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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny McBraddish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Cope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBraddish comes to the cage accompanied by Broken by 12 Stones. Cope is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Let's Go. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny McBraddish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Cope!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBraddish stuns Cope with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cope blocks a low kick nicely.
McBraddish thows a body shot but no joy.
Cope avoids the body shot from McBraddish.
Cope throws a leg kick
and McBraddish counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Cope misses.
McBraddish misses with the combination.
Cope closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cope lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cope tries to free his leg and advance position but McBraddish is retaining full guard.
Cope throws a big right hand that misses.
McBraddish keeping moving, preventing Cope from controlling successfully.
Cope throws a strike but McBraddish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope looking for subs off his back but McBraddish has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cope is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McBraddish pulls his head out easily.
Cope makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cope.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cope has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McBraddish has managed to get both his arms back between Cope's legs - danger averted.
Cope tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cope is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cope has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. McBraddish is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cope.
Cope manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish wants to stand back up but Cope manages to pass into side control.
Cope postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cope working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Cope's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cope misses with the ground and pound.
Cope goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McBraddish rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cope's guard! Nice work there by McBraddish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish is looking to stand up but Cope won't let him.
Cope throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cope looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McBraddish passes into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cope is trying to control McBraddish's posture but McBraddish avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cope dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cope closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McBraddish to the mat! McBraddish manages to get full guard.
Cope controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cope throws an elbow that misses. McBraddish uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cope's guard. Nice move by McBraddish!
McBraddish preventing the sweep.
McBraddish might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cope is looking for a triangle but McBraddish pushes his legs off easily.
Cope has a closed guard, preventing McBraddish from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope working for a triangle but McBraddish defends it easily.
Cope wants to sweep here but McBraddish controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cope is looking for a triangle but McBraddish pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Cope wants to sweep here but McBraddish controlling him for the moment.
McBraddish has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cope throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McBraddish escapes and throws Cope's legs to the side, diving into side control!
McBraddish tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McBraddish prevents Cope from improving his position.
Cope is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McBraddish pulls his head out easily.
Cope moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cope looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! McBraddish has picked Cope up and slammed him! Cope can't keep hold of the triangle and McBraddish manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope is trying to get back to half guard.
Cope is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cope looking for subs from the bottom but McBraddish mounts him!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cope tries to hold on but McBraddish pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cope showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McBraddish misses with a wild body shot.
McBraddish blocks the body kick.
McBraddish fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cope moves out of range as McBraddish strikes.
McBraddish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cope fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cope takes a swing at McBraddish's ribcage but misses.
Cope misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cope tries a low kick but McBraddish avoids it.
Cope lands a body shot.
Cope shoots in looking for a takedown. McBraddish tries to sprawl out of it but Cope keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McBraddish manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnny McBraddish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Cope.
Cope fails with a takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by McBraddish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBraddish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McBraddish misses with a wild body shot.
McBraddish misses with a wild body shot.
McBraddish motions for Cope to come forward. McBraddish throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McBraddish jabs at Cope's body.
Cope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McBraddish slips a straight right by Cope.
Cope misses with a low kick.
Cope thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cope is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McBraddish.
Cope moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McBraddish dodges the punch combination from Cope.
Mike Cope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBraddish misses with a low kick as Cope jumps back.
Johnny McBraddish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McBraddish smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cope thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cope shoots in for a double leg but McBraddish sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cope misses with a leg kick.
Cope moves out of range of the strikes.
McBraddish takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McBraddish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cope was well out of range. Poor timing from McBraddish.
McBraddish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Cope is predictable there
and Cope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cope fails to land the takedown.
McBraddish looks to land a combination but Cope avoids it well.
Cope stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McBraddish.
Cope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBraddish.
Cope tries to work over McBraddish's front leg with a kick but McBraddish checks it.
McBraddish fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cope looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McBraddish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McBraddish avoids the body shot from Cope.
McBraddish doesn't manage to clinch there - Cope circles away.
McBraddish throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish moves out of range as Cope strikes.
Cope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBraddish takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McBraddish takes a swing at Cope's ribcage but misses.
Cope pivots, looking for a leg kick but McBraddish is out of range and Cope settles back down.
Cope tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McBraddish swivels and escapes.
McBraddish thows a body shot but no joy.
Cope shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cope looks to land a strike but McBraddish avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
McBraddish is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cope is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McBraddish checks a leg kick.
Cope shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McBraddish as he jumps to the side.
Jab by McBraddish.
