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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pollo Tropical (ranked 2306 p4p, 324 weight class) and Norman Pederson (ranked 2459 p4p, 341 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pollo Tropical!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Pederson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tropical scores with a decent looking hook.
Pederson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tropical tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pederson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tropical.
Tropical throws a body punch but Pederson moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Tropical lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pederson doesn't seem phased though.
Tropical misses the shot to the body.
Pederson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tropical stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Tropical.
Tropical misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Pederson fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tropical controls his hands.
Tropical misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tropical breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tropical has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Damage Inc. in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropical throws a right hand that Pederson ducks under and follows up with a left that Pederson also avoids with ease.
Tropical throws a big shot that misses.
Pederson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pederson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tropical digs a good body shot into Pederson's ribs.
Pollo Tropical is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tropical changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pederson missing with a left hand there. Tropical was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tropical avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pederson is looking to clinch but Tropical is avoiding it.
It looked like Tropical wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pederson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tropical throws a body punch but Pederson moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Pederson. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Tropical throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tropical swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tropical jabs Pederson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pederson moves in looking to clinch but Tropical pushes him off.
Tropical smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tropical keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pederson throws a solid leg kick but Tropical takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pederson.
Pederson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tropical ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tropical is looking to wear down Pederson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pederson slips a jab from Tropical.
Pederson wants to counter the offense by Tropical and move into the clinch position.
Tropical looks to throw the jab but Pederson is out of range.
Pederson misses with a looping left.
Pederson loads up on a big right hand but Tropical slips the punch.
Tropical misses the shot to the body.
Tropical is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tropical lands a nice looking body shot.
Tropical swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Pederson tries to counter it with a takedown but Tropical pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tropical misses the shot to the body.
Pederson avoids the body shot from Tropical.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tropical misses with a body shot.
Tropical swings for the body but Pederson moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Tropical.
Tropical fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pederson manages to avoid it.
Tropical throws a body shot but no joy.
Pederson throws out a counter right but Tropical avoids it with no problem.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pederson or perhaps it was just good defense by Tropical, which made it look bad.
Pollo Tropical has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norman Pederson.
Tropical lands with a nice body punch.
Tropical swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pederson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tropical looks to land a right hand but Pederson moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tropical. Pederson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Pederson is predictable there
and Tropical counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tropical connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pederson drops his hands momentarily and Tropical takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tropical wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tropical lands a jab to the head.
Tropical misses with a straight left.
Pederson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tropical defends it well.
Pederson tries to clinch up but Tropical circles away and keeps his distance.
Tropical scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tropical lands a jab to Pederson's midsection.
Tropical scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pederson slips a straight right by Tropical.
Pederson feints the counter takedown.
Tropical lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tropical throws a jab but it's blocked by Pederson.
Tropical lands a really nice looking cross but Pederson seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tropical. Pederson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pederson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pederson misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pollo Tropical dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tropical scores with a hook to the body. Pederson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pollo Tropical is winning the standup battle so far.
Tropical wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tropical ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tropical throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pederson is looking to clinch.
Tropical looks to score with a jab to the body but Pederson is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tropical. Pederson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Pederson catches Tropical right on the button with a cross.
Tropical swings for the body but Pederson moves out of range.
Pederson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tropical backs up against the cage.
Tropical misses with a jab to the body
and Pederson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tropical ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pederson moves away.
Tropical lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tropical has closed the distance and engaged Pederson in a clinch.
Tropical breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson cracks Tropical with a good jab.
Tropical scores with a three punch combo!
Pederson shoots and misses
and Tropical counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tropical misses with a body shot.
Tropical thuds his right hand into Pederson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tropical is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pederson can do to turn this around?
Tropical moves out of range of the strikes.
Pederson dives in for a single leg takedown but Tropical sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pederson has Tropical up against the cage in a clinch.
Pederson controlling the action here for a moment.
Tropical stalling in the clinch.
Tropical breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tropical attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pederson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tropical counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tropical swats away the attempt to clinch by Pederson.
