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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Whitehorse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitehorse comes into the arena with The Builders and The Butchers - Black Dresses blaring out of the sound system. Brophy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Down With The Sickness - Disturbed. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Whitehorse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitehorse ducks right into an uppercut from Brophy.
A slow jab from Whitehorse misses its intended target.
Whitehorse wants to land a leg kick but Brophy is out of range.
Whitehorse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brophy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Whitehorse does it's job there.
Jab by Brophy.
Whitehorse takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Whitehorse tried to score with a low kick but Brophy checks it.
Whitehorse throws a sloppy head kick
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whitehorse slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Whitehorse misses its intended target.
Brophy blocks a low kick nicely.
Whitehorse looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Whitehorse takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Whitehorse pushes Brophy up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitehorse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Whitehorse misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
Whitehorse throws an elbow that misses.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitehorse.
Brophy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitehorse missing with knees to the body.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitehorse.
Brophy breaks the clinch.
Whitehorse connects with a right hand. Brophy shakes it off.
Whitehorse looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brophy is fending him off so far but Whitehorse persists. Nope, Brophy circles away and we're back to standing.
Whitehorse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Brophy is looking to land body kicks.
Brophy lands a right hook to the body.
Whitehorse misses with a body shot
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brophy misses with a low kick as Whitehorse jumps back.
Brophy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Whitehorse is able to avoid easily.
Brophy misses with a low kick as Whitehorse jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy thows a leg kick but Whitehorse checks it
and Whitehorse counters with a single leg into guard. Brophy didn't expect that.
Brophy pushes Whitehorse off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitehorse goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brophy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitehorse throws a lazy uppercut
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whitehorse tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jacob Whitehorse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy closes the distance and pushes Whitehorse back into the cage.
Whitehorse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitehorse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brophy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brophy is trying to break free.
Whitehorse struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
Brophy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whitehorse backwards.
Brophy breaks from the clinch.
Whitehorse throws a lazy uppercut
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Whitehorse.
Whitehorse throws a poor cross that misses
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
Brophy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Whitehorse had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Whitehorse on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Brophy misses the target.
Whitehorse is looking to chop away at Brophy's legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Brophy misses.
Whitehorse throws a low kick, looking for Brophy's leg but Brophy calmly moves out of range.
Whitehorse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitehorse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brophy to score with a decent uppercut.
Brophy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whitehorse shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brophy as he jumps to the side.
Brophy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whitehorse on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse lands a glancing blow to the side of Brophy's head.
Whitehorse connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brophy. Brophy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whitehorse.
Whitehorse tries to counter with a takedown but Brophy is quick to defend against it.
Whitehorse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Ryan Brophy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whitehorse shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Whitehorse trying to control the position from guard on top but Brophy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitehorse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Whitehorse stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brophy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Whitehorse working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brophy's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Brophy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brophy blocks a head kick by Whitehorse.
Brophy throws out a counter right but Whitehorse avoids it with no problem.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brophy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Whitehorse has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whitehorse and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Whitehorse changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Whitehorse as he checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
A big left from Whitehorse misses.
Brophy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whitehorse's calf.
Brophy throws a looping overhand right but Whitehorse ducks down to avoid it.
Brophy misses with a low kick.
Brophy looks to throw the jab but Whitehorse is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitehorse connects with an inside leg kick.
Whitehorse shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brophy's guard.
Whitehorse trying to control the position from guard on top but Brophy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing that Whitehorse has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brophy is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brophy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whitehorse is adopting a defensive guard.
Whitehorse working a defensive guard but Brophy passes into half guard.
Whitehorse is doing well to control the position and prevent Brophy from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitehorse trying to control here.
Whitehorse is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Whitehorse gets back to full guard.
Whitehorse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whitehorse is trying to keep Brophy in close.
Whitehorse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whitehorse has a closed guard, preventing Brophy from standing up.
Whitehorse had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brophy defends it easily.
Whitehorse lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Whitehorse throws a strike but Brophy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Whitehorse controls Brophy momentarily but Brophy frees himself.
Brophy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brophy passes Whitehorse's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jacob Whitehorse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse controlling the position for now.
Brophy is thwarting Whitehorse's attempts to control the position.
Brophy prevents Whitehorse from improving his position.
Whitehorse is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Jacob Whitehorse will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brophy clinches.
A short uppercut from Brophy.
Whitehorse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy dodges an elbow strike from Whitehorse.
Brophy lands with a short shot to the head.
Brophy working hard to break the clinch.
Brophy blocks the elbow strike.
Brophy lands a left hand.
Brophy lands a nice uppercut.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Whitehorse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Brophy manages to break the clinch.
Brophy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy moves away from the strike by Whitehorse.
Brophy throws a jab when Whitehorse was well out of range.
Brophy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Whitehorse.
Brophy misses with a hook.
Whitehorse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Whitehorse shoots in for a takedown but Brophy shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Whitehorse misses.
Whitehorse walks into a stiff left hand from Brophy.
Whitehorse takes the fight into the clinch.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Brophy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brophy wants to break free but Whitehorse has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitehorse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Still in the clinch, Brophy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whitehorse trying to land knees to the body.
Brophy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Whitehorse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brophy avoids the elbow strike from Whitehorse, against the cage.
Brophy wants to break free but Whitehorse has control.
Whitehorse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brophy.
Brophy is leaning against Whitehorse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brophy moves out of range as Whitehorse strikes.
