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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marek Brychczy (ranked 701 p4p, 411 weight class) and Eh Phuthong (ranked 47 p4p, 25 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 cm 24 135 10 - 6 - 0 |
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178 cm 24 147 12 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marek Brychczy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eh Phuthong! The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brychczy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Brychczy misses with a looping right. Brychczy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Phuthong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phuthong lands a right hook to the body.
Brychczy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brychczy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phuthong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brychczy under the eye. Brychczy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phuthong's hands. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brychczy, as that shot connected.
Brychczy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phuthong manages to avoid it. Brychczy moves away from the strike by Phuthong. It looked like Brychczy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Brychczy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phuthong's head. Brychczy just misses with a punch to the body.
Brychczy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phuthong.
Brychczy looks to throw the jab but Phuthong is out of range. Phuthong 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. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Brychczy tests Phuthong's chin there with a solid looking shot. Brychczy jabbing away but nothing is landing. Brychczy scores with a hook to the body. Phuthong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Brychczy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Phuthong throws a lazy right hand but Brychczy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Brychczy throws a body punch but Phuthong moves out of range. Brychczy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phuthong. Brychczy pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Brychczy throws a body shot but no joy. Brychczy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phuthong.
That's one minute gone in the round. Phuthong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brychczy was well out of range. Poor timing from Phuthong. Brychczy misses the shot to the body. Brychczy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phuthong. Brychczy misses with a body shot.
Brychczy throws a hook to the side of Phuthong's head but Phuthong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Brychczy moves out of range of the strikes. Brychczy throws a hook to the side of Phuthong's head but Phuthong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Brychczy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brychczy looks to score with a jab to the body but Phuthong is just out of range. Brychczy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brychczy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phuthong circles away quickly and effectively. Phuthong takes a swing at Brychczy's ribcage but misses. Phuthong slips a straight right by Brychczy. Phuthong just misses with a punch to the body.
Brychczy is looking to wear down Phuthong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Brychczy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phuthong. Phuthong swings for the body but Brychczy moves out of range.
Brychczy throws an overhand right that lands on Phuthong's shoulder, as Phuthong tries to avoid the shot. A little jabbing left from Phuthong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. A big left from Brychczy misses. Brychczy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Phuthong. Phuthong avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Brychczy misses with a hook. Phuthong ducked under it nicely. The fighters circling - Phuthong throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Phuthong jabs Brychczy right on the nose. Brychczy blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Brychczy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Phuthong throws a good cross that connects.
Brychczy misses with a wild body shot. Phuthong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brychczy was well out of range. Poor timing from Phuthong. Brychczy staying out of range there. Brychczy scores with a jab to the jaw. Phuthong works the jab nicely. Phuthong lands with an overhand left. Phuthong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Brychczy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Brychczy does a little dance to reset his feet. Brychczy looks to land a combination but Phuthong avoids it well. Phuthong misses with a wild body shot. Brychczy throwing a counter right hand but Phuthong manages to avoid it. Good exchange - Phuthong coming out on top. Phuthong takes a shot right to the bread basket. Phuthong tries to bum rush Brychczy with a series of wild strikes but Brychczy uses good footwork to avoid the assault. It looked like Brychczy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Phuthong defending well as Brychczy loads up on a big left hand. Phuthong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Brychczy swings for the body but Phuthong moves out of range.
Brychczy looks to score with a jab to the body but Phuthong is just out of range. Brychczy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Brychczy dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Brychczy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phuthong. Phuthong throws a lazy right hand but Brychczy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brychczy looks to score with a jab to the body but Phuthong is just out of range. Phuthong catches Brychczy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Phuthong ducks under a wild hook from Brychczy. Phuthong throws a hook but Brychczy blocks it. Brychczy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Brychczy cracks Phuthong with an open hand slap. Brychczy slips under a jab from Phuthong. Phuthong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brychczy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phuthong.
A punch combination from Phuthong misses. Brychczy swings for the body but Phuthong moves out of range.
Phuthong throws a looping overhand right but Brychczy ducks down to avoid it. Phuthong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brychczy.
Phuthong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brychczy's hands. Brychczy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Phuthong has time to react. Phuthong misses with a straight left. Brychczy ducks under a wild hook from Phuthong. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The fighters circling - Phuthong throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Brychczy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Brychczy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phuthong thows a left - swing and a miss! Brychczy cracks Phuthong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Sloppy strikes from Brychczy. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Brychczy. Brychczy takes a swing at Phuthong's ribcage but misses. A head kick misses from Phuthong. Phuthong pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Brychczy ducks right into an uppercut from Phuthong. Decent striking displayed by Brychczy there. Brychczy misses with a wild combination.
