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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Huntington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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165 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Huntington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo tries to bum rush Huntington with a series of wild strikes but Huntington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Apollo.
Apollo ducks under a wild hook from Huntington.
Huntington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huntington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Apollo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Apollo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Huntington wants to clinch up but Apollo keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice straight punches there by Apollo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Apollo.
Apollo misses with an uppercut. Huntington saw that one coming.
Huntington ducks under a wild hook from Apollo.
Huntington wants to clinch up but Apollo keeps it at a distance.
Huntington moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntington tries to clinch but Apollo moves out of range.
A jab from Apollo misses.
Nice sprawl there from Huntington as Apollo shoots in.
Huntington wants to clinch up but Apollo keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Apollo misses with a looping right.
Huntington lands with a hook. Apollo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Apollo misses.
Huntington is looking to clinch but Apollo is avoiding it.
Huntington moves out of range of the strikes.
Huntington moves out of range as Apollo strikes.
Apollo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Huntington.
That's four 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.
A slow jab from Apollo misses its intended target.
Apollo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Apollo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Apollo throws a hook to the side of Huntington's head but Huntington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huntington throws a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Huntington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wayne Huntington will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - Huntington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huntington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Apollo throws out the jab.
Huntington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Apollo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo ducks under a wild hook from Huntington.
Huntington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Apollo.
Apollo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huntington tries to clinch there but Apollo circles away.
Apollo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Huntington as he avoids it easily.
Apollo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Apollo misses.
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.
Jab, jab by Apollo - just one landing.
Apollo lands with a good body shot.
Apollo dips to his left and cracks Huntington with an uppercut!
Apollo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huntington ducks under a wild hook from Apollo.
Huntington closes the distance and pushes Apollo back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo successfully pulls guard.
Apollo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Huntington!
Huntington is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Huntington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Apollo on the ground.
Apollo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Apollo is looking to work his way around to Huntington's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Apollo working for a guillotine from mount but Huntington is in no mood to give up.
Apollo fails to move to back control.
Apollo is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Huntington is in real trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huntington trying to control but not successfully.
Huntington wants to get back to his feet.
Huntington is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Apollo is not going to allow Huntington to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Apollo just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Apollo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Apollo connects with a crisp jab.
Apollo looks to land a right hand but Huntington moved out of range.
Apollo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Apollo wants to pass the guard but Huntington is defending well.
Apollo trying to control from half guard but Huntington is working away.
Apollo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntington wants to get back to his feet.
Huntington keeping hold of Apollo's head, controlling as best he can.
Apollo wants to take a breather but Huntington is having none of it.
Huntington on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Huntington tries to get out of the position.
Huntington tries to get to full guard but Apollo has control of the leg.
Apollo trying to control the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Huntington.
Apollo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two 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.
Apollo looks to land a right hand but Huntington moved out of range.
Huntington blocks a jab.
Apollo looks to land a left hand but Huntington moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo misses with a looping left.
Apollo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huntington is fending him off so far but Apollo persists. Nope, Huntington circles away and we're back to standing.
Huntington tries to clinch there but Apollo circles away.
Apollo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Apollo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four 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.
Apollo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Huntington.
Huntington moves in looking to clinch but Apollo pushes him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Apollo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Huntington fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Apollo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Apollo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Apollo!
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hype
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RATING
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