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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davie Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pantera - Walk. De Fran has chosen No Worries as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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146 lbs
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 22 - 2, fighting out of London, Andr De Fran!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Fran staying out of range there.
De Fran throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
Brophy tries to work over De Fran's front leg with a kick but De Fran checks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brophy. De Fran shrugs it off though.
Brophy avoids the body shot from De Fran.
De Fran moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
De Fran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brophy.
Brophy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fran. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Fran tries to clinch there but Brophy circles away.
Brophy throws a leg kick but De Fran checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran jabs Brophy right on the nose. Brophy blinks but takes it well.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Fran tries to clinch but Brophy is having none of it.
De Fran lands a head kick. Brophy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy sizes up De Fran with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Fran misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Fran let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brophy throws a jab when De Fran was well out of range.
De Fran thuds his right hand into Brophy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brophy misses with a body shot.
Brophy connects with a solid leg kick.
Brophy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Fran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Brophy misses with a left hand
and De Fran counters with a left to the body.
De Fran 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 takes a swing at De Fran's ribcage but misses.
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Fran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Fran scores with a nice head shot.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fran.
De Fran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy dodges the punch combination from De Fran.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy works the jab nicely.
Brophy swings for the body but De Fran moves out of range.
De Fran walks into a jab.
Brophy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brophy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Fran. That did some damage!
Brophy scores with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Brophy.
De Fran scores with a punch to the head.
Brophy forces De Fran back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Brophy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Fran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brophy blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brophy.
De Fran prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but De Fran uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fran blocks a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brophy blocks an elbow strike from De Fran.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brophy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Fran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Fran blocking some punches.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brophy.
De Fran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
De Fran lands a knee to the body.
De Fran misses with a knee to the head.
De Fran blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Brophy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Fran tries to land knees in the clinch but Brophy avoids the damage to the body.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by De Fran.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy working aggressively here.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but De Fran avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
De Fran blocks an uppercut.
Brophy avoiding damage as De Fran throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Fran.
It looks like Davie Brophy has been cut.
De Fran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Fran looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
De Fran blocks an uppercut.
De Fran is struggling to control the position.
A short right from De Fran on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Brophy.
De Fran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davie Brophy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davie Brophy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Fran throws a poor cross that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice body shot.
Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Fran.
De Fran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy.
De Fran misses with a left hand
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brophy works the jab nicely.
De Fran throws a head kick that Brophy semi-blocks.
De Fran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brophy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Fran throws a leg kick but Brophy moved away.
It looks like Brophy has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
De Fran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brophy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Fran throws a nice looking combination but Brophy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brophy misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Fran! But no joy.
No joy there for Brophy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brophy thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Brophy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Brophy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Fran raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brophy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brophy.
De Fran takes the fight into the clinch.
Brophy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Fran.
A short body shot lands from Brophy as the two fighters clinch.
Davie Brophy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Fran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brophy avoids it.
De Fran's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from De Fran.
De Fran working Brophy over with knees to the body.
Brophy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Fran can do to turn this around?
De Fran lands an elbow inside that Brophy shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
De Fran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brophy lands a right hand.
De Fran lands a shoulder strike.
De Fran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brophy avoids it.
Brophy cracks De Fran with a nice body shot.
Brophy lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
Brophy lands a shot to the body.
De Fran slows down the pace here.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
Brophy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Brophy.
A left hand lands to the body for Brophy.
De Fran prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy cracks De Fran with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brophy as De Fran tries to tie him up.
De Fran misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
De Fran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by De Fran.
De Fran lands an elbow that stopped Brophy in his tracks for a moment.
De Fran misses with a knee to the head.
De Fran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Fran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by De Fran.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fran.
A right handed body shot lands from De Fran.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Brophy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees to the body from De Fran.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
A short right from Brophy.
De Fran misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a hook that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
De Fran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brophy is working De Fran over against the cage.
De Fran is breathing heavily.
De Fran missing with knees to the body.
Brophy working aggressively here.
De Fran landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Fran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brophy.
De Fran lands a nice elbow.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Fran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran blocks a body shot from Brophy.
De Fran looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Brophy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Davie Brophy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Davie Brophy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
De Fran avoids a kick to the body.
Andr De Fran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Fran moves out of range of the body kick.
Brophy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brophy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Davie Brophy is winning the standup battle so far.
De Fran takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brophy staying out of range there.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brophy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Fran to score with a decent uppercut.
De Fran throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brophy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brophy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Fran throws a sloppy head kick
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
Brophy pushes De Fran away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Fran swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Fran has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brophy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Fran moves away.
Andr De Fran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Fran throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
De Fran misses with a left hand
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That kick from Brophy tenderised De Fran's leg. De Fran is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brophy dips to his left and cracks De Fran with an uppercut!
Brophy avoids the head kick by De Fran.
De Fran misses with an uppercut
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
De Fran throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brophy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Fran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Fran ducks right into an uppercut from Brophy.
Brophy throws a right hand that misses
and De Fran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brophy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy left from Brophy finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fran throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Fran misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Fran misses with an uppercut.
De Fran throws a combination that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Fran thinking.
Brophy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Fran's calf.
Brophy throws a leg kick which misses De Fran's front leg but catches the back leg as De Fran tries to avoid it.
Brophy tests De Fran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Fran fails to land with a series of punches.
De Fran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brophy feints and then cracks De Fran's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Fran down.
A cross from Brophy lands.
De Fran just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Fran is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Brophy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Fran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fran. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy drives through and clinches with De Fran against the cage.
A short right from Brophy.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
Brophy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brophy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Brophy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fran.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but De Fran avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
Brophy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brophy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brophy lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Brophy on the inside.
Brophy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy lands an uppercut.
A short right from Brophy.
De Fran is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but De Fran avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
De Fran prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Andr De Fran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left hand lands to the body for Brophy.
De Fran misses with the head strike.
De Fran misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Fran is trying to maintain a safe position but Brophy gets an underhook and turns De Fran into the cage.
Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Fran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Fran throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
De Fran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brophy avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davie 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davie Brophy!
Davie Brophy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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