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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Connelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soda Popinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Connelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Soda Popinski!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popinski moves into the clinch successfully.
Popinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Connelly throws a body punch but Popinski moves out of range.
Connelly takes a swing at Popinski's ribcage but misses.
Connelly staying out of range there.
Connelly misses the shot to the body.
Connelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Popinski circles away.
Connelly misses with a takedown attempt - Popinski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Popinski blocks a jab.
Popinski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Popinski lands an overhand right.
Popinski stuffs the takedown.
Connelly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Connelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popinski keeps the fight on the outside.
Connelly tries to clinch up
and Popinski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Popinski misses with a few strikes there.
Popinski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Connelly circles away quickly and effectively.
Connelly throws a hook but Popinski blocks it.
Popinski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Connelly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Popinski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Connelly is trying to break the clinch but Popinski is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Popinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Connelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Popinski lands a right hand.
Popinski lands with a light punch inside.
Connelly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Connelly tries to circle away but Popinski has him pinned against the cage.
Connelly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Popinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Popinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Connelly.
Popinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Popinski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Connelly.
Jab from Popinski.
Connelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popinski.
Connelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Popinski misses with a double jab.
Connelly ducks right into an uppercut from Popinski.
Popinski looks to land a combination but Connelly avoids it well.
Popinski wants to clinch.
Soda Popinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Connelly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Popinski punishes Connelly's body with a nice straight punch.
Popinski doesn't manage to clinch there - Connelly circles away.
Connelly throws a body punch but Popinski moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connelly closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Popinski to the mat! Popinski manages to get full guard.
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.
Popinski wants to get back to his feet but Connelly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Connelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Popinski is retaining full guard.
Popinski pushes Connelly off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Connelly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Popinski tries to avoid it but Connelly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Popinski to the ground. Popinski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Connelly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Popinski.
Popinski with a nice cross.
Connelly clinches but Popinski breaks the clinch
and Popinski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Popinski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Connelly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Connelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Popinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Popinski scores with a nice head shot.
Connelly shoots in for a takedown but Popinski shows good takedown defense.
Connelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Popinski.
A jab from Connelly misses.
Connelly slips under a jab from Popinski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popinski throws a series of punches but Connelly moves out of range.
Connelly wants to clinch but Popinski slips to the side
and Popinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Connelly takes one on the button.
Connelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popinski moves away.
Connelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Popinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Popinski scores with a three punch combo!
Connelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popinski.
Connelly tries for a takedown but Popinski circles away easily
and Popinski counters with a nice body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Popinski scores with a four punch combination!
Popinski lands with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Popinski.
Popinski clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Popinski.
Connelly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Popinski walks away with a smile on his face. Connelly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Connelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Popinski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Connelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Connelly is breathing heavily.
Popinski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Popinski swinging wildly here.
Connelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Popinski throws a series of punches but Connelly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connelly takes one to the chin there.
Popinski thuds a left hand into Connelly's body.
Connelly misses the shot to the body.
Popinski looks to land a combination but Connelly avoids it well.
Connelly misses with a takedown attempt
and Popinski counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Popinski lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Connelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Connelly works on Popinski's body with a couple of short punches.
Connelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Connelly tries to pull guard but Popinski won't allow it.
Popinski breaks the clinch.
Connelly throws a lazy right hand but Popinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popinski cracks Connelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Connelly ducks right into an uppercut from Popinski.
Connelly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Popinski tries to clinch there but Connelly circles away.
Connelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popinski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Popinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connelly moves away.
Connelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Connelly throws a lazy right hand but Popinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popinski tries to close the distance and clinch but Connelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soda Popinski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Connelly has his takedown stuffed
and Popinski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Popinski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Connelly wants to clinch.
Popinski with a hook.
Popinski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Connelly misses with a body shot.
Connelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Popinski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Connelly is looking to wear down Popinski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Connelly throws a hook to the side of Popinski's head but Popinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Popinski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Connelly misses with a body shot.
Popinski lands a two punch combo.
Popinski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Connelly if he has to take too many more of those.
Popinski throws a leg kick which misses Connelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Connelly tries to avoid it.
Popinski tries to close the distance and clinch but Connelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Popinski throws a nice looking combination but Connelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Connelly just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Connelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Popinski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Popinski misses with the head strike.
Popinski lands a left hand.
Popinski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Connellys head.
Connelly blocks an uppercut.
Popinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Connelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popinski connects with a looping right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Popinski.
Popinski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Connelly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Connelly walks into a jab.
Popinski drives through and clinches with Connelly against the cage.
Popinski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Popinski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Popinski pushes Connelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Popinski tries a knee to the head but Connelly blocks it.
Popinski misses with some punches.
Popinski has a couple of punches blocked by Connelly.
Popinski prevents Connelly from breaking the clinch.
Connelly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Popinski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Connelly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Popinski walks away with a smile on his face. Connelly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Popinski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Popinski is breathing heavily.
Connelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Connelly shoots in for a takedown but Popinski shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Connelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Popinski does no damage.
Soda Popinski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Connelly. Popinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Connelly tries to clinch up.
Connelly throws out a loose jab but Popinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popinski moves away.
Connelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Popinski, pushing him back against the cage.
Popinski lands an uppercut.
Popinski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Connelly's efforts to push away.
Popinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connelly with a poor takedown
enabling Popinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Popinski missing with a left hand there. Connelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Popinski fails to land with a series of punches.
Connelly misses with a takedown attempt
and Popinski counters with a series of strikes. Connelly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Popinski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Connelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Popinski lands with a nice body kick.
Popinski misses the shot to the body.
Popinski lands a jab.
Connelly misses with a double jab
letting Popinski counter with a right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Connelly with that takedown attempt.
Connelly throws a big shot that misses.
Connelly takes a kick to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Connelly.
Connelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Popinski manages to avoid it.
Popinski throws a sloppy head kick and Connelly moves out of range easily.
Connelly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Connelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Popinski connects with a right hand. Connelly shakes it off.
Popinski throws out a powerful jab.
Connelly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Connelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Popinski's corner calls for a 1-2. Popinski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Connelly throws a hook to the side of Popinski's head but Popinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Connelly jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Popinski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Connelly misses the body punch
enabling Popinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Connelly moves in looking to clinch but Popinski pushes him off.
Connelly misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connelly tries for a takedown but Popinski circles away easily
and Popinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Popinski throws a series of punches but Connelly avoids them all with ease.
Connelly tries to clinch up.
Popinski scores with the left hand. Connelly knows he should have avoided that one.
Connelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Popinski leaves Connelly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Connelly drops his hands momentarily and Popinski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Popinski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Popinski.
Connelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Popinski makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Connelly really felt that one!
Popinski swinging wildly here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Popinski. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Popinski gets a clinch.
Connelly tries to break free but Popinski pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Connelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Connelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Popinski backwards.
Connelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Popinski has him pressed against the cage.
Popinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Connelly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popinski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soda Popinski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Connelly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Popinski sprawls well. Popinski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Connelly gets slowly back to his feet.
Popinski throws out a powerful jab.
Popinski throws a head kick that misses.
Connelly with a poor takedown
and Popinski counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Connelly does no damage.
Connelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Popinski clinches up against the cage.
Connelly is trying to force a seperation but Popinski has the dominant position.
Connelly misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Popinski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Popinski.
Popinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popinski keeps Connelly at a distance using the push kick.
Connelly with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Popinski counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Connelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Connelly throws a sloppy body shot
and Popinski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Popinski swinging wildly here.
Connelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Connelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Popinski wants to clinch.
Popinski clinches up with Connelly and pushes him back against the cage.
Connelly is trying to force a seperation but Popinski has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Popinski.
Connelly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Popinski misses with a knee strike.
Popinski breaks from the clinch.
Popinski cracks Connelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Connelly walks into a stiff left hand from Popinski.
A punch combination from Popinski misses.
Connelly misses with a hook to the body
and Popinski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Popinski is looking to clinch.
Popinski forces Connelly back against the cage and clinches.
Connelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Popinski misses with some punches.
Connelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popinski fails to land with a series of punches.
Connelly dodges the punch combination from Popinski.
A nice leg kick lands there from Popinski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connelly tries to clinch but Popinski moves out of range.
Connelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Connelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popinski.
Popinski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Connelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Popinski clinches up against the cage.
Popinski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Popinski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Popinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Popinski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Connelly manages to break the clinch.
Connelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popinski moves away.
Popinski misses with a few strikes there.
Connelly digs a good body shot into Popinski's ribs.
Popinski misses with a series of wild punches.
Popinski moves out of range as Connelly strikes.
Alexander Connelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Connelly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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 lands with a right hand.
Connelly moves in looking to clinch but Popinski pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popinski misses with a body kick.
Connelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Connelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Connelly shoots and misses
and Popinski counters with a two punch combo.
Popinski slips a jab and a cross from Connelly.
Connelly scores with a jab to the body.
Connelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Popinski circles away.
Connelly gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Popinski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Popinski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alexander Connelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Connelly trying to keep a closed guard but Popinski is proving a slippery customer.
Popinski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Popinski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Connelly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Popinski is aware though and is defending well.
Connelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Popinski throws a big right hand that misses.
Connelly pushes Popinski off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Connelly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popinski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Connelly wants to clinch.
Connelly misses with a hook to the body
and Popinski moves into the clinch.
Popinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Popinski throws a push kick but Connelly slaps the foot to one side.
Connelly moves away from the strike by Popinski.
Popinski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Connelly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Popinski misses with a wild combination.
Connelly blocks a head kick by Popinski.
Popinski looks to land a combination. Connelly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Connelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Popinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Connelly.
Popinski tests Connelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Connelly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
No joy there for Popinski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soda Popinski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Popinski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soda Popinski!
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