Brophy tries a quick counter leg kick but Whitehorse is wise to it.
Whitehorse scores with a jab to the head.
Whitehorse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brophy misses with an uppercut. Whitehorse saw that one coming.
Ryan Brophy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brophy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whitehorse ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whitehorse throws a body kick that misses
and Brophy counters with a thumping low kick.
Whitehorse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitehorse changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Whitehorse misses
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Whitehorse misses with a low kick.
Whitehorse walks into a jab.
Whitehorse keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brophy defending well as Whitehorse loads up on a big left hand.
Whitehorse backing away here, and Brophy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Whitehorse throws a leg kick
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brophy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whitehorse misses with a shot to the body
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brophy lands a jab to Whitehorse's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Whitehorse. Beautiful body shot.
Whitehorse just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy tries a quick counter leg kick but Whitehorse is wise to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brophy. That's going to slow Whitehorse down.
Brophy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Whitehorse.
Whitehorse fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Whitehorse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brophy just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Whitehorse throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.
Whitehorse has managed to clinch.
Whitehorse tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Whitehorse back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Brophy really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brophy scores with a decent looking hook.
Brophy misses with a hook. Whitehorse ducked under it nicely.
Brophy cracks Whitehorse with a good jab.
Whitehorse tries to clinch up but Brophy circles away and keeps his distance.
Whitehorse misses with a hook to the body
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whitehorse thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brophy if he has to take too many more of those.
A clash of legs there as Whitehorse blocks the low kick.
Whitehorse throws a lazy uppercut
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Brophy misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy leaves Whitehorse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brophy looks to land a left hand but Whitehorse moved out of range nicely.
Brophy throws a hook to the side of Whitehorse's head but Whitehorse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brophy loads up on a big right hand but Whitehorse slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse cracks a nice hook into Brophy's ribs.
Whitehorse turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Whitehorse connects with a leg kick. Brophy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brophy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whitehorse on the side of the head.
Whitehorse misses with a body punch
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brophy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Brophy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Whitehorse's head backwards.
Whitehorse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whitehorse throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Brophy finds it's way through Whitehorse's defenses.
Whitehorse throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.
Whitehorse throws a leg kick
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
Whitehorse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
A big right from Brophy misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse tries to clinch there but Brophy circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Whitehorse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Whitehorse half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Whitehorse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whitehorse.
Whitehorse tries to clinch up but Brophy circles away and keeps his distance.
Whitehorse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Nice jab there from Brophy.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whitehorse tries to clinch up but Brophy circles away and keeps his distance.
Whitehorse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brophy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Whitehorse keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whitehorse attempts a counter takedown but Brophy avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brophy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Whitehorse's knee momentarily.
Whitehorse misses with a leg kick
and Brophy counters with an inside leg kick.
Brophy throws a jab when Whitehorse was well out of range.
Jab by Brophy.
Whitehorse loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Whitehorse tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brophy digs a good hook to Whitehorse's body.
Whitehorse misses with a left hand
and Brophy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whitehorse thinking.
Whitehorse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitehorse fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brophy avoids it really well and circles away.
Brophy throws a fast counter high kick but Whitehorse manages to duck under it in time.
Whitehorse scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitehorse with the ground and pound but Brophy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Brophy wants to improve his position but instead Whitehorse has moved into half guard.
Whitehorse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brophy is not content to let Whitehorse control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Brophy dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Whitehorse takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Brophy throws a low kick but Whitehorse moves out of range easily.
Whitehorse throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Brophy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whitehorse throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brophy tries to sprawl but Whitehorse drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brophy won't allow Whitehorse to pass to mount.
Whitehorse working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brophy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whitehorse is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy is holding on to half guard well.
Whitehorse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy taking some punishment here, with Whitehorse in his half guard.
Whitehorse keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brophy tries to get to full guard but Whitehorse has control of the leg.
Brophy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whitehorse is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Whitehorse connects with a nice short shot to Brophy's temple.
Whitehorse working the head and body with strikes.
Whitehorse sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brophy defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy is not content to let Whitehorse control the position.
Whitehorse not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Whitehorse there.
Whitehorse wants to pass to mount but Brophy is defending the position.
Whitehorse throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brophy is looking to control Whitehorse's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brophy avoid being mounted?
Whitehorse throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brophy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whitehorse.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Whitehorse lands with a shot to the body.
Whitehorse tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brophy defends well and Whitehorse ends up having to push Brophy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Whitehorse thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whitehorse takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitehorse. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacob Whitehorse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brophy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brophy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Whitehorse is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brophy misses with a hook. Whitehorse ducked under it nicely.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitehorse.
Brophy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Whitehorse misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Brophy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse throws a lazy uppercut
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Whitehorse takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Brophy lands with an uppercut that bounces Whitehorse off the cage and back into range.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.
Whitehorse connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Whitehorse misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brophy checks a leg kick.
Whitehorse misses with a hook to the body
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitehorse walks into a straight right hand from Brophy.
Whitehorse is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Brophy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Whitehorse looks to land a body kick but Brophy moved away.
Whitehorse takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Whitehorse is looking to chop away at Brophy's legs.
Ryan Brophy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Whitehorse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brophy.
Whitehorse changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
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 Jacob Whitehorse.
I think Brophy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Brophy!
Ryan Brophy is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Ryan Brophy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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