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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reino Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Reino Tolonen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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158 lbs
25 - 19 - 1 |
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175 cm
30
157 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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TWGC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Apollo ducks under a wild hook from Tolonen.
Apollo just misses with a punch to the body.
Tolonen lands a right hook to the body.
Apollo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tolonen. Apollo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolonen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Apollo keeps Tolonen at a distance using the push kick.
Apollo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tolonen moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tolonen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Apollo looks to throw the jab but Tolonen is out of range.
Tolonen blocks the body kick.
Apollo misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice cross by Tolonen.
Tolonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Apollo.
Apollo thumps Tolonen with a low kick.
Tolonen moves out of range as Apollo throws a body kick.
Apollo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tolonen.
Apollo clinches with his opponent.
Apollo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tolonen is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen leaning against his opponent.
Apollo lands an uppercut.
Tolonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tolonen tries to score with a low kick but Apollo moves his leg out of the way.
Tolonen wants to clinch up but Apollo keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Apollo. Tolonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apollo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Apollo slips under a jab from Tolonen.
Apollo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Apollo scores with a leg kick.
Tolonen avoids a kick to the body.
Apollo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tolonen clinches.
Apollo pushes Tolonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apollo avoids it.
Apollo presses Tolonen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apollo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Apollo tries to land knees in the clinch but Tolonen avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo digs a right hand into Tolonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tolonen's gas tank.
Apollo breaks the clinch.
That kick from Apollo tenderised Tolonen's leg. Tolonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tolonen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Apollo. That one must have hurt.
Apollo works Tolonen's body with a nice hook.
Tolonen looks winded!
Apollo throws a head kick but Tolonen moves out of range.
Tolonen misses with the body kick
and Apollo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Apollo.
Tolonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Apollo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tolonen connects with a knee to the head.
Apollo tries to land knees in the clinch but Tolonen avoids the damage to the body.
Apollo tries to land knees in the clinch but Tolonen avoids the damage to the body.
Apollo managing to block the knees to the body from Tolonen.
Tolonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tolonen slows down the pace here.
Apollo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tolonen is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Apollo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tolonen.
Tolonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Apollo avoids the damage to the body.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tolonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tolonen tries to clinch up.
Apollo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tolonen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reino Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolonen scores with a nice strike.
Tolonen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Apollo is able to avoid easily.
Apollo thumps Tolonen with a low kick.
Tolonen gets a clinch.
Tolonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tolonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tolonen with a knee to the head.
Apollo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apollo avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Apollo on the inside.
Apollo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tolonen avoids it.
Apollo blocking some punches.
Tolonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tolonen misses with an elbow over the top.
Apollo missing with knees to the body.
Tolonen managing to block the knees to the body from Apollo.
Tolonen blocks an uppercut.
Tolonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Apollo trying to control the position but instead, Tolonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Apollo into the cage.
Tolonen dodges an elbow strike from Apollo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apollo tries to work over Tolonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tolonen tries a body shot but Apollo blocks it.
Tolonen pushes Apollo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Apollo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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!
Tolonen throws a looping overhand right but Apollo ducks down to avoid it.
Apollo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tolonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Apollo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tolonen.
Tolonen throws the left hand but Apollo avoids the punch easily.
Apollo throws an overhand right that lands on Tolonen's shoulder, as Tolonen tries to avoid the shot.
Apollo clobbers Tolonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tolonen is looking to clinch but Apollo is avoiding it.
Apollo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tolonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tolonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tolonen checks a leg kick.
Apollo checks a leg kick.
Apollo lands with a shot to the body.
Apollo misses with a low kick as Tolonen jumps back.
Ryan Apollo is winning the standup battle so far.
Tolonen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good exchange - Apollo coming out on top.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tolonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tolonen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolonen wants to clinch but Apollo slips to the side
and Apollo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen drives through and clinches with Apollo against the cage.
Tolonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tolonen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Apollo trying to land knees to the body.
Tolonen looking to throw knees to the head but Apollo is blocking nicely.
Apollo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tolonen lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ryan Apollo has been cut.
Apollo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tolonen controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tolonen.
Tolonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Apollo controls his hands.
Tolonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Apollo tries a knee to the head but Tolonen blocks it.
Tolonen misses with a knee to the head.
Apollo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the head but Apollo blocks with his arms.
Tolonen blocks the elbow strike.
Tolonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Apollo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Apollo tries to land knees in the clinch but Tolonen avoids the damage to the body.
Tolonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo can't find room to land a body shot as Tolonen controls the action.
Apollo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tolonen is defending well for now.
Tolonen has a couple of punches blocked by Apollo.
Tolonen misses with an elbow over the top.
Apollo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tolonen.
Apollo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tolonen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apollo blocks the elbow strike.
Apollo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tolonen's elbow.
Tolonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tolonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Apollo blocks it with crossed arms.
Apollo trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Apollo fails to land.
Apollo being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tolonen.
Apollo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Apollo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Apollo cracks Tolonen with a nice body shot.
Apollo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Apollo.
Tolonen is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Apollo as Tolonen tries to tie him up.
Apollo misses with an elbow over the top.
Apollo is working Tolonen over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apollo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Apollo throws an elbow but misses.
Apollo tries to land knees in the clinch but Tolonen avoids the damage to the body.
Apollo tries to land a knee to the head but Tolonen blocks with his arms.
Tolonen missing with knees to the body.
Tolonen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ryan Apollo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tolonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Apollo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tolonen misses with a knee to the head.
Apollo misses with a knee to the head.
Apollo avoiding damage as Tolonen throws knees to the body.
Apollo lands a shoulder strike.
Apollo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Apollo scores with a shot to the side of Tolonen's head.
A short right from Apollo on the inside.
Apollo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Apollo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tolonen is rocked!
Tolonen tries a body shot but Apollo blocks it.
Tolonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Apollo finish him?
Tolonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Apollo.
Tolonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tolonen tries a body shot but Apollo blocks it.
Apollo lands a nice knee to the body.
Apollo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tolonen backwards.
Nice body punch from Apollo.
Still in the clinch, Apollo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Apollo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apollo looking to throw knees to the head but Tolonen is blocking nicely.
Apollo lands a big right hand that drops Tolonen! The killer instinct kicks in and Apollo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Apollo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Apollo!
A relieved looking Ryan Apollo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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