Brychczy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phuthong's hands. Phuthong scores with a jab. Brychczy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. A swing and a miss from Phuthong. Phuthong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phuthong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brychczy. Brychczy throws a body shot but no joy. Phuthong throws a body punch but Brychczy moves out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A telegraphed right hand from Phuthong misses the target. Phuthong throws a jab but it's blocked by Brychczy. Brychczy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phuthong. Phuthong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brychczy throws a big shot that misses. Phuthong cracks Brychczy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. 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 Marek Brychczy will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Phuthong tries to move into range but Brychczy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Brychczy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuthong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brychczy. Brychczy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Marek Brychczy is winning the standup battle so far. Brychczy misses with a hook. Phuthong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brychczy. Brychczy slips a jab from Phuthong. Brychczy swings for the body but Phuthong moves out of range.
Brychczy loads up on a big right hand but Phuthong slips the punch. Phuthong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Brychczy looks to score with a jab to the body but Phuthong is just out of range. Phuthong throws a hook but Brychczy avoids it easily. Brychczy scores with a jab. Phuthong acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Nice cross by Brychczy. Phuthong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Brychczy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Phuthong throws a body shot but no joy. Phuthong works Brychczy's body with a nice hook. Phuthong takes one on the button. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Brychczy throws a hook to the side of Phuthong's head but Phuthong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Brychczy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Phuthong misses the shot to the body. A jab from Phuthong finds it's way through Brychczy's defenses. Brychczy throws a body shot but no joy. Brychczy takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. A decent looking cross lands there for Brychczy. Phuthong thows a left - swing and a miss! Brychczy misses with a wild body shot. Brychczy with a nice cross. Brychczy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phuthong.
Phuthong ducks right into an uppercut from Brychczy. Phuthong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brychczy on the side of the head. Brychczy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phuthong.
Phuthong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Phuthong just misses with a punch to the body.
Brychczy throwing a counter right hand but Phuthong manages to avoid it. A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Brychczy does a little dance to reset his feet. Jab, jab by Phuthong - just one landing. Phuthong swinging wildly here.
Brychczy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phuthong was well out of range. Poor timing from Brychczy. Brychczy fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Phuthong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brychczy momentarily.
Phuthong avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Phuthong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Brychczy walks into a straight right hand from Phuthong. Phuthong pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A little feinted left hand from Brychczy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Phuthong throws a big shot that misses. Jab from Phuthong. Brychczy takes a swing at Phuthong's ribcage but misses. Brychczy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Phuthong throws a shot from downtown. Brychczy moves away and avoids it. A cross from Brychczy lands. Phuthong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Brychczy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phuthong's head. Phuthong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Brychczy scores with a jab. Phuthong acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Brychczy just misses with a punch to the body.
Phuthong lands with a good body shot. Phuthong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Phuthong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brychczy under the eye. The fighters circling - Phuthong throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Brychczy misses with a looping right. Phuthong misses with a hook. Brychczy ducked under it nicely. Brychczy jabs Phuthong right on the nose. Phuthong blinks but takes it well. Brychczy misses with a straight right. Phuthong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brychczy lands a jab to the head.
Brychczy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Phuthong misses with a hook. Brychczy ducked under it nicely. Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Brychczy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. A jab from Brychczy misses. Phuthong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brychczy manages to avoid it. Brychczy slips under a jab from Phuthong. Phuthong swings for the body but Brychczy moves out of range.
Brychczy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Phuthong ducks down and throws a hook to the body. A lazy left from Brychczy finds it's target. Brychczy ducks under a wild hook from Phuthong. Phuthong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Brychczy looks to land a combination but Phuthong avoids it well. Phuthong lands with a nice body punch. Brychczy misses with a body shot.
Brychczy throws a big shot that misses. A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Brychczy does a little dance to reset his feet. Phuthong defending well as Brychczy loads up on a big left hand. Brychczy scores with a hook. Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brychczy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Phuthong slips under a jab from Brychczy. Brychczy tries to move into range but Phuthong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Brychczy slips a jab from Phuthong.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Phuthong looks to score with a jab to the body but Brychczy is just out of range. Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brychczy connects with a body shot. Brychczy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phuthong. Brychczy throws a shot from downtown. Phuthong moves away and avoids it. Phuthong throws a body punch but Brychczy moves out of range. Phuthong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brychczy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phuthong moves out of range as Brychczy strikes. The fighters circling - Brychczy throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Brychczy defending well as Phuthong loads up on a big left hand. Brychczy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Brychczy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Brychczy throws a jab but it's blocked by Phuthong. Phuthong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Brychczy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phuthong. Brychczy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phuthong. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A swing and a miss from Phuthong. Brychczy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brychczy just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Phuthong misses. Nice shot lands for Brychczy. 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 Marek Brychczy 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round! Phuthong throws a hook but Brychczy avoids it easily. Brychczy looks to score with a jab to the body but Phuthong is just out of range. Brychczy thows a left - swing and a miss! Brychczy missing with a left hand there. Phuthong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Phuthong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brychczy was well out of range. Poor timing from Phuthong. Brychczy loads up on a big right hand but Phuthong slips the punch. Brychczy jabs at Phuthong's body. Phuthong misses the shot to the body. Phuthong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Phuthong throws a hook but Brychczy avoids it easily. Phuthong lands a body shot.
