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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maurits Assndrop (ranked 213 p4p, 426 weight class) and Eli Pope (ranked 26 p4p, 54 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Pope!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope looks to throw a body kick
and Assndrop counters with a stiff right hand.
Pope scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Pope.
Pope throws out a counter right but Assndrop avoids it with no problem.
Assndrop throws a body shot but no joy.
Assndrop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Assndrop looks to land a right hand but Pope moved out of range.
Assndrop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Assndrop misses with a body shot.
Pope feints a counter leg kick.
Pope closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pope misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Assndrop.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pope creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pope lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assndrop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pope scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Assndrop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop gets control of Pope's arms and successfully pulls guard. Assndrop will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pope won't allow Assndrop to sweep him here.
Pope slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pope won't allow Assndrop to sweep him here.
Assndrop trying to keep a closed guard but Pope is proving a slippery customer.
Pope must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pope wants to pass the guard but Assndrop is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assndrop looks to score with a jab to the body but Pope is just out of range.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assndrop misses the jab.
Assndrop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Assndrop misses the shot to the body.
Pope takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Assndrop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pope appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Assndrop lands with a straight right. Pope didn't see that one coming.
Pope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with a shot to the body
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Assndrop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope cracks Assndrop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Maurits Assndrop has been cut.
Pope lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Assndrop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pope scores with a jab.
Pope misses with a right hand
and Assndrop counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Assndrop.
Pope throws an off balance right hand
and Assndrop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Assndrop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Assndrop buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Assndrop connects with a solid leg kick.
Assndrop connects with a right hand. Pope shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assndrop misses with a hook
and Pope counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Assndrop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Assndrop.
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pope takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pope throws the left hand but Assndrop avoids the punch easily.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Assndrop is out of range.
Assndrop looks to score with a jab to the body but Pope is just out of range.
Pope throws a right hand that misses
and Assndrop counters with a nice leg kick.
Assndrop with the inside leg kick.
Pope looks to throw a body kick
and Assndrop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Assndrop slips a straight right by Pope.
Assndrop swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Assndrop gets a clinch.
Assndrop misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maurits Assndrop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurits Assndrop's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Assndrop throws an overhand right that lands on Pope's shoulder, as Pope tries to avoid the shot.
Maurits Assndrop is winning the standup battle so far.
Assndrop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pope walks into a stiff left hand from Assndrop.
Assndrop misses the shot to the body.
Pope misses with a jab to the body
letting Assndrop counter with a right hand.
Assndrop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pope can do to turn this around?
Pope misses with an uppercut
letting Assndrop counter with a right hand.
Pope throws an off balance right hand
and Assndrop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for Assndrop.
Assndrop lands a nice looking body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Assndrop here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pope throws out a counter right but Assndrop avoids it with no problem.
Assndrop throws a leg kick that misses.
Pope misses with a right hand
and Assndrop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pope stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Assndrop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Assndrop misses.
Pope lands with a hook. Assndrop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assndrop is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Pope misses.
Pope throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assndrop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pope lands with a nice body punch.
Assndrop closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Assndrop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pope presses Assndrop against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pope's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assndrop.
A short right from Assndrop on the inside.
Assndrop misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Assndrop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Pope on the inside.
Assndrop scores with a shoulder strike.
Assndrop working aggressively here.
Pope goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assndrop blocks a body shot from Pope.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assndrop.
Pope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assndrop lands a right hand.
Pope has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Assndrop seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pope can turn it around.
Pope goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maurits Assndrop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short uppercut from Assndrop.
Assndrop is trying to pull guard but Pope turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Assndrop working aggressively here.
Assndrop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Assndrop tries to pull guard but Pope won't allow it.
Pope gets through Assndrop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Assndrop successfully pulls guard.
Pope slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pope takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pope really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Assndrop. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pope trying to mount his opponent but Assndrop defends it.
Pope keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pope is taking a breather. Assndrop says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Assndrop with the active half guard here but Pope passes nicely into side control.
Assndrop tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pope working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maurits Assndrop dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maurits Assndrop's cut.
That's time! Assndrop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pope rushes Assndrop and presses him up against the cage.
Pope doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Pope.
Assndrop throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
Assndrop throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
Pope blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pope lands with a left to the head.
Assndrop has a couple of punches blocked by Pope.
Assndrop tries a body shot but Pope blocks it.
Pope lands with a short shot to the head.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pope misses with the head strike.
Pope lands a left hand.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Assndrop's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pope.
Pope goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Assndrop controls the action.
Assndrop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Assndrop jumps guard but Pope stands there with Assndrop around his waist. Assndrop gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope scores with a shot to the side of Assndrop's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pope creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pope gets through Assndrop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
Pope misses with some punches.
Assndrop decides to pull guard.
Pope's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Assndrop pulls Pope in close to prevent any damage.
Eli Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to free his leg and advance position but Assndrop is retaining full guard.
Pope showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Assndrop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pope looks to land a body kick but Assndrop moved away.
Assndrop lands a nice shot that snaps Pope's head back.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut. Pope saw that one coming.
Pope only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pope throws a leg kick
and Assndrop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pope throws a hook but Assndrop blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Assndrop on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Pope.
A little jabbing left from Pope on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Assndrop. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Assndrop.
Assndrop with a nice calf kick.
Assndrop lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop moves out of range as Pope strikes.
Assndrop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assndrop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pope swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pope throws a right hand that misses
and Assndrop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pope throws an overhand right that lands on Assndrop's shoulder, as Assndrop tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope throws a jab but it's blocked by Assndrop.
Assndrop seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Assndrop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assndrop appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Assndrop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Assndrop jabs Pope to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pope swings widly with a right hand
enabling Assndrop to counter with a crisp jab.
Pope takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Assndrop.
It looked like Assndrop was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pope.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maurits Assndrop.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Assndrop, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maurits Assndrop!
During a confident post fight interview, Maurits Assndrop thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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