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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soda Popinski (ranked 862 p4p, 1664 weight class) and Portin Vartija (ranked 110 p4p, 198 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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190 cm 24 208 9 - 4 - 0 |
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195 cm 25 215 12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler Excellent MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Soda Popinski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Portin Vartija! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vartija throws a head kick that misses. Vartija keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vartija misses with a wild combination.
Popinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vartija moves away. Vartija pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Popinski takes the fight into the clinch. Vartija lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Popinski has Vartija pressed against the cage, preventing Vartija from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Popinski tries to throw a body punch but Vartija avoids it by throwing Popinski back against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Popinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vartija breaks the clinch.
Vartija misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vartija takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Vartija misses with the combination.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Popinski scores with a jab. Popinski throws a combination. Vartija tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Popinski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Vartija doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Vartija walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. A jab from Popinski does it's job there.
Vartija tries to keep at a distance but Popinski has taken the fight into the clinch. Popinski lands with a right to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Popinski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vartija backwards. Popinski misses with a body punch.
Popinski presses Vartija against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Popinski blocks a body shot from Vartija. Popinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vartija misses with a hook to the ribs.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Good body shot from Popinski.
Vartija tries to work over Popinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Vartija tries a body shot but Popinski blocks it.
Vartija lands a shot to the body. Popinski prevents a body shot from Vartija. Vartija doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popinski is working Vartija over against the cage. Vartija struggles to land a body shot inside as Popinski controls his hands.
Vartija misses with a hook to the ribs.
Popinski lands with a short head shot on the inside. Vartija struggles to land a body shot inside as Popinski controls his hands.
Popinski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Popinski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A short right from Popinski on the inside.
 Vartija is rocked! Popinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Vartija is still on wobbly legs! Can Popinski finish him? Popinski misses with a hook from the clinch. Vartija blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vartija misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Popinski fails to land. Vartija seems to have recovered his senses. Vartija doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vartija tries to work over Popinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Vartija can't find room to land a body shot as Popinski controls the action.
Vartija is trying to stall.
Popinski lands with a right to the head.
Vartija escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Popinski instigates a clinch. Popinski pushes Vartija against the cage. Popinski is working some dirty boxing. Popinski pushes off with a quick right hook! Vartija goes down! Vartija tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Popinski moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soda Popinski! Our winner, Soda Popinski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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