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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Brandstatter (ranked 235 p4p, 487 weight class) and Aristides Abel (ranked 29 p4p, 67 weight class). Brandstatter comes to the cage accompanied by The Maestro. Abel has chosen Express Yourself as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 5 - 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 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandstatter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abel throws a push kick but Brandstatter slaps the foot to one side.
Abel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brandstatter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abel forces Brandstatter back against the cage and clinches.
Abel is trying to break the clinch but Brandstatter has him pressed against the cage.
Brandstatter pushes Abel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brandstatter working aggressively here.
Abel lands a right hand.
Abel with a knee to the head.
Brandstatter tries a body shot but Abel blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Abel.
Brandstatter wants to get back to striking at distance but Abel won't allow it.
Abel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brandstatter is trying to force a seperation but Abel has the dominant position.
Brandstatter takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Wolfgang Brandstatter has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abel.
Brandstatter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brandstatter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Brandstatter manages to break the clinch.
Wolfgang Brandstatter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abel lands with a kick to the temple. Brandstatter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Abel lands a front kick.
Brandstatter throws a wild body kick that Abel sees coming a mile off.
Abel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Brandstatter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abel throws a head kick that misses.
Brandstatter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Brandstatter tries to land a front kick but Abel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Abel keeps Brandstatter at a distance using the push kick.
Brandstatter misses with a straight left.
Brandstatter throws a head kick but Abel moves out of range.
Brandstatter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abel tries to move into range but Brandstatter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brandstatter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Abel.
Brandstatter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
Brandstatter moves out of range of the body kick.
Abel throws a leg kick but Brandstatter moved away.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot.
Abel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Abel throws a head kick but Brandstatter moves out of range.
Abel lands with a kick to the temple. Brandstatter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel blocks a head kick by Brandstatter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandstatter clobbers Abel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Abel scores with a nice right hand.
Brandstatter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brandstatter lands a nice hook to Abel's body. Abel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brandstatter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brandstatter.
Abel lands a jab to Brandstatter's midsection.
Brandstatter blocks a head kick by Abel.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick as Abel jumps back.
Brandstatter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Abel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brandstatter can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick from Brandstatter misses.
Abel checks a leg kick.
Brandstatter moves out of range as Abel throws a body kick.
Brandstatter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brandstatter misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter looks for the body kick but Abel saw that one coming.
Abel takes a swing at Brandstatter's ribcage but misses.
Abel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandstatter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brandstatter's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abel checks a leg kick.
Brandstatter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brandstatter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abel.
A jab from Brandstatter finds it's way through Abel's defenses.
Abel walks into a jab.
Brandstatter throws a front kick aimed at Abel's knee but Abel avoids it well.
Brandstatter works Abel's body with a nice hook.
Brandstatter tests Abel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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 an attempted straight right on the counter from Abel! But no joy.
Brandstatter throws a head kick but Abel moves out of range.
Abel misses with a low kick.
Brandstatter tried to counter with a leg kick but Abel avoided it.
A big right from Brandstatter misses.
Abel is looking to slow Brandstatter down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter scores with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brandstatter.
Brandstatter looks to throw a body kick
and Abel counters with a straight right hand.
Brandstatter is looking to land body kicks.
Brandstatter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brandstatter lands a jab to Abel's midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abel.
A shot to the liver by Abel. Beautiful body shot.
Abel scores with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Abel misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Brandstatter.
Nice defenses there by Abel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Abel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abel throws a right and a left that both miss.
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.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Brandstatter's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brandstatter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Abel drives through and clinches with Brandstatter against the cage.
Brandstatter has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Abel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abel misses with a body punch.
Abel blocking some punches.
Brandstatter digs a right hand into Abel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abel's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Abel.
Brandstatter misses with a body punch.
Abel tries to work over Brandstatter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Abel.
Abel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abel lands a head kick!
Abel throws a head kick but Brandstatter moves out of range.
Brandstatter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abel momentarily.
Brandstatter connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Abel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter lands a front kick.
Wolfgang Brandstatter is winning the standup battle so far.
Brandstatter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandstatter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter misses with a wild body shot.
Abel throws a sloppy head kick and Brandstatter moves out of range easily.
Abel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Brandstatter misses.
Abel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandstatter.
Abel throws a fast counter high kick but Brandstatter manages to duck under it in time.
A punch combination from Brandstatter misses.
Brandstatter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Brandstatter misses.
Brandstatter connects with the punch.
Abel throws a head kick but Brandstatter moves out of range.
Brandstatter is looking to score with low kicks.
Abel throws a push kick but Brandstatter slaps the foot to one side.
Abel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter tries a low kick but Abel avoids it.
A jab from Abel misses.
Brandstatter tried to counter with a leg kick but Abel avoided it.
Good standup being displayed there by Abel as he connects with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brandstatter, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brandstatter's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandstatter lands a jab to the head.
