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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Apanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apanson comes to the cage accompanied by Fuck You. Johan Apanson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johan Apanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Thomas!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apanson throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Apanson dives in and scores a takedown into Thomas's guard.
Thomas is working an open guard so Apanson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Apanson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thomas defends well and Apanson ends up having to push Thomas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Apanson in his tracks for a moment.
Apanson wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
Thomas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thomas obliges.
Apanson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Apanson blocks it.
Apanson blocks an elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Apanson wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Our sources have told us that Apanson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Apanson blocks it with crossed arms.
Apanson working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Apanson is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thomas.
Apanson is trying to force a seperation but Thomas has the dominant position.
Thomas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Apanson.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apanson's elbow.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Apanson is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
Thomas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Apanson backwards.
Apanson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas crunches a lovely knee into Apanson's ribcage.
Thomas lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apanson blocks an elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Apanson blocks it.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Apanson avoids the damage to the body.
Apanson tries to score a body lock takedown but Thomas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Apanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apanson takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Apanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Apanson backwards.
Apanson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thomas is defending well.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Apanson is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Apanson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Apanson tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Apanson is trying to break free.
Apanson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Apanson.
Apanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Apanson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas tries a body shot but Apanson blocks it.
Apanson blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Apanson's brow.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apanson is defending well for now.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
Apanson is trying to trip Thomas. He has hold of a leg but Thomas is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Apanson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apanson wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apanson wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Thomas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Apanson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
Thomas scores with the left hand. Apanson knows he should have avoided that one.
Apanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Apanson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas jabs Apanson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Apanson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johan Apanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Apanson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Apanson.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Apanson counters with a big head kick but Thomas shrugs it off.
A punch lands to the side of Apanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Apanson throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Apanson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apanson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Apanson defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Apanson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thomas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Apanson's face.
Thomas pushes off an throws an elbow but Apanson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Apanson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
Apanson can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apanson is defending well for now.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas tries to circle away but Apanson has him pinned against the cage.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Apanson shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apanson is defending well for now.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Apanson.
Apanson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
Julian Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Apanson throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Apanson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Apanson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apanson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Apanson drives through with a takedown into Thomas's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Apanson gets to his feet. Thomas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas darts in and clinches Apanson up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thomas.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Apanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Apanson ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Jab from Apanson.
Apanson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Apanson moved out of range nicely.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thomas throws a front kick aimed at Apanson's knee but Apanson avoids it well.
Apanson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Apanson.
Apanson swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apanson slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Apanson's ribs.
The fighters circling - Apanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Apanson on the side of the head.
Apanson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
Apanson avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Julian Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apanson avoids it.
Apanson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thomas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Apanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apanson dodges an elbow strike from Thomas.
Apanson blocks an elbow strike from Thomas.
Apanson is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Thomas connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Apanson.
Apanson slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Apanson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Apanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Apanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Apanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut there from Apanson.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Apanson.
Apanson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apanson is trying to push Thomas away but Thomas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas throws an elbow that misses.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Apanson takes an elbow to the temple.
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Apanson tries to circle away but Thomas has him pinned against the cage.
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
Apanson avoids the elbow strike from Thomas, against the cage.
Apanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Apanson throws a head kick that misses.
Apanson tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Apanson circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Apanson fails with the takedown.
Apanson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Apanson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thomas defends well and Apanson ends up having to push Thomas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Apanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Apanson shrugs off.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas lands an elbow inside.
Apanson is rocked!
Apanson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Thomas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a nice knee to the body.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Apanson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Apanson.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Apanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thomas cracks Apanson with an open hand slap.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Apanson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Apanson's head but Apanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Apanson throws a shot to the body.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Apanson under the eye.
Oh Apanson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Apanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Apanson seems to have got his legs back now.
Apanson tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Julian Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
Johan Apanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Apanson blocks it.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thomas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Julian Thomas!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Julian Thomas!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Julian Thomas!
Julian Thomas wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Julian Thomas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Johan Apanson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Pfft...'.
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