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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Brandstatter (ranked 2745 p4p, 325 weight class) and Shane Raffington (ranked 3151 p4p, 362 weight class). Brandstatter comes to the cage accompanied by Requiem in D minor. Raffington has chosen Logan Lucky as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfgang Brandstatter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Raffington!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandstatter is looking to score with low kicks.
Brandstatter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raffington was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandstatter.
Raffington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandstatter manages to avoid it.
Raffington has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brandstatter is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brandstatter checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brandstatter.
Brandstatter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raffington.
Brandstatter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raffington manages to avoid it.
Raffington tries a quick counter leg kick but Brandstatter is wise to it.
Brandstatter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brandstatter lands a front kick.
Brandstatter misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Raffington.
Brandstatter avoids the body shot from Raffington.
Brandstatter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brandstatter lands a leg kick that knocks Raffington off balance momentarily.
Raffington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Raffington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington throws a jab but it's blocked by Brandstatter.
Raffington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brandstatter slips under a jab.
Brandstatter with a jab.
Brandstatter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandstatter throws a front kick aimed at Raffington's knee but Raffington avoids it well.
Raffington throws a leg kick but Brandstatter checks it.
Brandstatter lands a nice looking body shot.
Raffington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Raffington on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brandstatter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brandstatter works the jab nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Raffington checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A countering left hand to the body from Raffington misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brandstatter's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandstatter lands with a right hand.
Raffington throws a front kick aimed at Brandstatter's knee but Brandstatter avoids it well.
Brandstatter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury in the buildup to the fight.
Brandstatter connects with a jab.
Raffington throws the kick towards the body but Brandstatter avoids it.
Brandstatter looks to land a body kick but Raffington moved away.
Raffington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick but Raffington sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brandstatter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raffington manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Brandstatter misses its intended target.
Raffington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raffington missing with a left hand there. Brandstatter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raffington tries a head kick but it misses.
Brandstatter misses the body punch
and Raffington counters with a nice uppercut.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raffington.
Raffington feints a counter leg kick.
Brandstatter throws an overhand right that lands on Raffington's shoulder, as Raffington tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raffington tries to work over Brandstatter's front leg with a kick but Brandstatter checks it.
Brandstatter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Brandstatter. That snapped Raffington's head back.
Brandstatter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brandstatter missing with a left hand there. Raffington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Raffington responds with a good body kick, but Brandstatter manages to step out the way in time.
Brandstatter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brandstatter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brandstatter tries to land a leg kick but Raffington saw it coming and moves away.
Raffington staying out of range there.
Raffington throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brandstatter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brandstatter 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 Raffington has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raffington and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brandstatter checks a low kick from Raffington.
Brandstatter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raffington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brandstatter. Brandstatter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from Brandstatter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter with a nice cross.
Brandstatter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandstatter scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Brandstatter misses.
Raffington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raffington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wolfgang Brandstatter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandstatter throws a body punch but Raffington moves out of range.
Raffington ducks under a wild hook from Brandstatter.
Raffington takes a swing at Brandstatter's ribcage but misses.
Raffington tries to close the distance and clinch but Brandstatter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brandstatter jabs at Raffington's body.
Brandstatter tries to land a leg kick but Raffington saw it coming and moves away.
Raffington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raffington avoids the body shot from Brandstatter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Brandstatter dominated that round.
That's time! Brandstatter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Raffington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brandstatter throws a big shot that misses.
Brandstatter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raffington.
Brandstatter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raffington throws out a counter right but Brandstatter avoids it with no problem.
Brandstatter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandstatter. Raffington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raffington tries to counter with a clinch but Brandstatter shakes him off and moves away.
Brandstatter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brandstatter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wolfgang Brandstatter is winning the standup battle so far.
Brandstatter slips under a jab from Raffington.
Raffington misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raffington throws an off balance right hand
and Brandstatter counters with a nice body shot.
Brandstatter throws a right hand that misses
and Raffington counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brandstatter connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter misses with a looping right.
Raffington thinks about the counter body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Raffington 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot.
Raffington misses with a body shot
and Brandstatter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Brandstatter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brandstatter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Raffington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Raffington.
Raffington steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter throws a shot from downtown. Raffington moves away and avoids it.