McBraddish looks to land a right hand but Cope moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cope throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cope shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cope shoots in looking for a takedown. McBraddish tries to sprawl out of it but Cope keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McBraddish manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnny McBraddish is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cope scores with a jab to the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cope.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Johnny McBraddish did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
McBraddish is looking to clinch.
McBraddish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cope.
McBraddish is looking to wear down Cope with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McBraddish misses with a series of wild punches.
McBraddish misses with a looping left.
McBraddish digs a good body shot into Cope's ribs.
Cope misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cope. McBraddish does a little dance to reset his feet.
McBraddish staying out of range there.
McBraddish misses the shot to the body.
McBraddish tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cope cracks McBraddish with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McBraddish throws a body punch but Cope moves out of range.
McBraddish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cope moves away.
An inside leg kick from Cope misses.
Cope scores with a jab.
Cope shoots in but McBraddish avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBraddish's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cope connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McBraddish scrambles back to his feet.
McBraddish lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McBraddish tries to score with a low kick but Cope moves his leg out of the way.
McBraddish slaps away a takedown attempt from Cope, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McBraddish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBraddish stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McBraddish wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnny McBraddish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Cope.
McBraddish tests Cope's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cope misses with a hook. McBraddish ducked under it nicely.
Cope thows a leg kick but McBraddish checks it
and McBraddish counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McBraddish throws a series of punches but Cope moves out of range.
McBraddish jabs at Cope's body.
Cope thuds a left hand into McBraddish's body.
Cope just misses with a punch to the body.
McBraddish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope throws a front kick aimed at McBraddish's knee but McBraddish avoids it well.
Cope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McBraddish scores with a hook.
McBraddish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cope.
McBraddish throws a low kick but Cope avoids it.
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!
McBraddish feints a jab promting Cope to slip. McBraddish then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cope slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cope misses with a low kick.
A jab from McBraddish misses.
Cope slips a jab and a cross from McBraddish.
McBraddish misses with an uppercut. Cope saw that one coming.
Cope is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McBraddish's half guard.
McBraddish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cope.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cope trying to control the action but McBraddish is working from the bottom.
Cope missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cope not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cope controlling the action here.
Cope looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McBraddish with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McBraddish manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from McBraddish. Cope does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cope looks to land a left hand but McBraddish moved out of range nicely.
McBraddish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBraddish.
McBraddish just misses with a punch to the body.
Cope ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cope takes a swing at McBraddish's ribcage but misses.
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!
Cope slips a jab from McBraddish.
Cope takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McBraddish lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mike Cope will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McBraddish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cope keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cope misses the shot to the body.
McBraddish digs a good hook to Cope's body.
Cope shoots for a takedown but McBraddish saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McBraddish avoids the body shot from Cope.
A good leg kick by McBraddish.
Cope waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McBraddish.
Cope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBraddish.
Cope throws a jab but it's blocked by McBraddish.
Cope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBraddish.
McBraddish stuns Cope with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cope takes one to the chin there.
McBraddish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cope was well out of range. Poor timing from McBraddish.
McBraddish misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Cope does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBraddish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cope.
Cope misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cope scores with the left hand. McBraddish knows he should have avoided that one.
McBraddish dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cope. That did some damage!
Cope slips a jab from McBraddish.
Cope throws a leg kick that is checked
and McBraddish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McBraddish thows a body shot but no joy.
Cope's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cope lands a nice shot to the body.
Cope misses with a leg kick
and McBraddish makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice uppercut there from McBraddish.
Cope looking to score a takedown here. McBraddish is defending well but Cope drives through and ends up in McBraddish's guard.
Cope throws a big right hand that misses.
Cope is looking to work some ground and pound but McBraddish has wrist control.
Johnny McBraddish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope trying to control but McBraddish is working from the bottom.
Cope is looking to work some ground and pound but McBraddish has wrist control.
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.
Cope keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McBraddish's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cope is looking to work some ground and pound but McBraddish has wrist control.
McBraddish keeping moving, preventing Cope from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope throws a big elbow that misses.
Copeis looking to pass into half guard but McBraddish pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now McBraddish is in guard.
McBraddish avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cope working a defensive guard here.
Cope manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McBraddish as he avoids it easily.
Johnny McBraddish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Cope.
Cope thuds his right hand into McBraddish's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cope throws a sloppy head kick and McBraddish moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBraddish. Cope does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cope throws a front kick that sends McBraddish stumbling back into the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Cope 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McBraddish takes a swing at Cope's ribcage but misses.
Cope is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBraddish. Cope does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McBraddish ducks under a wild hook from Cope.
Cope dives in and scores a takedown into McBraddish's guard.
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!
Cope with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Cope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cope 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 46:49
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 46:49
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Cope!
Mike Cope is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Mike Cope made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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