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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogan Redban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by The Unicorns - I was Born (a Unicorn). Rogan Redban acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145 lbs
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogan Redban!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice uppercut there from Brophy.
Redban throws a body shot but no joy.
Brophy lands with a cross.
Brophy throws out a powerful jab.
Brophy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Redban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Redban has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brophy finds it's way round the side to connect with Redban's head.
Brophy slips under a jab.
Redban takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brophy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy defending well as Redban loads up on a big left hand.
Redban lands a jab.
A jab from Brophy finds it's way through Redban's defenses.
Brophy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Redban swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Redban misses with a few strikes there.
Brophy attempts a counter takedown but Redban avoids it well and moves away.
Brophy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Redban.
Brophy moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy pushes Redban back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redban can't find room to land a body shot as Brophy controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Brophy.
Brophy pushes Redban back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redban is trying to force a seperation but Brophy has the dominant position.
Brophy tries a knee to the head but Redban blocks it.
Redban goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy avoids a wild elbow strike from Redban.
Brophy lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Redban just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brophy's brow.
Brophy pushes Redban back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Redban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redban misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brophy pushes Redban back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brophy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Redban.
Brophy fails to pull guard.
Redban scores with a shot to the side of Brophy's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redban.
A body shot lands from Brophy.
Redban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redban blocking some punches.
Brophy manages to break the clinch.
It looks like Brophy has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Brophy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Redban misses with a straight right.
Nice straight punches there by Redban. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Redban.
Redban throws a right hand that Brophy ducks under and follows up with a left that Brophy also avoids with ease.
Brophy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Redban misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Redban shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brophy scores with a hook to the body. Redban takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brophy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brophy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Redban jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brophy lands with an overhand left.
Brophy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brophy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Redban wants to counter with a clinch but Brophy pushes him away.
Brophy lands a head kick!
Brophy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Redban was covering up waiting for the punch and Brophy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy stands and throws Redban's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Redban is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brophy happy to just control the position for now.
Brophy trying to control the action but Redban is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Redban's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Brophy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brophy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brophy is looking to slow Redban down with leg kicks.
Redban looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Redban is looking to chop away at Brophy's legs.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Brophy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Brophy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Redban looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redban tries to buck Brophy off but Brophy is having none of it.
Redban struggling a bit here.
Brophy controls the position from side control.
Brophy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Brophy.
Brophy continues to hold on tight.
Redban tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brophy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Redban, who protects the arm well.
Brophy trying to control the action but Redban is working from the bottom.
Brophy working away.
Conor Brophy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brophy controlling from side mount.
Brophy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Redban can do to turn this around?
Brophy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Redban keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Redban wants to control but Brophy postures up.
Redban pushes Brophy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Brophy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Redban is looking for a sweep.
Brophy happy to just control the position for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brophy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Redban throws a nice looking combination but Brophy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Redban connects with a looping right hand.
A jab lands there for Brophy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Redban on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but Redban sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brophy lands the left hand.
Brophy scores with the left hand. Redban knows he should have avoided that one.
Redban scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
Brophy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redban moves away.
Brophy lunges at Redban with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Redban's hand.
Redban displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brophy throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Brophy. That snapped Redban's head back.
A punch lands to the side of Brophy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Redban.
Redban looks for the body kick but Brophy saw that one coming.
Conor Brophy is winning the standup battle so far.
Brophy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Redban looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redban ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Redban thows a leg kick but Brophy checks it
and Brophy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Redban is looking to get back to is feet but Brophy passes into side control.
Brophy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Brophy wants to control but Redban is keeping him busy.
Brophy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Brophy trying to control the action but Redban is working from the bottom.
Redban is trying to control Brophy's posture but Brophy avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Brophy 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brophy closes the distance and clinches.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Redban's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Brophy pulls guard effortlessly.
Brophy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Redban got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brophy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Redban has managed to get both his arms back between Brophy's legs - danger averted.
Brophy looking for a sweep. Not yet Brophy, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redban throws a big elbow that misses.
Redban must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brophy trying to keep a closed guard but Redban is proving a slippery customer.
Brophy seems keen to control Redban's posture.
Redban really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brophy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redban trying to control the position from guard on top but Brophy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brophy looking for a sweep. Not yet Brophy, not yet.
Redban trying to control but Brophy is working from the bottom.
Redban working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brophy's head.
Redban looking to sit in guard and control but Brophy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Redban is looking for a triangle but Brophy pushes his legs off easily.
Brophy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brophy pushes down on Redban's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Conor Brophy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Redban can do anything to dispel that myth.
Redban tries to get to full guard but Brophy has control of the leg.
Brophy controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Redban is looking to get back to full guard here but Brophy has managed to pass to side control instead.
Brophy takes a little break here. Redban wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brophy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rogan Redban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Redban tries to move into range but Brophy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Redban walks into a stiff left hand from Brophy.
Brophy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Redban manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brophy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Brophy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brophy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Brophy!
Conor Brophy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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