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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Brophy (ranked 7815 p4p, 735 weight class) and Henri Lafitte (ranked 2360 p4p, 314 weight class). Brophy comes to the ring accompanied by Last Caress - Metallica. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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213 lbs
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215 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri Lafitte!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafitte feints a jab promting Brophy to slip. Lafitte then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brophy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lafitte throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafitte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brophy counters with a nice body kick.
Lafitte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Lafitte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Good body shot from Lafitte.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafitte.
Brophy tries to work over Lafitte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lafitte misses with the head strike.
Brophy lands an elbow just above Lafitte 's eye.
Brophy tries a body shot but Lafitte blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Lafitte fails to land.
Lafitte lands a right hand.
Brophy lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafitte blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Brophy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lafitte tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lafitte.
Lafitte lands with a left to the head.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Lafitte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafitte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafitte lands with a left to the head.
Lafitte can't find room to land a body shot as Brophy controls the action.
Lafitte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lafitte struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Lafitte.
Lafitte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lafitte misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Lafitte cracks Brophy with a nice body shot.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lafitte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brophys head.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Lafitte lands a shoulder strike.
Lafitte misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lafitte.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lafitte working aggressively here.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lafitte tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Lafitte back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Lafitte.
Brophy manages to break the clinch.
Lafitte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brophy is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lafitte.
Lafitte explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A low kick from Brophy is predictable there
and Lafitte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lafitte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lafitte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lafitte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lafitte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brophys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lafitte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy 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.
Brophy wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Lafitte dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Lafitte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lafitte loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
Brophy misses with a hook. Lafitte ducked under it nicely.
Lafitte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henri Lafitte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Brophy tries to clinch up but Lafitte circles away and keeps his distance.
Lafitte throws a leg kick that misses.
Brophy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lafitte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Brophy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Henri Lafitte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy blocks a head kick by Lafitte.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lafitte.
Brophy swats away the attempt to clinch by Lafitte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafitte closes the distance but Brophy moves to the side
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brophy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lafitte counters with a stiff right hand.
Lafitte doesn't manage to clinch there - Brophy circles away.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lafitte.
A nice side step and Lafitte releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lafitte misses with a looping right.
Brophy throwing a counter right hand but Lafitte manages to avoid it.
Brophy moves out of range of the body kick from Lafitte.
Lafitte throws a lazy uppercut
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lafitte looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Brophy throwing a counter right hand but Lafitte manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lafitte, right into the meat.
Lafitte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Lafitte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brophy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lafitte slips under a jab from Brophy.
Brophy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lafitte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafitte scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Lafitte.
Lafitte missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy is looking to clinch but Lafitte is avoiding it.
Lafitte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brophy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lafitte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lafitte gets a clinch.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lafitte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lafitte scores with a shot to the side of Brophy's head.
A frustrated look appears on Brophy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lafitte misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lafitte backwards.
Brophy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lafitte misses with a body punch.
Lafitte working aggressively here.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Lafitte.
Brophy struggles to land a body shot inside as Lafitte controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Lafitte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brophy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lafitte moves away.
John Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lafitte clinches with his opponent.
Lafitte blocks a body shot from Brophy.
Lafitte misses with a punch on the inside.
Lafitte tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Lafitte.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafitte.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lafitte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Lafitte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy blocking some punches.
Lafitte working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafitte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
A short uppercut from Lafitte.
Lafitte throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Lafitte swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Lafitte avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafitte blocks a body shot from Brophy.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Lafitte swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafitte misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brophy.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Lafitte.
Henri Lafitte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Lafitte avoids a wild elbow strike from Brophy.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brophy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lafitte's defenses.
It looks like Henri Lafitte has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Brophy.
Lafitte has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brophy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lafitte can turn it around.
Brophy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brophy blocking some punches.
Brophy tries to work over Lafitte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lafitte pushes Brophy back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lafitte misses with some punches.
Brophy tries a body shot but Lafitte blocks it.
Brophy lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lafitte throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Lafitte scores with a hook to the body.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Lafitte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy tries a body shot but Lafitte blocks it.
Lafitte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lafitte.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Lafitte controls the action.
Lafitte tries to work over Brophy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brophy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafitte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafitte throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Lafitte controls the action.
Lafitte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Lafitte.
Lafitte tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Lafitte back against the ropes.
Lafitte misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
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 John Brophy.
Well Lafitte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henri Lafitte!
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