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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Lepinakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branko Popovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popovic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Funeral March by Frederic Chopin . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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193 cm
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220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Lepinakov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Branko Popovic!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lepinakov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Popovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Popovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Popovic breaks from the clinch.
Lepinakov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Popovic - just one landing.
It looks like Luke Lepinakov has been cut.
Popovic gets a clinch.
Popovic wants to break free but Lepinakov has control.
Popovic breaks the clinch.
Popovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Popovic breaks from the clinch.
Lepinakov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown by Lepinakov or perhaps it was just good defense by Popovic which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lepinakov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Popovic looks to clinch
and Lepinakov counters by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Popovic lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Lepinakov is looking to close the distance but Popovic sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Lepinakov crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Lepinakov is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Branko Popovic!
Branko Popovic is the new light heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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