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Coyotile 42:The Rematch PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jegor Pawlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jegor Pawlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pawlow has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pawlow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pawlow manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silva trying to control but Pawlow is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Pawlow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Pawlow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pawlow throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Pawlow keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pawlow misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Pawlow was not able to check.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Pawlow counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pawlow 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.
Silva is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Pawlow frees his head nicely. Oh but Silva has switched to an armbar! Pawlow is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Frankie Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romelu Lukaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Ribiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romelu Lukaku !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aldo Ribiero!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukaku scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Aldo Ribiero has been cut.
Lukaku pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ribiero back to the cage. Lukaku follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Lukaku and Ribiero goes tumbling to the canvas! Lukaku follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Ribiero is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribiero manages to get to full guard.
Ribiero is still in real trouble! Can Lukaku finish him?
Lukaku content to stall in guard here.
Ribiero seems to have recovered his senses.
Ribiero looking for a triangle here. Lukaku is fighting it but it looks tight! Ribiero pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Lukaku is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aldo Ribiero!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Namba Babakla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pit Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mies comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Condemned 84 - Face the agression kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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186 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Namba Babakla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pit Mies!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mies clinches.
Mies is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Babakla pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mies working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Mies.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mies.
Mies wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Babakla has him pressed against the cage.
Mies jumps guard but Babakla stands there with Mies around his waist. Mies gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mies is trying to force a seperation but Babakla has the dominant position.
Babakla stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babakla can't get the takedown.
Babakla changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mies fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Babakla fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Namba Babakla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babakla is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Babakla shoots in looking for a takedown. Mies tries to sprawl out of it but Babakla keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mies manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Babakla or perhaps it was just good defense by Mies, which made it look bad.
Horrible takedown attempt by Babakla or perhaps it was just good defense by Mies, which made it look bad.
Mies moves into range and clinches up with Babakla.
Mies should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Babakla has Mies pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Babakla pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mies tumbling to the mat - Babakla dives into Mies's guard.
Babakla stops Mies from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mies is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mies controls Babakla momentarily but Babakla frees himself.
Babakla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mies is keeping the position for now.
Mies is trying to control the position but Babakla postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakla manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mies on his heels. He'll look to pass Mies's guard now, I'm sure.
Babakla engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mies not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Babakla trying to control the position from guard on top but Mies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mies wants to sweep here but Babakla controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies wants to get back to his feet but Babakla is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mies is trying to control the position but Babakla postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mies throws a lazy right hand but Babakla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babakla tries for a takedown but Mies sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babakla shoots in but no luck this time.
Babakla shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mies as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pit Mies will probably get the nod.
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.
Babakla has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mies changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Babakla fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mies misses with a low kick.
Babakla misses with a series of wild punches.
Mies tries to sprawl but Babakla drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mies pushes Babakla off and gets back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mies is pressed up against the cage. Babakla has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mies down to the mat. Mies avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Babakla shoots in for a takedown but Mies shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babakla closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Babakla lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Babakla prevents Mies from getting back to his feet.
Babakla stopping the sweep attempt from Mies.
Mies looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Babakla puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mies is pressing down on Babakla's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mies is trying to keep Babakla in close.
Namba Babakla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mies is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Babakla passes into half guard.
Mies trying to hold on to Babakla's head to control him but Babakla postures up.
Mies is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakla is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mies has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mies trying to control from the bottom.
Babakla seems to be looking for submissions.
Mies is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mies darts in looking for a takedown but Babakla gets double underhooks and turns Mies into the cage.
Babakla changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Babakla gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mies counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Namba Babakla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mies wants to get back to striking at distance but Babakla won't allow it.
Babakla manages to pull guard.
Babakla trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mies trying to control but Babakla is working from the bottom.
Babakla looking for a triangle here. Mies is fighting it but it looks tight! Babakla pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Mies is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Namba Babakla!
