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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Asztalos (ranked 1193 p4p, 196 weight class) and John Brophy (ranked 1343 p4p, 212 weight class). Asztalos comes into the arena with Dethroned Emperor by Celtic Frost blaring out of the sound system. Brophy has chosen Last Caress - Metallica as his entrance music. 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
30 - 18 - 0 |
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213 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Asztalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asztalos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brophy counters with a solid body kick.
Brophy throws a jab when Asztalos was well out of range.
Asztalos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Asztalos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy avoids a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Asztalos.
Asztalos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asztalos sizes up Brophy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Asztalos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Asztalos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brophy misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy moves forwards but Asztalos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy walks into a stiff left hand from Asztalos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asztalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asztalos works the jab nicely.
Asztalos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brophy tries to land a front kick but Asztalos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brophy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from Brophy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Asztalos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asztalos backing away here, and Brophy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Asztalos lands a nice looking body shot.
Asztalos slips under a jab from Brophy.
Brophy throws a body kick that misses.
Brophy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asztalos.
Brophy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brophy throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Asztalos misses with a lunging right hand
and Brophy counters with a low kick, right behind Asztalos 's knee.
Asztalos looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
Brophy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy throws a low kick, looking for Asztalos's leg but Asztalos calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos misses with a body kick.
Asztalos swings widly with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Asztalos misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Asztalos.
Brophy connects with a body shot.
Asztalos moves away from the strike by Brophy.
Asztalos misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Asztalos tests Brophy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Asztalos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asztalos throws a big shot that misses.
Asztalos throws out a powerful jab.
Asztalos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brophy moves out of range as Asztalos strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Brophy misses with an uppercut. Asztalos saw that one coming.
Brophy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Asztalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asztalos lunges at Brophy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brophy's hand.
Asztalos misses with an uppercut.
Brophy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Asztalos. Asztalos obviously looking to wear him down.
Asztalos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Asztalos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brophy misses with a low kick.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Asztalos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Asztalos misses with a straight left.
Brophy missing with a left hand there. Asztalos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Asztalos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Asztalos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos avoids the head kick by Brophy.
Asztalos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brophy. That did some damage!
Brophy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brophy slips under a jab from Asztalos.
Asztalos tried to score with a low kick but Brophy checks it.
Brophy tries a quick counter leg kick but Asztalos is wise to it.
Asztalos cracks Brophy with an open hand slap.
Asztalos throws a wild body kick that Brophy sees coming a mile off.
Brophy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Brophy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brophy moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brophy! But no joy.
Asztalos throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Asztalos misses with a body punch
and Brophy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brophy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brophy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brophy slips under a jab.
It seemed like Brophy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Asztalos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brophy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Asztalos finds it's way round the side to connect with Brophy's head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Brophy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Asztalos has got the better of the exchanges.
Asztalos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brophy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asztalos scrambles back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Asztalos.
Asztalos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asztalos looks for the body kick but Brophy saw that one coming.
Brophy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Both fighters circling a little - Asztalos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Asztalos jabs Brophy right on the nose. Brophy blinks but takes it well.
Asztalos just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Brophy misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Asztalos finds it's target.
Brophy misses with an uppercut.
Asztalos tried to score with a low kick but Brophy checks it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brophy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Asztalos - the referee stops the clock and Brophy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Asztalos. Brophy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asztalos scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asztalos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brophy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Asztalos, right into the meat.
Asztalos throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.
Asztalos scores with a spinning back kick!
Alex Asztalos is winning the standup battle so far.
Brophy scores with a spinning back kick!
Asztalos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Asztalos feints and then cracks Brophy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brophy down.
Brophy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brophy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brophy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brophy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Asztalos checks it well.
Brophy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Asztalos.
Brophy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
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 missing with a left hand there. Asztalos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alex Asztalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy takes one on the button.
Asztalos wants to slow Brophy down by chopping away at his legs.
Asztalos misses with a straight left.
Brophy feints a counter leg kick.
Asztalos scores with a punch to the head.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asztalos.
Asztalos throws a leg kick that misses.
Brophy drops Asztalos with a big left hand! Asztalos is injured, injured bad! Brophy jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Brophy!
A very excited looking John 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.
In defeat, Alex Asztalos stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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