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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soda Popinski (ranked 4696 p4p, 576 weight class) and Jim Jytky (ranked 4577 p4p, 564 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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198 cm
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207 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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 London, Soda Popinski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Jytky! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A telegraphed right hand from Jytky misses the target. Popinski quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Jytky avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Popinski scores with a hook to the body. Jytky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Popinski throws a leg kick that misses. Jytky on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jytky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Popinski. Jytky misses with a hook. It appears Popinski was looking to counter with a kick there. Popinski throws a one two combo.
Popinski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Popinski moves out of range of the body kick from Jytky.
Jytky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jytky only half commits to the counter leg kick. Jytky throws a lazy right hand but Popinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Popinski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jytky. Jytky swings away with a leg kick that misses. Jytky wants to land a leg kick but Popinski is out of range. Popinski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jytky.
That's one minute gone in the round. Popinski walks into a left hand. Jytky misses with an uppercut. Jytky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popinski moves away. Jytky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It appears Popinski was looking to counter with a kick there. Jytky blocks the body kick.
Popinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jytky. Jytky misses with a leg kick and Popinski counters with a slapping leg kick. Popinski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. A good leg kick by Popinski. Jytky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Popinski. Popinski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Jytky misses with a leg kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Popinski.
Popinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Popinski. That's going to slow Jytky down. Jytky throws an overhand right that lands on Popinski's shoulder, as Popinski tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Popinski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jytky checks a leg kick. Jytky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Popinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jytky! But no joy. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A slow jab from Jytky misses its intended target. Popinski avoids the body shot from Jytky.
Jytky throws a lazy uppercut
and Popinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Popinski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jytky to score with a decent uppercut. Jytky slips a jab from Popinski. Popinski thumps Jytky with a low kick. Popinski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Popinski lands a nice looking body kick. Popinski scores with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Popinski blocks the low kick. Popinski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jytky manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jytky throws a leg kick but Popinski moved away. Popinski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jytky looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Popinski moves out of range as Jytky strikes. Jytky thumps Popinski with a low kick. Jytky throws a lazy uppercut
and Popinski counters with a nice kick to the body. Jytky swings and misses with a shot to the body and Popinski counters with a solid body kick. Popinski lands a high kick!
Nice body kick from Popinski. Jytky looks winded! A clash of legs there as Popinski blocks the low kick. Jytky looks to land a right hand but Popinski moved out of range. Jytky slips a jab and a cross from Popinski.
Jytky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Popinski's sensitive parts. Popinski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jytky avoids a kick to the body.
Jytky is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Popinski lands a leg kick that knocks Jytky off balance momentarily. Jytky throws a body punch but Popinski moves out of range. Popinski jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Jytky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Popinski. Popinski throws a nice head kick!
Popinski tries to land a body kick and Jytky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Popinski misses with a series of wild punches.
Popinski misses with a straight left. A nice side step and Jytky releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. A nice inside leg kick there by Popinski. That's going to slow Jytky down. Jytky swings widly with a right hand
letting Popinski counter with a right hand. The fighters circling - Popinski throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Popinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Jytky throws a big shot that misses. Popinski misses with a head kick.
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.
Jytky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Popinski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Jytky takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Jytky lands a nice looking kick to the body. Popinski takes a step back to recover. Popinski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popinski. Jytky does a little dance to reset his feet. Popinski lands with a slapping head kick. Jytky's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Popinski lands a head kick. Jytky smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Jytky connects with an inside leg kick. Jytky is looking to chop away at Popinski's legs. Popinski throws a push kick but Jytky slaps the foot to one side. Jytky just misses with a punch to the body.
Popinski thows a left - swing and a miss! A solid leg kick lands there for Popinski.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jytky dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Popinski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jytky tries to land a front kick but Popinski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Popinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Jytky misses with a right hand and Popinski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Popinski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jytky looks to land a right hand but Popinski moved out of range. Popinski slips under a jab. Popinski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jytky if he has to take too many more of those.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jytky might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Popinski has got the better of the exchanges. Popinski with a body punch. A glancing blow. Popinski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Jytky is breathing heavily. Jytky throws a jab when Popinski was well out of range. Nice defenses there by Popinski. Popinski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jytky with a body punch. A glancing blow. Jytky drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Popinski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jytky is out of range. A big right from Jytky misses. A decent looking cross lands there for Popinski. Jytky takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Soda Popinski is winning the standup battle so far. Popinski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jytky swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jytky takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Popinski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jytky can do to turn this around? Popinski feints and then cracks Jytky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jytky down. A good leg kick by Jytky. Jytky just misses with a punch to the body.
Jytky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jytky cracks the inside of Popinski's front leg. Jytky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popinski sees it coming and avoids it easily. Popinski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Popinski is looking to land body kicks. A countering left hand to the body from Jytky misses. Popinski avoids a kick to the body.
Popinski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jytky's head. Popinski slips under a jab. Popinski thuds his shin into the meat of Jytky's side. Jytky looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Popinski cracks Jytky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jytky is rocked! Popinski throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Jytky crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Soda Popinski! In his post fight interview, Soda Popinski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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