Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 31, 2023

#R1#
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Brooks counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Brooks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eric Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Silva.#CL#
Brooks rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brooks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brooks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.#BC#
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
Brooks shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brooks showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva tries to kick Brooks off in order to stand up. Brooks Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks controlling the position.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brooks has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T1#
Silva wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Silva misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Silva striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Brooks just content to control the position.
Silva throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Brooks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brooks wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva tries to roll over but Brooks keeps him under control.
Brooks slows the pace down in half guard. #T2#
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Brooks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Brooks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Brooks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Silva wants to improve his position but Brooks is controlling well. #T3#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brooks in particular looking to stall.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Brooks works his foot free and advances to mount.
Brooks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brooks looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Brooks blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Brooks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva throwing hammer fists to the chest of Brooks. What's that going to do exactly?
Brooks controlling the position easily from mount. #T4#
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brooks controlling from the full mount.
Brooks seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
Silva is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Brooks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Brooks controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Brooks dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Silva is looking to clinch.
Brooks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Brooks avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #TD#
Silva tries to sprawl but Brooks drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brooks slows the pace down in half guard.
Brooks blocks the strikes from Silva.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Brooks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brooks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brooks performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom. #T1#
Silva punching from the bottom.
Brooks controlling the action here.
Brooks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva punching from the bottom.
Brooks works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Brooks has a good base and remains in mount.
Brooks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. #T2#
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Brooks controlling from the full mount.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. #SU#
Brooks get's back to his feet.
Eric Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva closes the distance but Brooks moves to the side
enabling Brooks to counter with a crisp jab.
Daniel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brooks pinned against the cage. Brooks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brooks is looking to counter punch.
Silva has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Brooks keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brooks throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL#
Brooks forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here. #TD#
Brooks has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
I would not like to be Silva right now. #T3#
Silva is really stuck here.
Brooks is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Eric Brooks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brooks continues to stall.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Brooks is in full control for now.
Brooks controls the action.#SUB#
Brooks working for a choke but Silva is defending well.
Silva is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near. #T4#
You can see the frustration on Silva's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Brooks has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Silva's body.
Brooks continues to hold on tight.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Silva wants to escape the position.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brooks controlling from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Brooks dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Silva tries to clinch but Brooks is having none of it.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brooks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Brooks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Brooks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?#TD#
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brooks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brooks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Brooks slows the pace down in half guard.
Brooks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks blocks the strikes from Silva.
Brooks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva moves into full guard. #T1#
Brooks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brooks passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brooks is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Brooks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brooks is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silva tries to roll over but Brooks keeps him under control.
Brooks blocks the strikes from Silva.
Brooks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
More hug and hope from Brooks.#T2#
Silva is looking to escape.
Brooks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Brooks seems content to control.
Silva striking from half guard on the bottom.
Brooks blocks the strikes from Silva.
Brooks controlling the action here.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brooks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T3#
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva goes for a double leg but Brooks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brooks continues to drive forward.
Brooks is looking to counter the offense by Silva and move into the clinch.
Eric Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Silva.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#TD#
Brooks decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brooks not doing much here.
Silva throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Brooks manages to pass to side control.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Silva throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage. #T4#
Silva misses with an elbow from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Silva misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Eric Brooks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva trying to remain calm as Brooks controls from the top position.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.#SU#
Brooks decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice takedown defense from Brooks. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Daniel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brooks with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brooks 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Brooks!
After winning the bout, Eric Brooks thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: GAMMA#1005 Herbert v Rua
Date: Jul 01, 2023

#R1#
Brooks staying out of range there.
Hoddle lands with an uppercut that bounces Brooks off the cage and back into range.
A nice leg kick from Hoddle, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoddle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #TD#
Brooks shoots in and gets a takedown into Hoddle's guard.
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks is stalling in the full guard.
Brooks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoddle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brooks wants to control from the top but Hoddle keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Hoddle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brooks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T1#
Hoddle looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoddle, not yet.
Brooks is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hoddle keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
Hoddle keeping full guard, as Brooks tries to pass.
Brooks pushes down on Hoddle's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hoddle trying to control from the bottom.
Brooks stalling.
Brooks seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hoddle for as long as he can get away with.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hoddle wants to get back to full guard.
Hoddle regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brooks trying to control but Hoddle is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Hoddle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brooks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SU#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hoddle is working an open guard so Brooks takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hoddle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoddle misses with a hook. Brooks ducked under it nicely.
Brooks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CUT#It looks like Glen Hoddle has been cut.
Brooks lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brooks.
Brooks fails with an attempt to clinch. #T3#
Hoddle misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Brooks - just one landing.
Hoddle swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Brooks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Brooks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoddle's hands.
Hoddle connects with a leg kick. #TD#
Brooks looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hoddle!
Brooks looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hoddle is avoiding damage well.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hoddle manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoddle slips a nice elbow through Brooks's hands, connecting with Brooks's forehead.
Hoddle lands strikes from half guard.
Hoddle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brooks's head. #T4#
Hoddle perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Brooks tries to get to full guard but Hoddle has control of the leg.
Hoddle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brooks regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hoddle throwing strikes but missing.
Brooks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoddle postures up in Brooks's guard and throws a big left but Brooks blocks it.
Hoddle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brooks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hoddle trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoddle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eric Brooks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Glen Hoddle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Brooks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hoddle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD#
Hoddle gets caught napping as Brooks dives in and scores a takedown. Hoddle manages to retain guard.#SUB2#
Hoddle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brooks postures up.
Brooks trying to control but Hoddle is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Hoddle has his foot on Brooks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brooks works his way back into a safe position though.
Hoddle trying to control the position.
Brooks stopping the sweep attempt from Hoddle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Hoddle working for a triangle but Brooks defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brooks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
Hoddle looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoddle, not yet. #SUB2#
Hoddle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brooks trying to control but Hoddle is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Hoddle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brooks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brooks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brooks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brooks advances position into side control!#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hoddle can't do much from the bottom here. #SU#
Brooks decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hoddle to his feet.
Hoddle scores with a body shot. #CL#
Brooks forces Hoddle back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoddle jabs Brooks right on the nose. Brooks blinks but takes it well.
Hoddle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brooks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brooks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hoddle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brooks throws a low kick, looking for Hoddle's leg but Hoddle calmly moves out of range. #T3#
Hoddle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brooks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brooks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoddle.
Nice uppercut lands for Brooks. That snapped Hoddle's head back.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoddle circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks wants to clinch.
Glen Hoddle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoddle swings widly with a right hand
and Brooks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eric Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Hoddle is predictable there
and Brooks counters with a one-two to the body.
Brooks tries to clinch but Hoddle is having none of it.
Hoddle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brooks wants to clinch up but Hoddle keeps it at a distance.
Hoddle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoddle tries a quick counter leg kick but Brooks is wise to it.#T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Hoddle misses the target.
Hoddle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Hoddle tries to get set, Brooks tries to push him back and clinch up but Hoddle manages to avoid the attempt.
Hoddle wants to land a leg kick but Brooks is out of range.
A big left from Hoddle misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hoddle avoids it really well and circles away.
Hoddle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hoddle lands a slapping body shot.
Hoddle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hoddle scores with the left hand. Brooks knows he should have avoided that one.
Hoddle looks to land a left hand but Brooks moved out of range nicely.
Hoddle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hoddle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brooks in his tracks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Glen Hoddle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Glen Hoddle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoddle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoddle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brooks blocks a jab.
Hoddle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hoddle lands with an overhand left.
No joy there for Brooks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoddle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brooks dives in and grabs Hoddle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hoddle pushes down on Brooks's head and hops out.
Hoddle cracks a nice hook into Brooks's ribs.
Brooks slips a jab from Hoddle.
Hoddle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hoddle circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks swings for the body but Hoddle moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoddle. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoddle stuffs the takedown attempt from Brooks. Brooks gets slowly back to his feet.
Brooks tries to clinch there but Hoddle circles away. #T1#
Hoddle just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hoddle manages to circle out of the way.
Hoddle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoddle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brooks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoddle looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
Hoddle missing with a left hand there. Brooks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brooks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hoddle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.#TD#
Brooks shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hoddle is trying to defend but Brooks finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hoddle wants to control but Brooks is keeping busy.
Brooks frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hoddle gets back to half guard.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hoddle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hoddle flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Brooks trying to mount his opponent but Hoddle defends it.
Hoddle trying to hold on to Brooks's head to control him but Brooks postures up.
Brooks tries to pass to full mount but Hoddle defends it. #SUB2#
Hoddle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brooks passes to side control.
Hoddle tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T3#
Brooks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoddle keeps working.
Hoddle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hoddle is not content to let Brooks control the position.
Brooks laying and praying for a moment but Hoddle takes advantage and regains half guard.
Brooks is keen to just control but Hoddle is a slippery customer.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brooks is taking a breather. Hoddle says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Brooks trying to control the action but Hoddle is working from the bottom.
Brooks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hoddle is concentrating on defense, preventing Brooks from advancing position.
Eric Brooks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brooks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hoddle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoddle tries to get to full guard but Brooks has control of the leg.
Hoddle wants to get back to full guard but Brooks has passed into side control.

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 Eric Brooks.
I think Brooks 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Glen Hoddle!
In his post fight interview, Glen Hoddle started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: GAMMA#1001 Karim v Herbert
Date: Jun 03, 2023

#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Barbosa as Brooks shoots in.
Brooks misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Brooks avoids it with no problem.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa blocks a jab.#CL#
Brooks has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa lands a left hand.
A short left from Brooks.
Brooks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brooks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
A right handed body shot lands from Barbosa.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Brooks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barbosa up against the cage.
Brooks is looking to break free of the clinch but Barbosa has double underhooks. #T1#
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa presses Brooks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brooks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks is working Barbosa over against the cage.
We've been informed that Barbosa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brooks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#TD#
Brooks has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Barbosa uses from the top position.
Barbosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brooks is keeping the position for now.
Brooks has a closed guard, preventing Barbosa from standing up.
Brooks wants to sweep but no luck.
Brooks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brooks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barbosa stopping the sweep attempt from Brooks.#T2#
Barbosa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa wants to get up but he can't break Brooks's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brooks misses with a hook.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barbosa but Barbosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Brooks lands with a right hand.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Brooks avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Brooks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brooks tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa jabs at Brooks's body.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brooks under the eye.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Brooks. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
Brooks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice sprawl there from Barbosa as Brooks shoots in.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brooks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Barbosa cracks Brooks with a good jab.
Nice body kick from Brooks.#T4#
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Brooks seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brooks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL#
Brooks moves into the clinch.
Brooks misses with some punches.
Barbosa lands a body shot.
Brooks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barbosa has him pressed against the cage.
Barbosa lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Brooks.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Brooks's head. #BC#
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
Brooks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brooks.
Brooks misses the jab.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brooks misses with a left hand
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eric Brooks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brooks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Barbosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#TD#
Barbosa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Barbosa manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
Brooks is trying to drag Barbosa to the mat but Barbosa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Brooks has had enough of the clinch but Barbosa keeps him there for the moment.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Brooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks has Barbosa pressed against the cage.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Brooks tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brooks. #T1##BC#
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brooks. Brooks obviously looking to wear him down.
Brooks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbosa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbosa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Brooks avoids it with no problem.
Brooks swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Brooks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brooks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Baldomir Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brooks misses with a series of wild punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Barbosa misses.
Eric Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2##CL#
Brooks instigates a clinch.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Barbosa.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barbosa.
A short right from Barbosa.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Barbosa holds him up against the cage and eventually Brooks drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Brooks lands a right hand.
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbosa digs a right hand underneath Brooks's ribcage. Brooks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barbosa lands a body shot. #BC#
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T3#
Brooks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Brooks ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brooks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barbosa is fending him off so far but Brooks persists. Nope, Barbosa circles away and we're back to standing.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Brooks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks misses with a left hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brooks thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.
Barbosa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
Barbosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Brooks avoids it with no problem.#CL#
Brooks has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brooks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brooks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barbosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barbosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brooks is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Barbosa won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Barbosa.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but Barbosa has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brooks. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baldomir Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
letting Brooks counter with a right hand.
Brooks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barbosa is fending him off so far but Brooks persists. Nope, Barbosa circles away and we're back to standing.
Brooks tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Brooks darts in looking for a takedown but Barbosa gets double underhooks and turns Brooks into the cage.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
Good body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa is working Brooks over against the cage.
Brooks blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brooks blocks a body shot from Barbosa. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brooks tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Brooks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa lunges at Brooks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brooks's hand. #T1#
Brooks has his takedown stuffed
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbosa.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Brooks's head back.
Baldomir Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks shoots and misses
and Barbosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barbosa with a nice calf kick.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brooks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice body shot.
Barbosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Brooks's head.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa thuds a left hand into Brooks's body.#T2#
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brooks swings widly with a right hand
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand. #ROC2#Brooks is rocked!
Barbosa cracks Brooks on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Brooks falls backwards against the cage. Barbosa follows up with more strikes that drop Brooks to his knees. Barbosa keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Brooks! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baldomir Barbosa!
Baldomir Barbosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GAMMA#997 Sullivan v Joosep
Date: May 06, 2023

#R1##CL#
River gets tackled into the cage by Brooks. Brooks maintains the clinch.
Brooks is trying to break the clinch but River has him pressed against the cage.
River misses with a body punch.
Brooks blocks an uppercut. #TD2#
River pulls guard successfully. #SUB2#
River looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brooks wants to pass the guard but River is keeping the position.
Brooks slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brooks trying to control but River is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
River wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brooks stands and throws River's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T1#
Brooks wants to lay and pray for a moment but River keeps working.
River tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brooks is looking to take a break and control but River is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brooks looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
River wants to control but Brooks postures up.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brooks trying to control the position but River is working away.
River tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brooks is looking to take a break and control but River is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Brooks crashes against the mat.
A lull in the action here.
River tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T3#
River is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Brooks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brooks wants to pass the guard but River is defending well.
River tries to get to full guard but Brooks has control of the leg.
Brooks keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brooks is trying to control. River wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brooks performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #CUT#It looks like Patrick River has been cut.
Brooks misses with a right hand
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River is looking to score with low kicks.
Brooks is looking to counter the offense by River and move into the clinch.#T4#
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - River circles away.
Brooks throws a jab but it's blocked by River.
Brooks misses with a low kick.
Brooks misses with a two punch combination.
Brooks throws a push kick but River slaps the foot to one side.
Brooks throws a solid leg kick but River takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brooks.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brooks will feel that in the morning.
Brooks tries to clinch but River moves out of range.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
Brooks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
River let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brooks has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by River.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
River throws a front kick that sends Brooks stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
Brooks throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks.
River tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eric Brooks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick River's cut.
That's time! Brooks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
River is looking to chop away at Brooks's legs. #TD2#
Brooks gets caught flat footed, as River shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brooks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
River throws a big elbow that misses.
River with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brooks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
River wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
River passes Brooks's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB2#
River seems to be working for a kimura but Brooks defends the submission attempt.#T1#
River seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
River trying to control the pace.
Brooks is looking to control River's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brooks avoid being mounted?
River prevents Brooks from standing back up.
Brooks scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but River manages to mount him!
River throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier. #T2#
Brooks is wriggling around trying to escape.
River lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brooks hang on?
Brooks is desperately trying to improve his position but River has a good base and remains in mount.
River scoring with strikes but Brooks is staying in there.
Brooks is squirming around, avoiding River's attempts to control the action.
River lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
River lands a nice shot to the head.
River tries to control but Brooks wriggling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River with good strikes from the mount here!
River working Brooks over with strikes here. #T3#
Brooks is looking to get to half guard.
River thowing shots but they're missing.
River landing strikes from the mount.
River thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
River lands with some strikes.
River looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
River with the ground and pound from mount.
River with good strikes from the mount here!
Brooks keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard. #T4#
River trying to control but Brooks is having none of it.
River with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Brooks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head. #ROC2#Brooks is rocked!
River raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oh Brooks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
River unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Brooks wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! River celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick River!
Patrick River decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: GAMMA#992 Lovanov v Canada
Date: Apr 01, 2023

