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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Amaral has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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293 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Amaral!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amaral throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pope.
A combination from Amaral does no damage.
Amaral misses with a double jab.
Amaral misses with a few strikes there.
Pope tries a head kick but it misses.
Amaral misses with an uppercut. Pope saw that one coming.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Amaral has eaten all the pies!
Amaral misses with a body shot.
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
Amaral throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Amaral moves out of range of the leg kick from Pope.
Amaral stuffs the takedown attempt from Pope. Pope gets slowly back to his feet.
Pope has a takedown stuffed.
Amaral drops Pope with a beautiful combination! Pope stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Amaral is looking for the KO!
Pope is rocked!
It looks like Wanderlei Pope has been cut.
Amaral misses with a wild combination.
Oh Pope is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pope.
Pope seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Pope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amaral thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pope fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pope looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Amaral!
Pope lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Amaral trying desperately to get to his feet.
Pope working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pope throws some wild stikes that Amaral manages to avoid easily.
Pope trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaral wants to try and get back to his feet.
Amaral looks gassed!
Pope can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Amaral is looking to escape.
Amaral wants to try and get back to his feet.
BOOM! Pope connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope with good strikes from the mount here!
Amaral trying desperately to get to his feet.
Pope tries to control but Amaral wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pope is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Pope closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pope lands in his opponent's guard.
Pope trying to control but Amaral is working from the bottom.
Pope is pushing down on Amaral's leg trying to pass to half guard. Amaral is fighting to maintain full guard but Pope has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope stops Amaral from getting back to his feet.
Pope is trying to control the action in half guard but Amaral is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Amaral wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pope is tying to control. Amaral wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Amaral won't allow Pope to pass to mount.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pope fails with the takedown.
Amaral fails to land with a series of punches.
Pope looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Amaral is fending him off so far but Pope persists. Nope, Amaral circles away and we're back to standing.
Amaral misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Pope dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Pope's cut.
That's time! Pope's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pope pushes Amaral up against the cage in a clinch.
Amaral wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Pope.
Pope fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A bit of stalling here from Pope.
Amaral tries to break the clinch but Pope is controlling the position.
Pope fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Amaral wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Amaral gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pope.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Pope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pope breaks from the clinch.
Pope dodges the punch combination from Amaral.
Pope scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pope trying to control the position but Amaral is working away.
Amaral pushes Pope away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pope gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Amaral is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope wants to take a breather but Amaral manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Pope.
Pope trying to control the position from guard on top but Amaral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pope tries to free his leg and advance position but Amaral is retaining full guard.
Pope won't allow Amaral to get back to his feet.
Pope slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pope has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pope trying to control the position from guard on top but Amaral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Amaral.
Pope shoots in and bounces Amaral off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pope drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Amaral manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pope has Amaral in his guard.
Pope looking for a sweep. Not yet Pope, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope is trying to control the position but Amaral postures up.
Amaral has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pope is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope is trying to keep Amaral in close.
Pope is controlling Amaral's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Amaral ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.
Pope bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wanderlei Pope overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pope decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Amaral looks to land a left hand but Pope moved out of range nicely.
Pope fails to land with a series of punches.
Amaral with a jab.
Amaral throws a lazy right hand but Pope sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pope walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Amaral fails to land with a series of punches.
Pope gets the takedown into side control.
Pope is looking to take a break and control but Amaral is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Pope dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Pope's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pope looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Amaral!
Pope controlling the pace for now.
Pope cracks Amaral with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Amaral tries to buck Pope off but he can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope lands with some strikes.
Amaral is rocked!
Pope is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Amaral is still in real trouble! Can Pope finish him?
Amaral takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pope looking to finish with strikes here!
Amaral wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pope.
Pope is looking to stand but Pope has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Pope looking to control but Amaral is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Amaral avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pope.
Amaral seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope stands up from mount. Strange move.
Pope fails with a takedown attempt.
Gabriel Amaral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Amaral but Amaral pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Amaral as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Pope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amaral misses with a wild body shot.
Amaral misses with a two punch combination.
Amaral scores with a jab. Pope acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pope scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Amaral keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Amaral wants to get back to his feet.
Pope stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope wants to clinch.
Amaral swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pope counters with a single leg into guard. Amaral didn't expect that.
Pope trying to control but Amaral is working from the bottom.
Pope gets to his feet. Amaral looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Amaral avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pope tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amaral swivels and escapes.
Pope doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gabriel Amaral is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amaral tries to bum rush Pope with a series of wild strikes but Pope uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Amaral. No joy for Pope on that attempt.
Pope slips under a jab from Amaral.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaral looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pope takes one on the button.
Amaral just misses with a punch to the body.
Pope will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pope doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Amaral.
Amaral looks to land a combination but Pope avoids it well.
Amaral misses with an uppercut. Pope saw that one coming.
Amaral misses with a body shot.
Amaral misses with a combination
and Pope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pope decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Amaral is trying to stand back up but Pope is controlling him
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Pope will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pope fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Amaral sprawls well initially but Pope persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Pope showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pope, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Pope!
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energy
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hype
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