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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jan Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inigo Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Guerra's choice of entrance music: The Beast - Tech N9ne. Inigo Guerra has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jan Pope's chin.
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150 lbs
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Inigo Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pope throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guerra circles away quickly and effectively.
Inigo Guerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pope. Guerra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guerra throws a hook but Pope avoids it easily.
Guerra thuds a left hand into Pope's body.
Guerra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerra.
Guerra slips under a jab.
Pope has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM in the buildup to the fight.
A leg kick checked by Guerra.
A little jabbing left from Guerra on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pope throws a leg kick but Guerra sees it coming and moves out of range.
Guerra scores with a jab to the body.
Guerra misses with a double jab
and Pope counters with a nice body kick.
Guerra just misses with a punch to the body.
Guerra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pope.
Pope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guerra.
Pope misses with a low kick.
Guerra throws a poor cross that misses
and Pope counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guerra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pope.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra misses with an uppercut.
Guerra misses with a low kick as Pope jumps back.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pope. Guerra shrugs it off though.
Pope walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pope misses the jab.
Guerra throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pope misses the jab.
Pope throws a low kick but Guerra moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Guerra was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guerra dodges the punch combination from Pope.
Guerra scores with a jab.
Guerra moves out of range as Pope strikes.
Guerra misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Guerra misses the target.
Guerra throws a low kick, looking for Pope's leg but Pope calmly moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Pope.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guerra throws a body shot but no joy.
Pope throws a big counter combination but Guerra scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pope connects with a jab.
Guerra looks to score with a jab to the body but Pope is just out of range.
Guerra lands a jab.
Guerra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guerra throws out a counter right but Pope avoids it with no problem.
Guerra finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Guerra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pope scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Guerra tests Pope's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pope closes the distance and clinches.
Pope is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pope working aggressively here.
Guerra displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pope up against the cage.
Guerra pushes Pope back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope blocks a body shot from Guerra.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
Pope misses with some punches.
Pope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guerra stalling the fight.
Guerra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pope's corner calls for a 1-2. Pope obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Guerra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pope scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guerra in his tracks.
Guerra catches Pope with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pope keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guerra.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guerra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guerra slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Guerra throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Guerra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerra.
Some wild striking there from Guerra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra misses with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Guerra.
A punch combination from Guerra misses.
Guerra lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Pope misses.
Guerra looks to land a left hand but Pope moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Pope. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pope.
Guerra lands with a good body shot.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Guerra.
Guerra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Pope - just one landing.
Pope takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pope is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Guerra throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guerra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guerra throws a body punch but Pope moves out of range.
A jab from Guerra misses.
Guerra misses with a wild body shot.
Pope lands with an uppercut that bounces Guerra off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inigo Guerra dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Guerra misses with a shot to the body
and Pope counters with a nice low kick that buckles Guerra's knee momentarily.
Pope's jab looks to have found its range, popping Guerra under the eye.
Guerra thows a leg kick but Pope checks it
and Pope counters with a stiff right hand.
Guerra blocks the body kick.
Pope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerra scores with a hook to the body. Pope takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pope gets tackled into the cage by Guerra. Guerra maintains the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Guerra - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Guerra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pope is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Guerra staying out of range there.
Guerra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guerra.
Pope looks to land a right hand but Guerra moved out of range.
Pope blocks a head kick by Guerra.
Guerra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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 takes one to the chin there.
Pope shoots in for a takedown but Guerra shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pope.
Guerra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inigo Guerra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pope avoids the body shot from Guerra.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Guerra is out of range.
Guerra digs a good body shot into Pope's ribs.
Guerra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guerra misses with a few strikes there.
Guerra ducks under a wild hook from Pope.
Pope closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guerra circles away.
Pope takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Guerra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pope on the side of the head.
Pope on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Guerra looks to throw the jab but Pope is out of range.
Guerra looks to land a left hand but Pope moved out of range nicely.
Guerra thuds his right hand into Pope's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerra avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Guerra feints and then cracks Pope's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pope down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pope looks to score with a jab to the body but Guerra is just out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Guerra getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pope.
