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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kojo Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarpong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HellRazor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Trent Pope could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kojo Sarpong's chin.
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273 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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285 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Pope!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kojo Sarpong!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarpong scores with a hook.
Pope throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sarpong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pope pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pope throws the kick towards the body but Sarpong avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pope tries to clinch but Sarpong moves out of range.
Sarpong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Sarpong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sarpong.
Sarpong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pope connects with a leg kick. Sarpong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.
Sarpong looks to land a body kick but Pope moved away.
Pope tries to clinch up but Sarpong circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Pope.
A jab from Sarpong finds it's way through Pope's defenses.
Pope drops his hands momentarily and Sarpong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pope moves out of range as Sarpong throws a body kick.
Sarpong throws the kick towards the body but Pope avoids it.
Pope walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong lands a high kick!
Pope lands a jab-cross combination.
Pope throws a right and a left that Sarpong avoids nicely.
Sarpong lands with a nice combination. Pope backs away looking to recover.
Sarpong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sarpong misses with a kick to the body.
Pope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pope uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sarpong.
Sarpong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sarpong misses with a leg kick.
Sarpong throws a lazy head kick
and Pope counters by clinching up.
Sarpong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pope drops Sarpong with a big knee straight up the middle! Sarpong is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Sarpong is rocked!
It looks like Kojo Sarpong has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Sarpong to counter with a crisp jab.
Sarpong is still on wobbly legs! Can Pope finish him?
Sarpong throws a head kick that misses.
Sarpong seems to have recovered his senses.
Sarpong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sarpong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sarpong keeps the fight on the outside.
Pope takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pope wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pope fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kojo Sarpong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Pope there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sarpong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pope had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sarpong looks gassed!
Pope rushes Sarpong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sarpong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pope lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pope tries to stall but Sarpong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pope blocks the elbow strike.
Sarpong throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
Pope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sarpong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sarpong lands a left hand.
Sarpong lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarpong.
Sarpong lands with a light punch inside.
Sarpong misses with the head strike.
Pope tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pope landing knees to the head.
Sarpong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pope.
Pope looking to slow down the pace here.
Sarpong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pope lands a body punch.
Sarpong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pope lands a nice elbow.
Pope landing knees to the head.
Pope stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Sarpong fails to land.
Nice elbow from Pope.
A knee to the head by Pope.
Pope lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pope.
Pope is pushing Sarpong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pope throws a punch but it's blocked by Sarpong.
Pope lands an elbow inside that Sarpong shrugs off.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sarpong blocks an elbow strike from Pope.
Pope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarpong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pope pushes off an throws an elbow but Sarpong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pope throws an elbow that misses.
Pope lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Pope.
A short body shot lands from Sarpong as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sarpong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarpong struggles to land a body shot inside as Pope controls his hands.
Sarpong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pope unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sarpong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sarpong is trying to maintain a safe position but Pope gets an underhook and turns Sarpong into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pope.
Sarpong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pope up against the cage.
Sarpong blocks an elbow strike.
Sarpong blocks an elbow strike.
Sarpong avoids a wild elbow strike from Pope.
Pope working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sarpong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pope missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pope.
Pope comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pope misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sarpong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pope lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarpong tries to work over Pope's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pope lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pope blocking some punches.
Pope lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Sarpong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Trent Pope will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kojo Sarpong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sarpong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pope needs to keep his hands up - Sarpong had a free shot at his head there.
Donk. Sarpong catches Pope right on the button with a cross.
A low kick from Sarpong misses
and Pope counters with a thumping low kick.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sarpong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kojo Sarpong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pope drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trent Pope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope tries to clinch but Sarpong moves out of range.
Sarpong throws a poor cross that misses
and Pope counters with a good, hard body kick but Sarpong shrugs it off.
Sarpong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sarpong misses with an uppercut
and Pope counters with a body kick that stops Sarpong in his tracks momentarily.
Sarpong is breathing heavily.
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!
Sarpong tries to move into range but Pope moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pope wants to clinch.
Pope looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pope circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Sarpong drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Pope follows Sarpong to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Pope!
Trent Pope retains his heavyweight title!
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hype
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