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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Utah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nahasapimapetilan Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Who needs the Kwik - E - Mart. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Utah!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utah lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nahasapimapetilan Jr backs up against the cage.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Utah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Utah.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Utah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nahasapimapetilan Jr throws out the jab.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Utah moves out of range as Nahasapimapetilan Jr throws a body kick.
Utah blocks a leg kick.
Utah has a takedown stuffed.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr wants to clinch.
Utah tries to close the distance and clinch but Nahasapimapetilan Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Utah sprawls well. He's pushed Nahasapimapetilan Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Utah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Utah. Those never looked like landing.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Utah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Utah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nahasapimapetilan Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
A big right from Utah misses.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr throws out a leg kick but Utah moves out of range and Nahasapimapetilan Jr only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nahasapimapetilan Jr.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Utah being controlled against the cage.
Utah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Utah can't find room to land a body shot as Nahasapimapetilan Jr controls the action.
Utah stalling in the clinch.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Utah controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utah blocks a body shot from Nahasapimapetilan Jr.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr tries to throw a body punch but Utah avoids it by throwing Nahasapimapetilan Jr back against the cage.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr lands a nice elbow.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr tries to stall but Utah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Utah's elbow.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr trying to control the position but instead, Utah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nahasapimapetilan Jr into the cage.
Utah tries to break free but Nahasapimapetilan Jr pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr prevents a body shot from Utah.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr tries to work over Utah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Nahasapimapetilan Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Utah takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr tries a body shot but Utah blocks it.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Utah clinches up with Nahasapimapetilan Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nahasapimapetilan Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Utah. That did some damage!
Nahasapimapetilan Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Utah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Utah throws out a loose jab but Nahasapimapetilan Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Utah misses.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Utah being controlled against the cage.
Utah swings wildly with an uppercut but Nahasapimapetilan Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nahasapimapetilan Jr.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Utah.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr trying to control the position but instead, Utah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nahasapimapetilan Jr into the cage.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Utah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utah has Nahasapimapetilan Jr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nahasapimapetilan Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr tries to break free but Utah pushes him back against the cage.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Utah is keeping busy.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr.
Utah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nahasapimapetilan Jr.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Utah.
Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Utah clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nahasapimapetilan Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice left hand lands by Nahasapimapetilan Jr.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Utah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nahasapimapetilan Jr's efforts to push away.
Utah tries to circle away but Nahasapimapetilan Jr has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Utah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Utah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr trying to stall but Utah improves his position.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Utah has him pressed against the cage.
Utah throws a head punch that misses.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Utah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr is looking to control Utah's arms but Utah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nahasapimapetilan Jr has his back to the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Utah checks a leg kick.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr is looking to slow Utah down with leg kicks.
Utah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nahasapimapetilan Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Utah with that takedown attempt.
Utah stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Utah wants it to stay on the feet.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Utah tries for a takedown but Nahasapimapetilan Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Utah misses with a lunging right hand
and Nahasapimapetilan Jr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr throws a leg kick but Utah sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Utah is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr moves away from the strike by Utah.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Utah doesn't seem bothered though.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Utah gets tackled into the cage by Nahasapimapetilan Jr. Nahasapimapetilan Jr maintains the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nahasapimapetilan Jr.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Utah tries to break free but Nahasapimapetilan Jr pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nahasapimapetilan Jr.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr tries to throw a body punch but Utah avoids it by throwing Nahasapimapetilan Jr back against the cage.
Utah lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nahasapimapetilan Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Utah's brow.
Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Utah.
Utah being controlled against the cage.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Utah does no damage.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Utah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr takes a swing at Utah's ribcage but misses.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr moves in looking to clinch but Utah pushes him off.
Utah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Utah as he avoids it easily.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr tries to clinch but Utah moves out of range.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr forces Utah back against the cage and clinches.
Jonny Utah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Utah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Utah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Utah fails to land.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Utah.
A short right from Nahasapimapetilan Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nahasapimapetilan Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nahasapimapetilan Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apu Nahasapimapetilan Jr!
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