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“THE DUKE” Returns at UFC 152

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     This Saturday night “The Duke” Igor Pokrajac will look to make it four in a row when he faces Brazilian Jiu Jitsu stand-out Vinny Magalhaes at UFC 152. Pokrajac’s last three wins have been over Todd Brown, Krzysztof Soszynski and Fabio Maldonado respectively. Igor should look to keep the fight standing Saturday night and get the quick KO victory. Magalhaes on the … [Read more...] about “THE DUKE” Returns at UFC 152

UFC Fighter Anthony “The Hippo” Perosh Checks In With The Crippler

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   Photo: Sherdog.com     UFC Light Heavyweight contender Anthony "The Hippo" Perosh was gracious enough to give The Croatian Crippler an interview following his loss to Ryan Jimmo at UFC 149. The loss snapped Perosh's three fight win streak since moving to the UFC light heavyweight division. Look for the Australian Born Croat to make a quick come back and get back in the … [Read more...] about UFC Fighter Anthony “The Hippo” Perosh Checks In With The Crippler

Croatia ends Olympics with record 6 medals

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Golden day for Croatian water polo! Croatia secured two medals on the final day of competition in the 2012 Olympics, giving them six total, one over their record. They finished 34th out of the 204 nations in total medals and 16th in medals per person. Croatia earned 1.33 medals per million people, versus the U.S who received .33 per million.  After the … [Read more...] about Croatia ends Olympics with record 6 medals

2012 London Olympics: Day 13 + 14

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        Croatians had plenty to cheer about at the Water Polo Arena     Men's Water Polo: Croatia continued their dominance in the pool as they rolled over Montenegro  to set up a gold medal game against Italy, after they stunned Serbia. Montenegro scored the first goal of the game, but it was all Croatia after that. They outscored Montenegro 5-0 for the rest of … [Read more...] about 2012 London Olympics: Day 13 + 14

2012 London Olympics: Day 12

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  Lucija Zaninović shows off her medal Taekwondo: Lucija Zaninović won Croatia's fourth medal of the London Olympics on Wednesday, as she placed third in the 49kg weight class of Taekwondo. She came into the Olympics as the 5th seed won her round of 16 bout against Seulki Kang of the Central African Republic. Points are awarded for kicks and punches to the body (1 … [Read more...] about 2012 London Olympics: Day 12

2012 London Olympics: Day 10

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Shooting: Giovanni Cernogoraz and Anton Glasnović both advanced to the final of the Men's trap Monday morning as they finished the prelims in 5th and 6th, leaving them still with some work to do to get onto the podium. They were one target behind third place going into the finals where 25 more targets are shot. The leader going into the final was Michael Diamond, who was … [Read more...] about 2012 London Olympics: Day 10

2012 London Olympics: Day 9

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Women’s Handball: Croatia routinely defeated the makeshift Team GB in their final game of the group stage. Croatia dominated the whole game and were up 17-6 at the half. They went on to win 37-14. Croatia were able to give their starters some rest and give their little used bench players a chance to play at the Olympics in front of a capacity crowd.  Dijana Jovetić, Sonja … [Read more...] about 2012 London Olympics: Day 9

2012 London Olympics: Day 8

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    It's gold for Sandra!   Athletics: During the Olympics four years ago, Sandra Perković was in the hospital fighting for her life after her appendix burst. These Olympics went slightly better for Perković, as she brought home Croatia's first gold medal, winning the discus and setting a new Croatian record. She did it in dominating fashion as Darya Pischlnikova, who holds … [Read more...] about 2012 London Olympics: Day 8

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