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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Greed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zagnut Dunbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greed comes into the arena with James Brown - Living In America blaring out of the sound system. Zagnut Dunbar has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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196 cm
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146 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
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223 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Apollo Greed! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zagnut Dunbar! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dunbar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Greed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Dunbar staying out of range there. Greed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunbar takes a shot right to the bread basket. Dunbar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Apollo Greed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Greed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Dunbar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Greed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Greed. Dunbar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Greed. Dunbar looks to score with a jab to the body but Greed is just out of range. Dunbar throws a looping overhand right but Greed ducks down to avoid it. Greed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Greed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Greed throws a leg kick that misses. That kick from Greed tenderised Dunbar's leg. Dunbar is trying to keep his angry face on. Dunbar cracks Greed with a right hand to the side of the head. Dunbar takes a shot right to the bread basket. Dunbar jabbing away but nothing is landing. Greed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dunbar misses with a hook. Greed ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greed tries a head kick but it misses.
Greed lands a jab to Dunbar's midsection. Greed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunbar manages to avoid it. Dunbar misses the shot to the body. Greed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Greed connects with a leg kick. Dunbar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Dunbar avoids the head kick by Greed.
Dunbar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Greed lands a front kick. Dunbar tries to clinch up but Greed circles away and keeps his distance. Dunbar blocks a head kick by Greed.
Greed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunbar.
Dunbar throws a low kick, looking for Greed's leg but Greed calmly moves out of range. Dunbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunbar throws a right hand that misses
and Greed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Greed is looking to wear down Dunbar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Greed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Greed avoids the body shot from Dunbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Greed throws a push kick but Dunbar slaps the foot to one side. Greed just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunbar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dunbar throws a hook but Greed blocks it. Dunbar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Greed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Greed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Greed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dunbar misses with a body shot.
Greed lands a nice looking body shot.
Greed takes a swing at Dunbar's ribcage but misses. Dunbar misses with an uppercut. Dunbar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Greed doesn't seem bothered though. Dunbar throws a leg kick but Greed moved away. Greed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dunbar's head backwards. Dunbar lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Greed. Good leg kick by Greed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dunbar misses the shot to the body. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Greed. Dunbar shrugs it off though. Dunbar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Greed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Greed lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab from Dunbar misses. Dunbar blocks a head kick by Greed.
Greed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Dunbar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Decent striking displayed by Dunbar there. Greed throws a lazy right hand but Dunbar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Dunbar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greed. A head kick misses from Greed.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dunbar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. This has been an exciting period of action! Greed throws a low kick, looking for Dunbar's leg but Dunbar calmly moves out of range. Greed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Dunbar misses the shot to the body. Dunbar checks a low kick from Greed. Dunbar moves out of range as Greed throws a body kick.
Greed moves out of range as Dunbar strikes. Greed pushes Dunbar away with a front kick. Dunbar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greed misses with a body shot.
Greed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Dunbar throws a shot from downtown. Greed moves away and avoids it. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Greed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunbar misses with a hook. Greed ducked under it nicely. Dunbar is looking to clinch. A bone on bone clash there as Dunbar blocks the leg kick.
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 Apollo Greed will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dunbar avoids the body shot from Greed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Greed.
Greed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Apollo Greed is winning the standup battle so far. Dunbar misses with a wild body shot. Dunbar is looking to clinch but Greed is avoiding it.
Dunbar looks to throw the jab but Greed is out of range. Greed misses with a body shot.
Greed misses the body punch letting Dunbar counter with a right hand. Greed takes a swing at Dunbar's ribcage but misses. Greed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Dunbar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greed lands a leg kick that knocks Dunbar off balance momentarily. Dunbar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greed.
Greed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Greed lands a jab to Dunbar's midsection. Greed misses with a head kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Greed here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Greed scores with a head kick. Dunbar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dunbar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Greed. Greed obviously looking to wear him down.
Greed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunbar.
Dunbar lands an overhand right. Greed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dunbar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Greed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dunbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunbar misses with a low kick. Dunbar looks to score with a jab to the body but Greed is just out of range. Dunbar throws a big shot that misses. A jab from Greed finds it's way through Dunbar's defenses. Greed ducks under a wild hook from Dunbar. Dunbar doesn't manage to clinch there - Greed circles away.
Greed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dunbar avoids the body shot from Greed.
