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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Brophy (ranked 664 p4p, 94 weight class) and Philo Beddo (ranked 979 p4p, 144 weight class). Brophy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls. Beddo has chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeNtSPnvxWU&list=PL1CE5A4327AF04267&index=4 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 cm
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205 lbs
16 - 3 - 1 |
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191 cm
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214 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Mikael Brophy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philo Beddo! The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Beddo. Beddo avoids a kick to the body.
Beddo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beddo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brophy. That's going to slow Beddo down. Brophy lands a body shot.
Brophy cracks Beddo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Brophy scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beddo. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet. Brophy missing with a left hand there. Beddo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Beddo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brophy. Brophy obviously looking to wear him down.
Beddo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Beddo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brophy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Brophy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beddo doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brophy blocks a head kick by Beddo.
Beddo looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely. Beddo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brophy. Beddo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mikael Brophy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Brophy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Beddo misses with an uppercut. Brophy throws a big counter combination but Beddo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Beddo connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Mikael Brophy has been cut. A telegraphed right hand from Beddo misses the target. Brophy throwing a counter right hand but Beddo manages to avoid it. Beddo misses with a body shot
and Brophy counters with a slapping leg kick. Oooooh!!! Brophy has knocked Beddo down with a huge combo! Brophy steps away and waves a wobbly Beddo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Philo Beddo has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Beddo moves out of range of the strikes. The fighters circling - Beddo throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Beddo stuns Brophy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Beddo tries to clinch but Brophy moves away and Beddo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Beddo is just out of range. Brophy scores with a leg kick.
Beddo fails with the takedown and Brophy counters with a straight right hand. Beddo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brophy paws at him with a jab and circles away. Beddo misses with a jab to the body
and Brophy counters with a low kick, right behind Beddo 's knee. A slow jab from Brophy misses its intended target. Beddo throws a sloppy body shot
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Beddo throws a body shot but no joy. We've been told by Brophy's head coaches at Blackthorn Reborn - Trinity that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Beddo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Brophy throws a looping overhand right but Beddo ducks down to avoid it. Brophy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beddo's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A big left from Brophy misses. Brophy misses with a looping left. Beddo fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Mikael Brophy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philo Beddo. Brophy scores with a punch to the head. Brophy throws a wild body kick that Beddo sees coming a mile off. A head kick misses from Beddo. A telegraphed right hand from Beddo misses the target. Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beddo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Beddo looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range. Beddo scores with a body shot.
Beddo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brophy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brophy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beddo.
Brophy lands a leg kick that knocks Beddo off balance momentarily. Beddo throws a head kick that misses. Beddo scores with a hook to the body. Brophy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Brophy throws a nice looking combination but Beddo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Brophy misses with a straight right. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Beddo throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Brophy staying out of range there. Beddo wants to clinch and Brophy counters with a straight right hand. Beddo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. That kick from Brophy tenderised Beddo's leg. Beddo is trying to keep his angry face on. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Beddo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Brophy dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Beddo throws a head kick but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy throwing a counter right hand but Beddo manages to avoid it. Brophy lands a big head kick that sends Beddo tumbling to the mat! Brophy takes a step backwards and waves Beddo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Beddo is rocked! Brophy scoring well with a low kick there.
Beddo is still on wobbly legs! Can Brophy finish him? A big right from Brophy misses. Brophy lands a big right hand that sends Beddo crashing to the mat! Brophy stays standing though and waves Beddo back to his feet! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Beddo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beddo, right into the meat.
Beddo seems to have recovered his senses. Beddo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Brophy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Beddo swings widly with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Beddo moves out of range of the body kick from Brophy.
Beddo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brophy back to the cage. Beddo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Beddo looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Beddo connects with a right hand. Brophy shakes it off. That kick from Brophy tenderised Beddo's leg. Beddo is trying to keep his angry face on. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brophy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Beddo - the referee stops the clock and Brophy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Beddo. Brophy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Brophy scores with a kick to the body.
Brophy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Beddo throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it. Brophy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beddo can do to turn this around? Beddo misses with a body shot
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand. Brophy misses with a wild combination.
Beddo has managed to clinch.
Brophy breaks from the clinch.
Beddo misses the body punch letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Beddo shoots in but no luck this time. Brophy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Philo Beddo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Brophy lands a big head kick that sends Beddo tumbling to the mat! Brophy takes a step backwards and waves Beddo back to his feet - he wants the finish! You can see that Beddo has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks Beddo looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range. Brophy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Brophy lands a big right hand that sends Beddo crashing to the mat! Brophy stays standing though and waves Beddo back to his feet! Beddo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Brophy cracks Beddo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Beddo falls backwards against the cage. Brophy follows up with more strikes that drop Beddo to his knees. Brophy keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Beddo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikael Brophy! After the fight, Mikael Brophy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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