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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Yamokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamokov has chosen Every Little Thing Is Gonna Be Alright as his entrance music. Ryan Apollo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Boris Yamokov's chin.
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13 - 9 - 1 |
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Boris Yamokov!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamokov blocks a jab.
Ryan Apollo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apollo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamokov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Apollo. Apollo obviously looking to wear him down.
Apollo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Apollo wants it to stay on the feet.
Yamokov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Apollo is fending him off so far but Yamokov persists. Nope, Apollo circles away and we're back to standing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Apollo, as that shot connected.
Apollo throws out a loose jab but Yamokov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apollo lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Apollo as he connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Apollo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Apollo is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yamokov is able to avoid easily.
Yamokov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Apollo is fending him off so far but Yamokov persists. Nope, Apollo circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryan Apollo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Yamokov.
Apollo lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamokov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Apollo throws a body kick that misses.
Apollo lands a jab to the head.
Yamokov slips a jab from Apollo.
Apollo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Apollo lands in his opponent's guard.
Apollo won't allow Yamokov to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Apollo wants to pass the guard but Yamokov is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Apollo. No joy for Yamokov on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo has managed to clinch.
Apollo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamokov.
Apollo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yamokov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Apollo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamokov.
Apollo throws an elbow but it misses.
Apollo lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamokov is trying desperately to land a takedown but Apollo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Yamokov.
Apollo with a knee to the head.
Apollo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Apollo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Apollo obliges.
Yamokov looks gassed!
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 creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yamokov's defenses.
Apollo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamokov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Apollo misses with a knee strike.
Apollo prevents the takedown attempt.
Apollo scores with a shot to the side of Yamokov's head.
Apollo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamokov avoids it.
Apollo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Apollo has clasped his hands together around Yamokov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Apollo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yamokov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Apollo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Yamokov's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Apollo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Apollo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Apollo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Apollo.
Apollo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yamokov avoids it really well and circles away.
Apollo tries to land a leg kick but Yamokov saw it coming and moves away.
Yamokov dives in and grabs Apollo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Apollo pushes down on Yamokov's head and hops out.
Apollo misses with a kick to the body.
Apollo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yamokov moves out of range as Apollo throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamokov is just out of range.
Yamokov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Apollo delivers a nice body kick.
Apollo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yamokov misses with a takedown attempt - Apollo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Apollo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Apollo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Horrible takedown by Yamokov or perhaps it was just good defense by Apollo which made him look bad.
Ryan Apollo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Yamokov.
Apollo takes a swing at Yamokov's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamokov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Apollo pinned against the cage. Apollo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Apollo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamokov on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Apollo misses.
Apollo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamokov's sensitive parts.
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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamokov was well out of range. Poor timing from Apollo.
Apollo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Apollo scores with a one two! Yamokov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo misses the shot to the body.
Apollo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Apollo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yamokov backs up against the cage.
Apollo tries to clinch up but Yamokov circles away and keeps his distance.
Apollo lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamokov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Apollo.
Apollo connects with a solid leg kick.
Apollo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamokov counters with a nice body shot.
Apollo scores with a leg kick.
Yamokov is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamokov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Apollo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apollo throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Apollo.
The crowd cheers as Apollo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yamokov doesn't seem phased though.
Apollo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Apollo thuds his shin into the meat of Yamokov's side.
Yamokov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Apollo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Apollo misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Apollo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Apollo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamokov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Apollo. Yamokov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apollo looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamokov is just out of range.
Yamokov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Apollo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yamokov somewhat.
Apollo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Apollo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamokov can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamokov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Apollo's waist but Apollo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yamokov off to one side.
Apollo moves into the clinch.
Apollo misses with a punch on the inside.
Apollo successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamokov postures up.
Apollo is looking for a triangle but Yamokov pushes his legs off easily.
Apollo working a defensive guard here.
Apollo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yamokov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Apollo seems keen to control Yamokov's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan Apollo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Apollo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamokov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Apollo.
Yamokov slaps away a takedown attempt from Apollo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Apollo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamokov.
Apollo tries a low kick but Yamokov avoids it.
Yamokov keeps the fight on the outside.
Apollo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yamokov checks it well.
Boris Yamokov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Apollo keeps Yamokov at a distance using the push kick.
Yamokov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yamokov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamokov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Apollo defends it nicely.
Ryan Apollo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Yamokov.
Yamokov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Apollo is fending him off so far but Yamokov persists. Nope, Apollo circles away and we're back to standing.
Yamokov has a takedown stuffed.
Apollo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamokov circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamokov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Apollo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamokov walks into a straight right hand from Apollo.
Apollo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yamokov doesn't seem bothered though.
Apollo scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamokov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Apollo.
Yamokov slips under a jab from Apollo.
Yamokov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Apollo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Apollo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamokov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Apollo's guard now.
Apollo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yamokov manages to get himself to full guard.
Boris Yamokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Apollo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Apollo wants to control from the top but Yamokov keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Apollo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Apollo 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Apollo!
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