Bob Sapp
Statistics
Nickname	The Beast
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	350 lb (160 kg/25 st)
Nationality	American
Born	September 22, 1974 (1974-09-22) (age 33)
Fighting out of	Washington D.C., U.S.
Town of birth	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	9
By knockout	6
By submission	2
Losses	3
Draws	1

Robert Malcolm Sapp^[1] aka Bob "The Beast" Sapp （ボブサップ）(born September 22, 1974) is an American kickboxer, mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and former world champion professional wrestler and professional American Football player. Sapp currently has an MMA record of 9-3-1 as of February 2008, mostly fighting in Japan. He is well-known in Japan, where he has appeared in commercials, television programs, and has released a music CD entitled "It's Sapp Time". Sapp also appeared in an episode of the HBO program Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. In Japan he has appeared in 23 commercials, 200 times on TV, in 1000 interviews, on 200 products with his name or image, as an author or subject of 4 books (according to his self-introduction in the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on 11 August 2003). He is currently wrestling for HUSTLE and has tentatively returned to fighting for K-1. Look up pound in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Kg redirects here. ... The stone is a unit of mass in the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and most Commonwealth countries. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... Colorado Springs is most populous Home Rule Municipality in the State of Colorado. ... An offensive lineman (football) is one of a group of positions in American football. ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Colorado Springs is most populous Home Rule Municipality in the State of Colorado. ... This is a list of athletic conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. ... The NFL Draft (officially the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting[1]) is an annual sports draft in which National Football League (NFL) teams take turns, through seven rounds[2], selecting amateur college American football players and other first-time eligible players. ... The 1997 National Football League Draft was notable for its offensive tackles. ... City Minneapolis, Minnesota Other nicknames The Vikes, The Purple People Eaters Team colors Purple, Gold, and White Head Coach Brad Childress Owner Zygi Wilf General manager Rob Brzezinski Fight song Skol, Vikings Mascot Viktor the Viking League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1961–present) Western Conference (1961-1969) Central Division... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Kicking to left side Kickboxing refers to sport-fighting using kicks and punches and sometimes throws and bows representing a certain martial art or can be practiced for general fitness, or as a full-contact sport. ... For the fighting styles that combine different arts, see hybrid martial arts. ... ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... Real Sports with Bryant Gumble is a monthly magazine on HBO that started on April 2, 1995. ... The First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush and current host Jay Leno. ... is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... HUSTLE is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion managed by Nobuhiko Takada. ... K. 1 is a designation given to two works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the original Köchel Verzeichnis. ...

American football career

Bob Sapp, known as "The Beast", began his athletic career in college football as a standout offensive lineman for the University of Washington, where he won the Morris Award. Expected by some to get high notice from pro scouts in the 1997 NFL Draft, he slipped to the third round before being chosen by the Chicago Bears with the 69th overall. Although Sapp was under pro contract for the next four seasons (Chicago Bears '97, Minnesota Vikings '98, Baltimore Ravens '99, and Oakland Raiders '00 ^[2], each of which cut him within that season), he appeared in only one regular season game before leaving football. Sapp went on to fight (and defeat) William "The Refrigerator" Perry in a Toughman boxing special promoted by the FX channel in 2000. This article covers college football played in the United States. ... An offensive lineman (football) is one of a group of positions in American football. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. ... The 1997 National Football League Draft was notable for its offensive tackles. ... City Chicago, Illinois Other nicknames Da Bears, The Monsters of the Midway Team colors Navy Blue and Orange Head Coach Lovie Smith Owner Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman Michael McCaskey General manager Jerry Angelo Fight song Bear Down, Chicago Bears Mascot Staley Da Bear League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919) National Football... City Chicago, Illinois Other nicknames Da Bears, The Monsters of the Midway Team colors Navy Blue and Orange Head Coach Lovie Smith Owner Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman Michael McCaskey General manager Jerry Angelo Fight song Bear Down, Chicago Bears Mascot Staley Da Bear League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919) National Football... City Minneapolis, Minnesota Other nicknames The Vikes, The Purple People Eaters Team colors Purple, Gold, and White Head Coach Brad Childress Owner Zygi Wilf General manager Rob Brzezinski Fight song Skol, Vikings Mascot Viktor the Viking League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1961–present) Western Conference (1961-1969) Central Division... City Baltimore, Maryland Team colors Purple, Black, and Gold Head Coach Brian Billick Owner Steve Bisciotti General manager Ozzie Newsome Mascot The Ravens: Edgar, Allan, & Poe League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1996–present) American Football Conference (1996-present) AFC Central (1996-2001) AFC North (2002-present) Team history Baltimore... City Oakland, California Other nicknames The Silver and Black Team colors Silver and Black Head Coach Lane Kiffin Owner Al Davis General manager Al Davis League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960–1969) Western Division (1960–1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970–present) AFC West (1970... William Perry (born December 16, 1962 in Aiken, South Carolina) is a former professional football player and brother of former professional football player Michael Dean Perry. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... FX (shorter for Fox Extended Networks) is the name of a number of related subscription TV channels owned by News Corporations Fox Entertainment Group. ...

