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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Jonsson (ranked 817 p4p, 1472 weight class) and Soda Popinski (ranked 108 p4p, 194 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin Jonsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Soda Popinski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jonsson.
Popinski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jonsson throws a one two combo.
It looks like Soda Popinski has been cut.
Jonsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Popinski throws a jab but it's blocked by Jonsson.
Jonsson throwing a counter right hand but Popinski manages to avoid it.
Jonsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Popinski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Popinski slips a jab from Jonsson.
A slow jab from Jonsson misses its intended target.
Jonsson misses with a wild combination.
Jonsson looks to land a combination but Popinski avoids it well.
Popinski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jonsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popinski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jonsson under the eye.
Jonsson throws a series of punches but Popinski avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Popinski misses.
Jonsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jonsson throws a shot from downtown. Popinski moves away and avoids it.
Jonsson lands with a shot to the body.
Jonsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Popinski circles away quickly and effectively.
Jonsson misses the body punch
and Popinski counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jonsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Popinski has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jonsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Popinski lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jonsson.
Popinski pushes Jonsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jonsson throws a head punch that misses.
Popinski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Popinski digs a right hand into Jonsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jonsson's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Jonsson.
Popinski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Popinski has Jonsson pressed against the cage, preventing Jonsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jonsson misses with some punches.
Jonsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jonsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jonsson throws a series of punches but Popinski moves out of range.
Popinski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popinski lands with a straight right. Jonsson didn't see that one coming.
Popinski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jonsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Popinski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski tries to throw a body punch but Jonsson avoids it by throwing Popinski back against the cage.
Jonsson lands an uppercut.
Jonsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Popinski lands with a cross.
Jonsson misses with a hook. Popinski ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Popinski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jonsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Popinski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jonsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Jonsson misses.
Martin Jonsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonsson looks to land a right hand but Popinski moved out of range.
Popinski darts in and clinches Jonsson up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jonsson.
Popinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Jonsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jonsson throws a head punch that misses.
Jonsson tries to work over Popinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jonsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Popinski has closed the distance and engaged Jonsson in a clinch.
Popinski misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Jonsson backwards.
Jonsson prevents a body shot from Popinski.
Popinski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Popinski tries to work over Jonsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Jonsson.
A nice left hand lands by Popinski.
Jonsson working aggressively here.
Popinski prevents Jonsson from breaking the clinch.
Popinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popinski works on Jonsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Popinski lands with a short shot to the head.
Jonsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Popinski punishes Jonsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Popinski throws a big shot that misses.
Popinski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Popinski rushes Jonsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jonsson misses with a hook to the body
letting Popinski counter with a right hand.
Jonsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popinski moves into the clinch.
Popinski lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Popinski.
Popinski lands a shot to the body.
Jonsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Popinski backwards.
Jonsson throws a head punch that misses.
Popinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Jonsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jonsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Popinski backwards.
Popinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Jonsson backwards.
Jonsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jonsson misses with a body punch.
Jonsson tries a body shot but Popinski blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jonsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Jonsson backwards.
A shot in the inside from Jonsson.
Popinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Popinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Jonsson.
Jonsson working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Soda Popinski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Soda Popinski'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.
Popinski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jonsson manages to avoid it.
Jonsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jonsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popinski.
Jonsson misses with a straight right.
Popinski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jonsson.
Jonsson lands with a straight right. Popinski didn't see that one coming.
Popinski lands a nice shot that snaps Jonsson's head back.
Jonsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jonsson.
Popinski tries to clinch but Jonsson is having none of it.
Popinski has closed the distance and engaged Jonsson in a clinch.
Jonsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Popinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Popinski.
Popinski digs a right hand into Jonsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jonsson's gas tank.
Jonsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Popinski controls his hands.
Popinski digs a right hand underneath Jonsson's ribcage. Jonsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popinski misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski lands with a short shot to the head.
Jonsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Popinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jonsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Popinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Jonsson.
Jonsson has had enough of the clinch but Popinski keeps him there for the moment.
Jonsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Popinski backwards.
Popinski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jonsson's efforts to push away.
Jonsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Popinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Popinski throws a head punch that misses.
Jonsson lands a nice uppercut.
Jonsson breaks the clinch.
Popinski scores with a shot to the body.
Jonsson connects with a crisp jab.
Jonsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Jonsson misses.
Jonsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Popinski circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jonsson throws a sloppy body shot
letting Popinski counter with a right hand.
Popinski lands the left hand.
It looks like Martin Jonsson has been cut.
Jonsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Popinski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martin Jonsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Popinski lands a lovely overhand right.
Jonsson is rocked!
A cross from Popinski lands.
Oh Jonsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Popinski flashes Jonsson a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Jonsson's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Jonsson crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Popinski punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Soda Popinski!
Soda Popinski is the new light heavyweight champion!
Soda Popinski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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