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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Pocc shoots in looking for a takedown. Pope tries to sprawl out of it but Pocc 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.
Pope comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pope ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pocc fails with a takedown attempt.
Pope cracks Pocc with an open hand slap.
Pocc shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pope sprawls well. Pope wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pocc gets slowly back to his feet.
Jan Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tusing Pocc.#TD2#
Pocc scores with a takedown into Pope's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pocc won't allow Pope to sweep him here.
Pocc postures up in Pope's guard and throws a big left but Pope blocks it.
Pope doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#T1#
Pocc trying to control but Pope is working from the bottom.
Pocc distracts Pope with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pope throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pope is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pope trying to keep a closed guard but Pocc is proving a slippery customer.
Pope looking for a sweep. Not yet Pope, not yet.
Pope has momentary wrist control but Pocc slips an elbow through the middle.
Pocc with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pocc looking to pass the guard.
Pocc prevents Pope from getting back to his feet. #T2#
Pocc with a nice head shot there.
Pope is trying to control the position but Pocc postures up.
Pocc is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Pocc is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pope is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pope has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Pope trying to control the position from guard on top but Pocc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Pocc working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pope doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Pocc is tightening it up a little... Pope has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Pope reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Pope taps out! Nice BJJ there by Pocc!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tusing Pocc!
An out of breath Tusing Pocc thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
MMMA Fright Night 4
Date: Apr 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Pope misses with a wild body shot.
Wolf tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pope looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#CL2#
Wolf forces Pope back against the cage and clinches.
Wolf tries to pull guard but Pope forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pope misses with the head strike.
Wolf wants to take the fight to the mat but Pope manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wolf tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jan Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Wolf.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolf changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pope fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pope comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pope fails with a takedown attempt.
And Wolf tries to counter it with a takedown but Pope pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wolf wants to clinch up but Pope keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Pope lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pope connects with a solid leg kick.
Pope lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wolf at a distance.
Wolf fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pope misses with a body shot.
Wolf drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pope defends it well.#CL2#
Wolf has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pope blocking some punches.
Wolf tries for a takedown but Pope manages to get underhooks.
Pope gets underhooks to prevent Wolf's takedown attempt.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pope gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wolf.
#BC#
Pope escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T2#
Pope looks to land a combination but Wolf avoids it well.
Wolf doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pope uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Pope takes the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Pope's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pope scores with a shot to the side of Wolf's head.
Pope tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolf avoids it.#BC2#
Wolf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pope defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wolf.
Pope throwing a counter right hand but Wolf manages to avoid it.
Pope stuffs the takedown.
Wolf takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pope is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pope throws a combination. Wolf tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pope keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#T3#
Wolf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pope swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut lands for Pope. That snapped Wolf's head back.
Wolf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pope.
Wolf dives in and grabs Pope's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pope pushes down on Wolf's head and hops out.
Pope works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL#
Pope rushes Wolf and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
Wolf has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pope is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pope trying to land knees to the body.
Pope is pressed up against the cage. Wolf has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pope down to the mat. Pope avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wolf tries to move into range but Pope moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Wolf 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wolf shoots in but Pope avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T4#
Wolf takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolf drops his hands momentarily and Pope takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wolf closes the distance and clinches up with Pope, looking for a takedown. Wolf pushes Pope against the cage but Pope circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pope swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wolf misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pope jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pope turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pope with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wolf shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pope moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL#
Pope closes the distance and clinches.
Pope trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Pope dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Pope throws a low kick, looking for Wolf's leg but Wolf calmly moves out of range. #TD2#
Wolf throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pope tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wolf is in Pope's guard.
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 controls Wolf momentarily but Wolf frees himself.
Wolf landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf cracks Pope with a solid left hand.
Pope wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wolf is now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wolf lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wolf not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1##SUB2#
Wolf seems to be working for a kimura but Pope defends the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wolf lands a nice short elbow.
Wolf 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 is pressing down on Wolf's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wolf with a nice head shot there.
Wolf stands and throws Pope's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wolf lands some shots froms side control.#ROC2#
Pope is rocked!
Wolf lands a nice forearm strike.
Oh Pope is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pope controls the position for a moment.
Wolf in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #T2#
Wolf grinds an elbow into Pope's temple.
Wolf landing a few strikes.
Wolf lands a huge shot from side control! Pope is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hugo Wolf!
An out of breath Hugo Wolf thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
MMMA 69 Kelly vs Telo
Date: Mar 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Bozzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bozzi ducks under a wild hook from Pope.
Pope throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bozzi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pope.
Bozzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Pope lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bozzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bozzi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pope connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bozzi scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bozzi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pope counters with a two punch combo. #TD2#
Bozzi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pope looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope can't do much from the bottom here.
Bozzi controlling from side mount. #T1#
You can see the frustration on Pope's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bozzi slows the pace down.
Pope holds on to Bozzi's head and controls the position momentarily.
Bozzi landing strikes.
Pope trying to remain calm as Bozzi controls from the top position.
Pope can't do much from the bottom here.
Bozzi controlling the position from side mount.
It looks like Bozzi might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pope tries to bench press Bozzi off him but Bozzi keeps the position.
Bozzi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bozzi controls the position.
Bozzi trying to control the action but Pope is working from the bottom.
Bozzi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pope tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bozzi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Pope is working hard here to advance position.
Bozzi controlling the position from side mount.
Pope tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pope is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bozzi off and has taken his back!
Bozzi is trying to get back to his feet but Pope has full control of the position and if anything, Bozzi has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Bozzi tries to roll but Pope sticks to his back.
Pope missing with strikes from the back.
Bozzi has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Pope.#T4#
Bozzi staying busy and making it hard for Pope to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope thows a strike but Bozzi uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Bozzi as he ends up in Pope 's guard!
Pope tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bozzi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pope is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Pope working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bozzi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Pope dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
An inside leg kick from Pope misses.
Bozzi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pope tries to avoid it but Bozzi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pope to the ground. Pope escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pope throws out a loose jab but Bozzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pope stuffs the takedown.#TD2#
Bozzi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#SUB#
Pope is looking for a triangle but Bozzi pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB#
Pope is looking for a triangle but Bozzi pushes his legs off easily.
Bozzi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bozzi passes into half guard.
Bozzi prevents Pope from improving his position.#T1#
Pope wants to control but Bozzi is keeping busy.
Bozzi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bozzi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Bozzi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pope gets back to full guard.
Pope controls Bozzi momentarily but Bozzi frees himself.
Bozzi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pope tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pope controls Bozzi momentarily but Bozzi frees himself. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bozzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pope stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pope wants it to stay on the feet.
Jan Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Bozzi.
Pope connects with a solid leg kick.
Pope displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bozzi.
A quick step to the side and Pope tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bozzi ducks under a wild hook from Pope.#T3#
Pope with a jab.
Pope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pope leaves Bozzi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bozzi slips a jab from Pope.
Jan Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope scores with the left hand. Bozzi knows he should have avoided that one.
Pope jabs Bozzi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pope is looking to land body kicks.
And Bozzi tries to counter it with a takedown but Pope pushes his down on his head and steps out.
No luck for Bozzi with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Pope was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A jab from Pope does it's job there.
Pope waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bozzi.#T4#
Pope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bozzi manages to avoid it.
Jan Pope is winning the standup battle so far.
Bozzi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
Bozzi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pope misses with a head kick.
Jason Bozzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bozzi eats them both and turns towards Pope to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bozzi.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pope tries to clinch but Bozzi moves out of range. #CL#
Pope forces Bozzi back against the cage and clinches.
Pope prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pope misses with some punches.
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!
#R3#
Pope misses with a series of wild punches.
Pope throws a right hand that misses
#TD2#
and Bozzi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Still in half guard, Bozzi seems content to control.
Pope is trying to get back to full guard.
Bozzi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pope defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bozzi lands a nice short elbow.
Bozzi controlling the action here.
Pope is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1#
Bozzi trying to mount his opponent but Pope defends it.
Bozzi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pope tries to get to full guard but Bozzi has control of the leg.
Bozzi 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 trying to control from the bottom.
Pope is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pope regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pope controls Bozzi momentarily but Bozzi frees himself.
Bozzi is stalling in the full guard.
Bozzi postures up.
Bozzi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bozzi moves away from the strike by Pope.
Bozzi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pope.
Pope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#TD2#
Bozzi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pope napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pope is looking to get back to his feet here but Bozzi is keeping cool and he's managed to take Pope's back.#T3#
Bozzi scores with punches from the back.
What can Pope do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jan Pope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pope tries to escape the position.
Bozzi has good solid back control here. #T4#
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bozzi.
Jason Bozzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Bozzi trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
#SUB2#
Bozzi patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pope avoids the strikes from Bozzi.
Bozzi scores with strikes from the back.
I really don't envy Pope right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Bozzi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pope has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Pope!
After winning the bout, Jan Pope thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
MMMA 60 Champion vs Champion
Date: Jan 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Pope moves away from the strike by Aoki .
Aoki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pope thows a leg kick but Aoki checks it #TD2#
and Aoki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pope won't be happy with that. #ES#
Pope sneaks out the side door and pushes Aoki away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An attempted straight right counter from Pope misses the target.
Aoki 's coach down at Blackscar Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Aoki 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A big left from Pope misses. #CL#
Pope has closed the distance and engaged Aoki in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC2#
Aoki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pope looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aoki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Aoki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pope goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pope sprawls well. Pope wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aoki gets slowly back to his feet.
Jan Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki .#T1##TD2#
Aoki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SUB2#
Aoki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aoki postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki wants to control but Pope is keeping him busy.
Pope is looking for a sweep.
Pope takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T2#
Pope is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Aoki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pope has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aoki is working away from the top position though.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pope keeps working.
Pope trying to control but Aoki postures up.
Pope wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
#T3##SUB2#
Pope is defending against the submission attempts here by Aoki .
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice strikes from Aoki there. #SUB2#
Aoki is trying to work for a kimura but Pope is defending well.
#SUB2#
Aoki seems to be working for a kimura but Pope defends the submission attempt.
Aoki is keen to just control but Pope is a slippery customer.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aoki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aoki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aoki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Aoki connects with a nice short shot to Pope's temple.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pope keeps working.
Pope has hold of Aoki 's hands but Aoki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pope is staying active underneath Aoki , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pope wants to control but Aoki is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shinya Aoki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pope's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Aoki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shinya Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope leaves Aoki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aoki is defended easily by Pope.
