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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cubensis Azul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cubensis Azul!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy slips a jab from Azul.
Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brophy missing with a left hand there. Azul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azul dips to his left and cracks Brophy with an uppercut!
Brophy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brophy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Azul misses with a hook.
Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Azul is just out of range.
Brophy doesn't manage to clinch there - Azul circles away.
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. Azul moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Brophy.
Brophy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brophy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Azul throws a looping overhand right but Brophy ducks down to avoid it.
Brophy misses with a body kick.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Azul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azul takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Azul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brophy slips under a jab.
Brophy lunges at Azul with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Azul's hand.
Azul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brophy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azul.
Brophy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brophy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brophy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azul.
Azul connects with a solid leg kick.
Brophy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brophy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azul scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brophy in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brophy lunges at Azul with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Azul's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. Azul moves away and avoids it.
Brophy throws a body punch but Azul moves out of range.
Brophy throws the kick towards the body but Azul avoids it.
Azul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brophy slips under a jab.
Azul misses with a straight left.
Azul chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brophy.
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Brophy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Azul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brophy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Azul throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy scores with the left hand. Azul knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azul feints and then cracks Brophy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brophy down.
Azul throws out a leg kick but Brophy moves out of range and Azul only half commits.
Nice cross by Brophy.
Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Azul is just out of range.
Azul throws out a leg kick but Brophy moves out of range and Azul only half commits.
Azul tests Brophy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brophy throws a chopping leg kick but Azul manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brophy tried to score with a low kick but Azul checks it.
Brophy slips a straight right by Azul.
Brophy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Azul.
Azul throws a series of punches but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy cracks Azul with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Azul swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy throws a low kick but Azul avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azul tries a low kick but Brophy avoids it.
Brophy throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy.
Azul thows a leg kick but Brophy checks it
and Brophy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Azul thinking.
Brophy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Azul connects with a high kick.
Brophy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brophy throws a hook but Azul blocks it.
Azul misses with a kick to the body
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
Azul works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Azul throws a series of strikes that have Brophy backpedaling.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brophy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Azul slips under a jab from Brophy.
Decent striking displayed by Brophy there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cubensis Azul will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Azul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azul throws a wild body kick that Brophy sees coming a mile off.
Azul takes one to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brophy.
Brophy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Brophy moves out of range of the body kick from Azul.
Brophy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Azul connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brophy scrambles back to his feet.
Azul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brophy.
Azul misses with a body shot.
Azul throws a body kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brophy.
Brophy scores with a nice right hand.
Donk. Azul catches Brophy right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azul misses with a low kick.
Sean Brophy is winning the standup battle so far.
Brophy looks to throw the jab but Azul is out of range.
Brophy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Azul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Azul checks a leg kick.
Azul takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice defenses there by Azul.
Azul takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brophy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brophy throws a push kick but Azul slaps the foot to one side.
Brophy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Azul.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Azul. Brophy shrugs it off though.
Azul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azul throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Azul.
Brophy lands a body shot.
Brophy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azul.
Brophy misses with a body punch
and Azul counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Azul misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brophy checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Azul blocks the leg kick.
Azul moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brophy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Azul in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Azul fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Azul looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brophy scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brophy at a distance.
Azul scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Azul misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Azul.
Brophy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azul. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Azul. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azul throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
Azul throws a right hand that misses
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
Brophy clinches up against the cage.
Azul pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brophy is struggling to control the position.
Brophy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy walks into a left hand.
Azul lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Azul.
It looks like Sean Brophy has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Azul jabs at Brophy's body.
A swing and a miss from Azul.
Brophy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Azul is out of range.
Azul misses with a body kick.
Azul listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brophy moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brophy tries to close the distance and clinch but Azul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brophy throws a series of strikes that have Azul backpedaling.
Azul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brophy misses with a lunging right hand
and Azul counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cubensis Azul will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sean Brophy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Azul jabs at Brophy's body.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brophy lands a body shot.
Brophy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Azul finds it's way round the side to connect with Brophy's head.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azul.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but Azul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Azul pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Azul scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Azul tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Azul moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Brophy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Azul finds it's way round the side to connect with Brophy's head.
Brophy tried to score with a low kick but Azul checks it.
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy takes a swing at Azul's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Azul moved out of range.
Azul misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brophy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brophy wants to clinch.
Azul moves out of range of the body kick from Brophy.
Azul misses with a low kick.
Azul throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brophy counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
Azul is looking to score with low kicks.
Brophy connects with a solid leg kick.
Brophy shoots in but no luck this time.
Azul checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sean Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Azul misses.
Good exchange - Brophy coming out on top.
Brophy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azul moves away from the strike by Brophy.
Brophy defending well as Azul loads up on a big left hand.
Azul feints and then cracks Brophy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brophy down.
Azul misses with a low kick.
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!
Brophy slips under a jab from Azul.
Azul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Azul takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brophy throws a hook but Azul avoids it easily.
Azul connects with an inside leg kick.
Azul fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brophy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azul takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot lands for Azul.
Azul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brophy throws out the jab.
Azul looks to land a combination. Brophy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brophy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brophy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brophy misses with a head kick.
Azul throws a sloppy head kick and Brophy moves out of range easily.
Azul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brophy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brophy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brophy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Azul.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands with an uppercut that bounces Azul off the cage and back into range.
Azul's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brophy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Azul scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azul throws a wild body kick that Brophy sees coming a mile off.
Brophy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Azul counters with a leg kick.
Azul keeps Brophy at a distance using the push kick.
Brophy digs a good hook to Azul's body.
Azul misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Azul. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Azul lands a slapping body shot.
Brophy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Azul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Azul scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brophy in his tracks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azul lands a nice looking body kick.
Cubensis Azul is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brophy misses with a body punch
and Azul counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good shot there by Azul.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cubensis Azul.
I've got Azul winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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