Guerra 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.
Guerra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Guerra.
Pope throws a series of punches but Guerra moves out of range.
Pope fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guerra checks it well.
Guerra lands a jab.
Pope feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Guerra's calf.
Guerra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pope takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guerra shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pope eats them both and turns towards Guerra to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Guerra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guerra stuns Pope with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Guerra - just one landing.
Pope is rocked!
Guerra looks to score with a jab to the body but Pope is just out of range.
Guerra just misses with a punch to the body.
Guerra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oh Pope is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guerra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerra.
Guerra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pope seems to have got his legs back now.
Guerra connects with a single shot there.
Guerra throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pope has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guerra.
Pope goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Guerra works Pope's body with a nice hook.
Guerra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pope sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guerra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Guerra looks to throw a body kick
and Pope counters with a stiff right hand.
Guerra throws a looping overhand right but Pope ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra stuns Pope with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guerra throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pope.
Guerra throws a lazy right hand but Pope sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guerra tries to land a front kick but Pope steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guerra, right into the meat.
Guerra takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pope getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Guerra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pope throws out the jab.
Guerra throws a right and a left that Pope avoids nicely.
Guerra throws a sloppy body shot
and Pope makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jan Pope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy body kick from Guerra
and Pope moves into the clinch.
Pope trying to control the position but instead, Guerra has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pope into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
Guerra tries to land knees in the clinch but Pope avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inigo Guerra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Guerra thuds a left hand into Pope's body.
Guerra cracks Pope with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Guerra scores with a hook.
Guerra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pope rather than just go for the knockout.
Guerra throws a body shot but no joy.
Guerra throws a hook to the side of Pope's head but Pope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guerra scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some bone on bone action there as Pope checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerra staying out of range there.
Guerra takes a swing at Pope's ribcage but misses.
Guerra moves into the clinch successfully.
Guerra misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope gets through Guerra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Guerra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pope misses with some punches.
Guerra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra tries to throw a body punch but Pope avoids it by throwing Guerra back against the cage.
Pope drops down looking for an ankle pick but Guerra pulls his leg out and moves away.
Guerra throws a leg kick
and Pope finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Guerra bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pope's head backwards.
Guerra throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Guerra throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pope throws a hook but Guerra avoids it easily.
Guerra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pope.
Guerra ducks right into an uppercut from Pope.
Pope walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guerra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pope.
Guerra scores with a jab to the body.
Guerra looks to score with a jab to the body but Pope is just out of range.
Guerra's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pope under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guerra getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope connects with a right hand. Guerra shakes it off.
Guerra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guerra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guerra.
Pope scores with a leg kick.
Guerra swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Guerra cracks Pope with an open hand slap.
Guerra throws a head kick that half lands.
Pope misses with a wild combination.
Guerra lands a right hook to the body.
Guerra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guerra lands a body shot.
Guerra lands a leg kick that knocks Pope off balance momentarily.
Guerra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pope takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Guerra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra tries to land a body kick
and Pope counters with a one-two to the body.
Guerra throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pope turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pope avoids the body shot from Guerra.
Guerra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Guerra shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pope eats them both and turns towards Guerra to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Guerra fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pope looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Guerra moves into range and connects with a jab.
Guerra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guerra thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guerra misses with a wild body shot.
Pope is looking to counter punch.
Guerra throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Guerra throws a lazy uppercut
and Pope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pope darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Guerra misses with a hook
and Pope counters with a stiff right hand.
Guerra scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a leg kick but Guerra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Guerra lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Pope.
Guerra tries a low kick but Pope avoids it.
Guerra cracks a nice hook into Pope's ribs.
Guerra swings for the body but Pope moves out of range.
Guerra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pope misses with a low kick.
Guerra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Guerra.
Guerra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pope to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guerra misses with a low kick.
Pope is looking to clinch but Guerra is avoiding it.
Jan Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guerra looks to land a right hand but Pope moved out of range.
Guerra moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Inigo Guerra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Guerra winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inigo Guerra!
An out of breath Inigo Guerra thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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