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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Pauschi (ranked 640 p4p, 369 weight class) and Manny Johnson (ranked 85 p4p, 50 weight class). Johnson has chosen On The Run as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Pauschi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Pauschi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pauschi scores with a nice head shot.
Pauschi moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
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.
A telegraphed right hand from Pauschi misses the target.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pauschi.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Pauschi moved out of range nicely.
Pauschi misses with a leg kick
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Pauschi misses the target.
Johnson flicks out a counter leg kick but Pauschi steps away.
Pauschi lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Pauschi clinches with his opponent.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Pauschi misses.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Pauschi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chris Pauschi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauschi scores with a hook.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson defending well as Pauschi loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Pauschi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pauschi misses with a straight left.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson throws a jab when Pauschi was well out of range.
Pauschi loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Pauschi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pauschi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pauschi misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Pauschi 's knee.
Pauschi tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Chris Pauschi has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Pauschi throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pauschi is looking to clinch.
Pauschi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Pauschi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Pauschi.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Pauschi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pauschi misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pauschi.
Johnson tries a low kick but Pauschi avoids it.
Pauschi works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pauschi counters with a left to the body.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pauschi manages to avoid it.
Pauschi with a hook.
Pauschi misses with an uppercut.
Pauschi connects with a looping right hand.
Pauschi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson throws a jab when Pauschi was well out of range.
Johnson throws a hook but Pauschi avoids it easily.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Pauschi moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi slips under a jab from Johnson.
Pauschi misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Pauschi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Pauschi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Pauschi down.
Pauschi misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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 Chris Pauschi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Pauschi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pauschi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pauschi slips a straight right by Johnson.
Pauschi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Pauschi misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Pauschi misses its intended target.
Johnson scores with a head kick.
Pauschi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Pauschi's head coaches at Bronk´s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pauschi throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pauschi looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Pauschi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Pauschi scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauschi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Pauschi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson misses the jab.
Pauschi misses with a left hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Pauschi blocks the leg kick.
Pauschi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut there from Pauschi.
Johnson throws a jab when Pauschi was well out of range.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Pauschi sees coming a mile off.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi misses with a body shot
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chris Pauschi's cut is getting worse.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Pauschi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pauschi scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pauschi throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Pauschi misses the target.
Pauschi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pauschi gets a clinch.
Pauschi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pauschi dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pauschi misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pauschi thinking.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Pauschi moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws the left hand but Pauschi avoids the punch easily.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pauschi counters with a straight right hand.
Pauschi moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
A shot to the liver by Pauschi. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pauschi.
Pauschi misses with a left hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pauschi counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Pauschi.
Pauschi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Pauschi takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Pauschi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pauschi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pauschi throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Pauschi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manny Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pauschi ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Pauschi throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pauschi throws a lazy body kick
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Pauschi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manny Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chris Pauschi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Pauschi as he connects with a hook.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Pauschi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pauschi manages to avoid it.
Pauschi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pauschi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauschi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pauschi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pauschi misses with a left hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Pauschi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauschi misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pauschi throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson defending well as Pauschi loads up on a big left hand.
Pauschi throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson misses with the body kick
letting Pauschi counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Pauschi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pauschi.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Pauschi slips the punch.
Pauschi misses with a hook
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a jab to Pauschi's midsection.
Pauschi darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pauschi.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson pushes Pauschi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pauschi tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Pauschi.
Pauschi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Pauschi walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
A shot to the body from Pauschi misses
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pauschi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pauschi moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pauschi tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Pauschi checks it
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pauschi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Pauschi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pauschi checks it well.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Pauschi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pauschi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pauschi blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Pauschi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pauschi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pauschi looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pauschi counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Pauschi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab from Pauschi.
Pauschi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pauschi swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pauschi throws a poor cross that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, Manny Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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