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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Brophy (ranked 2227 p4p, 2151 weight class) and Mark Steve (ranked 297 p4p, 288 weight class). Brophy comes to the ring accompanied by Last Caress - Metallica. The crowd seem to be enjoying Steve's choice of entrance music: Its a fine day to whoop somebodies ass. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Steve!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy misses with a body kick.
Brophy misses with a lunging right hand
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Brophy misses the target.
Steve flicks out a counter leg kick but Brophy steps away.
Brophy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steve bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Steve takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Donk. Steve catches Brophy right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve lands an overhand right.
Steve tried to score with a low kick but Brophy checks it.
Steve throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve misses with a lunging right hand
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brophy feints and then cracks Steve's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steve down.
Steve bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Steve with a nice calf kick.
Steve lands with a good body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steve.
Steve scores with a jab to the body.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Steve drives through and clinches with Brophy against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Steve.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brophy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steve or not.
Steve scores with a shoulder strike.
Brophy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steve is defending well for now.
Steve looking to throw knees to the head but Brophy is blocking nicely.
Brophy blocking some punches.
Brophy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steve lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steve lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve scores with a hook to the body.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
Steve breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Brophy counters with a quick kick to the body but Steve blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Steve dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Steve takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Brophy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brophy walks into a straight right hand from Steve.
Steve works Brophy's body with a nice hook.
Steve has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Steve has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brophy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Steve can turn it around.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve trying to land knees to the body.
Brophy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve avoids the body shot from Brophy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steve has Brophy up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve avoiding damage as Brophy throws knees to the body.
Brophy misses with an elbow strike.
Brophy manages to break the clinch.
Steve with a jab.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve drives through and clinches with Brophy against the ropes.
Steve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steve closes the distance but Brophy moves to the side
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
Steve scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steve misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve moves into the clinch successfully.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve manages to break the clinch.
Brophy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steve cracks Brophy with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Brophy get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Brophy looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steve swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brophy looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Brophy thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Steve takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brophy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steve 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 Brophy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brophy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Steve throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brophy counters with a body kick that stops Steve in his tracks momentarily.
Steve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steve staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Steve releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brophy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steve.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Steve drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Steve.
A quick step to the side and Brophy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brophy throws out a loose jab but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Brophy.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Brophy slips under a jab from Steve.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brophy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brophy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steve slips under a jab.
Brophy looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Steve steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve moves out of range of the body kick.
Brophy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brophy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brophy throws a body kick that misses.
As Brophy backs off Steve throws a huge counter combo but Brophy manages to avoid it all.
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!
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Steve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steve only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brophy connects with a leg kick.
Brophy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brophy misses with a double jab
letting Steve counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Brophy clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brophy lands an overhand right.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve lands with a hook. Brophy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steve clinches with his opponent.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy trying to land knees to the body.
Mark Steve seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Brophy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steve.
Brophy breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve feints and then cracks Brophy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brophy down.
Steve darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steve throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a looping right.
Brophy blocks the body kick.
Steve lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steve rushes Brophy and presses him up against the ropes.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Steve blocks an elbow strike.
Brophy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steves head.
Steve prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Brophy prevents a body shot from Steve.
Steve manages to break the clinch.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
A quick step to the side and Brophy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve cracks Brophy with a good jab.
Steve tries to clinch up.
A jab from Brophy misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Brophy misses.
Steve throws out a counter right but Brophy avoids it with no problem.
Brophy circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mark Steve will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Brophy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Steve moves out of range as Brophy throws a body kick.
John Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Steve is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brophy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brophy throws the left hand but Steve avoids the punch easily.
Steve looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steve looks to throw a body kick
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mark Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Steve does it's job there.
Steve rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Steve looks to clinch
and Brophy counters with a beautiful hook that drops Steve to the mat! Will Steve be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Brophy to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Steve is up. He looks OK to continue.
Steve is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Steve is still on wobbly legs! Can Brophy finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve tries a low kick but Brophy avoids it.
Steve seems to have recovered his senses.
Steve slips a straight right by Brophy.
Steve flicks out a counter leg kick but Brophy steps away.
Brophy throws a big shot that misses.
Steve listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brophy misses with a right hand
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steve closes the distance and clinches.
Brophy scores with a shot to the side of Steve's head.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Brophy is trying to force a seperation but Steve has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Brophy staying out of range there.
Steve lands a glancing blow to the side of Brophy's head.
Brophy misses with an uppercut
and Steve counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brophy thinking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brophy.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Brophy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steve 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 46:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Steve!
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