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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brawler (ranked 236 p4p, 406 weight class) and Derek Erwin (ranked 33 p4p, 58 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Erwin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Erwin walks into a stiff left hand from Brawler.
Brawler throws a jab but it's blocked by Erwin.
Erwin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Brawler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Erwin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Erwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brawler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brawler scores with a punch to the head.
Erwin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brawler. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick from Brawler misses.
Erwin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Erwin missing with a left hand there. Brawler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brawler throws a hook but Erwin blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Erwin! But no joy.
Erwin ducks under a wild hook from Brawler.
Brawler throws a push kick but Erwin slaps the foot to one side.
Erwin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Erwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brawler throws out the jab.
Brawler missing with a left hand there. Erwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brawler ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
Brawler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Erwin misses the jab.
Erwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Brawler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little jabbing left from Erwin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Erwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Brawler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brawler throws a big shot that misses.
Brawler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Erwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brawler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin misses with a looping right.
Brawler throws the left hand but Erwin avoids the punch easily.
Brawler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Erwin.
A slapping body kick lands there for Erwin.
Brawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Erwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brawler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Erwin.
Erwin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Erwin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Erwin clinches up against the cage.
Brawler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brawler swings wildly with an uppercut but Erwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brawler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Erwin.
Erwin looks to land a left hand but Brawler moved out of range nicely.
Brawler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Erwin throws a body punch but Brawler moves out of range.
Brawler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Erwin catches Brawler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erwin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brawler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Erwin's sensitive parts.
Erwin misses with a low kick as Brawler jumps back.
Erwin throws an overhand right that lands on Brawler's shoulder, as Brawler tries to avoid the shot.
Brawler blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler staying out of range there.
Brawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brawler lands with a nice body punch.
Brawler fails to land with a series of punches.
Brawler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Erwin misses with a few strikes there.
Brawler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Erwin throws a jab when Brawler was well out of range.
Brawler half committed to a counter leg kick.
Erwin closes the distance and clinches.
Brawler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Erwin breaks from the clinch.
Brawler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brawler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brawler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erwin.
Erwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brawler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Erwin doesn't seem bothered though.
Brawler misses with a looping right.
Erwin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brawler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Erwin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Erwin tries to clinch up but Brawler circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Brawler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Erwin misses with a body kick.
Erwin misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin loads up on a big right hand but Brawler slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Brawler misses the target.
Erwin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brawler lands an overhand right.
Erwin tries to land a front kick but Brawler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Erwin blocks a leg kick.
Erwin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brawler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Erwin misses the jab.
Brawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erwin.
Erwin tries to move into range but Brawler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bobby Brawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Erwin moves in looking to clinch but Brawler pushes him off.
Erwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brawler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Erwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brawler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erwin throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Brawler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good standup being displayed there by Brawler as he connects with a hook.
Brawler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Erwin.
Erwin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Erwin throws a leg kick but Brawler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brawler feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brawler moves out of range as Erwin strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brawler lands a front kick.
Erwin throws a jab when Brawler was well out of range.
Erwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin feints and then cracks Brawler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brawler down.
Brawler tries to work over Erwin's front leg with a kick but Erwin checks it.
A jab from Brawler misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Erwin.
Brawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erwin moves away.
Erwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brawler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Erwin misses.
Brawler throws a hook but Erwin blocks it.
Brawler scores with a sloppy right hand. Erwin should have avoided that one.
Erwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brawler.
Erwin moves out of range of the leg kick from Brawler.
Erwin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brawler. That did some damage!
Brawler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brawler misses with a straight right.
Brawler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Erwin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Erwin lands with a shot to the body.
Brawler misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erwin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Erwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Erwin lands a jab to Brawler's midsection.
The fighters circling - Erwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Erwin slips under a jab from Brawler.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derek Erwin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brawler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Erwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Brawler.
Brawler avoids the body shot from Erwin.
Erwin has Brawler up against the cage in a clinch.
Erwin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Erwin breaks the clinch.
Brawler moves out of range of the strikes.
Erwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brawler.
Erwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Erwin drops his hands momentarily and Brawler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Erwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brawler.
Brawler throws a leg kick
and Erwin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brawler really felt that one!
