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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isoa Tawake (ranked 1241 p4p, 1525 weight class) and Leroy Brewer (ranked 156 p4p, 183 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Isoa Tawake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leroy Brewer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tawake closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brewer counters with a good low kick that Tawake was not able to check.
Brewer lands with a good body shot.
A left and a right from Tawake both land. Nice combination.
Tawake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tawake thows a leg kick but Brewer checks it
and Brewer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tawake lands a head shot.
Brewer misses with a low kick.
A big left from Brewer misses.
Brewer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brewer dodges the punch combination from Tawake.
Brewer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Brewer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tawake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brewer was well out of range. Poor timing from Tawake.
Tawake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tawake closes the distance and clinches.
Brewer can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tawake misses with an elbow over the top.
Brewer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tawake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tawake.
Brewer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tawake thows a leg kick but Brewer checks it
enabling Brewer to counter with a crisp jab.
Tawake just misses with a punch to the body.
Tawake misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Tawake's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brewer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tawake lands the left hand.
Brewer just misses with a punch to the body.
Tawake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tawake with a nice calf kick.
Tawake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Tawake. Those never looked like landing.
Brewer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brewer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tawake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brewer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tawake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tawake throws out the jab.
Brewer misses with a low kick as Tawake jumps back.
Tawake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brewer.
Tawake misses with a double jab
and Brewer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tawake moves to clinch but Brewer breaks away
and Brewer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tawake thinking.
Tawake throws a poor cross that misses
and Brewer counters with an outside leg kick.
Tawake pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brewer back to the cage. Tawake follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tawake slips under a jab from Brewer.
Tawake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brewer counters with a straight right hand.
Brewer looks to land a right hand but Tawake moved out of range.
Tawake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tawake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brewer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tawake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tawake swings widly with a right hand
and Brewer counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tawake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brewer.
Tawake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brewer can pounce on him.
Tawake has managed to clinch.
Brewer breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Tawake misses.
Brewer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brewer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A big right from Tawake misses.
Donk. Tawake catches Brewer right on the button with a cross.
Brewer scores with a decent looking hook.
Tawake swings widly with a right hand
and Brewer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tawake's knee momentarily.
Brewer cracks Tawake with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tawake wants to clinch but Brewer slips to the side
and Brewer counters with a nice uppercut.
Tawake misses with a head kick.
Isoa Tawake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brewer checks a leg kick.
Tawake takes a swing at Brewer's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tawake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tawake misses with a lunging right hand
and Brewer counters with a leg kick.
Brewer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tawake throws out the jab.
Tawake throws a shot from downtown. Brewer moves away and avoids it.
Tawake throws a shot from downtown. Brewer moves away and avoids it.
Brewer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tawake scores with a nice right hand.
Tawake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tawake avoids the head kick by Brewer.
Tawake clinches up with Brewer and pushes him back against the cage.
Tawake scores with a shot to the side of Brewer's head.
Brewer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tawake takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brewer misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brewer looks to land a left hand but Tawake moved out of range nicely.
Brewer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tawake.
Tawake feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brewers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brewer is looking to score with low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isoa Tawake 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.
Tawake misses with an uppercut. Brewer saw that one coming.
Tawake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tawake misses with a hook. Brewer ducked under it nicely.
Tawake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brewer.
A little jabbing left from Brewer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brewer looks to land a left hand but Tawake moved out of range nicely.
Brewer lands with a straight right. Tawake didn't see that one coming.
Tawake is looking to chop away at Brewer's legs.
Brewer tries a quick counter leg kick but Tawake is wise to it.
Tawake rushes Brewer and presses him up against the cage.
Brewer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tawake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tawake throws a right hand that Brewer ducks under and follows up with a left that Brewer also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Brewer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brewer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer blocks a jab.
Tawake moves out of range as Brewer strikes.
Isoa Tawake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brewer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brewer misses with a body shot.
Tawake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tawake backing away here, and Brewer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A combination from Brewer does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tawake lands a two punch combo.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brewer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brewer misses with a body punch
and Brewer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tawake tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brewer! But no joy.
Tawake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brewer.
Brewer moves out of range of the strikes.
Tawake tries to clinch up
and Brewer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Tawake finds it's way through Brewer's defenses.
Brewer ducks right into an uppercut from Tawake.
