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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oswaldo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hostrel Von Straztle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by In The Ghetto - By Elvis Presley. Oswaldo Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oswaldo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hostrel Von Straztle!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Von Straztle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Von Straztle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Von Straztle staying out of range there.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Von Straztle is out of range.
Hostrel Von Straztle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Straztle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Oswaldo Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hostrel Von Straztle.
Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Von Straztle. Von Straztle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Von Straztle moved out of range nicely.
Oswaldo Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von Straztle shoots in but Sanchez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Von Straztle tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Von Straztle saw that one coming.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Von Straztle's body.
Von Straztle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Straztle tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Straztle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez clinches.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Von Straztle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Von Straztle walks into a left hand.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Von Straztle slips the punch.
A big left from Von Straztle misses.
Von Straztle clinches but Sanchez breaks the clinch
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Von Straztle's ribs.
Sanchez throws a hook but Von Straztle avoids it easily.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Donk. Sanchez catches Von Straztle right on the button with a cross.
Von Straztle darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Von Straztle closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Von Straztle pushes Sanchez against the cage but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Von Straztle is defended easily by Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Straztle darts in trying to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Von Straztle closes the distance but Sanchez moves to the side
and Sanchez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Straztle tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswaldo Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Von Straztle closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Von Straztle is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sanchez's half guard.
Von Straztle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Von Straztle seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control here.
Sanchez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sanchez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Von Straztle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Von Straztle's back!
I really don't envy Von Straztle right now.
Sanchez is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Von Straztle's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Sanchez scores with punches from the back.
Sanchez is trying to stick to Von Straztle's back but Von Straztle is turning into Sanchez. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sanchez's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Von Straztle.
Von Straztle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanchez tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Straztle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Von Straztle is breathing heavily.
Von Straztle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Von Straztle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Von Straztle is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sanchez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sanchez has escaped and now he's on top!
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Von Straztle won't let him.
Sanchez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Von Straztle on the ground.
Sanchez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Von Straztle, up you get!
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a jab when Von Straztle was well out of range.
Von Straztle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Von Straztle defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Von Straztle's body.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswaldo Sanchez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Von Straztle clinches but Sanchez breaks the clinch
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Von Straztle.
Von Straztle misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Von Straztle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Straztle.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Von Straztle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Von Straztle misses with a takedown
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Von Straztle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Straztle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Von Straztle avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Straztle.
Jab from Sanchez.
Von Straztle fails with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body.
Oswaldo Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hostrel Von Straztle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Oswaldo Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
Von Straztle needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
Von Straztle shoots in but no luck this time.
Von Straztle tries for a takedown but Sanchez circles away easily
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Von Straztle staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Von Straztle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez cracks Von Straztle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Oswaldo Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Von Straztle.
Von Straztle misses with a takedown
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez with a hook.
Von Straztle needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Von Straztle should have avoided that one.
Sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Von Straztle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hostrel Von Straztle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Sanchez does it's job there.
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Von Straztle on that attempt.
Von Straztle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oswaldo Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswaldo Sanchez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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