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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Methuselah Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It . Couture has chosen wait, nvmnd! thats just the tapping of his cane as he walks. as his entrance music. Methuselah Couture has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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273 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
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225 cm
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290 lbs
20 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power |
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ADCC Champion
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
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Methuselah Couture!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Couture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
Pope misses with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pope.
Couture misses with a straight right.
Pope throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture avoids the head kick by Pope.
Couture sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Couture looks winded!
Pope misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pope dodges the punch combination from Couture.
Pope dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couture. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch combination from Pope misses.
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pope with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pope looks to land a left hand but Couture moved out of range nicely.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Couture was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Nice uppercut there from Pope.
It looks like Methuselah Couture has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Pope slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pope misses with a kick to the body.
Trent Pope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pope.
Couture takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pope feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Couture's calf.
Pope throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pope paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pope lands a nice hook to Couture's body. Couture takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pope lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pope fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pope smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couture moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a looping right.
Pope thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Couture if he has to take too many more of those.
Couture avoids the body shot from Pope.
Pope throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pope throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pope.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pope.
Pope dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Couture. That did some damage!
Pope has Couture up against the cage in a clinch.
Pope utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope connects with a knee to the head.
Pope trying to land knees to the body.
Couture fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Couture misses with a hook from the clinch.
Couture blocks a body shot from Pope.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Couture.
Couture's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pope throws an elbow that misses.
Pope lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pope.
Pope lands a knee to the head.
Pope digs a right hand into Couture's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Couture's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Pope dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Methuselah Couture's cut.
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.
Pope moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trent Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Couture circles away quickly and effectively.
Pope lands with a thumping leg kick.
Couture works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pope takes a swing at Couture's ribcage but misses.
Couture throws a leg kick
and Pope counters with a nice leg kick.
Pope wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.
Pope scores with a jab to the jaw.
Couture is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
Pope connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Couture just misses with a punch to the body.
Couture keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pope.
Couture chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pope can pounce on him.
Couture avoids the head kick by Pope.
Methuselah Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope lands a leg kick that knocks Couture off balance momentarily.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Couture is out of range.
Pope tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pope throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pope jabs Couture to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pope.
Pope lands a nice hook to Couture's body. Couture takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pope. Couture does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pope lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pope connects with a high kick.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch but Couture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Couture catches Pope right on the button with a cross.
Trent Pope is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pope. Couture does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pope throws the kick towards the body but Couture avoids it.
Good leg kick by Pope there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Couture displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pope throws out the jab.
Pope looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pope throws a poor cross that misses
and Couture counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Couture is thwarting Pope's attempts to control the position.
Couture controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pope avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Couture.
Couture is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pope might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Pope dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Methuselah Couture's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pope feints and then cracks Couture's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Couture down.
Couture throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Couture fails with the takedown.
Pope swings for the body but Couture moves out of range.
Pope wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Couture bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Couture wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pope keeps working.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope regains half guard.
Pope is looking to control Couture's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pope avoid being mounted?
Couture looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pope is looking to control Couture's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pope avoid being mounted?
Couture is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pope defends it well.
Pope wants to control but Couture is keeping busy.
Methuselah Couture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture working Pope over with strikes.
Couture wants to pass the guard but Pope is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture is trying to control the action in half guard but Pope is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Couture stalling.
Couture is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pope has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope is controlling Couture's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Couture is thwarting Pope's attempts to control the position.
Couture looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Couture drops an elbow to the side of Pope's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope moves into full guard.
Pope looking to hit a scissor sweep but Couture is one step ahead there.
Pope is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Couture can do to turn this around?
Couture makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Couture trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pope manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Methuselah Couture.
I think Pope has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Pope!
After winning the bout, Trent Pope thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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