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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ville Apila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Passthe Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dopethrone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ville Apila could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Passthe Bong's chin.
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150 lbs
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157 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ville Apila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Passthe Bong!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apila shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Apila fails with a takedown attempt.
Bong missing with a left hand there. Apila was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Apila takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bong throws a looping overhand right but Apila ducks down to avoid it.
Bong lunges at Apila with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Apila's hand.
Bong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apila uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bong.
Apila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bong thows a body shot but no joy.
Apila looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bong is fending him off so far but Apila persists. Nope, Bong circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Apila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bong lands a head shot.
Bong thows a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Bong.
Bong throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong throws a shot to the body.
Passthe Bong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apila moves away.
Bong with a hook.
Bong throws a series of punches but Apila moves out of range.
Apila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Apila misses with a takedown attempt - Bong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Apila connects with the punch.
Bong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apila was well out of range. Poor timing from Bong.
Apila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Apila shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Apila trying to control but Bong is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apila seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Apila throws a big right hand that misses.
Bong keeping moving, preventing Apila from controlling successfully.
Bong trying to keep a closed guard but Apila is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apila trying to control but Bong is working from the bottom.
Bong wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bong leaves Apila with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Apila shoots in but Bong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Apila's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bong misses with a double jab.
Apila fails with a takedown attempt.
Apila throws a right and a left that Bong avoids nicely.
Bong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Apila.
Apila takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apila manages to avoid it.
Apila avoids the body shot from Bong.
Bong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bong misses with a wild body shot.
Apila darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Apila sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Passthe Bong dominated that round.
That's time! Apila's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Apila fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Apila looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Apila takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Apila has time to react.
Apila takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Apila.
Apila walks into a left hand.
Bong cracks a nice hook into Apila's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong scores with a jab to the body.
Apila avoids the body shot from Bong.
Bong lands a nice shot to the body.
Apila tries for a takedown but Bong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Apila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bong.
Apila takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bong thows a body shot but no joy.
Apila takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Apila takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bong, as that shot connected.
Bong lands a nice shot to the body.
Bong tests Apila's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong digs a good body shot into Apila's ribs.
Bong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Apila momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bong punishes Apila's body with a nice straight punch.
Bong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bong punishes Apila's body with a nice straight punch.
Bong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Passthe Bong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Apila with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bong to score with a decent uppercut.
Bong works Apila's body with a nice hook.
Passthe Bong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apila doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Apila rather than just go for the knockout.
Apila takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Ville Apila has been cut.
Bong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good exchange - Bong coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong lands a nice hook to Apila's body. Apila takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bong sizes up Apila with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bong lands a head shot.
A jab from Bong finds it's way through Apila's defenses.
Bong scores with a body shot.
Apila on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ville Apila is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bong looks to land a body kick but Apila moved away.
Bong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apila moves away.
Bong lands a lovely overhand right.
Apila shoots in for a takedown but Bong shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Apila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bong misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong takes a swing at Apila's ribcage but misses.
Apila displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bong throws out the jab.
Bong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Bong misses.
Apila tries to close the distance and clinch but Bong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. Apila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bong with a nice cross.
Apila walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apila slips under a jab from Bong.
Bong lands with a right hand.
Bong lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Passthe Bong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ville Apila's cut.
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.
Bong misses the shot to the body.
Bong looks to score with a jab to the body but Apila is just out of range.
Bong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apila.
Apila clinches up against the cage.
Apila is trying to break the clinch but Bong is controlling him.
Apila tries to pull guard but Bong holds him up against the cage and eventually Apila drops back down to his feet.
Bong working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bong working aggressively here.
Bong is stalling here.
Apila jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apila has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Apila is adopting a defensive guard.
Apila throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bong escapes and throws Apila's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Apila manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Apila wants to take a breather but Bong is having none of it.
Apila keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong is not content to let Apila control the position.
Apila is controlling the pace.
Apila decides to return to a standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bong loads up on a big right hand but Apila slips the punch.
Apila throws the left hand but Bong avoids the punch easily.
Bong throws a body punch but Apila moves out of range.
Bong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apila.
Apila falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bong counters with a left to the body.
Bong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apila.
Bong leaves Apila with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Apila shoots in and bounces Bong off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Apila trying to control but Bong is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Apila clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ville Apila's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Apila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bong.
Bong blocks a head kick by Apila.
No luck for Apila with that takedown attempt.
Bong throws a looping overhand right but Apila ducks down to avoid it.
Apila looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bong is fending him off so far but Apila persists. Nope, Bong circles away and we're back to standing.
Bong misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Bong misses.
Apila is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Apila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bong works over Apila's head and body with a nice combination.
Bong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Bong does it's job there.
Apila looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bong lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bong.
Apila shoots in but no luck this time.
Bong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bong thows a body shot but no joy.
Apila throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bong counters with a three punch combo that has Apila backing up. Apila nods at Bong to acknowledge the strikes.
Apila fails with the takedown.
Bong lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A nice combination there by Bong.
Bong throws a jab when Apila was well out of range.
Apila shoots for a double leg takedown but Bong sprawls well. He's pushed Apila's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Apila takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good shot there by Bong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong lands a jab to the head.
Apila gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apila was well out of range. Poor timing from Bong.
Bong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Apila clinches but Bong breaks the clinch
and Bong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Apila thinking.
Bong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. Apila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apila.
Nice takedown defense from Bong. No joy for Apila on that attempt.
Bong lands a slapping body shot.
Bong scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong with a hook.
Bong throws a shot from downtown. Apila moves away and avoids it.
Bong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apila gets a takedown into half guard.
Bong gets back to full guard.
Apila trying to control but Bong is working from the bottom.
Apila throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apila gets to his feet. Bong looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apila manages to avoid it.
Bong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Apila loads up on a big right hand but Bong slips the punch.
Bong throws the left hand but Apila avoids the punch easily.
Apila tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bong takes a swing at Apila's ribcage but misses.
Bong misses the shot to the body.
Apila misses with a takedown attempt - Bong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Passthe Bong dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ville Apila's cut.
That's time! Apila's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bong lands a jab to Apila's midsection.
Bong stuffs the takedown.
Bong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apila just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bong misses the target.
Bong stuffs the takedown attempt from Apila. Apila gets slowly back to his feet.
Bong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apila was well out of range. Poor timing from Bong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apila walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Apila tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bong lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong throws a lazy right hand but Apila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apila moves away.
Bong stalks Apila and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Apila's face. Apila staggers backwards, shaken.
Bong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bong lands a body shot.
Apila wants to clinch.
Apila closes the distance and clinches up with Bong, looking for a takedown. Apila pushes Bong against the cage but Bong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Apila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bong thows a body shot but no joy.
Bong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apila was well out of range. Poor timing from Bong.
Bong misses with a shot to the body
and Apila counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Apila.
Ville Apila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apila wants to get up but he can't break Bong's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Apila trying to control the position from guard on top but Bong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bong looking for a sweep. Not yet Bong, not yet.
Apila wants to get up but he can't break Bong's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Apila trying to control the position from guard on top but Bong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Apila wants to stand and escape but instead Bong has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apila looking to control.
Passthe Bong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bong slaps away a takedown attempt from Apila, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bong takes a swing at Apila's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. Apila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apila walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bong throws a right and a left that Apila avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Apila.
Bong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apila manages to avoid it.
Bong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Apila counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bong!
Bong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Apila thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Apila misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ville Apila overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bong is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Apila throws some wild stikes that Bong manages to avoid easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ville Apila.
I think Bong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 46:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:48
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Passthe Bong!
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