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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Brash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Brash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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190 cm
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211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Will Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jackson Brash!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks throws a series of punches but Brash moves out of range.
Brooks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brash scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brash takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Jackson Brash has been cut.
Brash turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brooks clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brash misses with an elbow over the top.
Brooks wants to get back to striking at distance but Brash won't allow it.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brash misses with an elbow strike.
Brash looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brash tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brooks avoids it.
Brooks avoiding damage as Brash throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brash.
Brash connects with a knee to the head.
Brash looking to stall.
Brash trying to land knees to the body.
Brooks dodges an elbow strike from Brash.
Brash's coach down at 25 Beasts was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brash's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brooks is trying to break free.
Brooks leaning against his opponent.
Brash throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brooks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brash blocks it with crossed arms.
Brooks blocks a body shot from Brash.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brash throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brash working Brooks over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks takes an elbow to the temple.
A bit of stalling here from Brooks.
Brash pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brooks avoiding damage as Brash throws knees to the body.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Brash.
Brash misses with a knee to the head.
Brooks leaning against his opponent.
Brash crunches a lovely knee into Brooks's ribcage.
Brash pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brash missing with knees to the body.
Brash throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brash lands with a light punch inside.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
Brash looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brooks tries to throw a body punch but Brash avoids it by throwing Brooks back against the cage.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Brash.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
Brash looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Brash.
Brash lands a nice elbow.
Brash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brash is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brash unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brash misses with an elbow over the top.
Brooks tries to circle away but Brash has him pinned against the cage.
Brooks avoids a wild elbow strike from Brash.
Brooks avoids a wild elbow strike from Brash.
Brooks tries to circle away but Brash has him pinned against the cage.
Brash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brooks blocks it with crossed arms.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Brash.
Brash tries to land knees in the clinch but Brooks avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Brash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Brash dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Brash's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brash doesn't manage to clinch there - Brooks circles away.
Brash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brooks.
Brash gets a clinch.
Brash throws an elbow but it misses.
Brooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brash lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brash crunches a lovely knee into Brooks's ribcage.
Brooks is trying to push Brash away but Brash has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brash misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brash creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brooks's defenses.
Brash pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brash working aggressively here.
Brash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brash misses with a knee strike.
Brooks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Brash.
Brooks can't break the clinch.
Jackson Brash seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brooks tries to break free but Brash pushes him back against the cage.
Brash has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brash throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks 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.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
Brooks working hard to break the clinch.
Brash misses with an elbow over the top.
Brash keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brooks's efforts to push away.
Brooks avoids a wild elbow strike from Brash.
Brooks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Brash pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Will Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brash lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brooks misses with a few strikes there.
Brash connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Brash does it's job there.
Brooks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brash throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brash pushes Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Brash missing with knees to the body.
Brash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike from Brash.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brash just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
Brooks stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brash just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
Brash controlling the action here for a moment.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brash lands an elbow that stopped Brooks in his tracks for a moment.
Brash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Brash.
Brash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brash just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brash is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brash will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brooks up against the cage.
Brash controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Brash's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike from Brash.
Brash lands an elbow inside that Brooks shrugs off.
Brash is pushing Brooks up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brash just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Brash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jackson Brash's cut.
That's time! Brooks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brash moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brash connects with a leg kick. Brooks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brooks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brash counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brooks looks to throw the jab but Brash is out of range.
A punch combination from Brooks misses.
Brooks misses with a two punch combination.
Brooks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brash can pounce on him.
Brash scores with a jab.
Good leg kick by Brash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brooks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brash fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brooks.
Brash circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Brooks drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Brash follows Brooks to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Brash!
After winning the bout, Jackson Brash thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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