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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope has chosen LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It as his entrance music. Trent Pope has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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273 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Pope!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dobson throws out the jab.
Dobson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dobson throws a right hand that Pope ducks under and follows up with a left that Pope also avoids with ease.
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 lands with a shot to the body.
Dobson blocks the body kick.
Dobson misses with a hook.
Dobson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pope lands a big head kick that sends Dobson tumbling to the mat! Pope takes a step backwards and waves Dobson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ben Dobson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dobson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pope drives through and clinches with Dobson against the cage.
Dobson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pope's elbow.
Dobson misses with a punch to the body.
Pope lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pope misses with a body punch.
Dobson tries to circle away but Pope has him pinned against the cage.
Pope lands an elbow inside that Dobson shrugs off.
I was talking to Dobson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dobson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dobson is rocked!
Ben Dobson's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dobson.
Oh Dobson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dobson dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
Dobson seems to have got his legs back now.
Dobson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson misses with a punch to the body.
Pope lands with a left to the head.
Pope lands with a short shot to the head.
Pope drops Dobson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dobson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dobson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
A shot in the inside from Dobson.
Dobson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dobson misses with a punch to the body.
Dobson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dobson tries a body shot but Pope blocks it.
Dobson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pope controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dobson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dobson.
Pope with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dobson has a couple of punches blocked by Pope.
Pope lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dobson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dobson lands a nice uppercut.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Dobson controls his hands.
Pope lands an elbow just above Dobson 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Pope.
Ben Dobson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A knee to the head by Pope.
Dobson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pope lands a good knee to the midsection. Dobson won't want to take too many of those.
Dobson is breathing heavily.
Dobson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pope throws an elbow but it misses.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Dobson controls the action.
Pope lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pope obliges.
Pope lands a knee to the body.
Pope is leaning against Dobson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pope lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Pope.
Pope avoiding damage.
Pope lands a knee to the head.
Pope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pope tries to throw a body punch but Dobson avoids it by throwing Pope back against the cage.
Pope lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pope lands a left hand.
Pope lands a vicious elbow to the side of Dobson's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Pope tries to finish him with strikes but Dobson still seems able to defend himself so Pope steps back and lets Dobson get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Jeez, Ben Dobson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ben Dobson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trent Pope!
During a confident post fight interview, Trent Pope thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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