Dunbar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Greed misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dunbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Greed tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A nice leg kick lands there from Greed. 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! Dunbar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Greed takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dunbar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Dunbar throws a looping overhand right but Greed ducks down to avoid it. Dunbar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Dunbar throws a right and a left that Greed avoids nicely. Dunbar throws a hook but Greed blocks it. Dunbar jabbing away but nothing is landing. Greed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dunbar at a distance.
A big left from Dunbar misses. Greed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Greed goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Greed cracks the inside of Dunbar's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Greed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dunbar is out of range and Greed settles back down. Dunbar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Dunbar finds it's way through Greed's defenses. Greed lands a jab to Dunbar's midsection. Greed staying out of range there. Dunbar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Greed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. A head kick from Greed lands but Dunbar takes it in his stride. Greed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dunbar. A head kick misses from Greed. Dunbar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Dunbar connects with a jab. Greed lands a nice looking body kick. Dunbar throws a jab but it's blocked by Greed. Greed looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunbar is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Greed lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dunbar backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Greed lands a front kick. Dunbar lands with an uppercut that bounces Greed off the cage and back into range. Greed scores with a decent looking hook. Dunbar tries to clinch up but Greed circles away and keeps his distance. Greed misses with a body shot.
Dunbar throws a body punch but Greed moves out of range. Dunbar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Greed. Greed circles away out of range and recomposes himself. A slow jab from Greed misses its intended target. Greed thows a body shot but no joy. Greed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Dunbar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Greed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Dunbar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Dunbar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Greed makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dunbar really felt that one! Dunbar swings for the body but Greed moves out of range.
Dunbar loads up on a big right hand but Greed slips the punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Apollo Greed will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dunbar tries to clinch but Greed moves out of range. Greed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunbar.
Dunbar tries to clinch but Greed moves out of range. Greed throws a nice inside leg kick. Greed lands a nice looking body shot.
Dunbar misses with an uppercut. Greed saw that one coming. Dunbar misses the shot to the body. Dunbar swings for the body but Greed moves out of range.
Dunbar just misses with a punch to the body.
Greed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunbar. Greed just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunbar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Greed. Dunbar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Greed under the eye. Dunbar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greed manages to avoid it. Greed lands a high kick!
Greed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Greed attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dunbar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greed manages to avoid it. Greed scores with a decent looking hook. Dunbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunbar swinging wildly here.
Dunbar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Dunbar thows a left - swing and a miss! A solid leg kick lands there for Greed.
Greed lands with a nice body punch. Greed avoids the body shot from Dunbar.
Dunbar misses the shot to the body. Greed defending well as Dunbar loads up on a big left hand. Dunbar misses with a straight left. Greed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunbar manages to avoid it. Greed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Greed lands a body shot.
Greed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dunbar. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A chopping leg kick lands by Greed. Greed misses with a wild body shot. Greed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dunbar has time to react. Greed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dunbar doesn't seem bothered though. Dunbar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dunbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunbar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Greed. Greed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunbar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Greed connects with a body shot that sends Dunbar's belly button to the back. Greed avoids the body shot from Dunbar.
Dunbar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Greed catches Dunbar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Dunbar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greed.
Greed thuds a left hand into Dunbar's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Greed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Dunbar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greed. Greed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Greed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greed explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. A shot to the liver by Greed. Beautiful body shot. Greed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Greed digs a good body shot into Dunbar's ribs. Zagnut Dunbar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Greed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Dunbar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Greed counters with a thumping low kick. Greed scores with a kick to the midsection. Greed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Greed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Dunbar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greed circles away quickly and effectively. Dunbar just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Greed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. A solid leg kick lands there for Greed.
Greed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dunbar. That did some damage! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dunbar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Greed lands with a kick to the ribs.
Greed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. A solid leg kick lands there for Greed.
Dunbar throws a lazy right hand but Greed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Greed throws a sloppy head kick and Dunbar moves out of range easily. Greed swings for the body but Dunbar moves out of range.
Greed cracks the inside of Dunbar's front leg. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Greed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greed avoids the body shot from Dunbar.
Dunbar missing with a left hand there. Greed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Apollo Greed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Dunbar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Greed can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight! Apollo Greed showed his dominance in that final round. Well Greed 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Greed! Apollo Greed decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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