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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ace Popo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scot Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popo comes to the ring accompanied by Alter Bridge- Ties that Bind. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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158 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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168 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ace Popo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scot Sloan!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Popo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sloan. Sloan obviously looking to wear him down.
Sloan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sloan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Popo.
Popo 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.
Sloan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Popo with a nice head shot there.
Popo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Popo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sloan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sloan keeping full guard, as Popo tries to pass.
Popo postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Popo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Popo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popo pushing down on Sloan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sloan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Popo wants to control from the top but Sloan keeps moving.
Sloan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Popo tries to free his leg and advance position but Sloan is retaining full guard.
Popo trying to control but Sloan is working from the bottom.
Sloan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Popo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sloan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloan lands a nice hook to Popo's body. Popo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sloan.
Popo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Popo is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloan connects with a leg kick. Popo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sloan scores with a spinning back kick!
Scot Sloan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloan lands a head kick. Popo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sloan scores with a nice body kick.
Popo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Popo moves out of range as Sloan throws a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sloan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sloan connects with a single shot there.
Sloan connects with a high kick.
Sloan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sloan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Popo misses with the combination.
Popo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sloan misses with a head kick.
Scot Sloan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloan misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan thows a body shot but no joy.
Popo has a takedown stuffed.
Sloan fakes the leg kick and cracks Popo in the body.
Sloan scores with a head kick. Popo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sloan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sloan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sloan tries to clinch but Popo is having none of it.
Sloan catches Popo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Sloan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sloan moves into range and clinches up with Popo.
Sloan breaks the clinch.
Sloan lands a high kick!
Sloan clinches up with Popo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Popo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sloan missing with knees to the body.
Sloan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Popo is blocking nicely.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Popo is blocking nicely.
Sloan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sloan connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Popo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sloan lands with a left to the head.
Sloan landing knees to the body.
Sloan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Popo is defending well for now.
Sloan lands a knee to the head.
Popo managing to block the knees to the body from Sloan.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Popo jumps guard but Sloan turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Popo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ace Popo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sloan manages to break the clinch.
Sloan misses with a head kick.
Popo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sloan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Popo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Popo throws an elbow that misses. Sloan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Popo's guard. Nice move by Sloan!
Popo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sloan defends well.
Sloan tries to stand but Popo is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Popo wants to sweep here but Sloan controlling him for the moment.
Popo trying to keep a closed guard but Sloan is proving a slippery customer.
Sloan is stalling in the full guard.
Sloan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Popo is proving hard to escape from.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Scot Sloan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sloan lands with an overhand left.
That kick from Sloan tenderised Popo's leg. Popo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Popo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Popo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Popo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sloan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sloan misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Sloan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sloan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sloan tries a head kick but it misses.
Ace Popo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Popo fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Sloan.
Sloan scoring well with a low kick there.
Good standup being displayed there by Sloan as he connects with a hook.
Sloan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Sloan.
Popo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sloan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sloan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Popo somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ace Popo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloan sizes up Popo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Popo moves out of range of the body kick from Sloan.
Popo shoots in but Sloan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sloan lands with a kick to the temple. Popo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sloan throws a sloppy body shot
and Popo counters with a one-two to the body.
Sloan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sloan scores with a nice head shot.
Ace Popo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scot Sloan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Popo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sloan. That one must have hurt.
Sloan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sloan moves in looking to clinch but Popo pushes him off.
Sloan is looking to score with low kicks.
Popo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Popo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sloan's waist but Sloan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Popo off to one side.
Sloan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Popo's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloan lands with an uppercut that bounces Popo off the ropes and back into range.
Sloan throws a sloppy head kick and Popo moves out of range easily.
Sloan stuffs the takedown attempt from Popo. Popo gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloan connects with an inside leg kick.
Popo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Popo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Popo misses with the combination.
Sloan misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Popo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloan moves into range and clinches up with Popo.
Popo goes for a takedown attempt but Sloan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Sloan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scot Sloan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sloan 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scot Sloan!
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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