#R1#
Brooks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gerber throws a body kick that misses.
Gerber cracks Brooks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gerber misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Brooks misses its target.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Gerber moves out of range easily.
Gerber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gerber.
Brooks walks into a straight right hand from Gerber.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gerber.
That kick from Brooks tenderised Gerber's leg. Gerber is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brooks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab lands there for Gerber.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brooks misses with a two punch combination.
Brooks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brooks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gerber. That did some damage!
Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Gerber is just out of range.
Gerber tries for a takedown but Brooks circles away easily
and Brooks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brooks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T1#
Gerber connects with a body shot.
Brooks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brooks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gerber misses with an uppercut.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gerber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gerber slips a straight right by Brooks.
It seemed like Gerber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romulus Gerber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Brooks misses.
Gerber misses with a body kick.
Gerber throws a solid leg kick but Brooks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gerber.#CL#
Brooks rushes Gerber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks scores with a shot to the side of Gerber's head. #BC#
Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gerber tries to move into range but Brooks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brooks lands with a thumping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Brooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brooks, as that shot connected.
Gerber thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brooks if he has to take too many more of those.
Gerber thuds his right hand into Brooks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gerber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks. #T2#
Gerber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gerber 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.
Brooks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Gerber misses.
Brooks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gerber follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gerber slips under a jab from Brooks.
Gerber throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Brooks misses its target.
Brooks throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Gerber to counter with a crisp jab.
Brooks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gerber lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gerber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gerber connects with a single shot there.
Brooks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brooks misses with a low kick.
Gerber only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gerber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
Brooks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brooks misses with an uppercut. Gerber saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gerber lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brooks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brooks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Brooks misses
and Gerber counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks wants to clinch
and Gerber counters with a nice body kick. #T3#
Brooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Gerber is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brooks.
Eric Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks lands a jab to Gerber's midsection.
Brooks lands a high kick!
Gerber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brooks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brooks works the jab nicely.
Gerber throws a lazy uppercut
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick lands for Gerber.
Brooks connects with a nice looking jab.
Brooks misses with a right hand
and Gerber counters with a nice uppercut.
Gerber moves out of range as Brooks throws a body kick.
Brooks misses with a body shot.
Gerber slips a jab and a cross from Brooks.
Brooks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Gerber.#T4#
Brooks lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gerber scores with a nice head shot.
Gerber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gerber.
Gerber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brooks is looking to clinch. #CL#
Brooks takes the fight into the clinch.
Gerber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brooks slowing the pace effectively.#TD2#
Brooks is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gerber is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brooks to the mat. Brooks regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Brooks being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gerber won't allow Brooks to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eric Brooks will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Gerber avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Gerber is just out of range.
Brooks scores with a kick to the body.
Brooks lands a head kick!
A right-left combo lands from Gerber.
Brooks takes one on the button.
Brooks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gerber gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brooks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brooks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gerber is able to avoid easily.
Brooks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gerber drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gerber misses with an uppercut. Brooks saw that one coming.
Gerber lands a head shot.
Gerber misses with a leg kick
and Brooks counters with a right hand to the body.
Gerber defending well as Brooks loads up on a big left hand.
Brooks throws a jab when Gerber was well out of range.
Gerber looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brooks chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T1#
Gerber throws a hook but Brooks avoids it easily.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gerber checks a low kick from Brooks.
Gerber throws an overhand right that lands on Brooks's shoulder, as Brooks tries to avoid the shot.
Gerber misses with a straight left.
Gerber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gerber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gerber lands with an uppercut that bounces Brooks off the cage and back into range.
Brooks blocks the body kick.
Gerber misses with a looping left.
Gerber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Gerber misses its intended target.
Brooks scores with a jab. Gerber acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brooks takes a swing at Gerber's ribcage but misses.
Brooks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gerber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brooks misses with an uppercut.
Brooks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks lands a right hook to the body. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerber moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gerber throws a push kick but Brooks slaps the foot to one side.
As Gerber backs away, Brooks returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brooks throws a front kick that sends Gerber stumbling back into the cage.
Gerber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brooks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gerber steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Gerber slips the punch.
Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Gerber is just out of range.
Eric Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gerber.
Gerber replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brooks blocks it well.
Gerber lands a head shot.#CL#
Brooks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brooks can't find room to land a body shot as Gerber controls the action.
Gerber is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brooks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brooks misses with a shot to the kidneys. #TD#
Brooks jumps into guard, dragging Gerber to the mat.
Gerber controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T3#
Gerber is working Brooks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brooks is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gerber throwing strikes from guard but Brooks blocks nicely.
Gerber preventing the sweep.
Brooks keeping full guard, as Gerber tries to pass.
Gerber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brooks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gerber's guard. #REVR##T4#
Brooks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gerber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brooks is fighting to break Gerber's control of his arms but Gerber is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brooks wants to control from the top but Gerber keeps moving.
Gerber is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #ES2#
Gerber manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Brooks dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Brooks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gerber connects with an inside leg kick.
Brooks lands a jab to the nose.
Gerber misses with a kick to the body
and Brooks counters with a low kick, right behind Gerber 's knee.
Gerber takes one on the button.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Gerber pushes him off.
Brooks misses with a looping right.
Gerber throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#CL#
and Brooks counters by clinching up.
Brooks stops a takedown attempt from Gerber.
Brooks lands with a short shot to the head.
Gerber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Gerber throws an elbow but it misses.
Gerber blocks an uppercut.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gerber prevents a body shot from Brooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Gerber manages to break the clinch.
Brooks throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Gerber misses. #T1#
Gerber misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gerber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brooks at a distance.
Gerber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Gerber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brooks doesn't seem phased though.
Gerber with a nice cross.
Brooks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brooks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gerber can pounce on him.
Brooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gerber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brooks.
Gerber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gerber tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gerber throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
Brooks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gerber is able to avoid easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brooks. That's going to slow Gerber down.
Romulus Gerber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
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!
Gerber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brooks.
Brooks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gerber goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brooks half committed to a counter leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Gerber there.
Brooks throws the left hand but Gerber avoids the punch easily.
Gerber uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brooks checks a low kick from Gerber.
Gerber goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good exchange - Brooks coming out on top.
Gerber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brooks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gerber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brooks.
Gerber throws out a counter right but Brooks avoids it with no problem.
A left lands for Gerber.
Brooks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brooks moves away from the strike by Gerber.
Gerber cracks Brooks with an open hand slap.
Gerber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Brooks throws a body punch but Gerber moves out of range. #T3#
Gerber throws a series of punches but Brooks avoids them all with ease.
Brooks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gerber. That did some damage!
Brooks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gerber is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gerber takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooks lands with an overhand left.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Brooks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gerber.
Gerber takes one to the side of the head.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Brooks is predictable there
and Gerber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gerber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brooks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gerber jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brooks scores with a push kick.
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!
Gerber misses the jab.
Gerber connects with a crisp jab.
Gerber misses with a straight left.
Gerber digs a good hook to Brooks's body.
Gerber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T4#
Gerber misses the jab.
Gerber throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Gerber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brooks feints and then cracks Gerber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gerber down.
Brooks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gerber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brooks. Brooks obviously looking to wear him down.
Brooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brooks lands a glancing blow to the side of Gerber's head.
Eric Brooks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brooks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gerber.
As Gerber tries to get set, Brooks tries to push him back and clinch up but Gerber manages to avoid the attempt.
Gerber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gerber.
Brooks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks digs a good hook to Gerber's body.
Brooks cracks Gerber with a good jab.
Gerber scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gerber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Romulus Gerber.
I think Brooks 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Eric Brooks!
Eric Brooks thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GAMMA#988 Barboza v Lovanov
Date: Mar 05, 2023

#R1#
Brooks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rodgers .
Rodgers takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
Brooks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodgers dodges the punch combination from Brooks.
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodgers .
Rodgers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brooks with a body shot.
Rodgers checks a leg kick.
Brooks tries to work over Rodgers 's front leg with a kick but Rodgers checks it.
Brooks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brooks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brooks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodgers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rodgers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donk. Rodgers catches Brooks right on the button with a cross.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rodgers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodgers .
Brooks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodgers .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodgers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brooks connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Rodgers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brooks walks into a left hand.
Rodgers throws a sloppy body shot
and Brooks counters with a series of strikes. Rodgers will be more careful next time no doubt. #T1#
Brooks throws a one two combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
Rodgers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rodgers scores with a hook.
Rodgers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brooks.
Rodgers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodgers throws out a powerful jab.#TD2#
Rodgers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodgers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rodgers wants to control but Brooks is keeping him busy.
Brooks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brooks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodgers .
Rodgers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2#
Brooks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodgers .
Brooks seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rodgers content to stall in guard here.
Rodgers throws a strike but Brooks rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Rodgers working a defensive guard here.
Brooks throws a big right hand that misses.
Brooks tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodgers is retaining full guard.
Rodgers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodgers pulls Brooks in close to prevent any damage.
Rodgers looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodgers , not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3##SUB2#
Rodgers is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Rodgers working for submissions but it's allowed Brooks to get to half guard.
Brooks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rodgers 's head.
Brooks is trying to control. Rodgers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brooks trying to mount his opponent but Rodgers defends it.
Rodgers is trying to maintain the position but Brooks is very close to passing his half guard.
Rodgers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T4#
Brooks slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Rodgers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brooks defends well.#SUB2#
Rodgers has his foot on Brooks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brooks works his way back into a safe position though.
Brooks wants to control from the top but Rodgers keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eric Brooks will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL2#
Rodgers closes the distance and pushes Brooks back into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Rodgers .
Rodgers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brookss head.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
Rodgers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brooks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brooks lands a slapping body shot.
Brooks with a nice calf kick.
Rodgers blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Brooks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodgers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Rodgers avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks dips to his left and cracks Rodgers with an uppercut!
Eric Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodgers lands a nice 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!#TD2#
Rodgers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brooks to the mat! Brooks manages to get full guard.

Brooks wriggles free and stands up. #T1#
Brooks connects with a high kick.
Brooks misses with an uppercut. Rodgers saw that one coming.
Brooks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodgers misses with a straight left.
Rodgers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brooks.
Rodgers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodgers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brooks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brooks throws a sloppy body shot
and Rodgers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Brooks slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodgers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Rodgers slips the punch.
Rodgers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodgers .
Brooks swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodgers .
Brooks appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brooks jabs at Rodgers 's body.
Brooks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses
enabling Rodgers to counter with a crisp jab.
Brooks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rodgers avoids the head kick by Brooks.
A swing and a miss from Brooks.
The fighters circling - Rodgers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodgers connects with a looping right hand.
Rodgers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brooks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A leg kick checked by Rodgers .
Rodgers throws a jab but it's blocked by Brooks.
Brooks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooks looks to land a left hand but Rodgers moved out of range nicely.#T3#
Rodgers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brooks.
A jab from Brooks misses.
Brooks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodgers misses with a low kick.
Brooks throws a leg kick
and Rodgers counters with a thumping low kick.
Brooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodgers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rodgers lands an overhand right.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodgers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Rodgers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Rodgers misses.
Rodgers throws out a loose jab but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rodgers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Rodgers misses.
Rodgers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brooks.
Brooks misses with an uppercut. #T4#
Rodgers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodgers moves away from the strike by Brooks.
It seemed like Rodgers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rodgers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rodgers lands with a right hand.
Brooks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rodgers avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Rodgers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rodgers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brooks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rodgers connects with the punch.
Jab, jab by Rodgers - just one landing.
Brooks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rodgers .
Rodgers misses with a jab to the body
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL2#
Rodgers clinches.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Rodgers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Rodgers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rodgers keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodgers checks a low kick from Brooks.
Rodgers lands a right hook to the body.
Rodgers scores with a punch to the head.
Rodgers throws an overhand right that lands on Brooks's shoulder, as Brooks tries to avoid the shot.
Brooks is looking to slow Rodgers down with leg kicks.
Brooks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodgers in his tracks.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Brooks tenderised Rodgers 's leg. Rodgers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brooks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodgers .
Jab, jab by Rodgers - just one landing.
Rodgers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brooks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brooks throws a push kick but Rodgers slaps the foot to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Rodgers closes the distance and pushes Brooks back into the cage.#BC#
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
Rodgers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brooks in his tracks. #T1#
Rodgers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brooks is out of range and Rodgers settles back down.
Brooks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rodgers checks a leg kick nicely.
Rodgers thuds a left hand into Brooks's body.
Brooks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brooks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rodgers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eric Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodgers .
Brooks misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Rodgers misses.
Rodgers 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brooks. That's going to slow Rodgers down.
Brooks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brooks throws a head kick but Rodgers moves out of range.
It seemed like Rodgers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brooks pushes Rodgers away with a front kick.
Rodgers connects with a right hand. Brooks shakes it off.#CL2#
Rodgers has closed the distance and engaged Brooks in a clinch.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodgers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brooks misses with the head strike. #T2#
Rodgers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodgers lands with a short shot to the head.
Rodgers takes a shot to the head.
Rodgers is working for takedown but Brooks is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC#
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodgers avoids a kick to the body.
Rodgers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodgers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodgers lands a jab to the head.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Brooks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brooks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodgers . That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brooks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rodgers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rodgers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rodgers throws a poor cross that misses
and Brooks counters with a leg kick.
Brooks walks into a jab.
Brooks scores with a decent looking hook.#T3#
Rodgers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice shot lands for Brooks.
Brooks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rodgers sizes up Brooks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brooks throws a big shot that misses.
Rodgers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rodgers lands with a cross.
Brooks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodgers .
Brooks throws a low kick but Rodgers moves out of range easily.
Brooks ducks right into an uppercut from Rodgers .
Brooks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodgers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rodgers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brooks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brooks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brooks slips a jab from Rodgers .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodgers throws a low kick but Brooks moves out of range easily.
Rodgers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brooks at a distance.
Rodgers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T4#
Rodgers connects with the punch.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodgers scores with a jab. Brooks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brooks needs to keep his hands up - Rodgers had a free shot at his head there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rodgers .
Brooks tries to land a leg kick but Rodgers saw it coming and moves away.
Rodgers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodgers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rodgers throws a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Rodgers .
A swing and a miss from Brooks.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks misses with a body shot.
Rodgers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brooks.
Rodgers tries to work over Brooks's front leg with a kick but Brooks checks it.
Rodgers throws a jab but it's blocked by Brooks.
Brooks appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rodgers moves out of range of the body kick from Brooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Rodgers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rodgers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Rodgers !