Phuthong defending well as Brychczy loads up on a big left hand. Brychczy ducks under a wild hook from Phuthong. A swing and a miss from Brychczy. Brychczy throws an overhand right that lands on Phuthong's shoulder, as Phuthong tries to avoid the shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Phuthong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brychczy on the side of the head. Phuthong connects with a crisp jab. Brychczy moves out of range of the strikes. Phuthong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Phuthong slips a jab from Brychczy. Phuthong throws a jab when Brychczy was well out of range. Brychczy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Phuthong looks to throw the jab but Brychczy is out of range. Brychczy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phuthong was well out of range. Poor timing from Brychczy. Brychczy misses with a looping left. Phuthong connects with a looping right hand.
Phuthong throws the left hand but Brychczy avoids the punch easily. Brychczy misses with a body shot.
Phuthong throws a body punch but Brychczy moves out of range. Phuthong throws the left hand but Brychczy avoids the punch easily. Phuthong avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brychczy, as that shot connected.
Brychczy throws a hook to the side of Phuthong's head but Phuthong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Phuthong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Phuthong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Brychczy missing with a left hand there. Phuthong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A jab lands there for Phuthong. Brychczy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phuthong was well out of range. Poor timing from Brychczy. Brychczy throws out a loose jab but Phuthong uses good head movement to avoid it. Phuthong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Phuthong misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Brychczy does a little dance to reset his feet. Phuthong looks to score with a jab to the body but Brychczy is just out of range. Phuthong throws a hook but Brychczy blocks it. Phuthong ducks down and throws a hook to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Brychczy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Phuthong throws a big shot that misses. Brychczy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phuthong loads up on a big right hand but Brychczy slips the punch. Brychczy throws the left hand but Phuthong avoids the punch easily. Brychczy slips a straight right by Phuthong. Brychczy looks to land a left hand but Phuthong moved out of range nicely. Phuthong throws an overhand right that lands on Brychczy's shoulder, as Brychczy tries to avoid the shot. Brychczy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Brychczy takes a swing at Phuthong's ribcage but misses. Phuthong misses the shot to the body. An attempted straight right counter from Brychczy misses the target. Brychczy misses the shot to the body. Brychczy avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A quick step to the side and Brychczy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Brychczy lands a jab to Phuthong's midsection. Phuthong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Brychczy looks to score with a jab to the body but Phuthong is just out of range. A swing and a miss from Phuthong. Brychczy misses with a body shot.
Brychczy misses with a straight right. The fighters circling - Phuthong throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Brychczy moves forwards but Phuthong connects with a nice, crisp jab. Phuthong connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Phuthong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A left lands for Brychczy. Brychczy scores with a hook. Phuthong throws a lazy right hand but Brychczy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Phuthong takes one on the button. Brychczy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phuthong moves out of range of the strikes. Phuthong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brychczy was well out of range. Poor timing from Phuthong. Good standup being displayed there by Brychczy as he connects with a hook. Brychczy scores with a hook to the body. Phuthong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Phuthong misses with a body shot.
Brychczy looks to score with a jab to the body but Phuthong is just out of range. Phuthong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brychczy to score with a decent uppercut. Phuthong missing with a left hand there. Brychczy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Brychczy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Brychczy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Phuthong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brychczy moves away. A telegraphed right hand from Phuthong misses the target. Phuthong misses with a straight left. Brychczy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phuthong.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brychczy missing with a left hand there. Phuthong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Phuthong misses with an uppercut. Brychczy saw that one coming. Phuthong misses with a looping right. A looping hook to the body misses from Brychczy. Phuthong does a little dance to reset his feet. Phuthong misses with a looping left. A swing and a miss from Phuthong. Brychczy works the jab nicely. Phuthong misses with a hook. Phuthong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brychczy. Phuthong looks to score with a jab to the body but Brychczy is just out of range. Brychczy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phuthong. Phuthong just misses with a punch to the body.
Brychczy misses with a looping right. Phuthong lands with an overhand left. Phuthong defending well as Brychczy loads up on a big left hand. It seemed like Phuthong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Brychczy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phuthong throws out the jab. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Brychczy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Brychczy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phuthong was well out of range. Poor timing from Brychczy. Phuthong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brychczy. A big left from Phuthong misses. Eh Phuthong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Phuthong swings for the body but Brychczy moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Eh Phuthong. Well Brychczy 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marek Brychczy!
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