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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Pridmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Pridmore will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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152 lbs
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164 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Pridmore!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pridmore did well to prevent Creed getting side control.
Creed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pridmore defending well though.
Pridmore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Creed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pridmore is trying to get back to full guard.
Creed controlling the pace.
Pridmore is looking to improve his position.
Creed is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Creed trying to pass the guard but Pridmore defending well.
Pridmore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Creed.
Pridmore wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Creed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pridmore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Creed is one step ahead there.
Creed landing with the ground and pound.
Pridmore keeping moving, preventing Creed from controlling successfully.
Pridmore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Creed drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Creed jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Creed wants to control from the top but Pridmore keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Creed won't allow Pridmore to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pridmore has his takedown stuffed
and Creed counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pridmore's guard now.
Creed trying to control the position from guard on top but Pridmore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Creed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Creed drops back looking for a leg! Pridmore is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pridmore manages to kick Creed off! Creed jumps back into Pridmore's guard.
Creed throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pridmore keeping moving, preventing Creed from controlling successfully.
Creed passes Pridmore's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Creed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pridmore defending well though.
Pridmore wants to improve his position but Creed is controlling well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pridmore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Creed counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pridmore blocking the ground and pound attempt from Creed.
Creed passes to full mount!
Creed has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pridmore is squirming around, avoiding Creed's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pridmore tries to lock up and control but Creed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Creed looking to secure an arm triangle but Pridmore defends it well.
Creed looking to secure an arm triangle but Pridmore defends it well.
Creed punching from mount but Pridmore doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pridmore is working to get back to half guard.
Pridmore wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Creed.
Creed is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pridmore can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pridmore holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Creed tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Creed has control of Pridmore's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pridmore regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Creed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Creed trying to control but Pridmore is having none of it.
Creed is going olschool here, as he tries to force Pridmore to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pridmore shrugs it off.
Creed tries to control but Pridmore wriggling away.
Creed looking to ground and pound but Pridmore is blocking nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Creed is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pridmore can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Creed throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Creed working for a guillotine from mount but Pridmore is in no mood to give up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pridmore can do anything to dispel that myth.
Creed is breathing heavily.
Pridmore is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Creed trying to control but Pridmore is having none of it.
Pridmore takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Creed misses with a head shot.
Creed looking to finish with strikes here!
Pridmore regains half guard.
Pridmore wants to improve his position but Creed is controlling well.
Pridmore is staying active underneath Creed, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Creed wants to work for an arm triangle but Pridmore is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pridmore is trying to control but can't.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Creed moves into full mount! Pridmore won't be happy about that!
Creed is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pridmore can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Creed avoids the attempt from Pridmore to control.
Pridmore is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Creed dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pridmore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pridmore with a lazy takedown attempt
and Creed counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pridmore won't be happy with that.
Creed tries to advance to mount but can't.
Creed looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Creed working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Creed thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Apollo Creed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pridmore is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pridmore keeps working.
Creed working the ground and pound but Pridmore is defending the strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pridmore is trying to buck Creed off.
Creed trying to control the action but Pridmore is working from the bottom.
Creed grinds an elbow into Pridmore's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pridmore trying to control but Creed flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Creed is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Pridmore defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Creed throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Pridmore trying to control but not successfully.
Creed is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
You can see the frustration on Pridmore's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Pridmore is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Creed is not going to allow Pridmore to sit and survive in this position.
Creed misses with a punch to the head.
Creed missing with strikes from the back.
What can Pridmore do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Creed throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Creed is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Pridmore is defending well though. Creed let's go of the attempt for now.
Pridmore trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Creed is looking for the choke from the back position but Pridmore is controlling his hands well.
Creed throwing damaging strikes from the back! Pridmore could be in trouble here!
Pridmore trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Creed lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Pridmore hold on?!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Creed is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Pridmore is defending well though. Creed let's go of the attempt for now.
Creed struggling to land strikes to the head as Pridmore covers up.
Pridmore covers up after that shot from Creed.
Pridmore avoids the strikes from Creed.
Creed controlling well, preventing Pridmore from escaping the position.
Pridmore controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Creed misses with a punch to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Creed lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Pridmore hold on?!
Creed struggling to land strikes to the head as Pridmore covers up.
Creed has got one arm under Pridmore's chin. This could be trouble... Pridmore trying to control the other hand but Creed gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Pridmore has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Apollo Creed!
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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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