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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cuban Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juscelino Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cuban Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juscelino Junior!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pope tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pope just content to control the position.
The ground and pound from Pope seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pope is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Junior is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pope looking to ground and pound but Junior is blocking nicely.
Pope sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Junior avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pope.
Pope controlling the pace for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junior avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pope.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope controlling from the full mount.
Junior wants to hold on but Pope pushes him away.
Pope looking to finish with strikes here!
Pope unloads with some shots from mount but Junior bucks and avoids them well.
Pope really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Junior in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pope takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pope looking to ground and pound but Junior is blocking nicely.
Pope throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pope controlling from the full mount.
Pope looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pope controlling the pace for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope punching from mount but Junior doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pope's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cuban Pope wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pope.
Junior looks gassed!
Pope is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Junior is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Junior striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Junior's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Junior is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Junior knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Junior is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pope connects with a decent elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pope.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cuban Pope dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pope drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pope controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pope lands a couple of digs.
Pope controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cuban Pope overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pope pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Junior is keeping the position for now.
Cuban Pope has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Some wild striking there from Junior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Junior on his heels. He'll look to pass Junior's guard now, I'm sure.
Junior is breathing heavily.
Pope throwing strikes but missing.
Pope slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pope passes into half guard.
Pope not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pope not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, if Pope is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pope will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Junior won't allow Pope to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pope thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pope thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Junior's head.
Pope perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pope not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pope wants to free his trapped foot but Junior is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Junior walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pope manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Junior on his heels. He'll look to pass Junior's guard now, I'm sure.
Pope is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope postures up.
Pope controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pope throws a big right hand that misses.
Pope is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pope gets the takedown into side control.
Pope is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Junior can do to turn this around?
Pope in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pope landing a few strikes.
Pope moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pope looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Junior is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cuban Pope dominated that second round.
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.
Pope clinches up against the cage.
Pope is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pope gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Pope perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pope thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Junior's head.
Pope is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Junior doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pope.
Junior wants to sweep but Pope has passed to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope tries to score with some ground and pound. Junior controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pope tries to score with some ground and pound. Junior controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Pope.
Pope moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Junior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pope is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Junior is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pope is staying tight to Junior's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Pope working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Junior's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pope postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Junior regains half guard, as Pope was trying to land strikes.
Pope missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pope thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, if Pope is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pope not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pope controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cuban Pope wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pope bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pope remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Pope misses with the ground and pound.
Pope throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Junior being controlled for a moment.
Pope tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Junior, who protects the arm well.
Pope in side control, throwing shots but Junior defends.
Pope controls the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on Pope's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pope is staying tight to Junior's torso, preventing him from escaping.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ground and pound from Pope seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Juscelino Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cuban Pope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pope moves into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cuban Pope showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pope 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cuban Pope!
A less than humble Cuban Pope misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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