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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilmo kolho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kolho comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC: Hells Bells. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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267 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilmo kolho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesus Pope!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kolho shoots in looking for a takedown. Pope tries to sprawl out of it but kolho 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.
kolho moves in looking to clinch but Pope pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by kolho or perhaps it was just good defense by Pope which made him look bad.
Pope keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilmo kolho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
Pope feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
kolho on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if kolho tries to get out of the position.
kolho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
kolho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pope wants to get back to full guard.
kolho wants to pass to mount but Pope is defending the position.
kolho looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pope lands with a few short shots to the body.
Pope tries to get to full guard but kolho has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pope manages to get to full guard.
kolho has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pope is proving hard to escape from.
Pope throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
kolho throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
kolho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pope as he jumps to the side.
kolho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but kolho moves away.
Pope takes the fight into the clinch.
kolho pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pope taking a breather.
kolho drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pope gets the underhooks and prevents it.
kolho has picked Pope up - he's going for a ride! kolho dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
kolho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pope wants to improve his position but kolho is controlling well.
Pope regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pope scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Pope is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
kolho stands up from Pope's guard - kolho perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pope shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pope showed some decent athleticism there.
kolho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope working kolho over with strikes.
kolho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pope throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope trying to control the action but kolho is working from the bottom.
kolho tries to get to full guard but Pope has control of the leg.
kolho is looking to control Pope's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can kolho avoid being mounted?
kolho is breathing heavily.
Pope wants to lay and pray for a moment but kolho keeps working.
kolho has hold of Pope's hands but Pope slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. kolho manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pope with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pope sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed kolho's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
kolho trying to control here.
Pope is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pope is nestled in close to kolho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pope lands a nice short elbow.
Pope is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pope is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
kolho is not content to let Pope control the position.
Ground and pound from Pope.
kolho is looking to control Pope's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can kolho avoid being mounted?
kolho has hold of Pope's hands but Pope slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pope is looking to take a break and control but kolho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
kolho tries to roll over but Pope keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Pope dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pope cracks a nice hook into kolho's ribs.
Pope gets a clinch.
kolho tries for a takedown but Pope manages to get underhooks.
Pope drops down looking for an ankle pick but kolho pulls his leg out and moves away.
kolho scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pope is looking for a sweep.
kolho tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
kolho postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jesus Pope has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pope is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked kolho off and has taken his back!
Pope softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Pope is hanging on to kolho's back as he tries to escape.
Pope is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
kolho trying to control the hands but Pope won't let him.
Pope has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kolho rolls, trying to escape but Pope keeps control of the position.
kolho trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
kolho covers up after that shot from Pope.
kolho rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
kolho taking some punishment here, with Pope in his half guard.
Pope is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pope is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pope lands with some vicious ground and pound - can kolho hang on?
Pope lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
kolho in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pope lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope punishing his opponent with strikes.
kolho tries to hold on but Pope pushes him away.
Pope punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope landing punches.
kolho takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pope working away from the top, dropping strikes.
kolho takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pope scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish kolho?
Pope punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pope working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pope prevents kolho from getting the reversal.
Pope scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish kolho?
kolho is in all sorts of trouble here.
kolho is in a horrible position here. Pope smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
kolho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
kolho really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope scoring with strikes but kolho is staying in there.
kolho is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pope landing strikes from the mount and kolho is in trouble!
Pope is working for a guillotine from mount but kolho frees his head quite easily.
kolho working to try and regain half guard.
kolho taking shots to the head.
Pope lands a nice shot to the head.
Pope fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
kolho manages to regain half guard. Good work.
kolho is looking for a sweep. Pope is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pope works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pope landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pope landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Pope.
Pope lands with some vicious ground and pound - can kolho hang on?
kolho is trying to escape the mount.
Pope scoring with strikes but kolho is staying in there.
Pope dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope with a couple of short strikes.
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 avoids the attempt from kolho to control.
Pope scoring with strikes but kolho is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Pope showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pope closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pope working over kolho with some ground and pound. kolho looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
kolho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pope scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pope working over kolho with some ground and pound. kolho looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
kolho is looking for a sweep. Pope is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pope missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pope landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
kolho taking some punishment here, with Pope in his half guard.
Pope trying to control the action but kolho is working from the bottom.
kolho is looking to escape.
Pope moves nicely into side control.
Pope scores with punches from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pope trying to control the action but kolho is working from the bottom.
Pope is working kolho over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope working the ground and pound from side control.
Pope working the body and head with strikes.
Pope wants to lay and pray for a moment but kolho keeps working.
You can see the frustration on kolho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pope in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pope has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pope blocks the strikes from kolho.
kolho tries to improve position but can't.
kolho manages to get back to half guard.
kolho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pope scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
kolho is trying to control but can't.
Pope scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kolho has hold of Pope's hands but Pope slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
kolho wants to control but Pope is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pope is keen to just control but kolho is a slippery customer.
Pope blocks the strikes from kolho.
kolho is trying to get back to full guard.
kolho is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pope has closed the distance and engaged kolho in a clinch.
Pope stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting on Pope's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Pope looks to throw an elbow but misses.
kolho is trying to drag Pope to the mat but Pope just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pope leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kolho fails to pull guard.
Pope stalling.
Pope wants to break free but kolho has control.
Pope wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pope has picked kolho up - he's going for a ride! Pope dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Pope scoring with strikes to the body and head.
kolho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now kolho is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pope is on top in guard.
kolho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope scoring with some ground and pound.
Pope stands up over kolho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pope working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of kolho's head.
Pope postures up and lands a big shot to kolho's brow.
Pope preventing the sweep.
kolho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pope is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ilmo kolho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pope tries to free his leg and advance position but kolho is retaining full guard.
kolho striking from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pope throws a jab but it's blocked by kolho.
Pope shoots in and bounces kolho off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jesus Pope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
kolho lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pope!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Pope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pope has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Pope!
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energy
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hype
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