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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Karate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Zoplias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zoplias comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ABC-Jackson 5 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joey Karate has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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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 Hilo, Joey Karate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evan Zoplias!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karate connects with a leg kick. Zoplias looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zoplias fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karate, pushing him back against the cage.
Zoplias misses with a body punch.
Zoplias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zoplias tries a body shot but Karate blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Zoplias scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zoplias misses with the head strike.
Zoplias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zoplias lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zoplias lands a nice shot to the body.
Zoplias scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zoplias prevents Karate from breaking the clinch.
Karate wants to get back to striking at distance but Zoplias won't allow it.
Karate has a couple of punches blocked by Zoplias.
Karate looking to slow down the pace here.
Zoplias lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zoplias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zoplias lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zoplias lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karate.
Zoplias misses with the head strike.
Zoplias misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoplias pushes Karate back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karate blocks an uppercut.
Zoplias lands with a short shot to the head.
Zoplias lands with a light punch inside.
Zoplias misses with a punch on the inside.
Zoplias lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Karate.
Zoplias struggles to land a body shot inside as Karate controls his hands.
Zoplias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zoplias has him pressed against the cage.
Karate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karate blocks an uppercut.
Karate is trying to force a seperation but Zoplias has the dominant position.
Zoplias stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Karate is breathing heavily.
Zoplias gets through Karate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karate blocks an uppercut.
Zoplias lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karate is trying to push Zoplias away but Zoplias has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zoplias looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zoplias works on Karate's body with a couple of short punches.
Zoplias lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A shot in the inside from Zoplias.
Karate misses with some punches.
Zoplias working aggressively here.
Karate misses with some punches.
Zoplias scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zoplias.
Zoplias misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Zoplias.
Zoplias keeps control of Karate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Zoplias.
Zoplias lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karate blocks an uppercut.
Karate tries to circle away but Zoplias has him pinned against the cage.
Karate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zoplias has a couple of punches blocked by Karate.
Zoplias is leaning against Karate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Zoplias.
Zoplias lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zoplias drops Karate onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Karate is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Karate is rocked!
A short left from Zoplias.
Oh Karate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karate blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoplias swings wildly with an uppercut but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karate.
Karate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoplias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zoplias lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karate.
Zoplias lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zoplias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Zoplias fails to land.
Zoplias working aggressively here.
Karate seems to have got his legs back now.
Zoplias lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zoplias blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Zoplias.
Zoplias throws a big uppercut that drops Karate! More strikes from Zoplias and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Karate lies dazed against the cage as Zoplias celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evan Zoplias!
Evan Zoplias got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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hype
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pop
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