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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between You Lost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cuban Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuban Pope will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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130 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, You Lost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cuban Pope!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lost breaks from the clinch.
Pope is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lost gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lost wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pope keeps working.
Lost stops Pope from getting back to his feet.
Pope manages to get to full guard.
Pope trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pope had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lost defends it easily.
Lost postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lost avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lost decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lost tries to clinch but Pope is having none of it.
Pope swings for the body but Lost moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lost.
Pope misses with an uppercut. Lost saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Pope lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lost doesn't seem phased though.
No luck for Lost with that takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a looping overhand right but Lost ducks down to avoid it.
Lost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pope paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pope throws a poor cross that misses
and Lost counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lost.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lost wants to control from the top but Pope keeps moving.
Pope wants to improve his position but instead Lost has moved into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pope manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pope looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pope working for a triangle but Lost defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lost's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lost might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lost trying to control the position from guard on top but Pope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lost has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lost stopping the sweep attempt from Pope.
Pope working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lost doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lost manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pope can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lost controls the pace.
Pope is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pope is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lost defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope looking for subs off his back but Lost has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pope looks gassed!
Lost frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lost connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lost controlling from mount.
Lost manages to capitalize on a mistake by Pope to take his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
You Lost dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lost wants to clinch up but Pope keeps it at a distance.
Pope throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lost drives through with a takedown into Pope's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lost trying to control the position from guard on top but Pope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pope is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pope looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lost has picked Pope up and slammed him! Pope can't keep hold of the triangle and Lost manages to pass to side control!
You Lost overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lost trying to control the action but Pope is working from the bottom.
Lost lands a few punches from side control.
Pope tries to bench press Lost off him but Lost keeps the position.
Check out the look on Lost's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pope tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope is trying to work for a sweep but Lost has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pope is squirming around, avoiding Lost's attempts to control the action.
Lost landing strikes from the mount and Pope is in trouble!
Lost looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pope slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pope wants to improve his position but Lost is controlling well.
Pope gets back to full guard.
Pope tries to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lost in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pope is striking but Lost is not phased and passes to half guard.
Pope manages to get to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lost passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Pope is staying active underneath Lost, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pope gets back to full guard.
Pope looking for a guillotine here but Lost defends easily.
Pope looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lost passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lost tries to pass to full mount but Pope defends it.
Pope throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pope flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pope tries to roll over but Lost keeps him under control.
Pope is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lost pulls his head out easily.
Pope is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope trying to get back to full guard but Lost takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Pope wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Lost controlling well, preventing Pope from escaping the position.
Lost scores with punches and elbows.
Pope is really stuck here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lost is looking to control Pope but Pope is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lost is really struggling to control Pope but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cuban Pope will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lost scores with a takedown into Pope's guard.
Pope had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lost defends it easily.
Pope throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lost escapes and throws Pope's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lost gets to mount! Pope was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Pope swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pope is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pope takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lost lands a nice shot to the head.
Lost takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pope working to try and regain half guard.
Pope swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pope manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pope looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pope is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lost jumps into side control!
Pope is trying to get back to half guard.
Lost has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pope!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lost controlling from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pope can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lost looking to control but Pope is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pope is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lost punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope is working to get back to half guard.
Pope is squirming around, avoiding Lost's attempts to control the action.
Pope is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lost lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lost looking to control but Pope is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lost landing punches.
Pope is trying to escape the mount.
Pope is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pope tries to improve his position but instead Lost has taken his back!
Lost trying to control momentarily.
Pope preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lost.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope is trying to break free.
Lost is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pope knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pope for a finish.
Lost controlling well, preventing Pope from escaping the position.
Pope manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lost's guard. Nice work there by Pope.
Pope postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lost avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to You Lost.
Well Lost 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... You Lost!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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