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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tekashi Six Nine (ranked 534 p4p, 688 weight class) and Lindsay Apollo (ranked 28 p4p, 77 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Six Nine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to KIKA - Tekashi 6ix9ine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tekashi Six Nine !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Apollo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Six Nine throws a front kick aimed at Apollo's knee but Apollo avoids it well.
Six Nine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Apollo swings for the body but Six Nine moves out of range.
Apollo misses with a kick to the body.
We've been informed that Apollo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Apollo takes one to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Six Nine .
Good work by Six Nine as he checks the leg kick.
Six Nine needs to keep his hands up - Apollo had a free shot at his head there.
Six Nine seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Good shot there by Apollo.
Apollo lands with an uppercut that bounces Six Nine off the cage and back into range.
Apollo slips a jab from Six Nine .
A head kick misses from Apollo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Six Nine misses with a two punch combination.
Apollo throws a body punch but Six Nine moves out of range.
Apollo fakes the leg kick and cracks Six Nine in the body.
Apollo misses with a straight right.
Six Nine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Six Nine is looking to counter punch.
Apollo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Apollo wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Six Nine .
Six Nine is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Apollo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Apollo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Six Nine manages to avoid it.
Six Nine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Apollo. That did some damage!
Apollo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Six Nine .
A big right from Apollo misses.
Six Nine is looking to slow Apollo down with leg kicks.
Apollo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Six Nine throws a series of punches but Apollo moves out of range.
Six Nine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Apollo.
Six Nine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Apollo tries to clinch there but Six Nine circles away.
Apollo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Six Nine appears to be looking for a big counter.
Apollo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Apollo checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Apollo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Six Nine .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo slips a jab from Six Nine .
Apollo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Six Nine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Apollo throws a head kick that misses.
Apollo lands a nice looking body shot.
Six Nine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Six Nine swings for the body but Apollo moves out of range.
Apollo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Apollo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Six Nine .
Apollo throws a big shot that misses.
Apollo scores with a push kick.
Six Nine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apollo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Six Nine blocks a low kick nicely.
Six Nine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Six Nine misses with an uppercut.
Apollo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Apollo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Six Nine .
Six Nine throws a right hand that Apollo ducks under and follows up with a left that Apollo also avoids with ease.
Apollo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Six Nine . That's going to slow Apollo down.
Six Nine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Apollo wants to slow Six Nine down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine looks to land a right hand but Apollo moved out of range.
Apollo throws a body shot but no joy.
Six Nine connects with a solid leg kick.
Apollo misses with a low kick.
Six Nine misses with a body shot.
Apollo blocks the body kick.
Apollo misses with a double jab.
Apollo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Apollo moves out of range as Six Nine throws a body kick.
Six Nine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Six Nine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tekashi Six Nine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apollo cracks Six Nine with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Six Nine . Apollo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apollo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Six Nine .
Six Nine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Apollo throws a shot from downtown. Six Nine moves away and avoids it.
Six Nine misses with an uppercut.
Six Nine sets himself, and Apollo steps forward looking for the clinch! Six Nine avoids it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Six Nine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apollo manages to avoid it.
Apollo tries to counter with a clinch but Six Nine shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine throws a body punch but Apollo moves out of range.
Six Nine sets himself, and Apollo steps forward looking for the clinch! Six Nine avoids it this time.
Six Nine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Six Nine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Apollo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Apollo misses with a punch on the inside.
Six Nine tries a body shot but Apollo blocks it.
Six Nine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Apollo misses with the head strike.
Apollo prevents a body shot from Six Nine .
Six Nine is looking to break free of the clinch but Apollo has double underhooks.
Six Nine tries a body shot but Apollo blocks it.
A short right from Apollo.
Six Nine lands with a light punch inside.
Six Nine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Six Nine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Six Nine scores with a shoulder strike.
Six Nine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apollo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Six Nine 's elbow.
Apollo manages to pull guard.
Six Nine preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tekashi Six Nine will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Six Nine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Six Nine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Apollo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Apollo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Apollo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Apollo blocks a body shot from Six Nine .
Six Nine digs a right hand underneath Apollo's ribcage. Apollo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Apollo pushes Six Nine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Apollo misses with the head strike.
Six Nine has a couple of punches blocked by Apollo.
Six Nine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollo lands with a left to the head.
Six Nine lands an elbow just above Apollo 's eye.
Six Nine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Six Nine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Six Nine fails to land.
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!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Six Nine working aggressively here.
Six Nine tries a body shot but Apollo blocks it.
Apollo struggles to land a body shot inside as Six Nine controls his hands.
Six Nine lands a shoulder strike.
Apollo prevents a body shot from Six Nine .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo is trying to pull guard but Six Nine has him pressed against the cage.
Apollo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Apollo is trying to pull guard but Six Nine turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Apollo lands an uppercut.
Six Nine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Six Nine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Six Nine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Six Nine struggles to land a body shot inside as Apollo controls his hands.
Six Nine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Apollo lands with a light punch inside.
