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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Kiter (ranked 3779 p4p, 2970 weight class) and Vasile Popa (ranked 0 p4p, 358 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 White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Kiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasile Popa!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Popa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A shot to the body from Kiter misses
and Popa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Popa is looking to score with low kicks.
Kiter tries to clinch but Popa moves out of range.
Popa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Popa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiter moves away.
Kiter tries to clinch up
and Popa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popa misses with a body shot.
Kiter digs a good hook to Popa's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Popa manages to avoid it.
Popa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Popa misses with a head kick.
Kiter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Popa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kiter moves into the clinch.
Kiter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Popa or not.
Popa looks winded!
Kiter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Popa's elbow.
Kiter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
 It looks like Vasile Popa has been cut.
Popa managing to block the knees to the body from Kiter.
Kiter breaks the clinch.
Popa ducks under a wild hook from Kiter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiter moves into the clinch.
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!
Kiter tries to land knees in the clinch but Popa avoids the damage to the body.
Kiter misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Kiter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kiter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kiter works on Popa's body with a couple of short punches.
A bit of stalling here from Kiter.
Kiter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popa moves away.
Kiter misses with a body shot.
Kiter just misses with a punch to the body.
Popa thuds his right hand into Kiter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiter cracks a nice hook into Popa's ribs.
Kiter takes a swing at Popa's ribcage but misses.
Popa jabs Kiter right on the nose. Kiter blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheers as Kiter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Popa doesn't seem phased though.
Kiter just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiter rushes Popa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kiter manages to break the clinch.
Kiter instigates a clinch.
Kiter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kiter trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiter breaks the clinch.
Kiter misses with a body shot.
Kiter lands a jab to Popa's midsection.
Kiter throws a body punch but Popa moves out of range.
Kiter lands with an uppercut that bounces Popa off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiter throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kiter.
Kiter misses the shot to the body.
Popa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kiter works Popa's body with a nice hook.
Kiter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Kiter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Kiter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasile Popa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kiter clinches up with Popa and pushes him back against the cage.
Kiter has Popa pushed against the cage.
Popa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kiter prevents Popa from breaking the clinch.
Kiter manages to break the clinch.
Kiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popa moves away.
Kiter just misses with a punch to the body.
Jake Kiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Popa.
Kiter moves into the clinch successfully.
Kiter breaks the clinch.
Popa gets tackled into the cage by Kiter. Kiter maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiter breaks from the clinch.
Kiter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good shot there by Popa.
Kiter misses with a hook. Popa ducked under it nicely.
Popa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Popa defending well as Kiter loads up on a big left hand.
Popa shoots in but Kiter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kiter moves into the clinch.
Popa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Popa is breathing heavily.
Popa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kiter presses Popa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Popa.
Kiter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Popa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That has opened up Vasile Popa's cut even more.
Kiter is looking to clinch.
Popa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jake Kiter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Popa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Popa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kiter tries to clinch but Popa moves out of range.
Kiter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiter throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kiter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kiter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiter rushes Popa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kiter manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiter instigates a clinch.
Kiter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiter gets a clinch.
Kiter tries to land knees in the clinch but Popa avoids the damage to the body.
Kiter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Popa.
Kiter tries to throw a body punch but Popa avoids it by throwing Kiter back against the cage.
Kiter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kiter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Popa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kiter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Popa can do to turn this around?
Kiter just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Kiter lands.
Kiter rushes Popa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kiter.
Kiter breaks the clinch.
Kiter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Popa counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiter has Popa up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kiter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Popa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kiter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Popa throws a counter combo.
Kiter moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Kiter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vasile Popa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popa moves away.
Kiter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiter has Popa up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiter missing with knees to the body.
Kiter breaks the clinch.
Popa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Kiter lands.
Kiter looks to clinch
and Popa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Popa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kiter looks to land a left hand but Popa moved out of range nicely.
Kiter has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiter prevents the takedown attempt.
Kiter breaks from the clinch.
Popa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiter wants to clinch up but Popa keeps it at a distance.
Kiter throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kiter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Popa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiter.
Kiter moves into the clinch.
Kiter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kiter manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiter lands with a right hand.
Kiter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kiter moves into range and clinches up with Popa.
Kiter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kiter tries to land knees in the clinch but Popa avoids the damage to the body.
Kiter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Popa up against the cage.
Kiter tries to throw a body punch but Popa avoids it by throwing Kiter back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kiter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Kiter misses its intended target.
Kiter closes the distance and clinches.
Kiter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kiter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiter misses with a wild body shot.
Kiter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Popa.
Kiter scores with a hook to the body. Popa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kiter connects with a body shot.
Kiter clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Popa.
Kiter stalls.
Kiter manages to break the clinch.
Kiter pushes Popa up against the cage in a clinch.
Popa tries to break free but Kiter pushes him back against the cage.
Kiter breaks the clinch.
Kiter closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Popa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiter is just out of range.
Popa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasile Popa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Kiter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kiter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Popa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Kiter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiter 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Kiter!
Vasile Popa was interviewed post fight and said 'Bagamiasi pula in morti masi'.
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energy
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FIGHT
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