Pope misses with a low kick.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aoki was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Pope throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope jabs Aoki right on the nose. Aoki blinks but takes it well.
Aoki goes for a double leg but Pope avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pope continues to drive forward.
Jan Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki .
Pope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pope lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pope connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aoki . Aoki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T1#
Aoki misses with a double jab.
#TD2#
Aoki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #SUB2#
Aoki is trying for a kimura here. Pope looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Aoki wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shinya Aoki !
Shinya Aoki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
MMMA 56 Spector vs Mata 2
Date: Dec 23, 2017 |
#R1#
Pope misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McDonald looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
McDonald tries to clinch there but Pope circles away.
Pope looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
Pope is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McDonald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pope circles away quickly and effectively.
McDonald feints and then cracks Pope's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pope down.
Pope connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Pope.
McDonald throws a head kick that half lands.
#TD#
McDonald feints and as Pope raises his hands in defense, McDonald changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope wants to hit a switch here but McDonald passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pope there!
McDonald controlling the position easily from mount.
McDonald's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T1#
McDonald cracks Pope with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McDonald controlling the pace for now.
Pope is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
McDonald looking to control and managing it successfully.
McDonald lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McDonald looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pope tries to reverse the position but McDonald maintains control.
Pope tries to hold on but McDonald postures up.
McDonald sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T2#
Further stalling from McDonald.
Pope tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pope keeps trying to improve his position.
McDonald sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pope taking shots to the head. #T3#
McDonald working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McDonald controlling from mount.
McDonald 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 keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McDonald lands a couple of good shots and Pope has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Pope tries to escape the position.
McDonald trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Pope doesn't escape. #T4#
Pope trying to control the hands but McDonald breaks the grip.
McDonald lands a shot to the body.
McDonald lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Pope.
McDonald is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Pope tries to break free.
McDonald punishes Pope with strikes from the back mount.
I would not like to be Pope right now.
#SUB#
McDonald looking to break Pope's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Pope remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise McDonald will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
McDonald is persistently looking for the submission but Pope is defending it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie McDonald 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.
#R2#
Pope cracks a nice hook into McDonald's ribs.
Pope has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McDonald finds it's way round the side to connect with Pope's head.
Pope stuffs the takedown.
Pope lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McDonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pope.#CL#
Pope gets tackled into the cage by McDonald. McDonald maintains the clinch.
McDonald looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#BC#
McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Pope circles away.
#CL#
McDonald darts in and clinches Pope up against the cage.
McDonald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pope tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDonald fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
McDonald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDonald lands a hook that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pope can do to turn this around?
McDonald working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McDonald is working for takedown but Pope is calmly controlling the position for now.
McDonald blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from McDonald fails to land.
McDonald is trying to break the clinch but Pope has him pressed against the cage.
McDonald changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pope fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McDonald misses with a looping right.
McDonald gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ronnie McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
McDonald moves into the clinch.
Pope missing with knees to the body.
#T2#
Pope lands a nice shot to the body.
Pope blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pope looking to throw knees to the head but McDonald is blocking nicely.
#BC#
McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDonald slips a jab and a cross from Pope.
McDonald lands a head kick. Pope smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McDonald misses with a body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McDonald.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
Pope throws out a powerful jab.
Pope lands a leg kick that knocks McDonald off balance momentarily.
McDonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Pope circles away.
McDonald wants to clinch up but Pope keeps it at a distance.
Pope appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McDonald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#TD#
McDonald shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McDonald showed some decent athleticism there. #T3#
McDonald blocks the strikes from Pope.
Pope trying to control from the bottom.
McDonald not doing much here.
Pope wants to get back to his feet.
Pope trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McDonald in particular looking to stall.
McDonald seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pope does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McDonald trying to control the pace. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pope lands a jab to McDonald's midsection.
McDonald takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McDonald shoots in looking for a takedown. Pope tries to sprawl out of it but McDonald 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.
McDonald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McDonald wants to clinch.
McDonald is looking to clinch but Pope is avoiding it.
McDonald connects with a leg kick. Pope looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pope looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
McDonald tries to clinch up but Pope circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jan Pope will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
McDonald throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McDonald has a takedown stuffed.
Pope misses with a looping right.
McDonald seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#TD#
McDonald shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pope napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pope is looking for a sweep.
McDonald trying to control the position but Pope is working away.
Pope is looking for a sweep.
Pope is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
McDonald advances to mount. #T1#
Pope throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pope is squirming around, avoiding McDonald's attempts to control the action.
McDonald controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
McDonald controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McDonald cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
#T2#
McDonald controlling the position easily from mount.
McDonald wants to control the pace but Pope is squirming around nicely.
McDonald takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pope is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by McDonald.
McDonald landing strikes from the mount and Pope is in trouble! #T3#
McDonald controlling from the full mount.
McDonald landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pope is looking to improve his position but McDonald isn't that keen on the idea.
Ronnie McDonald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McDonald sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pope is looking to get to half guard.
McDonald working the ground and pound effectively.
McDonald controlling from the full mount. #T4#
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because McDonald is stinking the place up with his stalling.
McDonald with shots to the head and body - Pope looks very uncomfortable down there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McDonald sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pope is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McDonald has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie McDonald!
Our winner, Ronnie McDonald, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
MMMA 48 Alatalo vs Moors
Date: Nov 04, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Machine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#ES#
Pope sneaks out the side door and pushes Machine away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Pope misses with a hook to the body
#CL2#
and Machine moves into the clinch.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machine.
Machine has had enough of the clinch but Pope keeps him there for the moment.
Pope displaying some good clinch control by pressing Machine up against the cage.
Machine tries to break free but Pope pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Machine breaks from the clinch.
Machine misses with a looping left.
Machine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Machine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Machine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pope cracks Machine with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pope loads up on a big right hand but Machine slips the punch.
Machine throws a hook but Pope avoids it easily.
Pope was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Pope throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Machine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pope sprawls well. Pope wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Machine gets slowly back to his feet.
Machine throws a sloppy head kick
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pope defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Machine.
A jab lands there for Machine.
Machine wants to slow Pope down by chopping away at his legs.
A quick step to the side and Pope tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machine is looking to clinch but Pope is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Machine!
#TD2#
Pope gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Machine to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Machine manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Machine looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pope content to stall in guard here. #T2#
Pope working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Machine wants to sweep here but Pope controlling him for the moment.
Pope trying to control but Machine is working from the bottom.
Pope throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Machine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Machine holds on and takes a little breather.
Machine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
Machine looking for a sweep. Not yet Machine, not yet.
Machine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Machine has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
My spies in Death Valley Training Facility inform me that Machine has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Machine pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pope working to try and regain half guard.
Machine controlling his opponent.
Machine trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T4#
Pope is desperately trying to improve his position but Machine has a good base and remains in mount.
Machine is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pope can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Machine scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pope?
Machine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope is looking to improve his position but Machine isn't that keen on the idea.
Pope is working hard here to advance position.
Machine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pope is working to get back to half guard.
Pope taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Machine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Machine misses with a hook
letting Pope counter with a right hand.
Pope dives in for a single leg takedown but Machine sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Machine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pope misses with a hook. Machine ducked under it nicely.
Machine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pope.
Machine fails to land with a series of punches.
Machine misses with the combination.
Machine is looking to clinch but Pope is avoiding it.
Machine misses with a two punch combination.
Pope throwing a counter right hand but Machine manages to avoid it.
Pope moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pope with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Machine to score with a decent uppercut.
Machine walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machine avoids the head kick by Pope.
A little jabbing left from Machine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Machine stuns Pope with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Machine misses with a hook.
Pope is trying hard to land a takedown here. Machine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Machine misses with a head kick.
#T1#
Machine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#CL2#
Machine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Machine throws a head punch that misses.
Pope blocks the elbow strike.
#BC2#
Machine breaks from the clinch.
Machine fails with the takedown.
Pope connects with a body shot that sends Machine's belly button to the back.
Machine checks a low kick from Pope.
An inside leg kick lands from Machine.
Pope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machine.
Machine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A quick step to the side and Pope tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machine misses with an uppercut
and Pope counters with a nice uppercut.
Pope takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#T2#
Machine misses with a hook.
Machine misses with a two punch combination.
Rock Machine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Machine rushes Pope and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machine.
A right hand to the body from Machine.
Pope looking to throw knees to the head but Machine is blocking nicely.
Pope lands an uppercut.
Machine is looking to break free of the clinch but Pope has double underhooks.
Pope misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machine.
Machine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Machine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machine defending well as Pope loads up on a big left hand.
Rock Machine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope avoids the head kick by Machine.
#CL#
Pope pushes Machine up against the cage in a clinch.#T3#
Machine tries a body shot but Pope blocks it.
Pope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Machine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pope connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machine's face.
#CUT#
It looks like Rock Machine has been cut.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD2#
Machine has clasped his hands together around Pope's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. #ES#
Pope bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope throws a series of punches but Machine avoids them all with ease.
Pope on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Machine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machine.
Machine throws a leg kick
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Pope ducks right into an uppercut from Machine.
Machine lands an overhand right.
Pope scores with a body shot.
#T4#
Pope loads up on a big right hand but Machine slips the punch.
Machine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pope's calf.
Pope scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pope lands with a nice combination. Machine backs away looking to recover.
Pope lands with a nice body punch.
Pope checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pope throws a head kick but Machine moves out of range.
Pope closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pope takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pope thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pope throwing a counter right hand but Machine manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machine is looking to clinch.
Pope comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Machine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pope punishes Machine's body with a nice straight punch.
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 Jan Pope will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rock Machine's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Machine moves out of range easily.
Machine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Machine cracks Pope with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pope.
Pope scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Machine tries to land a front kick but Pope steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pope lands with a cross.
Pope stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pope wants it to stay on the feet.
Pope walks into a straight right hand from Machine.
Pope throws a chopping leg kick but Machine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A combination from Pope does no damage.
Pope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machine.
Pope swats away the attempt to clinch by Machine.
That kick from Pope tenderised Machine's leg. Machine is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Machine shoots in but no luck this time. #T1#
Machine throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Pope misses the target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Machine!
#TD2#
Pope gets caught flat footed, as Machine shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES#
Pope pushes Machine off and gets back to his feet.
Machine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machine lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machine throws a looping overhand right but Pope ducks down to avoid it.
Machine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Pope finds it's way through Machine's defenses.
Pope avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pope takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pope ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Machine 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T2##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Machine is defending well for now.
