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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesus Pope is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 cm
20
290 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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225 cm
24
320 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Richardson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesus Pope! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice defenses there by Pope. Richardson dodges the punch combination from Pope.
Pope stuns Richardson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Richardson tries to land a body kick and Pope counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Richardson's guard now. Pope's corner is telling him to maintain position. Richardson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pope sitting in guard here, content to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jesus Pope hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Richardson throws a combination that misses and Pope counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pope scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Ricardo Richardson has been cut. A punch combination from Pope misses. Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Richardson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pope. Pope obviously looking to wear him down.
Richardson is breathing heavily. Pope jabs Richardson right on the nose. Richardson blinks but takes it well. A jab lands there for Pope. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Pope closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Richardson to the mat! Richardson manages to get full guard. Pope 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Richardson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pope on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jesus Pope was stalling too much, according to the referee. A shot to the liver by Pope. Beautiful body shot. Ricardo Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pope stuns Richardson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Pope scores with a head kick. Richardson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Pope throws a head kick that Richardson semi-blocks.
A shot to the liver by Pope. Beautiful body shot. A slapping body kick lands there for Pope. Richardson walks into a straight right hand from Pope.
Ricardo Richardson's cut is getting worse. A left and a right from Pope both land. Nice combination. The fighters circle, before Pope throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Richardson's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Pope lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jesus Pope!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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