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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Django El Rojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Django El Rojo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Rojo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
El Rojo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Rojo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
El Rojo thumps Creed with a low kick.
El Rojo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Creed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from El Rojo.
Creed misses with an uppercut. El Rojo saw that one coming.
Creed blocks a leg kick.
El Rojo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As El Rojo looks to move away, Creed throws a big counter combo bu El Rojo just gets out of the way.
Creed throws a hook but El Rojo avoids it easily.
El Rojo lands a head kick. Creed smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
El Rojo throws a wild body kick that Creed sees coming a mile off.
Creed was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
El Rojo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Creed tests El Rojo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Creed moves out of range as El Rojo strikes.
El Rojo connects with a leg kick. Creed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Rojo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Rojo lands a front kick.
El Rojo slips under a jab.
Creed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Creed tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Creed looks to land a right hand but El Rojo moved out of range.
El Rojo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Creed feinted with a counter takedown.
Creed throws a sloppy head kick and El Rojo moves out of range easily.
El Rojo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Creed.
El Rojo wants to counter with a clinch but Creed pushes him away.
Creed throws a looping overhand right but El Rojo ducks down to avoid it.
El Rojo tries to clinch but Creed is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by El Rojo.
El Rojo wants to land a leg kick but Creed is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from El Rojo, right into the meat.
Creed scores with a push kick.
Creed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Creed tries to counter with a takedown but El Rojo is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed checks a low kick from El Rojo.
Creed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Creed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Creed throws a hook but El Rojo avoids it easily.
El Rojo looks to land a left hand but Creed moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Rojo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Creed.
Creed throws a series of punches but El Rojo moves out of range.
El Rojo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Creed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
El Rojo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Creed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
El Rojo is looking to clinch but Creed is avoiding it.
El Rojo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Creed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from El Rojo.
Creed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but El Rojo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Creed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for El Rojo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Rojo throws a leg kick which misses Creed's front leg but catches the back leg as Creed tries to avoid it.
El Rojo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
El Rojo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been told by Creed's head coaches at [CBK] Punch-kicker Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
El Rojo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Creed checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Creed is looking to counter punch.
El Rojo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Creed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
El Rojo misses with a lunging right hand
and Creed counters with a straight right hand.
El Rojo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Creed misses the target.
Creed is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
El Rojo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Creed. That did some damage!
Creed tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Django El Rojo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Rojo lands with a thumping leg kick.
El Rojo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Creed throws out the jab.
Creed moves out of range of the leg kick from El Rojo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for El Rojo.
El Rojo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Creed is out of range.
Creed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from El Rojo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Rojo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Creed throws a sloppy head kick and El Rojo moves out of range easily.
Creed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
El Rojo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
El Rojo ducks under a wild hook from Creed.
El Rojo avoids the body shot from Creed.
Creed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Rojo.
El Rojo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A leg kick checked by Creed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Django El Rojo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
El Rojo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Creed. That did some damage!
Creed jabs at El Rojo's body.
El Rojo tried to score with a low kick but Creed checks it.
El Rojo misses with a looping right.
Creed feinted with a counter takedown.
El Rojo fails to land with a series of punches.
El Rojo tries to land a leg kick but Creed saw it coming and moves away.
Creed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by El Rojo. That's going to slow Creed down.
El Rojo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Creed.
El Rojo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed blocks a leg kick.
Creed is looking for a counter combo.
El Rojo throws a front kick aimed at Creed's knee but Creed avoids it well.
Creed's corner calls for a 1-2. Creed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
El Rojo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Creed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Rojo throws a quick inside leg kick.
El Rojo looks for the body kick but Creed saw that one coming.
El Rojo tries to score with a low kick but Creed moves his leg out of the way.
Creed has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
El Rojo lands with a nice body kick.
El Rojo is looking to clinch.
Creed throws a front kick aimed at El Rojo's knee but El Rojo avoids it well.
El Rojo misses with a straight left.
A thudding body kick lands there by El Rojo!
Creed tries to keep at a distance but El Rojo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Creed misses with the head strike.
Creed working hard to break the clinch.
Creed lands a nice uppercut.
El Rojo scores with a knee to the head.
