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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aitch Bubbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubbles kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Burn Apollo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
19 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Aitch Bubbles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubbles slips under a jab from Apollo.
Apollo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fighters circling - Apollo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bubbles tries to work over Apollo's front leg with a kick but Apollo checks it.
Bubbles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Apollo.
A slapping body kick lands there for Apollo.
Bubbles throws a leg kick
and Apollo counters with a solid body kick.
Bubbles misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bubbles. Apollo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apollo cracks the inside of Bubbles's front leg.
Apollo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bubbles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bubbles misses with a few strikes there.
Apollo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Apollo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Apollo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bubbles throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bubbles as he jumps to the side.
Apollo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Apollo.
Apollo jabs at Bubbles's body.
Apollo misses with a right hand
and Bubbles counters with a leg kick.
Apollo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bubbles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bubbles slaps away a takedown attempt from Apollo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Apollo throws a leg kick but Bubbles moved away.
Apollo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bubbles, pushing him back against the cage.
Apollo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo missing with knees to the body.
Bubbles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Apollo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bubbles controls his hands.
Bubbles tries to work over Apollo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bubbles lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Apollo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apollo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Apollo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bubbles.
Apollo trying to control the position but instead, Bubbles has worked for underhooks and has pushed Apollo into the cage.
Apollo prevents a body shot from Bubbles.
Apollo looking to stall.
Bubbles lands a right hand.
Apollo missing with knees to the body.
Bubbles avoiding damage as Apollo throws knees to the body.
Bubbles throws a punch but it's blocked by Apollo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles has had enough of the clinch but Apollo keeps him there for the moment.
Bubbles lands a nice uppercut.
Apollo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bubbles controls his hands.
Bubbles works on Apollo's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bubbles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Apollo misses with a knee to the head.
Apollo trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Apollo.
Bubbles tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Bubbles back against the cage.
Apollo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bubbles.
A right handed body shot lands from Apollo.
Bubbles wants to stall.
Apollo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bubbles is defending well for now.
Bubbles takes an elbow to the temple.
Bubbles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bubbles trying to stall but Apollo improves his position.
Bubbles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Apollo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bubbles thuds a left hand into Apollo's body.
Apollo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Apollo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Apollo misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Apollo, right into the meat.
Apollo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Apollo, right into the meat.
Apollo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aitch Bubbles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Apollo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apollo walks into a jab.
Bubbles throws a leg kick but Apollo checks it.
Bubbles connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Apollo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Apollo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bubbles's head.
Apollo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bubbles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bubbles throws a low kick, looking for Apollo's leg but Apollo calmly moves out of range.
Bubbles avoids the head kick by Apollo.
Apollo misses with a looping right.
Bubbles tries to sprawl but Apollo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Apollo trying to control from Bubbles's half guard. Bubbles has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bubbles is adopting a defensive guard.
Bubbles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bubbles is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bubbles has escaped and now he's on top!
Bubbles stopping the sweep attempt from Apollo.
Bubbles content to stall in guard here.
Bubbles being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bubbles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Apollo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Apollo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Apollo throws a leg kick
and Bubbles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bubbles sizes up Apollo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aitch Bubbles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bubbles scores with a shot 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!
Apollo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo throws a jab but it's blocked by Bubbles.
Apollo is looking to chop away at Bubbles's legs.
Bubbles scores with a shot to the body.
Apollo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Apollo lands a glancing blow to the side of Bubbles's head.
Bubbles blocks a head kick by Apollo.
Bubbles throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bubbles wants to land a leg kick but Apollo is out of range.
Apollo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bubbles moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Apollo.
Bubbles blocks a head kick by Apollo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles connects with a jab.
Bubbles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Apollo. Apollo obviously looking to wear him down.
Apollo moves in looking to clinch but Bubbles pushes him off.
Bubbles is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Apollo fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bubbles lands a nice hook to Apollo's body. Apollo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bubbles throws a leg kick that misses.
Apollo throws a series of strikes that have Bubbles backpedaling.
Apollo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bubbles is able to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bubbles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bubbles scores with a hook to the body. Apollo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Apollo 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryan Apollo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bubbles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bubbles misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bubbles. That's going to slow Apollo down.
Apollo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Apollo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Apollo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bubbles just misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo blocks the body kick.
Bubbles is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Apollo.
Apollo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bubbles.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Apollo checks a leg kick.
Apollo throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubbles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apollo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bubbles.
Bubbles connects with a looping right hand.
Apollo clinches up against the cage.
Bubbles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Apollo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bubbles's sensitive parts.
Apollo throws a body kick that misses.
Apollo misses with a low kick as Bubbles jumps back.
Apollo connects with a solid leg kick.
Apollo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Apollo throws a low kick, looking for Bubbles's leg but Bubbles calmly moves out of range.
Apollo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Bubbles tenderised Apollo's leg. Apollo is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles pushes Apollo away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apollo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bubbles is out of range.
Apollo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Apollo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Apollo throws a low kick, looking for Bubbles's leg but Bubbles calmly moves out of range.
Bubbles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bubbles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Apollo misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bubbles. That's going to slow Apollo down.
Apollo wants to land a leg kick but Bubbles is out of range.
Apollo tries for a takedown but Bubbles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ryan Apollo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Apollo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bubbles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles throws a series of punches but Apollo avoids them all with ease.
Bubbles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Apollo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Apollo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bubbles checks it well.
Bubbles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Apollo throws a head kick that misses
and Bubbles counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Apollo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Apollo moves forwards but Bubbles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Apollo misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Bubbles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bubbles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Apollo.
Apollo thows a leg kick but Bubbles checks it
and Bubbles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo throws a lazy uppercut
and Bubbles counters with an outside leg kick.
Apollo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bubbles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bubbles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apollo throws a leg kick but Bubbles sees it coming and moves out of range.
Apollo misses with a leg kick
and Bubbles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Apollo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bubbles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apollo.
Bubbles is looking to break free of the clinch but Apollo has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Apollo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bubbles is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Apollo throws an elbow but misses.
Bubbles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Apollo backwards.
Apollo is rocked!
Bubbles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Apollo backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aitch Bubbles clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bubbles drops Apollo with a naaaaasty hook - Apollo is in real trouble here! Bubbles dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aitch Bubbles!
Aitch Bubbles retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Aitch Bubbles thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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