Brandstatter lands with a kick to the temple. Abel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Abel throws a sloppy head kick and Brandstatter moves out of range easily.
Brandstatter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brandstatter connects with a crisp jab.
Brandstatter lands a high kick!
Brandstatter scores with a spinning back kick!
Abel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abel tries a head kick but it misses.
Abel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandstatter. Abel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandstatter scores with a three punch combo!
Brandstatter keeps Abel at a distance using the push kick.
Brandstatter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brandstatter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brandstatter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Abel to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Abel blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Abel misses its intended target.
Abel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
Abel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abel throws out a loose jab but Brandstatter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Brandstatter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brandstatter misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brandstatter.
Abel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abel misses with a wild body shot.
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 Abel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Abel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Abel has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A head kick misses from Abel.
Abel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandstatter.
Abel wants to slow Brandstatter down by chopping away at his legs.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Abel replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brandstatter blocks it well.
Brandstatter is looking to slow Abel down with leg kicks.
Abel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abel throws the left hand but Brandstatter avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandstatter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abel.
Abel is looking to clinch.
Brandstatter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Abel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandstatter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abel moves out of range of the body kick from Brandstatter.
Abel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brandstatter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Abel - the referee stops the clock and Brandstatter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Abel. Brandstatter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brandstatter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brandstatter blocks a low kick nicely.
Brandstatter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abel. Abel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Abel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abel avoids the head kick by Brandstatter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandstatter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Abel is looking to land body kicks.
Abel misses the shot to the body.
Brandstatter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brandstatter dips to his left and cracks Abel with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Brandstatter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Brandstatter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
That kick from Brandstatter tenderised Abel's leg. Abel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brandstatter throws a hook but Abel blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Brandstatter misses the target.
Brandstatter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abel.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brandstatter. That's going to slow Abel down.
Abel defending well as Brandstatter loads up on a big left hand.
Brandstatter misses with a kick to the body.
Abel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brandstatter is out of range and Abel settles back down.
Abel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brandstatter on the side of the head.
Abel works over Brandstatter's head and body with a nice combination.
Abel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brandstatter lands with a good body shot.
A low kick from Brandstatter is predictable there
and Abel counters with a big head kick but Brandstatter shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandstatter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abel with a nice calf kick.
Good work by Brandstatter as he checks the leg kick.
Brandstatter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Abel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brandstatter misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter misses with a straight left.
Brandstatter wants to slow Abel down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abel checks a leg kick.
Abel raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brandstatter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brandstatter misses with an uppercut.
Brandstatter fakes the leg kick and cracks Abel in the body.
Abel fails to land with a series of punches.
Brandstatter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abel.
Abel misses with a right hand
and Brandstatter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brandstatter cracks Abel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Abel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brandstatter blocks the body kick.
Brandstatter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abel. Abel obviously looking to wear him down.
Brandstatter tries to land a leg kick but Abel saw it coming and moves away.
Abel moves out of range of the leg kick from Brandstatter.
Good leg kick by Abel.
Brandstatter misses with a lunging right hand
and Abel counters with a low kick, right behind Brandstatter 's knee.
Brandstatter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aristides Abel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abel takes a swing at Brandstatter's ribcage but misses.
Brandstatter loads up on a big right hand but Abel slips the punch.
Abel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abel lands with a kick to the temple. Brandstatter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters circling a little - Abel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A big left from Brandstatter misses.
Brandstatter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brandstatter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abel lands a jab to the head.
Brandstatter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandstatter manages to avoid it.
As Abel backs away, Brandstatter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick from Brandstatter misses.
Abel tries to clinch there but Brandstatter circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws the kick towards the body but Brandstatter avoids it.
Brandstatter lunges at Abel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Abel's hand.
Brandstatter lands a lovely overhand right.
Brandstatter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abel. That did some damage!
Brandstatter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Abel is looking to land body kicks.
Abel loads up on a big right hand but Brandstatter slips the punch.
Abel throws a jab but it's blocked by Brandstatter.
It looked like Brandstatter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter clobbers Abel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brandstatter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Abel counters with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Brandstatter.
Abel connects with a leg kick.
Abel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandstatter lands a leg kick that knocks Abel off balance momentarily.
Abel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Abel throws a fast counter high kick but Brandstatter manages to duck under it in time.
Abel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter with a hook.
Brandstatter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter looks to score with a jab to the body but Abel is just out of range.
Brandstatter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brandstatter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Abel scrambles back to his feet.
Brandstatter looks to land a left hand but Abel moved out of range nicely.
Brandstatter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brandstatter backing away here, and Abel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Abel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Abel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brandstatter blocks a head kick by Abel.
Crunch! Brandstatter slams his shin into Abel's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandstatter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brandstatter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abel moves away.
Abel throws a big counter head kick but Brandstatter avoids it with no problem.
Brandstatter throws a sloppy head kick and Abel moves out of range easily.
Abel is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Wolfgang Brandstatter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brandstatter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abel.
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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
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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