Event: GAMMA#984 Joosep v Sullivan
Date: Feb 04, 2023

#R1#
Navarro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Navarro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brooks under the eye.
Navarro misses with a looping right.
Brooks throws a hook but Navarro blocks it.
Brooks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Navarro throws out the jab.
Brooks tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Navarro manages to circle out of the way.
Navarro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brooks blocks a jab.
Brooks half committed to a counter leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Navarro.
Navarro dodges the punch combination from Brooks.
Gideon Navarro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navarro connects with a right hand. Brooks shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Navarro. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brooks cracks Navarro with a good jab.
Navarro moves out of range of the leg kick from Brooks.
Brooks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Navarro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brooks's hands.
Navarro scores with a push kick.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Brooks connects with a solid leg kick.
Brooks swings for the body but Navarro moves out of range.
Navarro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks throws a leg kick which misses Navarro's front leg but catches the back leg as Navarro tries to avoid it.
Brooks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brooks lands a leg kick that knocks Navarro off balance momentarily.
Brooks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Navarro is out of range and Brooks settles back down.
Brooks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Brooks misses.
Brooks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brooks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Navarro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brooks scrambles back to his feet.
Navarro throws a lazy right hand but Brooks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Brooks.
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!
Brooks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Navarro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Navarro. Those never looked like landing.
Navarro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Navarro avoids a kick to the body. #T2#
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brooks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Navarro loads up on a big right hand but Brooks slips the punch.
Brooks cracks Navarro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL#
Brooks clinches up against the cage.
Brooks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Navarro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brooks is defending well.
Brooks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Navarro is trying to pull guard but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Navarro blocks a punch to the side of the head. #TD2#
Navarro ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Navarro no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Brooks looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brooks's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T3#
Brooks trying to control but Navarro is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Navarro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brooks is aware though and is defending well.
Navarro keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Navarro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brooks showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Navarro looking for a guillotine here but Brooks defends easily.
Navarro keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
Navarro is trying to keep Brooks in close. #SUB2#
Navarro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brooks trying to control but Navarro is working from the bottom.
Brooks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Navarro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eric Brooks will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Navarro dips to his left and cracks Brooks with an uppercut!
Brooks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Navarro has time to react.
Brooks slips a straight right by Navarro.
Brooks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Navarro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks misses with a looping left.
A big right from Navarro misses.
Brooks lands a leg kick that knocks Navarro off balance momentarily.
Navarro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brooks's head.
Navarro misses with a few strikes there.
Brooks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brooks throws a right hand that misses
and Navarro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks throws a hook but Navarro avoids it easily.
Brooks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Navarro slips under a jab from Brooks.
Navarro stuns Brooks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Navarro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Brooks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Navarro.
A little feinted left hand from Brooks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Navarro throws a looping overhand right but Brooks ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Navarro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brooks in his tracks.
Navarro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Navarro misses with an uppercut. Brooks saw that one coming.
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Navarro tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brooks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brooks throws a push kick but Navarro slaps the foot to one side.
Brooks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brooks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Navarro manages to avoid it.
Navarro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Navarro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Navarro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brooks throws a head kick that Navarro semi-blocks.
Brooks staying out of range there.
Brooks throws the left hand but Navarro avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Navarro! But no joy.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Navarro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T2#
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Navarro.
Navarro misses with a two punch combination.
Brooks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Navarro throws a jab but it's blocked by Brooks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brooks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Brooks.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks throws a hook but Navarro avoids it easily.
Gideon Navarro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Brooks does no damage.
Brooks blocks a head kick by Navarro.
Navarro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brooks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brooks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brooks throws a leg kick but Navarro checks it.
Brooks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brooks throws a head kick but Navarro moves out of range. #T3#
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Navarro misses with an uppercut
and Brooks counters with a leg kick.
Navarro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Navarro tries a head kick but it misses.
Navarro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brooks slips under a jab from Navarro.
Navarro throws a head kick that misses
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Navarro throws an off balance right hand
and Navarro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brooks throws out a loose jab but Navarro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks throws a right and a left that Navarro avoids nicely.
Brooks scores with a leg kick.
Navarro throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
Navarro throws a good cross that connects.
Navarro misses with a looping right.
Navarro loads up on a big right hand but Brooks slips the punch.
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!
The fighters circling - Brooks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brooks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Navarro at a distance.
Brooks blocks a head kick by Navarro.
Navarro is breathing heavily.
Brooks lands with a straight right. Navarro didn't see that one coming.#T4#
Brooks throws a leg kick but Navarro checks it.
Brooks moves out of range as Navarro strikes.
Navarro 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.
Brooks lands with a shot to the body.
Navarro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brooks.
Navarro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brooks on the side of the head.
Brooks blocks a head kick by Navarro.
Brooks fakes the leg kick and cracks Navarro in the body.
Brooks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good work by Navarro as he checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Navarro.
Brooks slips under a jab.
A left lands for Brooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Navarro is avoiding it.
Brooks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Navarro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brooks.
Navarro tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Brooks will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
A nice leg kick lands there from Brooks.
Brooks moves out of range as Navarro strikes.
Navarro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brooks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brooks lands an overhand right.
Navarro takes a head kick and keeps coming. #ROC#Navarro is rocked!
Navarro misses with an uppercut.
Navarro is still on wobbly legs! Can Brooks finish him?
Brooks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Navarro seems to have recovered his senses.
Navarro looks for the body kick but Brooks saw that one coming.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL#
Brooks has Navarro up against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Navarro fails to pull guard.
Brooks misses with a body punch.
Navarro is trying to pull guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Navarro.
Navarro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1##TD2#
Navarro pulls Brooks into guard. #SU#
Brooks stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Navarro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brooks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Navarro looks to land a left hand but Brooks moved out of range nicely.
Brooks throws a body punch but Navarro moves out of range.
Brooks dodges the punch combination from Navarro.
Navarro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Brooks stuns Navarro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick by Navarro misses
and Brooks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brooks lands a high kick!
Navarro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Navarro misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks throws a series of punches but Navarro moves out of range.
Navarro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Navarro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brooks. Brooks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T2#
Brooks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Navarro is looking to land body kicks.
Navarro scores with a hook.
Brooks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brooks takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Navarro.
Navarro tries to clinch up but Brooks circles away and keeps his distance.
Brooks thinks about countering with a body kick.
Navarro misses with a looping right.
Navarro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab by Navarro.
Navarro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Navarro swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Brooks connects with a jab.
Brooks throws a jab but it's blocked by Navarro.
Navarro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brooks.
Navarro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3##CL#
Brooks moves into the clinch successfully.
Navarro jumps guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Eric Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gideon Navarro.
Navarro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brooks to keep the fight standing.#TD2#
Navarro has picked Brooks up - he's going for a ride! Navarro dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#SUB2#
Navarro seems to be working for a kimura but Brooks defends the submission attempt.
Brooks trying to hold on to Navarro's head to control him but Navarro postures up. #SUB2#
Navarro wants to work for an arm triangle but Brooks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brooks trying to hold on to Navarro's head to control him but Navarro postures up.
Gideon Navarro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Brooks moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Navarro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brooks is keeping the position for now.
Brooks is trying to control the position but Navarro postures up.
Eric Brooks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks is adopting a defensive guard.
Navarro throwing strikes but missing.
Brooks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brooks, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Eric Brooks!
Eric Brooks thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GAMMA#979 Karim v Lovanov
Date: Dec 31, 2022

#R1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Grayson.
Brooks throws a body kick that misses. #CL#
Grayson instigates a clinch.
Grayson throws an elbow but it misses.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks checks the leg kick.
Brooks jabs Grayson right on the nose. Grayson blinks but takes it well.
A leg kick checked by Brooks.
Brooks lands a head kick. Grayson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jab by Grayson.
Brooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Grayson throwing a counter right hand but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks takes a swing at Grayson's ribcage but misses.
Brooks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grayson at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Grayson pushes Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Grayson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Grayson controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Brooks.
Grayson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grayson lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T1#
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by Grayson. #BC#
Grayson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grayson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brooks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brooks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grayson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBrooks.
Brooks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grayson.
Brooks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grayson.
Brooks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grayson blocks the body kick.
Grayson blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Brooks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grayson lands a really nice looking cross but Brooks seems unphased.
Grayson walks into a stiff left hand from Brooks.
A low kick from Brooks is predictable there
and Grayson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brooks's knee momentarily.
Grayson lands a nice shot that snaps Brooks's head back.
Brooks checks a low kick from Grayson.
Brooks swats away the attempt to clinch by Grayson.
Brooks now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Grayson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T2##CL2#
Brooks has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brooks avoids a wild elbow strike from Grayson.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grayson throws an elbow but misses.
Brooks tries a body shot but Grayson blocks it.
Grayson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grayson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
Grayson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee calls for Grayson to work. #BC#
Grayson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brooks misses with a low kick.
Grayson thows a leg kick but Brooks checks it
and Brooks counters with a stiff right hand.
Grayson throws a leg kick but Brooks sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T3#
Brooks misses with a straight left.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grayson moves away.
Grayson looks for the body kick but Brooks saw that one coming.
Grayson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Grayson circles away and keeps his distance.
Grayson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grayson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grayson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Grayson.
Grayson moves away from the strike by Brooks.
Grayson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brooks throws a lazy right hand but Grayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grayson wants to clinch.
Grayson sets himself, and Brooks steps forward looking for the clinch! Grayson avoids it this time.
A good leg kick by Grayson. #T4#
A nice leg kick from Brooks, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grayson wants to slow Brooks down by chopping away at his legs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grayson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grayson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Brooks misses.
A nice leg kick from Brooks, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grayson is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Brooks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Brooks misses.
Grayson tries to clinch up.
As Grayson backs off Brooks throws a huge counter combo but Grayson manages to avoid it all.
Brooks throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grayson is looking to slow Brooks down with leg kicks.
Brooks lands with a good body shot.#CL#
Grayson moves into range and clinches up with Brooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grayson lands a nice elbow. #BC2#
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
Brooks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grayson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grayson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brooks's sensitive parts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jason Grayson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grayson.
Grayson misses with an elbow over the top.
Brooks avoids the elbow strike from Grayson, against the cage.
Brooks blocks the elbow strike.
Brooks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jason Grayson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grayson stalling in the clinch.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Grayson.
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grayson backwards.
Brooks misses with some punches.
Grayson throws an elbow that misses.
Grayson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brooks up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grayson.
Brooks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grayson manages to avoid it.
Grayson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brooks lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brooks.
Grayson misses with a body shot. #T1#
Brooks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Brooks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Grayson. #CL2#
Brooks rushes Grayson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grayson pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Grayson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
I was talking to Grayson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grayson throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee calls for Grayson to work.
Grayson lands a damaging elbow.
Brooks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grayson backwards. #BC2#
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks looks to land a right hand but Grayson moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Grayson.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Brooks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#CL#
Brooks gets tackled into the cage by Grayson. Grayson maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grayson throws an elbow but it misses.
Grayson lands an elbow that stopped Brooks in his tracks for a moment. #T2#
Grayson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grayson lands an elbow inside that Brooks shrugs off. #CUT#It looks like Eric Brooks has been cut.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks can't find room to land a body shot as Grayson controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grayson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
Brooks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grayson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brooks tries to throw a body punch but Grayson avoids it by throwing Brooks back against the cage.
Brooks lands a left hand.
Grayson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grayson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grayson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
Grayson pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grayson prevents a body shot from Brooks.
Brooks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grayson throws an elbow that misses. #T3#
Brooks blocks an elbow strike from Grayson.
Grayson throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grayson throws an elbow but misses.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike from Grayson.
Grayson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grayson pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grayson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brooks's efforts to push away.
Brooks taking a breather.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike from Grayson. #BC#
Grayson breaks the clinch.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Grayson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grayson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Grayson backs off Brooks throws a huge counter combo but Grayson manages to avoid it all.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grayson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brooks wants to slow Grayson down by chopping away at his legs.
Grayson misses with a body kick.
Brooks tries to work over Grayson's front leg with a kick but Grayson checks it.
Grayson with the inside leg kick. #T4#
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Brooks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brooks tries to clinch but Grayson is having none of it.
Brooks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grayson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grayson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Some wild striking there from Brooks.
Eric Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Brooks wants to clinch up but Grayson keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot by Grayson.
Brooks wants to land a leg kick but Grayson is out of range.
Grayson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grayson thows a leg kick but Brooks checks it
letting Brooks counter with a right hand.
Brooks throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Grayson drives through and clinches with Brooks against the cage.
Grayson blocks a body shot from Brooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Grayson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Brooks's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grayson.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Grayson moves out of range easily.
Grayson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Brooks avoids it.
Grayson moves out of range as Brooks strikes.
Grayson throws out a leg kick but Brooks moves out of range and Grayson only half commits.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grayson.
A bone on bone clash there as Grayson blocks the leg kick.
A left lands for Grayson.
Grayson tries to score with a low kick but Brooks moves his leg out of the way.
Grayson lands a leg kick that knocks Brooks off balance momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Brooks scores with a four punch combination!
Brooks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grayson tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grayson.
Good leg kick by Brooks.
Grayson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grayson scores with a head kick. #T1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Grayson.
Grayson connects with an inside leg kick.
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Grayson throws a low kick but Brooks moves out of range easily.
Brooks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grayson throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL2#
Brooks gets a clinch.
Brooks is trying to force a seperation but Grayson has the dominant position.
Brooks dodges an elbow strike from Grayson.
Brooks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grayson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grayson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brooks dodges an elbow strike from Grayson.
Grayson lands an elbow inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Brooks. #BC2#
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T2#
Brooks misses the jab.
Brooks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grayson is looking to score with low kicks.
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grayson.
Brooks throws a low kick but Grayson moves out of range easily.
Brooks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Grayson is just out of range.
Brooks keeps the fight on the outside.
Grayson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grayson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brooks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grayson is out of range.
Jab, jab by Grayson - just one landing.
Grayson throws a sloppy head kick and Brooks moves out of range easily.
Grayson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brooks.
Brooks throws a body punch but Grayson moves out of range.
Brooks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brooks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Brooks.#T3#
Grayson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brooks.
Grayson works the jab nicely.
Brooks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brooks wants to counter the offense by Grayson and move into the clinch position.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Brooks lands with a hook. Grayson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grayson tries a low kick but Brooks avoids it.
Grayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Grayson.
Brooks moves out of range of the body kick.
Brooks connects with a looping right hand.
A clash of legs there as Brooks blocks the low kick.
Grayson staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Brooks.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grayson moves away.
Grayson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grayson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grayson checks a low kick from Brooks.
Jason Grayson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grayson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brooks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brooks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Brooks misses.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Brooks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grayson punishes Brooks's body with a nice straight punch.
Grayson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brooks throws a big shot that misses.
Eric Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grayson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grayson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brooks's sensitive parts.
Brooks looks to land a body kick but Grayson moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as Grayson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grayson jabs Brooks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brooks looks to land a left hand but Grayson moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Grayson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks misses with an uppercut.
Brooks keeps the fight on the outside.
Grayson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brooks.
Grayson chopping away at his opponent's legs.

