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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Morrison (ranked 122 p4p, 232 weight class) and Lindsay Apollo (ranked 8 p4p, 21 weight class). Lindsay Apollo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Apollo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Apollo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Apollo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morrison has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morrison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Apollo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morrison thinks about countering with a body kick.
Apollo throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Morrison fires out a quick counter leg kick but Apollo just manages to avoid it.
Morrison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morrison throws a right hand that misses
and Apollo counters with a stiff right hand.
Apollo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Apollo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo lands a jab.
Apollo closes the distance and clinches.
Apollo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Apollo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morrison is trying to break free.
Apollo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morrison or not.
Apollo tries to pull guard but Morrison forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Apollo breaks the clinch.
Apollo has Morrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Apollo works Morrison's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Apollo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo throws a leg kick which misses Morrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Morrison tries to avoid it.
Apollo throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Apollo.
Apollo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Morrison backing away here, and Apollo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Apollo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Apollo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Donk. Apollo catches Morrison right on the button with a cross.
Apollo scores with a kick to the body.
Apollo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison cracks a nice hook into Apollo's ribs.
Apollo tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
Apollo looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Apollo's shoulder, as Apollo tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Apollo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Morrison if he has to take too many more of those.
Apollo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morrison checks it well.
Morrison takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Apollo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Morrison misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Apollo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apollo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morrison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Apollo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morrison at a distance.
Morrison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Lindsay Apollo has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Apollo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Apollo digs a good body shot into Morrison's ribs.
Apollo pushes Morrison away with a front kick.
Apollo misses with a straight right.
Apollo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lindsay Apollo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lindsay Apollo's cut.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Apollo scores with a nice strike.
Apollo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Apollo. That one must have hurt.
Apollo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Morrison - just one landing.
Lindsay Apollo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Apollo can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Apollo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison takes a swing at Apollo's ribcage but misses.
Apollo lands with a cross.
Morrison walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Apollo connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Apollo throws a lazy right hand but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrison is looking to counter punch.
Morrison slips a jab from Apollo.
Apollo looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
Apollo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Apollo.
Apollo throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Apollo delivers a nice body kick.
Apollo misses with a body shot
and Apollo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Apollo wants to slow Morrison down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Morrison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Apollo has closed the distance and engaged Morrison in a clinch.
Apollo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apollo misses with the head strike.
Apollo manages to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apollo looking for a sweep. Not yet Apollo, not yet.
Richard Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Apollo working for a triangle but Morrison defends it easily.
Apollo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Apollo keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Apollo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Apollo pushes a forearm under Morrison's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Morrison is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lindsay Apollo!
Lindsay Apollo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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