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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tekashi Six Nine (ranked 261 p4p, 132 weight class) and Lindsay Apollo (ranked 17 p4p, 8 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Six Nine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to KIKA - Tekashi 6ix9ine. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tekashi Six Nine !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Apollo throws a leg kick
and Apollo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Six Nine has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Six Nine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Apollo is able to avoid easily.
Apollo misses with a low kick.
Six Nine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Apollo throws a poor cross that misses
and Six Nine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Apollo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Six Nine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Six Nine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo misses with the body kick
and Apollo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Apollo doesn't manage to clinch there - Six Nine circles away.
Six Nine closes the distance and pushes Apollo back into the cage.
Six Nine breaks from the clinch.
Lindsay Apollo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Six Nine throws a hook but Apollo avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six Nine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Apollo misses with a low kick.
Apollo throws a leg kick but Six Nine checks it.
Six Nine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Apollo.
Apollo connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice combination there by Apollo.
Six Nine misses with a wild body shot.
Apollo walks into a left hand.
Six Nine throws a body kick that misses.
Six Nine 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.
Apollo misses with a hook
and Six Nine counters with a left to the body.
Apollo throws a leg kick
and Six Nine counters with an outside leg kick.
Apollo misses with a hook. Six Nine ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo misses with a right hand
and Six Nine counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apollo looks for the body kick but Six Nine saw that one coming.
Apollo throws a wild body kick that Six Nine sees coming a mile off.
As Apollo backs away, Six Nine returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Apollo slips under a jab from Six Nine .
Apollo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Six Nine .
A looping hook to the body misses from Apollo. Six Nine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apollo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Six Nine .
Donk. Apollo catches Six Nine right on the button with a cross.
Apollo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Apollo scores with a kick to the body.
A cross from Six Nine lands.
Six Nine tests Apollo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Six Nine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Apollo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo scores with a jab to the body.
Apollo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apollo looks for the body kick but Six Nine saw that one coming.
Six Nine looks for the body kick but Apollo saw that one coming.
Six Nine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Apollo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Apollo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Apollo clinches.
Apollo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Apollo throws the left hand but Six Nine avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Apollo misses
and Six Nine counters with a leg kick.
Apollo misses with a low kick as Six Nine jumps back.
Apollo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Six Nine takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo misses with the body kick
and Six Nine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Six Nine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Six Nine circles away from the clinch attempt
and Six Nine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Six Nine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Apollo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Six Nine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Six Nine moves out of range as Apollo strikes.
Apollo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Six Nine , pushing him back against the cage.
Apollo misses with the head strike.
Apollo swings wildly with an uppercut but Six Nine uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Apollo.
Apollo takes an elbow to the temple.
Six Nine scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tekashi Six Nine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Six Nine 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab by Six Nine .
Six Nine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Six Nine tries to work over Apollo's front leg with a kick but Apollo checks it.
Six Nine swats away the attempt to clinch by Apollo.
Apollo moves forwards but Six Nine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Apollo. Six Nine shrugs it off though.
Apollo throws an overhand right that lands on Six Nine 's shoulder, as Six Nine tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Six Nine scores with a kick to the body.
Apollo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Six Nine avoids a kick to the body.
Six Nine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apollo throws a lazy uppercut
and Six Nine counters with a nice uppercut.
Apollo closes the distance but Six Nine moves to the side
and Six Nine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Apollo throws a head kick but Six Nine moves out of range.
Six Nine needs to keep his hands up - Apollo had a free shot at his head there.
Six Nine avoids the body shot from Apollo.
Six Nine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Apollo.
Apollo misses with a combination
and Six Nine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Apollo.
Apollo misses with an uppercut. Six Nine saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Six Nine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Apollo looks to score with a jab to the body but Six Nine is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine with a hook.
Apollo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Six Nine .
Six Nine throws a predictable looking body shot
and Apollo counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Six Nine .
Apollo misses with a hook
and Six Nine counters with a right hand to the body.
Six Nine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Apollo.
Tekashi Six Nine is winning the standup battle so far.
Six Nine takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Apollo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Six Nine is able to avoid easily.
