Clash of Alliances - 7 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Neves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Neves
vs
Taylor

170 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

168 cm
18
141 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thiago Neves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a leg kick but Neves sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Neves throwing a counter right hand but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Neves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taylor misses with a hook to the body
and Neves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Neves misses.
The crowd cheers as Neves lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taylor doesn't seem phased though.
Taylor moves out of range as Neves strikes.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neves.
Taylor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Neves defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor throws a leg kick but Neves moved away.
Neves looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A lazy body kick from Taylor
and Taylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Taylor is rocked!
Neves scores with a shot to the body.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Neves finish him?
Taylor looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves finds Taylor's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Taylor flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Neves lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Taylor will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thiago Neves!
Thiago Neves decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jackson
vs
Bush

160 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

170 cm
18
148 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, JJ Bush!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Tyrone Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bush tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Bush drops back down to his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Bush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Bush avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Bush tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Bush decides to pull guard.
Bush looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson trying to control but Bush is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bush on the ground.

Bush looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bush throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jackson trying to control but Bush is working from the bottom.
Jackson won't allow Bush to sweep him here.

Bush has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jackson doesn't defend quickly enough and Bush has managed to lock this one up! Can Jackson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bush on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). JJ Bush!
After winning the bout, JJ Bush thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zurgadai Jebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
Jebe

160 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

163 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davie Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zurgadai Jebe!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jebe looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Jebe circles away.
Jebe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jones wants to clinch.

Jebe gets the takedown into side control.
Jones on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jebe scoring with punches and elbows.
Jones takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sloppy strikes there by Jebe.
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebe cracks Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Jones is rocked!
Jones takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Jebe is chipping away with strikes.
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jones is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jebe asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jebe scoring with punches and elbows.
Jebe cracks Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jebe controls the position from side control.
Jebe in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Jones looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Jebe turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zurgadai Jebe!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Bonerz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Carrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen Carrero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bonerz
vs
Carrero

185 cm
18
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Bonerz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Allen Carrero!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carrero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bonerz.
Bonerz tries to clinch but Carrero moves away

and Carrero counters with a takedown into side control.
Carrero works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bonerz dodges the ground and pound from Carrero.
Carrero in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Carrero working the ground and pound but Bonerz is defending the strikes.
Carrero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonerz keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonerz is looking to reverse the position.
Carrero taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonerz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Carrero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carrero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carrero keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bonerz is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonerz trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Carrero manages to pass to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carrero pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Carrero landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bonerz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carrero looking to ground and pound but Bonerz is blocking nicely.
Carrero with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Carrero connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Carrero scoring with strikes but Bonerz is staying in there.

Bonerz is rocked!
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!
Carrero cracks Bonerz with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Allen Carrero!
Our winner, Allen Carrero, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismo Leikola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Badass could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ismo Leikola's chin.

Badass
vs
Leikola

170 cm
18
146 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

169 cm
18
141 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismo Leikola!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Leikola misses.
Leikola lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leikola avoids the head kick by Badass.
Badass throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Badass has taken the fight to the clinch.
Badass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leikola swings wildly with an uppercut but Badass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badass misses with a knee to the head.
Badass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
Leikola leaning against his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Badass takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Leikola avoids the damage to the body.
Badass is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Badass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Badass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leikola avoids it.
Leikola throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leikola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Leikola avoids the damage to the body.
Badass trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass missing with knees to the body.
Leikola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Badass's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Leikola misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Badass.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leikola is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Leikola fails to land.
Leikola avoiding damage as Badass throws knees to the body.
Leikola tries to stall but Badass uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Badass obliges.
Leikola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leikola stalls.
Badass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leikola avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leikola.
Leikola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Badass unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leikola can't find room to land a body shot as Badass controls the action.
Leikola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leikola lands with a light punch inside.
Leikola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leikola has a couple of punches blocked by Badass.
Leikola is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Leikola is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leikola lands with a left to the head.
Badass misses with a knee strike.
Badass trying to land knees to the body.
Leikola is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Badass is keeping busy.
Leikola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leikola is trying to stall.
Leikola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Badass looking to throw knees to the head but Leikola is blocking nicely.
Badass scores with a knee to the head.
Badass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leikola working aggressively here.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leikola is defending well for now.
Badass misses with a knee to the head.
Leikola working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leikola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leikola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Badass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Badass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leikola stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leikola.
Leikola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leikola is looking to break free of the clinch but Badass has double underhooks.
Leikola trying to control the position but instead, Badass has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leikola into the cage.
Leikola gets through Badass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Badass tries a knee to the head but Leikola blocks it.
Badass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leikola.
Leikola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leikola is defending well for now.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Leikola avoids the damage to the body.
Leikola misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Leikola fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass tries a knee to the head but Leikola blocks it.

