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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johan Apanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswaldo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen In The Ghetto - By Elvis Presley as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Apanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Oswaldo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apanson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Apanson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sanchez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Apanson somewhat.
Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
Apanson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Apanson shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Apanson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Apanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apanson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apanson misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Apanson.
Apanson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks Apanson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez misses with a jab to the body
and Apanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Apanson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
Sanchez swings for the body but Apanson moves out of range.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Apanson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Apanson tries to move into range but Sanchez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Apanson looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Apanson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Apanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Apanson lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apanson moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Apanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Apanson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Apanson misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Apanson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Apanson shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.
A left lands for Apanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Apanson misses its intended target.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johan Apanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apanson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Apanson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Apanson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Apanson.
Apanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Apanson.
Apanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Apanson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apanson moves away.
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
Apanson misses with a low kick.
Sanchez checks a leg kick nicely.
Apanson misses with a leg kick.
Apanson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Apanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Apanson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apanson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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 Johan Apanson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez blocks the body kick.
Apanson misses with a looping right.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Apanson ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Apanson throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a good low kick that Apanson was not able to check.
Apanson throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apanson moves away.
Apanson connects with a solid leg kick.
Apanson is looking to score with low kicks.
Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Apanson misses with an uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Apanson avoids it well.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apanson's corner calls for a 1-2. Apanson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Apanson misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
Apanson wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Oswaldo Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Apanson misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Apanson scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Apanson throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Apanson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanchez is able to avoid easily.
Apanson misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johan Apanson is winning the standup battle so far.
Apanson connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.
Apanson cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Apanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Apanson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apanson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Apanson lands with a shot to the body.
Apanson wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Apanson.
Apanson shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Apanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Apanson.
Apanson tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Apanson slaps the foot to one side.
Apanson scores with a body shot.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apanson throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apanson manages to avoid it.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Apanson.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Apanson slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
A combination from Apanson does no damage.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Apanson. That did some damage!
Apanson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanchez has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Apanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apanson connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from Apanson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Apanson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Apanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Apanson has a takedown stuffed.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apanson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Apanson misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Apanson misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Apanson misses.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the head.
Apanson scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apanson slips under a jab.
Apanson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
Apanson misses with a head kick.
Apanson connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Apanson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Apanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Apanson. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apanson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Apanson looks for a takedown but Sanchez sprawls well.
Sanchez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanchez wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Apanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Apanson.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Apanson.
Sanchez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Apanson.
Apanson throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Apanson misses with a leg kick.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Apanson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Apanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
That kick from Apanson tenderised Sanchez's leg. Sanchez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Apanson.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apanson manages to avoid it.
Apanson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Apanson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
An inside leg kick from Apanson misses.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Apanson's head but Apanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Apanson misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Apanson knows he should have avoided that one.
Apanson throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Apanson scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apanson moves away.
Apanson motions for Sanchez to come forward. Apanson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Apanson tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.
Apanson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Apanson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apanson slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Johan Apanson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Apanson moved out of range.
Apanson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Apanson misses with an uppercut.
Apanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Apanson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sanchez quickly recovers to half guard.
Sanchez is controlling Apanson's trapped leg to prevent Apanson from advancing to side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanchez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Apanson throwing shots but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Apanson seems content to control.
Sanchez trying to control but Apanson postures up.
Sanchez trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Apanson manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying desperately to improve position.
Apanson thowing shots but they're missing.
Apanson wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Apanson is really struggling to control Sanchez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sanchez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanchez tries to hold on but Apanson postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apanson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sanchez because Apanson loaded up on that one.
Apanson with the ground and pound from mount.
Apanson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Apanson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sanchez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apanson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
Apanson lands a big shot there that rocks Sanchez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Apanson with shots to the head and body - Sanchez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sanchez is rocked!
Apanson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sanchez is still in real trouble! Can Apanson finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Apanson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Sanchez covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Apanson!
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hype
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