Pope tries to throw a body punch but Machine avoids it by throwing Pope back against the cage.
Machine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pope misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Machine manages to break the clinch.
Pope goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pope throws a combination that misses
and Machine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Machine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pope throws out the jab.
Pope avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T3#
Machine moves forwards but Pope connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pope checks a low kick from Machine.
Pope ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Machine throws a combination that misses
and Machine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope misses with a right hand
and Machine makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pope really felt that one!
Pope ducks right into an uppercut from Machine.
Machine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Pope misses its intended target.
Machine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#TD2#
Machine dives in and scores a takedown into Pope's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope is controlling Machine's posture.
Machine's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Machine trying to control the position from guard on top but Pope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Machine engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Machine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pope swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pope is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL2#
Machine clinches.
Pope landing knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jan Pope.
I think Pope has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Pope!
An out of breath Jan Pope thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
MMMA 42 Alato vs Ryan
Date: Sep 23, 2017 |
#R1#
Pope misses with a leg kick
and Pope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
It looks like Jan Pope has been cut.
Gunn moves out of range as Pope strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Gunn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gunn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gunn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pope.
Gunn misses with a straight left.
Pope moves out of range as Gunn strikes.
Pope throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gunn throws a big shot that misses.
Gunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pope.
Gunn clobbers Pope with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pope misses with a jab to the body
and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#
Pope is rocked!
Pope lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pope is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunn finish him?
Pope wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jan Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Pope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gunn.
Pope seems to have recovered his senses.
Pope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pope connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gunn's hands.
Gunn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pope feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gunns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gunn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Pope.
Donk. Gunn catches Pope right on the button with a cross.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pope.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope throws a jab when Gunn was well out of range.
Pope uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunn.
Pope throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Pope scores with a nice right hand.
Pope misses with a hook
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunn swings for the body but Pope moves out of range.
Pope throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gunn.
Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pope shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pope throws a leg kick but Gunn checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunn misses the target.
Gunn throws out a loose jab but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunn throws a shot from downtown. Pope moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Pope is looking to clinch.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunn.
Gunn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No joy there for Pope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pope.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Pope is out of range.
Pope misses with a right hand #KD#
and Gunn counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pope! Gunn lets Pope back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Good leg kick by Pope there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn throws an overhand right that lands on Pope's shoulder, as Pope tries to avoid the shot.
Pope throws a poor cross that misses
and Gunn counters with a straight that turns Pope's legs to rubber! Gunn pushes forward with more strikes and Pope goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Gunn!
A victorious Chris Gunn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
MMMA 37: Bestarsson vs Booney
Date: Aug 19, 2017 |
#R1#
Aoki throws a series of punches but Pope moves out of range.
Pope bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Pope there.
Pope lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aoki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pope - the referee stops the clock and Aoki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pope. Aoki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aoki was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Pope moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki .
Pope scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pope bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope lands a nice shot that snaps Aoki 's head back.
#ROC2#
Aoki is rocked!
Pope shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Aoki takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Pope sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Aoki bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jan Pope!
During a confident post fight interview, Jan Pope thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
MMMA 31: Booney Vs Stenson
Date: Jul 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Vincent tries to clinch up but Pope circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pope working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Vincent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vincent dives in for a single leg takedown but Pope sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pope is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vincent is keeping busy.#TD2#
Vincent has hold of one of Pope's legs. Pope is fighting the takedown attempt but Vincent gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Pope wants to control but Vincent passes easily into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope is in trouble now - Vincent has advanced to mount! #SUB2#
Vincent is working for a guillotine from mount but Pope frees his head quite easily.
Vincent unloading with bombs!#T1#
Vincent with the ground and pound from mount. #SUB2#
Vincent jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pope manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Vincent in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pope regains half guard there - taking advantage of Vincent's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Vincent is nestled in close to Pope, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vincent with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vincent wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pope keeps working. #T2##SUB2#
Vincent seems to be looking for submissions.
Vincent lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vincent looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Vincent moves nicely into side control.
Vincent tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Vincent lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Vincent working the ground and pound.
Vincent wants to control but Pope is keeping him busy.
Vincent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vincent landing strikes.
Vincent taking a breather here.
Vincent working the head with strikes.
Vincent working the head and body with strikes.
Vincent content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pope can't do much from the bottom here. #T4#
Vincent cracks Pope with an elbow. That is naaassty.#SUB2#
Vincent is trying to get an arm triangle but Pope is defending well.
Vincent remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #SUB2#
Vincent tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vincent has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vincent wants to control but Pope is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Vincent dominated that round.
That's time! Pope's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Vincent doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vincent wants to clinch.
Pope throws a right and a left that Vincent avoids nicely. #TD2#
Pope gets caught flat footed, as Vincent shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vincent chips away with some ground and pound.
Vincent is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pope trying to keep a closed guard but Vincent is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vincent wants to pass the guard but Pope is keeping the position.
Pope keeping moving, preventing Vincent from controlling successfully. #T1#
Pope is striking but Vincent is not phased and passes to half guard.
Vincent looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
My spies in LOD: Ground Zero inform me that Vincent has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#SUB2#
Vincent is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pope has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pope has hold of Vincent's hands but Vincent slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pope wants to control but Vincent is keeping busy.
Vincent wants to free his trapped foot but Pope is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vincent takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T2#
Vincent prevents Pope from improving his position.
Vincent not doing much here.
Vincent is trying to control. Pope wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vincent content to control rather than advance.
Vincent is keen to just control but Pope is a slippery customer.
Pope is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vincent wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pope keeps working. #T3#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vincent in particular looking to stall.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL2#
Vincent moves into the clinch.
Pope has Vincent pressed against the cage, preventing Vincent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pope is defending well against a takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
Pope swings wildly with an uppercut but Vincent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pope lands with a right to the head.
Vincent has Pope pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pope manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jan Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Vincent.
Pope landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pope lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pope tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vincent avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Vincent fails to land. #T4##TD2#
Vincent has clasped his hands together around Pope's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Vincent wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pope keeps working.
Vincent taking a breather here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Vincent is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pope has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Vincent tries for a kimura but Pope is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pope wants to get back to his feet but Vincent is dominant here and he's now got Pope's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Vincent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Vincent tries to clinch but Pope is having none of it.
Pope throws a right hand that misses
#TD2#
and Vincent counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pope is looking to stand back up but Vincent counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Pope. #REVR#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vincent in particular looking to stall.
Let's hope that Vincent has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Vincent is continuing to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vincent seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pope does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vincent passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pope!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vincent takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vincent's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T1#
Vincent trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vincent takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#SUB2#
Vincent working for a submission but Pope is keeping him at bay.
Vincent fails to move to back control.
Pope slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Vincent looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Vinnie Vincent has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pope is looking for a sweep. Vincent is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jan Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Vincent lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vincent moves nicely into side control. #SUB2#
Vincent wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pope, who protects the arm well. #SUB2#
Vincent is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pope has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vincent working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#T3#
Vincent trying to control the action but Pope is working from the bottom.
Pope is trying to get back to half guard.
Vincent lands an elbow.
Vincent is staying tight to Pope's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Vincent advances nicely into full mount.
Vincent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pope tries to reverse the position but Vincent maintains control.
Vincent trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T4#
Vincent controlling the pace for now.
Pope is squirming around, avoiding Vincent's attempts to control the action.
Pope tries to reverse the position but Vincent maintains control.
Vincent tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pope tries to hold on but Vincent postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vincent controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Vincent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vincent winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Vincent!
After winning the bout, Vinnie Vincent thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
MMMA 28: BJ vs Canuel
Date: Jun 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Babidi misses with a wild body shot.
Babidi throws a leg kick which misses Pope's front leg but catches the back leg as Pope tries to avoid it.
Babidi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Babidi.
#CUT#
It looks like Jan Pope has been cut.
Pope's coach down at Bonsai Club MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pope's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Babidi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#ROC#
Pope is rocked!
Babidi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Babidi misses with a shot to the body
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Babidi checks the leg kick.
Pope lands a nice shot that snaps Babidi's head back.
Pope tries to bum rush Babidi with a series of wild strikes but Babidi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babidi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pope is still on wobbly legs! Can Babidi finish him?
Babidi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Babidi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pope avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pope seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch combination from Pope misses. #KD#
Babidi cracks Pope with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pope looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Babidi finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Babidi.
Pope misses with a low kick.
#T1#
Babidi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Babidi cracks Pope with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Babidi is out of range.
Babidi tries to clinch up but Pope circles away and keeps his distance.
Pope swats away the attempt to clinch by Babidi.
Pope throws the left hand but Babidi avoids the punch easily.
Babidi misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pope! But no joy.
Babidi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pope counters with a nice leg kick.
Babidi just misses with a punch to the body.
Babidi takes one on the button.
Lorenzo Babidi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babidi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babidi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pope blocks the body kick.
#CL#
Pope tries to keep at a distance but Babidi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Babidi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope blocks the elbow strike.
#T2#
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babidi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Babidi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Babidi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Babidi.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babidi.
Babidi looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Babidi misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by Babidi.
Babidi trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pope.
Babidi working aggressively here.
Babidi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Babidi throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
Pope misses with some punches.
Pope lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Babidi or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pope.#T3#
Babidi lands a right hand.
Babidi misses with a punch on the inside.
Pope blocks an elbow strike.
Pope misses with a knee strike.
Pope lands with a left to the head.
Babidi misses with a punch to the body.
Pope has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Babidi misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Babidi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pope's brow.
Pope throws a punch but it's blocked by Babidi.
Babidi misses with an elbow strike.
Pope throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babidis head.
Pope takes an elbow to the temple.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Babidi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pope.
Babidi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pope misses with a body punch.
#T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pope creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babidi misses with a knee strike.
Pope scores with a shoulder strike.
Babidi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pope lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Babidi backwards.
Babidi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Pope on the inside.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babidi throws an elbow but it misses.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Babidi.
Babidi tries to land knees in the clinch but Pope avoids the damage to the body.
Babidi throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
A shot in the inside from Babidi.
Pope lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pope trying to stall but Babidi improves his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Pope scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pope softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pope lands a shoulder strike.
Pope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Babidi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Babidi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Pope's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Pope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pope takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Babidi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Babidi misses with a body kick.
Pope looks to score with a jab to the body but Babidi is just out of range.
Babidi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Babidi.
Babidi throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Babidi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pope is looking to chop away at Babidi's legs.
Babidi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Babidi walks into a left hand.
