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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charley Hanagan (ranked 1840 p4p, 274 weight class) and Pollo Tropical (ranked 2387 p4p, 352 weight class). Hanagan comes to the cage accompanied by Guilty Until Proven Innocent. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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224 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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210 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charley Hanagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pollo Tropical!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanagan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tropical.
Tropical takes the fight into the clinch.
Tropical doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tropical tries to throw a body punch but Hanagan avoids it by throwing Tropical back against the cage.
Tropical lands a damaging elbow.
Tropical comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hanagan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tropical regains guard immediately.
Hanagan trying to control the position from guard on top but Tropical is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanagan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tropical is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanagan trying to control but Tropical is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanagan is fighting to break Tropical's control of his arms but Tropical is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanagan trying to control the position from guard on top but Tropical is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hanagan dips to his left and cracks Tropical with an uppercut!
A jab from Tropical does it's job there.
Pollo Tropical seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tropical wants to clinch up but Hanagan keeps it at a distance.
Tropical throws a right and a left that Hanagan avoids nicely.
Tropical misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanagan connects with a jab.
Hanagan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tropical tries to avoid it but Hanagan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tropical to the ground. Tropical escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tropical has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tropical tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanagan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tropical tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanagan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanagan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tropical as he avoids it easily.
Hanagan misses with a combination
and Hanagan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tropical tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tropical.
Hanagan tries to counter with a takedown but Tropical is quick to defend against it.
No joy there for Hanagan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tropical misses with a shot to the body
and Hanagan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanagan fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charley Hanagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tropical cracks Hanagan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tropical drives through and clinches with Hanagan against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanagan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tropical is defending well.
Tropical tries to work over Hanagan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanagan wants a takedown.
Tropical lands a nice elbow.
Tropical is stalling here.
Hanagan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanagan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hanagan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tropical fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pollo Tropical is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tropical takes the fight into the clinch.
Hanagan goes for a takedown attempt but Tropical pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tropical ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanagan throws a series of punches but Tropical avoids them all with ease.
Tropical uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanagan.
Tropical is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tropical tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tropical.
Tropical throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanagan tries to counter with a takedown but Tropical is quick to defend against it.
Tropical moves into range and clinches up with Hanagan.
Tropical pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hanagan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanagan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tropical gets back to full guard.
Tropical wants to stand up but Hanagan is controlling him.
Hanagan wants to pass the guard but Tropical is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pollo Tropical dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tropical listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pollo Tropical seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tropical misses the jab.
Hanagan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hanagan scores with a body shot.
Tropical misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanagan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tropical scores with a punch to the head.
Hanagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Tropical.
Tropical closes the distance but Hanagan moves to the side
and Hanagan counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tropical needs to keep his hands up - Hanagan had a free shot at his head there.
Hanagan slips a jab and a cross from Tropical.
Hanagan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tropical tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hanagan is in Tropical's guard.
Tropical scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pollo Tropical is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Tropical. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanagan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tropical rushes Hanagan and presses him up against the cage.
Tropical throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hanagan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tropical gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hanagan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tropical gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tropical tries a body shot but Hanagan blocks it.
Hanagan tries to score a body lock takedown but Tropical shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charley Hanagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tropical lands a damaging elbow.
Hanagan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tropical misses with a body punch.
Hanagan can't get the takedown.
Hanagan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tropical works on Hanagan's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tropical is pressed up against the cage. Hanagan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tropical down to the mat. Tropical avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tropical drives through and clinches with Hanagan against the cage.
Tropical gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tropical is leaning against Hanagan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tropical lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tropical lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hanagan or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tropical gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hanagan.
Hanagan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hanagan stops Tropical from standing up.
Tropical looking to control.
Tropical looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanagan is one step ahead there.
Hanagan slips nicely into half guard.
Tropical is trying to maintain the position but Hanagan is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanagan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tropical keeps working.
Hanagan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tropical is defending against the submission attempts here by Hanagan.
Hanagan is thwarting Tropical's attempts to control the position.
Hanagan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tropical keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hanagan is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Tropical still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Tropical has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Hanagan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tropical's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Still in half guard, Tropical seems content to control.
Hanagan tries to get to full guard but Tropical has control of the leg.
Tropical is thwarting Hanagan's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pollo Tropical showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tropical moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tropical has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hanagan works Tropical's body with a nice hook.
Tropical closes the distance and pushes Hanagan back into the cage.
Hanagan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tropical lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tropical gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tropical lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanagan.
Tropical working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tropical stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hanagan takes an elbow to the temple.
A right hand to the body from Tropical.
Tropical lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tropical tries a body shot but Hanagan blocks it.
Tropical just leaning against Hanagan, taking a breather.
Tropical lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tropical pushes Hanagan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanagan is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Tropical.
Oh Hanagan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Tropical - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Tropical.
Tropical stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Tropical as the two fighters clinch.
Tropical lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hanagan or not.
Hanagan seems to have got his legs back now.
Tropical tries a body shot but Hanagan blocks it.
Tropical tries a body shot but Hanagan blocks it.
Tropical stalling in the clinch but Hanagan improves position.
Tropical is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tropical lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanagan backwards.
Tropical controlling the action here for a moment.
Tropical lands an elbow inside.
Tropical tries to throw a body punch but Hanagan avoids it by throwing Tropical back against the cage.
Hanagan prevents a body shot from Tropical.
Tropical is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hanagan dodges an elbow strike from Tropical.
Hanagan blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tropical scores with a hook to the body.
Hanagan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tropical pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tropical lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tropical works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tropical is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tropical.
Hanagan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charley Hanagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanagan has clasped his hands together around Tropical's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tropical sneaks out the side door and pushes Hanagan away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanagan takes a swing at Tropical's ribcage but misses.
Tropical gets a clinch.
Tropical lands an elbow inside that Hanagan shrugs off.
Hanagan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tropical prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tropical creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tropical gets underhooks to prevent Hanagan's takedown attempt.
Hanagan can't get the takedown.
Tropical struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanagan controls his hands.
Tropical lands a damaging elbow.
Hanagan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tropical misses with a body punch.
Tropical scores with a shot to the side of Hanagan's head.
Hanagan is looking for a takedown.
Charley Hanagan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Tropical.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tropical throws an elbow but misses.
Tropical scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hanagan tries to score a body lock takedown but Tropical shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tropical lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tropical can't find room to land a body shot as Hanagan controls the action.
Hanagan takes a shot to the head.
Hanagan looking for a takedown.
Hanagan wants to take the fight to the mat but Tropical manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanagan takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Tropical misses with a body punch.
Tropical misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tropical pushes Hanagan against the cage. Tropical is working some dirty boxing. Tropical pushes off with a quick right hook! Hanagan goes down! Hanagan tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Tropical moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pollo Tropical!
After the big win, Pollo Tropical made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Charley Hanagan had this to say: 'I SHIT MYSELF WHEN I SCREAM AT THE VOICES IN MY SLEEP NO DON'T DO IT WHERE'D YOU GO HUH HUH HUH WHERE AM I.. FUCK!!!!!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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