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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thurman Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brighton Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brighton Baxter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thurman Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brighton Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter tries to clinch but Pope moves away
and Pope counters with a two punch combo.
Baxter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baxter closes the distance but Pope moves to the side
and Pope counters with a nice body shot.
Baxter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baxter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pope counters with a two punch combo.
Baxter has his takedown stuffed
and Pope counters with a head kick. That will keep Baxter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Left hook, right uppercut from Pope.
Baxter misses with a combination
and Pope counters with a left and a right that stings Baxter.
Pope circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baxter fails with the takedown
letting Pope counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Pope.
Baxter has his takedown stuffed
and Pope counters with a big head kick but Baxter shrugs it off.
Thurman Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brighton Baxter.
Baxter darts in looking for a takedown but Pope gets double underhooks and turns Baxter into the cage.
Baxter wants a takedown.
Pope drags the fight down to the ground.
Pope might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pope is on top in guard.
Baxter looks winded!
Pope distracts Baxter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope wants to stand but Baxter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Baxter trying to keep a closed guard but Pope is proving a slippery customer.
Pope postures up in Baxter's guard and throws a big left but Baxter blocks it.
Baxter throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pope really is a fat lump.
Pope postures up.
Baxter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pope scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pope has passed into half guard!
Pope is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Baxter defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter trying to control but Pope postures up.
Pope prevents Baxter from standing back up.
Pope working Baxter over with strikes.
Baxter has hold of Pope's hands but Pope slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pope landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pope working the head and body with strikes.
Pope missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pope is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pope working over Baxter with some ground and pound. Baxter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baxter wants to get back to full guard but Pope has mounted him!
Baxter defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pope.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pope cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
Baxter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pope looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pope prevents Baxter from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope dominating with strikes here.
Pope raining down shots from the mount!
Baxter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thurman Pope dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Baxter moves out of range easily.
Baxter tries for a takedown but Pope sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Baxter fails with the takedown
and Pope counters with a left and a right that stings Baxter.
Baxter fails with the takedown
and Pope counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thurman Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brighton Baxter.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baxter.
Pope misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Baxter. Those never looked like landing.
Baxter is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter avoids the head kick by Pope.
Baxter has his takedown stuffed
and Pope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baxter avoids the head kick by Pope.
Baxter closes the distance but Pope moves to the side
and Baxter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope clobbers Baxter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baxter closes the distance but Pope moves to the side
and Baxter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pope moves into the clinch successfully.
Pope escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pope tries to bum rush Baxter with a series of wild strikes but Baxter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Pope.
Some wild striking there from Pope.
Pope changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Pope. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws out a loose jab but Baxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baxter shoots in looking for a takedown. Pope tries to sprawl out of it but Baxter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pope manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brighton Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope misses with a head kick.
Pope blocks a low kick nicely.
Thurman Pope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baxter moves to clinch but Pope breaks away
and Baxter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thurman Pope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baxter dodges the punch combination from Pope.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a lazy right hand but Baxter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baxter misses with a leg kick.
Baxter tries to land a front kick but Pope steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baxter misses with a double jab.
Pope throws a head kick that Baxter semi-blocks.
Baxter fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Pope.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thurman Pope dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pope misses with a double jab.
Pope scores with a shot to the body.
Baxter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baxter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pope is able to avoid easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baxter.
Baxter throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Baxter wants to clinch
and Pope counters with a right hand to the body.
Pope slips a jab and a cross from Baxter.
Baxter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pope jabs Baxter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baxter circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Pope.
Baxter fails with the takedown
and Pope counters with a series of strikes. Baxter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thurman Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brighton Baxter.
Pope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pope blocks the body kick.
Baxter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Baxter blocks a head kick by Pope.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baxter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baxter is looking to clinch.
Pope misses with a two punch combination.
Baxter lands with a right hand.
Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baxter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pope as he jumps to the side.
Baxter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pope moves into the clinch.
Pope manages to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pope keeping moving, preventing Baxter from controlling successfully.
Brighton Baxter has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pope lands with a shot to the body.
Baxter misses with a head kick.
Pope darts in and clinches Baxter up against the cage.
Pope is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Baxter to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pope takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Baxter trying to control the position but instead, Pope has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baxter into the cage.
Pope manages to break the clinch.
Baxter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baxter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pope.
Baxter wants to clinch
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brighton Baxter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thurman Pope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baxter tries to keep at a distance but Pope has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thurman 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thurman Pope!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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