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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harald Hildetand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hildetand comes to the cage accompanied by Amon Amarth - Twillight of the Thunder God. Harald Hildetand has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harald Hildetand!
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, Jan Pope!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Hildetand.
Hildetand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Hildetand does it's job there.
Pope shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hildetand eats them both and turns towards Pope to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A right-left combo lands from Hildetand.
Pope is rocked!
It looks like Jan Pope has been cut.
Hildetand fails to land with a series of punches.
Pope is still on wobbly legs! Can Hildetand finish him?
Hildetand scores with a nice strike.
Pope closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pope lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hildetand works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pope seems to have recovered his senses.
Pope won't allow Hildetand to sweep him here.
Hildetand is trying to keep Pope in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope trying to move into half guard but instead Hildetand has managed to sweep!
Pope seems keen to control Hildetand's posture.
Pope wants to sweep but no luck.
Pope bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hildetand's guard.
Pope with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pope throws an elbow that misses. Hildetand uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pope's guard. Nice move by Hildetand!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pope holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hildetand accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hildetand pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pope is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 pulling down on Hildetand's head. It's preventing any offense from Hildetand, at least for the moment.
Jan Pope has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pope lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hildetand misses with a two punch combination.
Harald Hildetand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hildetand displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hildetand tries to bum rush Pope with a series of wild strikes but Pope uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pope dodges the punch combination from Hildetand.
Pope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hildetand.
Hildetand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Pope scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pope looks to score with a jab to the body but Hildetand is just out of range.
Jan Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hildetand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pope.
Pope throws a shot from downtown. Hildetand moves away and avoids it.
Hildetand lands a two punch combo.
Pope moves into the clinch.
Hildetand tries to circle away but Pope has him pinned against the cage.
Pope misses with a punch to the body.
Pope controlling the action here for a moment.
Pope lands a body punch.
Hildetand has had enough of the clinch but Pope keeps him there for the moment.
Hildetand is trying to force a seperation but Pope has the dominant position.
Hildetand wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Come on Pope - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hildetand's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hildetand is trying to break the clinch but Pope is controlling him.
Hildetand wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pope holding his opponent close, against the cage.
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!
Pope lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Hildetand's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pope prevents Hildetand from breaking the clinch.
Hildetand has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pope trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pope looks to land a right hand but Hildetand moved out of range.
Hildetand misses with a series of wild punches.
Pope drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jan Pope will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jan Pope's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hildetand misses with a two punch combination.
Hildetand misses with a two punch combination.
Hildetand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pope.
Harald Hildetand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hildetand ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.
Hildetand misses with the combination.
Pope throws a nice looking combination but Hildetand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hildetand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pope.
No joy there for Hildetand, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hildetand misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hildetand defending well as Pope loads up on a big left hand.
Hildetand lands with a hook. Pope tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hildetand doesn't seem bothered though.
Hildetand misses the jab.
Pope stalks Hildetand and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hildetand's face. Hildetand staggers backwards, shaken.
Pope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hildetand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hildetand throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Pope misses.
Pope takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice shot lands for Pope.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
Pope scores with the left hand. Hildetand knows he should have avoided that one.
Pope misses with a hook. Hildetand ducked under it nicely.
Pope misses with a right hand
and Hildetand counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pope misses with a hook.
Pope misses the shot to the body.
Hildetand connects with a single shot there.
Pope on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hildetand moves away.
Harald Hildetand is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Hildetand misses with a body shot.
Pope takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some wild striking there from Hildetand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hildetand. Pope does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hildetand drops Pope with a left and a right! Oh, Pope is hurt - Hildetand dives into side control looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Pope's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hildetand throwing strikes but Pope manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Pope landing a few strikes.
Pope working the head and body with strikes.
Pope thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pope thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope scoring with punches and elbows.
Pope laying and praying for a moment but Hildetand takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hildetand is staying active underneath Pope, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hildetand has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pope is working away from the top position though.
Hildetand has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hildetand is refusing to be controlled, as Pope sits in half guard.
Pope throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope is taking a breather. Hildetand says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pope missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pope landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pope sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hildetand defending well though.
Pope lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pope sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hildetand defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Harald Hildetand will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jan Pope's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hildetand gets cracked there but stands up to it.
No joy there for Hildetand, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hildetand throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.
Pope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hildetand moves out of range as Pope strikes.
Pope scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pope uses his free foot to push down on Hildetand's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hildetand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hildetand?
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!
Pope with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hildetand sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pope missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hildetand missing with punches from the bottom.
Pope throwing shots but Hildetand is blocking nicely.
Pope scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pope passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hildetand sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope is trying to control. Hildetand wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pope looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hildetand with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pope is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pope passes to side control.
Pope with the ground and pound but Hildetand regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hildetand is looking to control Pope's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hildetand avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hildetand's head.
Pope moves into full mount! Hildetand won't be happy about that!
Pope landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pope punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hildetand is in a horrible position here. Pope smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jan Pope has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pope is landing with some decent strikes but Hildetand is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hildetand regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hildetand is just riding it out for now. Pope eventually gives up the hold.
Hildetand flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pope trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Pope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pope 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Pope!
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