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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donny Brooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Shears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shears has chosen Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
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221 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donny Brooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Shears!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shears thows a body shot but no joy.
Brooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Shears misses.
Shears throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brooke counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shears defending well as Brooke loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Shears misses its intended target.
Shears waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brooke.
Brooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A cross from Shears lands.
Brooke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shears's calf.
The crowd cheers as Shears lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brooke doesn't seem phased though.
Brooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shears.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shears.
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!
Shears loads up on a big right hand but Brooke slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shears lands with an overhand left.
Shears getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shears lands a glancing blow to the side of Brooke's head.
Brooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shears ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brooke looks to land a left hand but Shears moved out of range nicely.
Shears cracks Brooke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brooke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shears is able to avoid easily.
Shears throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shears misses with a looping right.
Shears lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Shears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shears uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brooke.
Shears with a poor takedown
and Brooke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shears throws a hook to the side of Brooke's head but Brooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shears's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brooke under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Shears.
A slow jab from Shears misses its intended target.
Shears throws a hook to the side of Brooke's head but Brooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brooke tries for a takedown but Shears sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shears looks to land a left hand but Brooke moved out of range nicely.
Shears paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shears sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shears uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brooke.
A jab from Shears finds it's way through Brooke's defenses.
Shears might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A shot to the liver by Shears. Beautiful body shot.
Brooke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shears.
Brooke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brooke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shears misses with a body shot.
Shears ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooke moves away.
Brooke ducks under a wild hook from Shears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shears gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shears takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donny Brooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Shears.
Brooke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shears swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shears throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shears looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shears cracks Brooke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shears lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brooke tries to score with a low kick but Shears moves his leg out of the way.
Shears scores with a sloppy right hand. Brooke should have avoided that one.
Shears throws a lazy right hand but Brooke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Shears dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circling - Shears throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brooke moves out of range as Shears strikes.
A jab lands there for Brooke.
Shears throws a lazy right hand but Brooke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shears shoots in for a double leg but Brooke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shears shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brooke but Brooke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brooke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shears rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brooke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shears gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shears tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Shears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shears fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Donny Brooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Shears.
Brooke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shears wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shears pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shears throws a jab when Brooke was well out of range.
Brooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Shears.
Brooke walks into a straight right hand from Shears.
Brooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Shears throws a poor cross that misses
and Brooke counters with a low kick, right behind Shears 's knee.
Shears has a takedown stuffed.
Shears is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brooke throws a leg kick which misses Shears's front leg but catches the back leg as Shears tries to avoid it.
Brooke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shears gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brooke to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shears utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brooke with a nice head shot there.
Brooke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shears works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brooke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shears's head.
Brooke connects with a couple of short punches.
Brooke sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shears's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shears defending well though.
Shears is trying to control but can't.
Brooke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shears knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brooke slips a nice elbow through Shears's hands, connecting with Shears's forehead.
Brooke working the head and body with strikes.
Shears regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brooke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shears works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shears not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shears preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brooke is looking to work some ground and pound but Shears has wrist control.
Shears throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shears controls Brooke momentarily but Brooke frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shears 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.
Brooke throws a big right hand that misses.
Shears utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shears is trying to keep Brooke in close.
Brooke wanted to stand there but Shears had control of the position.
Shears is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shears bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brooke's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brooke lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shears!
Brooke has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shears's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Brooke dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Shears lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donny Brooke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brooke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shears.
Brooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shears.
Shears throws a jab when Brooke was well out of range.
Shears lands a head shot.
Shears goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brooke misses with a looping right.
Brooke leaves Shears with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shears paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shears with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brooke to score with a decent uppercut.
Billy Shears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shears thows a body shot but no joy.
Brooke moves forwards but Shears connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brooke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brooke slips a straight right by Shears.
Shears throws a series of strikes that have Brooke backpedaling.
Shears takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good shot there by Shears.
Shears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brooke.
Brooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shears.
Brooke takes a swing at Shears's ribcage but misses.
Shears throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shears fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brooke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shears pinned against the cage. Shears gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shears thows a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Brooke misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Shears misses the target.
Brooke moves away from the strike by Shears.
Brooke lands a lovely overhand right.
Shears throws out a loose jab but Brooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shears misses with an uppercut. Brooke saw that one coming.
Shears misses with a double jab.
Shears thuds a left hand into Brooke's body.
Brooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shears sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shears.
Shears fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shears misses with a wild body shot.
Brooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shears.
Shears tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Shears.
Shears throws a nice looking combination but Brooke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brooke scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shears trying to control here.
Brooke stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Shears to get to his feet.
Brooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shears.
Brooke connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Brooke misses.
Shears thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shears scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shears throws a nice looking combination but Brooke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shears moves out of range of the strikes.
Shears lunges at Brooke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brooke's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Donny Brooke.
I think Brooke 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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