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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Johnson (ranked 370 p4p, 353 weight class) and Milo Andrianakis (ranked 58 p4p, 55 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, On The Run . Andrianakis has chosen The Andy Milonakis Theme Song as his entrance music. Milo Andrianakis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
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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 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Andrianakis!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrianakis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Andrianakis manages to avoid it.
Andrianakis tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson is looking to counter with a body kick.
A jab from Andrianakis finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Andrianakis scores with a nice strike.
Andrianakis rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SYDNEY ELITE GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Andrianakis seems unphased.
Andrianakis clinches with his opponent.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Andrianakis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Andrianakis lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Andrianakis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrianakis lands a body shot.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Andrianakis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andrianakis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Andrianakis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andrianakis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrianakis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianakis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Andrianakis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andrianakis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Andrianakis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch combination from Andrianakis misses.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Andrianakis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Andrianakis misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andrianakis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Andrianakis jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson moves forwards but Andrianakis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Andrianakis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Andrianakis throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Andrianakis. Andrianakis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Andrianakis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Andrianakis is looking to clinch.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Andrianakis moves his leg out of the way.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Andrianakis's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrianakis. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andrianakis avoids the head kick by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Andrianakis misses with an uppercut.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrianakis. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andrianakis's head.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Andrianakis. That did some damage!
Andrianakis checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Andrianakis checks it.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Andrianakis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrianakis throws out the jab.
Andrianakis jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Andrianakis misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Andrianakis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Andrianakis misses with a looping right.
Johnson defending well as Andrianakis loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Andrianakis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Andrianakis's sensitive parts.
Andrianakis scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrianakis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Andrianakis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrianakis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Andrianakis takes the fight into the clinch.
Andrianakis misses with the head strike.
Andrianakis lands a left hand.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andrianakis can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Andrianakis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Andrianakis misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Andrianakis won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
A body shot lands from Andrianakis.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andrianakis lands an uppercut.
Andrianakis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Milo Andrianakis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Andrianakis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Andrianakis throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Andrianakis. That did some damage!
Andrianakis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andrianakis misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Andrianakis with a hook.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Andrianakis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andrianakis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Andrianakis is out of range.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andrianakis.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Andrianakis takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrianakis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andrianakis.
Andrianakis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andrianakis doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrianakis misses the target.
Johnson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnson defending well as Andrianakis loads up on a big left hand.
Andrianakis cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andrianakis.
Manny Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Andrianakis throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Andrianakis misses.
Johnson slips a straight right by Andrianakis.
Andrianakis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Andrianakis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
A big left from Andrianakis misses.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Andrianakis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Andrianakis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Andrianakis's front leg but catches the back leg as Andrianakis tries to avoid it.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Andrianakis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Andrianakis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Andrianakis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Johnson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Andrianakis can turn it around.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Andrianakis to keep the fight standing.
Andrianakis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Andrianakis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andrianakis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Milo Andrianakis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Andrianakis on the side of the head.
Andrianakis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Andrianakis throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Andrianakis knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Andrianakis misses with a body shot.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Andrianakis.
Andrianakis throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson throws the left hand but Andrianakis avoids the punch easily.
Andrianakis slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Andrianakis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Andrianakis moved out of range nicely.
Andrianakis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Andrianakis throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andrianakis tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Sloppy strikes from Andrianakis. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrianakis moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Andrianakis throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Andrianakis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Andrianakis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Andrianakis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Andrianakis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Andrianakis loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Andrianakis misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Manny Johnson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnson misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Andrianakis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Andrianakis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson defending well as Andrianakis loads up on a big left hand.
Andrianakis misses with a straight right.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Andrianakis misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrianakis throws out the jab.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andrianakis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrianakis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson wants to slow Andrianakis down by chopping away at his legs.
Andrianakis misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips under a jab from Andrianakis.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Andrianakis had a free shot at his head there.
Andrianakis missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Andrianakis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson with a hook.
Andrianakis tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andrianakis.
Johnson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Andrianakis misses with a looping right.
Andrianakis looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andrianakis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Andrianakis thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrianakis misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Andrianakis throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Andrianakis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Andrianakis moves out of range of the strikes.
Andrianakis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Andrianakis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andrianakis misses with a looping left.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Andrianakis jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Andrianakis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andrianakis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Andrianakis throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Andrianakis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Andrianakis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Andrianakis throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Johnson feints and then cracks Andrianakis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andrianakis down.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Andrianakis's sensitive parts.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Andrianakis off balance momentarily.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Andrianakis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Andrianakis looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Andrianakis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrianakis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson slips a straight right by Andrianakis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrianakis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrianakis moves away.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Andrianakis.
Johnson throws a hook but Andrianakis avoids it easily.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Andrianakis misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Andrianakis takes one to the chin there.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Andrianakis didn't see that one coming.
Andrianakis jabs at Johnson's body.
Andrianakis takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Andrianakis misses.
Johnson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Andrianakis throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manny Johnson.
I think Johnson 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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