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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavi D Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Cruz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: mama said knock you out. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Brophy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavi D Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
D Cruz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brophy.
D Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Brophy ducks down to avoid it.
Brophy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A clash of legs there as D Cruz blocks the low kick.
D Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
D Cruz throws a series of punches but Brophy avoids them all with ease.
D Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
D Cruz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
D Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Brophy misses with a jab, cross combination.
D Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
D Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brophy counters with a two punch combo.
Brophy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
D Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brophy counters with a left and a right that stings D Cruz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
D Cruz misses the shot to the body.
D Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Brophy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
D Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brophy on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
D Cruz misses with an uppercut.
D Cruz checks a low kick from Brophy.
D Cruz lands an overhand right.
D Cruz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brophy.
A lazy left from D Cruz finds it's target.
D Cruz lands an overhand right.
D Cruz looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
D Cruz misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
D Cruz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
D Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sean Brophy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brophy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
D Cruz misses with a straight right.
D Cruz blocks a leg kick.
D Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
D Cruz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brophy sprawls well initially but D Cruz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
D Cruz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz throws a strike but Brophy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
D Cruz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brophy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes D Cruz off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
D Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
D Cruz tries to clinch up but Brophy circles away and keeps his distance.
D Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by D Cruz there.
Brophy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
D Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by D Cruz.
Brophy throws a series of punches but D Cruz avoids them all with ease.
D Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brophy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from D Cruz.
Brophy moves out of range as D Cruz strikes.
Brophy walks into a straight right hand from D Cruz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
D Cruz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and D Cruz duly obliges.
Brophy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz misses with a combination
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brophy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from D Cruz.
D Cruz misses with a looping left.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from D Cruz.
D Cruz moves out of range as Brophy throws a body kick.
Brophy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but D Cruz manages to avoid it.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
D Cruz moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
D Cruz throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from D Cruz.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D Cruz moves away.
D Cruz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brophy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
D Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Brophy misses.
D Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
D Cruz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brophy slips a jab and a cross from D Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brophy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A left and a right from Brophy both land. Nice combination.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but D Cruz moved out of range.
D Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
D Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
D Cruz tries to clinch up.
A right-left combo lands from D Cruz.
Brophy lands a nice looking body shot.
D Cruz checks the leg kick nicely there.
D Cruz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
D Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Brophy.
D Cruz throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
D Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brophy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
D Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brophy throws out the jab.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Brophy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brophy throws a right and a left that both miss.
D Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
D Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Brophy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fighters circling - D Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
D Cruz throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
D Cruz misses with a looping right.
Brophy slips under a jab from D Cruz.
Brophy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brophy moves out of range as D Cruz strikes.
Brophy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
D Cruz stuns Brophy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brophy misses with a double jab.
D Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
D Cruz tries to clinch but Brophy is having none of it.
D Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from D Cruz.
Good standup being displayed there by Brophy as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brophy misses with a low kick.
D Cruz digs a good hook to Brophy's body.
Brophy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brophy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brophy avoids the body shot from D Cruz.
Brophy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brophy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
D Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brophy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
D Cruz throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from D Cruz misses its intended target.
Brophy misses with a double jab
and D Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brophy slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy slips under a jab.
D Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sean Brophy is winning the standup battle so far.
D Cruz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
D Cruz throws a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a one-two to the body.
Brophy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Brophy.
D Cruz swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
D Cruz misses with a double jab
and Brophy counters with a nice leg kick.
Brophy misses with a double jab.
Brophy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brophy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Brophy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sean Brophy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brophy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
D Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brophy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
D Cruz misses with a straight left.
D Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
D Cruz throws a right hand that Brophy ducks under and follows up with a left that Brophy also avoids with ease.
Brophy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
D Cruz looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
A jab lands there for D Cruz.
D Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Brophy's head.
D Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Cruz missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
D Cruz misses with a combination
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
D Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
D Cruz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
D Cruz sizes up Brophy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
D Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
D Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
Brophy misses with a series of wild punches.
D Cruz misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from D Cruz.
D Cruz missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
D Cruz sizes up Brophy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brophy throws a right and a left that D Cruz avoids nicely.
Brophy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by D Cruz.
D Cruz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Brophy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brophy looks to land a combination but D Cruz avoids it well.
D Cruz cracks Brophy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Xavi D Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy slips a straight right by D Cruz.
Brophy thows a left - swing and a miss!
D Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
D Cruz connects with a looping right hand.
D Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brophy counters with an outside leg kick.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
D Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brophy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
D Cruz jabs at Brophy's body.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from D Cruz.
D Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
D Cruz looks to land a combination but Brophy avoids it well.
D Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by D Cruz.
D Cruz scores with a hook.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from D Cruz.
D Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy scores with a punch to the head.
Brophy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt D Cruz.
D Cruz looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Brophy throws a nice looking combination but D Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
D Cruz has Brophy up against the cage in a clinch.
D Cruz keeps control of Brophy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
D Cruz breaks from the clinch.
D Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brophy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from D Cruz.
D Cruz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
D Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brophy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
D Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brophy works over D Cruz's head and body with a nice combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! D Cruz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brophy - the referee stops the clock and D Cruz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brophy. D Cruz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
D Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brophy lands with a thumping leg kick.