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 Jason Grayson.
Well Grayson 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Grayson!
A very excited looking Jason Grayson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: DMMA 154 Panda vs Viikinki
Date: Nov 26, 2022

#R1#
Brooks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawat.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawat moves away.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Brooks throws a leg kick
letting Hawat counter with a right hand.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Brooks. That snapped Hawat's head back.
Hawat slips under a jab from Brooks.
Brooks backing away here, and Hawat unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brooks avoids the head kick by Hawat.
Brooks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hawat blocks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hawat checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hawat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brooks can pounce on him.
Brooks scores with a hook to the body. Hawat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brooks.#T1##CL#
Brooks rushes Hawat and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Hawat manages to break the clinch.
Hawat tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hawat!
A nice leg kick lands there from Brooks.
Hawat throws a leg kick but Brooks moved away.
Hawat throws a nice outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hawat checks a leg kick.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawat tries to land a body kick
and Brooks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brooks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hawat has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hawat and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hawat feints a counter leg kick.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brooks works the jab nicely.
Hawat throws out a loose jab but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #T2#
Brooks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hawat is out of range and Brooks settles back down.
Brooks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawat.
It seemed like Hawat was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brooks throws a right hand that misses
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawat throws a leg kick but Brooks moved away.
Brooks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hawat avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Hawat appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brooks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brooks connects with a looping right hand.
Hawat takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brooks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hawat.
Brooks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawat.
Hawat throws a leg kick but Brooks moved away.#T3#
Decent striking displayed by Brooks there.
Brooks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Brooks misses the target.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses
and Hawat counters with a nice leg kick.
Brooks misses with a body kick.
Hawat steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Brooks throws a leg kick
and Hawat counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks feints and then cracks Hawat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawat down.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Brooks lunges at Hawat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hawat's hand.
Brooks blocks a head kick by Hawat.
Hawat scores with a head kick. Brooks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Brooks clobbers Hawat with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks thows a leg kick but Hawat checks it
and Hawat counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brooks is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hawat staying out of range there.#CL#
Brooks rushes Hawat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brooks lands with a light punch inside.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawat.
Hawat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Brooks.
Brooks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hawat pulls his leg out and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brooks avoids a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Brooks dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Hawat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawat circles away.
Brooks lands with a good body shot.
Hawat checks a leg kick.
Brooks misses with a low kick.
Brooks connects with a single shot there.
No joy there for Hawat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Brooks.
Brooks with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks wants to slow Hawat down by chopping away at his legs.
Hawat tries to move into range but Brooks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brooks throws a lazy head kick
and Hawat counters with a leg kick.
Brooks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hawat looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T1#
Brooks throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brooks connects with a single shot there.
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Hawat misses with a looping right.
Hawat misses with a body kick.
Hawat moves out of range as Brooks strikes.
Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawat can do to turn this around?
Hawat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brooks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawat takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT#It looks like Thufir Hawat has been cut.
Hawat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooks takes a swing at Hawat's ribcage but misses.
Hawat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brooks scores with a push kick.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick
and Hawat counters with a nice body kick.
Hawat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brooks.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hawat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brooks takes a swing at Hawat's ribcage but misses.
Hawat now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brooks avoids the head kick by Hawat.
Brooks tries to score with a low kick but Hawat moves his leg out of the way.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brooks dips to his left and cracks Hawat with an uppercut!#CL#
Brooks has closed the distance and engaged Hawat in a clinch.
Brooks just leaning against Hawat, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawat.
Hawat is trying to stall. #BC#
Brooks breaks from the clinch. #T3#
Brooks swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hawat.
Brooks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hawats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hawat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brooks.
Brooks scores with a three punch combo!
Hawat looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
Brooks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawat is just out of range.
Brooks lands with a nice body kick.
Brooks lands with a kick to the temple. Hawat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab from Hawat misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T4#
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hawat.
Hawat throws a head kick that misses.
Hawat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brooks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brooks.
Hawat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Hawat connects with a right hand. Brooks shakes it off.
A punch combination from Brooks misses.
Hawat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brooks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brooks throws out a powerful jab.
Brooks connects with a solid leg kick.
Hawat misses with a low kick.
It looked like Brooks was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hawat.
A low kick lands for Brooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Brooks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thufir Hawat'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Brooks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hawat appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brooks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hawat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brooks.
Brooks throws a leg kick but Hawat moved away.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Brooks.
Hawat misses with a body kick.
Hawat tries a head kick but it misses.
Brooks tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hawat manages to circle out of the way.
Brooks scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks takes one on the button.
Brooks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brooks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brooks throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL#
Brooks takes the fight into the clinch. #T1#
Brooks misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brooks.
Hawat misses with the head strike.
Hawat misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawat wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
Brooks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hawat blocks an elbow strike from Brooks. #BC2#
Hawat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Hawat as he checks the leg kick.
Brooks misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brooks. That's going to slow Hawat down.
Hawat is looking to slow Brooks down with leg kicks. #T2#
Hawat takes one on the button.
Hawat has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hawat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hawat tries to land a front kick but Brooks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick lands for Brooks.
Eric Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawat misses with an uppercut. Brooks saw that one coming.
Hawat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brooks misses with a few strikes there.
Brooks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hawat walks into a jab.
Brooks scores with a shot to the body.
Brooks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thufir Hawat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Brooks misses the target. #T3#
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawat feints a counter leg kick.
Hawat tries to land a leg kick but Brooks saw it coming and moves away.
Brooks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks with a hook.
Brooks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hawat slips a jab and a cross from Brooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Brooks misses the target.
Brooks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hawat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CL#
Brooks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hawat has Brooks pushed against the cage.#BC#
Brooks breaks the clinch. #T4#
Hawat just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks tried to score with a low kick but Hawat checks it.
Brooks misses with a hook
and Hawat counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
Hawat dodges the punch combination from Brooks.
Eric Brooks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hawat misses with an attempted mid kick.
A quick step to the side and Brooks tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brooks.
Hawat tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hawat throws a nice head kick!
Hawat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brooks 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Brooks!
A victorious Eric Brooks thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: DMMA Friday Night Fights XII
Date: Oct 28, 2022

#R1#
Brooks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT2#It looks like Vasily Khrapov Jr has been cut.
Brooks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've been hearing reports that Khrapov Jr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Khrapov Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Khrapov Jr.
Brooks throws a body shot but no joy.
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Brooks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khrapov Jr walks into a straight right hand from Brooks.
Brooks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brooks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Khrapov Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brooks connects with an inside leg kick.
Khrapov Jr slips a jab and a cross from Brooks. #T1#
Brooks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brooks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brooks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brooks misses with a right hand
and Khrapov Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL#
Khrapov Jr clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Khrapov Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks fakes the leg kick and cracks Khrapov Jr in the body.
Khrapov Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khrapov Jr lands a nice hook to Brooks's body. Brooks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khrapov Jr checks a leg kick.#CL2#
Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Khrapov Jr manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Brooks both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks tries to clinch but Khrapov Jr is having none of it.
Brooks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Eric Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks throws an overhand right that lands on Khrapov Jr's shoulder, as Khrapov Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Khrapov Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khrapov Jr takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Khrapov Jr blocks the leg kick. #CL#
Khrapov Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T2#
Brooks tries to work over Khrapov Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khrapov Jr trying to stall but Brooks improves his position.
Brooks lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khrapov Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Khrapov Jr misses with some punches.
Brooks just leaning against Khrapov Jr, taking a breather.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khrapov Jr tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khrapov Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brooks or not.
Khrapov Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards. #BC#
Khrapov Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Khrapov Jr is just out of range.
Khrapov Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brooks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Khrapov Jr looks to land a right hand but Brooks moved out of range.
Brooks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr avoids a kick to the body. #T3#
Brooks throws a head kick that misses #CL#
and Khrapov Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khrapov Jr.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khrapov Jrs head.
Khrapov Jr blocking some punches.
Khrapov Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Brooks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khrapov Jr backwards.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Brooks prevents Khrapov Jr from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks digs a right hand underneath Khrapov Jr's ribcage. Khrapov Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khrapov Jr wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Khrapov Jr.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brooks.
Khrapov Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
Brooks lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Brooks. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
Khrapov Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brooks.
Brooks gets through Khrapov Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khrapov Jr is trying to push Brooks away but Brooks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike.
Khrapov Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Brooks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Khrapov Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Brooks leaves Khrapov Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Khrapov Jr backing away here, and Brooks unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brooks throws a head kick but Khrapov Jr moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khrapov Jr. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks looks to throw the jab but Khrapov Jr is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khrapov Jr slips under a jab from Brooks.
Brooks throws a wild body kick that Khrapov Jr sees coming a mile off.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Khrapov Jr circles away.
Brooks thows a leg kick but Khrapov Jr checks it #TD#
and Khrapov Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Brooks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasily Khrapov Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Brooks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khrapov Jr walks into a left hand.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brooks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khrapov Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brooks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khrapov Jr throws out the jab.
Eric Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks misses with the body kick
and Khrapov Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brooks throws a body punch but Khrapov Jr moves out of range.
Khrapov Jr lands the left hand.
Brooks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khrapov Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Khrapov Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks tries to land a leg kick but Khrapov Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Khrapov Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brooks stuffs the takedown.
Brooks throws a lazy right hand but Khrapov Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khrapov Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brooks swivels and escapes.#T1#
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Khrapov Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khrapov Jr throws out a powerful jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brooks.
Brooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks throws a head kick that Khrapov Jr semi-blocks.
Brooks connects with the punch.
Khrapov Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brooks on the side of the head.
Khrapov Jr jabs Brooks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khrapov Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Brooks tries to sprawl out of it but Khrapov Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brooks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Khrapov Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks lands with a slapping head kick.
Khrapov Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khrapov Jr blocks the body kick.
Brooks tries to work over Khrapov Jr's front leg with a kick but Khrapov Jr checks it. #CL#
Khrapov Jr clinches.
Khrapov Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Khrapov Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eric Brooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brooks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khrapov Jr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#TD#
Khrapov Jr has picked Brooks up - he's going for a ride! Khrapov Jr dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Brooks trying to control here.
Brooks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brooks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khrapov Jr is working away from the top position though.
Khrapov Jr prevents Brooks from improving his position.#T3#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Khrapov Jr connects with a nice short shot to Brooks's temple.
Khrapov Jr is looking to take a break and control but Brooks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brooks regains full guard. Nicely done.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khrapov Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khrapov Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Khrapov Jr from controlling successfully.
Brooks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khrapov Jr. #T4#
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.
Khrapov Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Khrapov Jr works over Brooks with some ground and pound from guard.
Khrapov Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Khrapov Jr wants to pass the guard but Brooks is keeping the position.
Khrapov Jr cracks Brooks with a solid left hand.
Khrapov Jr works over Brooks with some ground and pound from guard.
Khrapov Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khrapov Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khrapov Jr wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks controlling Khrapov Jr's posture.
Brooks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vasily Khrapov Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vasily Khrapov Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Khrapov Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A big right from Khrapov Jr misses.
Brooks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A lazy left from Khrapov Jr finds it's target.
Brooks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khrapov Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brooks, as that shot connected.
Khrapov Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brooks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brooks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khrapov Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brooks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khrapov Jr somewhat.
Brooks throws a low kick but Khrapov Jr moves out of range easily.
Brooks thuds his right hand into Khrapov Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khrapov Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.#T1#
Khrapov Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brooks defends it nicely.
Brooks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brooks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khrapov Jr. That did some damage!
Khrapov Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Khrapov Jr.
A big right from Brooks misses. #TD#
Khrapov Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Brooks's guard.
Brooks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khrapov Jr is one step ahead there.
Brooks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khrapov Jr. #T2#
Khrapov Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Brooks.
Khrapov Jr lands a couple of digs.
Vasily Khrapov Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brooks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khrapov Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brooks has his hands on Khrapov Jr's head, controlling the position.
Khrapov Jr postures up.
Khrapov Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khrapov Jr postures up in Brooks's guard and throws a big left but Brooks blocks it.
Khrapov Jr lands a couple of digs.
Khrapov Jr stays in close to Brooks's body and controls the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khrapov Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T3#
Khrapov Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Brooks is trying to control the position but Khrapov Jr postures up.
Brooks is pulling down on Khrapov Jr's head. It's preventing any offense from Khrapov Jr, at least for the moment.
Brooks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khrapov Jr is one step ahead there.
Khrapov Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khrapov Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Brooks circles away.
Khrapov Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brooks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brooks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Left hook, right uppercut from Khrapov Jr.
Brooks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brooks connects with a body shot.
Khrapov Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khrapov Jr swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Khrapov Jr misses with a hook.
Brooks is looking for the big counter here.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL#
Khrapov Jr forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
Brooks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khrapov Jr backwards.
Nice body punch from Brooks - that landed with a thud.
Khrapov Jr has Brooks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brooks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Khrapov Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brooks lands a nice uppercut.
Khrapov Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khrapov Jr backwards.
Brooks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

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 Vasily Khrapov Jr.
I think Khrapov Jr 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasily Khrapov Jr!

Event: DMMA 144 Durand vs Puno
Date: Oct 01, 2022

#R1#
Brooks lands a head shot.#CUT#It looks like Kwasi Kwong has been cut.#CL2#
Kwong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brooks, pushing him back against the cage.
Brooks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kwong misses with some punches.
Brooks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kwong.#BC#
Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brooks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kwong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kwong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brooks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kwong.
Brooks throws a big shot that misses.#CL2#
Kwong moves into the clinch.#BC#
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Kwong moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kwong.
Kwong takes a shot to the head.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by Kwong.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kwong throws a punch but it's blocked by Brooks.
Kwong throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
A body shot lands from Brooks.
I was talking to Brooks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC#
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks slips a jab and a cross from Kwong.
Kwong moves out of range of the strikes.
Kwong lands with an uppercut that bounces Brooks off the cage and back into range.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Kwong moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Kwong.
Brooks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kwong.
Kwong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
The crowd cheers as Kwong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brooks doesn't seem phased though.
Kwasi Kwong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kwong misses with a straight right.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kwong blocks the body kick.
Kwong throws a hook but Brooks blocks it.
Kwong throws a jab when Brooks was well out of range.
Kwong lands a jab to Brooks's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks slips under a jab.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kwong scores with a nice strike.
Kwong avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T2#
Brooks moves away from the strike by Kwong. #CL2#
Kwong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brooks, pushing him back against the cage.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwong.
Brooks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kwong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
Kwong misses with a punch on the inside.
Kwong scores with a shot to the side of Brooks's head.
Kwong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Kwong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kwong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brooks on the side of the head.
Brooks jabs Kwong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kwong cracks a nice hook into Brooks's ribs.
Kwong misses with a wild combination.
Kwong lands with a good body shot.
Kwong blocks a jab.
Brooks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kwong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brooks.#T3#
Kwong misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kwong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brooks can pounce on him.
Brooks misses with a straight left.
A bone on bone clash there as Kwong blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Brooks.
Kwong misses with a few strikes there.
Kwong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brooks keeps Kwong at a distance using the push kick.
Kwong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brooks looks to land a combination but Kwong avoids it well.
Kwong throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Brooks was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kwong.
Kwong misses with a body shot.
Brooks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brooks tries to clinch but Kwong moves out of range.
Kwong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks throws a jab when Kwong was well out of range.
Kwong connects with a jab.
Brooks throws the kick towards the body but Kwong avoids it.#T4#
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kwong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Kwong is avoiding it.
Brooks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brooks misses with a few strikes there.
Kwong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brooks at a distance.
Kwong lands a nice shot to the body.
Kwong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kwong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kwong has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kwong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kwong moves out of range of the leg kick from Brooks.
Kwong misses with a wild body shot.
Kwong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brooks throws a jab but it's blocked by Kwong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kwong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brooks.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Kwong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brooks at a distance.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kwasi Kwong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kwasi Kwong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Kwong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brooks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brooks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kwong.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brooks.
Kwong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kwasi Kwong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kwong throws a body shot but no joy.
Kwong swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Kwong lands a jab to Brooks's midsection.
Kwong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot by Kwong.
Kwong connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kwong is able to avoid easily.
A lazy left from Brooks finds it's target.
Kwong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kwong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Brooks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kwong. That did some damage!
Brooks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brooks throws a leg kick but Kwong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kwong throws a good cross that connects. #T1#
Brooks slips a straight right by Kwong.
Brooks slips a straight right by Kwong.
Kwong checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little jabbing left from Kwong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kwong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kwong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kwong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kwong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Brooks connects with an inside leg kick.
Brooks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brooks misses with an uppercut. Kwong saw that one coming.
Kwong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #ROC2#Brooks is rocked!
Kwong scores with a jab.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Kwong measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Brooks! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Kwasi Kwong!
Kwasi Kwong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: DMMA 134 Assndrop vs Kersikov
Date: Aug 27, 2022

