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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Nut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Apollo Anderson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Apollo Anderson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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198 lbs
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197 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class MT
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Nut!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Nut.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Nut counters with a body kick.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nut throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters with a thumping low kick.
That kick from Anderson tenderised Nut's leg. Nut is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson tests Nut's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body
and Nut counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson throws a solid leg kick but Nut takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anderson.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nut swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nut just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nut breaks the clinch.
Anderson tries a low kick but Nut avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sam Nut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson defending well as Nut loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson wants to land a leg kick but Nut is out of range.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Nut as Anderson shoots in.
Anderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Nut circles away.
Nut thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a leg kick.
Apollo Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nut tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nut throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nut misses with the combination.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nut's waist but Nut gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Nut misses.
Anderson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Anderson misses
and Nut counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson clinches up with Nut and pushes him back against the cage.
Nut blocks an uppercut.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nut.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Nut pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nut misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Nut.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nut blocks an uppercut.
Nut misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Anderson.
Nut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nut tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nut lands an elbow inside.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nut.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nut is defending well for now.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson tries to work over Nut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nuts head.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Nut, against the cage.
Nut throws an elbow that misses.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Nut can't break the clinch.
Anderson tries to work over Nut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nut missing with knees to the body.
Nut pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Nut creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nut gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nut tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Nut blocking some punches.
Nut looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson has picked Nut up - he's going for a ride! Anderson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nut tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Nut keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nut blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Apollo Anderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Anderson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anderson dives in and grabs Nut's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nut pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
Nut cracks Anderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sam Nut seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nut misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Nut. Those never looked like landing.
Nut throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Nut's body. Nut takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nut keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nut throws an elbow that misses.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nut throws an elbow but misses.
Anderson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Nut is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.
Nut tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nut's legs.
Anderson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nut is looking for a sweep.
Nut regains half guard.
Anderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nut is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson is thwarting Nut's attempts to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nut is positioning himself well to prevent Anderson advancing to mount.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nut controlling the position for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Nut dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nut tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Anderson is thwarting Nut's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nut is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anderson is thwarting Nut's attempts to control the position.
Anderson trying to control the action but Nut is working from the bottom.
Nut keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nut avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nut defending well though.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nut's head.
Nut holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Nut is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nut avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Anderson 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.
Nut slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Apollo Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nut trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson trying to control but Nut is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Anderson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Nut.
Anderson lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Nut misses the target.
Anderson tries to clinch but Nut moves out of range.
Donk. Anderson catches Nut right on the button with a cross.
Nut throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson rushes Nut and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nut breaks the clinch.
Nut moves out of range of the body kick.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nut pinned against the cage. Nut gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nut ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson rushes Nut and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nut blocking some punches.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nut tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Nut throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nut blocks an uppercut.
Nut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nut lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Nut prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Nut's ribcage. Nut let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Nut tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Nut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Nut throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Nut blocks an uppercut.
Apollo Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nut misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nut.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
Nut misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Nut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Nut.
Nut throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Nut.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Nut blocks an uppercut.
Nut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Nut.
Nut pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nut blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Nut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nut backwards.
Nut throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Sam Nut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nut throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nut pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Anderson!
Apollo Anderson very nearly forgot to thank Seven Sins™ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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hype
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