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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aimo Pamaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Pope has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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153 lbs
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aimo Pamaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Pope!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope throws a looping overhand right but Pamaus ducks down to avoid it.
Pamaus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Popes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pamaus lands a nice hook to Pope's body. Pope takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pamaus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pope tries to clinch but Pamaus is having none of it.
Pope is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pamaus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pope momentarily.
Pope takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pope has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pamaus finds it's way round the side to connect with Pope's head.
Pope is rocked!
Pope scores with a body shot.
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!
Pamaus slips a jab from Pope.
Pamaus throws a wild body kick that Pope sees coming a mile off.
Pamaus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pope checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good work by Pamaus as he checks the leg kick.
Pamaus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope avoids a kick to the body.
Pope defending well as Pamaus loads up on a big left hand.
Pope swings widly with a right hand
and Pamaus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pope lands the left hand.
Pope lands a body shot.
Pamaus slips under a jab.
Pamaus connects with a body shot that sends Pope's belly button to the back.
Pope takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pamaus lands a jab to Pope's midsection.
Pope misses with a hook. Pamaus ducked under it nicely.
Pope takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Pamaus blocks the leg kick.
Pope tries to clinch there but Pamaus circles away.
Pamaus throws a body kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Pamaus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pope misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Pamaus.
Pamaus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pamaus throws a nice head kick!
Pope moves in looking to clinch but Pamaus pushes him off.
Pamaus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pope's calf.
Pope checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pope misses with a body kick.
We've been told by Pamaus's head coaches at KO Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pamaus misses with a body kick.
Pamaus scores with a nice strike.
Pope moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Pope on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pamaus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pope keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pamaus.
Pamaus moves away from the strike by Pope.
Pamaus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pope tries to clinch there but Pamaus circles away.
Pope wants to land a leg kick but Pamaus is out of range.
Pamaus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus throws a head kick that misses.
Pamaus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pamaus swats away the attempt to clinch by Pope.
Pamaus just misses with a punch to the body.
Pamaus cracks the inside of Pope's front leg.
Pamaus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pope is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A jab lands there for Pamaus.
Nice jab there from Pamaus.
The fighters circling - Pope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pope clinches up with Pamaus and pushes him back against the cage.
Pamaus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pamaus.
Pope looks to score with a jab to the body but Pamaus is just out of range.
Pope chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pamaus misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pamaus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pope in his tracks.
Pamaus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pope on the side of the head.
Pope connects with a nice looking jab.
Pope pushes Pamaus up against the cage in a clinch.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Pamaus.
Pamaus scores with a shot to the side of Pope's head.
Pope is still on wobbly legs! Can Pamaus finish him?
Pope landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pope seems to have recovered his senses.
Pope digs a right hand underneath Pamaus's ribcage. Pamaus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pamaus stalling.
Pope throws a punch but it's blocked by Pamaus.
Pope lands a hook that snaps the head of Pamaus backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pope working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Pope.
Pope lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pamaus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aimo Pamaus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pamaus.
Pope avoids the head kick by Pamaus.
Pamaus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab from Pamaus.
Pope fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pamaus, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pamaus.
Pamaus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pamaus prevents a body shot from Pope.
Pope's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Pamaus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pamaus lands with a right to the head.
Pamaus working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pamaus is trying to break free.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Pamaus controls his hands.
Pope tries to land knees in the clinch but Pamaus avoids the damage to the body.
Pamaus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pope looking to throw knees to the head but Pamaus is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamaus lands a hook that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Pamaus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pamaus.
Pamaus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pope can do to turn this around?
Pope misses with a wild body shot.
Pope misses with a body kick.
Aimo Pamaus is winning the standup battle so far.
Pamaus throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Pope misses with a two punch combination.
Pope loads up on a big right hand but Pamaus slips the punch.
Pope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pamaus manages to avoid it.
Pamaus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pope just manages to avoid it.
A jab from Pamaus does it's job there.
Pamaus swats away the attempt to clinch by Pope.
Pamaus is looking to land body kicks.
Pope fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pope gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pamaus throws a looping overhand right but Pope ducks down to avoid it.
