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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between I Am Terrible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Zoplias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zoplias has chosen ABC-Jackson 5 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, I Am Terrible!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evan Zoplias!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoplias closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrible.
Terrible prevents a body shot from Zoplias.
Zoplias avoids a wild elbow strike from Terrible.
Zoplias takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Evan Zoplias has been cut.
Terrible lands a damaging elbow.
Terrible throws an elbow that misses.
Zoplias takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zoplias blocks an elbow strike from Terrible.
Zoplias takes an elbow to the temple.
Terrible blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoplias digs a right hand underneath Terrible's ribcage. Terrible let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrible.
Zoplias avoids a wild elbow strike from Terrible.
Zoplias throws a head punch that misses.
Zoplias has a couple of punches blocked by Terrible.
Zoplias avoids the elbow strike from Terrible, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrible throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrible pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrible throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Zoplias fails to land.
Terrible creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zoplias blocks an elbow strike.
Zoplias misses with a punch on the inside.
Zoplias tries to work over Terrible's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zoplias told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoplias lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Terrible backwards.
Terrible throws an elbow but it misses.
Zoplias has a couple of punches blocked by Terrible.
Zoplias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoplias misses with the head strike.
Terrible lands an elbow inside.
Zoplias swings wildly with an uppercut but Terrible uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terrible throws an elbow but it misses.
Terrible blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoplias takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zoplias throws a punch but it's blocked by Terrible.
Terrible misses with an elbow over the top.
Terrible throws an elbow but it misses.
Zoplias avoids a wild elbow strike from Terrible.
Terrible misses with an elbow over the top.
Terrible gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zoplias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Terrible just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zoplias's brow.
Zoplias has a couple of punches blocked by Terrible.
Zoplias lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zoplias struggles to land a body shot inside as Terrible controls his hands.
Terrible creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zoplias's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoplias dodges an elbow strike from Terrible.
Terrible blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Terrible just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zoplias's brow.
Zoplias has a couple of punches blocked by Terrible.
Terrible lands a damaging elbow.
Zoplias working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Terrible lands an elbow just above Zoplias 's eye.
Zoplias takes an elbow to the forehead.
Terrible misses with an elbow over the top.
Terrible pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zoplias tries to work over Terrible's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrible throws an elbow but misses.
Terrible throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zoplias.
Zoplias blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Terrible.
Zoplias doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Terrible lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zoplias misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zoplias working aggressively here.
Zoplias misses with a punch on the inside.
Zoplias misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoplias working aggressively here.
Zoplias dodges an elbow strike from Terrible.
Terrible misses with an elbow over the top.
Zoplias pushes Terrible back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zoplias tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Terrible just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zoplias's brow.
Zoplias has a couple of punches blocked by Terrible.
Zoplias blocks an elbow strike.
Zoplias misses with a body punch.
Zoplias blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoplias.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Terrible just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zoplias's brow.
Terrible pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zoplias blocks an elbow strike from Terrible.
Zoplias misses with a body punch.
Terrible pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zoplias misses with some punches.
Zoplias has a couple of punches blocked by Terrible.
Zoplias dodges an elbow strike from Terrible.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zoplias can't find room to land a body shot as Terrible controls the action.
Zoplias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terrible throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Terrible lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrible lands a nice elbow.
Terrible lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zoplias lands a body shot in the clinch.
Terrible lands an elbow that stopped Zoplias in his tracks for a moment.
Zoplias misses with a punch on the inside.
Terrible throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Terrible blocks an uppercut.
Terrible creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zoplias's defenses.
Zoplias gets through Terrible's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zoplias misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zoplias lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Terrible just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zoplias's brow.
Zoplias dodges an elbow strike from Terrible.
Terrible blocks a body shot from Zoplias.
Zoplias blocks the elbow strike.
Zoplias tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terrible's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terrible misses with an elbow over the top.
Terrible blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Zoplias.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zoplias.
A left hand lands to the body for Zoplias.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
I Am Terrible dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Zoplias's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zoplias pushes Terrible up against the cage in a clinch.
Zoplias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoplias tries a body shot but Terrible blocks it.
Terrible lands an elbow that stopped Zoplias in his tracks for a moment.
Zoplias avoids a wild elbow strike from Terrible.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrible throws an elbow but misses.
Zoplias lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like I Am Terrible has been cut.
Terrible throws an elbow that misses.
Zoplias tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zoplias misses with a punch on the inside.
Terrible pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Terrible lands an elbow inside.
Terrible lands an elbow inside that Zoplias shrugs off.
Zoplias dodges an elbow strike from Terrible.
