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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Itor Lamope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauly D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamope kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is White Knuckles. 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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165 cm
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145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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178 cm
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158 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Itor Lamope! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pauly D! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lamope throws a lazy right hand but D sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Lamope misses with a wild body shot. Lamope misses with a combination
and D counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Lamope fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lamope lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Lamope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. D misses the shot to the body. Lamope falls off balance throwing a combination
and D counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Lamope clobbers D with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Lamope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
D tries to close the distance and clinch but Lamope swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Decent striking displayed by D there. A jab from D misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Lamope misses with a body shot.
D feints a jab promting Lamope to slip. D then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lamope slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Itor Lamope has been cut. Lamope throws a body punch but D moves out of range. Itor Lamope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. D tries to clinch there but Lamope circles away.
Lamope throws a combination. D tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Lamope lands a jab to the head.
D scores with a kick to the body.
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! D avoids the body shot from Lamope.
D avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
D moves out of range as Lamope strikes. Lamope tries to score with a low kick but D moves his leg out of the way.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Lamope lands with an overhand left. D blocks a jab. Lamope misses with a wild body shot. Lamope connects with an inside leg kick. Lamope is trying hard to land a takedown here. D sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. D takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. D tries to clinch but Lamope moves away and Lamope counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. D swats away the attempt to clinch by Lamope. Lamope moves forwards but D connects with a nice, crisp jab. Lamope misses with a wild body shot. Lamope misses with a jab to the body
and D counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A punch combination from Lamope misses. Lamope misses with a body shot.
D checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Lamope misses with a wild body shot. Lamope misses with a body shot
and D counters with a nice leg kick. Lamope tries to work over D's front leg with a kick but D checks it. Lamope throws a front kick aimed at D's knee but D avoids it well. Lamope swings for the body but D moves out of range.
Lamope misses with a wild body shot. Lamope throws a wild body kick that D sees coming a mile off. D swings and misses with a shot to the body and Lamope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Lamope clobbers D with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Lamope misses with a double jab.
Pauly D is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A shot to the body from Lamope misses and D makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lamope really felt that one! D fails in his attempt to clinch. Lamope throws a leg kick but D checks it. Lamope throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent D stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Lamope swinging wildly here.
Lamope fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches D on the side of the head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. D tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lamope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Lamope misses with a hook. D ducked under it nicely. Lamope misses with a shot to the body and D counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pauly D dominated that round. The cut man is working on Itor Lamope's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lamope misses with a two punch combination.
Lamope digs a good hook to D's body.
Lamope misses with a few strikes there.
Lamope misses the body punch and D counters with a nice leg kick. D lands with a straight right. Lamope didn't see that one coming. Lamope throws a predictable looking body shot
and D counters with a nice body kick.
Lamope misses with a body shot
and D counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by D. D tries to throw a body punch but Lamope avoids it by throwing D back against the cage. Lamope is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Lamope blocks a punch to the side of the head.
D lands on the inside with an uppercut. D lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Lamope looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Lamope is trying to push D away but D has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. D prevents Lamope from breaking the clinch. D has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. D tries a body shot but Lamope blocks it.
Lamope blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lamope blocks an uppercut.
Lamope wants to break free but D has control.
A frustrated look appears on Lamope's face as he tries to break the clinch. D throws a punch but it's blocked by Lamope. A head punch on the inside from D fails to land. Lamope looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. D tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lamope working hard to break the clinch. D using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lamope has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lamope has had enough of the clinch but D keeps him there for the moment. Lamope can't break the clinch.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. D lands a body shot in the clinch.
D prevents Lamope from breaking the clinch. Lamope is looking to break free of the clinch but D has double underhooks. D tries to land a knee to the head but Lamope blocks with his arms.
D doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
D trying to land knees to the body.
D scores with a hook to the body. Lamope prevents a body shot from D. Lamope wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. D keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lamope's efforts to push away. D tries to throw a body punch but Lamope avoids it by throwing D back against the cage. D gets through Lamope's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. D misses with a punch to the body.
Lamope wants to get back to striking at distance but D won't allow it.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. D prevents Lamope from breaking the clinch.
Lamope pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pauly D seems to be getting the better of the standup. D takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Lamope is looking to wear down D with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Lamope thows a body shot but no joy. Lamope throws a leg kick
and D counters into the clinch. Nicely done. D doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from D.
Lamope escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
D takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lamope blocks a jab. Lamope misses with a body punch
and D connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. D fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lamope connects with a body shot.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. D misses with a lunging right hand
and Lamope counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. D is breathing heavily. Lamope just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamope misses with a body kick. Lamope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D.
D defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lamope. Lamope swings and misses with a shot to the body and D connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. D tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamope was well out of range. Poor timing from D. Lamope will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Lamope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by D. D throws a nice looking combination but Lamope bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Lamope misses with a straight right. Lamope shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as D sprawls well. D wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lamope gets slowly back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pauly D will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Itor Lamope's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lamope lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. D misses with a right hand and Lamope counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. D walks into a stiff left hand from Lamope. A punch combination from Lamope misses. Lamope just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamope lands a nice hook to D's body. D takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. D takes a shot right to the bread basket. D avoids the head kick by Lamope.
D takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Lamope lands a jab to D's midsection. Lamope scores with a one two! D had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Lamope misses with a wild body shot. Lamope tries to land a front kick but D steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Lamope lands a nice leg kick that just misses D's sensitive parts. D uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamope.
Itor Lamope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Lamope connects with a looping right hand.
Lamope displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Good exchange - Lamope coming out on top. D takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lamope misses with a double jab.
Lamope misses with a body shot.
D takes a swing at Lamope's ribcage but misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Lamope throws a leg kick which misses D's front leg but catches the back leg as D tries to avoid it. Lamope pulls out of a head kick attempt.
D tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lamope paws at him with a jab and circles away. Lamope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamope throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Lamope lands with a straight right. D didn't see that one coming. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! D's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lamope connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! D scrambles back to his feet. Lamope lunges at D with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by D's hand. D takes a shot right to the bread basket. D moves out of range as Lamope throws a body kick.
Lamope throws a leg kick that misses. Lamope lands a right hook to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Lamope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamope. Lamope wants to land a leg kick but D is out of range. Lamope lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lamope fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lamope clinches with his opponent.
Lamope wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Lamope is trying to break free. Itor Lamope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lamope breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lamope lands a left and a right that send D crashing to the mat, dazed. Lamope thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

D is rocked! Lamope works D's body with a nice hook. D is still on wobbly legs! Can Lamope finish him? We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lamope wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Lamope misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
D seems to have recovered his senses.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Lamope looks to score with a jab to the body but D is just out of range. Lamope throws a body punch but D moves out of range. Lamope misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lamope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamope looks to land a combination but D avoids it well. Nice body punch from Lamope. D tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Lamope misses with a wild body shot. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Some wild striking there from Lamope.
Lamope throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that's the end of the fight! Itor Lamope showed his dominance in that final round. I think D has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:28 Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28 Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Itor Lamope!
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