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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Brolin (ranked 3460 p4p, 3637 weight class) and Tobey Heelan (ranked 336 p4p, 347 weight class). Tobey Heelan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Josh Brolin's chin.
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Brolin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tobey Heelan!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Heelan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Heelan cracks Brolin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Heelan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brolin clinches with his opponent.
Heelan takes an elbow to the temple.
Heelan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brolin lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brolin.
Brolin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heelan backwards.
Heelan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brolin lands a body punch.
Heelan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brolin cracks Heelan with a nice body shot.
Brolin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brolin lands a nice uppercut.
Brolin lands with a light punch inside.
Heelan lands a right hand.
Brolin digs a right hand into Heelan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heelan's gas tank.
Brolin tries to land a knee to the head but Heelan blocks with his arms.
Heelan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brolin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heelan throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heelan.
Brolin misses with an elbow strike.
Brolin tries to land a knee to the head but Heelan blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heelan swings wildly with an uppercut but Brolin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brolin looking to throw knees to the head but Heelan is blocking nicely.
Brolin lands with a left to the head.
Brolin lands with a right to the head.
Heelan misses with some punches.
Brolin misses with a body punch.
Heelan blocks an elbow strike.
Heelan throws a head punch that misses.
Brolin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heelan.
Heelan's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Heelan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brolin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heelan backwards.
Heelan managing to block the knees to the body from Brolin.
Brolin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heelan backwards.
Brolin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brolin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Brolin.
Brolin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heelan throws a punch but it's blocked by Brolin.
Brolin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Brolin.
A nice left hand lands by Brolin.
Brolin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Brolin.
Brolin throws an elbow that misses.
Brolin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brolin.
Heelan working aggressively here.
Brolin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heelan.
Heelan throws a head punch that misses.
Brolin scores with a shot to the side of Heelan's head.
Brolin blocking some punches.
Brolin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brolin lands with a left to the head.
Brolin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brolin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heelan backwards.
Brolin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brolin lands a nice elbow.
Heelan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Heelan.
Brolin scores with a shoulder strike.
Brolin blocking some punches.
Brolin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Heelan fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brolin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heelan's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Heelan fails to land.
Brolin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Brolin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brolin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brolin.
Brolin lands a right hand.
Brolin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good body shot from Brolin.
Brolin tries to land knees in the clinch but Heelan avoids the damage to the body.
Heelan lands with a light punch inside.
Brolin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heelan backwards.
Brolin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heelan throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brolin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brolin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heelan.
Brolin lands a hook that snaps the head of Heelan backwards.
Brolin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brolin misses with a punch on the inside.
Heelan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brolin throws a punch but it's blocked by Heelan.
Heelan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brolin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heelan.
A head punch on the inside from Brolin fails to land.
Heelan avoiding damage as Brolin throws knees to the body.
Heelan managing to block the knees to the body from Brolin.
Brolin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brolin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heelan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heelan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brolin presses Heelan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heelan.
Heelan throws a punch but it's blocked by Brolin.
Brolin misses with a knee to the head.
Brolin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heelan misses with a punch on the inside.
Brolin blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heelan takes a shot to the head.
Brolin misses with a knee to the head.
Brolin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heelan has a couple of punches blocked by Brolin.
Heelan has a couple of punches blocked by Brolin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Brolin 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.
Brolin wants to clinch.
Brolin tries to clinch there but Heelan circles away.
Brolin avoids the body shot from Heelan.
Heelan scores with a decent looking hook.
Heelan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brolin takes one to the side of the head.
Brolin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brolin moves in looking to clinch but Heelan pushes him off.
Josh Brolin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heelan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heelan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heelan lands a right hook to the body.
Heelan lands with a nice body punch.
Heelan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brolin has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brolin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heelan blocks it with crossed arms.
Brolin swings wildly with an uppercut but Heelan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heelan swings wildly with an uppercut but Brolin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brolin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heelan misses with some punches.
Brolin lands with a left to the head.
Brolin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heelan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brolin lands an uppercut.
Heelan takes a shot to the head.
Brolin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heelan can do to turn this around?
Brolin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brolin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brolin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brolin lands a nice uppercut.
Brolin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heelan.
Brolin misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Heelan on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brolin.
Brolin blocking some punches.
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!
Brolin misses with a punch to the body.
