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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Help Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Broph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Out comes to the cage accompanied by Remember my NAME!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Help Out!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Craig Broph!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broph misses with a hook. Out ducked under it nicely.
Out moves out of range of the strikes.
Out scoring well with a low kick there.
Broph takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Broph throws a hook but Out avoids it easily.
Out showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Broph.
Broph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Out was well out of range. Poor timing from Broph.
Out is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Broph.
Out lands a head kick!
It looks like Craig Broph has been cut.
Broph fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Out throws a leg kick but Broph sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Out misses with a kick to the body.
Out moves into range and clinches up with Broph.
Broph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Out tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Help Out is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Broph.
Out tries a head kick but it misses.
Broph thows a body shot but no joy.
Out throws a chopping leg kick but Broph manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Broph moves out of range as Out throws a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Broph.
Out takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab lands there for Broph.
Out misses with an attempted mid kick.
Broph misses with a hook.
Broph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Broph throws the kick towards the body but Out avoids it.
Broph misses with a low kick.
Out uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Broph.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broph just misses with a punch to the body.
Out throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Out rushes Broph and presses him up against the cage.
Out is trying to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Out pressing his opponent against the cage.
Broph is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Out is defending well.
Out crunches a lovely knee into Broph's ribcage.
Out pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Broph works over Out with some ground and pound from guard.
Out avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Out is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Broph trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out looking to hit a scissor sweep but Broph is one step ahead there.
Broph throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Out works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Out escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Broph gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Broph thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Out is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Broph throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Broph content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Broph chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out keeping moving, preventing Broph from controlling successfully.
Broph has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Out is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Broph is aware though and is defending well.
Out is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Out seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Broph does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Out seems to be looking for submissions.
Out is looking to advance position but Broph won't allow it.
Broph avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Out wants to pass the guard but Broph is defending well.
Broph makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Help Out will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Craig Broph's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Broph lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Broph.
Broph throws a quick inside leg kick.
Out is looking to score with low kicks.
Broph clobbers Out with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Some bone on bone action there as Out checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Broph tries to work over Out's front leg with a kick but Out checks it.
Out throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Broph throws a jab when Out was well out of range.
Help Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broph lands with a shot to the body.
Out throws a push kick but Broph slaps the foot to one side.
Out connects with a solid leg kick.
Out misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Out.
Broph misses with a looping right.
Broph throws the left hand but Out avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Out.
Out fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Out tries to close the distance and clinch but Broph swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Craig Broph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Out scores with a jab to the jaw.
Broph connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Out. That's going to slow Broph down.
Out checks a leg kick nicely.
Out lands with a kick to the ribs.
Broph throws a head kick that misses.
Broph misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Broph has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Out.
Broph throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Out takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Out pivots, looking for a leg kick but Broph is out of range and Out settles back down.
Broph misses with a series of wild punches.
Broph throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Broph circles away from the clinch attempt.
Broph blocks a head kick by Out.
Broph throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Out checks a leg kick.
Out doesn't manage to clinch there - Broph circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Out.
Out connects with a body shot that sends Broph's belly button to the back.
A head kick misses from Out.
Broph misses with an uppercut. Out saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Broph.
Broph lands with a straight right. Out didn't see that one coming.
Out misses with a body shot.
Out moves out of range of the body kick from Broph.
Out uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Broph.
Out fails with an attempt to clinch.
Out leaves Broph with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Broph dodges the punch combination from Out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broph moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Out is looking to clinch but Broph is avoiding it.
Out stuffs the takedown attempt from Broph. Broph gets slowly back to his feet.
Help Out has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Broph.
Out misses with a body kick.
Out misses with a low kick as Broph jumps back.
Broph slips a straight right by Out.
Broph missing with a left hand there. Out was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Out throws a wild body kick that Broph sees coming a mile off.
Some bone on bone action there as Broph checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Broph. Out does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Craig Broph will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Craig Broph's cut.
That's time! Out's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Out tries to clinch there but Broph circles away.
Out tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Broph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Out.
Out is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Broph will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Out lands with a slapping head kick.
Broph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Out moves away.
Out avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Broph misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Broph blocks the leg kick.
Out lands with a kick to the temple. Broph shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Broph throws a low kick but it's checked well by Out.
Broph swats away the attempt to clinch by Out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Out doesn't manage to clinch there - Broph circles away.
Out misses with a body shot.
Broph scores with a leg kick.
Broph lands a nice looking body shot.
Out ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Out pivots, looking for a leg kick but Broph is out of range and Out settles back down.
Out tries a head kick but it misses.
Out tries to close the distance and clinch up but Broph swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Out uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Broph.
Out misses with a kick to the body
and Broph counters with a nice uppercut.