Six Nine throwing a counter right hand but Apollo manages to avoid it.
Apollo wants to land a leg kick but Six Nine is out of range.
Apollo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Six Nine , pushing him back against the cage.
Apollo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Six Nine cracks Apollo with a nice body shot.
Six Nine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Apollo lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Six Nine .
Apollo looks for the body kick but Six Nine saw that one coming.
Six Nine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Apollo.
Apollo clinches.
Apollo misses with the head strike.
Six Nine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Apollo takes a swing at Six Nine 's ribcage but misses.
Apollo misses with a looping right.
It looked like Six Nine was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Apollo.
A low kick from Apollo misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Six Nine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Apollo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Apollo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Six Nine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Apollo can't find room to land a body shot as Six Nine controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Six Nine back against the cage.
Apollo is leaning against Six Nine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Six Nine .
Apollo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Six Nine .
Six Nine takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apollo tries a body shot but Six Nine blocks it.
Six Nine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Six Nine scores with a hook to the body.
Lindsay Apollo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Six Nine can't find room to land a body shot as Apollo controls the action.
A short uppercut from Apollo.
Six Nine throws an elbow that misses.
Six Nine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Six Nine misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Six Nine as the two fighters clinch.
Apollo is breathing heavily.
Apollo has a couple of punches blocked by Six Nine .
Six Nine struggles to land a body shot inside as Apollo controls his hands.
Apollo scores with a shot to the side of Six Nine 's head.
Six Nine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Apollo blocks a body shot from Six Nine .
Six Nine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lindsay Apollo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Six Nine 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Six Nine checks the leg kick nicely there.
A quick step to the side and Six Nine tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Six Nine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Apollo throws a lazy uppercut
and Six Nine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Apollo.
Apollo closes the distance and clinches.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Six Nine blocking some punches.
Apollo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Apollo lands a body punch.
Apollo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Six Nine 's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Six Nine as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Apollo.
Six Nine lands a shot to the body.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Apollo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Six Nine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Six Nine lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Six Nine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Six Nine scores with a hook to the body.
Apollo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Apollo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Six Nine is leaning against Apollo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Six Nine blocking some punches.
Six Nine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Six Nine scores with a shot to the side of Apollo's head.
Apollo breaks from the clinch.
Apollo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Apollo misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Six Nine misses its intended target.
Six Nine keeps the fight on the outside.
Six Nine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Apollo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine avoids the body shot from Apollo.
Apollo ducks under a wild hook from Six Nine .
Apollo flicks out a counter leg kick but Six Nine steps away.
Apollo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Six Nine was well out of range. Poor timing from Apollo.
Six Nine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Apollo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Six Nine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Six Nine avoids the head kick by Apollo.
Six Nine throwing a counter right hand but Apollo manages to avoid it.
Apollo tries to clinch up.
Apollo has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Six Nine breaks from the clinch.
Apollo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Apollo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Six Nine was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Apollo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Six Nine .
Apollo doesn't manage to clinch there - Six Nine circles away.
Apollo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Six Nine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Apollo misses with a hook. Six Nine ducked under it nicely.
Six Nine half committed to a counter leg kick.
Apollo misses with a body shot.
Six Nine is looking to counter punch.
Apollo moves in looking to clinch but Six Nine pushes him off.
Apollo misses with a kick to the body
and Six Nine counters with a nice uppercut.
Apollo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apollo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Apollo misses its intended target.
Apollo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Six Nine .
A jab from Apollo misses.
Six Nine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Apollo.
Six Nine blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine throws a leg kick
and Apollo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Six Nine motions for Apollo to come forward. Six Nine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Apollo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Six Nine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apollo was well out of range. Poor timing from Six Nine .
Apollo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Apollo misses with a right hand
and Apollo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apollo loads up on a big right hand but Six Nine slips the punch.
A lazy body kick from Apollo
and Six Nine counters with a straight right hand.
Six Nine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Apollo looks to throw the jab but Six Nine is out of range.
Six Nine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Six Nine misses with a straight left.
Apollo throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tekashi Six Nine .
I think Six Nine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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