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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Navarro (ranked 1528 p4p, 2012 weight class) and Eric Brooks (ranked 209 p4p, 258 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Navarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro lands with an overhand left.
Brooks throws a hook but Navarro avoids it easily.
Brooks moves out of range of the body kick.
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.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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energy
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hype
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