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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Brown (ranked 45 p4p, 125 weight class) and Kwawi Mumba (ranked 9 p4p, 19 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ace Hood - Undefeated. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwawi Mumba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mumba misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Mumba down.
A big left from Mumba misses.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
It looks like AJ Brown has been cut.
Mumba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mumba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown misses with a kick to the body
and Mumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mumba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumba avoids the head kick by Brown.
Mumba is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mumba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown takes a swing at Mumba's ribcage but misses.
Mumba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Mumba misses with an uppercut.
Mumba misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Mumba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mumba connects with a looping right hand.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
Mumba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumba misses with a body shot.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mumba.
Mumba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown misses the jab.
Mumba jabs at Brown's body.
Mumba takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brown misses with a hook
and Mumba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mumba jabs at Brown's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mumba misses.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mumba.
Mumba looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Mumba with a nice cross.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mumba moves away.
Mumba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Mumba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mumba throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A lazy body kick from Brown
and Mumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumba throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mumba throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mumba thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Mumba counters with a nice uppercut.
Mumba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brown had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Brown motions for Mumba to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mumba doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mumba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown tried to counter with a leg kick but Mumba avoided it.
Mumba throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Brown misses its target.
Mumba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown tried to counter with a leg kick but Mumba avoided it.
Mumba slips a jab from Brown.
Mumba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and Mumba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
AJ Brown's cut is getting worse.
Nice body punch from Brown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwawi Mumba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on AJ Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mumba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Kwawi Mumba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick there by Brown.
A nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown 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.
Brown walks into a jab.
Mumba looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
AJ Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mumba moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Mumba misses
and Brown counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brown misses with a hook
and Mumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mumba misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Mumba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mumba takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab from Mumba misses.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Mumba counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown connects with a leg kick.
Mumba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mumba misses with a body shot
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooh!!! Mumba has knocked Brown down with a huge combo! Mumba steps away and waves a wobbly Brown back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Brown misses with a hook. Mumba ducked under it nicely.
Mumba throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Mumba.
Brown is rocked!
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mumba.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Mumba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mumba lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mumba throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mumbas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mumba jabs at Brown's body.
Mumba has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Mumba's front leg but catches the back leg as Mumba tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Mumba counters with a nice uppercut.
AJ Brown's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mumba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mumba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mumba throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mumba wants to counter with a clinch but Brown pushes him away.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mumba throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
A big right from Mumba misses.
Brown was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mumba throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Mumba scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Mumba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Mumba's shoulder, as Mumba tries to avoid the shot.
Brown looks for the body kick but Mumba saw that one coming.
Brown throws a body kick that misses
enabling Mumba to counter with a crisp jab.
Mumba bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Mumba.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mumba. That did some damage!
Mumba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwawi Mumba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on AJ Brown'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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mumba. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Mumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Mumba misses.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Mumba moved out of range.
Mumba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mumba closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mumba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Mumba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mumba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mumba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumba misses the jab.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mumba manages to avoid it.
Mumba throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mumba ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Mumba lands a head shot.
Mumba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mumba throws a body shot but no joy.
Mumba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mumba throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown is looking to slow Mumba down with leg kicks.
Mumba throws a shot to the body.
Mumba throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown avoids the body shot from Mumba.
Brown lands a jab to Mumba's midsection.
Brown's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
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!
Mumba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Mumba throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumba lands a right hook to the body.
Mumba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Mumba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mumba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Mumba.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Mumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown thuds a left hand into Mumba's body.
Brown 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.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mumba unleashes a big counter combination but Brown bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mumba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mumba avoids the body shot from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mumba! But no joy.
Brown throws a jab when Mumba was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Mumba backs away, Brown returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mumba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown misses with a hook to the body
and Mumba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Mumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Mumba now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwawi Mumba really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on AJ Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mumba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mumba scores with a shot to the body.
Mumba lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Mumba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Mumba misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mumba moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
Mumba wants to counter the offense by Brown and move into the clinch position.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Mumba.
Mumba misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mumba checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mumba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Mumba manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Mumba. Beautiful body shot.
Mumba slips a jab from Brown.
Mumba misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Mumba tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Mumba.
Brown misses with a body punch
and Mumba counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown lands a nice shot that snaps Mumba's head back.
Mumba throws a body shot but no joy.
Mumba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mumba misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumba blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brown avoids the body shot from Mumba.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Mumba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Mumba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Mumba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Mumba throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown thumps Mumba with a low kick.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Mumba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mumba misses with a wild combination.
Mumba throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown avoids the body shot from Mumba.
A nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwawi Mumba dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on AJ Brown'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mumba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mumba throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mumba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick.
Brown thumps Mumba with a low kick.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mumba.
Good leg kick by Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mumba throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mumba has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brown.
Brown misses with a hook. Mumba ducked under it nicely.
Mumba doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mumba blocks the body kick.
Brown connects with a jab.
Mumba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mumba throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Mumba to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Mumba holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mumba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
AJ Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mumba misses with a looping right.
Mumba lands with a shot to the body.
Mumba throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Mumba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mumba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mumba.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brown wants to slow Mumba down by chopping away at his legs.
Mumba cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mumba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Mumba.
Mumba throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mumba throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown tried to counter with a leg kick but Mumba avoided it.
A slow jab from Mumba misses its intended target.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Mumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips a straight right by Mumba.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Mumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mumba.
Mumba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mumba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mumba goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kwawi Mumba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mumba 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwawi Mumba!
Kwawi Mumba is the new light heavyweight champion!
Kwawi Mumba thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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