria against the cage.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Faria controls his hands.
Faria tries to break free but Pope pushes him back against the cage.
Pope manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Faria misses.
Faria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pope lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pope blocks a head kick by Faria.
Faria rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pope is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faria.
Pope clinches.
Pope scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope manages to break the clinch.
Pope throws a body punch but Faria moves out of range.
Faria throws a counter combo.
Pope lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jan Pope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donk. Pope catches Faria right on the button with a cross.
Pope cracks Faria with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Faria swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pope makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pope takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pope scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pope throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pope is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faria.
Faria unleashes a big counter combination but Pope bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A head kick misses from Faria.
Faria on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lucas Faria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Pope!
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