Pope with the counter takedown but Pamaus avoids it easily.
Pamaus defending well as Pope loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pamaus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pamaus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pope.
Pamaus lands a jab to the nose.
Donk. Pamaus catches Pope right on the button with a cross.
Pamaus scores with a kick to the body.
Pamaus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pope.
Pamaus throws a head kick that misses.
Pamaus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pope throws a one two combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pope.
Pope looks to clinch
and Pamaus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice body kick from Pamaus.
Nice shot by Pamaus.
Pamaus connects with a leg kick. Pope looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pope moves out of range of the body kick from Pamaus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus lands the left hand.
Pamaus throws a right hand that Pope ducks under and follows up with a left that Pope also avoids with ease.
Pope misses with a body shot
and Pamaus counters with a stiff right hand.
Pope motions for Pamaus to come forward. Pope throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pamaus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pamaus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pamaus misses with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pamaus.
Pope takes one to the chin there.
Pope moves into the clinch successfully.
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pamaus breaks from the clinch.
Pope misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pamaus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pope just manages to avoid it.
Pamaus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pope in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pamaus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pamaus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pope looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pope throws an off balance right hand
and Pamaus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pamaus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pamaus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pamaus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pamaus misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pamaus checks a leg kick.
Pamaus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pamaus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pope swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pamaus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pope has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from Pope misses.
Pamaus throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.
Pope fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pamaus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aimo Pamaus dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Pamaus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pope moves forwards but Pamaus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pamaus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pope.
Pope misses the shot to the body.
Pamaus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch lands to the side of Pope 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Pope.
Pamaus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pope's hands.
Pope chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pamaus can pounce on him.
Pamaus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pamaus looks for the body kick but Pope saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pamaus.
Pope tries to clinch up but Pamaus circles away and keeps his distance.
As Pope backs away, Pamaus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pope takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pope throws an overhand right that lands on Pamaus's shoulder, as Pamaus tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Pope misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamaus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pope connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pamaus momentarily.
The fighters circling - Pamaus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pamaus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pamaus connects with an inside leg kick.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch but Pamaus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Pamaus circles away.
Pamaus throws a head kick that half lands.
Pamaus throws out a leg kick but Pope moves out of range and Pamaus only half commits.
Pamaus misses with an uppercut. Pope saw that one coming.
Pope now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pamaus scores with a jab.
Pamaus walks into a stiff left hand from Pope.
Pamaus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pope's calf.
Pope fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pamaus takes a step back to recover.
Jan Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus connects with a right hand. Pope shakes it off.
Pamaus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pope lands with a thumping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Pamaus. Beautiful body shot.
Pamaus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pamaus scores with a push kick.
Pamaus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pope to score with a decent uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pope crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pamaus - the referee stops the clock and Pope gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pamaus. Pope manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pamaus swats away the attempt to clinch by Pope.
Pope misses with a two punch combination.
Pope has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pamaus.
Pope misses the body punch
and Pamaus counters with a good, hard body kick but Pope shrugs it off.
Pamaus thumps Pope with a low kick.
Pope on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pamaus. Pamaus obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pamaus circles away quickly and effectively.
Pamaus lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pamaus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pope takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pope blocks the body kick.
Pope on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pope throws a body shot but no joy.
Pamaus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pope takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pope has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pamaus.
Pope has closed the distance and engaged Pamaus in a clinch.
Pamaus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pamaus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pamaus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pamaus lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pamaus lands a nice looking body kick.
Pope on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pamaus circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to clinch up.
Pamaus tried to counter with a leg kick but Pope avoided it.
Pamaus lands a right hook to the body.
Pamaus slips under a jab from Pope.
Pamaus is looking to slow Pope down with leg kicks.
Pamaus scores with a hook to the body. Pope takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pope takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pamaus lands a nice looking body kick.
Pope on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aimo Pamaus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pope shoots in for a takedown but Pamaus shows good takedown defense.
Good leg kick by Pamaus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pamaus lands a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pamaus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Pamaus.
Pamaus punishes Pope's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aimo Pamaus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pamaus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aimo Pamaus!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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