Babidi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Babidi cracks a nice hook into Pope's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babidi scores with a one two! Pope had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Babidi throws a big shot that misses.
Babidi moves out of range as Pope strikes.
Babidi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pope sprawls and moves away.#CL#
Babidi gets a clinch. #T1#
Babidi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pope avoids a wild elbow strike from Babidi.
Babidi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pope can do to turn this around?
Babidi lands with a short shot to the head.
Lorenzo Babidi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babidi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babidi managing to block the knees to the body from Pope.
Pope tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Babidi avoids it.
Babidi lands with a left to the head.
Pope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Babidi lands a nice elbow.
Babidi misses with a knee strike.
Babidi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pope.
Nice elbow from Babidi.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Babidi gets through Pope's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babidi misses with a knee to the head.
Babidi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T2#
Babidi looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
Babidi swings wildly with an uppercut but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Babidi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Babidi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Babidi throws a head punch that misses.
Babidi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
That has opened up Jan Pope's cut even more.
Babidi misses with a knee strike.
Babidi misses with some punches.
Babidi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pope misses with the head strike.
Babidi avoiding damage as Pope throws knees to the body.
Babidi scores with a knee to the head.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Babidi is defending well for now.
Babidi looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
Pope avoiding damage as Babidi throws knees to the body.
#T3#
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Babidi fails to land.
Pope with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC2#
Pope breaks from the clinch.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babidi was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Babidi takes a swing at Pope's ribcage but misses.
Babidi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pope is out of range.
Babidi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pope.
Pope throws out a counter right but Babidi avoids it with no problem.
Babidi is looking to clinch.
Pope missing with a left hand there. Babidi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pope cracks Babidi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Babidi. That snapped Pope's head back.
Babidi throws a body kick that misses
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pope misses with a straight right.
Babidi throws a lazy uppercut
and Pope counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Babidi darts in and clinches Pope up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babidi throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope. #T4#
Pope gets through Babidi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pope lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Babidi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pope has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pope looking to throw knees to the head but Babidi is blocking nicely.
Pope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Babidi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Pope.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pope lands an uppercut.
Babidi looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
Pope tries a body shot but Babidi blocks it.
Babidi trying to land knees to the body.
Babidi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pope with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pope lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Babidi backwards.
Pope connects with a nasty looking knee right to Babidi's face.
Babidi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pope working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Babidi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jan Pope's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Babidi slips a jab from Pope.
Pope lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Babidi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pope.
Babidi throws a good cross that connects.
Babidi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lorenzo Babidi is winning the standup battle so far.
Pope lands a nice looking body kick.
Pope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Babidi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Babidi cracks Pope with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Babidi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Babidi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Babidi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pope.
It seemed like Pope was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pope tries to score with a low kick but Babidi moves his leg out of the way.
Babidi scores with a jab to the jaw.#T1#
Babidi tests Pope's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Babidi pushes Pope away with a front kick.#CL#
Babidi moves into range and clinches up with Pope.
Babidi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Babidi throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
Babidi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Babidi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babidi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pope.
Babidi looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
Babidi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pope pushes Babidi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Babidi managing to block the knees to the body from Pope.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pope.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babidi.
Jan Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Babidi lands a knee to the head.
Babidi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Babidi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Babidi scores with a knee to the head.
Pope misses with a knee to the head.
Babidi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Babidi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babidi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pope with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Pope.
Babidi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Babidi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Babidi misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pope.
Babidi pushes off an throws an elbow but Pope leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short uppercut from Pope.
A short right from Pope on the inside. #T3#
Pope tries to land knees in the clinch but Babidi avoids the damage to the body.
Pope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pope tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pope looking to throw knees to the head but Babidi is blocking nicely.
Babidi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pope has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pope throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pope lands a knee to the body.
Babidi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pope has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Babidi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Babidi misses with some punches.
Babidi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Babidi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Babidi.
Babidi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pope has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babidi.
Babidi takes a shot to the head.
Babidi misses with a knee to the head. #T4#
Babidi misses with an elbow over the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babidi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lorenzo Babidi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Babidi misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pope creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pope missing with knees to the body.
Pope with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pope blocking some punches.
Babidi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pope blocks it with crossed arms.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Babidi misses with a knee to the head.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Babidi is defending well for now.
Pope takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babidi throws an elbow but it misses.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babidi.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pope misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lorenzo Babidi.
Well Babidi 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Babidi!
Lorenzo Babidi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
MMMA 23: Suicidal Tendocies
Date: May 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Hecker looks to land a combination. Pope sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hecker avoids the body shot from Pope.
Pope on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pope punishes Hecker's body with a nice straight punch.
Hecker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pope.
Hecker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pope misses with a body shot.
Hecker connects with a body shot that sends Pope's belly button to the back.
Hecker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pope misses with a looping left.
Hecker blocks a head kick by Pope.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hecker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pope.
Hecker lands with an overhand left.
Pope throws a leg kick which misses Hecker's front leg but catches the back leg as Hecker tries to avoid it.
Hecker misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Pope.
Pope swings for the body but Hecker moves out of range.
Hecker throwing a counter right hand but Pope manages to avoid it.
Pope scores with a leg kick.
Pope darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab lands there for Hecker.#T1#
Pope shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hecker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hecker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pope missing with a left hand there. Hecker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pope lands a nice shot that snaps Hecker's head back.
Hecker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hecker connects with a right hand. Pope shakes it off.
Hecker throws a right hand that Pope ducks under and follows up with a left that Pope also avoids with ease.
Pope takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hecker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pope unleashes a big counter combination but Hecker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hecker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hecker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left and a right from Hecker both land. Nice combination. #ROC#
Pope is rocked!
Pope slips a jab and a cross from Hecker.
Pope is looking for the big counter here.
Hecker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pope is still on wobbly legs! Can Hecker finish him?
Pope fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hecker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T2#
A combination from Hecker does no damage.
Hecker fails to land with a series of punches.
Pope seems to have recovered his senses.
Pope throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hecker jabs Pope right on the nose. Pope blinks but takes it well.
Pope connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pope slips under a jab.
Hecker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Hecker misses the target.
Hecker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pope circles away quickly and effectively.
Pope throws a counter combo.
Hecker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pope counters with a straight right hand.
Hecker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Hecker coming out on top.
Pope avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hecker misses with a wild combination.
Hecker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T3#
Pope tries to clinch but Hecker is having none of it.
Hecker throws a lazy right hand but Pope sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pope with a jab.
Pope is looking to clinch but Hecker is avoiding it.
Hecker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hecker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hecker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pope swings for the body but Hecker moves out of range.
Hecker is looking to counter with head kicks.
Pope sizes up Hecker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pope is looking to slow Hecker down with leg kicks.
Hecker misses with a two punch combination.
Hecker throws a right and a left that Pope avoids nicely.
Pope attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pope avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hecker throws a body punch but Pope moves out of range.
Hecker fails to land with a series of punches.
Pope throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pope throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hecker ducks under a wild hook from Pope.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hecker throws a series of punches but Pope moves out of range.
Hecker scores with a jab.
Pope slips under a jab.
Hecker misses with the combination.
It seemed like Pope was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hecker throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.
Pope misses with the combination.
No joy there for Hecker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Pope. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pope.
Hecker throws a series of punches but Pope moves out of range.
Pope tests Hecker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hecker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pope.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hecker. Pope does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hecker misses with a two punch combination.
Pope throws a right and a left that Hecker avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Hecker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Hecker misses with a double jab.
Pope tries to bum rush Hecker with a series of wild strikes but Hecker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pope thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pope avoids the body shot from Hecker.
The fighters circling - Hecker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pope drops his hands momentarily and Hecker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A left lands for Pope.
Pope throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hecker throws a big counter combination but Pope scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pope uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hecker has time to react.
Hecker throws a series of punches but Pope moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Pope.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope slips a jab and a cross from Hecker.
Hecker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hecker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hecker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hecker.#CL2#
Pope gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Hecker controls the action.
#T1#
A short right from Pope.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pope.
A shot in the inside from Pope.
Pope lands a shoulder strike.
Pope scores with a knee to the head.
Hecker wants to take the fight to the mat but Pope manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pope.
Hecker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pope is defending well.
Hecker misses with a punch on the inside.
Pope throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heckers head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pope.
#TD#
Hecker turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hecker manages to end up in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope is looking for a sweep.#T2#
Hecker wants to control but Pope is keeping him busy.
Hecker is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pope is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hecker working the head and body with strikes.
Hecker is staying tight to Pope's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hecker is chipping away with strikes.
Hecker throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pope manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T3#
Hecker is looking to stall here but Pope recovers full guard.
Pope working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hecker.
Pope is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hecker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB2#
Pope is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hecker chips away with some ground and pound.
Hecker works over Pope with some ground and pound from guard.#T4#
Hecker lands a couple of elbows.
Pope is trying to keep Hecker in close.
Pope wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hecker landing with the ground and pound.
Pope looking for a sweep. Not yet Pope, not yet.
Hecker looking to pass the guard.
Hecker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hecker scoring with some ground and pound.
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 Jeff Hecker will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Pope is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hecker.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pope stops a takedown attempt from Hecker.
Pope connects with a knee to the head.
Pope gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hecker.
Pope throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hecker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jan Pope seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pope throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hecker tries to throw a body punch but Pope avoids it by throwing Hecker back against the cage.
Hecker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pope avoids it.
A short left from Pope.
Pope connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hecker's face.
Hecker takes a knee to the side of the body. #T1#
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hecker is defending well for now.
Pope with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hecker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pope gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Hecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hecker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pope landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hecker 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 lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pope makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hecker wants a takedown.
Pope lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pope creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jan Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##TD2#
Pope manages to pull guard.
Hecker trying to control the position from guard on top but Pope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pope is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Jeff Hecker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope throws a big right hand that misses.
Pope postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pope missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hecker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pope wants to control from the top but Hecker keeps moving.
Pope postures up in Hecker's guard and throws a big left but Hecker blocks it. #T3#
Pope trying to control but Hecker is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Hecker is looking for a triangle but Pope pushes his legs off easily.
Pope postures up in Hecker's guard and throws a big left but Hecker blocks it.
Pope wants to control from the top but Hecker keeps moving. #SUB#
Hecker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pope doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pope manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pope throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hecker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pope.
Pope postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hecker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hecker fails to land with a series of punches.
Pope misses with a body shot.
Hecker ducks under a wild hook from Pope.