#R1#
Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Kulina is just out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Brooks as Kulina shoots in.
Kulina ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Brooks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kulina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy left from Kulina finds it's target.
Kulina swinging wildly here.
Brooks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brooks swings widly with a right hand
and Kulina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brooks pushes Kulina away with a front kick.#CL#
Kulina gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kulina tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brooks smiles and moves away. #CL#
Kulina forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Brooks on the inside. #T1#
Kulina lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulina lands with a short shot to the head.
Brooks misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Brooks has clasped his hands together around Kulina's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Brooks creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kulina sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #SUB2#
Brooks tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kulina is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Brooks scoring with punches and elbows.
Kulina can't do much from the bottom here.
Brooks is putting a hurting on Kulina here, landing some big shots from side control.
Brooks trying to control the position but Kulina is working away.
Brooks working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulina wants to get back to his feet.
Kulina wants to control but Brooks postures up.
Brooks trying to control the position but Kulina is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Kulina is trying to control Brooks's posture but Brooks avoids it.
You can see the frustration on Kulina's face as Brooks controls the position.
Let's hope that Brooks has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Brooks misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kulina is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kulina shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brooks but Brooks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Kulina. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kulina tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brooks defends well and Kulina ends up having to push Brooks into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brooks looking to throw knees to the head but Kulina is blocking nicely.
Kulina has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brooks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kulina looking for a takedown.
Brooks tries to work over Kulina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Kulina.
Kulina has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brooks after a bit of a struggle.
Brooks dodges an elbow strike from Kulina.
Kulina tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kulina can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action. #TD2#
Brooks pulls guard. #SUB2#
Brooks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kulina can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kulina looking to pass the guard.
Brooks has a closed guard, preventing Kulina from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Brooks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Brooks lands with a good body shot.
Brooks punishes Kulina's body with a nice straight punch.
Brooks throws a one two combo.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A low kick lands for Brooks.
Brooks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #CL#
Kulina drives through and clinches with Brooks against the cage.
Brooks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Kulina's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kulina moves out of range of the leg kick from Brooks.
A low kick lands for Brooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks swats away the attempt to clinch by Kulina.#CL#
Kulina has Brooks up against the cage in a clinch. #BC2#
Brooks breaks the clinch. #T1#
Kulina changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brooks tries to avoid it but Kulina manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brooks to the ground. Brooks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brooks. That's going to slow Kulina down.
Brooks lands a leg kick that knocks Kulina off balance momentarily.
Brooks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kulina's sensitive parts.
Brooks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brooks wants to slow Kulina down by chopping away at his legs.
Kulina half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Kulina blocks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kulina.
Kulina swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
A jab from Brooks misses.
Kulina avoids the body shot from Brooks. #TD#
Kulina shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kulina showed some decent athleticism there.
Kulina with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T2#
Brooks is doing well to control the position and prevent Kulina from advancing to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kulina is working away from the top position though.
Kulina stalling.
Kulina trying to control from half guard but Brooks is working away. #SUB#
Kulina looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kulina wants to take a breather but Brooks is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T3#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kulina lands a nice short elbow.
Brooks wants to control but Kulina is keeping busy.
Brooks might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kulina haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kulina seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brooks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brooks throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Kulina manages to pass to side control. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brooks is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kulina is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Brooks will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#SU#
Kulina decides to stand back up. Kulina steps back and let's Brooks get back to his feet.
Brooks throws a body kick that misses.
Kulina steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Brooks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kulina is looking to clinch but Brooks is avoiding it.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulina tries for a takedown but Brooks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kulina lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brooks takes a step back to recover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3##CL#
Kulina clinches up against the cage.
Kulina trying to land knees to the body.
Kulina scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brooks.
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Kulina controls his hands.
Brooks misses with a body punch.
Kulina blocks an uppercut.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Kulina holds him up against the cage and eventually Brooks drops back down to his feet.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kulina's elbow.
Kulina is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice left hand lands by Brooks.
Kulina blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brooks lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brooks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Come on Kulina - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Eric Brooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Kulina. #BC2#
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks misses with a wild combination. #TD#
Kulina throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brooks was covering up waiting for the punch and Kulina finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brooks wants to sweep here but Kulina controlling him for the moment.
Justin Kulina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kulina controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T2#
Kulina wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks 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.
Kulina content to stall in guard here.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Kulina from controlling successfully.
Brooks keeping full guard, as Kulina tries to pass.
Justin Kulina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Brooks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kulina controls the pace.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Justin Kulina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kulina fails with a takedown attempt.
Brooks leaves Kulina with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kulina moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBrooks.
Kulina shoots for a double leg takedown but Brooks sprawls well. He's pushed Kulina's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Kulina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kulina tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kulina takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brooks jabs Kulina right on the nose. Kulina blinks but takes it well.#CUT2#It looks like Justin Kulina has been cut.
Brooks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kulina if he has to take too many more of those.
Brooks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kulina shoots in for a takedown but Brooks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL#
Kulina forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.#T4##BC2#
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Kulina throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brooks.
Kulina ducks right into an uppercut from Brooks.
Brooks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#ROC2#Kulina is rocked!
Kulina fails with a takedown attempt.
Brooks steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kulina.
Eric Brooks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh Kulina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Brooks backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Kulina's temple! It sends Kulina violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Brooks celebrates and the doctors try to help Kulina!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Eric Brooks!
Eric Brooks thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: DMMA Friday Night Fights III
Date: Jul 22, 2022

#R1#
Evans lands a jab to the head.
Brooks lunges at Evans with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Evans's hand.
A big left from Brooks misses.
Brooks throws a leg kick but Evans sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brooks throws a body shot but no joy.
Evans looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brooks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Evans to score with a decent uppercut.
Brooks scores with a three punch combo!
Evans 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.
Evans tries to clinch but Brooks moves out of range.
Crunch! Brooks slams his shin into Evans's torso.
Brooks throws a leg kick which misses Evans's front leg but catches the back leg as Evans tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Evans misses with a right hand
letting Brooks counter with a right hand.
Evans checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice straight punches there by Evans. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Evans.
Good shot there by Evans.
Evans avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Brooks misses with a two punch combination.
Evans misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks scores with a jab.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
Brooks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Evans tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brooks throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Evans counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks works the jab nicely.
Brooks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Evans throws a hook but Brooks avoids it easily.
Evans throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
Brooks's corner calls for a 1-2. Brooks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Evans misses.
Brooks is looking to slow Evans down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brooks.
Evans misses with a right hand
and Brooks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Evans's knee momentarily.
Evans moves out of range of the body kick.
Brooks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Evans is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brooks with a body shot.#T2#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brooks.
Brooks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Evans.
Evans throws a jab but it's blocked by Brooks.
Evans listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Evans checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks misses with the body kick#KD2#
and Evans counters with a nice right hand that sends Brooks toppling to the canvas! Brooks scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Evans finish him?!#ROC2#Brooks is rocked!
Evans is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Brooks flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Brooks is out cold! Evans holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gwynn Evans!
During a confident post fight interview, Gwynn Evans thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: DMMA 114 Pinks vs Martin
Date: Jun 18, 2022

#R1#
Both fighters circling a little - Brooks finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brooks with the inside leg kick.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saros throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brooks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
Brooks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL#
Brooks gets tackled into the cage by Saros. Saros maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saros.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Saros.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brooks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but Saros turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Saros lands a right hand.
Saros tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Brooks breaks the clinch. #T1#
Saros comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brooks lands with a hook. Saros tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks is looking to chop away at Saros's legs.
Saros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks.
Saros lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#TD#
Brooks tries to sprawl but Saros drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Saros is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Saros working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Brooks's thigh. Brooks counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Saros wants to pass the guard but Brooks is keeping the position.#T2#
Brooks pulls Saros in close to prevent any damage.
Brooks trying to control the position.
Saros stopping the sweep attempt from Brooks.
Saros trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Saros stopping the sweep attempt from Brooks.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brooks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brooks misses the jab.
Saros staying out of range there.
Saros circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brooks feints and then cracks Saros's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saros down.
Saros tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saros's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brooks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saros scrambles back to his feet.
Saros walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brooks.
Saros drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brooks throws a leg kick that misses.
Brooks has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Saros misses with a hook.#T4#
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Saros cracks a nice hook into Brooks's ribs.#CL#
Brooks gets tackled into the cage by Saros. Saros maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks. #BC2#
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Saros was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brooks.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Saros circles away.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saros has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brooks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saros on the side of the head. #CL#
Saros moves into range and clinches up with Brooks.
Saros tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it. #BC2#
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saros looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brooks.
Saros takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saros drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brooks sprawls and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Brooks dominated that 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.#R2#
Saros's corner calls for a 1-2. Saros obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brooks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brooks lands with a cross.
Brooks digs a good body shot into Saros's ribs.#CL#
Saros has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saros lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Brooks trying to control the position but instead, Saros has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brooks into the cage.
Saros doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brooks lands a right hand.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by Saros.
A short uppercut from Saros.
A right hook to the body lands for Saros.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saros or not.
Saros tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saros makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Brooks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brooks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brooks lands a nice uppercut.
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Saros avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks scores with a kick to the body.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saros throws out a powerful jab.
Saros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saros throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brooks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brooks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saros has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brooks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Saros seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Saros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Saros.
Saros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
Eric Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by Saros. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saros.
Brooks scores with a nice body kick.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saros is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brooks throws a leg kick #TD#
and Saros counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brooks trying to keep a closed guard but Saros is proving a slippery customer.
Brooks wants to stand but Saros is controlling the position. #SUB#
Saros drops back looking for a leg! Brooks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brooks manages to kick Saros off! Saros jumps back into Brooks's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saros wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks trying to control the position. #T3#
Saros looking to sit in guard and control but Brooks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brooks trying to control but Saros is working from the bottom.
Brooks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saros swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brooks passes Saros's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Saros is refusing to be controlled, as Brooks sits in half guard. #T4#
Brooks is taking a breather. Saros says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Brooks is trying to control. Saros wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brooks is stalling here. Saros is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Brooks seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Saros has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Brooks is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Saros's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB#
Saros is looking for a kimura here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eric Brooks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Brooks throws a shot from downtown. Saros moves away and avoids it.
Brooks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brooks jabs Saros to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good shot there by Saros.
Saros with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brooks with the inside leg kick.
Saros lands a lovely overhand right.
Saros takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Brooks misses.
Saros attempts a counter takedown but Brooks avoids it well and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Saros. Beautiful body shot.
Saros moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks missing with a left hand there. Saros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Saros tries to counter with a takedown but Brooks is quick to defend against it.
Saros moves in looking to clinch but Brooks pushes him off.
Saros is looking to clinch. #T1#
Brooks with a nice calf kick.
Saros misses with a few strikes there.
Brooks with the inside leg kick.
Saros tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good leg kick by Brooks.
Brooks misses with the combination.
Saros was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Saros takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Saros scores with a sloppy right hand. Brooks should have avoided that one.
Brooks throws a leg kick #TD#
and Saros counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brooks won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saros is looking to take a break and control but Brooks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brooks manages to work his way to half guard, despite Saros's best efforts.
Leevi Saros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##SUB#
Saros is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB#
Saros is looking for a kimura but Brooks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Saros to get the leverage. #ES2#
Brooks has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Saros is on him like a limpet, forcing Brooks back against the cage.
Saros misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eric Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saros tries to clinch
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brooks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saros looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range. #T3#
Brooks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brooks is looking to slow Saros down with leg kicks.
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saros.
Brooks connects with an inside leg kick.
Brooks throws a hook but Saros avoids it easily.
Brooks throws a body punch but Saros moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Saros on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Brooks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brooks.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saros tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brooks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brooks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saros connects with a nice looking jab.
Saros avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T4#
Saros throws the left hand but Brooks avoids the punch easily.
Saros is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brooks connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Brooks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Brooks tries to clinch there but Saros circles away.
Saros scores with a decent looking hook.
Eric Brooks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Saros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Brooks blocks a jab.
Brooks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saros. Saros circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saros takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
Brooks jabs at Saros's body.
Brooks scores with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brooks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Brooks!
A victorious Eric Brooks thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Leevi Saros had this to say: 'A man can't outlast whatever he's made. Tonight my opponent extended this inevitability beyond the realms of mine. Congratulations. Rise or fall, we get up and keep grinding. And grinding, the constant movement, never ends. I will return.'.

