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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hio Bazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davie Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles. Davie Brophy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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146 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hio Bazard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bazard moves away.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bazard.
Bazard throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brophy has closed the distance and engaged Bazard in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Brophy.
Brophy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bazard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bazard blocking some punches.
Bazard blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brophy.
Bazard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bazard trying to stall but Brophy improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bazard blocking some punches.
Bazard looking to stall.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bazard throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy lands a nice uppercut.
Bazard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bazard stalling in the clinch but Brophy improves position.
Brophy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bazard seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brophy can turn it around.
Brophy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brophy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bazard looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Bazard tries to break free but Brophy pushes him back against the cage.
Bazard wants to break free but Brophy has control.
Bazard blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Brophy.
Brophy scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Bazard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bazard's efforts to push away.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Bazard is trying to maintain a safe position but Brophy gets an underhook and turns Bazard into the cage.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bazard blocking some punches.
Brophy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bazard or not.
Bazard has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Bazard.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Bazard.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Bazard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Brophy tries to work over Bazard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Bazard tries to stall but Brophy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bazard wants to stall.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bazard tries to break the clinch but Brophy is controlling the position.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bazard is trying to maintain a safe position but Brophy gets an underhook and turns Bazard into the cage.
Brophy lands a right hand.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
Bazard misses with some punches.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Bazard misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Brophy stalling the fight.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Bazard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
Brophy lands a left hand.
Bazard blocking some punches.
Brophy scores with a shot to the side of Bazard's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brophy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davie Brophy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brophy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brophy misses with a jab to the body
and Bazard counters with a straight right hand.
Brophy is looking to clinch but Bazard is avoiding it.
Brophy connects with a right hand. Bazard shakes it off.
Bazard ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Bazard jabs Brophy right on the nose. Brophy blinks but takes it well.
Bazard scores with a nice right hand.
Brophy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bazard lands a nice hook to Brophy's body. Brophy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bazard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brophy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bazard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bazard lands with a cross.
Bazard looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Bazard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brophy throws a looping overhand right but Bazard ducks down to avoid it.
Brophy misses with a hook
and Bazard counters with a stiff right hand.
Bazard lands with a hook. Brophy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brophy tries to clinch but Bazard moves out of range.
Bazard throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bazard.
Brophy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bazard on the side of the head.
Brophy slips a straight right by Bazard.
Hio Bazard is winning the standup battle so far.
Bazard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bazard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brophy misses with a looping right.
Brophy looks to land a left hand but Bazard moved out of range nicely.
Brophy throws a body punch but Bazard moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bazard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bazard misses with a straight right.
Bazard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bazard cracks Brophy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. Bazard moves away and avoids it.
Brophy misses with an uppercut
and Bazard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bazard connects with a crisp jab.
Brophy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bazard manages to avoid it.
Bazard lands with a right hand.
Brophy misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bazard looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
Bazard defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
Bazard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brophy on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy tries to clinch but Bazard moves out of range.
Brophy misses with a body punch
and Bazard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brophy clinches up with Bazard and pushes him back against the cage.
Bazard blocking some punches.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Bazard tries to stall but Brophy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brophy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Bazard looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Brophy.
Bazard looking to stall.
Brophy pushes Bazard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brophy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brophy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brophy lands a hook that snaps the head of Bazard backwards.
Bazard is trying to maintain a safe position but Brophy gets an underhook and turns Bazard into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bazard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bazard.
Brophy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brophy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bazard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brophy.
Brophy throws the left hand but Bazard avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Brophy as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brophy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brophy missing with a left hand there. Bazard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bazard misses with a hook
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bazard is rocked!
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Bazard.
Bazard slips a jab from Brophy.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Bazard.
Brophy throws a jab when Bazard was well out of range.
A slow jab from Brophy misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy misses the jab.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Bazard moved out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brophy!
Oh Bazard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bazard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Davie Brophy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bazard lands a nice hook to Brophy's body. Brophy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bazard seems to have got his legs back now.
Brophy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bazard throwing a counter right hand but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Brophy misses with a looping right.
Brophy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brophy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Bazard.
Brophy lands a two punch combo.
Bazard misses the shot to the body.
Bazard throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
Bazard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
Brophy throws a lazy uppercut
and Bazard counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy forces Bazard back against the cage and clinches.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bazard letting Brophy take a breather here.
Brophy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Bazard.
Brophy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bazard wants to stall.
Bazard blocks an uppercut.
Davie Brophy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Bazard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bazard.
Bazard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brophy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bazard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bazard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bazard blocks an uppercut.
Brophy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bazard blocks an uppercut.
Bazard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brophy is keeping busy.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Brophy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bazard backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bazard.
Brophy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brophy manages to break the clinch.
Brophy staying out of range there.
Bazard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brophy wants to counter the offense by Bazard and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bazard misses.
Brophy throws a looping overhand right but Bazard ducks down to avoid it.
Brophy misses with an uppercut.
Brophy blocks a jab.
Bazard misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
Brophy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brophy scores with a nice head shot.
Brophy moves away from the strike by Bazard.
Bazard loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Bazard moves forwards but Brophy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Bazard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy.
Bazard misses with an uppercut.
Bazard tries to keep at a distance but Brophy has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Brophy.
A frustrated look appears on Brophy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bazards head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bazard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Brophy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Bazard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bazard.
Still in the clinch, Brophy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bazard stalling in the clinch but Brophy improves position.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Bazard.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Bazard.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Hio Bazard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bazard takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davie Brophy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brophy 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davie Brophy!
Davie Brophy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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