Raffington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brandstatter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raffington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raffington moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brandstatter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raffington moves away from the strike by Brandstatter.
Raffington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raffington checks a leg kick.
Brandstatter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandstatter throws an off balance right hand
and Raffington counters with a body kick.
Brandstatter misses with an uppercut. Raffington saw that one coming.
Brandstatter loads up on a big right hand but Raffington slips the punch.
Raffington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Brandstatter misses
and Raffington counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Raffington has a couple of punches blocked by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter breaks from the clinch.
Raffington fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brandstatter checks it well.
Brandstatter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raffington throws a poor cross that misses
and Raffington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brandstatter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raffington moves away.
Raffington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Brandstatter misses.
Raffington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brandstatter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raffington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raffington slips a straight right by Brandstatter.
Raffington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raffington has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brandstatter finds it's way round the side to connect with Raffington's head.
Brandstatter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Raffington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Raffington misses.
Raffington ducks under a wild hook from Brandstatter.
Raffington raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brandstatter moves out of range of the body kick from Raffington.
Brandstatter loads up on a big right hand but Raffington slips the punch.
Raffington thinks about the counter body kick.
Brandstatter misses with a hook. Raffington ducked under it nicely.
Brandstatter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandstatter takes a swing at Raffington's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Raffington.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raffington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brandstatter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raffington manages to avoid it.
Raffington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brandstatter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brandstatter missing with a left hand there. Raffington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brandstatter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raffington doesn't seem bothered though.
Brandstatter lands a slapping body shot.
Brandstatter lands with a cross.
Brandstatter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raffington was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raffington can do to turn this around?
Brandstatter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandstatter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brandstatter checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Brandstatter dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Brandstatter misses the target.
Brandstatter lands with a shot to the body.
Raffington ducks under a wild hook from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brandstatter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raffington's sensitive parts.
Raffington throws a solid leg kick but Brandstatter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raffington.
Brandstatter moves out of range of the body kick from Raffington.
Brandstatter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raffington steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Raffington takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandstatter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raffington.
Brandstatter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brandstatter lands a jab to Raffington's midsection.
Brandstatter thows a body kick. Raffington tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter misses with the body kick
letting Raffington counter with a right hand.
Raffington misses with a low kick.
Raffington drops his hands momentarily and Brandstatter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raffington ducks under a wild hook from Brandstatter.
Raffington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Brandstatter counters with a quick kick to the body but Raffington blocks it.
Raffington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter misses with a kick to the body
and Raffington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brandstatter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Raffington's head.
Brandstatter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raffington.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Brandstatter throws an overhand right that lands on Raffington's shoulder, as Raffington tries to avoid the shot.
Raffington blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter scores with a push kick.
A jab lands there for Brandstatter.
Raffington lunges at Brandstatter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brandstatter's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandstatter throws a shot to the body.
Brandstatter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brandstatter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Raffington's head.
Raffington lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandstatter.
Raffington has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raffington throws a poor cross that misses
and Brandstatter counters with a left to the body.
Raffington moves out of range as Brandstatter strikes.
Raffington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brandstatter doesn't seem bothered though.
Raffington walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raffington defending well as Brandstatter loads up on a big left hand.
Brandstatter throws out a loose jab but Raffington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandstatter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Brandstatter.
Raffington blocks a jab.
Raffington throws out a counter right but Brandstatter avoids it with no problem.
Brandstatter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shane Raffington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Brandstatter finds it's way through Raffington's defenses.
Brandstatter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raffington is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brandstatter with a body shot.
Raffington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brandstatter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raffington checks a leg kick.
Raffington misses with a body kick.
Brandstatter scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter looks to score with a jab to the body but Raffington is just out of range.
Raffington throws out a counter right but Brandstatter avoids it with no problem.
Brandstatter thuds a left hand into Raffington's body.
Brandstatter misses with a hook
and Raffington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Raffington moves away from the strike by Brandstatter.
Raffington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandstatter misses with a jab to the body
and Brandstatter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brandstatter blocks a jab.
Raffington slips under a jab from Brandstatter.
Raffington lands a nice looking body shot.
Brandstatter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brandstatter misses with a straight left.
Wolfgang Brandstatter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brandstatter lands a really nice looking cross but Raffington seems unphased.
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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Brandstatter!
Wolfgang Brandstatter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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