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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between apollo creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Champion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Champion will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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250 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, apollo creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Champion!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
creed throws a head kick that misses.
Champion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts creed as he jumps to the side.
creed tries a head kick but it misses.
Champion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
creed throws a head kick that misses.
Champion's corner calls for a 1-2. Champion obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like apollo creed has been cut.
creed misses with a head kick.
Champion wants to clinch up but creed keeps it at a distance.
Champion darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Champion moves out of range as creed throws a body kick.
creed misses with a takedown attempt - Champion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
creed misses with a series of wild punches.
creed is breathing heavily.
Champion delivers a nice body kick.
Champion shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches creed napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Champion decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Champion drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Champion wants to control from the top but creed keeps moving.
creed has momentary wrist control but Champion slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Champion won't allow creed to sweep him here.
Champion connects with a couple of short punches.
creed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Champion is one step ahead there.
creed trying to strike off his back.
creed keeping moving, preventing Champion from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
creed gets a takedown into half guard.
creed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champion is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Champion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Champion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Champion can do anything to dispel that myth.
creed is thwarting Champion's attempts to control the position.
creed takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Champion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from creed.
creed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Champion's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Champion is looking to clinch but creed is avoiding it.
creed circles away from the clinch attempt.
apollo creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Champion doesn't manage to clinch there - creed circles away.
Champion is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
creed with a lazy takedown attempt
and Champion counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for apollo creed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Champion throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
creed regains half guard.
creed tries to roll over but Champion keeps him under control.
It looks like Champion is going to stand back up.
creed regains full guard. Nicely done.
Champion stays in close to creed's body and controls the position.
creed working for a triangle but Champion defends it easily.
creed trying to strike off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now creed is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
creed passes into half guard.
creed throwing shots but Champion is blocking nicely.
Champion blocking the ground and pound attempt from creed.
Champion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. creed connects with a nice short shot to Champion's temple.
creed stops Champion from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Champion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from creed.
creed lands with a punch from half guard.
creed frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Champion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on apollo creed'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.
creed looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Champion!
Champion is bucking up trying to escape but creed cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Champion is in a horrible position here. creed smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
creed breaks from Champion's wrist control and lands an elbow.
creed dominating with strikes here.
creed working the ground and pound effectively.
creed lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
creed unloads with some shots from mount but Champion bucks and avoids them well.
creed raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
creed looking to finish with strikes here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
creed sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Champion 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.
creed sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Champion really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
creed working Champion over with strikes here.
creed is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Champion is in a horrible position here. creed smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
creed looking to finish Champion with some ground and pound. This is bad for Champion!
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.
creed 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.
creed with a couple of short strikes.
creed landing strikes from the mount and Champion is in trouble!
creed scores with a couple of good head shots there.
creed fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by creed.
Champion is in a horrible position here. creed smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by creed.
creed postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Champion looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
creed looking to finish with strikes here!
creed throwing strikes here but Champion is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
creed sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
creed postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Champion looks a forlorn figure.
creed thowing shots but they're missing.
BOOM! creed connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Champion is in a horrible position here. creed smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
creed thowing shots but they're missing.
Champion is looking to improve his position but creed isn't that keen on the idea.
creed with the ground and pound from mount.
creed landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by creed.
creed landing shots from mount.
creed working the ground and pound effectively.
creed lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
apollo creed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on apollo creed's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
creed shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Champion as he avoids it easily.
Champion tries to clinch up but creed circles away and keeps his distance.
creed looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Champion drops creed with a beautiful combination! creed stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Champion is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Champion tries to close the distance and clinch up but creed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
creed gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Champion counters with a nice double leg into side control. creed won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for apollo creed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
creed tries to buck Champion off but Champion is having none of it.
Champion lands an elbow.
creed is trying to get back to half guard.
creed pushes Champion away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Champion gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Champion tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Champion has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
creed takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
creed falls off balance throwing a combination
and Champion counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Champion stops creed from getting back to his feet.
creed moves into full guard.
Champion tries to stand but creed is controlling from the bottom.
Champion is posturing up here but creed has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Champion tries to roll out but it's too tight and Champion has to tap! Slick submission there by creed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). apollo creed!
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energy
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hype
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