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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bagful Donkeys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It . Donkeys has chosen Pelageya & Darya Moroz - Walking through a field with a horse as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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198 cm
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273 lbs
35 - 14 - 0 |
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190 cm
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240 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Pope! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bagful Donkeys! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pope lands with a nice body punch. Donkeys scores with a sloppy right hand. Pope should have avoided that one. Donkeys misses with a few strikes there.
Donkeys pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pope tries to land a body kick and Donkeys makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Donkeys throws a lazy right hand but Pope sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Pope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donkeys has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Donkeys lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pope takes a step back to recover. Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pope walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donkeys checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Pope moves into the clinch. Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pope lands a knee to the body.
Donkeys avoids the elbow strike from Pope, against the cage.
Pope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donkeys has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Donkeys avoids the elbow strike from Pope, against the cage.
Pope misses with a body punch.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donkeys is defending well for now. Donkeys is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. A right handed body shot lands from Donkeys.
Pope has Donkeys pressed against the cage, preventing Donkeys from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Pope connects with a knee to the head.
Donkeys blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pope leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land. Donkeys wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Donkeys can't break the clinch.
Donkeys misses with a short punch on the inside. Donkeys tries to break free but Pope pushes him back against the cage. A short right from Pope. Donkeys tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pope tries a body shot but Donkeys blocks it.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pope lands on the inside with an uppercut. Pope lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donkeys doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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! Donkeys on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pope lands with a short head shot on the inside. Donkeys stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pope connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bagful Donkeys has been cut. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donkeys. Pope with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Donkeys breaks the clinch.
Donkeys misses with a low kick as Pope jumps back. Pope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Pope misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pope dodges the punch combination from Donkeys.
Pope moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Donkeys bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Donkeys lands a jab to the nose. Donkeys moves out of range of the body kick. Nice jab there from Donkeys. Donkeys has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pope finds it's way round the side to connect with Donkeys's head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Donkeys displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pope throws out the jab. Donkeys tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Pope misses with a body shot
and Donkeys counters with a one-two to the body. Pope is looking to wear down Donkeys with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Donkeys uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Donkeys waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pope. Donkeys misses with a right hand and Pope counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pope wants to clinch and Donkeys counters with a nice leg kick. Both fighters circling a little - Donkeys finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Pope misses the shot to the body. Donkeys misses with a series of wild punches.
Donkeys lands a nice hook to Pope's body. Pope takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Donkeys throws a big shot that misses. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donkeys. Pope checks a leg kick. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pope avoids the head kick by Donkeys.
Donkeys thuds his shin into the meat of Pope's side. 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 Bagful Donkeys's cut. That's time! Pope's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pope lets loose with a powerful body kick. Donkeys will feel that in the morning. Donkeys moves away from the strike by Pope. Pope misses with a body shot.
Pope lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Donkeys fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Pope finds it's target. Donkeys ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Pope fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. A nice inside leg kick there by Pope. That's going to slow Donkeys down. This has been an exciting period of action! Pope tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donkeys manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A jab from Pope finds it's way through Donkeys's defenses. Pope swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Donkeys counters with a left and a right that stings Pope. Donkeys throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Pope jabs Donkeys to the body, keeping him at a distance. Pope is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Donkeys misses with the combination.
Pope wants to clinch up but Donkeys keeps it at a distance. Donkeys connects with a body shot that sends Pope's belly button to the back. Pope checks the leg kick. Decent striking displayed by Donkeys there. Pope tries a low kick but Donkeys avoids it. Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pope connects with a body shot. Pope will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donkeys misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pope wants to clinch up but Donkeys keeps it at a distance. Pope smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A slow jab from Pope misses its intended target. Pope misses with a looping right. 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! Pope blocks a jab. A swing and a miss from Donkeys. Donkeys swats away the attempt to clinch by Pope. Bagful Donkeys is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donkeys, right into the meat.
Donkeys clobbers Pope with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Donkeys scores with a spinning back kick! Pope throws a combination that misses and Donkeys counters with a left to the body. Donkeys chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donkeys throws a series of strikes that have Pope backpedaling.
Donkeys scores with a jab. Pope acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Donkeys misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pope.
Donkeys lands a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pope. Donkeys does a little dance to reset his feet. Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donkeys was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope. Donkeys takes one on the button. Donkeys lands a head kick. Pope smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Donkeys connects with a jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Donkeys's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Donkeys duly obliges. Pope pivots, looking for a leg kick but Donkeys is out of range and Pope settles back down. Donkeys misses with a wild combination.
Pope throws a low kick but it's checked well by Donkeys. Pope throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Oooooh!!! Donkeys has knocked Pope down with a huge combo! Donkeys steps away and waves a wobbly Pope back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pope is rocked! Donkeys feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pope's calf. Oh Pope is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Pope throws a hook but Donkeys avoids it easily. Donkeys cracks a nice hook into Pope's ribs. Pope seems to have got his legs back now. Donkeys 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. Donkeys throws a leg kick which misses Pope's front leg but catches the back leg as Pope tries to avoid it. Pope connects with a nice looking jab.
Pope waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donkeys. Pope misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Donkeys. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Pope avoids the body shot from Donkeys.
A punch combination from Donkeys misses. Pope feints and then cracks Donkeys's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donkeys down. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bagful Donkeys showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Bagful Donkeys's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fighters circling - Pope throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Pope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Pope jabs Donkeys to the body, keeping him at a distance. Pope dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donkeys. That did some damage! Donkeys throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Donkeys tries to work over Pope's front leg with a kick but Pope checks it. Donkeys moves out of range as Pope strikes. Bagful Donkeys seems to be getting the better of the standup. Donkeys throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donkeys paws at him with a jab and circles away. Pope motions for Donkeys to come forward. Pope throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Donkeys takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Donkeys avoids the body shot from Pope.
Donkeys throws the kick towards the body but Pope avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Donkeys uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Donkeys keeps the fight on the outside. A punch combination from Pope misses. Pope takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pope pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donkeys was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope. Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Pope misses with a leg kick and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Pope misses with a head kick.
A big left from Donkeys misses. Donkeys scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Pope misses with a wild body shot. Donkeys slips a jab and a cross from Pope.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Donkeys looks to land a body kick but Pope moved away. Donkeys getting the better of the striking in that exchange. This has been an exciting period of action! Donkeys throws a nice outside leg kick. A head kick misses from Donkeys. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Donkeys. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donkeys lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Pope connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Pope scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Donkeys fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donkeys lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Donkeys throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Pope thumps Donkeys with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pope dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donkeys. That did some damage! Donkeys throws a right hand that Pope ducks under and follows up with a left that Pope also avoids with ease. Donkeys tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Donkeys. Pope misses with a low kick as Donkeys jumps back. Donkeys's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Donkeys takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Donkeys changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Donkeys scores with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Donkeys misses. A punch lands to the side of Donkeys 's head but he takes it in his stride. Pope digs a good body shot into Donkeys's ribs. Pope misses the shot to the body. Donkeys scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pope connects with an inside leg kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pope misses with a leg kick. Donkeys on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Pope throws a half hearted mid kick. Pope connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Donkeys thows a body shot but no joy. Pope thows a body shot but no joy. Pope cracks the inside of Donkeys's front leg. Donkeys dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Pope will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Pope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donkeys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Donkeys throws a leg kick but Pope sees it coming and moves out of range. Pope buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donkeys thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trent Pope. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28 Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Pope! An out of breath Trent Pope thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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