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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 211 p4p, 465 weight class) and Wolfgang Brandstatter (ranked 26 p4p, 65 weight class). Brandstatter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Maestro. This should be fireworks!
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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 38 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfgang Brandstatter!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Brandstatter.
Marinov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brandstatter looks to land a left hand but Marinov moved out of range nicely.
Brandstatter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brandstatter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Marinov misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Marinov.
Marinov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brandstatter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marinov moves out of range as Brandstatter strikes.
Brandstatter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marinov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Brandstatter!
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Brandstatter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brandstatter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marinov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandstatter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marinov checks it well.
Marinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandstatter was well out of range. Poor timing from Marinov.
Brandstatter blocks the body kick.
Brandstatter 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.
A bone on bone clash there as Marinov blocks the leg kick.
Brandstatter connects with an inside leg kick.
Brandstatter connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandstatter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marinov throws out the jab.
Brandstatter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brandstatter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Marinov misses.
Marinov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marinov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Marinov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brandstatter misses with a wild body shot.
Brandstatter misses with a wild body shot.
Marinov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brandstatter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Brandstatter misses the target.
Marinov tried to counter with a leg kick but Brandstatter avoided it.
Brandstatter jabs at Marinov's body.
Brandstatter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandstatter lands with a nice combination. Marinov backs away looking to recover.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marinov.
Brandstatter stuns Marinov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandstatter throws a wild body kick that Marinov sees coming a mile off.
Marinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Marinov blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov staying out of range there.
Marinov scores with the left hand. Brandstatter knows he should have avoided that one.
Brandstatter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick as Marinov jumps back.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Marinov blocks the leg kick.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot
and Marinov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandstatter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marinov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marinov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Marinov misses the target.
As Marinov backs off Brandstatter throws a huge counter combo but Marinov manages to avoid it all.
Brandstatter ducks under a wild hook from Marinov.
Wolfgang Brandstatter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brandstatter.
Marinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandstatter moves away.
Marinov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick
and Marinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brandstatter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brandstatter misses with a left hand
and Marinov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brandstatter misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandstatter. Marinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandstatter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marinov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marinov slips a straight right by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter misses with a hook. Marinov ducked under it nicely.
Marinov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marinov's sensitive parts.
A leg kick checked by Marinov.
Marinov misses with a hook.
Marinov throws a lazy right hand but Brandstatter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandstatter is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Brandstatter misses.
A slow jab from Marinov misses its intended target.
Brandstatter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marinov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brandstatter scrambles back to his feet.
Marinov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brandstatter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marinov tries to work over Brandstatter's front leg with a kick but Brandstatter checks it.
Brandstatter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marinov.
Marinov connects with a right hand. Brandstatter shakes it off.
Brandstatter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marinov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brandstatter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marinov throws out the jab.
Marinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandstatter was well out of range. Poor timing from Marinov.
Marinov moves out of range as Brandstatter strikes.
Brandstatter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marinov.
Marinov takes one to the chin there.
Brandstatter throws a low kick, looking for Marinov's leg but Marinov calmly moves out of range.
Brandstatter throws a low kick, looking for Marinov's leg but Marinov calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Marinov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brandstatter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandstatter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marinov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brandstatter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marinov misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Brandstatter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brandstatter.
Brandstatter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marinov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Wolfgang Brandstatter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandstatter avoids the body shot from Marinov.
Brandstatter thumps Marinov with a low kick.
Marinov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brandstatter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marinov throws a sloppy head kick and Brandstatter moves out of range easily.
Brandstatter lands a jab to Marinov's midsection.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick but Marinov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marinov throwing a counter right hand but Brandstatter manages to avoid it.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the side of Marinov's head but Marinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brandstatter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marinov counters with a low kick, right behind Brandstatter 's knee.
Brandstatter moves away from the strike by Marinov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marinov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marinov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brandstatter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Marinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brandstatter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Marinov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Marinov misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov throws an overhand right that lands on Brandstatter's shoulder, as Brandstatter tries to avoid the shot.
Brandstatter works Marinov's body with a nice hook.
Marinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandstatter manages to avoid it.
Marinov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brandstatter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brandstatter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marinov.
As Brandstatter backs away, Marinov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marinov checks a leg kick.
Brandstatter is looking to land body kicks.
Jab, jab by Brandstatter - just one landing.
Brandstatter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brandstatter lands a nice hook to Marinov's body. Marinov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brandstatter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marinov is out of range.
Brandstatter throws the kick towards the body but Marinov avoids it.
Marinov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Marinov misses the target.
Marinov moves out of range as Brandstatter strikes.
Brandstatter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marinov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov checks a leg kick.
Marinov slips a jab and a cross from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter scores with a spinning back kick!