Leikola manages to break the clinch.
Badass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leikola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leikola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leikola steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Badass. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Badass has Leikola up against the cage in a clinch.
Leikola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leikola lands with a left to the head.
Leikola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leikola lands a right hand.
A short right from Leikola on the inside.

Leikola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leikola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Badass takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Badass clinches.
Badass blocks an uppercut.
Badass tries to land a knee to the head but Leikola blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ismo Leikola will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Badass defending well as Leikola loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Leikola.
Leikola scores with a body shot.

Leikola gets tackled into the cage by Badass. Badass maintains the clinch.
Badass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leikola managing to block the knees to the body from Badass.
Leikola managing to block the knees to the body from Badass.
Badass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leikola avoids it.
Badass missing with knees to the body.
Tyrone Badass has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leikola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Badass backwards.
Leikola misses with a punch on the inside.
Badass missing with knees to the body.
Leikola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Badass is rocked!
Badass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oh Badass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leikola lands with a right to the head.
Leikola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leikola lands a hook that snaps the head of Badass backwards.
Badass crunches a lovely knee into Leikola's ribcage.
Badass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Badass looking to throw knees to the head but Leikola is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leikola working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Badass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leikola avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Leikola.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice left hand lands by Leikola.
Badass blocking some punches.
Leikola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Badass backwards.
Badass tries a knee to the head but Leikola blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Leikola.
Leikola creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Badass with a big uppercut! Badass tries to clinch up but Leikola pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Badass to the mat! Badass covers up and Leikola unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ismo Leikola!
Our winner, Ismo Leikola, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hio Bazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davie Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles. Davie Brophy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bazard
vs
Brophy

