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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soda Popinski (ranked 1928 p4p, 285 weight class) and Stef Power Jr (ranked 2377 p4p, 332 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Soda Popinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stef Power Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popinski ducks under a wild hook from Power Jr.
Popinski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Power Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Power Jr throws a hook but Popinski avoids it easily.
Popinski is looking to counter punch.
Popinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power Jr.
Crunch! Popinski slams his shin into Power Jr's torso.
Power Jr throws a shot from downtown. Popinski moves away and avoids it.
Popinski tries to score with a low kick but Power Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Power Jr throws a hook but Popinski avoids it easily.
Popinski throws a body kick that misses.
Power Jr unleashes a big counter combination but Popinski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Popinski scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popinski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A solid body kick from Popinski.
Power Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Popinski counters with a body kick.
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!
Popinski connects with a solid leg kick.
Popinski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Power Jr cracks Popinski with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Popinski finds it's target.
Power Jr throws a hook but Popinski avoids it easily.
Power Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Popinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popinski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power Jr.
Power Jr looks to throw the jab but Popinski is out of range.
Popinski forces Power Jr back against the ropes and clinches.
Power Jr tries to break the clinch but Popinski is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Popinski.
Power Jr misses with a body punch.
A short right from Popinski.
Popinski misses with a body punch.
Power Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Popinski is trying to stall.
Popinski scores with a shot to the side of Power Jr's head.
Power Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Power Jr throws a hook but Popinski blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popinski moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Popinski scores with a leg kick.
Power Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Power Jr misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Popinski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Popinski tried to score with a low kick but Power Jr checks it.
Power Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Popinski slips a jab from Power Jr.
A jab from Popinski finds it's way through Power Jr's defenses.
Popinski is looking to slow Power Jr down with leg kicks.
Popinski wants to clinch
and Power Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power Jr 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.
Popinski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A telegraphed right hand from Power Jr misses the target.
Popinski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Power Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Popinski tenderised Power Jr's leg. Power Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Power Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Popinski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Popinski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Popinski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Popinski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Power Jr forces Popinski back against the ropes and clinches.
Popinski blocking some punches.
Popinski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Power Jr's efforts to push away.
Power Jr tries to pull guard but Popinski forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Popinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Power Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Popinski backwards.
Power Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Popinski misses with a punch to the body.
Popinski working aggressively here.
Popinski tries to work over Power Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Popinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power Jr lands a jab to the head.
Power Jr tries to clinch but Popinski moves out of range.
Popinski is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Popinski is looking to slow Power Jr down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popinski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Popinski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power Jr throws out a loose jab but Popinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power Jr throws a shot to the body.
Popinski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Popinski.
Power Jr wants to clinch but Popinski slips to the side
and Popinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popinski misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Power Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Power Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Popinski scores with a head kick.
Popinski slips a jab from Power Jr.
Power Jr throws a shot from downtown. Popinski moves away and avoids it.
Popinski throws the kick towards the body but Power Jr avoids it.
Power Jr 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Popinski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Popinski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Power Jr throws a right hand that Popinski ducks under and follows up with a left that Popinski also avoids with ease.
Popinski scores with a sloppy right hand. Power Jr should have avoided that one.
Power Jr rushes Popinski and presses him up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Popinski.
Popinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Popinski to keep the fight standing.
Soda Popinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stef Power Jr.
Power Jr successfully pulls guard.
Popinski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Popinski is stalling in the full guard.
Popinski continues to stall.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr is trying to keep Popinski in close.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Power Jr working for a triangle but Popinski defends it easily.
Power Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Popinski.
Popinski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Power Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Popinski has managed to get both his arms back between Power Jr's legs - danger averted.
Popinski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Popinski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Popinski is proving a slippery customer.
Power Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Popinski defends it easily.
Power Jr is controlling Popinski's posture.
Popinski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Power Jr looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Power Jr misses with an uppercut.
Power Jr misses the jab.
Popinski half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Popinski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Power Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
You can see that Power Jr has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
That kick from Popinski tenderised Power Jr's leg. Power Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Popinski slips a jab from Power Jr.
Popinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power Jr.
Popinski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Popinski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Power Jr.
Power Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Power Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Power Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Popinski moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Power Jr.
Popinski misses with a punch to the body.
Power Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Popinski just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Power Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Popinski misses with a punch to the body.
Power Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Popinski smiles and moves away.
Power Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Power Jr throws a right hand that Popinski ducks under and follows up with a left that Popinski also avoids with ease.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Popinski circles away.
Good work by Power Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Popinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Popinski looks to land a body kick but Power Jr moved away.
An inside leg kick from Popinski misses.
Power Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popinski moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Popinski - that will leave a mark!
Power Jr checks the leg kick.
Popinski lands a jab to the head.
Power Jr forces Popinski back against the ropes and clinches.
A short right from Popinski on the inside.
Popinski is working Power Jr over against the ropes.
Power Jr looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Popinski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Popinski manages to break the clinch.
Power Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Popinski counters with a body kick that stops Power Jr in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soda Popinski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Popinski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Power Jr. That snapped Popinski's head back.
Power Jr scores with a jab. Popinski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Power Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Popinski counters with a series of strikes. Power Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Popinski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power Jr.
Power Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Popinski under the eye.
Popinski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Popinski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power Jr manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Power Jr checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Power Jr! But no joy.
Popinski scoring well with a low kick there.
Popinski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Popinski, as that shot connected.
Popinski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Power Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Popinski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power Jr throws a hook but Popinski avoids it easily.
Power Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Popinski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Power Jr throws a body punch but Popinski moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Power Jr.
Power Jr is breathing heavily.
Crunch! Popinski slams his shin into Power Jr's torso.
Popinski gets a clinch.
Soda Popinski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Popinski effectively controlling the action here.
Popinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Power Jr fails to pull guard.
Popinski breaks from the clinch.
Power Jr throws a hook to the side of Popinski's head but Popinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Popinski.
Popinski throws a body kick that misses.
Power Jr lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power Jr.
Popinski blocks a jab.
Popinski clobbers Power Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power Jr. Popinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Popinski throws a head kick that misses.
Popinski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Popinski slips a straight right by Power Jr.
Power Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Popinski takes the fight into the clinch.
Popinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Power Jr.
Power Jr tries to pull guard but Popinski holds him up against the ropes and eventually Power Jr drops back down to his feet.
Popinski misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Popinski.
Power Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Popinski.
Popinski slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Popinski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Popinski.
Power Jr blocks an uppercut.
Power Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Popinski just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Soda Popinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stef Power Jr.
Popinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Popinski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Popinski thows a body kick. Power Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Popinski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Power Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Popinski's hands.
Power Jr throws a body punch but Popinski moves out of range.
Popinski defending well as Power Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Power Jr avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power Jr misses with an uppercut.
Popinski fires out a quick counter leg kick but Power Jr just manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Power Jr.
Power Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Popinski scores with a spinning back kick!
Power Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Popinski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Power Jr is rocked!
Power Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Power Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Popinski finish him?
Popinski shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Power Jr takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Popinski sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Power Jr bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Soda Popinski!
Soda Popinski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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