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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dean Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson has chosen 6 foot 7 foot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Drake Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson stuffs the takedown.
Dawson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
Pope closes the distance and clinches up with Dawson, looking for a takedown. Pope pushes Dawson against the cage but Dawson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dawson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pope.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pope.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Pope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pope fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dawson throws a right and a left that Pope avoids nicely.
Pope shoots and misses
and Dawson counters with a two punch combo.
Pope showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawson.
Dawson misses with the combination.
A left lands for Dawson.
Pope with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dawson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pope is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pope checks a low kick from Dawson.
Dawson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pope fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pope is breathing heavily.
Dawson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pope counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dawson.
Pope tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dawson swivels and escapes.
Dawson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dawson throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.
Dawson throws a series of punches but Pope moves out of range.
Dawson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dawson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pope eats them both and turns towards Dawson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pope fails with a takedown attempt.
Dawson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pope circles away quickly and effectively.
Pope throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dawson's waist but Dawson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pope off to one side.
Dawson lands with a nice combination. Pope backs away looking to recover.
Pope misses with a takedown
and Dawson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pope's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pope's head.
Dawson controlling from the top position.
Pope has his foot on Dawson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dawson works his way back into a safe position though.
Dawson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pope. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pope had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dawson defends it easily.
Pope has a closed guard, preventing Dawson from standing up.
Pope escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dawson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dawson stopping the sweep attempt from Pope.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pope swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope working for a triangle but Dawson defends it easily.
Dawson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dawson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pope has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dawson has managed to get both his arms back between Pope's legs - danger averted.
Pope has a closed guard, preventing Dawson from standing up.
Pope is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dawson defends well.
Dawson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pope, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pope counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dawson lands with a slapping head kick.
Pope fails with a takedown attempt.
Pope tries to clinch up but Dawson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dawson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dawson works over Pope's head and body with a nice combination.
Drake Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope shoots in looking for a takedown. Dawson tries to sprawl out of it but Pope keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dawson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dawson lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawson connects with a leg kick. Pope looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dawson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pope.
Dawson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dawson misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Dawson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pope shoots for a double leg takedown but Dawson sprawls well. He's pushed Pope's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pope shoots in but Dawson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dawson tries a head kick but it misses.
Pope fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Pope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pope takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dawson scores with a three punch combo!
Pope takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dawson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dawson wants it to stay on the feet.
Dawson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pope takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pope shoots for a double leg takedown but Dawson sprawls well. He's pushed Pope's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drake Dawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dawson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dawson!
Dawson clinches up against the cage.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawson blocks a body shot from Pope.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Dawson.
Dawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
Dawson throws a series of strikes that have Pope backpedaling.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dawson scores with a head kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dawson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pope fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawson.
Dawson misses with a few strikes there.
Dawson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Dawson tries to break the clinch but Pope is controlling the position.
Dawson wants to get back to striking at distance but Pope won't allow it.
A short right from Pope on the inside.
Pope taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pope stalling in the clinch but Dawson improves position.
Pope is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dawson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pope tries a knee to the head but Dawson blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Dawson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
Dawson looks to land a combination but Pope avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Dawson misses with a low kick.
Dawson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dawson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pope shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dawson as he avoids it easily.
Pope gets caught flat footed, as Dawson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pope has his foot on Dawson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dawson works his way back into a safe position though.
Pope is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dawson defends well.
Dawson landing with the ground and pound.
Pope has a closed guard, preventing Dawson from standing up.
Pope looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pope is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pope thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope working for a triangle but Dawson defends it easily.
Dawson is looking to stand up but Pope won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dawson defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Dawson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pope showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawson.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dawson moves away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pope. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dawson looks to land a combination but Pope avoids it well.
Dawson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pope takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pope misses with a takedown attempt - Dawson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dawson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pope eats them both and turns towards Dawson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dawson misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dawson.
Dawson stuffs the takedown attempt from Pope. Pope gets slowly back to his feet.
Dawson misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dawson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dawson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Pope walks into a left hand.
Pope misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Pope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pope showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawson.
Nice takedown defense from Dawson. No joy for Pope on that attempt.
Pope is looking to wear down Dawson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dawson tries to bum rush Pope with a series of wild strikes but Pope uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dawson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dawson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pope's legs.
Pope sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pope is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dawson blocks the strikes from Pope.
Dean Pope overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pope taking some punishment here, with Dawson in his half guard.
Dawson is looking to take a break and control but Pope is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pope actively working from the bottom here.
Dawson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Pope looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to roll over but Dawson keeps him under control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pope trying to control here.
Pope gets full guard.
Pope looking to control.
Dawson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pope has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dawson has managed to get both his arms back between Pope's legs - danger averted.
Pope is trying to keep Dawson in close.
Pope looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dawson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dawson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is looking to stand up but Pope won't let him.
Dawson is looking to work some ground and pound but Pope has wrist control.
Dawson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pope has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dawson has managed to get both his arms back between Pope's legs - danger averted.
Dawson trying to control but Pope is working from the bottom.
Pope is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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!
Dawson stays in close to Pope's body and controls the position.
Dean Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dawson wants to stand but Pope is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope pushes a forearm under Dawson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Dawson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dean Pope!
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