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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Omeruo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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Great elbows
Granite chin
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Determined
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Omeruo!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omeruo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brooks is out of range and Omeruo settles back down.
Brooks appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Danny Omeruo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omeruo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Omeruo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brooks counters with a nice uppercut.
Omeruo defending well as Brooks loads up on a big left hand.
Omeruo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Omeruo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Brooks blocks the low kick.
Brooks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Omeruo checks it well.
Brooks fakes the leg kick and cracks Omeruo in the body.
Omeruo wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks misses with a hook. Omeruo ducked under it nicely.
Brooks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Omeruo tries to land a front kick but Brooks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omeruo misses with a kick to the body
and Brooks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brooks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Omeruo.
Omeruo throws a low kick but Brooks moves out of range easily.
Brooks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brooks misses with a wild combination.
Omeruo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Omeruo swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Omeruo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brooks is able to avoid easily.
Good work by Brooks as he checks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Brooks misses its target.
Omeruo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brooks's corner calls for a 1-2. Brooks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omeruo throws a sloppy head kick and Brooks moves out of range easily.
Omeruo throws a leg kick but Brooks checks it.
Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Omeruo is just out of range.
Brooks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Omeruo connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omeruo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Omeruo thows a leg kick but Brooks checks it
and Brooks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Omeruo's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Omeruo misses.
Brooks throws a front kick aimed at Omeruo's knee but Omeruo avoids it well.
Omeruo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brooks, pushing him back against the ropes.
Omeruo missing with knees to the body.
Omeruo tries to land a knee to the head but Brooks blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Brooks.
Omeruo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brooks blocks it with crossed arms.
Brooks wants to stall.
Omeruo looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eric Brooks will probably get the nod.
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.
Omeruo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Omeruo misses with a leg kick
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Omeruo tries to clinch but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks is looking to counter punch.
Omeruo scores with a leg kick.
Brooks thumps Omeruo with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Brooks.
Omeruo misses with a low kick.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
Omeruo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brooks punishes Omeruo's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omeruo connects with a solid leg kick.
Omeruo clinches with his opponent.
Brooks can't find room to land a body shot as Omeruo controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Brooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omeruo tries to land a knee to the head but Brooks blocks with his arms.
Brooks lands with a right to the head.
Brooks is looking to break free of the clinch but Omeruo has double underhooks.
Omeruo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooks's face.
It looks like Eric Brooks has been cut.
Brooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Omeruo missing with knees to the body.
Omeruo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
Omeruo blocks the elbow strike.
Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brooks misses with a body punch.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Omeruo's elbow.
Brooks pushes off an throws an elbow but Omeruo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Brooks misses with an elbow strike.
Brooks tries a body shot but Omeruo blocks it.
Omeruo misses with a knee strike.
Brooks misses with a body punch.
Omeruo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brooks wants to get back to striking at distance but Omeruo won't allow it.
Omeruo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brooks blocks it with crossed arms.
Omeruo blocks an elbow strike from Brooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is looking to control Omeruo's arms but Omeruo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brooks has his back to the ropes.
Brooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Omeruo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Omeruo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Omeruo misses with a knee to the head.
Omeruo blocks the elbow strike.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Omeruo gets a clinch.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Omeruo.
Omeruo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Omeruo avoids a wild elbow strike from Brooks.
Brooks wants to stall.
Brooks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Omeruo missing with knees to the body.
Brooks tries to break free but Omeruo pushes him back against the ropes.
Omeruo avoids a wild elbow strike from Brooks.
Omeruo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Omeruo blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Brooks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eric Brooks's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Omeruo moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Omeruo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Omeruo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Omeruo misses with a low kick.
Omeruo tries to clinch but Brooks is having none of it.
Omeruo thumps Brooks with a low kick.
Omeruo misses with a head kick.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Omeruo.
Brooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Omeruo throws a chopping leg kick but Brooks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omeruo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Brooks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Omeruo misses with a head kick.
Brooks lands a head kick that bluckles Omeruo and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Brooks no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Omeruo is rocked!
It looks like Danny Omeruo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Omeruo misses with a low kick.
Omeruo is still on wobbly legs! Can Brooks finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks pushes Omeruo away with a front kick.
Brooks swats away the attempt to clinch by Omeruo.
Brooks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Omeruo seems to have recovered his senses.
Omeruo tried to score with a low kick but Brooks checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Brooks misses its target.
Brooks lands with a hook. Omeruo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Omeruo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brooks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brooks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Omeruo.
Omeruo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Omeruo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brooks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Omeruo scrambles back to his feet.
Brooks throws a body shot but no joy.
Omeruo throws a low kick but Brooks moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Omeruo is predictable there
and Brooks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Danny Omeruo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks gets tackled into the ropes by Omeruo. Omeruo maintains the clinch.
Brooks misses with a punch to the body.
Omeruo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Brooks.
Omeruo connects with a knee to the head.
Brooks lands a body shot.
Brooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Brooks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Omeruo's brow.
Omeruo tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Omeruo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Omeruo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Omeruo blocks a body shot from Brooks.
A body shot lands from Brooks.
Brooks lands an elbow that stopped Omeruo in his tracks for a moment.
Brooks throws an elbow that misses.
Omeruo misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Brooks misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brooks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Brooks!
During a confident post fight interview, Eric Brooks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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