Event: DMMA 105 Bitter Rivals
Date: May 15, 2022

#R1#
Brooks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Brooks closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Harakka fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Brooks.
A short left from Harakka.
Harakka gets through Brooks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Harakka breaks the clinch.
Brooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
Brooks clinches up with Harakka and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Brooks.
Brooks tries to work over Harakka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harakka swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harakka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harakka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand 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!
Brooks misses with a body punch.
Harakka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Brooks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Harakka blocking some punches.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harakka 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.
Harakka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Brooks throws the left hand but Harakka avoids the punch easily.
Brooks misses with a right hand
and Harakka finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Brooks misses with a low kick.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Harakka.
A head kick misses from Brooks. #CL2#
Harakka takes the fight into the clinch.
Harakka working aggressively here.
Harakka lands an uppercut.
Harakka throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks working aggressively here.
Harakka misses with a body punch. #BC#
Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harakka ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Harakka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL2#
Harakka forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harakka up against the cage.
Brooks misses with some punches.
Brooks blocking some punches.
Brooks can't get the takedown.
Brooks takes a shot to the head.
Harakka misses with a punch on the inside.
Brooks blocking some punches.
Brooks working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harakka.
A head punch on the inside from Brooks fails to land.
Harakka cracks Brooks with a nice body shot.
Harakka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harakka has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
Harakka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harakka can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
Harakka throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harakka.
Harakka lands a body shot in the clinch. #BC#
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle, before Harakka throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Brooks's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Harakka lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Gustav Harakka!
During a confident post fight interview, Gustav Harakka thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: DMMA 97: Account vs Ilmarinen
Date: Apr 10, 2022

#R1#
Brooks connects with a solid leg kick.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Navarro connects with a body shot that sends Brooks's belly button to the back.
Brooks thows a leg kick but Navarro checks it
letting Navarro counter with a right hand.
Brooks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Navarro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Navarro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brooks.
Nice shot lands for Brooks.
Brooks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Navarro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Navarro takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
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!#CL2#
Brooks closes the distance and pushes Navarro back into the cage.
Navarro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Navarro. #BC#
Navarro manages to break the clinch.
Navarro looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Brooks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brooks scores with a body shot. #T1#
Brooks lands a head shot.
Brooks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brooks throws a low kick, looking for Navarro's leg but Navarro calmly moves out of range.
Brooks dips to his left and cracks Navarro with an uppercut!
Brooks throws a leg kick but Navarro moved away.
Navarro moves out of range of the strikes.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Navarro.
Brooks looks to land a right hand but Navarro moved out of range.
Brooks throws a right hand that misses
and Navarro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Navarro lands a jab to Brooks's midsection.
Brooks throws a right hand that Navarro ducks under and follows up with a left that Navarro also avoids with ease.
Brooks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Navarro counters with a low kick, right behind Brooks 's knee.
Brooks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Navarro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brooks thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Navarro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Navarro is looking to wear down Brooks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T2#
Brooks throws a leg kick but Navarro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Navarro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brooks missing with a left hand there. Navarro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Navarro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Navarro lands a nice looking body shot.
Brooks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Navarro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brooks tries to clinch but Navarro is having none of it.
Brooks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Navarro.
Navarro lunges at Brooks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brooks's hand.
Navarro looks to land a combination but Brooks avoids it well.
Brooks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brooks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brooks throws a leg kick which misses Navarro's front leg but catches the back leg as Navarro tries to avoid it.
Brooks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T3#
Navarro moves out of range of the leg kick from Brooks.
Brooks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brooks slips under a jab from Navarro.
Brooks scores with a head kick.
Brooks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Navarro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Navarro moves away.
A low kick from Brooks is predictable there
and Navarro counters with a stiff right hand.
Brooks keeps Navarro at a distance using the push kick.
Brooks throws a leg kick but Navarro moved away.
Brooks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Navarro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #T4#
Navarro lands with an overhand left.
Brooks throws a hook but Navarro avoids it easily.
Brooks moves out of range of the body kick.#CL2#
Brooks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Navarro scores with a shot to the side of Brooks's head.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Navarro blocking some punches.
Brooks lands a left hand.
Navarro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Navarro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
Navarro staying out of range there.
Navarro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks scores with a three punch combo!
Navarro walks into a stiff left hand from Brooks.
Brooks throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Brooks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Navarro clinches with his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brooks.
Navarro lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Brooks fails to land.
Brooks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Navarro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
I was talking to Navarro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brooks can't find room to land a body shot as Navarro controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Navarro.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brooks.
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Navarro controls his hands.
Navarro tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Navarro.
Navarro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Brooks fails to land.
Navarro misses with a punch to the body.
Navarro misses with some punches.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Navarro prevents a body shot from Brooks. #T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Navarro.
Navarro throws a punch but it's blocked by Brooks.
Brooks slowing the pace effectively.
Brooks takes a shot to the head.
Brooks works on Navarro's body with a couple of short punches.#BC2#
Brooks breaks the clinch.
Brooks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Navarro lands with an uppercut that bounces Brooks off the cage and back into range.#CL2#
Brooks instigates a clinch.
Brooks has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Navarro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brooks can turn it around.
Brooks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Navarro blocks an uppercut.
Brooks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Navarro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navarro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Navarro has Brooks pressed against the cage, preventing Brooks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Brooks.
Brooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Navarro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow. #BC2#
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T2#
A nice leg kick from Brooks, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Brooks throws a leg kick but Navarro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brooks lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Navarro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Navarro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Navarro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Navarro misses the shot to the body.
Navarro blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Brooks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eric Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks swings for the body but Navarro moves out of range.
Brooks lands a head shot.
Brooks throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T3#
Brooks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Navarro. That did some damage!
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Navarro moves out of range easily.
Brooks misses with a leg kick.
Brooks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Navarro can pounce on him.
Navarro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brooks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Navarro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks misses with a low kick.
Brooks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brooks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Navarro.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brooks.
Brooks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Navarro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brooks throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T4#
Brooks staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks misses with a low kick as Navarro jumps back.
Navarro ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Navarro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Navarro ducks right into an uppercut from Brooks.
Navarro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Navarro is looking to slow Brooks down with leg kicks.
Brooks thows a leg kick but Navarro checks it
and Navarro counters with a nice uppercut.
Brooks with a nice calf kick.
Navarro blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Navarro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Navarro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brooks misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##CL#
Navarro pushes Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Brooks is leaning against Navarro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Navarro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
Navarro lands a left hand.
Brooks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Navarros head.
Brooks pushes Navarro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Brooks.
Navarro lands with a right to the head.
Navarro struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Brooks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Navarro or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Navarro.
Navarro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Navarro scores with a shoulder strike.
Navarro misses with a punch to the body.
Navarro misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Navarro lands with a right to the head.
Navarro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Navarro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Brooks.
Navarro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Navarro misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Brooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Brooks.
Navarro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Navarro - that landed with a thud.
Brooks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Navarro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Navarro prevents a body shot from Brooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brooks.
Navarro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brooks's efforts to push away.
Eric Brooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jimmy Navarro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Navarro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Navarro has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Brooks working aggressively here.
Brooks lands an uppercut.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Navarro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Navarro.
A right handed body shot lands from Navarro.
Navarro tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Navarro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Brooks.
Navarro can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
Navarro throws a head punch that misses.
Navarro throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Brooks. #T3#
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Navarro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Navarro blocks an uppercut.
Navarro struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Brooks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Navarro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Navarro.
Brooks lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Navarro.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Navarro digs a right hand underneath Brooks's ribcage. Brooks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Navarro has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
Brooks taking a breather.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brooks can't find room to land a body shot as Navarro controls the action. #BC2#
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Navarro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navarro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T4#
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Brooks lands with a straight right. Navarro didn't see that one coming.
That kick from Brooks tenderised Navarro's leg. Navarro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brooks throws a leg kick
and Navarro counters with a solid body kick.
Navarro checks a low kick from Brooks.
Eric Brooks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brooks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Navarro misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brooks.
Brooks throws a jab but it's blocked by Navarro.
It looked like Navarro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Navarro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brooks 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Brooks!
During a confident post fight interview, Eric Brooks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: DMMA 89: Tucker vs Ilmarinen
Date: Mar 12, 2022

#R1#
Fungas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Fungas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brooks throws out a loose jab but Fungas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks looks to land a body kick but Fungas moved away.
Fungas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fungas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brooks connects with the punch.
Brooks throws a lazy head kick
and Fungas counters with a nice uppercut.
Fungas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brooks throws a lazy uppercut
and Fungas counters with a three punch combo that has Brooks backing up. Brooks nods at Fungas to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Brooks.
Fungas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brooks doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fungas. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brooks misses with a hook
and Fungas counters with a stiff right hand.
Brooks throws a jab when Fungas was well out of range.#T1#
Brooks thows a leg kick but Fungas checks it
and Fungas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
A telegraphed right hand from Brooks misses the target.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses
and Fungas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brooks throws a poor cross that misses
and Fungas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fungas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brooks rather than just go for the knockout.
Fungas checks a low kick from Brooks.
Fungas is looking for the big counter here.
That kick from Brooks tenderised Fungas's leg. Fungas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brooks throws a leg kick
and Fungas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brooks swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Fungas to counter with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brooks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fungas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fungas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fungas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fungas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks throws a leg kick that misses. #T2#
Fungas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fungas scores with a jab to the body.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brooks throws a chopping leg kick but Fungas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fungas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fungas checks a leg kick.
Brooks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fungas fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Brooks misses.
Brooks backing away here, and Fungas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brooks throws a body kick that misses
and Fungas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fungas checks a leg kick.
Fungas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brooks throws a leg kick
and Fungas counters with a stiff right hand.
Brooks misses with a jab to the body
and Fungas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brooks scores with a sloppy right hand. Fungas should have avoided that one. #T3#
Fungas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brooks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fungas! But no joy.
Brooks swings for the body but Fungas moves out of range.
Brooks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fungas staying out of range there.
Jab from Brooks.
Brooks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fungas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooks throws a nice head kick!
Brooks needs to keep his hands up - Fungas had a free shot at his head there.
Fungas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fungas blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fungas! But no joy.
Fungas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brooks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.#T4#
Brooks throws a head kick but Fungas moves out of range. #CL2#
Fungas moves into range and clinches up with Brooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Brooks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brooks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #BC2#
Fungas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fungas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fungas throws a looping overhand right but Brooks ducks down to avoid it.
Brooks looks to throw the jab but Fungas is out of range.
As Brooks backs off Fungas throws a huge counter combo but Brooks manages to avoid it all.
Brooks misses with a double jab
and Fungas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eric Brooks will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Brooks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fungas.
Fungas slips a straight right by Brooks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brooks.
Brooks misses with a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Fungas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A shot to the body from Brooks misses
and Fungas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brooks throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fungas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brooks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fungas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Fungas forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
Brooks tries a body shot but Fungas blocks it. #BC2#
Fungas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks misses with a straight right. #CL2#
Fungas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T1#
Brooks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brooks working aggressively here.
Brooks lands with a light punch inside.
Fungas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Brooks fails to land.
Fungas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks misses with a body punch.
Brooks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fungas blocks it with crossed arms.
Brooks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fungas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brooks seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fungas can turn it around.
Fungas blocking some punches.
Brooks stalling the fight. #T2#
Brooks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
Brooks lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Fungas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fungas wants to clinch.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brooks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick from Brooks lands but Fungas takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks with a hook.
Brooks swings widly with a right hand
letting Fungas counter with a right hand. #T3#
Brooks throws a leg kick
and Fungas counters with a nice uppercut.
Brooks misses with a low kick.
Fungas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brooks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fungas.
Brooks swings widly with a right hand
and Fungas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brooks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fungas wants to clinch up but Brooks keeps it at a distance.
Brooks misses with a leg kick.
Brooks misses with a hook
and Fungas counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Fungas circles away.
Brooks misses with a leg kick
and Fungas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Brooks. #T4#
Brooks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brooks misses with a body kick.
Brooks closes the distance but Fungas moves to the side
and Fungas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brooks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brooks throws a lazy body kick
and Fungas counters with a three punch combo that has Brooks backing up. Brooks nods at Fungas to acknowledge the strikes.
Brooks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fungas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fungas lands a nice shot that snaps Brooks's head back.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Brooks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fungas manages to avoid it.
Fungas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fungas lands a body shot.
Brooks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fungas misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toe Fungas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Brooks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brooks throws out a leg kick but Fungas moves out of range and Brooks only half commits.
Fungas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brooks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fungas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fungas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brooks swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Fungas to counter with a crisp jab.
Fungas checks a low kick from Brooks.
Brooks throws a leg kick
and Fungas counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick by Brooks misses
and Fungas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brooks misses with an uppercut. Fungas saw that one coming.
Brooks looks to land a right hand but Fungas moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks throws a leg kick but Fungas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brooks tries to clinch but Fungas is having none of it.
Brooks scores with a leg kick.
Brooks throws a right and a left that both miss.#T1#
Fungas throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
Brooks is looking to land body kicks.
Fungas blocks the body kick.
Brooks works the jab nicely.
Fungas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
Fungas tries a low kick but Brooks avoids it.
Fungas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brooks keeps the fight on the outside.
Brooks misses with a straight left.
A combination from Brooks does no damage.
Fungas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fungas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Brooks slips under a jab.
Brooks throwing a counter right hand but Fungas manages to avoid it.
Brooks closes the distance but Fungas moves to the side
and Fungas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brooks misses with a combination
and Fungas counters with a left to the body.
Nice jab there from Fungas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fungas counters with a right hand to the body.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Fungas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brooks connects with the punch.
Fungas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Toe Fungas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks ducks right into an uppercut from Fungas.
Fungas misses with a looping right.#T3#
Fungas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brooks.
Fungas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fungas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brooks checks the leg kick.
Fungas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fungas misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fungas!
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fungas throws out a counter right but Brooks avoids it with no problem.#T4#
Brooks throws a lazy head kick
and Fungas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brooks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fungas.
Brooks throws a poor cross that misses
and Fungas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Fungas blocks a jab.
Fungas unleashes a big counter combination but Brooks bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fungas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fungas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fungas tries to clinch but Brooks is having none of it.
Brooks seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Brooks has Fungas up against the cage in a clinch. #BC2#
Fungas breaks from the clinch.
Brooks throws a chopping leg kick but Fungas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brooks looks to throw a body kick
enabling Fungas to counter with a crisp jab.
Brooks blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toe Fungas.
I think Fungas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toe Fungas!

Event: DMMA 73: Barboza vs Contreiras
Date: Jan 09, 2022

#R1#
Brooks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sisko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sisko drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brooks defends it well.
Sisko works the jab nicely.
Sisko slips under a jab.
Brooks wants to slow Sisko down by chopping away at his legs.
Sisko dips to his left and cracks Brooks with an uppercut!
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sisko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks scores with a shot to the body.
Sisko misses with a hook. Brooks ducked under it nicely.
Brooks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sisko.
Brooks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brooks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sisko. That did some damage!#TD2#
Sisko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brooks is trying to defend but Sisko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks is trying to get back to full guard.#T1##SUB2#
Brooks is defending against the submission attempts here by Sisko.
Sisko wants to free his trapped foot but Brooks is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sisko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brooks is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at London MMA Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Sisko wants to take a breather but Brooks is having none of it. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brooks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sisko is working away from the top position though.
Sisko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sisko punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brooks tries to lock up and control but Sisko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sisko looking to ground and pound but Brooks is blocking nicely. #SUB2#
Sisko looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Brooks is trying desperately to improve position.#T3#
Brooks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sisko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brooks prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Sisko trying to control but Brooks is having none of it. #SUB2#
Sisko working for a submission but Brooks is keeping him at bay.
Brooks is squirming around, avoiding Sisko's attempts to control the action. #T4#
Sisko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brooks bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Sisko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Sisko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brooks defends it easily.
Sisko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brooks postures up. #SUB2#
Sisko has his foot on Brooks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brooks works his way back into a safe position though.#SU#
Brooks stands up and waves to Sisko to follow him.
Brooks misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Sisko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Sisko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sisko takes one on the chin but seems OK. #TD2#
Brooks gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brooks has momentary wrist control but Sisko slips an elbow through the middle.
Sisko wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brooks in particular looking to stall.
Sisko controlling the position well. #T1#
Sisko is looking to control Brooks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sisko avoid being mounted?
Brooks is keen to just control but Sisko is a slippery customer.
Brooks wants to pass to mount but Sisko is defending the position.
Sisko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brooks moves into full mount! Sisko won't be happy about that!
Brooks wants to control the pace but Sisko is squirming around nicely.
Sisko wants to control but Brooks is having none of it.#T2#
Benjamin Sisko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brooks with a couple of short strikes.
Brooks trying to control but Sisko is having none of it.
Brooks postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sisko looks a forlorn figure.
Brooks trying to control but Sisko is having none of it.
Sisko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brooks.
Sisko really trying hard to get back to half guard here. #T3#
Brooks controlling the position easily from mount.
Sisko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sisko is squirming around, avoiding Brooks's attempts to control the action.
Sisko is trying to escape the mount.
Brooks controlling from the full mount.
Sisko is trying to escape the mount. #T4#
Brooks looking to control but Sisko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sisko is trying desperately to improve position.
Brooks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sisko is looking to escape.
Brooks thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sisko is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brooks wants to control the pace but Sisko is squirming around nicely.
Sisko is trying to escape the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Brooks dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Brooks moves to clinch but Sisko breaks away #TD2#
so Sisko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sisko working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Sisko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brooks is looking for a sweep.
Brooks struggling a bit here.
Sisko taking a breather here.
Sisko advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisko looking to control but Brooks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T1#
Brooks tries to lock up and control but Sisko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brooks bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Sisko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks 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. #SUB2#
Sisko is looking to cinch up a triangle. Brooks throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sisko's body to avoid the submission. Sisko has instead reached around Brooks's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sisko arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Benjamin Sisko!

