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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bjj Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Brealey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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142 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjj Spar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Brealey!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spar misses the shot to the body.
Brealey thows a body shot but no joy.
Spar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brealey manages to avoid it.
Brealey catches Spar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brealey takes a swing at Spar's ribcage but misses.
Spar tries to land a front kick but Brealey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brealey misses with a left hand
and Spar counters with a head kick. That will keep Brealey thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brealey misses the body punch
and Spar counters with a good low kick that Brealey was not able to check.
Spar gets a double leg takedown into Brealey's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spar wants to control from the top but Brealey keeps moving.
Spar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spar trying to control but Brealey is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brealey wants to get back to his feet but Spar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brealey controls Spar momentarily but Spar frees himself.
Brealey wants to control the position but Spar says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Spar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brealey is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Spar pulls his head out easily.
Spar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brealey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brealey wants to improve his position but Spar is controlling well.
Brealey trying to hold on to Spar's head to control him but Spar postures up.
Brealey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar wants to pass to mount but Brealey is defending the position.
Spar is looking to take a break and control but Brealey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spar working the head and body with strikes.
Brealey pushes Spar off looking to stand but Spar dives back in and keeps control.
Spar trying to control the action but Brealey is working from the bottom.
Spar prevents Brealey from standing back up.
Spar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Spar wants to pass to mount but Brealey is defending the position.
Spar trying to control from half guard but Brealey is working away.
Spar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brealey has hold of Spar's hands but Spar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Spar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brealey is trying to stand.
Spar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brealey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brealey gets back to full guard.
Brealey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spar prevents Brealey from getting back to his feet.
Spar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brealey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brealey is trying to control the position but Spar postures up.
Spar throwing strikes from guard but Brealey blocks nicely.
Brealey 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.
Spar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brealey keeping moving, preventing Spar from controlling successfully.
Brealey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spar is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spar stays in close to Brealey's body and controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brealey looks to land a combination but Spar avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjj Spar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spar moves out of range of the body kick from Brealey.
Brealey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spar.
Spar shoots in but no luck this time.
Spar throws a leg kick which misses Brealey's front leg but catches the back leg as Brealey tries to avoid it.
Brealey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brealey throws a solid leg kick but Spar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brealey.
Brealey just misses with a punch to the body.
Brealey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spar.
Some bone on bone action there as Brealey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brealey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brealey misses with a wild body shot.
Brealey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spar tries a low kick but Brealey avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spar throws a nice looking combination but Brealey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brealey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brealey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brealey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spar rather than just go for the knockout.
Brealey scores with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spar.
Brealey throws a shot from downtown. Spar moves away and avoids it.
Brealey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alex Brealey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brealey misses with a lunging right hand
and Spar counters with a nice kick to the body.
Spar moves away from the strike by Brealey.
Spar misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brealey connects with a nice looking jab.
Spar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brealey misses with an uppercut.
Brealey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alex Brealey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Brealey does no damage.
Spar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brealey. Brealey obviously looking to wear him down.
Brealey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spar manages to avoid it.
Brealey looks to score with a jab to the body but Spar is just out of range.
Brealey explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Spar wants to land a leg kick but Brealey is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brealey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brealey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spar scrambles back to his feet.
Spar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brealey throws a series of punches but Spar moves out of range.
Spar moves out of range as Brealey strikes.
Spar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brealey misses with an uppercut. Spar saw that one coming.
Spar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brealey was well out of range. Poor timing from Spar.
Spar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brealey misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Spar misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spar feints and as Brealey raises his hands in defense, Spar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brealey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spar has managed to get both his arms back between Brealey's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brealey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spar won't allow Brealey to get back to his feet.
Brealey keeping moving, preventing Spar from controlling successfully.
Spar won't allow Brealey to get back to his feet.
Spar preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brealey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Brealey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Brealey blocks the leg kick.
Spar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brealey just misses with a punch to the body.
Brealey stalks Spar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Spar's face. Spar staggers backwards, shaken.
Spar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brealey finds it's way round the side to connect with Spar's head.
Spar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Spar.
Spar shoots in for a takedown but Brealey shows good takedown defense.
Brealey cracks Spar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alex Brealey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Brealey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brealey slips a straight right by Spar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brealey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spar misses with a looping left.
Spar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brealey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spar was well out of range. Poor timing from Brealey.
Spar wants to slow Brealey down by chopping away at his legs.
Spar is looking to land body kicks.
Brealey throws a head kick but Spar moves out of range.
Brealey misses with a series of wild punches.
Brealey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spar throws out the jab.
Brealey misses with a body shot.
Brealey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spar circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brealey moves out of range as Spar throws a body kick.