Tropical leaves Pederson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pollo Tropical has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norman Pederson.
Tropical uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pederson.
Tropical throwing a counter right hand but Pederson manages to avoid it.
Tropical lands with a shot to the body.
Tropical steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pederson.
Tropical swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pederson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tropical misses with a shot to the body
and Pederson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pederson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tropical on the side of the head.
Tropical digs a good hook to Pederson's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropical takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tropical fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pederson is breathing heavily.
Tropical swinging wildly here.
Tropical lands a head shot.
Tropical scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pederson tries to clinch
and Tropical cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pederson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pederson avoids the body shot from Tropical.
Tropical looks to land a right hand but Pederson moved out of range.
Pederson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tropical.
Tropical punishes Pederson's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tropical. Pederson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tropical fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pederson manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tropical tries to avoid it but Pederson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tropical to the ground. Tropical escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good exchange - Tropical coming out on top.
Pederson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Tropical.
Pederson trying to stall but Tropical improves his position.
Tropical escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A cross from Tropical lands.
Tropical throws a jab when Pederson was well out of range.
Tropical swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tropical looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch lands to the side of Tropical 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tropical jabs Pederson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tropical throws a big shot that misses.
Tropical misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pollo Tropical dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tropical just misses with a punch to the body.
Pederson checks a leg kick.
Tropical avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tropical takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pederson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tropical misses the shot to the body.
Tropical throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tropical tries to work over Pederson's front leg with a kick but Pederson checks it.
Pederson pushes Tropical up against the cage in a clinch.
Tropical pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooh!!! Tropical has knocked Pederson down with a huge combo! Tropical steps away and waves a wobbly Pederson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pederson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pederson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pederson is still on wobbly legs! Can Tropical finish him?
Pederson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pederson misses with an uppercut. Tropical saw that one coming.
Pederson seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tropical. Pederson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pederson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tropical to score with a decent uppercut.
Pederson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tropical.
Pederson lands with an uppercut that bounces Tropical off the cage and back into range.
Tropical takes a swing at Pederson's ribcage but misses.
Tropical misses with a body shot.
Pederson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tropical throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Pederson tries to counter it with a takedown but Tropical pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pederson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tropical paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tropical bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pederson tries to clinch but Tropical is having none of it.
Pederson wants to clinch.
Tropical swings for the body but Pederson moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Pederson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pederson checks a leg kick.
Pollo Tropical is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tropical swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tropical listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tropical misses with a body shot.
Tropical keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tropical misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pederson.
Pederson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pederson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tropical counters with a nice uppercut.
Pederson misses with a straight right.
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!
Pederson avoids the body shot from Tropical.
Tropical misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pederson.
Pederson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tropical is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pederson.
Pederson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pederson tries to move into range but Tropical moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pederson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tropical swivels and escapes.
Tropical bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pederson's head.
Tropical misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropical throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pederson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pederson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pederson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pederson or perhaps it was just good defense by Tropical, which made it look bad.
Tropical swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tropical swings for the body but Pederson moves out of range.
Tropical works Pederson's body with a nice hook.
Tropical lands with a right hand.
Pederson is looking to clinch.
Tropical throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pederson counters with an outside leg kick.
Pederson throws a right hand that Tropical ducks under and follows up with a left that Tropical also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropical fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pederson manages to avoid it.
Pederson throws a fast counter high kick but Tropical manages to duck under it in time.
Tropical connects with a single shot there.
Norman Pederson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pederson misses with an uppercut. Tropical saw that one coming.
Tropical steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pederson.
Nice defenses there by Tropical.
Tropical misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pederson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tropical fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pederson throws a head kick but Tropical moves out of range.
Pederson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pederson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tropical lands a slapping body shot.
Pederson tries to clinch there but Tropical circles away.
Pederson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pederson avoids the body shot from Tropical.
Pederson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pollo Tropical showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tropical, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pollo Tropical!
In his post fight interview, Pollo Tropical started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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