Pope is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hecker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hecker cracks Pope with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hecker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pope but Pope pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Pope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hecker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jeff Hecker!
Jeff Hecker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
MMMA 19: Final Verdict
Date: Apr 15, 2017 |
#R1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Pope.
Pope has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Body Pain_14elite_700$+VM in the buildup to the fight.
Pope connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Polo ducks under a wild hook from Pope.
And Polo tries to counter it with a takedown but Pope pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pope is looking to counter punch.#CL#
Pope clinches up with Polo and pushes him back against the cage.
Pope tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pope scores with a shot to the side of Polo's head.
Pope misses with a knee strike.
Pope trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pope.
Polo wants to get back to striking at distance but Pope won't allow it.
#TD2#
Polo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Polo is trying to control the action in half guard but Pope is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T1#
Pope tries to get to full guard but Polo has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pope is working hard here to advance position.
Polo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pope tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Pope is staying active underneath Polo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pope works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pope can't keep his opponent in guard - Polo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pope trying to hold on to Polo's head to control him but Polo postures up.
Polo sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T2#
Polo stops Pope from getting back to his feet.
Polo slows the pace down in half guard.
Pope is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pope trying to hold on to Polo's head to control him but Polo postures up.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pope throws a jab when Polo was well out of range.
Polo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pope pinned against the cage. Pope gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T3#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Polo.
Polo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#CL#
Pope drives through and clinches with Polo against the cage.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polo is defending well for now.
Polo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pope prevents it.
Jan Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Polo.
Polo struggles to land a body shot inside as Pope controls his hands.
Pope connects with a nasty looking knee right to Polo's face.
#CUT#
It looks like Marco Polo has been cut.
Polo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pope gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Polo looking for a takedown. #T4#
Pope effectively controlling the action here.
Polo tries to score a body lock takedown but Pope shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pope creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pope lands a right hand.
Polo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Polo is working for takedown but Pope is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pope scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pope working Polo over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Polo backwards.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Pope scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Pope.
Polo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Pope dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Polo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Pope tries to land a front kick but Polo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Polo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Polo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pope lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pope lands with a shot to the body.
Pope misses with a double jab
and Polo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Jan Pope has been cut.
Polo throws a push kick but Pope slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Pope misses.
Pope thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Polo if he has to take too many more of those.
#TD2#
Polo gets a takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Polo connects with a nice short shot to Pope's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Polo slows the pace down in half guard.
Pope trying to control but Polo postures up.
#T1##SUB#
Pope looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Polo wants to take a breather but Pope is having none of it.
Pope is looking to improve his position.
Polo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Polo looking for a submission but Pope manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
#SUB#
Polo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SU2#
Polo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pope, up you get!
Pope misses with a body shot
and Polo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pope's knee momentarily.
Polo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pope rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Polo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Polo throws a looping overhand right but Pope ducks down to avoid it.
Polo lands a jab to the nose.#CL#
Pope has Polo up against the cage in a clinch.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polo is defending well for now.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Polo controls the action.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pope prevents the takedown attempt.
#T3#
Pope tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Polo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Polo.
Pope throws a punch but it's blocked by Polo.
Polo is working for takedown but Pope is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Polo.
Pope lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pope throws a knee to the head but misses.
Polo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pope is defending well.
Jan Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Polo.
Polo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pope just stands there and leans against the cage.
Polo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pope drops down looking for an ankle pick but Polo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Polo closes the distance and clinches up with Pope, looking for a takedown. Polo pushes Pope against the cage but Pope circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD2#
Polo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pope is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polo can do to turn this around?#T4#
Pope is looking for a sweep.
Pope is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Polo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope is trying to maintain the position but Polo is very close to passing his half guard.
Pope keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pope is not content to let Polo control the position.
Pope is looking for a sweep. Polo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pope is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Pope dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Polo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#SUB#
Pope throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Polo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pope utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Polo connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Polo scoring with some ground and pound.
Polo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pope has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Polo has passed into side control.
#T1#
Pope is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Polo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Polo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You can see the frustration on Pope's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Polo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pope seems a little lost for a moment, as Polo dominates the positioning.
Pope is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Polo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pope does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pope avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Polo.
Pope wants to sweep but Polo has passed to side control!
Polo working the head with strikes.
Polo working the ground and pound.
Polo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Pope tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Polo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pope takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pope takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#ROC2#
Pope is rocked!#T3#
Polo working the ground and pound but Pope is defending the strikes.
Pope is trying to get back to half guard.
Polo trying to control the position but Pope is working away.
Polo in side control, throwing shots but Pope defends.
Jan Pope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You can see the frustration on Pope's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Polo trying to control the position but Pope is working away.
Pope tries to improve position but can't.
Marco Polo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pope can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Polo moves forwards but Pope connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Polo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Pope wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Polo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Polo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pope throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL2#
Polo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Polo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pope pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Pope does it's job there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Polo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pope has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Pope!
After winning the bout, Jan Pope thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Madness MMA 14: Insanity
Date: Mar 11, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Pope clinches with his opponent.
Charcoal tries to throw a body punch but Pope avoids it by throwing Charcoal back against the cage.
Charcoal blocks an uppercut.
Pope lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pope lands with a light punch inside.
Charcoal tries for a takedown. No joy.
#TD2#
Charcoal gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #SUB#
Pope has his foot on Charcoal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Charcoal works his way back into a safe position though.
Charcoal with a nice head shot there.
Charcoal with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB#
Pope had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Charcoal defends it easily.
Charcoal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pope avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB#
Pope looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pope has momentary wrist control but Charcoal slips an elbow through the middle.
Charcoal postures up and lands a big shot to Pope's brow. #T1#
Charcoal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pope's head.
Charcoal with a nice head shot there.
Charcoal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#ROC2#
Pope is rocked!
Charcoal stopping the sweep attempt from Pope.
Oh Pope is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Charcoal connects with a couple of short punches.
Charcoal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Charcoal won't allow Pope to sweep him here.
Charcoal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Charcoal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pope is trying to control the position but Charcoal postures up.
Charcoal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pope's head.
Charcoal prevents Pope from getting back to his feet.
Charcoal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Charcoal working some strikes from top position.#T2##SUB#
Pope looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Charcoal is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Charcoal scoring with some ground and pound.
Charcoal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pope seems to have got his legs back now.
Pope is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
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!
Charcoal regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pope stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Charcoal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Charcoal is trying to keep Pope in close.
Pope pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charcoal is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Charcoal looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pope puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Charcoal flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pope trying to control the action but Charcoal is working from the bottom.
Charcoal regains full guard. Nicely done.
Charcoal is trying to keep Pope in close.
Charcoal trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pope trying to control the position from guard on top but Charcoal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pope trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Charcoal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Pope wants to get back to full guard but Charcoal has passed into side control.#T4#
Pope is working to avoid the ground and pound but Charcoal connects with a decent elbow.
Pope struggling a bit here.
Pope tries to bench press Charcoal off him but Charcoal keeps the position.
Pope takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
#SUB2#
Charcoal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Charcoal lands some shots froms side control.
Charcoal trying to control the position but Pope is working away.
Charcoal working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Charcoal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Pope scores with a one two! Charcoal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Charcoal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pope misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Charcoal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charcoal is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pope throws a lazy uppercut
and Charcoal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Pope - just one landing.
Pope wants to clinch but Charcoal slips to the side
and Charcoal counters with a right hand to the body.
Charcoal dodges the punch combination from Pope.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Pope clinches up with Charcoal and pushes him back against the cage.
Pope lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Charcoal avoiding damage as Pope throws knees to the body.
Charcoal has Pope pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pope manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Charcoal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charcoal tries to score a body lock takedown but Pope shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Charcoal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Charcoal.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pope.
Charcoal is looking for a takedown.
Jan Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Charcoal.
Pope tries to land a knee to the head but Charcoal blocks with his arms.
Pope landing knees to the body.
Pope is pressed up against the cage. Charcoal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pope down to the mat. Pope avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Charcoal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pope.
Despite the aggression on Charcoal's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL#
Pope clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Pope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pope fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Charcoal on the side of the head.
Pope misses with a hook. Charcoal ducked under it nicely. #T2#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pope.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charcoal was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Charcoal is looking for the big counter here.
Pope misses with a kick to the body.
Charcoal feints the counter takedown.
Pope misses with a straight right.
Charcoal feints the counter takedown.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Pope scores with a four punch combination!
Pope scores with a one two! Charcoal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CL#
Pope moves into the clinch successfully.
Charcoal lands a nice shot to the body.
Charcoal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charcoal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Pope blocks a body shot from Charcoal.
Charcoal has a couple of punches blocked by Pope.
Pope gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Charcoal.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pope's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Charcoal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pope gets underhooks to prevent Charcoal's takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Charcoal.
Charcoal misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Pope's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Charcoal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pope misses with a knee to the head.
Pope looking to throw knees to the head but Charcoal is blocking nicely.
Pope tries to throw a body punch but Charcoal avoids it by throwing Pope back against the cage.
Charcoal goes for a takedown attempt but Pope pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charcoal.
Pope misses with a right hand
and Charcoal counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Pope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charcoal manages to avoid it.
Pope throws the left hand but Charcoal avoids the punch easily.
Charcoal feints the counter takedown.
Pope works over Charcoal's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Pope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pope throws a big shot that misses.
Pope throws a lazy right hand but Charcoal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Charcoal with the counter takedown but Pope avoids it easily.
Pope closes this distance looking for a takedown but Charcoal circles away.
Pope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charcoal unleashes a big counter combination but Pope bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pope misses with a straight left.
Charcoal with the counter takedown but Pope avoids it easily.
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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Pope throws a right hand that misses
and Pope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charcoal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pope throws a lazy uppercut
and Charcoal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Charcoal moves out of range as Pope strikes.
Charcoal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pope defends it well.
Pope stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mr Charcoal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope tries to clinch but Charcoal moves out of range.
Charcoal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pope defends it well.
A big left from Pope misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Charcoals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Charcoal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
Charcoal feints the counter takedown.
Pope is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pope tries to clinch there but Charcoal circles away.
And Charcoal tries to counter it with a takedown but Pope pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T1#
Pope throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Charcoal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pope tries a head kick but it misses.
Charcoal swats away the attempt to clinch by Pope.
Charcoal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charcoal feints the counter takedown.
Pope throws a low kick but Charcoal moves out of range easily.
Pope misses with an uppercut
and Charcoal counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Pope lands.
Pope motions for Charcoal to come forward. Pope throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Charcoal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pope. That's going to slow Charcoal down.
