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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 298 p4p, 268 weight class) and Wolfgang Brandstatter (ranked 44 p4p, 40 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brandstatter's choice of entrance music: The Maestro. 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 32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryszard Wojcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfgang Brandstatter!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandstatter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wojcik.
Wojcik misses with a looping left.
Wojcik throws a jab when Brandstatter was well out of range.
Wojcik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brandstatter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojcik connects with a body shot that sends Brandstatter's belly button to the back.
Brandstatter misses the body punch
and Wojcik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brandstatter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wojcik on the side of the head.
It looks like Ryszard Wojcik has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Wojcik.
Wojcik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wojcik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandstatter was well out of range. Poor timing from Wojcik.
Wojcik checks a low kick from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter slips a straight right by Wojcik.
Wojcik moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wojcik.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brandstatter.
Wojcik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandstatter lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Wojcik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter scores with a shoulder strike.
Wojcik tries to circle away but Brandstatter has him pinned against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wojcik obliges.
Brandstatter blocking some punches.
Brandstatter works on Wojcik's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wojcik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brandstatter misses with some punches.
Brandstatter lands an uppercut.
Brandstatter lands a left hand.
Brandstatter swings wildly with an uppercut but Wojcik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wojcik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brandstatter is defending well for now.
Brandstatter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandstatter.
Wojcik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wojcik.
Brandstatter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brandstatter managing to block the knees to the body from Wojcik.
Nice body punch from Brandstatter - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Brandstatter.
Brandstatter lands an uppercut.
Brandstatter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brandstatter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wojcik backwards.
Brandstatter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brandstatter tries to work over Wojcik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brandstatter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wojcik misses with the head strike.
Brandstatter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandstatter struggles to land a body shot inside as Wojcik controls his hands.
Brandstatter has a couple of punches blocked by Wojcik.
A short right from Brandstatter.
Wojcik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandstatter avoids it.
A short right from Brandstatter.
Wojcik tries a body shot but Brandstatter blocks it.
Wojcik missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wojcik.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandstatter avoiding damage as Wojcik throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter working aggressively here.
Brandstatter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandstatter managing to block the knees to the body from Wojcik.
Wojcik tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandstatter avoids the damage to the body.
Wojcik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brandstatter avoiding damage as Wojcik throws knees to the body.
Brandstatter tries to throw a body punch but Wojcik avoids it by throwing Brandstatter back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brandstatter.
Wojcik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wojcik.
Wojcik tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandstatter avoids the damage to the body.
Brandstatter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brandstatter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandstatter misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wojcik.
Wojcik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wojcik prevents a body shot from Brandstatter.
A short uppercut from Brandstatter.
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 Ryszard Wojcik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wojcik with a nice cross.
Brandstatter punishes Wojcik's body with a nice straight punch.
Brandstatter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wojcik looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wojcik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wojcik misses with an uppercut
and Brandstatter counters with a good, hard body kick but Wojcik shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojcik scores with a jab to the head.
Brandstatter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wojcik on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Brandstatter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Brandstatter moves out of range of the strikes.
Brandstatter feints a counter leg kick.
Wojcik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wojcik connects with a right hand. Brandstatter shakes it off.
Brandstatter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wojcik.
Brandstatter throws a lazy body kick
and Wojcik counters with a nice uppercut.
Brandstatter throws a lazy head kick
and Wojcik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brandstatter is looking to chop away at Wojcik's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik misses with a right hand
and Brandstatter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wojcik checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Brandstatter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wojcik doesn't seem phased though.
Brandstatter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wojcik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wojcik defending well as Brandstatter loads up on a big left hand.
Brandstatter lands a head kick!
Wojcik lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik with a nice cross.
Wojcik lands a body shot.
Wojcik misses with a lunging right hand
and Brandstatter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wojcik lands with a right hand.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick but Wojcik sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Brandstatter jabs Wojcik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wojcik swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brandstatter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brandstatter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik avoids the body shot from Brandstatter.
Wojcik checks a leg kick.
Wojcik throwing a counter right hand but Brandstatter manages to avoid it.
Wojcik scores with a body shot.
Brandstatter throws out a loose jab but Wojcik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wojcik appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brandstatter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wojcik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandstatter slips a straight right by Wojcik.
Brandstatter throws out a counter right but Wojcik avoids it with no problem.
Wojcik swings widly with a right hand
and Brandstatter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wolfgang Brandstatter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wojcik throws a poor cross that misses
and Brandstatter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wojcik cracks Brandstatter with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Brandstatter looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wojcik finish him?
Brandstatter throws a lazy head kick
and Brandstatter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wojcik blocks the body kick.
Brandstatter throws a front kick aimed at Wojcik's knee but Wojcik avoids it well.
Brandstatter throws a poor cross that misses
and Wojcik counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandstatter connects with an inside leg kick.
Brandstatter defending well as Wojcik loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brandstatter! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandstatter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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 Wojcik has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wojcik and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wojcik lands with a cross.
Brandstatter misses with a hook. Wojcik ducked under it nicely.
Brandstatter moves out of range of the strikes.
Brandstatter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brandstatter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandstatter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wojcik.
As Brandstatter tries to get set, Wojcik tries to push him back and clinch up but Brandstatter manages to avoid the attempt.
A big left from Wojcik misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brandstatter on the side of the head.
Wojcik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wojcik looks to land a combination but Brandstatter avoids it well.
Wojcik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandstatter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brandstatter throws a looping overhand right but Wojcik ducks down to avoid it.
Wojcik moves in looking to clinch but Brandstatter pushes him off.
Brandstatter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter throws a hook but Wojcik avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Wojcik.
Brandstatter misses with a hook
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Wojcik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wojcik looks to throw the jab but Brandstatter is out of range.
Brandstatter throws out a counter right but Wojcik avoids it with no problem.
Brandstatter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wojcik has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brandstatter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wojcik is out of range and Brandstatter settles back down.
Wojcik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wojcik on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brandstatter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brandstatter throws a hook but Wojcik avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Wojcik on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brandstatter is looking to land body kicks.
Jab from Brandstatter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wojcik misses with a wild body shot.
Brandstatter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wojcik with a body shot.
Brandstatter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryszard Wojcik showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wojcik has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ryszard Wojcik!
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energy
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hype
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