Brolin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brolin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heelan lands an uppercut.
Brolin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heelan blocks a body shot from Brolin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heelan blocking some punches.
Heelan misses with some punches.
Josh Brolin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brolin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heelan backwards.
Brolin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heelan throws a head punch that misses.
Brolin misses with a punch to the body.
Heelan misses with the head strike.
Heelan throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brolin.
Brolin blocking some punches.
Brolin lands with a right to the head.
Brolin tries to land knees in the clinch but Heelan avoids the damage to the body.
Brolin looking to throw knees to the head but Heelan is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brolin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brolin lands a right hand.
Brolin lands a shot to the body.
Heelan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brolin working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heelan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brolin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heelan misses with the head strike.
Brolin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brolin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brolin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heelan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brolin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heelan's elbow.
Brolin lands an uppercut.
Heelan blocks a body shot from Brolin.
Brolin blocking some punches.
Brolin working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brolin.
Brolin misses with the head strike.
Brolin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Heelan fails to land.
Brolin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heelan is defending well for now.
Brolin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heelan.
Brolin blocking some punches.
Brolin lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heelan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Brolin.
Heelan misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heelan throws a head punch that misses.
Brolin lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Heelan fails to land.
Heelan misses with the head strike.
Brolin tries to land a knee to the head but Heelan blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heelan.
Brolin blocking some punches.
Heelan blocks the elbow strike.
Heelan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heelan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heelan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brolin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Heelan fails to land.
Heelan swings wildly with an uppercut but Brolin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brolin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heelan backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heelan swings wildly with an uppercut but Brolin uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brolin throws an elbow but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Brolin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Brolin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Heelan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tobey Heelan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brolin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heelan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brolin doesn't seem bothered though.
Heelan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brolin.
Brolin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Heelan. Those never looked like landing.
Brolin clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Brolin.
Brolin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heelans head.
Heelan misses with a punch on the inside.
Heelan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heelan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brolin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heelan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heelan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brolin trying to land knees to the body.
Brolin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heelan working aggressively here.
Brolin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heelan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brolin blocks an uppercut.
Brolin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brolin misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heelan.
Brolin blocking some punches.
Brolin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brolin throws an elbow but misses.
Brolin lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brolin.
Brolin blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Brolin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brolin lands with a right to the head.
Brolin looking to throw knees to the head but Heelan is blocking nicely.
Brolin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brolin misses with a body punch.
Heelan swings wildly with an uppercut but Brolin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brolin misses with a knee strike.
Heelan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brolin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brolin throws a punch but it's blocked by Heelan.
Tobey Heelan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brolin swings wildly with an uppercut but Heelan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heelan swings wildly with an uppercut but Brolin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brolin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heelan swings wildly with an uppercut but Brolin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brolin has a couple of punches blocked by Heelan.
Brolin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brolin blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brolin.
A head punch on the inside from Heelan fails to land.
Brolin working aggressively here.
Heelan blocks an uppercut.
Brolin blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brolin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heelan's brow.
Brolin misses with an elbow over the top.
Heelan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heelan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Brolin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brolin presses Heelan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Brolin fails to land.
Heelan throws a head punch that misses.
Heelan working aggressively here.
Heelan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brolin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brolin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heelan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Brolin.
Heelan has a couple of punches blocked by Brolin.
Heelan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brolin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heelan.
Brolin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Heelan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brolin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heelans head.
Heelan misses with the head strike.
Heelan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heelan misses with a punch on the inside.
Brolin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heelan has a couple of punches blocked by Brolin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brolin blocking some punches.
Brolin misses with an elbow over the top.
Brolin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Heelan fails to land.
Brolin lands a nice uppercut.
Brolin lands with a right to the head.
Heelan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Brolin.
Heelan managing to block the knees to the body from Brolin.
Heelan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brolin blocking some punches.
Heelan misses with a punch on the inside.
Brolin looking to throw knees to the head but Heelan is blocking nicely.
Heelan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heelan misses with some punches.
Brolin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heelan's face.
Brolin blocking some punches.
Heelan swings wildly with an uppercut but Brolin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Josh Brolin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brolin lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Brolin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brolin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Josh Brolin!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Josh Brolin!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Josh Brolin!
Josh Brolin wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Josh Brolin, 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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