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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luther Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tycho Brahe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pope might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to No Sunshine. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luther Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tycho Brahe!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pope misses with a hook. Brahe ducked under it nicely.
Brahe misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Pope misses.
Brahe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pope.
Brahe moves out of range of the strikes.
Brahe throws a solid leg kick but Pope takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brahe.
Pope showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brahe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahe doesn't manage to clinch there - Pope circles away.
Pope scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brahe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brahe throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Pope cracks Brahe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brahe tries to clinch up.
Brahe tries to land a leg kick but Pope saw it coming and moves away.
Pope drops Brahe with a beautiful combination! Brahe stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pope is looking for the KO!
It looks like Tycho Brahe has been cut.
Pope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brahe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pope lands a lovely overhand right.
Brahe throws a big shot that misses.
Pope throws a jab but it's blocked by Brahe.
Brahe throws a head kick that misses
and Pope counters with a nice uppercut.
Pope moves out of range as Brahe strikes.
Brahe throws a leg kick but Pope checks it.
Pope waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brahe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahe thuds his right hand into Pope's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brahe moves out of range of the strikes.
Brahe darts in trying to clinch
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Brahe moves out of range of the strikes.
Brahe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brahe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brahe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brahe was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Brahe takes one to the chin there.
Pope connects with a jab.
A big left from Pope misses.
Brahe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pope gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brahe counters with a body kick.
Pope slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brahe misses with a low kick as Pope jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Pope dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tycho Brahe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pope slips under a jab from Brahe.
Pope lands a head shot.
Brahe avoids the head kick by Pope.
Pope missing with a left hand there. Brahe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Brahe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brahe lands a head kick!
Pope fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pope scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahe misses with an uppercut.
Luther Pope is winning the standup battle so far.
Brahe clinches but Pope breaks the clinch
and Pope counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Brahe is predictable there
and Pope counters with a head kick that drops Brahe to the mat! Brahe scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Pope misses with a looping right.
Pope uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brahe.
Brahe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brahe throws out a leg kick but Pope moves out of range and Brahe only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brahe looks to throw the jab but Pope is out of range.
Pope uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brahe has time to react.
Pope lands a jab to the nose.
Brahe throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Brahe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brahe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pope counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brahe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brahe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Brahe.
Pope misses with a low kick.
Pope tests Brahe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pope jabs Brahe right on the nose. Brahe blinks but takes it well.
Brahe slips a straight right by Pope.
Pope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brahe circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Brahe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brahe avoids the head kick by Pope.
Brahe delivers a nice body kick.
Pope swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brahe.
Brahe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pope is out of range.
Pope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pope throws a hook to the side of Brahe's head but Brahe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brahe looks to clinch
and Pope counters with a low kick, right behind Brahe 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pope misses with a leg kick
and Brahe counters with a low kick, right behind Pope 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Pope dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tycho Brahe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brahe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tycho Brahe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brahe. That's going to slow Pope down.
Pope throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brahe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pope.
Brahe slips a jab and a cross from Pope.
Brahe throws a leg kick
and Pope counters with an outside leg kick.
Brahe looks to throw the jab but Pope is out of range.
Brahe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pope counters with a three punch combo that has Brahe backing up. Brahe nods at Pope to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brahe throws out a loose jab but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brahe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brahe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slow jab from Pope misses its intended target.
Brahe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pope counters with a straight right hand.
Pope blocks the body kick.
Luther Pope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Pope misses with a low kick as Brahe jumps back.
Pope jabs Brahe right on the nose. Brahe blinks but takes it well.
Pope circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pope counters with a left and a right that stings Brahe.
That has opened up Tycho Brahe's cut even more.
Brahe throws a lazy head kick
and Pope counters with a nice uppercut.
Pope moves out of range as Brahe strikes.
Brahe throws a sloppy head kick
and Pope counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brahe avoids the body shot from Pope.
Brahe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brahe throws a jab but it's blocked by Pope.
Brahe wants to clinch
and Pope counters with a two punch combo.
Brahe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pope sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brahe tries to clinch but Pope moves away
letting Pope counter with a right hand.
Pope bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brahe's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pope with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pope throws an overhand right that lands on Brahe's shoulder, as Brahe tries to avoid the shot.
Brahe misses with a hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Brahe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pope has got the better of the exchanges.
A low kick from Brahe misses
and Pope counters with a good, hard body kick but Brahe shrugs it off.
Tycho Brahe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brahe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brahe darts in trying to clinch
and Pope counters with a series of strikes. Brahe will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luther Pope showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pope has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luther Pope!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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