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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Branko Popovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popovic comes to the cage accompanied by Funeral March by Frederic Chopin . Branko Popovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Branko Popovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin is looking to clinch.
Popovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Popovic punishes Griffin's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab by Popovic.
Popovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Griffin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Griffin finds it's target.
Popovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Popovic clinches up against the cage.
Popovic taking a breather.
Popovic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Griffin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Popovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popovic rushes Griffin and presses him up against the cage.
Griffin is working for takedown but Popovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Griffin looks gassed!
Popovic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Griffin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Popovic manages to break the clinch.
Popovic clinches up against the cage.
Popovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Popovic breaks from the clinch.
Branko Popovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin throws an overhand right that lands on Popovic's shoulder, as Popovic tries to avoid the shot.
Popovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Griffin is pressed up against the cage. Popovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Griffin down to the mat. Griffin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Branko Popovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popovic throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Popovic throws a shot to the body.
Popovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Popovic lands a head kick!
Branko Popovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, jab by Popovic - just one landing.
Popovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popovic scores with a body shot.
Popovic jabs Griffin right on the nose. Griffin blinks but takes it well.
Popovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Griffin is rocked!
Griffin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Popovic pinned against the cage. Popovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Popovic clinches with his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Popovic.
Popovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Popovic manages to break the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Popovic.
Griffin is still on wobbly legs! Can Popovic finish him?
Popovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Griffin seems to have recovered his senses.
Popovic lands a really nice looking cross but Griffin seems unphased.
Griffin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Popovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Griffin throws a body punch but Popovic moves out of range.
Popovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griffin tries to clinch but Popovic moves out of range.
Popovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Popovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Popovic closes the distance and clinches.
Popovic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Griffin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Griffin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Popovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Popovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Popovic throws a shot to the body.
Griffin lands the left hand.
Jab, jab by Popovic - just one landing.
Popovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Griffin looking for a takedown.
Popovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Popovic breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Popovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Popovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Popovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Popovic clinches.
Popovic is trying to drag Griffin to the mat but Griffin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A left hand lands to the body for Popovic.
Popovic manages to break the clinch.
Popovic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Popovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Popovic clinches up with Griffin and pushes him back against the cage.
Popovic works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
Popovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popovic digs a good hook to Griffin's body.
Popovic moves into range and clinches up with Griffin.
Griffin is pressed up against the cage. Popovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Griffin down to the mat. Griffin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Griffin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Popovic's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Popovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Popovic pulls Griffin in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Griffin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Popovic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Popovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Branko Popovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Popovic lands a nice hook to Griffin's body. Griffin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Popovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Griffin to score with a decent uppercut.
Popovic needs to keep his hands up - Griffin had a free shot at his head there.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Branko Popovic is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for Popovic.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
Popovic stuns Griffin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Popovic lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin has a takedown stuffed.
Popovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Popovic manages to break the clinch.
Griffin tries to clinch there but Popovic circles away.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popovic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Popovic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Popovic tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Popovic has Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Popovic keeps control of Griffin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popovic is trying to drag Griffin to the mat but Griffin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Popovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Popovic lands with a cross.
Popovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Popovic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
No luck for Griffin with that takedown attempt.
Popovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Popovic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Griffin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Griffin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Popovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Popovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Popovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Griffin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Popovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Popovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Griffin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Griffin shoots for a takedown but Popovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Branko Popovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Griffin.
Popovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to keep at a distance but Popovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Popovic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Griffin prevents it.
Popovic wants a takedown but no success here.
Griffin has picked Popovic up - he's going for a ride! Griffin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Popovic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Popovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Popovic keeping full guard, as Griffin tries to pass.
Griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Griffin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Popovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Popovic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Griffin!
Popovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to improve his position but Popovic has taken his back! Popovic has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Griffin tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Popovic pushes Griffin away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Branko Popovic!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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