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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbie Brawler will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pope.
Brawler slips a straight right by Pope.
Brawler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brawler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pope fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brawler checks it well.
Pope connects with a nice looking jab.
Pope looks to score with a jab to the body but Brawler is just out of range.
Pope seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pope lands a jab to Brawler's midsection.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Brawler.
Brawler cracks Pope with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pope is looking to slow Brawler down with leg kicks.
Brawler throws a right and a left that Pope avoids nicely.
Brawler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pope turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pope with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pope throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brawler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pope. Brawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pope throws a lazy uppercut
and Brawler counters with a two punch combo.
Brawler missing with a left hand there. Pope was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pope rushes Brawler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brawler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brawler is trying to break free.
Brawler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brawler tries to circle away but Pope has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Brawler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pope breaks from the clinch.
Pope clobbers Brawler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pope throws a poor cross that misses
and Brawler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Brawler misses with the combination.
Pope lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brawler takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a right and a left that Brawler avoids nicely.
Brawler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pope.
Pope misses with a body shot.
Brawler lands a nice shot that snaps Pope's head back.
Pope is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brawler throws a nice looking combination but Pope bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Brawler is out of range.
Pope throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pope scores with a nice head shot.
Brawler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brawler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brawler connects with a single shot there.
Pope lands a nice hook to Brawler's body. Brawler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler scores with a body shot.
Brawler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pope circles away quickly and effectively.
Robbie Brawler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Pope. Those never looked like landing.
Brawler jabs Pope to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pope misses the shot to the body.
Brawler misses with a hook.
Pope misses the jab.
Nice cross by Pope.
Pope is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brawler takes a swing at Pope's ribcage but misses.
Pope lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brawler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brawler looks winded!
Brawler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pope misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pope lands a really nice looking cross but Brawler seems unphased.
Pope lands a head shot.
Pope throws a body punch but Brawler moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Pope misses the target.
Jan Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope cracks the inside of Brawler's front leg.
Pope looks to score with a jab to the body but Brawler is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pope. That's going to slow Brawler down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope lands with a nice body punch.
Brawler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pope sizes up Brawler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Brawler misses.
Pope throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Pope misses.
Pope lands a nice hook to Brawler's body. Brawler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brawler throws a series of strikes that have Pope backpedaling.
Pope thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pope walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brawler just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan 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 feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brawler's calf.
Pope scores with a leg kick.
Jab from Pope.
The fighters circling - Brawler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pope throws a poor cross that misses
and Brawler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brawler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pope counters with a series of strikes. Brawler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brawler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Pope.
Jan Pope is winning the standup battle so far.
Brawler blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Brawler.
Pope connects with a crisp jab.
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 misses the shot to the body.
Brawler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pope misses with an uppercut.
Pope misses the jab.
Brawler misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brawler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.
Pope is looking to slow Brawler down with leg kicks.
Pope misses with a body shot
and Brawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brawler doesn't seem bothered though.
Brawler scores with a hook.
Pope works the jab nicely.
Pope loads up on a big right hand but Brawler slips the punch.
Pope has a takedown stuffed.
Pope misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Brawler misses its intended target.
Brawler throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Pope.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler takes a swing at Pope's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Pope misses its intended target.
Pope throws a body punch but Brawler moves out of range.
Brawler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brawler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pope stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope throws a body punch but Brawler moves out of range.
Pope shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brawler as he avoids it easily.
Pope moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pope misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Brawler - just one landing.
Pope moves into the clinch successfully.
Pope escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pope thuds his right hand into Brawler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pope manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brawler on his heels. He'll look to pass Brawler's guard now, I'm sure.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brawler wants to stand but Pope is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brawler's head.
Pope has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pope throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brawler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brawler is breathing heavily.
Pope postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pope passes into half guard.
Brawler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pope prevents Brawler from standing back up.
Pope working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pope working the head and body with strikes.
Pope wants to take a breather but Brawler is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brawler keeps working.
Pope not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brawler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pope wants to take a breather but Brawler is having none of it.
Brawler looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pope thows a huge punch but Brawler dodges it nicely.
Brawler holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Pope has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brawler can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Pope dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brawler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pope scores with a head kick. Brawler tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Brawler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pope throws a big shot that misses.
Brawler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brawler lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brawler.
Pope misses with a left hand
and Brawler counters with a stiff right hand.
Brawler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pope throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pope lands a leg kick that knocks Brawler off balance momentarily.
Pope catches Brawler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pope manages to avoid it.
Brawler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brawler misses with a few strikes there.
Brawler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pope lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pope counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pope thows a body kick. Brawler tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brawler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brawler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pope.
Pope dips to his left and cracks Brawler with an uppercut!
Brawler misses with a series of wild punches.
Pope throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brawler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pope is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pope lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pope misses with a straight left.
Pope misses with a hook.
Brawler walks into a straight right hand from Pope.
Pope looks to land a combination but Brawler avoids it well.
Brawler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pope can pounce on him.
Robbie Brawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler blocks a jab.
Pope scores with a one two! Brawler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brawler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pope.
The fighters circling - Pope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pope throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pope.
Pope scores with the left hand. Brawler knows he should have avoided that one.
Brawler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brawler scores with a jab to the body.
Pope comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pope misses with a hook. Brawler ducked under it nicely.
Pope misses with a hook
and Brawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pope buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brawler defending well as Pope loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope scores with a body shot.
Pope getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pope misses with a straight right.
Pope fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brawler thuds a left hand into Pope's body.
Pope wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brawler.
Brawler misses with a body shot.
Pope scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brawler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brawler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pope takes a swing at Brawler's ribcage but misses.
Pope lands an overhand right.
Pope explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope catches Brawler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pope scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope cracks Brawler with an open hand slap.
Robbie Brawler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brawler throws a nice looking combination but Pope bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jan Pope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slow jab from Pope misses its intended target.
Pope uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brawler has time to react.
Pope looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brawler tries to bum rush Pope with a series of wild strikes but Pope uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pope lunges at Brawler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brawler's hand.
Brawler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brawler staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pope, right into the meat.
Pope connects with a leg kick. Brawler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Pope!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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