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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pollo Tropical (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dez Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Da Mystery of Chessboxin-Wu Tang Clan as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 cm
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
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220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful |
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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 Los Angeles, Pollo Tropical! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dez Williams ! The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tropical connects with a body shot that sends Williams 's belly button to the back. Tropical tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away. Williams with the counter takedown but Tropical avoids it easily. Nice body punch from Tropical. Tropical connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tropical throws a body shot but no joy. Williams with the counter takedown but Tropical avoids it easily. Tropical's corner calls for a 1-2. Tropical obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Tropical looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. And Williams tries to counter it with a takedown but Tropical pushes his down on his head and steps out. Tropical scores with a jab to the head.
Tropical looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well. Williams drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tropical defends it well. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Tropical uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tropical throws a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tropical, as that shot connected.
Tropical jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance. Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Tropical misses its intended target. And Williams tries to counter it with a takedown but Tropical pushes his down on his head and steps out. Tropical moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off. Tropical tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance. Williams is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Tropical lands a nice hook to Williams 's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Tropical lands with a shot to the body. Good standup being displayed there by Tropical as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pollo Tropical is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Tropical tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Tropical closes the distance but Williams moves to the side and Williams decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tropical's guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tropical keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass. Williams slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Tropical is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tropical trying to control the position.
Williams not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tropical has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Tropical's legs - danger averted. Tropical on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tropical tries to get out of the position. Tropical can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Williams controls the pace. Williams trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tropical's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Tropical scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Tropical tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Williams tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Tropical. Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tropical tests Williams 's chin there with a solid looking shot. Tropical scores with a nice strike. Tropical cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tropical, as that shot connected.
Tropical connects with a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pollo Tropical dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Williams . Tropical throws a hook but Williams blocks it. Williams tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Pollo Tropical seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tropical cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Tropical cracks a nice hook into Williams 's ribs. Tropical jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tropical moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off. Williams is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tropical instigates a clinch. A nice glancing elbow lands by Tropical. A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams . Tropical is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round. A short right from Tropical on the inside. Tropical misses with a body punch.
Tropical doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tropical lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tropical lands a shot to the body. Tropical works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tropical comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Tropical blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tropical tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Tropical working some nice short punches in the clinch. Tropical lands an uppercut. Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Tropical uses good head movement to avoid it. Tropical comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Tropical lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment. Tropical tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Tropical blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tropical lands with a short shot to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tropical tries to work over Williams 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Tropical keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams 's efforts to push away. Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tropical creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams 's defenses. Tropical is working Williams over against the cage. A short uppercut from Tropical. Tropical lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards. Tropical lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye. Tropical swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tropical scores with a hook to the body. Tropical gets through Williams 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tropical. Williams misses with the head strike.
Tropical lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment. Pollo Tropical has scored more points in the clinch so far. Tropical lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards. Tropical lands a left hand.
Tropical stalling in the clinch.
Tropical lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tropical lands on the inside with an uppercut. Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams is rocked! A short uppercut from Tropical. Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Tropical finish him? Our sources have told us that Tropical has been working on his elbows in the gym. Williams working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tropical. Tropical lands an elbow inside. Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tropical creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Tropical lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Williams to his knees! Tropical keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pollo Tropical!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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