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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bad Mojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bad Mojo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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320 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bad Mojo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesus Pope!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mojo misses with a wild body shot.
Mojo misses the shot to the body.
Mojo checks the leg kick.
Mojo catches Pope with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Jesus Pope has been cut.
Mojo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pope throws a head kick but Mojo moves out of range.
Mojo throws a hook but Pope blocks it.
Mojo stalks Pope and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pope's face. Pope staggers backwards, shaken.
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
Pope lands a head kick!
Mojo works Pope's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Mojo.
Mojo staying out of range there.
Mojo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mojo swings for the body but Pope moves out of range.
Pope checks a low kick from Mojo.
Mojo misses with a low kick as Pope jumps back.
Pope slips under a jab from Mojo.
Pope wants to slow Mojo down by chopping away at his legs.
Mojo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pope under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mojo moves out of range of the leg kick from Pope.
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
Pope jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mojo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pope at a distance.
Pope pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pope lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Mojo moves out of range easily.
Mojo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pope counters with an outside leg kick.
Mojo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pope.
Mojo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.
Pope lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mojo takes a step back to recover.
Pope thows a body kick. Mojo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pope connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mojo's hands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mojo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pope - the referee stops the clock and Mojo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pope. Mojo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mojo is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope thuds a left hand into Mojo's body.
Mojo lands a nice looking body shot.
Pope moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pope scores with a head kick.
Pope fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mojo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope connects with a high kick.
Pope feints and then cracks Mojo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mojo down.
Pope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mojo circles away quickly and effectively.
Pope delivers a nice body kick.
Pope connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pope shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pope was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pope throwing strikes here but Mojo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pope has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pope throwing strikes here but Mojo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pope thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pope controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pope lands a nice shot to the head.
Pope controlling the pace for now.
Mojo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope unloads with some shots from mount but Mojo bucks and avoids them well.
Mojo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pope scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mojo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pope.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Pope dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Pope's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mojo misses the jab.
Pope fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mojo.
Mojo thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Mojo does no damage.
Mojo misses with a two punch combination.
Mojo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pope fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mojo checks it well.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Mojo.
Mojo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pope counters with a takedown into side control.
Mojo defending against the ground and pound.
Pope throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mojo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Mojo wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pope winds up and cracks Mojo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pope throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pope thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pope missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pope throwing shots but Mojo is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope is trying to control the action in half guard but Mojo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pope throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Pope there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pope wants to control but Mojo is keeping him busy.
Pope might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mojo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pope not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pope trying to pass the guard but Mojo defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mojo taking some punishment here, with Pope in his half guard.
Pope wants to control but Mojo is keeping him busy.
Pope thows a huge punch but Mojo dodges it nicely.
Pope working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mojo is staying active underneath Pope, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mojo is trying to control but can't.
Pope is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pope is pressing down on Mojo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mojo is holding on for now.
Pope is looking to take a break and control but Mojo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mojo wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Pope showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesus Pope'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. This is the final round!
Pope tries to land a front kick but Mojo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pope slips a jab and a cross from Mojo.
Mojo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pope closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mojo did well to prevent Pope getting side control.
Mojo is not content to let Pope control the position.
Pope missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pope is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pope wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mojo keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mojo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mojo is staying active underneath Pope, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mojo trying to control from the bottom.
Pope throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mojo is not content to let Pope control the position.
Pope missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pope is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pope prevents Mojo from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pope not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pope sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bad Mojo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pope thows a huge punch but Mojo dodges it nicely.
Pope sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mojo defending well though.
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.
Pope missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pope seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mojo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pope throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pope throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pope not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pope is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pope cracks Mojo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Pope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pope has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Pope!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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