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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Love-Hate Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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213 lbs
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248 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 17 - 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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Love-Hate Powell!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pope misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pope misses with a combination
and Powell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Powell as Pope shoots in.
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Powell circles away.
Powell scoring well with a low kick there.
Pope closes the distance looking to clinch
and Powell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pope's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell throws an elbow that misses. Pope uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Powell's guard. Nice move by Pope!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell wants to sweep here but Pope controlling him for the moment.
Powell is trying to keep Pope in close.
Pope got a little sloppy there for a moment and Powell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pope has managed to get both his arms back between Powell's legs - danger averted.
Powell wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pope not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Powell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pope passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Powell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pope off and has taken his back!
Pope just trying to survive but Powell is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Pope rolls, trying to escape but Powell keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Pope tries to escape the position.
Even with his hooks in, Powell manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Powell gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Pope turns into Powell and is now in his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Powell has his foot on Pope's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pope works his way back into a safe position though.
Powell is looking to sweep but instead, Pope has passed into half guard.
Powell is trying to get back to full guard.
Powell keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Love-Hate Powell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pope misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A combination from Pope does no damage.
Pope shoots in for a takedown but Powell shows good takedown defense.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Powell moves out of range easily.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pope closes the distance and pushes Powell back into the cage.
Powell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pope misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Pope scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pope scores with a shot to the side of Powell's head.
Powell avoids a wild elbow strike from Pope.
Pope pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Powell misses with a body punch.
Powell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pope is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell tries to stall but Pope uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Powell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Powell lands with a light punch inside.
Pope swings wildly with an uppercut but Powell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Powell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Powell prevents Pope from breaking the clinch.
Powell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Powell 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.
Pope lands an elbow that stopped Powell in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Love-Hate Powell has been cut.
Pope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Left hook, right uppercut from Powell.
Pope fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope clinches.
Powell has Pope pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pope manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pope lands a nice elbow.
Powell missing with knees to the body.
Pope has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Powell.
Powell looking to slow down the pace here.
Powell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pope just misses with a elbow thrown towards Powell's brow.
Powell misses with an elbow strike.
Powell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
Powell dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
Pope lands a shoulder strike.
Powell is trying to stall.
Powell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pope pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Michael Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Love-Hate Powell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
Pope misses with some punches.
Pope looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Powell tries to throw a body punch but Pope avoids it by throwing Powell back against the cage.
Pope gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Powell.
Pope working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Powell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Powell.
Powell keeps control of Pope as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Powell.
Powell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pope is trying to force a seperation but Powell has the dominant position.
Pope throws an elbow that misses.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Powell.
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pope creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hand to the body from Powell.
Powell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Popes head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
Michael Pope has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pope lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pope lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Pope lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Pope's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pope on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Pope dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Love-Hate Powell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pope shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Powell defends it nicely.
Pope misses with a double jab
enabling Powell to counter with a crisp jab.
Pope fails with a takedown attempt.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Love-Hate Powell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Powell is looking to score with low kicks.
Powell just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPope.
Pope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pope wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope wants to clinch up but Powell keeps it at a distance.
Powell appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pope tries for a takedown but Powell circles away easily
and Powell counters with a crisp one two that drops Pope! Powell thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Pope to his feet! Pope is in big trouble!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Pope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pope cracks Powell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Powell has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Pope fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pope backing away here, and Powell unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Michael Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope clinches with his opponent.
Pope pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Powell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Powell gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Powell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell trying to control from half guard but Pope is working away.
Pope is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Powell winds up and cracks Pope with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pope avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Powell.
Pope trying to control from the bottom.
Pope is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell throwing shots but Pope is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pope manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Powell trying to control but Pope is working from the bottom.
Powell wants to pass the guard but Pope is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Powell circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Powell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pope is able to avoid easily.
Powell keeps the fight on the outside.
Pope shoots for a double leg takedown but Powell sprawls well. He's pushed Pope's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Powell flicks out a counter leg kick but Pope steps away.
Pope tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pope looks to clinch
and Powell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pope's knee momentarily.
Powell moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Powell.
Powell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Powell is trying to stall.
Powell lands with a short shot to the head.
Pope wants to get back to striking at distance but Powell won't allow it.
Pope breaks the clinch.
Powell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Powell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Love-Hate Powell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Powell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Love-Hate Powell!
A very excited looking Love-Hate Powell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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