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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johan Apanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al an (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Al an enters the cage!
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195 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
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185 cm
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195 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Apanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al an!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apanson throws a chopping leg kick but an manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
an lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A leg kick checked by Apanson.
Apanson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed an momentarily.
Apanson gets caught napping as an dives in and scores a takedown. Apanson manages to retain guard.
an is looking to work some ground and pound but Apanson has wrist control.
an throws a big elbow that misses.
Apanson keeping full guard, as an tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
an working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
an throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Apanson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
an wants to pass the guard but Apanson is keeping the position.
an throws a big elbow that misses.
Apanson keeping full guard, as an tries to pass.
an is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
an has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Apanson holds on and takes a little breather.
an pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Apanson is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
an distracts Apanson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Apanson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
an with a flurry of punches that miss.
Apanson seems keen to control an's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
an pushing down on Apanson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Apanson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
an throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Apanson to regain full guard.
Apanson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
an missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Apanson looking to control.
Apanson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
an throws a big elbow that misses.
an looking to sit in guard and control but Apanson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
an pulls Apanson in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
an tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al an dominated that 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.
Apanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from an.
Apanson misses with an uppercut
and an counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
an lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Apanson moves out of range of the strikes.
Apanson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and an has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
an lands a two punch combo.
an looks for the body kick but Apanson saw that one coming.
an changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Apanson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Apanson defending against the ground and pound.
an scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Apanson to see if he's OK.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An elbow from an crashes against the mat.
an creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Apanson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
an working the ground and pound but Apanson is defending the strikes.
an misses with the ground and pound.
an throwing shots but missing, from side control.
an tries for a kimura but Apanson is defending well.
an tries to score with some ground and pound. Apanson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
an lands a few punches from side control.
Apanson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but an is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
an throws a strike aimed at the side of Apanson's head but Apanson avoids it well.
an postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
an wants to lay and pray for a moment but Apanson keeps working.
an working the strikes but Apanson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
an sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Apanson defending well though.
an missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
an missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
an missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
an wants to pass the guard but Apanson is defending well.
an throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Apanson is trying to control but can't.
an wants to pass to mount but Apanson is defending the position.
an missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
an is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Apanson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
an throws some wild stikes that Apanson manages to avoid easily.
Apanson blocking the ground and pound.
an unloading with bombs!
an punching from mount but Apanson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
an throwing strikes but Apanson bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
an seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Apanson wants to control from the top but an keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al an 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!
Apanson cracks the inside of an's front leg.
an moves into range and connects with a jab.
Apanson misses with a looping right.
Al an seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
an takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slapping leg kick lands for an.
an scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
an scoring with punches from side control.
an working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
an working away.
Al an has got the better of the ground game so far.
Apanson dodges the ground and pound from an.
an throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
an fails to land a wild elbow strike.
an lands a few punches from side control.
an looking to control but instead Apanson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
an lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Apanson won't allow an to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
an thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
an wants to control but Apanson is keeping him busy.
an throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
an stalling away here and it's allowed Apanson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Apanson wants to sweep here but an controlling him for the moment.
Apanson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from an.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
an postures up in Apanson's guard and throws a big left but Apanson blocks it.
an throwing strikes but missing.
an looking to pass the guard.
Apanson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
an throws a strike but Apanson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
an is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apanson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Apanson closes the distance and pushes an back into the cage.
Apanson misses with some punches.
Johan Apanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al an is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Apanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of ans head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al an comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got an 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 Al an!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Al an!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Al an!
Al an wins by unanimous decision!
Al an decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
45% |
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