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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 557 p4p, 70 weight class) and Davie Brophy (ranked 726 p4p, 86 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brophy's choice of entrance music: Pantera - Walk. Davie Brophy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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149 lbs
21 - 8 - 2 |
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145 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamamoto tries to counter with a takedown but Brophy is quick to defend against it.
Brophy throws out a loose jab but Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamamoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses.
Brophy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Brophy.
A big right from Brophy misses.
Yamamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been informed that Brophy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto thuds his right hand into Brophy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yamamoto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brophy's head backwards.
A big left from Brophy misses.
Yamamoto is looking for a counter combo.
Brophy gets caught flat footed, as Yamamoto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brophy wants to sweep here but Yamamoto controlling him for the moment.
Brophy keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Yamamoto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brophy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Yamamoto has Brophy in his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brophy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy advances to half guard.
Yamamoto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brophy pulls his head out easily.
Yamamoto manages to get to full guard.
Yamamoto keeping full guard, as Brophy tries to pass.
Yamamoto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brophy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yamamoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brophy has managed to get both his arms back between Yamamoto's legs - danger averted.
Brophy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yamamoto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yamamoto keeping full guard, as Brophy tries to pass.
Brophy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yamamoto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brophy stacks Yamamoto on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Brophy!
Yamamoto tries to buck Brophy off but Brophy is having none of it.
Yamamoto can't do much from the bottom here.
Yamamoto tries to buck Brophy off but Brophy is having none of it.
Yamamoto sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brophy pulls his head out easily.
Yamamoto trying to hold on to Brophy's head to control him but Brophy postures up.
Yamamoto looking for subs from the bottom but Brophy mounts him!
Yamamoto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yamamoto is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto gets back to half guard.
Yamamoto wants to improve his position but Brophy is controlling well.
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 Kotetsu Yamamoto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yamamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brophy lands a nice looking body shot.
Brophy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yamamoto blocks a leg kick.
Brophy throws a combination. Yamamoto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brophy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brophy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamamoto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yamamoto swings widly with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Yamamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Brophy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brophy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Brophy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamamoto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brophy swings for the body but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brophy scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown but Brophy shows good takedown defense.
Brophy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brophy misses with a low kick as Yamamoto jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy lands a head shot.
Brophy scores with a nice strike.
Good leg kick by Brophy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yamamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
Yamamoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brophy. Brophy obviously looking to wear him down.
Yamamoto throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brophy throws out the jab.
Davie Brophy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Yamamoto.
Brophy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yamamoto looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Brophy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yamamoto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yamamoto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Davie Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brophy pulls Yamamoto in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Brophy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yamamoto trying to control but Brophy is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Yamamoto moved out of range.
Brophy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamamoto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Brophy misses
and Yamamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brophy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses.
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brophy ducks right into an uppercut from Yamamoto.
Brophy defending well as Yamamoto loads up on a big left hand.
Yamamoto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brophy lands with a shot to the body.
Brophy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brophy swings for the body but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Brophy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Brophy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brophy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Yamamoto half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice body punch from Brophy.
Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brophy.
Yamamoto looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Good work by Yamamoto as he checks the leg kick.
Brophy misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brophy swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kotetsu Yamamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamamoto throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Brophy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice cross by Brophy.
Brophy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brophy.
Yamamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamamoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brophy throws a body shot but no joy.
Brophy throws a hook but Yamamoto blocks it.
Brophy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davie Brophy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
Nice cross by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Brophy.
Brophy connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davie Brophy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Yamamoto throws a nice looking combination but Brophy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brophy throws out the jab.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Brophy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yamamoto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yamamoto looking to sit in guard and control but Brophy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yamamoto is looking for a triangle here but Brophy uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kotetsu Yamamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamamoto trying to remain calm as Brophy controls from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Yamamoto tries to improve position but can't.
Brophy advances nicely into full mount.
Brophy with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Yamamoto is trying desperately to improve position.
Brophy controlling the position easily from mount.
Brophy trying to control but Yamamoto is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brophy controlling his opponent.
Yamamoto is just holding on here. Brophy manages to take his back.
Yamamoto trying to control but not successfully.
Yamamoto is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Big Bear Fight Factory, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
You can see the frustration on Yamamoto's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy trying to control momentarily.
Brophy controlling well, preventing Yamamoto from escaping the position.
Brophy gets his hands free as Yamamoto looks to control.
Yamamoto tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Yamamoto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yamamoto wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
I really don't envy Yamamoto right now.
Brophy avoiding Yamamoto 's attempts to control his hands.
Yamamoto is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy controlling from the back.
You can see the frustration on Yamamoto's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Brophy is riding his opponent, not letting Yamamoto buck him off.
Yamamoto tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Yamamoto tries to reverse the position but Brophy maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brophy gets his hands free as Yamamoto looks to control.
Brophy is hanging on to Yamamoto's back as he tries to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davie Brophy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brophy 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davie Brophy!
Davie Brophy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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