Professional Wrestling

Bob Sapp's pro-wrestling career started in NWA Wildside in 2001. He was quickly contracted by World Championship Wrestling as a developmental wrestler, before the company was bought out by the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) (at that time WWF). He washed out of that program due to his bad cardiovascular conditioning, a problem that would haunt him in his later K-1 career. ... NWA Wildside was an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia, with an office in Atlanta, Georgia, operating between September 1999 and April 2005. ... For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). ... The WCW Power Plant was a professional wrestling school located in Atlanta and owned and operated by World Championship Wrestling. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... The circulatory system or cardiovascular system is the organ system which circulates blood around the body of most animals. ...

In 2004, Sapp competed for New Japan Pro Wrestling, winning their prestigious IWGP Heavyweight Championship, though it was vacated shortly thereafter due to a mixed martial arts fight loss and film commitments. New Japan Pro Wrestling (新日本プロレス, shin nihon puroresu) is a major professional wrestling federation in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. ... The International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) World Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling. ...

On October 16, 2007, Bob Sapp made a surprise appearance at HUSTLE's Korakuen Hall event. Attacking Razor Ramon HG and his partner. Sapp aligned himself with Generalissimo Takada's MONSTER Army. He also announced that he would wrestle at the HUSTLE Mania 11/25 Yokohama Arena event.[3] A picture of Hard Gay in action, taken from the Japanese television show Bakuten. ... Nobuhiko Takada (Japanese:髙田延彦, born April 12, 1962) is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler. ...

His opponent was confirmed to be Razor Ramon HG on November 4, 2007.[4] Sapp easily defeated HG in the resultant match. A picture of Hard Gay in action, taken from the Japanese television show Bakuten. ...

Mixed Martial Arts Career

PRIDE Fighting Championships

Sapp was subsequently recruited by the Japanese MMA organization PRIDE, where he quickly became a fan favorite due to his preternatural size and aggression. After a number of successes in Pride, Sapp was then invited by Kazuyoshi Ishii to K-1. Ishii, inventor of the fighting sport K-1, saw in Sapp the combination of great potential and great marketability. Pride is the name of an emotion which refers to a strong sense of self-respect, a refusal to be humiliated as well as joy in the accomplishments of oneself or a person, group, nation or object that one identifies with. ... The preternatural or praeternatural are phenomenon which appear outside (Latin praeter) the realm of nature as currently explained by science. ... Kazuyoshi Ishii (石井和義, born 1953) is a Japanese master of Seidokan Karate and the founder of the K-1 fighting circuit, a martial-arts event combining Muay Thai, Karate, Kung Fu, Tae Kwon Do, Kenpo, Boxing and Kick Boxing, etc. ... K. 1 is a designation given to two works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the original Köchel Verzeichnis. ...

After arriving in Japan, Sapp fought a number of low level Japanese fighters, winning all his bouts through sheer strength and size. During this time fans were first introduced to Sapp's "bullrush" technique, whereby he would rush an opponent with punches, quickly overwhelming them. PRIDE and K-1 collaborated to create a show billed "Dynamite" in Japan and "Shockwave" in the United States. He faced then-champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Sapp was defeated and shortly afterward moved to K-1. Antonio Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira (June 2, 1976 in Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and his submission victories. ...

K-1

Despite losing his first fight by disqualification, Sapp was initially successful in K-1. He twice defeated four-time K-1 champion Ernesto Hoost by technical knockout. Sapp's initial success with his intimidating, blind chase-and-punch method slowly petered out into disqualifications for bullrushing and punching after referee breaks. Additionally, experienced opponents discovered Sapp's weak points—his vulnerable mid-section and legs. He also engaged in an ineffective but entertaining defensive stance consisting of cowering away from attacks and spinning around in a circle. In what marked the beginning of his K-1 decline, Sapp was knocked out and brought to tears by Croatian Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović in 86 seconds at the March 30, 2003, Saitama event. After Filipović landed several solid kicks to his sides and legs, an overhand left broke Sapp's orbital bone. In May 2004 he tapped out while on the ground due to kicks and strikes from Kazuyuki Fujita. Ernesto Mr. ... Mirko Filipović (born on September 10, 1974), often billed as Mirko Cro Cop, is a Croatian law enforcement officer turned kickboxer turned mixed martial artist (MMA). ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saitama ) is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan. ... In anatomy, the orbit is the cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated. ... Kazuyuki Fujita (藤田和之 Fujita Kazuyuki, born October 16, 1970) is a Japanese professional wrestler, a mixed martial arts fighter and a former amateur wrestler. ...