Pope tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Despite the aggression on Charcoal's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Charcoal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pope.
Pope throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Charcoal counters with a nice leg kick.
Pope shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Charcoal counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pope throws a lazy uppercut
and Charcoal counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
It looks like Jan Pope has been cut.#T3#
Pope swings away with a body shot that misses
#KD2#
and Charcoal counters with a series of strikes that sends Pope to the canvas! Charcoal follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Pope looking to hit a scissor sweep but Charcoal is one step ahead there.
Charcoal is pushing down on Pope's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pope is fighting to maintain full guard but Charcoal has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pope wants to get back to full guard.
Charcoal is looking to take a break and control but Pope is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Charcoal working the head and body with strikes.
Charcoal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Charcoal lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Pope! More strikes land and this one is all over! Charcoal jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Charcoal!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mr Charcoal thanked ONI for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Event:
Madness MMA 9: Vengence
Date: Jan 28, 2017 |
#R1#
No joy there for Pope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Teller wants to clinch up but Pope keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Pope misses the target.
Teller throws a low kick, looking for Pope's leg but Pope calmly moves out of range.
Pope is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Teller forces Pope back against the cage and clinches.
Pope misses with the head strike.
Teller misses with the head strike.
Pope tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teller changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pope fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Teller's coach down at Body Pain_14elite_700$+VM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Teller's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jan Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope looks to land a right hand but Teller moved out of range.
Pope moves out of range as Teller throws a body kick.
Good leg kick by Teller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pope but Pope pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pope throws a poor cross that misses
and Teller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Teller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pope counters with a good low kick that Teller was not able to check.
Pope scores with a one two! Teller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT#
It looks like Fubar Teller has been cut.#T1#
A slow jab from Teller misses its intended target. #TD2#
Teller closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Teller lands in his opponent's guard.
Teller pushes down on Pope's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB#
Pope is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Teller pulls his head out easily.
Pope tries to roll over but Teller keeps him under control.
Pope on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pope tries to roll over but Teller keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pope keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pope has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Teller is working away from the top position though.#T2#
Pope is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pope slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pope manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Teller manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Teller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pope has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pope wants to control from the top but Teller keeps moving. #SUB2#
Teller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pope defends well.
Teller keeping moving, preventing Pope from controlling successfully. #T3##SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Teller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pope can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Teller wants to control but Pope passes easily into half guard.
Teller is staying active underneath Pope, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pope throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pope prevents Teller from improving his position.
Teller is pressing down on Pope's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Teller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T4#
Teller lands strikes from half guard.
Teller wants to free his trapped foot but Pope is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Teller trying to control from half guard but Pope is working away. #SUB2#
Teller is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pope is just riding it out for now. Teller eventually gives up the hold.
Teller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pope is trying to control but can't.
Pope is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Teller's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Teller's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fubar Teller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fubar Teller's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Pope on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pope fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Teller.
Pope throws a hook to the side of Teller's head but Teller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Teller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CL#
Pope instigates a clinch.
Teller drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pope pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pope scores with a punch to the head.
Pope shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Teller pinned against the cage. Teller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Teller with the counter takedown but Pope avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Teller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pope's guard.
Pope bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Teller's guard. #REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fubar Teller has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1#
Teller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Pope is refusing to be controlled, as Teller sits in half guard.
Pope is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Teller is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pope sees it coming and defends easily.
Teller is thwarting Pope's attempts to control the position.
Ground and pound from Teller.
Teller lands with a punch from half guard.
Pope is trying to stand back up but Teller is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope trying to hold on to Teller's head to control him but Teller postures up.
#T2#
Pope is refusing to be controlled, as Teller sits in half guard.
Teller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pope with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Teller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Teller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pope with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pope is trying to maintain the position but Teller is very close to passing his half guard.
Teller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #ROC2#
Pope is rocked!
Pope won't allow Teller to pass to mount.
Oh Pope is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pope is pressing down on Teller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pope seems to have got his legs back now.
Pope is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Teller trying to control the position from guard on top but Pope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Teller won't allow Pope to sweep him here.
Pope controls Teller momentarily but Teller frees himself.
Teller controls from within his opponent's guard.
Teller postures up.
Teller throws an elbow that misses. Pope uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Teller's guard. Nice move by Pope!#REVR#
Teller controls Pope momentarily but Pope frees himself.
Teller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pope's guard. #REVB##T4#
Teller trying to control but Pope is working from the bottom.
Teller postures up and lands a big shot to Pope's brow.
Teller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Teller passes Pope's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Teller blocks the strikes from Pope.
Pope throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pope regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pope is controlling Teller's posture.
Teller trying to control but Pope is working from the bottom.
Teller advances to half guard.
Teller tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pope knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fubar Teller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fubar Teller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Teller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pope finds it's way round the side to connect with Teller's head.
Teller throws a right hand that misses
and Pope makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pope works Teller's body with a nice hook.
Pope throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2#
and Teller counters with a takedown into side control. #ES#
Pope throws Teller to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope throws a poor cross that misses
#TD2#
so Teller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Teller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pope swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Teller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pope wants to sweep but no luck.
Pope is trying to control the position but Teller postures up. #T1#
Teller throws a big right hand that misses.
Pope will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Teller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Teller postures up and lands a big shot to Pope's brow.
Teller content to stall in guard here.
Teller scoring with some ground and pound.
Pope lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Teller cracks Pope with a solid left hand.#SUB#
Pope throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jan Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Pope trying to control the position.
Pope throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Teller is stalling in the full guard.
Pope throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Teller sitting in guard, not really doing much. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pope throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pope listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pope thumps Teller with a low kick.#TD2#
Pope tries to sprawl but Teller drives through with a takedown into half guard.#T3#
Pope is not content to let Teller control the position.
Pope punching from the bottom.
Pope wants to improve his position but Teller is controlling well.
#SUB#
Pope is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Teller pulls his head out easily.
Teller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pope is trying to get back to full guard.
Teller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Teller is thwarting Pope's attempts to control the position.
Teller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T4#
Pope trying to control from the bottom.
Teller seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pope tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Pope is trying to control but can't.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Teller connects with a nice short shot to Pope's temple.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pope manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Teller throwing strikes but missing.
Fubar Teller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pope wants to sweep here but Teller controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Teller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Teller's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jan Pope.
I think Teller 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fubar Teller!
Fubar Teller thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Madness MMA 3: Deviance
Date: Dec 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Vivian has his takedown stuffed
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pope has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Body Pain_14elite_700$+VM in the buildup to the fight.
Vivian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pope counters with a one-two to the body.
Pope works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vivian.
Pope fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vivian just manages to avoid it.
Jan Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kieta Vivian.
Pope keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#CL#
Pope instigates a clinch.
Vivian goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pope prevents it.
Pope lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees to the body from Pope.
Pope lands with a left to the head.
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!
Vivian changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pope fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pope fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vivian.
Pope dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Pope lands with a hook. Vivian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vivian.
Vivian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pope but Pope pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vivian has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pope lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kieta Vivian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vivian.
Pope stuffs the takedown.
Pope swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pope turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vivian shoots and misses
and Pope counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vivian thinking.
Vivian looks winded!
Pope buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pope lands the left hand.#KD#
Pope lands a left and a right that send Vivian crashing to the mat, dazed. Pope thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Vivian is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vivian is still on wobbly legs! Can Pope finish him?
Vivian is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Pope moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Pope!
Jan Pope decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Pope will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mawe throws a half hearted mid kick.#TD#
Mawe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pope to the ground. Mawe is now in Pope's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mawe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pope's guard.
Pope makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pope.
Pope wants to sweep here but Mawe controlling him for the moment.
Mawe advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mawe wants to control but Pope is keeping him busy. #T1#
Mawe controlling the position from side mount.
Pope tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Mawe easily slips into full mount!
Mawe controlling the pace for now.
Pope is trying desperately to improve position.
Mawe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SU#
Mawe gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Pope has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mawe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pope swivels and escapes.
Nice defenses there by Mawe.#CL2#
Pope closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mawe has Pope pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pope manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A right hand to the body from Pope.
Pope unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pope lands a knee to the body.
Mawe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Pope.
Mawe tries for a takedown but Pope manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Watsz Mawe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mawe is working for takedown but Pope is calmly controlling the position for now.#T3#
Pope scores with a knee to the head.
Pope lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mawe backwards.
Pope lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pope lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pope lands a good knee to the midsection. Mawe won't want to take too many of those.
Mawe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mawe is breathing heavily.
Pope managing to block the knees to the body from Mawe.
Pope lands an elbow just above Mawe 's eye.
Pope scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mawe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mawe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pope. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mawe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pope pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mawe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pope lands a body punch.
Mawe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pope after a bit of a struggle.
Pope lands a knee to the head.
Pope scores with a shot to the side of Mawe's head.
Pope lands a left hand.
Mawe is trying to stall.
Pope throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mawes head.
Mawe tries to throw a body punch but Pope avoids it by throwing Mawe back against the cage.
Pope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mawe is working for takedown but Pope is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pope gets underhooks to prevent Mawe's takedown attempt.
Pope lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Pope dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Mawe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pope counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Mawe! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Pope!
Jan Pope thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Downem takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT2#
It looks like Takem Downem has been cut.
Downem takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pope has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pope lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Downem on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#ROC2#
Downem is rocked!
Pope closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Downem out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jan Pope!
Jan Pope thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Destiny 169: Larusso VS Horigu
Date: Sep 10, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Pope takes the fight into the clinch.
Evans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pope throws a knee to the head but misses.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Pope controls his hands.
Evans just leaning against Pope, taking a breather.
Evans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Pope controls the action.
Evans softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
Pope tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pope gets underhooks to prevent Evans's takedown attempt.
Evans lands with a left to the head.
Pope throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Evans as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Evans avoiding damage as Pope throws knees to the body.
Evans misses with some punches.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Come on Pope - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short uppercut from Evans. #T1#
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pope blocking some punches.
Evans is leaning against Pope and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Evans lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Pope gets underhooks to prevent Evans's takedown attempt.
Evans stalling in the clinch.
Evans looking for a takedown.
Jan Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dai Evans.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Evans is defending well for now.
Evans lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Evans pushes Pope back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evans tries to work over Pope's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Pope's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pope tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it.
Evans managing to block the knees to the body from Pope.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T2#
Evans wants a takedown but no success here.
Evans changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pope fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt
and Pope counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Evans slips a jab from Pope.