Event: DMMA 62: Tucker vs Panda
Date: Nov 28, 2021

#R1#
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brooks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Navarro throws a hook but Brooks avoids it easily.
Navarro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brooks.
Navarro misses the jab.
Navarro scores with a jab.
Navarro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
Navarro misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Brooks tries to keep at a distance but Navarro has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Brooks.
Brooks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Navarro as Brooks tries to tie him up.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Navarro misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Brooks as the two fighters clinch.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Navarro.
Navarro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Navarro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
Brooks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Navarro.
Navarro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Navarro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Navarro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brooks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Navarro swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Navarros head.
Nice body punch from Brooks - that landed with a thud.
Brooks misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Navarro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Navarro has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brooks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T2##CL2#
Navarro clinches up with Brooks and pushes him back against the cage.
Navarro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Navarro breaks from the clinch.
Navarro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Brooks drives through and clinches with Navarro against the cage.
Brooks tries to work over Navarro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Navarro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brooks.
Brooks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Brooks fails to land.
Navarro tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks tries to work over Navarro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Navarro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Navarro tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Navarro lands a body punch. #BC2#
Navarro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Navarro scores with a jab to the jaw.#T3#
Navarro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brooks throws out a powerful jab.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Navarro misses with a wild body shot.
Navarro looks to land a left hand but Brooks moved out of range nicely.
A low kick lands for Brooks.
Navarro misses with a straight left.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Brooks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Navarro is out of range and Brooks settles back down. #CL2#
Navarro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brooks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
Navarro misses with a body punch.
Navarro misses with some punches.
Navarro misses with a knee to the head.
Navarro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Navarro works on Brooks's body with a couple of short punches.
Brooks tries a body shot but Navarro blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Navarro. #T4#
Navarro struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Navarro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brooks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks trying to stall but Navarro improves his position.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Navarro's elbow.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Navarro.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Navarro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Navarro.
Navarro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Navarro's elbow.
A short right from Brooks on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Navarro.
Navarro tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Navarro back against the cage.
Navarro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Navarro misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Navarro will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Brooks with a hook.
Brooks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Brooks.
Brooks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Navarro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brooks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brooks scores with a body shot.
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Navarro.#CL#
Brooks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Navarro, pushing him back against the cage.
Brooks takes a shot to the head.
Navarro misses with a punch to the body.
Jimmy Navarro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee calls for Navarro to work. #BC2#
Navarro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Navarro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navarro connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from Brooks. #T1#
Navarro avoids the body shot from Brooks.
Brooks takes a swing at Navarro's ribcage but misses.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Navarro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Navarro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Navarro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Navarro.
Navarro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Navarro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brooks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the liver by Navarro. Beautiful body shot.
Brooks misses with a body shot.
Navarro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Eric Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
Navarro misses with a hook
and Brooks counters with a nice uppercut.
Brooks tries to work over Navarro's front leg with a kick but Navarro checks it.
Navarro throws out a counter right but Brooks avoids it with no problem.
Navarro avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Brooks defending well as Navarro loads up on a big left hand.
Brooks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T2#
Brooks with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Navarro slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Navarro misses the target.
Navarro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Navarro was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Navarro scores with a sloppy right hand. Brooks should have avoided that one.
Navarro works Brooks's body with a nice hook.
Navarro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Brooks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Navarro looks to land a left hand but Brooks moved out of range nicely.
Brooks misses with an uppercut.
Brooks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Navarro slips a straight right by Brooks.
Brooks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Navarro counters with a left to the body.
Navarro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brooks misses with a hook to the body
and Navarro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Brooks throws a leg kick but Navarro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks scores with a hook.
Navarro takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
As Navarro looks to move away, Brooks throws a big counter combo but Navarro just gets out of the way.
Navarro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Navarro.
Brooks throws a right hand that misses
and Navarro counters with a right hand to the body.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Navarro throws a shot to the body.
Navarro blocks a low kick nicely.
Brooks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Navarro sizes up Brooks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brooks digs a good hook to Navarro's body.
Good leg kick by Navarro.
Brooks throws an overhand right that lands on Navarro's shoulder, as Navarro tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Brooks. Those never looked like landing.
Navarro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navarro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Brooks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Navarro misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Brooks misses the target.
Brooks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brooks lands with a shot to the body.
Brooks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brooks throws a looping overhand right but Navarro ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Navarro misses.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Navarro swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
A jab from Navarro misses.
Navarro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brooks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brooks, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Navarro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good standup being displayed there by Brooks as he connects with a hook.
Brooks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brooks misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Brooks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Brooks throws a body punch but Navarro moves out of range.
Brooks misses with an uppercut.
Brooks shoots in but Navarro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brooks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Navarro checks a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Brooks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Navarro does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Brooks misses.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Navarro misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro lands with an uppercut that bounces Brooks off the cage and back into range.
Brooks throws a lazy right hand but Navarro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Navarro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brooks can pounce on him.
A low kick lands for Brooks.
Navarro connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T1#
Navarro defending well as Brooks loads up on a big left hand.
Navarro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Navarro was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Brooks throws a solid leg kick but Navarro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brooks.
Navarro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Navarro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Brooks scores with a jab. Navarro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jimmy Navarro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Navarro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brooks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brooks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Navarro misses with a kick to the body.
Navarro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brooks misses with a body shot. #CL#
Brooks gets a clinch.
Navarro struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Navarro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Navarro misses with the head strike.
Navarro struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Brooks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Navarro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Navarro cracks Brooks with a nice body shot.#T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Navarro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Navarro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Navarro misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Navarro.
Brooks tries a body shot but Navarro blocks it.
Navarro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Navarro breaks from the clinch.
Navarro tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brooks walks into a stiff left hand from Navarro.
Brooks throws a low kick but Navarro avoids it.
Navarro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Navarro throws a big shot that misses.
Brooks throws out a leg kick but Navarro moves out of range and Brooks only half commits.
Navarro stuns Brooks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brooks throws a hook to the side of Navarro's head but Navarro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T3#
Brooks throws a push kick but Navarro slaps the foot to one side.
Navarro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Navarro. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Navarro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Navarro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brooks thuds his right hand into Navarro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks swinging wildly here.
Navarro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Navarro moves out of range of the body kick from Brooks.
Navarro lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Navarro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Navarro.
Navarro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Navarro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Navarro slips a jab and a cross from Brooks.
It seemed like Navarro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Navarro slips a straight right by Brooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Navarro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Navarro misses with a low kick.
Brooks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brooks swings widly with a right hand
and Navarro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Navarro misses with a straight left.
Brooks misses with a low kick as Navarro jumps back.
Navarro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brooks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brooks misses with an uppercut. Navarro saw that one coming.
Navarro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Navarro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks walks into a jab.
Brooks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brooks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Navarro misses with an uppercut. Brooks saw that one coming.
Navarro blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brooks misses with a looping right.
Navarro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brooks. That did some damage!
Navarro moves out of range as Brooks strikes.
Navarro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Navarro.
I think Navarro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eric Brooks!
An out of breath Eric Brooks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DMMA 56: Faulk vs TwentyTwenty
Date: Oct 31, 2021

#R1#
Brooks lands with a good body shot.
Brooks jabs Aho right on the nose. Aho blinks but takes it well.
Brooks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brooks scores with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brooks. That's going to slow Aho down.
Nice shot by Brooks.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Aho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brooks finds it's way round the side to connect with Aho's head.
Good work by Aho as he checks the leg kick.
Aho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brooks.
Aho shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#T1#
Jab, jab by Brooks - just one landing. #ROC2#Aho is rocked!
Brooks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brooks throws an overhand right that lands on Aho's shoulder, as Aho tries to avoid the shot.
Brooks scores with a nice strike.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brooks sprawls and moves away.
Brooks connects with a leg kick.
Aho throws a sloppy head kick and Brooks moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Brooks.
Brooks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T2#
Brooks misses with a low kick.
Aho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Aho is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Brooks misses.
Brooks connects with a jab.
Aho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brooks looks to land a combination but Aho avoids it well.
Aho tries to counter with a takedown but Brooks is quick to defend against it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Aho moves into range and clinches up with Brooks.#TD#
Aho pulls guard. #SUB#
Aho throws his legs up looking for a submission but Brooks uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aho is trying to get back to half guard.#T3#
Brooks is staying tight to Aho's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Aho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brooks taking a breather here.
Aho is looking to regain half guard here but Brooks keeps moving and retains side control. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aho looks to move to half guard but instead Brooks has passed into mount! Damn!
Brooks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Aho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brooks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aho is looking to escape.
Brooks prevents Aho from getting the reversal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Brooks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Aho moves into range and clinches up with Brooks.
Aho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks working aggressively here.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD#
Aho has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Brooks uses from the top position. #SUB#
Aho working for submissions but it's allowed Brooks to get to half guard. #SUB#
Aho looking for a kimura from the bottom but Brooks passes into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aho is trying to get back to half guard.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aho looks to move to half guard but instead Brooks has passed into mount! Damn!#T1#
Brooks trying to control but Aho is having none of it.
Aho is trying to escape the mount.
Aho regains half guard.
Aho gets back to full guard. #SUB#
Brooks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brooks has managed to get both his arms back between Aho's legs - danger averted.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brooks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aho is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Aho escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brooks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Aho isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brooks stacks Aho on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Brooks!
Aho is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T3#
Aho manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Aho is controlling the pace. #SUB#
Aho looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brooks felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Aho works his foot free and advances to mount. #T4##SUB#
Aho goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Brooks turns into him and now he's in Aho's guard. #SUB#
Aho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Aho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Niklas Aho will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aho was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Brooks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aho paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Aho has closed the distance and engaged Brooks in a clinch.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Aho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aho has Brooks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brooks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Brooks.
Aho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brooks avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brooks is keeping busy.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
Aho prevents a body shot from Brooks.
Aho is trying to drag Brooks to the mat but Brooks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
A hook to the body from Brooks.
Brooks is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niklas Aho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aho is working for takedown but Brooks is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Aho tries for a takedown but Brooks manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brooks pushes Aho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brooks lands a nice uppercut.
Aho jumps guard but Brooks stands there with Aho around his waist. Aho gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aho tries to pull guard but Brooks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Aho looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brooks as Aho tries to tie him up.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aho can't get the takedown. #T2#
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aho blocks a body shot from Brooks.
Brooks working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aho just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
Aho blocks an uppercut.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike.
Brooks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Brooks scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Brooks on the inside.
Aho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Aho controls his hands.
Aho is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brooks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brooks pushes Aho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aho is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by Aho. #T3#
Brooks gets through Aho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Aho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aho jumps guard but Brooks stands there with Aho around his waist. Aho gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brooks pushes Aho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD#
Aho is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Brooks can't fight it off and eventually Aho manages to take the fight to the floor. Brooks looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aho seems to have got his legs back now.
Brooks looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brooks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aho trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Aho is looking to advance position but Brooks has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
Brooks controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Brooks has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Aho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brooks controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brooks 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Brooks!
Our winner, Eric Brooks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: DMMA 26: Tucker vs Kisei
Date: Jul 14, 2021

#R1#
Brooks connects with a crisp jab.
Harakka misses with a head kick.
Harakka throws a low kick but Brooks avoids it.
Brooks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brooks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harakka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harakka throws a lazy uppercut
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Harakka checks a low kick from Brooks.
Brooks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harakka lands with a straight right. Brooks didn't see that one coming.
Harakka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harakka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harakka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harakka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Harakka moves out of range of the strikes.
Harakka throws a leg kick
and Brooks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harakka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T1#
Brooks punishes Harakka's body with a nice straight punch.
Gustav Harakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harakka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Harakka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brooks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harakka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brooks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brooks wants to counter with a clinch but Harakka pushes him away.
Harakka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
Harakka sets himself, and Brooks steps forward looking for the clinch! Harakka avoids it this time.
Brooks avoids the head kick by Harakka.
Brooks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Harakka.
Harakka throws a lazy uppercut
and Brooks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harakka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brooks checks it well.
Brooks wants to counter the offense by Harakka and move into the clinch position.
Brooks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brooks staying out of range there.
Brooks tries a quick counter leg kick but Harakka is wise to it.
A low kick lands for Harakka. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harakka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harakka.
Harakka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harakka.
Brooks throws a counter combo.
Harakka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brooks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harakka scrambles back to his feet.
Harakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Brooks tries to land a leg kick but Harakka saw it coming and moves away. #CL#
Harakka forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from Brooks.
Harakka pushes Brooks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harakka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harakka swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harakka lands a nice uppercut.
Harakka tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Harakka lands with a short shot to the head.
Harakka blocks a body shot from Brooks.
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Harakka controls his hands. #T3#
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harakka misses with some punches.
Brooks working aggressively here.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks misses with some punches.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
Harakka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harakka misses with some punches.
Harakka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brooks or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harakka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brooks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Harakka.
A right handed body shot lands from Brooks.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Harakka.
Brooks tries to work over Harakka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harakka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harakka.
Brooks lands a hook that snaps the head of Harakka backwards.
Harakka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harakka scores with a nice hook to the head.#T4#
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Harakka uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Harakka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Harakka lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks blocks a body shot from Harakka. #BC2#
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
Harakka throws a leg kick
and Brooks makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Harakka really felt that one!
Harakka cracks Brooks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harakka scores with a kick to the body.
Harakka delivers a nice body kick.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harakka moves away.
Harakka throws a head kick but Brooks moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brooks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brooks tries to clinch but Harakka moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Harakka misses its target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks checks the leg kick.
Brooks connects with a leg kick.
Brooks blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Harakka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Harakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Harakka with a nice calf kick.
A big right from Harakka misses.
Brooks wants to counter with a clinch but Harakka pushes him away.
Brooks looks to land a right hand but Harakka moved out of range.
Harakka throwing a counter right hand but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks delivers a nice body kick.
Brooks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brooks swings widly with a right hand
and Harakka counters with a stiff right hand.
Brooks walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harakka.
Harakka cracks a nice hook into Brooks's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harakka slips a jab from Brooks.
Harakka looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Harakka wants to slow Brooks down by chopping away at his legs.
Harakka throws a chopping leg kick but Brooks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brooks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Harakka connects with a solid leg kick.
Harakka throws an off balance right hand
and Brooks counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Harakka throws a looping overhand right but Brooks ducks down to avoid it.
Brooks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harakka.
Harakka throws a hook to the side of Brooks's head but Brooks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab lands there for Harakka.
Harakka works the jab nicely.
Harakka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
Harakka scores with the left hand. Brooks knows he should have avoided that one.
Harakka ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Brooks checks a leg kick nicely.
Brooks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gustav Harakka is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harakka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #ROC#Brooks is rocked!#T2#
Harakka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooks is still on wobbly legs! Can Harakka finish him?
Harakka fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Brooks to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Brooks looks to clinch but Harakka throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Brooks taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gustav Harakka!
A relieved looking Gustav Harakka thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: DMMA 16: Hussein vs Finlay
Date: Jun 09, 2021

