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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ville Apila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Ul Haq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apila comes to the cage accompanied by Distance ( OF OUR SKILLS). Ul Haq comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Testament - Jun-Jun kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ville Apila has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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142 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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165 lbs
8 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ville Apila!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Ul Haq!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apila tries for a takedown but Ul Haq sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Apila ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ul Haq just misses with a punch to the body.
Ul Haq misses with a jab to the body
and Apila counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Apila has a takedown stuffed.
Apila throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ul Haq's waist but Ul Haq gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Apila off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Apila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apila avoids the body shot from Ul Haq.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Apila.
Ul Haq looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ul Haq throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Apila sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Apila has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ul Haq.
Apila checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Apila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Apila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Apila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ul Haq.
Ul Haq wants to land a leg kick but Apila is out of range.
Ul Haq swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Apila counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ul Haq throws a body punch but Apila moves out of range.
Apila moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ul Haq thows a body shot but no joy.
Ul Haq misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ul Haq. Apila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ul Haq looks to score with a jab to the body but Apila is just out of range.
Ul Haq pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Apila throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Apila with that takedown attempt.
Mohammed Ul Haq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ul Haq throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Apila looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ul Haq is fending him off so far but Apila persists. Nope, Ul Haq circles away and we're back to standing.
Ul Haq thows a leg kick but Apila checks it
and Apila counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Apila postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ul Haq is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Apila, into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ul Haq landing some decent shots from guard.
Apila will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apila wants to sweep but no luck.
Ul Haq is working Apila over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Apila wants to stand but Ul Haq is controlling the position.
Apila being controlled here, momentarily.
Ul Haq content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apila wants to hit a switch here but Ul Haq passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Apila there!
Ul Haq working Apila over with strikes here.
Apila is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ul Haq raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ul Haq has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Apila's face.
Apila is rocked!
Ul Haq postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Apila badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Ul Haq around the waist but Ul Haq pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Ul Haq is the winner by TKO! Ul Haq jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammed Ul Haq!
Mohammed Ul Haq is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Mohammed Ul Haq thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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