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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leluta Holmdona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant Brophy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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282 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leluta Holmdona!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmdona comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holmdona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brophy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holmdona at a distance.
Holmdona loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Holmdona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Brophy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brophy throws a big shot that misses.
Holmdona takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holmdona gets tackled into the cage by Brophy. Brophy maintains the clinch.
Brophy scores with a hook to the body.
Brophy lands a nice shot to the body.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Brophy stalls.
Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmdona throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
Brophy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Holmdona misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmdona was well out of range. Poor timing from Brophy.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holmdona went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brophy connects with a looping right hand.
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmdona swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Holmdona avoids the body shot from Brophy.
Brophy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. Holmdona moves away and avoids it.
Brophy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmdona.
Grant Brophy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmdona gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Holmdona lands a body shot.
Holmdona misses with a body shot
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holmdona looks to land a combination but Brophy avoids it well.
Brophy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holmdona.
Brophy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmdona throws a series of strikes that have Brophy backpedaling.
It looks like Grant Brophy has been cut.
Holmdona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a body punch but Holmdona moves out of range.
Holmdona looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Holmdona was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brophy.
A slow jab from Holmdona misses its intended target.
Holmdona loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Holmdona swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holmdona tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmdona fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brophy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Holmdona misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holmdona cracks Brophy with an open hand slap.
Brophy clobbers Holmdona with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Holmdona misses the target.
Holmdona on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brophy with a jab.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Holmdona misses with a straight right.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Holmdona lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmdona throws a looping overhand right but Brophy ducks down to avoid it.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Holmdona.
Brophy misses with a few strikes there.
Holmdona swings widly with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brophy missing with a left hand there. Holmdona was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holmdona looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holmdona throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
A big right from Holmdona misses.
Brophy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brophy misses with a body shot.
Brophy dips to his left and cracks Holmdona with an uppercut!
Holmdona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Holmdona.
Nice uppercut there from Brophy.
Brophy throws a body punch but Holmdona moves out of range.
Brophy works over Holmdona's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Leluta Holmdona has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmdona misses with the combination.
Brophy slips a straight right by Holmdona.
Brophy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brophy throws a sloppy body shot
and Holmdona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brophy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brophy misses with a body shot.
Brophy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Holmdona had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Holmdona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmdona misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holmdona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmdona.
Brophy's corner calls for a 1-2. Brophy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Holmdona takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brophy throws a body punch but Holmdona moves out of range.
Holmdona is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brophy. Holmdona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmdona throws a poor cross that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice body shot.
Holmdona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
A slow jab from Holmdona misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Brophy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brophy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmdona manages to avoid it.
Holmdona is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Brophy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Holmdona misses with a looping left.
Brophy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Holmdona with a body shot.
Holmdona scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Holmdona throws a jab when Brophy was well out of range.
Brophy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Holmdona momentarily.
A shot to the body from Holmdona misses
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
Holmdona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Brophy as he connects with a hook.
Holmdona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brophy.
Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brophy looks to land a left hand but Holmdona moved out of range nicely.
Brophy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holmdona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brophy.
Brophy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Brophy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy scores with a hook to the body. Holmdona takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Holmdona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brophy.
Holmdona is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Holmdona takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brophy misses the shot to the body.
Brophy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Holmdona.
Brophy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Holmdona rather than just go for the knockout.
Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmdona is just out of range.
Holmdona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holmdona thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Brophy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Holmdona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Holmdona throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. Holmdona moves away and avoids it.
Leluta Holmdona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmdona swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brophy throws the left hand but Holmdona avoids the punch easily.
Holmdona misses with a jab to the body
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holmdona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brophy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Holmdona.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmdona throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holmdona misses with a series of wild punches.
Holmdona just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmdona looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmdona moves away.
Brophy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brophy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holmdona misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Brophy misses.
A shot to the liver by Brophy. Beautiful body shot.
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmdona throws a big counter combination but Brophy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brophy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brophy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brophy. Holmdona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmdona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brophy misses with a hook. Holmdona ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmdona wants to clinch.
Brophy defending well as Holmdona loads up on a big left hand.
Holmdona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmdona scores with a punch to the head.
That has opened up Grant Brophy's cut even more.
A big left from Holmdona misses.
Holmdona misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holmdona has time to react.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holmdona throws out the jab.
Holmdona tries to bum rush Brophy with a series of wild strikes but Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmdona. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holmdona looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holmdona scores with a jab to the body.
Brophy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmdona was well out of range. Poor timing from Brophy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmdona moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Holmdona just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmdona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brophy tests Holmdona's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holmdona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brophy circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmdona throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
Brophy misses with a body shot.
Holmdona is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Holmdona takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Holmdona takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Holmdona avoids the body shot from Brophy.
Holmdona is looking to clinch but Brophy is avoiding it.
Brophy lands a head shot.
Brophy punishes Holmdona's body with a nice straight punch.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Holmdona jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmdona on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Brophy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holmdona.
Brophy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmdona.
Holmdona is looking to counter punch.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmdona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant Brophy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brophy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmdona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmdona throws a right hand that Brophy ducks under and follows up with a left that Brophy also avoids with ease.
Holmdona throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brophy.
A countering left hand to the body from Brophy misses.
Holmdona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy.
Brophy misses with a hook. Holmdona ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Holmdona misses.
Holmdona tests Brophy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy scores with a hook to the body. Holmdona takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Holmdona avoids the body shot from Brophy.
Holmdona throws a series of punches but Brophy avoids them all with ease.
Brophy throws a sloppy body shot
and Holmdona counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmdona misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holmdona.
Holmdona avoids the body shot from Brophy.