Brandstatter throws a right hand that misses
and Marinov counters with a nice body kick.
Brandstatter scores with a leg kick.
Brandstatter scoring well with a low kick there.
Brandstatter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marinov throws a body shot but no joy.
Brandstatter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brandstatter connects with a leg kick.
Brandstatter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marinov.
Marinov checks a low kick from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marinov tried to counter with a leg kick but Brandstatter avoided it.
The crowd cheers as Brandstatter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marinov doesn't seem phased though.
Marinov throws out a powerful jab.
Marinov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brandstatter.
Marinov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandstatter.
Marinov misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Brandstatter misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marinov throws a body punch but Brandstatter moves out of range.
Marinov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brandstatter avoids a kick to the body.
Brandstatter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brandstatter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brandstatter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brandstatter throws a lazy uppercut
and Marinov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brandstatter. That's going to slow Marinov down.
Brandstatter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandstatter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marinov.
A clash of legs there as Marinov blocks the low kick.
A leg kick checked by Marinov.
Brandstatter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marinov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brandstatter.
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!
Marinov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marinov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brandstatter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marinov.
Brandstatter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marinov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brandstatter.
Marinov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot
and Marinov counters with a straight right hand.
Brandstatter throws a lazy right hand but Marinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marinov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brandstatter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy body kick from Brandstatter
and Marinov counters with a stiff right hand.
Marinov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brandstatter swinging wildly here.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the side of Marinov's head but Marinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandstatter.
A clash of legs there as Marinov blocks the low kick.
Marinov avoids a kick to the body.
Marinov misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Brandstatter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marinov moves out of range as Brandstatter strikes.
Emil Marinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Marinov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandstatter feints and then cracks Marinov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marinov down.
Brandstatter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marinov.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marinov.
Brandstatter lands a leg kick that knocks Marinov off balance momentarily.
Marinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the side of Marinov's head but Marinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Marinov. Beautiful body shot.
Marinov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brandstatter throws a low kick but Marinov moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandstatter with the inside leg kick.
Marinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandstatter was well out of range. Poor timing from Marinov.
Marinov lands with a cross.
Brandstatter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marinov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marinov misses with a body shot.
Brandstatter throws a series of punches but Marinov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brandstatter.
Marinov blocks a jab.
Brandstatter scores with a jab to the head.
Marinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandstatter stuns Marinov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brandstatter looks to land a body kick but Marinov moved away.
Marinov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Brandstatter, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandstatter defending well as Marinov loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Brandstatter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brandstatter checks a leg kick.
Marinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marinov blocks the body kick.
Brandstatter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brandstatter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brandstatter staying out of range there.
Marinov thows a leg kick but Brandstatter checks it
and Brandstatter counters with a leg kick.
Marinov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marinov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandstatter misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandstatter was well out of range. Poor timing from Marinov.
Brandstatter lands a jab to the nose.
Marinov misses with a wild body shot.
Marinov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brandstatter tries to land a leg kick but Marinov saw it coming and moves away.
Marinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandstatter moves away.
Marinov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marinov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brandstatter. Brandstatter obviously looking to wear him down.
Brandstatter avoids a kick to the body.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick which misses Marinov's front leg but catches the back leg as Marinov tries to avoid it.
Marinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brandstatter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marinov throws a push kick but Brandstatter slaps the foot to one side.
Marinov scores with a body shot.
Brandstatter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brandstatter cracks Marinov with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick that misses.
Marinov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Marinov misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Brandstatter misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Marinov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brandstatter.
Brandstatter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marinov. That did some damage!
Marinov misses with a body shot.
Marinov throws a body kick that misses.
Brandstatter follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Brandstatter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brandstatter looks to score with a jab to the body but Marinov is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Marinov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marinov avoids a kick to the body.
Marinov throwing a counter right hand but Brandstatter manages to avoid it.
Brandstatter scores with a nice right hand.
Brandstatter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marinov moves away.
Brandstatter moves out of range of the body kick.
Brandstatter throws a series of strikes that have Marinov backpedaling.
Marinov throws a chopping leg kick but Brandstatter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brandstatter stuns Marinov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marinov cracks Brandstatter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brandstatter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brandstatter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandstatter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marinov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marinov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Marinov scores with a nice head shot.
Brandstatter with a jab.
Brandstatter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brandstatter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marinov throws a leg kick but Brandstatter moved away.
A low kick lands for Brandstatter.
Brandstatter sizes up Marinov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brandstatter lands a leg kick that knocks Marinov off balance momentarily.
Marinov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandstatter lands a nice shot to the body.
Marinov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wolfgang Brandstatter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brandstatter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marinov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Brandstatter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brandstatter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Brandstatter!
Our winner, Wolfgang Brandstatter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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