Pope throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Dai Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
Evans throws a lazy body kick #CL#
and Pope moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evans.
A shot in the inside from Evans.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Evans.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pope throws a knee to the head but misses.
Evans lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Evans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Evans stops a takedown attempt from Pope.
Evans is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pope is defending well.#T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pope.
Evans lands a right hand. #ROC2#
Pope is rocked!
Evans is trying to stall.
Pope misses with a knee strike.
#TD2#
Evans tightens his grip and picks Pope up, before dumping him to the ground. Pope manages to land in guard.
Evans distracts Pope with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Evans connects with a couple of short punches.
Pope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Pope has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans throws a strike but Pope rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Evans wants to stand and escape but Pope is having none of it. #ES2#
Evans scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans blocks a jab.
Evans shoots in looking for a takedown. Pope tries to sprawl out of it but Evans 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.
Danga de danga de dang - Pope scores with a four punch combination!
Pope throws a series of punches but Evans avoids them all with ease. #CL2#
Pope gets tackled into the cage by Evans. Evans maintains the clinch.
Evans looking for a takedown.
Evans tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pope will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Evans up against the cage.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pope.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pope's elbow.
Pope prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Evans dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Pope scores with a jab.#CL2#
Evans clinches.
Evans is leaning against Pope and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#TD2#
Evans lands a takedown into guard.
Evans postures up in Pope's guard and throws a big left but Pope blocks it.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pope is trying to keep Evans in close.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Pope has wrist control.#SU2#
Evans gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope missing with a left hand there. Evans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Evans has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#CL2#
Evans closes the distance and clinches.#T1#
Pope is looking to control Evans's arms but Evans gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pope has his back to the cage.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Evans drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pope pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pope throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #CL2#
Evans moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from Pope.
Evans goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pope prevents it.
Jan Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dai Evans.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#TD2#
Evans tightens his grip and picks Pope up, before dumping him to the ground. Pope manages to land in guard.
Pope wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans trying to control but Pope is working from the bottom.
Pope is trying to keep Evans in close.
Evans wants to control from the top but Pope keeps moving. #T2#
Evans postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Evans throws an elbow that misses. Pope uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evans's guard. Nice move by Pope!#REVR#
Pope is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pope looking to sit in guard and control but Evans gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T3#
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pope works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Evans wants to control from the top but Pope keeps moving.
Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Evans controlling from the top position.
Evans content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Evans trying to control but Pope is working from the bottom.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pope works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Evans postures up in Pope's guard and throws a big left but Pope blocks it. #SU2#
Evans gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL2#
Pope gets tackled into the cage by Evans. Evans maintains the clinch.
Evans is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pope pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice body punch from Pope - that landed with a thud.
Evans is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pope pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Evans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Pope.
Evans lands a hook that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Evans lands an uppercut.
Evans tries a body shot but Pope blocks it.
#TD2#
Evans has Pope pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Evans pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pope tumbling to the mat - Evans dives into Pope's guard.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Pope shoots in looking for a takedown. Evans tries to sprawl out of it but Pope keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Evans manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dai Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Evans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Pope is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#
It looks like Jan Pope has been cut.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Evans unleashes a big counter combination but Pope bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pope seems to have got his legs back now.
Evans is looking to clinch.
Pope throwing a counter right hand but Evans manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Pope. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pope. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Evans rushes Pope and presses him up against the cage.
Evans 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.
Evans tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pope pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jan Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dai Evans.
Evans wants a takedown but no success here.
Pope misses with the head strike.
Evans scores with a shot to the side of Pope's head.
Evans working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
Evans lands a body punch.
Evans is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pope is defending well.
Pope swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans stalling against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pope lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Evans lands a right hand.
Pope blocks an uppercut.
Evans looking for a takedown.
Evans wants a takedown but no success here.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans avoids the elbow strike from Pope, against the cage.
Pope lands a shoulder strike.
Evans 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.
Evans is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pope is defending well.
Jan Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
Evans wants to take the fight to the mat but Pope manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pope has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Evans after a bit of a struggle.
Evans has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pope avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pope gets through Evans's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pope tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pope throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evans blocks it with crossed arms.
Pope's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
A hook to the body from Evans.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Evans wants to take the fight to the mat but Pope manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
Dai Evans seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Evans throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Popes head.
Pope prevents a takedown attempt there.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Pope tries a body shot but Evans blocks it.
Evans goes for a takedown attempt but Pope pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pope swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pope connects with a solid leg kick.
Evans on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Evans tries to clinch but Pope moves out of range.
That kick from Pope tenderised Evans's leg. Evans is trying to keep his angry face on.
Evans wants to clinch up but Pope keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Evans moves into the clinch.
Pope with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pope tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing Pope back against the cage.
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evans blocks a body shot from Pope.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans lands with a short shot to the head.
Evans throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Popes head. #T4#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pope tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pope scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
Evans is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Evans lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Evans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evans tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Evans can't get the takedown.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Pope controls the action.
Pope tries to land a knee to the head but Evans blocks with his arms.
Pope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #TD2#
Pope is fighting off a takedown attempt but Evans is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pope to the mat. Pope regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Evans won't allow Pope to sweep him here. #SUB#
Pope looking for subs off his back but Evans has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jan Pope.
I think Evans 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dai Evans!
Dai Evans thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Destiny 163: Erasmus vs Killer
Date: Jul 30, 2016 |
#R1#
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. #ROC#
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.
#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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. #CL2#
Pope clinches up with Pamaus and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
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.
#T4#
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.
#CL2#
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!
#R2#
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.#CL2#
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.
#T1#
Pamaus lands a hook that snaps the head of Pope backwards. #BC#
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. #T2#
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.
#T3#
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.#CL2#
Pope moves into the clinch successfully.
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
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.#T4#
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!
#R3#
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. #T1#
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!#T2#
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.
#T3#
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.#CL2#
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. #BC#
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.
#T4#
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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Event:
Destiny 160: Consecration
Date: Jul 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Tanner lands with a nice combination. Pope backs away looking to recover.#CUT#
It looks like Jan Pope has been cut.
Pope chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tanner can pounce on him.
Tanner tries to clinch but Pope is having none of it.
Tanner's corner calls for a 1-2. Tanner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tanner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tanner throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.
Pope tries to counter with a clinch but Tanner shakes him off and moves away.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pope paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pope misses with a straight right. #CL#
Tanner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tanner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pope swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pope in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tanner working hard to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Pope has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tanner letting Pope take a breather here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
#T1#
Tanner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #BC#
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Tanner has Pope up against the cage in a clinch.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanner blocks a body shot from Pope.
Tanner slows down the pace here.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Pope is trying to break the clinch but Tanner has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
Pope missing with a left hand there. Tanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch but Pope swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch but Pope swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T2#
Pope throws a leg kick but Tanner sees it coming and checks it nicely. #CL#
Tanner has Pope up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Pope.
Pope looking to throw knees to the head but Tanner is blocking nicely.
Tanner is trying to force a seperation but Pope has the dominant position.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Tanner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tanner effectively controlling the action here.
Pope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!#BC#
Tanner breaks the clinch.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanner moves away.
Tanner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
That kick from Pope tenderised Tanner's leg. Tanner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tanner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Tanner closes the distance and pushes Pope back into the cage.#BC#
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Tanner moves into range and clinches up with Pope.
Tanner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Tanner.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanner's elbow.
Pope tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanner avoids the damage to the body.
Pope leaning against his opponent.
Tanner slowing the pace effectively.#BC#
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T4#
Pope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pope throws a leg kick but Tanner sees it coming and moves out of range. #CL#
Tanner instigates a clinch. #BC#
Tanner breaks the clinch.
Tanner moves out of range as Pope strikes.
Nice shot by Pope.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Tanner moves into the clinch.
Tanner is looking to break free of the clinch but Pope has double underhooks.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pope managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Tanner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Pope's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Pope gets a clinch.
Tanner misses with the head strike.
Pope tries to land a knee to the head but Tanner blocks with his arms.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Tanner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tanner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pope can do to turn this around?
Pope goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Tanner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pope tries to clinch
and Pope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tanner just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanner cracks Pope with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pope tries to clinch up but Tanner circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
Tanner blocks a low kick nicely.
Pope swings for the body but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner slips a straight right by Pope.
Tanner tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Tanner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tanner moves out of range of the strikes.
Pope avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pope keeps the fight on the outside.
Pope misses with a left hand
and Pope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope scores with a jab to the head.
Tanner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tanner is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Pope closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tanner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tanner blocking some punches.
Tanner slowing the pace effectively.#T2#
Tanner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tanner controlling the action here for a moment.
Tanner seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.#BC#
Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Tanner tries to clinch but Pope is having none of it.
Tanner scores with a decent looking hook.#CL2#
Pope clinches with his opponent.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Pope misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tanner.#T3##BC#
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
Jan Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Tanner clinches.
A hook to the body from Pope.
A shot in the inside from Pope.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Pope.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tanner.
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pope working aggressively here.
Pope makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tanner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tanner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pope's defenses. #BC#
Tanner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tanner tries to clinch but Pope moves out of range.
Tanner thumps Pope with a low kick.#T4#
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice cross by Pope.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pope is defending well for now.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Pope throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner connects with a knee to the head.
Dick Tanner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pope throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Pope. #BC#
Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 Dick Tanner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jan Pope's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tanner tries to clinch but Pope is having none of it.
Pope takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL#
Tanner rushes Pope and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pope doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pope throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Tanner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tanner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pope blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pope's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Tanner.
Pope tries to work over Tanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Pope tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pope lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pope throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner trying to stall but Pope improves his position.
Pope keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tanner's efforts to push away.
Pope tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanner avoids the damage to the body.
Pope trying to stall but Tanner improves his position.
Tanner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jan Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Pope tries to work over Tanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pope lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pope tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tanner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pope up against the cage.
Tanner crunches a lovely knee into Pope's ribcage.
Tanner just leaning against Pope, taking a breather. #BC#
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
Pope throws a body kick that misses. #T3##CL#
Tanner closes the distance and pushes Pope back into the cage.#BC#
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Tanner darts in and clinches Pope up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Pope.
Tanner wants to break free but Pope has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
Tanner tries to break free but Pope pushes him back against the cage.
Tanner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Pope.
Pope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanner blocks a body shot from Pope.
A nice left hand lands by Pope.
#BC#
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
#T4#
Pope throws a lazy right hand but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tanner slips under a jab from Pope.
Tanner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Pope. Beautiful body shot.
