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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Brandstatter (ranked 545 p4p, 617 weight class) and Manny Johnson (ranked 83 p4p, 95 weight class). Brandstatter comes to the cage accompanied by The Maestro. Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. On The Run kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfgang Brandstatter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandstatter swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Brandstatter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandstatter. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandstatter 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.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Brandstatter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson jabs Brandstatter right on the nose. Brandstatter blinks but takes it well.
Brandstatter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson slips under a jab.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Brandstatter.
Wolfgang Brandstatter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandstatter.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Brandstatter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Brandstatter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
Brandstatter lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Brandstatter.
Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Brandstatter misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brandstatter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brandstatter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandstatter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brandstatter quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Brandstatter moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brandstatter moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brandstatter.
Johnson throws a low kick but Brandstatter avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Brandstatter.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Brandstatter's head but Brandstatter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brandstatter throws a counter high kick but Johnson was just alert enough to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Brandstatter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Brandstatter's belly button to the back.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Brandstatter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Brandstatter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brandstatter looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brandstatter tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Brandstatter thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Brandstatter 's knee.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Brandstatter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandstatter tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Brandstatter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brandstatter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Brandstatter off balance momentarily.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Brandstatter throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Brandstatter throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brandstatter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson flicks out a counter leg kick but Brandstatter steps away.
Brandstatter throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Brandstatter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Brandstatter throws a good cross that connects.
Good work by Brandstatter as he checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Brandstatter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brandstatter. That did some damage!
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brandstatter dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandstatter loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Brandstatter tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Brandstatter.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Brandstatter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Brandstatter moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Brandstatter connects with a solid leg kick.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandstatter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brandstatter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Brandstatter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brandstatter throws a big shot that misses.
Brandstatter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brandstatter misses the shot to the body.
Brandstatter 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wolfgang Brandstatter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brandstatter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brandstatter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Brandstatter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Brandstatter misses with a looping right.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Brandstatter saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson moves forwards but Brandstatter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandstatter slips under a jab.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Brandstatter seems unphased.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
A good leg kick by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandstatter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brandstatter cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Brandstatter.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brandstatter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandstatter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brandstatter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Brandstatter misses.
Brandstatter looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Brandstatter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Johnson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brandstatter has got the better of the exchanges.
Brandstatter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick
and Brandstatter counters with a thumping low kick.
Brandstatter clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Brandstatter thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brandstatter if he has to take too many more of those.
Brandstatter scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandstatter tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brandstatter 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brandstatter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brandstatter tries a head kick but it misses.
Brandstatter misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Brandstatter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandstatter.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Wolfgang Brandstatter is winning the standup battle so far.
Brandstatter thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Brandstatter throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Brandstatter throws a head kick that misses
and Brandstatter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Brandstatter lands with a right hand.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws the left hand but Brandstatter avoids the punch easily.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Brandstatter moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Brandstatter lands a nice looking body kick.
Brandstatter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brandstatter's head.
Brandstatter needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brandstatter.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandstatter throws out the jab.
Johnson tries a quick counter leg kick but Brandstatter is wise to it.
Brandstatter keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
Brandstatter pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson throws a jab when Brandstatter was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Johnson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson 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.
It looked like Brandstatter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brandstatter. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Brandstatter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Brandstatter's leg but Brandstatter calmly moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Brandstatter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brandstatter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Brandstatter is predictable there
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Brandstatter throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Brandstatter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter throws a big shot that misses.
Brandstatter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brandstatter looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandstatter is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brandstatter throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Brandstatter dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brandstatter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brandstatter.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brandstatter cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Brandstatter.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brandstatter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson slips a jab from Brandstatter.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Brandstatter's legs.
Brandstatter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandstatter looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson flicks out a counter leg kick but Brandstatter steps away.
Brandstatter lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johnson.
Brandstatter throws a body kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandstatter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brandstatter counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter scores with a push kick.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick that misses.
Brandstatter missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brandstatter looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brandstatter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brandstatter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brandstatter throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brandstatter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Manny Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter misses with a looping right.
Johnson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Brandstatter moves away and avoids it.
Brandstatter throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson checks a low kick from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brandstatter slips a straight right by Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Brandstatter circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brandstatter's sensitive parts.
Brandstatter misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brandstatter.
Brandstatter misses with the body kick
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brandstatter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Brandstatter does it's job there.
Brandstatter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Brandstatter avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson darts in and clinches Brandstatter up against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandstatter was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Both fighters circling a little - Brandstatter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson moves out of range as Brandstatter strikes.
Brandstatter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Brandstatter makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnson really felt that one!
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brandstatter is able to avoid easily.
Brandstatter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Brandstatter.
Johnson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brandstatter.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandstatter throws out the jab.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Brandstatter avoids it with no problem.
Brandstatter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Brandstatter tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Brandstatter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Brandstatter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Brandstatter as he connects with a hook.
Johnson walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandstatter slips under a jab from Johnson.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Brandstatter lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Brandstatter checks it.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brandstatter.
Brandstatter connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Brandstatter scoring well with a low kick there.
Brandstatter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wolfgang Brandstatter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brandstatter's corner calls for a 1-2. Brandstatter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Brandstatter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brandstatter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Brandstatter!
An out of breath Wolfgang Brandstatter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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