Spar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spar digs a good hook to Brealey's body.
Spar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spar ducks under a wild hook from Brealey.
Brealey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brealey was well out of range. Poor timing from Spar.
Nice body punch from Brealey.
Brealey digs a good body shot into Spar's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brealey takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar tries to move into range but Brealey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spar motions for Brealey to come forward. Spar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brealey.
Brealey swings for the body but Spar moves out of range.
Spar is looking to slow Brealey down with leg kicks.
Brealey's corner calls for a 1-2. Brealey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brealey manages to avoid it.
Brealey throws a series of punches but Spar moves out of range.
Spar misses with a kick to the body.
Spar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brealey throws a shot from downtown. Spar moves away and avoids it.
Spar tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brealey misses with an uppercut. Spar saw that one coming.
Spar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Spar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brealey is able to avoid easily.
Brealey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brealey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brealey tries a low kick but Spar avoids it.
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!
Spar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brealey defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brealey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Brealey really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spar 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Spar.
Brealey thows a body shot but no joy.
Brealey connects with a right hand. Spar shakes it off.
Crunch! Spar slams his shin into Brealey's torso.
Spar misses with a body shot.
Spar slips under a jab from Brealey.
Brealey throws a shot from downtown. Spar moves away and avoids it.
Brealey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spar defending well as Brealey loads up on a big left hand.
Brealey misses the jab.
Spar shoots in but Brealey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brealey is fending him off so far but Spar persists. Nope, Brealey circles away and we're back to standing.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Spar throws a lazy body kick
and Brealey counters with a nice uppercut.
Brealey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Brealey lands.
Brealey lands a nice shot to the body.
Brealey lands with an overhand left.
Brealey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brealey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjj Spar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spar connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brealey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spar manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Spar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brealey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brealey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Decent striking displayed by Brealey there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spar scores with a punch to the head.
Spar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brealey moves away.
Brealey scores with a jab to the body.
Brealey cracks the inside of Spar's front leg.
Brealey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar throws a head kick but Brealey moves out of range.
Spar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brealey.
Brealey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brealey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brealey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brealey scores with a body shot.
Brealey blocks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Brealey.
Brealey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Spar eats them both and turns towards Brealey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brealey, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brealey throws an off balance right hand
and Spar counters with a leg kick.
Brealey lands a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brealey. That's going to slow Spar down.
Brealey avoids the head kick by Spar.
Brealey misses with a hook to the body
and Spar counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brealey checks a leg kick nicely.
Brealey punishes Spar's body with a nice straight punch.
Spar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brealey on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brealey.
Spar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brealey is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Brealey dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Spar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brealey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brealey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spar avoids the body shot from Brealey.
Spar checks a leg kick.
Spar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spar defending well as Brealey loads up on a big left hand.
Brealey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spar.
Brealey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spar's calf.
Brealey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spar on the side of the head.
Spar throws a head kick but Brealey moves out of range.
Spar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brealey stuffs the takedown.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd cheers as Brealey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spar doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brealey misses with a straight right.
Brealey lands with an uppercut that bounces Spar off the cage and back into range.
Spar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brealey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spar was well out of range. Poor timing from Brealey.
Spar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brealey misses with a few strikes there.
Brealey misses with a wild body shot.
Brealey lands with a nice body punch.
Spar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brealey will feel that in the morning.
Spar swings for the body but Brealey moves out of range.
Brealey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spar under the eye.
Brealey tries to bum rush Spar with a series of wild strikes but Spar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar throws a leg kick that misses.
Brealey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spar throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Spar.
Brealey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brealey checks a leg kick.
Brealey tries to score with a low kick but Spar moves his leg out of the way.
Brealey slaps away a takedown attempt from Spar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brealey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Spar eats them both and turns towards Brealey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brealey lands a nice hook to Spar's body. Spar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brealey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brealey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spar on the side of the head.
Spar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brealey misses with the combination.
Spar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brealey throws a hook to the side of Spar's head but Spar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Spar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brealey lands a glancing blow to the side of Spar's head.
Brealey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Spar eats them both and turns towards Brealey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spar misses with a body kick.
Brealey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brealey throws a lazy uppercut
and Spar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brealey checks a low kick from Spar.
Spar misses with a low kick as Brealey jumps back.
Brealey throws a series of punches but Spar moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body kick there by Brealey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brealey misses with a body shot.
Spar shoots in for a takedown but Brealey shows good takedown defense.
Bjj Spar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjj Spar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brealey slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Brealey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brealey 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:49
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Brealey!
Alex Brealey is the new featherweight champion!
Alex Brealey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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