The defeated Pit Mies had this to say: 'I will be back stronger!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Matsuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Doria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandre Doria has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Damian Matsuo's chin.
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damian Matsuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Doria!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuo works over Doria's head and body with a nice combination.
Doria tries to clinch but Matsuo moves out of range.
Doria scores with a push kick.
Doria throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matsuo throws a big counter combination but Doria scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Doria misses with a combination
and Matsuo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Doria won't be happy with that.
Doria is looking to reverse the position.
Doria struggling a bit here.
Doria tries to buck Matsuo off but Matsuo is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsuo is looking to take a break and control but Doria is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsuo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuo working away.
Matsuo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Doria is trying to improve his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Doria lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Matsuo crumples to the floor! Doria milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alexandre Doria!
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Main event
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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 is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stevie B - Spring Love. 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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153 lbs
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32
154 lbs
13 - 22 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jan Pope!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Faria!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope scores with a punch to the head.
Faria throws a right and a left that Pope avoids nicely.
Pope avoids the head kick by Faria.
Faria misses with a series of wild punches.
Pope has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pope throws a shot from downtown. Faria moves away and avoids it.
Pope misses with a double jab.
Pope blocks a head kick by Faria.
Faria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faria defending well as Pope loads up on a big left hand.
Faria throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Faria throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Faria misses
and Pope moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Pope.
Faria is looking to break free of the clinch but Pope has double underhooks.
Faria told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
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.
Faria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope trying to land knees to the body.
Faria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria throws a head kick that misses.
Faria throws a sloppy head kick
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Faria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faria tries a head kick but it misses.
Pope looks to land a combination but Faria avoids it well.
Faria throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pope's head.
Lucas Faria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faria lands a head kick!
Faria misses with a head kick.
Pope tries to clinch up but Faria circles away and keeps his distance.
Faria gets tackled into the cage by Pope. Pope maintains the clinch.
Pope tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faria avoids it.
Faria is looking to break free of the clinch but Pope has double underhooks.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faria has had enough of the clinch but Pope keeps him there for the moment.
Faria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Faria circles away.
Faria avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Faria circles away.
Pope blocks a head kick by Faria.
Pope showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faria.
Faria throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Faria throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Pope is looking to counter the offense by Faria and move into the clinch.
Faria lands a high kick!
Pope avoids the head kick by Faria.
Pope fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faria, pushing him back against the cage.
Faria blocks the elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Pope.
Pope holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Faria is trying to push Pope away but Pope has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Faria tries to break free but Pope pushes him back against the cage.
Pope misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with a punch to the body.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faria is trying to force a seperation but Pope has the dominant position.
Faria wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pope misses with a punch to the body.
Pope tries to land a knee to the head but Faria blocks with his arms.
Pope landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pope trying to land knees to the body.
Faria looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Faria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pope lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Faria wants to get back to striking at distance but Pope won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Faria's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pope missing with knees to the body.
Pope misses with a punch to the body.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Faria controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria is looking to break free of the clinch but Pope has double underhooks.
Pope lands a body shot.
Pope stalling the fight.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faria.
Pope tries a body shot but Faria blocks it.
Faria is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Faria blocks a body shot from Pope.
Pope trying to land knees to the body.
Pope stalling against the cage.
Faria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pope avoids the head kick by Faria.
Lucas Faria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pope blocks a head kick by Faria.
Pope throws out a powerful jab.
Faria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pope blocks a head kick by Faria.
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 Jan Pope will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pope fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Faria tries to bum rush Pope with a series of wild strikes but Pope uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faria scores with a head kick. Pope tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Faria throws a head kick that misses.
Pope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pope checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Faria. Those never looked like landing.
Faria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Faria. Those never looked like landing.
Pope looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faria is looking for the big counter here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Faria throws a head kick that half lands.
Faria misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Faria feints and then cracks Pope's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pope down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria misses with a head kick.
Faria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Pope.
Pope forces Faria back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Faria is trying to force a seperation but Pope has the dominant position.