Holmdona swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy works Holmdona's body with a nice hook.
Holmdona throws a nice looking combination but Brophy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brophy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Brophy misses the target.
Holmdona throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but Holmdona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brophy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holmdona throwing a counter right hand but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Brophy with a jab.
Holmdona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brophy takes a swing at Holmdona's ribcage but misses.
Holmdona slips under a jab from Brophy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holmdona tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmdona misses with a looping right.
Holmdona wants to clinch up but Brophy keeps it at a distance.
Brophy lands with a shot to the body.
Holmdona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmdona.
Holmdona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brophy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmdona manages to avoid it.
Brophy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy drives through and clinches with Holmdona against the cage.
Brophy presses Holmdona against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brophy breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmdona. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Holmdona swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmdona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brophy.
Holmdona is looking to clinch.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brophy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brophy rushes Holmdona and presses him up against the cage.
Holmdona tries to break the clinch but Brophy is controlling the position.
Holmdona throws a head punch that misses.
Holmdona tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy lands a right hand.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmdona has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
Brophy stalling.
Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmdona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Holmdona, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmdona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy.
Holmdona takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Brophy misses.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Holmdona misses.
Brophy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmdona is just out of range.
Holmdona misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy looks to land a combination but Holmdona avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Holmdona misses its target.
Holmdona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmdona.
Holmdona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brophy clinches with his opponent.
Holmdona stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holmdona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Brophy really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brophy just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Holmdona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmdona.
Brophy throws a poor cross that misses
and Holmdona counters with a stiff right hand.
Holmdona tries to clinch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brophy walks into a stiff left hand from Holmdona.
Brophy swinging wildly here.
Holmdona just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmdona is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmdona connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brophy momentarily.
Holmdona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brophy.
Holmdona misses with a two punch combination.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holmdona throws out the jab.
Brophy looks to land a combination but Holmdona avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmdona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Brophy with a jab.
Holmdona throws a body shot but no joy.
Holmdona jabs at Brophy's body.
Holmdona misses the body punch
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
Brophy throws a body shot but no joy.
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmdona steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Brophy connects with a nice looking jab.
Brophy throws a series of punches but Holmdona moves out of range.
Holmdona fails to land with a series of punches.
Holmdona moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Holmdona throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmdona moves in looking to clinch but Brophy pushes him off.
Holmdona throws a right and a left that Brophy avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmdona misses with a straight left.
Brophy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmdona.
Holmdona loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Holmdona throws a right hand that Brophy ducks under and follows up with a left that Brophy also avoids with ease.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Holmdona misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
Brophy connects with a right hand. Holmdona shakes it off.
Nice shot by Brophy.
Holmdona misses with a wild combination.
Holmdona throws a body shot but no joy.
Brophy takes a swing at Holmdona's ribcage but misses.
Holmdona was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
Holmdona gets tackled into the cage by Brophy. Brophy maintains the clinch.
Holmdona misses with the head strike.
Brophy lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
Brophy lands a left hand.
Leluta Holmdona's cut is getting worse.
Holmdona wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Brophy.
Brophy lands a nice uppercut.
Brophy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holmdona tries to work over Brophy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Brophy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leluta Holmdona's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Brophy breaks from the clinch.
Holmdona steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Brophy lands.
Holmdona scores with a nice right hand.
Brophy throws a hook to the side of Holmdona's head but Holmdona sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmdona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmdona connects with a body shot.
Holmdona misses the shot to the body.
Holmdona showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brophy.
Holmdona takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brophy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holmdona doesn't seem bothered though.
Holmdona misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brophy moves away from the strike by Holmdona.
Brophy throws out a counter right but Holmdona avoids it with no problem.
Brophy swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Brophy dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Holmdona looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brophy throws a lazy uppercut
and Holmdona counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brophy scores with a shot to the body.
Brophy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holmdona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmdona throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmdona fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holmdona throws a big shot that misses.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holmdona.
Holmdona takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brophy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmdona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy with a jab.
A jab from Brophy does it's job there.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmdona.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Holmdona.
Brophy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holmdona throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Holmdona misses with the combination.
Holmdona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmdona throws a sloppy body shot
and Brophy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brophy misses with a body shot.
Holmdona looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Brophy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmdona.
Holmdona misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brophy. Holmdona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmdona.
Leluta Holmdona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant Brophy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brophy.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but Holmdona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmdona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Brophy throws out a counter right but Holmdona avoids it with no problem.
Brophy thuds his right hand into Holmdona's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmdona staying out of range there.
Brophy connects with a nice looking jab.
Brophy throws a body shot but no joy.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy scores with a jab.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Holmdona.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmdona moves away.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Holmdona.
Brophy throws out a counter right but Holmdona avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Holmdona misses.
Holmdona fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Holmdona misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmdona throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holmdona throws a series of punches but Brophy avoids them all with ease.
Brophy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Brophy connects with the punch.
Brophy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brophy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brophy misses with a two punch combination.
Brophy scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab, jab by Brophy - just one landing.
Holmdona throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brophy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holmdona moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holmdona.
Brophy tests Holmdona's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmdona stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The cut above Grant Brophy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy looks to land a combination but Holmdona avoids it well.
Brophy with a nice cross.
Brophy just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmdona swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Holmdona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brophy lands a really nice looking cross but Holmdona seems unphased.
Holmdona staying out of range there.
Brophy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmdona.
Holmdona throws a right hand that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Holmdona misses the shot to the body.
Holmdona throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brophy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brophy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brophy tests Holmdona's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Brophy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brophy 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Brophy!
Grant Brophy is the new super heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Grant Brophy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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