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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeland Lillard (ranked 419 p4p, 67 weight class) and Pollo Tropical (ranked 1418 p4p, 211 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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217 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leeland Lillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pollo Tropical!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tropical misses with a straight right.
Lillard wants to clinch up but Tropical keeps it at a distance.
Lillard slips under a jab from Tropical.
Lillard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leeland Lillard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lillard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tropical jabs at Lillard's body.
Tropical throws out a loose jab but Lillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lillard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tropical scores with a jab. Lillard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tropical throws a lazy uppercut
and Lillard counters with a body kick that stops Tropical in his tracks momentarily.
Tropical throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Tropical looks to move away, Lillard throws a big counter combo but Tropical just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lillard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tropical.
Tropical lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lillard wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropical fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tropical's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lillard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tropical scrambles back to his feet.
Lillard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tropical tries to keep at a distance but Lillard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lillard trying to control the position but instead, Tropical has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lillard into the cage.
Tropical has had enough of the clinch but Lillard keeps him there for the moment.
Tropical lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lillard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tropical pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tropical throws a body punch but Lillard moves out of range.
Tropical on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lillard wants to clinch up but Tropical keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tropical swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lillard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tropical just misses with a punch to the body.
Lillard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Lillard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tropical checks a leg kick.
Lillard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tropical.
Lillard throws a combination that misses
and Tropical counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tropical swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tropical looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Tropical.
Lillard thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tropical swings for the body but Lillard moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lillard gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tropical counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lillard clinches up against the cage.
Lillard just leaning against Tropical, taking a breather.
Lillard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lillard for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Lillard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tropical backwards.
Lillard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tropical tries to work over Lillard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lillard taking a breather.
Tropical breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lillard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tropical manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lillard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tropical was well out of range. Poor timing from Lillard.
Tropical throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tropical throws a body shot but no joy.
Tropical throws a body punch but Lillard moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropical swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tropical tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lillard was well out of range. Poor timing from Tropical.
Tropical moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tropical throws the left hand but Lillard avoids the punch easily.
Lillard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lillard misses with a two punch combination.
Lillard staying out of range there.
Tropical throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lillard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lillard throws a combination. Tropical tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lillard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lillard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lillard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tropical scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pollo Tropical dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice cross by Tropical.
Lillard has closed the distance and engaged Tropical in a clinch.
Tropical blocks an uppercut.
Tropical scores with a shot to the side of Lillard's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lillard cracks Tropical with a nice body shot.
Tropical looking to stall.
Tropical lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lillard backwards.
Tropical working aggressively here.
A short right from Tropical.
Tropical scores with a hook to the body.
Lillard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tropical is trying to break free.
Tropical manages to break the clinch.
Lillard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropical circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tropical let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lillard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tropical takes a swing at Lillard's ribcage but misses.
Tropical gets tackled into the cage by Lillard. Lillard maintains the clinch.
Tropical tries to break free but Lillard pushes him back against the cage.
Lillard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tropical backwards.
Leeland Lillard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tropical struggles to land a body shot inside as Lillard controls his hands.
Tropical pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lillard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tropical, pushing him back against the cage.
Lillard stalling.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lillard keeps control of Tropical as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lillard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tropical breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tropical keeps the fight on the outside.
Leeland Lillard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lillard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lillard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lillard throws a head kick but Tropical moves out of range.
Good exchange - Lillard coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tropical avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lillard tries to clinch up but Tropical circles away and keeps his distance.
Tropical swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tropical misses with a looping right.
Lillard wants to clinch up but Tropical keeps it at a distance.
Nice cross by Tropical.
Lillard clinches with his opponent.
Tropical manages to break the clinch.
Tropical throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lillard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lillard.
Tropical uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lillard.
Tropical circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lillard tries to close the distance and clinch but Tropical swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tropical misses with a body punch
and Lillard counters with a left and a right that stings Tropical.
Tropical takes a swing at Lillard's ribcage but misses.
Lillard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tropical circles away quickly and effectively.
Tropical throws an off balance right hand
and Lillard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lillard throws a nice looking combination but Tropical bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tropical gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tropical tries to keep at a distance but Lillard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lillard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropical is trying to break the clinch but Lillard is controlling him.
Lillard keeps control of Tropical as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lillard has Tropical pressed against the cage.
Lillard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tropical lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tropical's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lillard tries to clinch there but Tropical circles away.
Lillard tries to close the distance and clinch but Tropical swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lillard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tropical scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lillard misses with a head kick.
Tropical uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lillard has time to react.
Tropical tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lillard was well out of range. Poor timing from Tropical.
Lillard throws a series of punches but Tropical avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Tropical releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeland Lillard dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Tropical throws a body punch but Lillard moves out of range.
Lillard throws a body punch but Tropical moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tropical! But no joy.
Lillard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tropical counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tropical takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tropical takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tropical looks to land a left hand but Lillard moved out of range nicely.
Lillard went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tropical misses with a jab to the body
and Lillard counters with a nice uppercut.
Tropical misses with a left hand
and Lillard counters with a three punch combo that has Tropical backing up. Tropical nods at Lillard to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lillard blocks a jab.
Lillard walks into a left hand.
Tropical misses with a wild body shot.
Tropical takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropical checks a leg kick.
Tropical now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tropical lands a glancing blow to the side of Lillard's head.
Tropical works over Lillard's head and body with a nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lillard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tropical looks to land a combination. Lillard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lillard. Tropical does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Tropical misses.
Lillard thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tropical misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lillard.
Tropical uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lillard.
Tropical takes one on the button.
Lillard wants to clinch up but Tropical keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tropical now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lillard tries to score with a low kick but Tropical moves his leg out of the way.
Lillard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lillard tries to clinch but Tropical moves out of range.
Tropical takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tropical ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lillard moves away.
Tropical keeps the fight on the outside.
Lillard works Tropical's body with a nice hook.
Lillard has managed to clinch.
Lillard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tropical misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lillard trying to stall but Tropical improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Tropical's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lillard tries to throw a body punch but Tropical avoids it by throwing Lillard back against the cage.
Tropical goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tropical manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropical throws a body punch but Lillard moves out of range.
Lillard appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jab, jab by Tropical - just one landing.
Tropical scores with a jab to the body.
Tropical rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lillard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tropical misses with a wild body shot.
Lillard tries to move into range but Tropical moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lillard misses the jab.
Lillard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tropical tries to break the clinch but Lillard is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lillard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tropical comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tropical manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropical lands with a good body shot.
Lillard tries to clinch
and Tropical connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tropical thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pollo Tropical seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lillard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tropical stuns Lillard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lillard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tropical swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tropical just misses with a punch to the body.
Lillard moves into the clinch successfully.
Tropical blocking some punches.
Tropical breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tropical throws a body punch but Lillard moves out of range.
Lillard tries to clinch but Tropical is having none of it.
Tropical lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pollo Tropical comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tropical has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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