Faria breaks from the clinch.
Faria looks to land a combination but Pope avoids it well.
Faria throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Faria is breathing heavily.
Faria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faria misses with a jab, cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pope.
Pope misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faria throws a head kick that misses
and Pope counters with a right hand to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Pope scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope rushes Faria and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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.
Faria is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria blocks a body shot from Pope.
Pope misses with a knee to the head.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Faria controls the action.
Pope pressing his opponent against the cage.
Faria prevents a body shot from Pope.
Faria working hard to break the clinch.
Come on Pope - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Faria can't break the clinch.
Pope lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faria backwards.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faria's elbow.
Faria breaks from the clinch.
Jan Pope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Faria.
Pope moves into the clinch successfully.
Pope tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pope is trying to stall.
Pope tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faria avoids it.
Faria manages to break the clinch.
Lucas Faria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Pope throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Faria works Pope's body with a nice hook.
Faria throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Pope scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Faria misses.
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 throws a series of punches but Faria moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria throws a head kick that half lands.
Faria misses with a series of wild punches.
Faria blocks a head kick by Pope.
Faria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pope bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Faria's head.
Faria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faria takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pope dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Faria. That did some damage!
Pope tries to clinch but Faria is having none of it.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faria.
Faria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pope avoids the head kick by Faria.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jan Pope will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pope blocks a head kick by Faria.
Pope tries to clinch up but Faria circles away and keeps his distance.
Pope looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pope tries to clinch up.
Faria throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Faria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faria swinging wildly here.
Faria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faria throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Faria tries to bum rush Pope with a series of wild strikes but Pope uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Pope wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faria tries a head kick but it misses.
As Faria looks to move away, Pope throws a big counter combo bu Faria just gets out of the way.
Faria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pope is looking to clinch but Faria is avoiding it.
A head kick by Faria misses
and Faria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope avoids the head kick by Faria.
Pope cracks Faria with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pope works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pope has managed to clinch.
Pope is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Faria blocks a body shot from Pope.
Faria throws an elbow but it misses.
Pope tries to land knees in the clinch but Faria avoids the damage to the body.
Faria managing to block the knees to the body from Pope.
Faria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pope takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pope tries to clinch up but Faria circles away and keeps his distance.
Faria throws a head kick that misses.
Faria throws a head kick that misses.
Pope avoids the head kick by Faria.
Pope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pope has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faria's elbow.
Faria prevents a body shot from Pope.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pope wants to stall.
Pope taking a breather.
Faria wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Faria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pope looks for the body kick but Faria saw that one coming.
Pope blocks a head kick by Faria.
Pope moves into the clinch successfully.
Faria wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope slowing the pace effectively.
Pope trying to land knees to the body.
Faria is trying to break free.
Faria is looking to break free of the clinch but Pope has double underhooks.
Jan Pope has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Faria tries to circle away but Pope has him pinned against the cage.
Faria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Pope misses.
Faria misses with a wild combination.
Faria misses with a head kick.
Pope throws the left hand but Faria avoids the punch easily.
Pope lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pope lands a jab to the nose.
Faria misses with a head kick.
Faria throws a combination that misses
and Pope counters with a series of strikes. Faria will be more careful next time no doubt.
Faria throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope is looking to score with low kicks.
Faria tries a head kick but it misses.
Pope seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pope delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faria throws a head kick that misses
and Faria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope has managed to clinch.
Pope holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pope pushes Faria back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Faria wants to break free but Pope has control.
Faria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pope instigates a clinch.
Pope breaks from the clinch.
Pope avoids the head kick by Faria.
Faria misses with a head kick.
A combination from Faria does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Pope clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pope connects with a solid leg kick.
Faria takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Faria takes a jab right on the kisser.
Faria throws a leg kick
and Pope counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pope misses with a few strikes there.
Pope pushes Faria up against the cage in a clinch.
Pope pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faria misses with a two punch combination.
