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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camron Shrefick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Camron Shrefick has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Pope's chin.
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213 lbs
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225 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Camron Shrefick!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shrefick.
Pope avoids a punch combination nicely.
A lazy left from Shrefick finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Shrefick.
Pope takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shrefick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pope slips under a jab.
Pope has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shrefick finds it's way round the side to connect with Pope's head.
Pope slips a jab from Shrefick.
A right-left combo lands from Pope.
Pope loads up on a big right hand but Shrefick slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Pope.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shrefick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shrefick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pope momentarily.
Pope looks to land a combination but Shrefick avoids it well.
Pope is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shrefick.
Pope scoring well with a low kick there.
Shrefick throws a leg kick that misses.
Shrefick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Michael Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shrefick swings for the body but Pope moves out of range.
Pope moves out of range as Shrefick strikes.
Pope takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shrefick dips to his left and cracks Pope with an uppercut!
Pope displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shrefick throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Shrefick misses the target.
Shrefick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pope.
Shrefick moves away from the strike by Pope.
A bone on bone clash there as Pope blocks the leg kick.
Pope connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Shrefick.
Shrefick bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shrefick.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Shrefick is out of range.
Pope throws a looping overhand right but Shrefick ducks down to avoid it.
Shrefick misses the jab.
Pope keeps the fight on the outside.
Shrefick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shrefick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pope cracks Shrefick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pope rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shrefick counters with a stiff right hand.
Shrefick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pope keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shrefick.
Pope throws a leg kick which misses Shrefick's front leg but catches the back leg as Shrefick tries to avoid it.
Shrefick 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.
Pope jabs Shrefick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shrefick tries to clinch but Pope moves away
and Pope counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Shrefick takes one to the side of the head.
Shrefick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pope is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shrefick.
Shrefick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shrefick misses the jab.
Shrefick tries to clinch up but Pope circles away and keeps his distance.
Pope avoids the head kick by Shrefick.
Pope lands a nice shot to the body.
Pope listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shrefick looks to land a right hand but Pope moved out of range.
Pope connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shrefick's hands.
Shrefick connects with a body shot.
Pope avoids the head kick by Shrefick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope throws a good cross that connects.
Shrefick connects with the punch.
Pope is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shrefick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Pope dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pope takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pope turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Michael Pope is winning the standup battle so far.
Shrefick jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pope thows a leg kick but Shrefick checks it
and Shrefick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shrefick scores with a three punch combo!
Pope throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shrefick counters with a stiff right hand.
Shrefick throws a jab when Pope was well out of range.
A head kick from Shrefick lands but Pope takes it in his stride.
Pope looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shrefick scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shrefick.
Shrefick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shrefick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pope.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shrefick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shrefick misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pope darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shrefick looks for the body kick but Pope saw that one coming.
Shrefick throws a lazy right hand but Pope sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shrefick moves out of range as Pope strikes.
Shrefick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shrefick throws a jab but it's blocked by Pope.
Pope misses with an uppercut.
Pope walks into a left hand.
Shrefick tries to close the distance and clinch but Pope swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a shot from downtown. Shrefick moves away and avoids it.
Shrefick misses with a looping right.
Shrefick looks to throw the jab but Pope is out of range.
Shrefick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shrefick throws a lazy right hand but Pope sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pope throws a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Pope misses.
Pope thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pope smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shrefick avoids a kick to the body.
Camron Shrefick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope throws a big shot that misses.
Shrefick misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with a left hand
and Shrefick counters with a head kick. That will keep Pope thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shrefick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pope.
The crowd cheers as Pope lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shrefick doesn't seem phased though.
Pope has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shrefick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pope scoring well with a low kick there.
Shrefick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shrefick misses the jab.
Shrefick throws a jab when Pope was well out of range.
Shrefick misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Pope.
Shrefick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shrefick loads up on a big right hand but Pope slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Shrefick does no damage.
Shrefick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shrefick throws a big shot that misses.
Shrefick lands with an overhand left.
Pope looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pope, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shrefick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shrefick misses with a hook
and Pope counters with a nice uppercut.
Pope scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shrefick is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Pope. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pope.
Shrefick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good exchange - Pope coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Pope dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pope throws the left hand but Shrefick avoids the punch easily.
Shrefick lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Shrefick.
Pope steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shrefick.
Shrefick misses with a looping right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pope. Shrefick shrugs it off though.
Pope moves out of range as Shrefick strikes.
Shrefick slips a jab from Pope.
Pope looks to land a left hand but Shrefick moved out of range nicely.
Shrefick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pope.
Pope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick by Shrefick misses
and Pope counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
Pope slips under a jab from Shrefick.
Shrefick throws the left hand but Pope avoids the punch easily.
Pope misses the body punch
and Shrefick counters with a straight right hand.
Pope swings for the body but Shrefick moves out of range.
A slow jab from Shrefick misses its intended target.
Shrefick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.
Shrefick moves into range and clinches up with Pope.
Pope manages to break the clinch.
Pope displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shrefick throws out the jab.
Pope takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pope avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a jab when Shrefick was well out of range.
Pope scores with a shot to the body.
Pope feints and then cracks Shrefick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shrefick down.
A head kick from Shrefick lands but Pope takes it in his stride.
Shrefick staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Shrefick.
Shrefick throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pope counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shrefick.
Pope throws a wild body kick that Shrefick sees coming a mile off.
Shrefick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Pope throws a poor cross that misses
and Pope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope gets a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shrefick blocking some punches.
Shrefick pushes off an throws an elbow but Pope leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pope stalling in the clinch but Shrefick improves position.
Shrefick looking to stall.
Shrefick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shrefick tries to clinch
and Pope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shrefick throws a hook to the side of Pope's head but Pope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shrefick manages to avoid it.
Pope takes a swing at Shrefick's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Shrefick.
Pope lands a jab to the nose.
Shrefick throws a head kick that misses.
Camron Shrefick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shrefick misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Shrefick. Those never looked like landing.
Shrefick thows a body shot but no joy.
Shrefick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pope defending well as Shrefick loads up on a big left hand.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
Pope lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Shrefick blocks a head kick by Pope.
Shrefick throws a right hand that misses
and Pope makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shrefick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pope counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shrefick misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Pope showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pope has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Pope!
Michael Pope decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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