Tawake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tawake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tawake wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tawake moves to clinch but Brewer breaks away
and Brewer counters with a straight right hand.
Tawake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tawake ducks under a wild hook from Brewer.
Brewer throws a good cross that connects.
Tawake throws a series of punches but Brewer moves out of range.
Tawake just misses with a punch to the body.
Brewer throws a body shot but no joy.
Tawake swings widly with a right hand
and Brewer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brewer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tawake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brewer feints and then cracks Tawake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tawake down.
No joy there for Tawake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tawake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tawake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brewer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Isoa Tawake is winning the standup battle so far.
Tawake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brewer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tawake.
Tawake jabs Brewer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brewer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses.
Brewer throws a jab but it's blocked by Tawake.
Brewer misses with a body shot.
Tawake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tawake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tawake throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Brewer counter with a right hand.
Brewer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tawake throws a jab when Brewer was well out of range.
Tawake backing away here, and Brewer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tawake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brewer with the inside leg kick.
Tawake misses with a double jab
and Brewer counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brewer moves away from the strike by Tawake.
Tawake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brewer, pushing him back against the cage.
Brewer breaks the clinch.
Brewer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tawake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tawake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tawake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brewer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tawake looks to land a combination but Brewer avoids it well.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tawake throws a leg kick which misses Brewer's front leg but catches the back leg as Brewer tries to avoid it.
Tawake thuds a left hand into Brewer's body.
Tawake throws a body shot but no joy.
Tawake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brewer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tawake in his tracks.
Brewer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tawake moves away.
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 Isoa Tawake will probably get the nod.
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!
Tawake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brewer feints a counter leg kick.
A punch combination from Brewer misses.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brewer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tawake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tawake tries to clinch there but Brewer circles away.
Tawake throws a big shot that misses.
Brewer is looking to chop away at Tawake's legs.
Tawake throws a big counter combination but Brewer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brewer with a nice calf kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tawake.
Tawake throws a nice looking combination but Brewer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer connects with a solid leg kick.
Brewer misses with a looping left.
Tawake throws a poor cross that misses
and Brewer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tawake with a jab.
Tawake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tawake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brewer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brewer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brewer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tawake misses with a wild body shot.
Tawake fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brewer. Tawake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tawake lands a right hook to the body.
Tawake wants to clinch
letting Brewer counter with a right hand.
Brewer tried to score with a low kick but Tawake checks it.
Brewer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tawake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tawake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tawake is looking to clinch.
Tawake throws a push kick but Brewer slaps the foot to one side.
Tawake throws a lazy uppercut
and Brewer counters with a low kick, right behind Tawake 's knee.
Tawake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brewer.
A little jabbing left from Brewer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tawake takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tawake throws a right hand that misses
and Brewer counters with a stiff right hand.
Tawake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tawake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tawake misses with a hook
and Brewer counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tawake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brewer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brewer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tawake. That did some damage!
Brewer slips a jab from Tawake.
Tawake misses with a straight left.
Tawake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brewer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leroy Brewer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tawake throws an off balance right hand
and Brewer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tawake.
Tawake looks to clinch
and Brewer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tawake moves out of range of the body kick.
Tawake is looking to counter punch.
Tawake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tawake looks to throw the jab but Brewer is out of range.
Brewer slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tawake tries to clinch but Brewer moves out of range.
Tawake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brewer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tawake scores with a leg kick.
Tawake throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brewer's head.
Tawake throws a nice looking combination but Brewer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tawake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tawake throws a nice head kick!
Tawake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tawake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brewer swings for the body but Tawake moves out of range.
Tawake lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Good shot there by Brewer.
It looks like Isoa Tawake has been cut.
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!
Tawake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brewer lands a big right hand that sends Tawake crashing to the mat! Brewer stays standing though and waves Tawake back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer misses with an uppercut. Tawake saw that one coming.
Isoa Tawake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tawake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brewer misses with a looping left.
Tawake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brewer lands with a nice body punch.
Brewer with a nice calf kick.
Brewer throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tawake.
Tawake fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Brewer misses
and Brewer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brewer throws a body punch but Tawake moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Tawake as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brewer misses with a hook. Tawake ducked under it nicely.
Tawake scores with a jab.
Brewer lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leroy Brewer.
I think Tawake 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isoa Tawake!
Isoa Tawake bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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