El Rojo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Creed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Rojo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Creed avoids it.
Creed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Creed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed tries to circle away but El Rojo has him pinned against the cage.
El Rojo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Creed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. El Rojo obliges.
El Rojo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
El Rojo working Creed over with knees to the body.
El Rojo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Creed in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Creed will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
El Rojo is struggling to control the position.
Creed misses with some punches.
El Rojo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Creed is defending well for now.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
El Rojo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Creed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
El Rojo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Creed.
Django El Rojo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Creed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Rojo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Creed is defending well for now.
El Rojo lands a knee to the body.
Creed breaks from the clinch.
Creed misses with a double jab.
El Rojo tries to close the distance and clinch but Creed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Creed checks a low kick from El Rojo.
El Rojo moves out of range of the body kick from Creed.
El Rojo slips a jab and a cross from Creed.
El Rojo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Creed looks to land a left hand but El Rojo moved out of range nicely.
El Rojo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
El Rojo tries to clinch up but Creed circles away and keeps his distance.
El Rojo avoids the body shot from Creed.
El Rojo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Rojo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
El Rojo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
El Rojo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Creed momentarily.
El Rojo misses with a hook.
El Rojo misses with a low kick as Creed jumps back.
El Rojo scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Rojo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Creed. El Rojo does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Rojo tries to counter with a clinch but Creed shakes him off and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from El Rojo, right into the meat.
El Rojo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Creed throws out the jab.
El Rojo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Creed.
El Rojo lands a leg kick that knocks Creed off balance momentarily.
Creed just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Django El Rojo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
El Rojo tries to clinch but Creed moves out of range.
Creed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Creed checks a low kick from El Rojo.
Creed throwing a counter right hand but El Rojo manages to avoid it.
Creed moves out of range of the body kick from El Rojo.
Creed pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
El Rojo throws a jab but it's blocked by Creed.
Creed misses with a few strikes there.
Django El Rojo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
El Rojo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
El Rojo connects with a leg kick. Creed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Rojo moves into the clinch.
El Rojo scores with a knee to the head.
El Rojo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Creed.
El Rojo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Creed.
Creed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Creed managing to block the knees to the body from El Rojo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Rojo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Creed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
El Rojo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Creed is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Creed.
El Rojo scores a nice knee to the body.
El Rojo landing knees to the head.
Creed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. El Rojo obliges.
El Rojo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Creed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
El Rojo scores a nice knee to the body.
El Rojo crunches a lovely knee into Creed's ribcage.
El Rojo tries to land knees in the clinch but Creed avoids the damage to the body.
El Rojo tries to land a knee to the head but Creed blocks with his arms.
Creed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for El Rojo.
Apollo Creed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Rojo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Creed.
A knee to the head by El Rojo.
El Rojo misses with a knee strike.
El Rojo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Creed avoids it.
Creed managing to block the knees to the body from El Rojo.
Creed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from El Rojo.
El Rojo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Creed in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
El Rojo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Creed is trying to force a seperation but El Rojo has the dominant position.
Creed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from El Rojo.
El Rojo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
El Rojo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
El Rojo lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Creed avoiding damage as El Rojo throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by El Rojo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Rojo missing with knees to the body.
El Rojo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
El Rojo tries to land knees in the clinch but Creed avoids the damage to the body.
Creed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Rojo scores a nice knee to the body.
El Rojo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
El Rojo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Django El Rojo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
El Rojo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
El Rojo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
El Rojo landing knees to the head.
Creed takes a knee right on the jaw!
Creed working aggressively here.
El Rojo lands a knee to the body.
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!
El Rojo trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Rojo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Creed is defending well for now.
El Rojo trying to land knees to the body.
El Rojo landing knees to the head.
Creed throws a head punch that misses.
Creed tries to break free but El Rojo pushes him back against the cage.
Creed is trying to break the clinch but El Rojo is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for El Rojo.
El Rojo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Creed.
Creed tries a body shot but El Rojo blocks it.
Creed has a couple of punches blocked by El Rojo.
El Rojo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
El Rojo lands a nice knee to the body.
El Rojo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Creed creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Django El Rojo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well El Rojo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Django El Rojo!
A very excited looking Django El Rojo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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