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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pollo Tropical (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Zoplias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zoplias is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ABC-Jackson 5. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evan Zoplias!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tropical jabs Zoplias to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tropical keeps the fight on the outside.
Tropical scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zoplias in his tracks.
Tropical avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tropical throwing a counter right hand but Zoplias manages to avoid it.
Zoplias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tropical paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tropical cracks a nice hook into Zoplias's ribs.
A cross from Tropical lands.
Zoplias tries to clinch there but Tropical circles away.
Tropical throwing a counter right hand but Zoplias manages to avoid it.
Zoplias tries to clinch but Tropical moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zoplias looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zoplias tries to clinch but Tropical moves away
and Tropical counters with a straight right hand.
Zoplias has managed to clinch.
Tropical blocks a body shot from Zoplias.
Zoplias misses with a body punch.
Tropical blocks an uppercut.
Tropical lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zoplias backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zoplias blocks the elbow strike.
Tropical has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Zoplias misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Tropical on the inside.
Nice body punch from Tropical.
Tropical throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zopliass head.
Tropical blocks a body shot from Zoplias.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropical cracks Zoplias with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zoplias creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tropical throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zopliass head.
Zoplias misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tropical throws an elbow but misses.
Tropical lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Tropical.
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.
Tropical lands a damaging elbow.
Zoplias takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tropical creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zoplias's defenses.
It looks like Evan Zoplias has been cut.
Zoplias makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zoplias swings wildly with an uppercut but Tropical uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zoplias swings wildly with an uppercut but Tropical uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tropical creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zoplias's defenses.
Zoplias lands a right hand.
Zoplias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tropical pushes Zoplias back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zoplias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tropical creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tropical blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoplias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoplias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tropical pushes Zoplias 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.
Tropical pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tropical tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zoplias is able to avoid easily.
Zoplias tries to clinch but Tropical is having none of it.
Tropical scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zoplias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tropical paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zoplias rushes Tropical and presses him up against the cage.
Zoplias throws a punch but it's blocked by Tropical.
Zoplias softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zoplias misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tropical throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zoplias misses with some punches.
Zoplias working aggressively here.
Tropical lands with a left to the head.
Zoplias takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tropical works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tropical working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zoplias throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropical lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zoplias lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tropical backwards.
Tropical lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tropical makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tropical lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tropical takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Zoplias fails to land.
Zoplias misses with some punches.
Tropical trying to stall but Zoplias improves his position.
Tropical lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zoplias.
Zoplias working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tropical presses Zoplias against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zoplias misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Tropical.
Zoplias looks winded!
Tropical blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tropical gets through Zoplias's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Tropical.
Tropical lands an elbow inside that Zoplias shrugs off.
Tropical lands a shoulder strike.
Zoplias doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tropical working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Zoplias on the inside.
Nice body punch from Zoplias.
Zoplias misses with some punches.
Tropical breaks from the clinch.
Tropical lands a jab to the nose.
Tropical drops Zoplias with a huge uppercut! Zoplias drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Tropical is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pollo Tropical!
Pollo Tropical took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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