#R1##CL#
Polus rushes Brooks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Brooks fails to land.
We've been hearing reports that Polus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Polus takes a shot to the head.
Polus misses with a punch on the inside.
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Polus controls his hands.
A short right from Polus on the inside.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Polus's elbow.
Brooks lands an uppercut.
Brooks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Polus has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
Brooks lands with a light punch inside.
Brooks gets underhooks to prevent Polus's takedown attempt.
Polus is leaning against Brooks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Polus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Polus misses with a punch on the inside.
Polus blocks an uppercut.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Polus uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Polus has picked Brooks up - he's going for a ride! Polus dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#T1##SUB#
Polus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Polus is trying to work for a kimura but Brooks is defending well. #SUB#
Polus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brooks has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brooks tries to get to full guard but Polus has control of the leg. #SUB#
Polus wants to work for an arm triangle but Brooks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Polus is looking for a kimura but Brooks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Polus to get the leverage.
Polus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brooks knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB#
Polus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brooks sees it coming and defends easily.
Polus trying to mount his opponent but Brooks defends it.
Polus is working hard here to advance position.
Brooks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Polus is working away from the top position though.#T3##SUB#
Polus is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brooks is just riding it out for now. Polus eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brooks manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Polus looking to pass the guard.
Polus passes into half guard. #SUB#
Polus is working for a submission of some sort. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Polus is trying to work for a kimura but Brooks is defending well.
Brooks told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Polus is looking for submissions but instead, Brooks has regained full guard.
Polus tries to free his leg and advance position but Brooks is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raminus Polus dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Polus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brooks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Polus if he has to take too many more of those.
Brooks scores with a body shot.
Polus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
Brooks throws a hook but Polus avoids it easily.
Brooks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Polus checks it well.
Polus tries to counter by clinching up but Brooks breaks away and moves out of range.
Brooks dodges the punch combination from Polus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks lands with a nice body punch.
Polus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T1#
Polus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brooks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#CL2#
Brooks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Polus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks wants to stall.
Brooks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brooks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Polus throws a punch but it's blocked by Brooks.
Polus swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks is struggling to control the position.
Brooks can't find room to land a body shot as Polus controls the action.
Brooks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Polus blocks an uppercut.
Polus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Polus misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Polus jumps guard and drags Brooks to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Polus working for a triangle but Brooks defends it easily. #SUB#
Polus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
Polus is looking for a triangle here but Brooks uses the submission attempt to pass into side control. #T3#
Polus manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Polus wants to improve his position but Brooks is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Polus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brooks pulls his head out easily.
Polus is looking to improve his position.
Polus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Brooks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Polus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brooks has managed to get both his arms back between Polus's legs - danger averted.
Brooks sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Polus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polus can't keep his opponent in guard - Brooks advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Polus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brooks pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eric Brooks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Polus throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
Polus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Polus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brooks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brooks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Polus. That did some damage!
Brooks lands a body shot.
Brooks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brooks lunges at Polus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Polus's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks connects with a high kick. #CUT2#It looks like Raminus Polus has been cut.
Polus with a jab.
Eric Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Brooks gets a clinch. #T1#
Brooks stalling the fight.
Polus blocks an uppercut.
Polus misses with a punch on the inside.
Polus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brooks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brooks gets underhooks to prevent Polus's takedown attempt.
Polus blocks an uppercut.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks tries to throw a body punch but Polus avoids it by throwing Brooks back against the cage.
Brooks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Polus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brooks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brooks looking to slow down the pace here.
Polus prevents Brooks from breaking the clinch.
Polus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Polus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brooks walks away with a smile on his face. Polus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raminus Polus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polus avoids the body shot from Brooks. #T2#
Brooks throws a series of punches but Polus moves out of range.
Polus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brooks.#CL#
Polus forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
Polus has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
Brooks can't find room to land a body shot as Polus controls the action.
Brooks misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks lands an uppercut.
Polus blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brooks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Polus lands a left hand.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Polus.
Polus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Polus wants a takedown but no success here. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Polus.
Brooks tries to throw a body punch but Polus avoids it by throwing Brooks back against the cage.
Brooks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Brooks on the inside.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Polus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#TD#
Polus gets control of Brooks's arms and successfully pulls guard. Polus will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Brooks is stalling in the full guard. #SUB#
Brooks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Polus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brooks has managed to get both his arms back between Polus's legs - danger averted.
Brooks looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T4#
Polus wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Brooks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Polus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brooks has managed to get both his arms back between Polus's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Polus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brooks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Polus looking for a guillotine here but Brooks defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brooks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eric Brooks!
A victorious Eric Brooks thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: GC 384
Date: Apr 17, 2021

#R1#
Yonic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brooks throws an overhand right that lands on Yonic's shoulder, as Yonic tries to avoid the shot.
Yonic with the counter takedown but Brooks avoids it easily.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brooks throws a hook to the side of Yonic's head but Yonic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yonic with the counter takedown but Brooks avoids it easily.
Brooks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brooks swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and Yonic counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Brooks!
Yonic tries to advance to mount but can't.
Brooks can't do much from the bottom here.
Brooks takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yonic in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T1#
Yonic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brooks wants to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Yonic goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Brooks has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Yonic but great work by Brooks.
Yonic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Brooks is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Gotham City Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Yonic trying to control from half guard but Brooks is working away.
Yonic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Yonic is controlling the pace.
Yonic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T2#
It looks like Yonic might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#SUB2#
Yonic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brooks has managed to free his arm - good work. #T3#
Yonic is trying to control. Brooks wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yonic is thwarting Brooks's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Yonic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Yonic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brooks defends it well.
Brooks controlling the position for now.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Yonic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yonic is stalling here. Brooks is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yonic seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brooks has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Yonic is looking to regain half guard here but Brooks keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yonic trying his best to control but Brooks has mounted him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Island Yonic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Brooks throws out a leg kick but Yonic moves out of range and Brooks only half commits.
Yonic is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brooks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #CL#
Brooks moves into the clinch.
Brooks gets underhooks to prevent Yonic's takedown attempt.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Yonic.
Brooks cracks Yonic with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yonic.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yonics head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Brooks lands an uppercut.
Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yonic can do to turn this around?
Brooks lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Brooks. #T1#
Brooks feints and then cracks Yonic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yonic down.
Yonic has his takedown stuffed
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brooks lands with an overhand left.
Yonic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #ROC#Yonic is rocked!
Brooks drops Yonic with a straight right hand, right on the button! Brooks follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Brooks!
Eric Brooks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: GC 379 Brooks vs White
Date: Feb 20, 2021

#R1#
Brooks throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well.
Brooks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brooks throws a leg kick
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White cracks Brooks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brooks with a nice calf kick.
White misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Brooks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brooks.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It appears Brooks was looking to counter with a kick there.
Brooks misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from White.
Donk. Brooks catches White right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from White.
Brooks with the inside leg kick.
Brooks connects with an inside leg kick.
Brooks throws a hook but White blocks it.#T1#
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brooks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Brooks instigates a clinch.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White is trying to push Brooks away but Brooks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brooks misses with a short punch on the inside.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Brooks has double underhooks.
Brooks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brooks letting White take a breather here.
Brooks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Brooks misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brooks misses with a body punch.
Brooks looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CUT#It looks like Colins White has been cut.
White scores with a hook to the body. Brooks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brooks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Brooks is looking to chop away at White's legs.
White tries to counter with a clinch but Brooks shakes him off and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brooks delivers a nice body kick.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brooks wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
White thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
White misses with an uppercut.
White misses with a looping left.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Brooks misses the target.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brooks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brooks.
Colins White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brooks misses with a body kick.
Brooks throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
White throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL#
and Brooks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brooks.
White tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the cage.
Brooks scores with a shot to the side of White's head. #T4#
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Brooks taking a breather.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
White tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've been informed that White has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brooks lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Brooks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colins White's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Nice jab there from White.
White connects with a single shot there.
White throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
White lands a jab to Brooks's midsection.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've been told by Brooks's head coaches at Gotham City Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
Brooks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
Brooks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brooks scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Brooks went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
Brooks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but White checks it well.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.#T1#
White throws a big shot that misses.
Brooks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eric Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
Brooks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brooks throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brooks tries a low kick but White avoids it.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Brooks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
White lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brooks under the eye.
A leg kick checked by White.
A big right from White misses.
White throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jab from White.
Brooks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Brooks has taken the fight to the clinch. #T2#
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
White is trying to break free.
Brooks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Brooks.
Brooks gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brooks lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Eric Brooks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Brooks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brooks keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T3#
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Brooks fails to land.
Brooks lands a left hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brooks working aggressively here.
White blocks a body shot from Brooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
White prevents a body shot from Brooks.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses. #T4##BC#
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
White misses with a body shot.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
Brooks throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Brooks.
White throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by White.
A punch combination from White misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brooks misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Brooks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Colins White's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
White throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Brooks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brooks misses with a body punch.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks misses with some punches.
Brooks lands with a left to the head.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Brooks trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brooks into the cage.
Brooks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks lands with a short shot to the head.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Brooks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Brooks.
A short right from Brooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Brooks.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC#
Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Brooks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brooks lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
Brooks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice body punch from White. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White tries to move into range but Brooks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brooks tries to work over White's front leg with a kick but White checks it.
Brooks throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Brooks throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
White lands a body shot.
White misses with an uppercut.
White moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brooks slips a jab and a cross from White.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Brooks cracks White with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T3##CL#
Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Brooks lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Brooks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brooks lands a body shot in the clinch.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Brooks has double underhooks.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brooks.
White can't break the clinch.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow. #BC#
Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brooks on the side of the head.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
White misses with a looping right.
Brooks looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brooks tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brooks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eric Brooks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brooks connects with a leg kick.
White throws a poor cross that misses #CL#
and Brooks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brooks misses with some punches.
Colins White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Brooks scores with a nice short uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brooks, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Brooks!
Eric Brooks thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GC 375 - Polus vs Yonic
Date: Jan 09, 2021

#R1##CL#
Brooks has managed to clinch.
Brooks lands with a right to the head.
Brooks keeps control of Smyth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Brooks.
Brooks lands with a right to the head.
Brooks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smyth backwards.
Still in the clinch, Smyth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Smyth uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brooks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smyth blocks an uppercut.
Smyth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brooks lands a left hand.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Smyth's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T1#
A short right from Brooks on the inside.
Brooks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smyth or not.
Brooks lands a hook that snaps the head of Smyth backwards. #ROC#Smyth is rocked!
Brooks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smyth is still on wobbly legs! Can Brooks finish him?#BC#
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#KD#
Brooks lands a big head kick that sends Smyth tumbling to the mat! Brooks takes a step backwards and waves Smyth back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smyth gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Brooks points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Smyth wakes up just in time to hear Brooks thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Brooks!
Our winner, Eric Brooks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 06, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Short tries to score with a low kick but Kerr moves his leg out of the way.
Kerr misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Short counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Short throws a punch but it's blocked by Kerr.
Short misses with a punch on the inside.
Short tries to throw a body punch but Kerr avoids it by throwing Short back against the cage.
Short throws a head punch that misses. #TD2#
Kerr jumps guard.
Kerr looking for a sweep. Not yet Kerr, not yet.
Kerr trying to keep a closed guard but Short is proving a slippery customer.
Kerr wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Short trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kerr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Short's guard. #REVB##T1#
Kerr wants to control from the top but Short keeps moving.
Short not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kerr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kerr trying to control but Short is working from the bottom.
Kerr preventing the sweep. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Short can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kerr controls the pace.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kerr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Short avoids it really well and circles away.
Short seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick misses from Kerr.
Short is looking to chop away at Kerr's legs. #CL2#
Kerr clinches up against the cage.
Short tries to throw a body punch but Kerr avoids it by throwing Short back against the cage.
Kerr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Short is keeping busy.
Short swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Short misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kerr blocking some punches.
Short fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Kerr blocking some punches.
Kerr tries to land knees in the clinch but Short avoids the damage to the body.
Short swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Short.
Short misses with some punches.
Kerr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Derek Short has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twee Kerr.
Short swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Short breaks the clinch.
Kerr shoots in for a double leg but Short sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kerr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kerr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Short swivels and escapes.
As Kerr backs away, Short returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Short scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL#
Short moves into the clinch successfully.
Kerr jumps guard but Short stands there with Kerr around his waist. Kerr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Short.
Kerr blocking some punches. #BC#
Short manages to break the clinch.
Short buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kerr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Short sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Short.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Short lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Twee Kerr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Short!
Kerr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kerr with the counter takedown but Short avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kerr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Short sprawls well. Short wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kerr gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Short dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Short. That's going to slow Kerr down.
An inside leg kick from Short misses.
Short goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kerr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #TD2#
Kerr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Short did well to prevent Kerr getting side control.
Kerr wants to control but Short is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kerr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kerr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Short knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T1#
Kerr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kerr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Short is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kerr can do to turn this around?
Short won't allow Kerr to pass to mount.
Kerr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kerr is trying to control the action in half guard but Short is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Kerr manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Short on his heels. He'll look to pass Short's guard now, I'm sure.
Kerr throwing strikes from guard but Short blocks nicely. #T2##SU2#
Kerr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kerr looks to land a combination. Short sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Short checks a leg kick.
Short throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Short looks to land a body kick but Kerr moved away.
Short lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Short fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kerr.
Short tries to work over Kerr's front leg with a kick but Kerr checks it.
Kerr fails with an attempt to clinch. #T3#
Kerr tries to clinch but Short is having none of it.
Kerr shoots in but no luck this time.
Kerr tries for a takedown but Short circles away easily
and Short counters with an outside leg kick.
Twee Kerr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Kerr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Short tries to kick Kerr off in order to stand up. Kerr Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Kerr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kerr cracks Short with a big right hand but Short just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kerr scores with punches from side control. #T4#
Kerr controls the position.
Short is trying to control Kerr's posture but Kerr avoids it. #SU2#
Kerr has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kerr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Short avoids it really well and circles away.
Derek Short has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twee Kerr.
A punch combination from Kerr misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Short.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Twee Kerr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!#R3#
Short throws a solid leg kick but Kerr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Short.
Short with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kerr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kerr is looking to clinch.
Kerr checks the leg kick.
Kerr looks for a takedown but Short sprawls well.
Kerr shoots in looking for a takedown. Short tries to sprawl out of it but Kerr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Short manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Short chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T1#
Short walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kerr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kerr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Short tries to land a leg kick but Kerr saw it coming and moves away.
Kerr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Short tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kerr swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Short has Kerr up against the cage in a clinch.
Short throws a punch but it's blocked by Kerr.
Kerr blocking some punches. #BC#
Short breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Short tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Derek Short is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Short swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Short fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kerr just manages to avoid it.#T2#
Short keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Derek Short has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twee Kerr.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kerr checks a leg kick.
Kerr tries to clinch
and Short counters with an inside leg kick.
Kerr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kerr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Short throws a leg kick but Kerr sees it coming and moves out of range. #TD2#
Kerr dives in and scores a takedown into Short's guard.
Kerr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kerr wants to control from the top but Short keeps moving.
Short will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T3#
Kerr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SU2#
Kerr gets to his feet - Short follows without any prompting.
Kerr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Short circles away.
Short chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Short finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #CL#
Short has Kerr up against the cage in a clinch. #T4#
Short misses with a punch on the inside.
Short misses with a punch on the inside.
Short swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kerr.
Short tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kerr.
Kerr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Short smiles and moves away.
Short with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kerr shoots for a double leg takedown but Short sprawls well. He's pushed Kerr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch but Short swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Short showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Short 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Short!

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