Apollo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Apollo jumps guard and drags Six Nine to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Six Nine content to stall in guard here.
Apollo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Six Nine is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine trying to control the position from guard on top but Apollo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Six Nine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Six Nine wants to stand but Apollo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Six Nine is fighting to break Apollo's control of his arms but Apollo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Six Nine throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Apollo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Six Nine .
Crunch! Six Nine slams his shin into Apollo's torso.
Six Nine throws a chopping leg kick but Apollo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Apollo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Six Nine throws out the jab.
Six Nine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Apollo.
Six Nine keeps the fight on the outside.
Six Nine stalks Apollo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Apollo's face. Apollo staggers backwards, shaken.
Six Nine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Apollo.
The fighters circling - Apollo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Apollo backs away, Six Nine returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Six Nine scoring well with a low kick there.
Six Nine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Six Nine connects with a solid leg kick.
Apollo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Six Nine moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine throws a looping overhand right but Apollo ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Six Nine .
Apollo misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apollo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Six Nine .
Apollo is looking to land body kicks.
Apollo connects with a solid leg kick.
Apollo looks to score with a jab to the body but Six Nine is just out of range.
Apollo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Six Nine .
Six Nine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Apollo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Six Nine .
Apollo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Apollo throws a big shot that misses.
Apollo 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.
Apollo throws a leg kick that misses.
Apollo moves out of range as Six Nine throws a body kick.
Six Nine connects with a body shot.
Six Nine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Apollo is able to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tekashi Six Nine dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Apollo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Six Nine misses with a low kick.
Apollo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Six Nine moves out of range of the strikes.
Six Nine takes one on the button.
Apollo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Apollo moves into the clinch successfully.
Six Nine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Apollo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Six Nine backwards.
Six Nine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Apollo.
Apollo misses with a punch on the inside.
Apollo fails to pull guard.
Six Nine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good body shot from Six Nine .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine misses with some punches.
Apollo is trying to pull guard but Six Nine turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Apollo jumps guard but Six Nine turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tekashi Six Nine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lindsay Apollo.
Six Nine misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo takes a shot to the head.
Apollo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Six Nine .
Apollo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Apollo prevents a body shot from Six Nine .
Apollo lands a hook that snaps the head of Six Nine backwards.
Six Nine misses with a punch on the inside.
Six Nine manages to break the clinch.
Apollo swings for the body but Six Nine moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Apollo. Beautiful body shot.
Six Nine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Six Nine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Apollo.
Six Nine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Six Nine moves out of range as Apollo strikes.
Apollo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Six Nine lands with a kick to the ribs.
Apollo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheers as Apollo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Six Nine doesn't seem phased though.
Apollo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Six Nine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Apollo is out of range.
A jab from Six Nine finds it's way through Apollo's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Six Nine , right into the meat of the thigh.
Apollo throws a jab when Six Nine was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Six Nine .
Six Nine misses the body punch
enabling Apollo to counter with a crisp jab.
Apollo moves out of range of the leg kick from Six Nine .
Nice body punch from Apollo.
Six Nine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Six Nine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Six Nine scores with a decent looking hook.
Apollo misses with an uppercut.
Tekashi Six Nine is winning the standup battle so far.
Apollo checks a leg kick.
Six Nine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Apollo throws a head kick that Six Nine semi-blocks.
Six Nine throws a hook to the side of Apollo's head but Apollo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Apollo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Six Nine throws the kick towards the body but Apollo avoids it.
Six Nine misses with a wild combination.
Apollo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Six Nine misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo throws a body punch but Six Nine moves out of range.
Apollo misses with a body kick.
Six Nine blocks a low kick nicely.
Six Nine throws a low kick but Apollo avoids it.
Jab by Apollo.
Six Nine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Apollo misses with a low kick.
Six Nine lands a nice looking body kick.
Six Nine takes a swing at Apollo's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Apollo misses its intended target.
It looked like Six Nine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Apollo jabs at Six Nine 's body.
A nice leg kick from Six Nine , right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Apollo. That's going to slow Six Nine down.
Apollo tries to clinch up.
Six Nine misses the shot to the body.
Six Nine looks to throw the jab but Apollo is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Apollo.
Six Nine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine throws a hook but Apollo avoids it easily.
Apollo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Six Nine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Apollo lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Six Nine moves out of range of the body kick from Apollo.
Apollo looks to throw the jab but Six Nine is out of range.
Six Nine swings for the body but Apollo moves out of range.
Six Nine wants to slow Apollo down by chopping away at his legs.
Apollo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Six Nine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Apollo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Six Nine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Six Nine looks to throw the jab but Apollo is out of range.
Apollo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Apollo moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Six Nine .
A nice glancing elbow lands by Six Nine .
Six Nine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Apollo pushes Six Nine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Apollo is trying to pull guard but Six Nine has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lindsay Apollo.
I think Six Nine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Tekashi Six Nine !
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Tekashi Six Nine !
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Tekashi Six Nine !
Tekashi Six Nine wins by unanimous decision!
Tekashi Six Nine thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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