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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pope John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Pope John has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pope John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fisher looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
John clinches.
Fisher blocking some punches.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fisher avoids it.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Nick Fisher has been cut.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fisher is defending well for now.
John lands an elbow inside.
John lands an elbow inside that Fisher shrugs off.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fisher tries a body shot but John blocks it.
Fisher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fisher.
John lands a nice elbow.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
John throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, John throws an elbow but misses.
John lands an elbow inside that Fisher shrugs off.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
John lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
John trying to land knees to the body.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fisher's defenses.
John lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
Fisher managing to block the knees to the body from John.
With the fighters up against the ropes, John throws an elbow but misses.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
Fisher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John lands a nice elbow.
John lands an elbow inside that Fisher shrugs off.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher blocks an elbow strike from John.
John lands an elbow inside that Fisher shrugs off.
John lands an elbow inside that Fisher shrugs off.
Fisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by John.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fisher avoids the elbow strike from John, against the ropes.
Fisher avoids the elbow strike from John, against the ropes.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
John lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from John.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
Fisher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fisher blocks an elbow strike.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John working Fisher over with knees to the body.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fisher tries to land knees in the clinch but John avoids the damage to the body.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
John lands an elbow inside that Fisher shrugs off.
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from John.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
John lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
John lands an elbow inside.
John lands an elbow inside that Fisher shrugs off.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Fisher avoids the damage to the body.
John lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
Fisher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fisher avoids it.
John lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
John lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fisher.
Fisher managing to block the knees to the body from John.
John pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
John lands an elbow inside.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
John lands an elbow inside that Fisher shrugs off.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fisher.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
John lands an elbow inside that Fisher shrugs off.
Nice elbow from John.
Fisher managing to block the knees to the body from John.
Fisher blocks an elbow strike from John.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from John.
John lands a damaging elbow.
Fisher dodges an elbow strike from John.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from John.
John lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fisher.
John throws an elbow but it misses.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by John.
Fisher avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
John lands an elbow inside.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
John lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
John pushes off an throws an elbow but Fisher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fisher blocks an elbow strike from John.
John misses with an elbow strike.
John throws an elbow that misses.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Fisher avoids the damage to the body.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Fisher avoids the damage to the body.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
John pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
John lands an elbow inside.
John throws an elbow but it misses.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
John scores a nice knee to the body.
John trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
John lands a nice knee to the body.
Fisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fisher is defending well for now.
Fisher avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
John lands an elbow inside.
Fisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
John lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
John throws an elbow that misses.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
Fisher avoids a wild elbow strike from John.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fisher's defenses.
John lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
John lands a damaging elbow.
Fisher blocking some punches.
John lands an elbow inside.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fisher avoids it.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fisher blocks an elbow strike from John.
John misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pope John dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Fisher's cut.
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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by John.
A solid leg kick lands there for John.
John lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Fisher down.
John shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fisher but Fisher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fisher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by John. John obviously looking to wear him down.
John delivers a nice body kick.
Crunch! John slams his shin into Fisher's torso.
John pushes Fisher up against the ropes in a clinch.
John lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by John.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
John prevents Fisher from breaking the clinch.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fisher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John lands a nice elbow.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
John lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fisher tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. John smiles and moves away.
John fails with a takedown attempt.
John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fisher's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
Nick Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Fisher down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
John throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fisher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by John. John obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by John.
John dives in and grabs Fisher's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fisher pushes down on John's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pope John. That's going to take a lot out of him.
John lands with a thumping leg kick.
John gets a clinch.
John lands a nice elbow.
John lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
Fisher tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the ropes.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
John lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
John lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but John is keeping busy.
Nice elbow from John.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fisher's defenses.
Nice elbow from John.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fisher's defenses.
Fisher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
John lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fisher's defenses.
John lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Fisher avoids the damage to the body.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fisher wants to stall.
John looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from John.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fisher blocks the elbow strike.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fisher managing to block the knees to the body from John.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fisher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fisher's defenses.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
John lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fisher's brow.
Fisher managing to block the knees to the body from John.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Fisher avoids the damage to the body.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fisher is defending well for now.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
John lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Fisher avoids the damage to the body.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
John lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
John lands a nice elbow.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fisher.
John lands a nice knee to the body.
Fisher managing to block the knees to the body from John.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fisher's defenses.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fisher tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. John smiles and moves away.
Fisher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four 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.
John fails with the takedown.
John shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fisher pinned against the cage. Fisher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fisher tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fisher's sensitive parts.
John has Fisher up against the ropes in a clinch.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fisher's defenses.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Fisher avoids the damage to the body.
John lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
John lands an elbow inside.
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pope John dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Fisher's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
John with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fisher misses with a wild combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by John.
A solid leg kick lands there for John.
John shoots for a takedown but Fisher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
John looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fisher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by John. John obviously looking to wear him down.
John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fisher. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
Fisher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from John.
A low kick from Fisher is predictable there
and John makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fisher really felt that one!
John throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
Fisher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fisher steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from John. That one must have hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by John.
John misses with a takedown attempt - Fisher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
John throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for John.
John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fisher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fisher. That did some damage!
John scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Fisher down.
John is looking to slow Fisher down with leg kicks.
Fisher looks for a takedown but John sprawls well.
John gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
John pushes off an throws an elbow but Fisher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
John throws a head punch that misses.
John lands a nice elbow.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fisher dodges an elbow strike from John.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fisher is defending well for now.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John lands an elbow inside.
John lands a nice elbow.
John lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from John.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
Fisher blocks a body shot from John.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
John lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fisher.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
John lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
John throws an elbow but it misses.
Fisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
John lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
Fisher blocks an elbow strike from John.
Fisher avoids the elbow strike from John, against the ropes.
John lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
John lands an elbow inside that Fisher shrugs off.
Fisher blocks the elbow strike.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Fisher avoids the damage to the body.
John throws an elbow but it misses.
John lands an elbow inside.
John lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fisher is defending well for now.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fisher's defenses.
Pope John is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
John lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from John.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John misses with some punches.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
John lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
John landing knees to the body.
Fisher avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
Fisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fisher.
John lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fisher is defending well for now.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John lands an elbow inside that Fisher shrugs off.
John lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
Fisher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fisher avoids it.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
John missing with knees to the body.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nick Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice elbow from John.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
John lands an elbow inside.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Fisher avoids the damage to the body.
John lands a nice elbow.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fisher can do to turn this around?
John blocks an uppercut.
Fisher managing to block the knees to the body from John.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fisher.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
John lands an elbow just above Fisher 's eye.
Fisher takes an elbow to the temple.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
John lands an elbow inside.
Fisher tries to land a knee to the head but John blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pope John showed his dominance in that final round.
Well John has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pope John!
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