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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DJ Apollo (ranked 327 p4p, 41 weight class) and Nik Snow (ranked 473 p4p, 59 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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156 lbs
8 - 2 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nik Snow!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Apollo 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.
Snow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Apollo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Snow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Apollo is aware though and is defending well.
Apollo looking to sit in guard and control but Snow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Apollo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Snow is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Apollo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Apollo has escaped and now he's on top!
Apollo working some strikes from top position.
Apollo postures up and lands a big shot to Snow's brow.
Apollo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo throwing strikes but missing.
Snow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Apollo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Apollo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Apollo postures up and lands a big shot to Snow's brow.
Apollo connects with a couple of short punches.
Apollo looking to sit in guard and control but Snow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Apollo wants to sweep but no luck.
Snow controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snow is one step ahead there.
Apollo keeping moving, preventing Snow from controlling successfully.
Apollo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Snow's guard.
Apollo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Snow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Apollo has managed to get both his arms back between Snow's legs - danger averted.
Apollo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Apollo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Apollo scoring with some ground and pound.
Apollo postures up and lands a big shot to Snow's brow.
Apollo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Snow's head.
Apollo trying to control but Snow is working from the bottom.
Apollo postures up and lands a big shot to Snow's brow.
Apollo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Apollo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Snow wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow actively working from the bottom here.
Apollo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Snow with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Apollo lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Apollo.
Apollo is looking to take a break and control but Snow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snow is looking to control Apollo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Snow avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Apollo.
Snow felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Snow scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Apollo manages to mount him!
Apollo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Snow is looking to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You get the feeling that Snow really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Apollo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Apollo misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Snow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Apollo fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Snow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Apollo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Snow. That did some damage!
Apollo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Snow tries to work over Apollo's front leg with a kick but Apollo checks it.
Nice defenses there by Apollo.
Apollo shoots in but Snow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Snow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Snow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snow.
Apollo lands a nice shot to the body.
Apollo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Snow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Apollo.
Apollo dives in and grabs Snow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Snow pushes down on Apollo's head and hops out.
Apollo looks to score with a jab to the body but Snow is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo lands the left hand.
Snow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like DJ Apollo has been cut.
Snow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Apollo looking to score a takedown here. Snow is defending well but Apollo drives through and ends up in Snow's guard.
Apollo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snow can do to turn this around?
Snow had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Apollo defends it easily.
Apollo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Snow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Apollo has managed to get both his arms back between Snow's legs - danger averted.
Snow is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Apollo defends well.
Apollo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo with a nice head shot there.
Apollo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Apollo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Snow is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Apollo, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Apollo looking for a sweep. Not yet Apollo, not yet.
Apollo trying to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Apollo is controlling Snow's posture.
Snow trying to control the position from guard on top but Apollo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo is pulling down on Snow's head to control his posture.
Snow passes Apollo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Apollo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Snow is working away from the top position though.
Apollo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Apollo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Apollo wants to sweep here but Snow controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Snow tries to free his leg and advance position but Apollo is retaining full guard.
Snow thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Apollo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Snow manages to get himself to full guard.
Snow working for a triangle but Apollo defends it easily.
Apollo is working Snow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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 DJ Apollo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DJ Apollo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Apollo moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Apollo checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Snow. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Apollo.
Snow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snow throws a leg kick but Apollo moved away.
Snow throws out a leg kick but Apollo moves out of range and Snow only half commits.
Snow is looking to land body kicks.
Apollo goes for a double leg but Snow avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Snow continues to drive forward.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Snow! But no joy.
Apollo throws a combination that misses
letting Snow counter with a right hand.
Apollo takes a swing at Snow's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Apollo.
Snow throws a leg kick
and Apollo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Apollo.
DJ Apollo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Snow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Apollo trying to control the position from guard on top but Snow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Snow controls Apollo momentarily but Apollo frees himself.
Snow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Apollo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Apollo is working Snow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Apollo trying to control but Snow is working from the bottom.
Apollo connects with a couple of short punches.
Apollo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Snow's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo works over Snow with some ground and pound from guard.
Snow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Apollo landing some decent shots from guard.
Nik Snow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Apollo content to stall in guard here.
Apollo landing some decent shots from guard.
Apollo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Snow's head.
Apollo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow has momentary wrist control but Apollo slips an elbow through the middle.
Snow keeping moving, preventing Apollo from controlling successfully.
Apollo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Apollo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Apollo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Apollo wants to control from the top but Snow keeps moving.
Apollo works over Snow with some ground and pound from guard.
Apollo connects with a couple of short punches.
Apollo trying to control the position from guard on top but Snow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Snow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Apollo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Apollo lands a couple of digs.
Apollo trying to control but Snow is working from the bottom.
Apollo works over Snow with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Apollo working some strikes from top position.
Apollo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Snow's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Apollo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Apollo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Apollo!
DJ Apollo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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RATING
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