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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vicky Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cratos Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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225 cm
26
170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vicky Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cratos Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas closes the distance and clinches.
Apollo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vegas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Apollo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vegas walks away with a smile on his face. Apollo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vegas clinches up with Apollo and pushes him back against the cage.
Apollo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vegas smiles and moves away.
Vicky Vegas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cratos Apollo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vegas, right into the meat.
Vegas stuffs the takedown attempt from Apollo. Apollo gets slowly back to his feet.
Apollo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vegas is fending him off so far but Apollo persists. Nope, Vegas circles away and we're back to standing.
Apollo dives in and grabs Vegas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vegas pushes down on Apollo's head and hops out.
Apollo has a takedown stuffed.
Apollo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Apollo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vegas tries to avoid it but Apollo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vegas to the ground. Vegas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Apollo looks gassed!
Vegas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vegas stalling.
Vegas working over Apollo with some ground and pound. Apollo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vegas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vegas throwing shots but Apollo is blocking nicely.
Vegas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vegas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Apollo is looking to control Vegas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Apollo avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from Vegas there.
Vegas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vegas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Apollo trying to control from the bottom.
Vegas works his foot free and advances to mount.
Apollo is bucking up trying to escape but Vegas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas looking to ground and pound but Apollo is blocking nicely.
Apollo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Apollo wants to control but Vegas is having none of it.
Vegas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Apollo tries to hold on but Vegas pushes him away.
Vegas tries to control but Apollo wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vicky Vegas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Apollo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vegas counters with an outside leg kick.
Vegas lands with a nice body punch.
Vegas misses with a series of wild punches.
Vegas pushes Apollo up against the cage in a clinch.
Vegas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vegas lands an elbow inside that Apollo shrugs off.
Apollo fails to pull guard.
The referee calls for Vegas to work.
Vegas lands an elbow that stopped Apollo in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Vegas.
Apollo is breathing heavily.
Vegas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Apollo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vegas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vegas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Apollo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vegas looking to throw knees to the head but Apollo is blocking nicely.
Apollo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vegas walks away with a smile on his face. Apollo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vicky Vegas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cratos Apollo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Vegas misses.
Apollo misses with a takedown
and Vegas counters by clinching up.
Vegas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vegas lands a damaging elbow.
Vegas leaning against his opponent.
Vegas lands a knee to the head.
Apollo fails to pull guard.
Vegas connects with a knee to the head.
Apollo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vegas lands a body punch.
Apollo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Apollo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vegas smiles and moves away.
Apollo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas moves into range and clinches up with Apollo.
Vegas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Apollo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vegas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Apollo takes an elbow to the temple.
Apollo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stalling in the clinch from Vegas.
Vegas seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Vegas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Vegas.
Apollo fails to pull guard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vegas.
Vegas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vegas gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Apollo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vegas.
Apollo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vegas seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Apollo wants to control but Vegas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vegas wants to free his trapped foot but Apollo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vegas in particular looking to stall.
Vegas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Apollo defending well though.
Vegas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vegas slows the pace down in half guard.
Vegas throws a strike but Apollo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vegas postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vicky Vegas dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Apollo misses with a takedown
and Vegas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Apollo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Vegas stacks Apollo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Vegas!
Apollo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vegas.
Apollo tries to bench press Vegas off him but Vegas keeps the position.
Vegas throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Apollo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vegas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Apollo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Apollo is not content to let Vegas control the position.
Vegas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Apollo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas is looking to take a break and control but Apollo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vegas closes the distance and clinches.
Vegas leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vegas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vegas lands an elbow inside.
Apollo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vegas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vegas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Apollo can do to turn this around?
Vegas is leaning against Apollo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Vegas.
Vegas gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Vegas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vegas with a knee to the head.
Apollo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vegas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vicky Vegas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cratos Apollo.
Apollo tries to pull guard but Vegas won't allow it.
Vegas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vegas has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Apollo regains guard immediately.
Vegas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Apollo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas wants to get up but he can't break Apollo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Apollo wants to control the position but Vegas says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Vegas is trying to control the action in half guard but Apollo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Apollo wants to control but Vegas is keeping busy.
Vegas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vegas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Apollo keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vegas working Apollo over with strikes.
Vegas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vegas trying to control from half guard but Apollo is working away.
Apollo tries to get to full guard but Vegas has control of the leg.
Cratos Apollo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vegas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vicky Vegas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vegas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vicky Vegas!
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energy
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