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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luther Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Bravado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope comes to the cage accompanied by No Sunshine. Bravado is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pray. 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 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luther Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Bravado!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope wants to land a leg kick but Bravado is out of range.
Pope staying out of range there.
Bravado connects with a looping right hand.
Pope darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bravado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pope walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pope stuffs the takedown.
Bravado closes the distance and clinches up with Pope, looking for a takedown. Bravado pushes Pope against the cage but Pope circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bravado throws a one two combo.
Pope lands a glancing blow to the side of Bravado's head.
Bravado is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pope.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bravado tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pope misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado swings widly with a right hand
and Bravado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bravado circles away quickly and effectively.
Bravado lands a really nice looking cross but Pope seems unphased.
Bravado feints and as Pope raises his hands in defense, Bravado changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pope has Bravado pulled in close to control his posture.
Bravado is looking to work some ground and pound but Pope has wrist control.
Pope is pulling down on Bravado's head. It's preventing any offense from Bravado, at least for the moment.
Pope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravado missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bravadois looking to pass into half guard but Pope pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pope is in guard.
Bravado escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pope gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bravado looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pope passes into side control.
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!
Bravado tries to buck Pope off but Pope is having none of it.
Bravado has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravado is trying to control Pope's posture but Pope avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope stands up and beckons Bravado to his feet.
Bravado cracks Pope with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bravado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pope throws a body punch but Bravado moves out of range.
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pope checks a low kick from Bravado.
Bravado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pope sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Pope.
Bravado walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pope checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravado throws a looping overhand right but Pope ducks down to avoid it.
Luther Pope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bravado throws out a loose jab but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravado misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddie Bravado will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bravado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Pope explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bravado feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bravado working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bravado missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bravado looking to pass the guard.
Pope is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bravado pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pope is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bravado working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bravado wants to control from the top but Pope keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pope holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bravado's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bravado misses with a straight left.
Bravado lands a jab to the nose.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bravado was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
A punch combination from Bravado misses.
Pope misses with a body shot.
Pope slips under a jab.
Bravado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Bravado doesn't manage to clinch there - Pope circles away.
Bravado misses the jab.
Bravado throws a looping overhand right but Pope ducks down to avoid it.
Pope dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bravado. That did some damage!
Pope closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravado's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pope.
Pope stalling against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bravado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bravado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Bravado.
A nice left hand lands by Bravado.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bravado's elbow.
Bravado is working for takedown but Pope is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pope as Bravado tries to tie him up.
Bravado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bravado is working for takedown but Pope is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pope goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pope prevents the takedown attempt.
Luther Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Bravado.
Bravado is breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bravado.
Pope cracks Bravado with a nice body shot.
Pope lands a body shot.
Pope softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pope scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bravado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luther Pope will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pope fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pope darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bravado.
Bravado misses with a straight right.
Bravado dodges the punch combination from Pope.
Bravado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pope misses with a straight right.
Pope takes a swing at Bravado's ribcage but misses.
Pope misses with an uppercut.
Pope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pope throws a right and a left that Bravado avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado misses with a head kick.
Pope misses with a straight right.
Pope looks to land a combination but Bravado avoids it well.
Bravado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pope throws a right and a left that Bravado avoids nicely.
Pope is looking to wear down Bravado with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pope throws a looping overhand right but Bravado ducks down to avoid it.
Bravado misses with a body shot
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bravado. Pope does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bravado fakes the leg kick and cracks Pope in the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bravado.
Bravado scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pope to see if he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to bench press Bravado off him but Bravado keeps the position.
Bravado is trying to get an arm triangle but Pope is defending well.
Bravado is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pope has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravado goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pope has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bravado but great work by Pope.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope working away.
Pope decides to stand back up. Pope steps back and let's Bravado get back to his feet.
Pope throws a big shot that misses.
Pope looks to land a right hand but Bravado moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Pope.
Bravado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pope can pounce on him.
Bravado misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Bravado.
Pope moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Bravado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pope misses with a wild body shot.
Pope tries a head kick but it misses.
Bravado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pope takes a swing at Bravado's ribcage but misses.
Bravado blocks a jab.
Bravado shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pope defends it nicely.
Bravado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pope manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Luther Pope did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pope lands with a slapping head kick.
Pope blocks a leg kick.
Bravado blocks a head kick by Pope.
Pope lands a jab to the nose.
Pope throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pope slips a jab from Bravado.
Bravado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pope connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Pope. No joy for Bravado on that attempt.
Bravado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bravado throws a hook but Pope blocks it.
Pope moves out of range as Bravado throws a body kick.
Bravado is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pope.
Pope throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pope throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pope misses with a body kick.
Pope works Bravado's body with a nice hook.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bravado moves away.
Bravado looks to clinch
and Pope counters with a left to the body.
Pope darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bravado walks into a jab.
A jab lands there for Pope.
Pope throws a right hand that Bravado ducks under and follows up with a left that Bravado also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope takes a swing at Bravado's ribcage but misses.
Bravado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pope misses with a straight right.
Bravado misses with a looping left.
Bravado throws out a loose jab but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pope throws a leg kick but Bravado sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Bravado.
Bravado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pope comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bravado fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravado throws a hook but Pope avoids it easily.
Bravado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pope tries to land a leg kick but Bravado saw it coming and moves away.
Pope lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pope takes one on the button.
Bravado throws a body punch but Pope moves out of range.
Pope throws a jab but it's blocked by Bravado.
Bravado cracks Pope with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pope walks into a jab.
Pope throws a nice looking combination but Bravado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravado finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pope, right into the meat.
Pope works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bravado scores with a leg kick.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bravado was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Bravado throws a hook to the side of Pope's head but Pope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pope lands a jab to the head.
Bravado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravado attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope digs a good hook to Bravado's body.
Luther Pope is winning the standup battle so far.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Bravado is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Pope had his way with Eddie Bravado in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pope moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bravado throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bravado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope checks a leg kick nicely.
Bravado blocks a jab.
Bravado fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pope thuds a left hand into Bravado's body.
Bravado with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bravado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bravado throws a sloppy body shot
and Pope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bravado doesn't seem bothered though.
Pope will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pope counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bravado is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bravado shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pope but Pope pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pope looks to land a right hand but Bravado moved out of range.
Pope lands a nice shot that snaps Bravado's head back.
Pope scores with a punch to the head.
Bravado shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pope as he avoids it easily.
Luther Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Bravado.
Bravado thows a body shot but no joy.
Bravado shoots in but no luck this time.
Pope tries to clinch there but Bravado circles away.
A cross from Pope lands.
Luther Pope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Pope finds it's target.
Pope with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pope lands a jab to Bravado's midsection.
Bravado takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pope dips to his left and cracks Bravado with an uppercut!
Pope slips a jab from Bravado.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravado slips under a jab.
Bravado motions for Pope to come forward. Bravado throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bravado throws a hook to the side of Pope's head but Pope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pope lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eddie Bravado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope connects with a solid leg kick.
Pope misses with a low kick.
Pope connects with a body shot that sends Bravado's belly button to the back.
Bravado fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pope has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bravado.
Pope takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good leg kick by Pope there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bravado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pope dips to his left and cracks Bravado with an uppercut!
Pope fails to land with a series of punches.
Bravado looks to score with a jab to the body but Pope is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravado misses with an uppercut. Pope saw that one coming.
Pope changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pope moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pope dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bravado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pope avoids the body shot from Bravado.
Bravado stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pope moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravado misses with a double jab
and Pope makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luther Pope showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pope has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luther Pope!
A pretty intense looking Luther Pope took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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