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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Apolonio Papas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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184 cm
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178 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Apolonio Papas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kobe Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papas misses with a head kick.
Bryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papas manages to avoid it.
Papas feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Kobe Bryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papas looks for the body kick but Bryan saw that one coming.
Papas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.
Papas connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Bryan.
Bryan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Apolonio Papas has been cut.
Papas throws a head kick that Bryan semi-blocks.
Bryan dives in for a single leg takedown but Papas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bryan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Papas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Papas is looking to counter with a body kick.
Papas feints and then cracks Bryan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bryan down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryan avoids the head kick by Papas.
Bryan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Papas counters with a good low kick that Bryan was not able to check.
Bryan throws out a powerful jab.
Papas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan throws a jab when Papas was well out of range.
Papas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Papas is looking to counter with a body kick.
Papas walks into a stiff left hand from Bryan.
A combination from Bryan does no damage.
Papas dodges the punch combination from Bryan.
Papas lands a nice looking body kick.
Bryan misses the jab.
Papas avoids the body shot from Bryan.
Papas lands a nice looking body kick.
Bryan throws a body punch but Papas moves out of range.
Bryan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Kobe Bryan has been cut.
Bryan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Apolonio Papas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryan. Papas does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryan misses with a double jab.
Bryan misses with a body shot.
Papas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Papas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bryan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bryan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And Papas counters with a quick kick to the body but Bryan blocks it.
Bryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Papas counters with a low kick, right behind Bryan 's knee.
Bryan looks winded!
Papas connects with a high kick.
Bryan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Papas counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Bryan! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Apolonio Papas!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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