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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony D Amico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soda Popinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 cm
25
182 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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189 cm
23
179 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony D Amico! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Soda Popinski! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! D Amico blocks a head kick by Popinski.
Excellent takedown into side control there by D Amico. Popinski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. D Amico throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. D Amico is nestled in close to Popinski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. D Amico drops an elbow to the side of Popinski's head. Popinski wants to get back to full guard. D Amico has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. D Amico working Popinski over with strikes. Popinski regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from D Amico. D Amico trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. D Amico distracts Popinski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as D Amico accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Popinski is trying to keep D Amico in close.
D Amico scoring with some ground and pound. Popinski looking for a sweep. Not yet Popinski, not yet.
Popinski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
D Amico connects with a couple of short punches.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Popinski wants to sweep here but D Amico controlling him for the moment. D Amico throwing strikes from guard but Popinski blocks nicely. D Amico trying to control but Popinski is working from the bottom. Popinski has momentary wrist control but D Amico slips an elbow through the middle. Popinski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Popinski tries to land a sweep but no joy. D Amico is working Popinski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Popinski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in D Amico's guard. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. D Amico tries to land a sweep but no joy. D Amico working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Popinski. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! D Amico is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. D Amico bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Popinski's guard. D Amico postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Popinski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. D Amico lands a couple of decent looking shots. D Amico with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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Popinski is rocked! D Amico gets to his feet and stands over Popinski, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Popinski felt that one! D Amico unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Popinski from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony D Amico!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
84% |
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