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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Sarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarus has chosen T.I. - What Up, What's Happenin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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159 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Sarus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarus tries to clinch but Apollo is having none of it.
Apollo misses with an uppercut. Sarus saw that one coming.
Sarus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Apollo throws a jab when Sarus was well out of range.
Apollo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sarus.
Apollo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sarus.
Sarus delivers a nice body kick.
Apollo shoots for a takedown but Sarus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo scores with a hook to the body. Sarus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Apollo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sarus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Apollo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sarus doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo takes a swing at Sarus's ribcage but misses.
Sarus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Apollo misses with a looping right.
Apollo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sarus.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sarus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Apollo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarus.
Apollo cracks Sarus with a good jab.
Sarus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sarus tries to close the distance and clinch but Apollo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sarus tries to close the distance and clinch but Apollo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarus clinches up against the cage.
Sarus missing with knees to the body.
Sarus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sarus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Apollo.
Apollo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sarus.
Apollo is breathing heavily.
Apollo looking to stall.
Sarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apollo avoids it.
Apollo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Apollo managing to block the knees to the body from Sarus.
Apollo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sarus missing with knees to the body.
Apollo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Apollo managing to block the knees to the body from Sarus.
Apollo avoiding damage as Sarus throws knees to the body.
Apollo jumps guard but Sarus stands there with Apollo around his waist. Apollo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Apollo avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sarus obliges.
Sarus missing with knees to the body.
Apollo fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Apollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarus landing knees to the body.
Sarus landing knees to the body.
Sarus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Apollo.
Apollo tries to pull guard but Sarus holds him up against the cage and eventually Apollo drops back down to his feet.
Sarus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Apollo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sarus trying to land knees to the body.
Apollo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sarus lands a knee to the body.
Sarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apollo avoids it.
Sarus trying to land knees to the body.
Apollo tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Apollo avoids the damage to the body.
Sarus keeps control of Apollo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apollo is defending well for now.
Apollo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sarus missing with knees to the body.
Apollo managing to block the knees to the body from Sarus.
Sarus missing with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Apollo.
Apollo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Apollo wants a takedown but no success here.
Sarus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Apollo.
Apollo tries to score a body lock takedown but Sarus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apollo is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apollo is defending well for now.
Sarus missing with knees to the body.
Apollo managing to block the knees to the body from Sarus.
Apollo tries to break the clinch but Sarus is controlling the position.
Sarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Apollo avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Sarus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sarus doesn't manage to clinch there - Apollo circles away.
Sarus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Apollo.
Sarus wants to clinch.
Sarus has closed the distance and engaged Apollo in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo avoiding damage as Sarus throws knees to the body.
Apollo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Apollo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apollo avoids it.
Sarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apollo avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apollo avoids it.
Apollo tries to pull guard but Sarus won't allow it.
Sarus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Apollo.
Sarus is breathing heavily.
Sarus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Apollo.
Apollo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Apollo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Apollo is pushing Sarus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Apollo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sarus just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Apollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Apollo's efforts to push away.
Sarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apollo is defending well for now.
Sarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apollo is defending well for now.
Apollo wants a takedown but no success here.
Sarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apollo avoids it.
Apollo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sarus just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sarus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Apollo.
Sarus scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apollo avoids it.
Sarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apollo is defending well for now.
Sarus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Apollo.
Sarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apollo avoids it.
Sarus trying to land knees to the body.
Apollo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apollo is defending well for now.
Sarus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Apollo managing to block the knees to the body from Sarus.
Apollo wants a takedown but no success here.
Sarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apollo is defending well for now.
Sarus missing with knees to the body.
Sarus prevents the takedown attempt.
Sarus trying to land knees to the body.
Sarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apollo is defending well for now.
Sarus stops a takedown attempt from Apollo.
Sarus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo fails to pull guard.
Sarus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Apollo.
Apollo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sarus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Apollo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Apollo gets a takedown into half guard.
Apollo is looking for a kimura but Sarus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Apollo to get the leverage.
Sarus is defending against the submission attempts here by Apollo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarus is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Apollo seems to be looking for submissions.
Apollo prevents Sarus from standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Apollo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sarus sees it coming and defends easily.
Sarus makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Sarus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Apollo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Sarus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sarus tries to clinch but Apollo moves out of range.
Crunch! Sarus slams his shin into Apollo's torso.
Sarus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sarus doesn't manage to clinch there - Apollo circles away.
Sarus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Sarus as Apollo shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarus staying out of range there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Apollo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Apollo tests Sarus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo throws a hook but Sarus avoids it easily.
Sarus slips a straight right by Apollo.
Sarus tries to clinch but Apollo is having none of it.
Sarus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Apollo misses with a straight right.
Sarus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sarus missing with knees to the body.
Sarus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Apollo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Apollo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Apollo avoiding damage as Sarus throws knees to the body.
Sarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Apollo avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Apollo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sarus just stands there and leans against the cage.
Apollo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Apollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Apollo avoids the damage to the body.
Sarus lands a knee to the body.
Sarus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sarus trying to land knees to the body.
Apollo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apollo is defending well for now.
Sarus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apollo avoids it.
Apollo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Apollo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sarus keeps control of Apollo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sarus trying to land knees to the body.
Apollo tries to pull guard but Sarus won't allow it.
Sarus trying to land knees to the body.
Sarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apollo avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo successfully pulls guard.
Apollo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sarus is looking to stand up but Apollo won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Apollo is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Sarus is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Apollo!
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