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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erland Eliasson (ranked 583 p4p, 92 weight class) and John Brophy (ranked 845 p4p, 133 weight class). Eliasson comes to the cage accompanied by Radioactive - Imagine Dragons. Brophy has chosen Last Caress - Metallica as his entrance music. John Brophy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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21 - 14 - 0 |
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213 lbs
23 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erland Eliasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eliasson ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Eliasson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy.
Eliasson misses with a hook
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brophy scores with a kick to the body.
Brophy clobbers Eliasson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brophy misses with a body kick.
Eliasson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brophy throws a leg kick which misses Eliasson's front leg but catches the back leg as Eliasson tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eliasson looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Brophy misses.
Brophy connects with a jab.
It looks like Erland Eliasson has been cut.
Eliasson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but Eliasson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eliasson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brophy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brophy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eliasson doesn't seem bothered though.
Brophy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Eliasson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brophy.
Brophy throws out a counter right but Eliasson avoids it with no problem.
Brophy works over Eliasson's head and body with a nice combination.
Eliasson misses with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a good low kick that Eliasson was not able to check.
Eliasson misses with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a good low kick that Eliasson was not able to check.
Eliasson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
A little feinted left hand from Eliasson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy jabs Eliasson right on the nose. Eliasson blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Brophy misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eliasson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Eliasson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sin City Allstars Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Brophy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eliasson is looking to counter the offense by Brophy and move into the clinch.
Brophy misses the shot to the body.
Eliasson throwing a counter right hand but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Brophy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Eliasson misses the target.
Brophy staying out of range there.
Brophy moves out of range as Eliasson strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Eliasson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brophy. That one must have hurt.
Brophy misses the jab.
Donk. Brophy catches Eliasson right on the button with a cross.
Eliasson staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Eliasson.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Eliasson.
Eliasson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brophy clobbers Eliasson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Eliasson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Eliasson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eliasson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Brophy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brophy.
Erland Eliasson's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eliasson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Eliasson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eliasson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eliasson slips under a jab from Brophy.
Eliasson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
Eliasson throws a right hand that misses
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Brophy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erland Eliasson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eliasson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brophy to score with a decent uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Brophy as he connects with a hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Eliasson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Eliasson looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brophy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Eliasson throws an off balance right hand
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brophy sends Eliasson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Brophy is motioning to the referee to let Eliasson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Eliasson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eliasson's sensitive parts.
Eliasson misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
John Brophy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eliasson slips under a jab.
It looked like Eliasson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliasson throws a body shot but no joy.
Brophy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brophy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brophy misses with a looping right.
Eliasson swings widly with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Eliasson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Eliasson misses with a few strikes there.
Brophy misses with a hook to the body
enabling Eliasson to counter with a crisp jab.
Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eliasson.
Brophy misses with a hook. Eliasson ducked under it nicely.
Eliasson misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a hook
and Eliasson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eliasson catches Brophy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Eliasson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. Eliasson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Eliasson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eliasson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brophy throws a hook but Eliasson blocks it.
Eliasson is looking for a counter combo.
Eliasson misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with an uppercut
letting Eliasson counter with a right hand.
Eliasson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brophy.
Eliasson slips a straight right by Brophy.
Eliasson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Eliasson throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eliasson lands a nice hook to Brophy's body. Brophy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John Brophy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brophy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brophy misses with a lunging right hand
and Eliasson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eliasson looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Brophy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson looks to land a combination. Brophy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slow jab from Brophy misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Eliasson misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eliasson throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brophy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A left lands for Brophy.
Eliasson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brophy.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eliasson.
Brophy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eliasson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Brophy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erland Eliasson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Donk. Brophy catches Eliasson right on the button with a cross.
Brophy lands a big head kick that sends Eliasson tumbling to the mat! Brophy takes a step backwards and waves Eliasson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Eliasson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eliasson scores with a nice strike.
Eliasson drops his hands momentarily. Brophy doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Eliasson staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Eliasson doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Brophy!
John Brophy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Erland Eliasson stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better fighter this time.
You win lose, and you some some.'.
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energy
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hype
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