Broph circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Broph.
A bone on bone clash there as Broph blocks the leg kick.
Out rushes Broph and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Out lands with a right to the head.
Out swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Out working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Broph tries to break free but Out pushes him back against the cage.
Broph wants to take the fight to the mat but Out manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Out gets underhooks to prevent Broph's takedown attempt.
Out misses with an elbow over the top.
Out is trying to drag Broph to the mat but Broph just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Out lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Out lands a hook to the side of the head.
Out tries a knee to the head but Broph blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Broph.
Help Out has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Broph.
Out gets underhooks to prevent Broph's takedown attempt.
Broph takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Out pushes Broph back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Out misses with an elbow over the top.
Out lands a left hand that snaps the head of Broph backwards.
Broph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Out lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Broph.
Out misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
Out trying to land knees to the body.
Out lands with a short shot to the head.
Broph is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Out gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Out scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Broph tries to break the clinch but Out is controlling the position.
Broph tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Out lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Out.
Out tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Broph avoids it.
Broph has Out pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Out manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Out is stalling here.
Broph fails to pull guard.
Broph is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Out pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Out pushes Broph back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Out is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Out is pushing Broph up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Out is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Broph takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Help Out clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Broph's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Out throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Broph just misses with a punch to the body.
Broph takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Out cracks Broph with an open hand slap.
Out dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Broph. That did some damage!
Out throws a leg kick which misses Broph's front leg but catches the back leg as Broph tries to avoid it.
Out throws a leg kick which misses Broph's front leg but catches the back leg as Broph tries to avoid it.
Out wants to clinch.
Out pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Out lands a nice leg kick that just misses Broph's sensitive parts.
Out explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Broph is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Out cracks the inside of Broph's front leg.
Out throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Out.
Out misses with a head kick.
Broph misses with a lunging right hand
and Out counters with a big head kick but Broph shrugs it off.
A punch combination from Broph misses.
A solid body kick from Out.
Out throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Broph's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Broph takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Out lets loose with a powerful body kick. Broph will feel that in the morning.
Broph tries to keep at a distance but Out has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brophs head.
Out is leaning against Broph and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Broph tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Out smiles and moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Out.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Out.
Broph keeps the fight on the outside.
Broph throws a leg kick but Out checks it.
A head kick misses from Out.
A chopping leg kick lands by Out.
Broph slips under a jab from Out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out lands a nice shot to the body.
Out tries to clinch up but Broph circles away and keeps his distance.
Out moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Broph throws out a loose jab but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
Broph closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Out fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Broph looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Out thuds his shin into the meat of Broph's side.
Out takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Out uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Broph.
Broph throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Broph takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Broph misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Out is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Broph is keeping busy.
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!
Broph blocks a body shot from Out.
Out tries to throw a body punch but Broph avoids it by throwing Out back against the cage.
Broph wants to break the clinch but can't.
Out lands a hook that snaps the head of Broph backwards.
Broph changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Out fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Broph swats away the attempt to clinch by Out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Out connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Out throws a sloppy head kick and Broph moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Help Out had his way with Craig Broph in that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Broph's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Out tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Out.
Broph fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Out looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Broph misses with a wild body shot.
Broph fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Broph blocks a head kick by Out.
Out throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Out slaps away a takedown attempt from Broph, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A low kick from Out misses
and Broph counters with a slapping leg kick.
Out tries a low kick but Broph avoids it.
Broph is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Out throws a leg kick which misses Broph's front leg but catches the back leg as Broph tries to avoid it.
Out lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out misses with a wild body shot.
Out has closed the distance and engaged Broph in a clinch.
Broph drops down looking for an ankle pick but Out pulls his leg out and moves away.
Help Out has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Broph.
Out pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Out scores with a head kick. Broph tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Out lands an overhand right.
Out slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Out feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Broph's calf.
Broph lands with an overhand left.
Broph misses with a straight right.
Craig Broph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broph on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Broph throws an off balance right hand
and Out cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Out looks to land a combination but Broph avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Out. Broph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Out misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Out tries to close the distance and clinch up but Broph swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Broph throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Out was covering up waiting for the punch and Broph finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Out looking to control.
Out has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Broph is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Out.
Broph working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out is not content to let Broph control the position.
Broph is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Out knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Out's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Broph throws a strike aimed at the side of Out's head but Out avoids it well.
Broph lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Broph's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Out works his way to full guard. Good work.
Out is looking to stand up but Broph isn't so interested in that idea.
Out is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Out throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Broph trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Broph pushes down on Out's leg and manages to get into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out wants to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Broph takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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 Help Out.
I think Out 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Help Out!
Help Out retains his middleweight title!
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