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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jozka Kruty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branko Popovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popovic has chosen None as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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30
192 lbs
22 - 15 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jozka Kruty!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Branko Popovic!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popovic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Popovic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Popovic throws a hook but Kruty blocks it.
Kruty misses the shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Popovic has a couple of punches blocked by Kruty.
Popovic jumps guard but Kruty turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Kruty prevents a takedown attempt there.
Popovic gets control of Kruty's arms and successfully pulls guard. Popovic will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kruty looking to sit in guard and control but Popovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Popovic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popovic misses with a straight left.
Kruty punishes Popovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Popovic lands with a good body shot.
Kruty slips a jab from Popovic.
Popovic avoids the head kick by Kruty.
Popovic loads up on a big right hand but Kruty slips the punch.
Kruty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Popovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kruty fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Popovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Popovic lands with a straight right. Kruty didn't see that one coming.
Kruty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kruty throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruty moves into range and clinches up with Popovic.
Popovic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jozka Kruty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Branko Popovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kruty as Popovic tries to tie him up.
Kruty lands with a short shot to the head.
Popovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruty's elbow.
Kruty lands a nice uppercut.
Popovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Popovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Popovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Popovic working hard to break the clinch.
Kruty blocks the elbow strike.
Kruty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Popovic can't break the clinch.
Kruty lands with a light punch inside.
Kruty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Popovic fails to land.
Popovic misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kruty fails to land.
Kruty throws a head punch that misses.
Kruty lands a shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kruty is working Popovic over against the ropes.
Kruty tries a body shot but Popovic blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kruty.
Kruty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kruty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruty lands a left hand.
A short left from Popovic.
Popovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Popovic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kruty pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kruty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Popovic on the side of the head.
A jab from Popovic misses.
Jozka Kruty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Popovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kruty pinned against the ropes. Kruty gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kruty has Popovic up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozka Kruty dominated that round.
That's time! Kruty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kruty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Popovic.
Kruty slips a straight right by Popovic.
Kruty thumps Popovic with a low kick.
Popovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruty moves away.
Kruty throws a body punch but Popovic moves out of range.
Kruty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Popovic blocks a head kick by Kruty.
Kruty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jozka Kruty is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Kruty.
Kruty avoids the body shot from Popovic.
Kruty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruty slips under a jab.
Kruty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Popovic on the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kruty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popovic is breathing heavily.
Kruty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Popovic drops his hands momentarily and Kruty takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kruty fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kruty lands with a kick to the temple. Popovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kruty throws a sloppy head kick
and Popovic counters with a straight right hand.
Popovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kruty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Popovic. That did some damage!
Kruty jabs at Popovic's body.
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!
Kruty throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Popovic is rocked!
Kruty scores with a jab.
Popovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Kruty finish him?
Popovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kruty lands a brutal uppercut that launches Popovic off his feet! Popovic tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jozka Kruty!
Jozka Kruty is the new middleweight champion!
Jozka Kruty 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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