Zoplias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zoplias scores with a shoulder strike.
Zoplias scores with a shot to the side of Terrible's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terrible misses with an elbow strike.
Zoplias working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
I Am Terrible has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Terrible lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Zoplias.
Zoplias misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoplias.
Terrible looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zoplias misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoplias.
Zoplias swings wildly with an uppercut but Terrible uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zoplias dodges an elbow strike from Terrible.
Zoplias struggles to land a body shot inside as Terrible controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zoplias.
A short right from Zoplias on the inside.
Terrible lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Terrible gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zoplias avoids a wild elbow strike from Terrible.
Terrible lands a damaging elbow.
Terrible lands an elbow that stopped Zoplias in his tracks for a moment.
Zoplias can't find room to land a body shot as Terrible controls the action.
Zoplias blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoplias.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrible throws an elbow but misses.
Zoplias working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoplias has a couple of punches blocked by Terrible.
Terrible blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrible misses with an elbow over the top.
Zoplias blocks an elbow strike.
Terrible lands a damaging elbow.
Zoplias has a couple of punches blocked by Terrible.
Terrible blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Zoplias as the two fighters clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zoplias in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrible.
Terrible throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Terrible looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zoplias throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zoplias dodges an elbow strike from Terrible.
Zoplias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zoplias swings wildly with an uppercut but Terrible uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zoplias blocks the elbow strike.
Zoplias works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zoplias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoplias lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zoplias swings wildly with an uppercut but Terrible uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrible throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Zoplias.
Zoplias misses with the head strike.
Zoplias blocks an elbow strike.
Zoplias has a couple of punches blocked by Terrible.
Zoplias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Terrible looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zoplias tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terrible's elbow.
Terrible blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zoplias.
Terrible throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zoplias misses with some punches.
Zoplias misses with a body punch.
Zoplias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zoplias avoids the elbow strike from Terrible, against the cage.
Terrible misses with an elbow over the top.
Terrible pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Terrible blocks an uppercut.
Terrible lands a damaging elbow.
Zoplias avoids a wild elbow strike from Terrible.
Terrible comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zoplias tries to throw a body punch but Terrible avoids it by throwing Zoplias back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Terrible just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zoplias's brow.
Zoplias tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terrible's elbow.
Zoplias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zoplias tries a body shot but Terrible blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoplias blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrible.
Terrible throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zoplias misses with a punch to the body.
Terrible blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoplias lands a right hand.
Zoplias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoplias struggles to land a body shot inside as Terrible controls his hands.
Terrible throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Terrible blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoplias avoids a wild elbow strike from Terrible.
Terrible lands an elbow that stopped Zoplias in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrible throws an elbow but misses.
Terrible creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zoplias's defenses.
Zoplias lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zoplias working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Zoplias.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Evan Zoplias will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zoplias darts in and clinches Terrible up against the cage.
Zoplias tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zoplias lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Terrible creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Terrible blocking some punches.
Terrible lands a nice elbow.
Terrible blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zoplias.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrible throws an elbow but misses.
Zoplias tries to throw a body punch but Terrible avoids it by throwing Zoplias back against the cage.
Zoplias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zoplias avoids a wild elbow strike from Terrible.
Terrible comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Terrible throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrible lands a damaging elbow.
Terrible misses with an elbow strike.
Zoplias working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terrible throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zoplias misses with a punch on the inside.
Zoplias cracks Terrible with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zoplias lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Zoplias fails to land.
Zoplias misses with a punch to the body.
Zoplias avoids a wild elbow strike from Terrible.
Zoplias tries a body shot but Terrible blocks it.
Zoplias tries to work over Terrible's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Terrible misses with an elbow strike.
Terrible creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zoplias avoids the elbow strike from Terrible, against the cage.
A short right from Zoplias.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zoplias.
Zoplias takes an elbow to the temple.
Zoplias lands a body punch.
Zoplias lands with a short shot to the head.
Zoplias digs a right hand into Terrible's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Terrible's gas tank.
Zoplias working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Terrible is rocked!
Terrible blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Terrible is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zoplias throws a punch but it's blocked by Terrible.
Zoplias lands a nice shot to the body.
Zoplias throws a punch but it's blocked by Terrible.
Zoplias has a couple of punches blocked by Terrible.
Zoplias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrible.
Terrible seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terrible lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Zoplias on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Zoplias.
Zoplias dips a shoulder and cracks Terrible with a mighty uppercut! Terrible falls back against the cage and Zoplias unloads with a barrage of strikes! Terrible is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Zoplias screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evan Zoplias!
Evan Zoplias took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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