Pope scores with a body shot.
Faria tries to bum rush Pope with a series of wild strikes but Pope uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faria throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faria stuffs the takedown.
Faria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faria is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Faria checks a leg kick nicely.
Pope with a jab.
Faria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faria tries to move into range but Pope moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pope counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pope darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pope turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Pope.
Faria throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.
Faria tries a head kick but it misses.
Pope cracks Faria with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Faria.
Pope scores with a nice strike.
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Faria falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Pope.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
Faria has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Faria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria is looking to chop away at Pope's legs.
Pope looks to land a combination but Faria avoids it well.
Faria throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Pope connects with the punch.
Pope gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pope is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faria can do to turn this around?
Pope keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Faria's efforts to push away.
Faria blocks an elbow strike.
Pope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pope misses with a wild body shot.
Pope buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pope has taken the fight to the clinch.
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 lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Faria or not.
Faria tries to break free but Pope pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Faria is trying to break the clinch but Pope is controlling him.
Pope tries to land knees in the clinch but Faria avoids the damage to the body.
Pope has Faria pressed against the cage, preventing Faria from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pope breaks from the clinch.
Faria throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Pope tries to clinch up but Faria circles away and keeps his distance.
Faria throws a head kick that misses.
Faria throws a leg kick but Pope checks it.
Pope lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pope gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Faria prevents a body shot from Pope.
Faria is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Faria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pope avoids the head kick by Faria.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria misses with a head kick.
Faria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pope connects with a leg kick. Faria looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pope tries to clinch but Faria moves out of range.
Pope misses with a wild combination.
Faria motions for Pope to come forward. Faria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Faria throws a sloppy head kick
and Pope counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pope blocks a head kick by Faria.
Faria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faria tries to bum rush Pope with a series of wild strikes but Pope uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pope lands a jab to the head.
Pope blocks a head kick by Faria.
Pope moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Pope had his way with Lucas Faria in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pope tries to clinch there but Faria circles away.
A head kick by Faria misses
and Pope counters with a nice body shot.
Faria throws a head kick that misses.
Faria tries a head kick but it misses.
Pope moves out of range of the leg kick from Faria.
Faria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pope.
Faria gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Faria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pope avoids the head kick by Faria.
Pope is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pope throws a wild body kick that Faria sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope throws a body punch but Faria moves out of range.
Faria throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pope.
A head kick misses from Faria.
Pope lands with a right hand.
Faria is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Faria misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria lands a head kick. Pope smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pope scores with a jab. Faria acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Faria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pope.
Faria throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Pope tries to counter by clinching up but Faria breaks away and moves out of range.
That kick from Pope tenderised Faria's leg. Faria is trying to keep his angry face on.
Faria throws a leg kick but Pope moved away.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Faria was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Faria misses with a wild combination.
Faria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Faria misses with a head kick.
Pope moves into the clinch successfully.
Faria breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Pope lands.
Pope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faria throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faria tries a head kick but it misses.
Faria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pope connects with a leg kick. Faria looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pope scores with a one two! Faria had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pope with a jab.
Faria lands with a nice combination. Pope backs away looking to recover.
Faria's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Faria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pope prevents Faria from breaking the clinch.
Pope keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Faria's efforts to push away.
Faria blocks an elbow strike from Pope.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pope landing knees to the body.
Faria wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pope keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Faria's efforts to push away.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Faria controls the action.
Pope doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faria.
Faria wants to break the clinch but can't.
Faria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faria tries a head kick but it misses.
Faria swats away the attempt to clinch by Pope.
Faria on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jan Pope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pope avoids the head kick by Faria.
Faria throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pope darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Faria.
Pope connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pope pushes Faria up against the cage in a clinch.
Faria prevents a body shot from Pope.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faria tries to break free but Pope pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Faria's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lucas Faria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pope taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:45
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Pope!
Jan Pope retains his featherweight title!
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