Pope keeps the fight on the outside.
Pope wants to clinch up but Tanner keeps it at a distance.
Tanner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tanner tries to clinch but Pope is having none of it.
Pope misses with a hook. Tanner ducked under it nicely.
Pope looks for the body kick but Tanner saw that one coming.
Tanner looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner tries to clinch up but Pope circles away and keeps his distance.
Tanner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pope works Tanner's body with a nice hook.
Pope on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pope misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Pope misses the target.
Tanner fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pope just manages to avoid it.
Tanner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dick Tanner.
Well Tanner 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Tanner!
After the fight, Dick Tanner was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Destiny Tuesday 49
Date: May 31, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Evans gets a takedown into half guard.
Pope has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Evans 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 blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pope is pressing down on Evans's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Evans throws an elbow that misses. Pope uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evans's guard. Nice move by Pope!#REVR#
Evans wants to stand and escape but Pope is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans controlling Pope's posture.
Evans wants to stand up but Pope is controlling him. #T1#
Pope trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pope is standing up over Evans. Evans looks to escape but Pope dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Evans's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Evans wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Evans is trying to improve his position.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pope slows the pace down.
Evans tries to bench press Pope off him but Pope keeps the position.
What's Evans going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Evans is looking for a sweep.
Pope taking a breather here. #T3#
Evans manages to get back to half guard.
Pope is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Pope prevents Evans from improving his position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Evans.
Pope lands a nice looking body shot.
Pope stuns Evans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Evans with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Pope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Evans shoots for a takedown but Pope saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jan Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dai Evans.
Pope throws a front kick aimed at Evans's knee but Evans avoids it well.
Evans tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T4#
Evans is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pope sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pope fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Evans.
Pope displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT#
It looks like Dai Evans has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope jabs Evans to the body, keeping him at a distance.#TD2#
Evans gets a double leg takedown into Pope's guard.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Pope manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Pope working aggressively here.
Pope misses with the head strike.
Pope misses with some punches.
Pope misses with some punches.
Evans has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pope avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pope is trying to break the clinch but Evans has him pressed against the cage.
Pope throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Pope lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Pope dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dai Evans's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Pope tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Pope is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
Pope tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
Pope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Pope tenderised Evans's leg. Evans is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pope looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.#TD2#
Evans gets the takedown into side control.
Pope can't do much from the bottom here.
Evans misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Evans cracks Pope with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Evans is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pope knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Evans looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pope is avoiding damage well.
#SUB2#
Evans goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pope rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Evans's guard! Nice work there by Pope! #T1#
Pope being controlled here momentarily.
Our spies down at at Island Warriors inform us that Evans has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pope has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Evans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pope throwing strikes but missing.
Pope won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.
Pope preventing the sweep. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pope wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Evans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pope is controlling him.
Evans is trying to control the position but Pope postures up.
Pope won't allow Evans to sweep him here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Evans scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#T3#
Evans working the strikes but Pope uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Pope is looking to control Evans's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pope avoid being mounted?
Evans lands strikes from half guard.
Evans lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
Evans is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pope doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Evans.
Evans working over Pope with some ground and pound. Pope looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pope blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pope trying to control from the bottom.
Jan Pope overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T4#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Evans lands a nice short elbow.#SUB2#
Evans is working for a kimura but Pope is defending it quite comfortably.
Pope trying to control but Evans postures up.
#SUB2#
Evans is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pope doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Evans.
Pope wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Evans throwing shots but Pope is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dai Evans's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Evans looks for a takedown but Pope sprawls well.
Evans shoots in for a takedown but Pope shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jan Pope is winning the standup battle so far.
Pope avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pope scores with a leg kick.
Pope jabs at Evans's body.#CL#
Pope drives through and clinches with Evans against the cage.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pope misses with a body punch.
Pope lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Pope has had enough of the clinch but Evans keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pope tries a body shot but Evans blocks it.
Evans tries for a takedown but Pope manages to get underhooks.
Jan Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dai Evans.
Pope misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Pope misses with the head strike.
Evans is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pope gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Evans can't get the takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
Pope misses with the head strike.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Pope misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evans tries to score a body lock takedown but Pope shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pope lands with a right to the head.
Pope gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Evans.
#T2#
Pope unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pope stops a takedown attempt from Evans.
Pope misses with some punches.
Pope lands a left hand that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
Pope lands a left hand.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
Pope holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Evans goes for a takedown attempt but Pope pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#T3#
Pope lands with a hook. Evans tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good shot there by Pope.
Evans shoots for a takedown but Pope saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Evans goes for a double leg but Pope avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pope continues to drive forward.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans jabs Pope right on the nose. Pope blinks but takes it well.
Pope cracks Evans with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pope lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Evans fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#CL#
Pope rushes Evans and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Evans 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 throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T4#
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
Pope is pressed up against the cage. Evans has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pope down to the mat. Pope avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Evans goes for a double leg but Pope avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pope continues to drive forward.
Pope throwing a counter right hand but Evans manages to avoid it.
Dai Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Evans.
Good exchange - Pope coming out on top.
Pope throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#TD2#
Pope gets caught napping as Evans dives in and scores a takedown. Pope manages to retain guard.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans won't allow Pope to sweep him here.
Pope working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
Pope controlling the position.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Pope showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pope has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Pope!
Jan Pope seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Destiny 150: Erasmus vs. Nah
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Pope connects with a right hand. Singh shakes it off.
Pope looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Singh appears to be looking for a big counter.
Singh blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Singh misses the target.
Pope fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Pope looks to move away, Singh throws a big counter combo but Pope just gets out of the way.
Pope misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Singh misses its target.
Pope avoids the head kick by Singh.
#CL#
Singh gets a clinch.
Pope creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've been informed that Pope has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Singh misses with the head strike.
Singh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Singh.
Singh blocking some punches.
Pope lands an elbow that stopped Singh in his tracks for a moment.
Singh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Singh tries to break free but Pope pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
Singh lands a shoulder strike.
Singh lands with a light punch inside.
Pope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Singh breaks the clinch.
Singh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jan Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Pope looks to move away, Singh throws a big counter combo but Pope just gets out of the way.
Pope throws a head kick but Singh moves out of range.
#CL#
Singh moves into the clinch.
Singh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Singh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
Pope throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Singh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#T2#
Pope closes this distance looking for a takedown but Singh circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope tries for a takedown but Singh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Singh seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Singh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Singh blocks a jab.
It looked like Singh was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Singh tries to bum rush Pope with a series of wild strikes but Pope uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pope will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pope fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Singh is out of range.
Singh throwing a counter right hand but Pope manages to avoid it.
Pope cracks Singh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pope getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T3#
Singh slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Singh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pope delivers a nice body kick.
Singh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Singh moves away from the strike by Pope.
Singh throwing a counter right hand but Pope manages to avoid it.
Singh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Singh blocks the low kick.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
Singh is looking to counter with head kicks.
Pope throws a hook but Singh avoids it easily.
Singh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Singh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pope comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T4#
Pope rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Singh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Singh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice cross by Pope.
Singh looks to throw the jab but Pope is out of range.
Pope throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Singh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Singh circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope lands a jab-cross combination.
Pope fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Singh on the side of the head.
Pope connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Singh misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Pope on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Singh misses with a right hand
and Pope counters with a stiff right hand.
Pope misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Pope dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Singh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Singh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pope. Pope obviously looking to wear him down.
Pope misses with a series of wild punches.
Pope closes the distance looking to clinch
and Singh counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Singh checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Singh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pope scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T1#
Singh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pope's head.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
Pope misses with a looping right.
Singh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Singh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Azadshatru Singh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Singh rushes Pope and presses him up against the cage.
Pope working aggressively here.
#BC#
Singh manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Pope misses.
Pope with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T2#
Singh moves away from the strike by Pope.
Pope listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pope throws out a leg kick but Singh moves out of range and Pope only half commits.
Pope throws a hook but Singh blocks it.
Pope lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Singh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pope.
Pope fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Singh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pope can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut lands for Pope. That snapped Singh's head back.
#T3##CL#
Singh instigates a clinch.
A short left from Singh.
Singh pushes Pope back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Singh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pope fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Singh.
Singh tries a head kick but it misses.
Pope loads up on a big right hand but Singh slips the punch.#CL#
Singh closes the distance and clinches.
Pope working aggressively here.
#BC#
Singh manages to break the clinch.
Pope swinging wildly here.
Singh throwing a counter right hand but Pope manages to avoid it.#T4#
Singh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pope misses with a low kick.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Pope.
Singh throws a big shot that misses.
Pope turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope looks to land a body kick but Singh moved away.
Singh was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pope swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Singh. Those never looked like landing.
Pope throws a lazy head kick
and Singh counters with a leg kick.
Jan Pope seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pope misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Pope showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Singh tries to bum rush Pope with a series of wild strikes but Pope uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pope takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#CL#
Singh has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Singh breaks from the clinch.
Singh misses with a few strikes there.
Singh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Singh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pope misses with a few strikes there.
Singh is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Singh moves into the clinch successfully.
Pope lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pope stalling the fight.
Azadshatru Singh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pope has Singh pressed against the cage, preventing Singh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pope blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Singh misses with a punch on the inside.
Singh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Popes head. #BC#
Singh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Singh misses with a wild combination.
Singh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Singh misses with a looping left.
Pope looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pope showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Singh.
A little jabbing left from Pope on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Singh gets a clinch.
Azadshatru Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Pope working aggressively here.
Singh dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
Singh swings wildly with an uppercut but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pope misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Singh breaks the clinch.
Singh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pope circles away quickly and effectively.
Despite the aggression on Pope's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Good work by Singh as he checks the leg kick.
Pope fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pope misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Pope.
Pope misses with a straight left. #T3#
Pope misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Pope throws a poor cross that misses
and Singh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch combination from Pope misses.
Singh appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pope fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Singh throws a right and a left that Pope avoids nicely.
Singh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jan Pope is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Singh throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.
Singh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Singh needs to keep his hands up - Pope had a free shot at his head there.
Singh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Pope. #T4#
Nice uppercut lands for Pope. That snapped Singh's head back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pope, right into the meat.
Pope buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pope lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pope turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Singh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pope connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pope fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Singh on the side of the head.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Singh.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pope! But no joy.
Singh lands with a nice combination. Pope backs away looking to recover.#ROC#
Pope is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Azadshatru Singh.
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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Pope!
A very excited looking Jan Pope made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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