165 cm
18
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
146 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hio Bazard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bazard moves away.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bazard.
Bazard throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Brophy has closed the distance and engaged Bazard in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Brophy.
Brophy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bazard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bazard blocking some punches.
Bazard blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brophy.
Bazard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bazard trying to stall but Brophy improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bazard blocking some punches.
Bazard looking to stall.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bazard throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy lands a nice uppercut.
Bazard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bazard stalling in the clinch but Brophy improves position.
Brophy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bazard seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brophy can turn it around.
Brophy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brophy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bazard looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Bazard tries to break free but Brophy pushes him back against the cage.
Bazard wants to break free but Brophy has control.
Bazard blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Brophy.
Brophy scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Bazard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bazard's efforts to push away.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Bazard is trying to maintain a safe position but Brophy gets an underhook and turns Bazard into the cage.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bazard blocking some punches.
Brophy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bazard or not.
Bazard has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Bazard.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Bazard.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Bazard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Brophy tries to work over Bazard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Bazard tries to stall but Brophy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bazard wants to stall.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bazard tries to break the clinch but Brophy is controlling the position.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bazard is trying to maintain a safe position but Brophy gets an underhook and turns Bazard into the cage.
Brophy lands a right hand.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
Bazard misses with some punches.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Bazard misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Brophy stalling the fight.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Bazard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
Brophy lands a left hand.
Bazard blocking some punches.
Brophy scores with a shot to the side of Bazard's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brophy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davie Brophy dominated that round.
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 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brophy misses with a jab to the body
and Bazard counters with a straight right hand.
Brophy is looking to clinch but Bazard is avoiding it.
Brophy connects with a right hand. Bazard shakes it off.
Bazard ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Bazard jabs Brophy right on the nose. Brophy blinks but takes it well.
Bazard scores with a nice right hand.
Brophy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bazard lands a nice hook to Brophy's body. Brophy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bazard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brophy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bazard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bazard lands with a cross.
Bazard looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Bazard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brophy throws a looping overhand right but Bazard ducks down to avoid it.
Brophy misses with a hook
and Bazard counters with a stiff right hand.
Bazard lands with a hook. Brophy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brophy tries to clinch but Bazard moves out of range.
Bazard throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bazard.
Brophy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bazard on the side of the head.
Brophy slips a straight right by Bazard.
Hio Bazard is winning the standup battle so far.
Bazard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bazard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brophy misses with a looping right.
Brophy looks to land a left hand but Bazard moved out of range nicely.
Brophy throws a body punch but Bazard moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bazard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bazard misses with a straight right.
Bazard 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.
Bazard cracks Brophy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. Bazard moves away and avoids it.
Brophy misses with an uppercut
and Bazard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bazard connects with a crisp jab.
Brophy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bazard manages to avoid it.
Bazard lands with a right hand.
Brophy misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bazard looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
Bazard defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
Bazard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brophy on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy tries to clinch but Bazard moves out of range.
Brophy misses with a body punch
and Bazard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Brophy clinches up with Bazard and pushes him back against the cage.
Bazard blocking some punches.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Bazard tries to stall but Brophy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brophy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Bazard looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Brophy.
Bazard looking to stall.
Brophy pushes Bazard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brophy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brophy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brophy lands a hook that snaps the head of Bazard backwards.
Bazard is trying to maintain a safe position but Brophy gets an underhook and turns Bazard into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bazard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bazard.
Brophy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brophy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brophy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bazard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brophy.
Brophy throws the left hand but Bazard avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Brophy as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brophy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brophy missing with a left hand there. Bazard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bazard misses with a hook
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Bazard is rocked!
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Bazard.
Bazard slips a jab from Brophy.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Bazard.
Brophy throws a jab when Bazard was well out of range.
A slow jab from Brophy misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy misses the jab.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Bazard moved out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brophy!
Oh Bazard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bazard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Davie Brophy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bazard lands a nice hook to Brophy's body. Brophy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bazard seems to have got his legs back now.
Brophy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bazard throwing a counter right hand but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Brophy misses with a looping right.
Brophy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brophy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Bazard.
Brophy lands a two punch combo.
Bazard misses the shot to the body.
Bazard throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
Bazard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
Brophy throws a lazy uppercut
and Bazard counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brophy forces Bazard back against the cage and clinches.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bazard letting Brophy take a breather here.
Brophy scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Bazard.
Brophy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bazard wants to stall.
Bazard blocks an uppercut.
Davie Brophy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Bazard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bazard.
Bazard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brophy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bazard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bazard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bazard blocks an uppercut.
Brophy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bazard blocks an uppercut.
Bazard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brophy is keeping busy.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Brophy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bazard backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bazard.
Brophy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Brophy manages to break the clinch.
Brophy staying out of range there.
Bazard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brophy wants to counter the offense by Bazard and move into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bazard misses.
Brophy throws a looping overhand right but Bazard ducks down to avoid it.
Brophy misses with an uppercut.
Brophy blocks a jab.
Bazard misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
Brophy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brophy scores with a nice head shot.
Brophy moves away from the strike by Bazard.
Bazard loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Bazard moves forwards but Brophy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Bazard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy.
Bazard misses with an uppercut.

Bazard tries to keep at a distance but Brophy has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Brophy.
A frustrated look appears on Brophy's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bazards head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bazard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Brophy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Bazard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bazard.
Still in the clinch, Brophy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bazard stalling in the clinch but Brophy improves position.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Bazard.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Bazard.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Hio Bazard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bazard takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davie Brophy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brophy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davie Brophy!
Davie Brophy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.