In June 2005, Sapp won the K-1 Japan Grand Prix in Hiroshima to become one of 16 fighters qualified for the 2005 K-1 World GP. In the Japan GP, Sapp showcased greatly improved stamina, as well as better technique, than in his previous fights after intensive training under Sam Greco. In the K-1 2005 World GP Eliminations he lost by decision to "The Techno Goliath" Choi Hong-man. Sam Greco is a fighter from Melbourne, Australia, who has fought in Kyokushin karate, professional kickboxing, and K-1 tournaments. ... Choi, Hong-man (South Korean born on October 30, 1980) is a Korean kickboxer and former ssirum wrestler. ...

On May 13, 2006, Sapp was to headline the K-1 show in Holland. His opponent was Ernesto Hoost. Hoost stated in previous interviews and the interview on that show that this was to be his last match in Holland before his retirement. Sapp attended all the pre-fight press conferences and even attended the opening ceremonies for the show. It is unclear at the moment as to why, but Sapp pulled out of the event midway through the show. is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain...

K-1 issued a statement claiming Sapp pulled out due to new demands he brought to promoters during the show. K-1 would not agree to those demands since they felt their written contract was final and Sapp left. The full K-1 press release can be viewed on the organization's website.

Sapp has not issued a statement, but a different point of view on the events that occurred^[3].

However, he did participate in this year's K-1 event in the Amsterdam Arena, fighting as a replacement for Remy Bonjasky, against Peter Aerts. Sapp, however, lost the fight at KO within 20 seconds in the first round by a knee . The Amsterdam ArenA is a stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Remy The Flying Gentleman Bonjasky (born January 10, 1976 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Muay Thai fighter from the Netherlands, and two-time K-1 World Grand Prix champion in Japan. ... Peter The Dutch Lumberjack Aerts (born October 25, 1970) is a Dutch kickboxer and a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champion. ... Ko may refer to: Ken OHara AKA KO MC, a moderately unsuccesful gangsta rapper from Boston, MA. He may be contacted via http://www. ...

He most recently has been getting offers from WWE again as well as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) to work with them, but his K-1 contract is prohibiting him from going through with any return to the ring. According to the latest reports, Sapp is currently negotiating a contract with WWE. WWE intends to use Sapp in order to draw more attention to its' houseshows in Japan. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May 2002. ...

Sapp made a surprise return to the K-1 ring after a 2 year absence against comedian and part time K-1 competitor Bobby Ologun. Ologun was unable to mount any effective offense as he was quickly run down and overpowered by Sapp in the 1st round. Bobby Ologun (Birth Name: Alaji Karim Ologun) (Japanese: ボビー・オロゴン born April 8, 1966 in Ibadan, Nigeria) is a Nigerian foreign TV-personality (gaikokujin tarento) in Japan, and a K-1, mixed martial artist. ...

Cage Rage

On February 10, 2007 it was announced by the United Kingdom's Cage Rage promotion - the biggest MMA group in Europe - that Sapp would appear on its Cage Rage 21 event on April 21, facing Gary Turner. The move is partly a retaliatory one, as the UFC had chosen to run its first British show in years that same night at the Manchester Evening News Arena, headlined by Mirko "Cro Cop", Andrei Arlovski and British star Michael Bisping. Though Cage Rage promoter Andy Geer said that the UFC show would not affect ticket sales for CR21, the signing of Sapp was a clear sign that the company knew it would need a superstar draw in order to successfully compete with the American promotion. A few days before the event Bob Sapp pulled out of the scheduled fight. At short notice, Tank Abbott stepped in and lost to Gary Turner. David Lee Tank Abbott (born April 26, 1965 in Huntington Beach, California) is an American mixed martial artist. ...

Strikeforce

Bob Sapp faced the South African fighter Jan "The Giant" Nortje at the Strikeforce: At The Dome event in Tacoma, Washington at the Tacoma Dome on February 23, 2008. Tacoma, with Mount Rainier in background You may be looking for Takoma or Tacoma class frigate. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... The Tacoma Dome (constructed by Tacoma Dome Associates, led by McGranahan Messenger Architects a design build enity) is an indoor arena located in Tacoma, Washington, USA. Completed in 1983 for $44 millon and opened on April 21, the arena seats 17,100 for basketball. ... is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sapp was defeated at the 55 second mark of the first round by TKO. His left eye was cut open.

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

• 2005 K-1 Japan GP Champion

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Professional wrestling

• New Japan Pro Wrestling
  • IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Best Box Office Draw (2003)
  • Most Charismatic Wrestler (2003)

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MMA Record

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Kickboxing Record

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Filmography

• Big Stan (2007)
• The Longest Yard (2005) as Switowski
• Elektra (2005) as Stone
• Devilman (2005) as World Newscaster
• Izo (2004)
• Taiho Shichauzo (2003) as Bob Hage
• Bob Sapp: Sapp Time The Movie! (2003) documentary

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References

External links

Professional wrestling Portal

• Bob Sapp's Professional MMA record at Sherdog.com
• Bob Sapp's K-1 Kickboxing and MMA record at K-1sport.de
• A Beast Is Made: The Bob Sapp Story
• Profile at Online World of Wrestling
• Bob Sapp at the Internet Movie Database