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Event:
Angry Birds War 49
Date: Aug 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Pope bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps MacNeill's head backwards.
MacNeill misses with a lunging right hand
and Pope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Fiachra MacNeill has been cut.
MacNeill throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pope.
Pope lands a body shot.
MacNeill drops his hands momentarily and Pope takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pope wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pope throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
MacNeill is breathing heavily.
Pope cracks MacNeill with a left hook right on the temple and MacNeill goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Pope lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully MacNeill is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maurie Pope!
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Event:
ABW 40 Roshi - Pacquiao
Date: Jul 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Pearson connects with a crisp jab.
Pearson misses with a body punch
letting Pope counter with a right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Pearson digs a good body shot into Pope's ribs.
Pope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a few strikes there.
Pearson misses with a right hand
and Pope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pearson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Pope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Pearson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pearson misses with a body punch
and Pope counters with a straight right hand.
Pope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Pearson is out of range.
Pearson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pope takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope moves forwards but Pearson connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CUT#
It looks like Maurie Pope has been cut.#T1#
Pope misses with a hook to the body
enabling Pearson to counter with a crisp jab.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pope.
Pearson walks into a jab.
Pearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pope.
Pearson slips a jab from Pope.
Pope looks to land a left hand but Pearson moved out of range nicely.
Pearson jabs at Pope's body.
Pope looks winded!
Pearson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maurie Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson works the jab nicely.
Pope fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pearson throws a right and a left that Pope avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Pope drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Pearson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Pope's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Pearson!
James Pearson 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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Event:
Angry Birds War 23
Date: May 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT#
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.#TD2#
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pope is trying to defend but Emelianenko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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.
Emelianenko is nestled in close to Pope, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Emelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Emelianenko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB2#
Emelianenko wants to work for an arm triangle but Pope is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Emelianenko working the head and body with strikes.
Emelianenko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Emelianenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pope on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Emelianenko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pope doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Emelianenko. #SUB2#
Emelianenko is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pope has managed to free his arm - good work. #T1#
Emelianenko drops an elbow to the side of Pope's head. #SUB2#
Emelianenko has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Pope defend it? Emelianenko steps over the head and cranks it - Pope is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Emelianenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fedor Emelianenko!
After winning the bout, Fedor Emelianenko 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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Event:
Angry Birds War 12
Date: Apr 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Pope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pope scores with a shoulder strike.
Pope lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pope stalling in the clinch but Santos improves position.
Pope working hard to break the clinch.
Pope is stalling here.
#BC2#
Pope breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Pope closes the distance and clinches.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Pope.
Pope taking a breather.
Pope is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Pope has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T1#
Pope can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pope scores with a jab to the head.
#ROC2#
Santos is rocked!
Santos switches off momentarily and Pope cracks him with a monster right hand! Santos topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Pope dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Pope!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maurie Pope!
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Event:
Angry Birds War 4 -Hard Knocks
Date: Apr 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Pope throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoppataki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hoppataki looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Pope throws the left hand but Hoppataki avoids the punch easily.
Pope tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pope scores with a jab to the body.
Hoppataki ducks under a wild hook from Pope.
Pope lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT#
It looks like Appachai Hoppataki has been cut.
A slow jab from Pope misses its intended target. #KD#
Pope cracks Hoppataki with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pope has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hoppataki to stand back up!#ROC#
Hoppataki is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crack! Pope connects with the perfect overhand right and Hoppataki falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Pope!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maurie Pope!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 23, 2017 |
#R1#
Pope listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Eusebio Parker has been cut.
Parker could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Parker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker is holding his hands too far apart here. Pope throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Parker is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maurie Pope!
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