D Cruz looks to land a combination. Brophy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brophy misses with a two punch combination.
D Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
D Cruz throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
D Cruz throws a series of punches but Brophy moves out of range.
D Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brophy.
D Cruz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
D Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brophy counters with a three punch combo that has D Cruz backing up. D Cruz nods at Brophy to acknowledge the strikes.
D Cruz throws a right hand that Brophy ducks under and follows up with a left that Brophy also avoids with ease.
Good shot there by D Cruz.
D Cruz misses with the combination.
D Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brophy circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz digs a good hook to Brophy's body.
D Cruz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brophy wants to slow D Cruz down by chopping away at his legs.
D Cruz missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
D Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but D Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from D Cruz.
D Cruz misses with a looping right.
Brophy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brophy scores with a three punch combo!
D Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brophy moves away from the strike by D Cruz.
D Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brophy on the side of the head.
Brophy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from D Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for D Cruz.
D Cruz lands with a hook. Brophy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
D Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
D Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A right-left combo lands from Brophy.
Brophy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice cross by D Cruz.
D Cruz misses with a double jab.
Nice jab there from D Cruz.
Brophy looks to throw the jab but D Cruz is out of range.
D Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brophy moves out of range as D Cruz strikes.
Brophy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
D Cruz swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Brophy clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
D Cruz avoids a kick to the body.
Brophy moves away from the strike by D Cruz.
D Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Brophy in a clinch.
D Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Brophy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Brophy misses.
Brophy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. D Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
D Cruz scores with a one two! Brophy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
D Cruz scores with a three punch combo!
D Cruz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
D Cruz swinging wildly here.
D Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brophy.
D Cruz misses with a double jab.
D Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brophy misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy walks into a jab.
D Cruz lands with an uppercut that bounces Brophy off the cage and back into rage.
D Cruz misses with a straight left.
D Cruz looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
A jab from D Cruz misses.
D Cruz misses with a looping left.
D Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brophy slips under a jab from D Cruz.
D Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
D Cruz throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for D Cruz. That snapped Brophy's head back.
A big left from D Cruz misses.
Brophy throws the kick towards the body but D Cruz avoids it.
D Cruz tries to clinch there but Brophy circles away.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
D Cruz throws a right hand that Brophy ducks under and follows up with a left that Brophy also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
D Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
D Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
D Cruz is looking to clinch but Brophy is avoiding it.
D Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
D Cruz thuds his right hand into Brophy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
D Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for D Cruz.
D Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brophy counters with a series of strikes. D Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
D Cruz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
D Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from D Cruz.
Brophy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. D Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brophy punishes D Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy dodges the punch combination from D Cruz.
D Cruz throws a sloppy body shot
and Brophy counters with a nice low kick that buckles D Cruz's knee momentarily.
Brophy takes one to the chin there.
Brophy lands a nice leg kick that just misses D Cruz's sensitive parts.
D Cruz misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brophy.
Brophy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
D Cruz defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
Brophy scores with the left hand. D Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
D Cruz misses the jab.
D Cruz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
D Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
D Cruz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
D Cruz misses with a straight right.
D Cruz defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
D Cruz throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and D Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
D Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
D Cruz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brophy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from D Cruz lands.
Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from D Cruz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brophy. D Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from D Cruz.
Brophy slips under a jab.
D Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brophy counters with a nice body kick.
D Cruz throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
D Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brophy.
D Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Brophy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Brophy had his way with Xavi D Cruz in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brophy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brophy.
D Cruz connects with the punch.
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. D Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Brophy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that D Cruz can do to turn this around?
Brophy avoids the body shot from D Cruz.
D Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brophy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on D Cruz. That did some damage!
Brophy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. D Cruz moves away and avoids it.
D Cruz slips a straight right by Brophy.
D Cruz looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Brophy misses with a series of wild punches.
D Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Brophy lunges at D Cruz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by D Cruz's hand.
D Cruz takes one to the chin there.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jab from D Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from D Cruz.
D Cruz looks to land a combination but Brophy avoids it well.
Brophy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
D Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Brophy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
D Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brophy circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by D Cruz.
Brophy drops his hands momentarily and D Cruz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
D Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
D Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Brophy's head.
D Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
D Cruz throws a jab when Brophy was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from D Cruz.
The fighters circling - D Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice shot by D Cruz.
Brophy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brophy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by D Cruz.
Brophy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brophy misses with a two punch combination.
D Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
D Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Brophy ducks down to avoid it.
D Cruz lands with a straight right. Brophy didn't see that one coming.
Brophy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
D Cruz throws a combination that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Brophy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from D Cruz.
Brophy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and D Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from D Cruz finds it's way through Brophy's defenses.
D Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brophy moves away from the strike by D Cruz.
Nice shot by D Cruz.
D Cruz thuds his right hand into Brophy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
D Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
D Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brophy slips a jab and a cross from D Cruz.
Brophy misses with an uppercut.
D Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brophy.
D Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
D Cruz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sean Brophy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a nice looking body kick.
D Cruz stuns Brophy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from D Cruz.
D Cruz staying out of range there.
Xavi D Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brophy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Cruz.
D Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brophy connects with a high kick.
Brophy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
D Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
D Cruz moves out of range as Brophy throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - D Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
D Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Brophy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brophy, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Brophy!
Sean Brophy retains his welterweight title!
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S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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