Biography
Charming and charismatic fighter Bob Capp, whose height reached 195 cm, and the weight is 159 kg, is a professional in mixed martial arts, an actor and a former player in American football. The will of the fate of his sports biography turned out to be connected with Japan, where after a contract with famous promotes, including K-1 and Rizin Fighting Federation, the athle was quite a successful showman, which is now speaking in the Pro category.Childhood and youth
Robert Malcolm SAPP, subsequently received the nickname of the beast, appeared on September 22, 1974 in Colorado Springs and, holding a childhood in the sports capital of America, loved football from the young age. At first he played for the children's league of the secondary school Mitchell, and then received a scholarship and continued his career in Washington.
Embed from getty imagesThere, the young man won a prize, annually awarded the best players of the student conference, and in 1997 put his own candidacy for NFL-Draft. Under the 69th Number of Bob chose the Chicago Bears team. For unknown reasons, he signed a contract with Minnesota Vikings, but due to doping was dismissed and forced to pay a fine.
Having left without work, the SAPP took desperate measures and for some time there was a funeral office, I kept the grave and wore Coffins, but in the 2000s a former footballer decided to return the form and went to the hall where kickboxing was taught, as well as other contacts.
Sport
In 2001, Bob acquired the necessary quality for fighter and signed a contract for participation in the World Championship Wrestling, and then switched to the competition site called NWA Wildside in Georgia and received a nickname beast, because acted as the hero of the film Tarzan.After the closure of the Tournament, the SAPP went to Japan and debuted in the promotion New Japan Wrestling, which had the status of popular competitions and organized the category Pro category. Speaking for the team of athletes under the leadership of the restal Antonio Inoki, the newcomer held a series of successful matches and caused the opponents of genuine interest. In mixed martial arts, Bob was able to confront Josichis Yamamoto and Kiesei Tamura, and in kickboxing twice won the athlete named Ernesto Host.
In 2004, the athlete won the IWGP heavyweight championship, and then unexpectedly for many appeared at the event Korakuen Hall Hustle. In the demonstration speeches of Bob in the "villain army of the Monsters of Generalissimus Takada" demonstrated the talent of the showman and the skill of the fighter, but was defeated from Wataru Sakata and could not bring a victorious series to the end.
Parallel, the SAPP participated in the K-1 competitions in Japan and repeatedly appeared on the world draws of the Grand Prix. In 2005, he became a triumpham of the Final Elimination held in Osaka, and brilliantly spent a fight with Musashi on K-1 Premium 2005 Dynamite !! And then the relationship with the organization was smoldered, and the fighter signed a contract with Hustle, thanks to which he continued his career and reached the semifinals of the Dream Super Hulk Grand Prix tournament.
Until the late 2000s, Bob went to the ring against frankly weak athletes and, contrary to expectations, most matches lost. And when after losing Russian, Alexander Emelyanenko, journalists called the Boxing Pear Sappa, in an interview, he said that the main thing in battle was the spectacular side.
And indeed, the fights with the participation of the beast differed by a certain choreography and charm who were useful to him on the set of comedy "All or nothing", and starting from this point on, the black athlete annually replenished his own filmography, participating in the paintings "Conan Barbarian", "Amazing Force" and "Blood and bone."
Competitions also remained an integral part of the life of the SAPPA, but he no longer won the loud victories. Only in 2018, in a duel with the former Sumanist Oshanasi Kintar Bob in the 3rd round, he defeated the enemy's "glance", and the press called the "Circus" the way that athlete won.
Personal life
There is almost nothing about the personal life of the athlete, and the photos on social networks do not answer the question if he has a wife.
However, once in the Japanese press there was a dubious article about the alleged friend, which for 6 years was subjected to violence and wanted compensation as a victim.
Bob Sapp now
Now the professional fighter disappeared from the public opinion and does not disclose his own plans for 2019-2020. But the press reports that he has a valid contract with MMA-organization Rizin Fighting Federation and the ability to perform in Rizin 19 and Rizin 20 competitions, which will be held in Japan at the Saitama Super Arena and Osaka-Jo Hall sites.Awards and achievements
- 2002 - quarterfinalist of the tournament K-1 World Grand Prix 2002
- 2004 - Winner IWGP heavyweight championship
- 2005 - Winner of the Hiroshima Grand Prix 2005 tournament
- 2009 - Semifinalist of the Dream Super Hulk Grand Prix tournament
Filmography
- 2004 - "Demon Man"
- 2005 - "All or nothing"
- 2005 - "Electra"
- 2007 - "Big Stan"
- 2008 - "Amazing Power"
- 2009 - "Blood and bone"
- 2009 - "Frankenhud"
- 2011 - "Conan-Barbarian"