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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Monteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davie Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy has chosen Pantera - Walk as his entrance music. Davie Brophy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ricardo Monteban's chin.
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148 lbs
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146 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Monteban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monteban. That's going to slow Brophy down.
Brophy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Monteban momentarily.
Donk. Monteban catches Brophy right on the button with a cross.
Ricardo Monteban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy throws a body shot but no joy.
Brophy drops Monteban with a beautiful combination! Monteban stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brophy is looking for the KO!
Monteban is rocked!
It looks like Ricardo Monteban has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Monteban misses the target.
Monteban lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Brophy.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brophy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick from Monteban is predictable there
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a kick to the body
and Monteban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monteban to score with a decent uppercut.
Monteban throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Monteban ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Monteban is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brophy.
Monteban shoots in and bounces Brophy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Monteban might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Monteban lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Monteban is looking to work some ground and pound but Brophy has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monteban scoring with some ground and pound.
Brophy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Monteban looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Monteban looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brophy passes into side control.
Monteban is trying to get back to half guard.
Brophy in side control, just content to control the action for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monteban is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brophy off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy breaks Monteban's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Brophy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Monteban looking for a guillotine here but Brophy defends easily.
Brophy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Monteban regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monteban looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brophy passes into side control.
Monteban wants to control but Brophy postures up.
Monteban is looking to reverse the position.
Monteban looking for a sweep but Brophy has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Brophy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Monteban looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davie Brophy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Monteban's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brophy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Monteban throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Monteban tries to clinch there but Brophy circles away.
Monteban takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brophy is looking to slow Monteban down with leg kicks.
Brophy motions for Monteban to come forward. Brophy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monteban throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Monteban jabs Brophy right on the nose. Brophy blinks but takes it well.
Monteban punishes Brophy's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monteban darts in and clinches Brophy up against the cage.
Monteban doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Monteban.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monteban is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brophy is working Monteban over against the cage.
Monteban blocking some punches.
Monteban lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Nice body punch from Brophy.
Monteban makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Monteban fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy is working Monteban over against the cage.
Monteban is working for takedown but Brophy is calmly controlling the position for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Brophy.
Monteban is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brophy to keep the fight standing.
Monteban takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Brophy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monteban's elbow.
Brophy tries to work over Monteban's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban blocks an uppercut.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy digs a right hand into Monteban's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Monteban's gas tank.
Brophy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monteban backwards.
Brophy lands a body punch.
Monteban is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Monteban. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monteban backwards.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monteban tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Monteban controls the action.
Monteban lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Monteban stalling in the clinch but Brophy improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Brophy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brophy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Brophy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brophy tries a body shot but Monteban blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
A right handed body shot lands from Brophy.
Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monteban's elbow.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Monteban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monteban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monteban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monteban is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brophy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brophy gets underhooks to prevent Monteban's takedown attempt.
Monteban throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monteban will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brophy up against the cage.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monteban manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Monteban working for submissions but it's allowed Brophy to get to half guard.
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 looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Monteban looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Brophy seems content to control.
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.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Monteban's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A low kick from Monteban misses
and Brophy counters with a leg kick.
Monteban uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Brophy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Monteban finds it's way round the side to connect with Brophy's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brophy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Monteban, as that shot connected.
Monteban cracks Brophy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Monteban takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brophy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Monteban throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
Monteban throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brophy thumps Monteban with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monteban scores with a jab to the head.
Brophy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteban lands a really nice looking cross but Brophy seems unphased.
Monteban swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy throws a fast counter high kick but Monteban manages to duck under it in time.
Monteban lands with a cross.
Monteban takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Brophy flicks out a counter leg kick but Monteban steps away.
Brophy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Monteban blocks a jab.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Monteban.
Brophy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Monteban avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Monteban is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brophy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brophy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brophy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Monteban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brophy.
Davie Brophy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Monteban is trying to stall.
Brophy lands with a right to the head.
Monteban drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brophy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montebans head.
Monteban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brophy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Brophy blocks the leg kick.
Monteban takes one on the button.
Oh Monteban is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice shot lands for Brophy.
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. Monteban moves away and avoids it.
Ricardo Monteban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monteban misses the shot to the body.
Monteban checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a lovely overhand right.
Monteban shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brophy lands a brutal head kick. Monteban looks out on his feet and Brophy throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Davie Brophy!
Davie Brophy spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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