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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grant Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Condor Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Grant Brophy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Condor Axe's chin.
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175 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Condor Axe!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy moves into the clinch.
Brophy looking to throw knees to the head but Axe is blocking nicely.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the head but Axe blocks with his arms.
Brophy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Axe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Axe is stalling here.
Axe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brophy tries to clinch there but Axe circles away.
Axe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brophy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Axe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brophy gets a clinch.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Axe avoids it.
Brophy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Condor Axe has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Axe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Axe tries to work over Brophy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brophy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Axe is keeping busy.
Axe tries to stall but Brophy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brophy misses with a knee to the head.
Brophy is breathing heavily.
Axe misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy trying to stall but Axe improves his position.
Axe being controlled against the cage.
Axe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Axe.
Axe is trying to push Brophy away but Brophy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe managing to block the knees to the body from Brophy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brophy tries a knee to the head but Axe blocks it.
Axe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brophy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Axe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brophy taking a breather.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy wants to stall.
Axe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brophy's elbow.
Axe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with an elbow over the top.
Brophy looking to throw knees to the head but Axe is blocking nicely.
Axe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a knee to the head.
Brophy trying to land knees to the body.
Brophy missing with knees to the body.
Axe tries to break the clinch but Brophy is controlling the position.
Axe avoiding damage.
Axe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brophy trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy stalling in the clinch but Axe improves position.
Brophy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brophy lands an elbow just above Axe 's eye.
Brophy looking to throw knees to the head but Axe is blocking nicely.
Axe blocks an uppercut.
Brophy misses with a knee to the head.
Axe stalling the fight.
Brophy misses with a knee to the head.
Axe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy tries to stall but Axe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brophy lands an elbow that stopped Axe in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Brophy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Condor Axe's cut.
That's time! Brophy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Axe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grant Brophy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Axe tries to keep at a distance but Brophy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brophy stalling in the clinch but Axe improves position.
Brophy tries a knee to the head but Axe blocks it.
Brophy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Axe misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy lands an elbow inside.
Brophy lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brophy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brophy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Axe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Axe struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brophy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Axe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brophy's elbow.
Axe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brophy prevents a body shot from Axe.
Axe is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brophy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Axe's face.
That has opened up Condor Axe's cut even more.
Brophy looking to throw knees to the head but Axe is blocking nicely.
Brophy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Axe avoiding damage as Brophy throws knees to the body.
Axe manages to break the clinch.
Brophy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Axe looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Brophy tries to clinch there but Axe circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Axe moves into the clinch.
Axe tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
Axe is struggling to control the position.
Brophy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Axe is trying to break the clinch but Brophy has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy looking to throw knees to the head but Axe is blocking nicely.
Axe misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Axe is keeping busy.
Axe looking to stall.
Brophy stalls.
Axe has had enough of the clinch but Brophy keeps him there for the moment.
Axe effectively controlling the action here.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the head but Axe blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brophy misses with a knee strike.
Brophy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Axe is looking to control Brophy's arms but Brophy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Axe has his back to the cage.
Axe tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
Axe swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axe scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy misses with a knee strike.
Axe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Axe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Grant Brophy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Condor Axe's cut.
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!
Brophy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brophy tries to clinch up but Axe circles away and keeps his distance.
Axe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Axe has Brophy up against the cage in a clinch.
Axe blocking some punches.
Axe swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy landing knees to the head.
Brophy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Axe is keeping busy.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Axe.
A frustrated look appears on Axe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Axe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Axe taking a breather.
The referee calls for Axe to work.
Axe looking to slow down the pace here.
Axe is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Brophy has denied him.
The referee calls for Brophy to work.
Brophy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brophy looking to slow down the pace here.
Axe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Axe misses with a punch to the body.
Axe struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
Brophy tries to stall but Axe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Axe can't find room to land a body shot as Brophy controls the action.
Axe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brophy trying to control the position but instead, Axe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brophy into the cage.
Axe lands a body punch.
Axe stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy wants to stall.
Axe tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Axe back against the cage.
Brophy misses with a knee strike.
Axe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brophy misses with a knee strike.
Axe pushes Brophy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Axe has Brophy pushed against the cage.
Axe gets through Brophy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Axe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Brophy.
Axe is looking to control Brophy's arms but Brophy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Axe has his back to the cage.
Axe stalling in the clinch.
Brophy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Axe blocks it with crossed arms.
Axe trying to control the position but instead, Brophy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Axe into the cage.
Brophy misses with an elbow strike.
Condor Axe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brophy tries a knee to the head but Axe blocks it.
Grant Brophy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brophy letting Axe take a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Condor Axe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brophy 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Brophy!
Grant Brophy took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, nope for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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