Brawler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Erwin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawler throws a front kick aimed at Erwin's knee but Erwin avoids it well.
Erwin keeps Brawler at a distance using the push kick.
Brawler lands with a hook. Erwin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brawler on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
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!
Erwin avoids the body shot from Brawler.
Brawler staying out of range there.
A jab from Erwin misses.
Brawler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin tries to score with a low kick but Brawler moves his leg out of the way.
Erwin lands with a hook. Brawler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brawler throws a leg kick that misses.
Erwin slips under a jab.
Brawler ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
A jab from Erwin does it's job there.
Erwin loads up on a big right hand but Brawler slips the punch.
A nice leg kick from Erwin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Erwin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brawler.
Brawler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Erwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brawler throws a leg kick but Erwin moved away.
Brawler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brawler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brawler misses the jab.
Erwin blocks a jab.
Erwin moves out of range as Brawler strikes.
Erwin throws out a counter right but Brawler avoids it with no problem.
Brawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Erwin throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Erwin misses with an uppercut. Brawler saw that one coming.
Erwin thuds a left hand into Brawler's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Erwin throws out the jab.
Brawler throws a right hand that misses
and Erwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Erwin is looking to land body kicks.
Brawler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Erwin misses its intended target.
Brawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Erwin misses.
Brawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erwin moves away.
Erwin throws a hook but Brawler blocks it.
Brawler feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Erwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Erwin blocks the low kick.
Brawler works the jab nicely.
Brawler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Erwin.
A quick step to the side and Brawler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brawler connects with a solid leg kick.
Brawler throws a jab when Erwin was well out of range.
A slow jab from Erwin misses its intended target.
Erwin misses with a looping right.
Erwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Erwin throws a lazy right hand but Brawler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brawler misses with a straight right.
Brawler swings for the body but Erwin moves out of range.
Erwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brawler.
Erwin lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin blocks a low kick nicely.
Erwin checks the leg kick.
Brawler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brawler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brawler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Erwin misses its intended target.
Brawler moves out of range of the body kick from Erwin.
Erwin throws a leg kick which misses Brawler's front leg but catches the back leg as Brawler tries to avoid it.
Erwin looks to throw the jab but Brawler is out of range.
Erwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Erwin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Erwin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Erwin takes a swing at Brawler's ribcage but misses.
Brawler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brawler misses with a body kick.
Erwin throws a body kick that misses.
Brawler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Erwin.
Erwin misses with a looping right.
Brawler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Erwin can pounce on him.
Brawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Erwin throws out the jab.
Erwin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Erwin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brawler lands with an uppercut that bounces Erwin off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler defending well as Erwin loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Brawler misses.
Erwin catches Brawler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brawler tried to score with a low kick but Erwin checks it.
Brawler lands a really nice looking cross but Erwin seems unphased.
Brawler scores with a nice head shot.
Erwin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Erwin's corner calls for a 1-2. Erwin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Erwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brawler wants to stall.
I was talking to Brawler's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brawler lands with a right to the head.
Brawler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brawler digs a right hand into Erwin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Erwin's gas tank.
Erwin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erwin blocks a body shot from Brawler.
Erwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Erwin is trying to break free.
Erwin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brawler misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Erwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Erwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Erwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Erwin blocks the leg kick.
Brawler throws a solid leg kick but Erwin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brawler.
Erwin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Erwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brawler.
Brawler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Erwin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brawler with a body shot.
Brawler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Erwin staying out of range there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Erwin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brawler - the referee stops the clock and Erwin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brawler. Erwin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brawler throws a low kick, looking for Erwin's leg but Erwin calmly moves out of range.
Brawler loads up on a big right hand but Erwin slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Erwin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Erwin. That snapped Brawler's head back.
Brawler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Erwin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brawler will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawler looks to land a right hand but Erwin moved out of range.
Erwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brawler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brawler thuds his shin into the meat of Erwin's side.
Erwin misses with a hook. Brawler ducked under it nicely.
Brawler slips under a jab from Erwin.
Brawler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin walks into a left hand.
Erwin slips under a jab from Brawler.
A swing and a miss from Brawler.
Brawler throws a leg kick but Erwin checks it.
Derek Erwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brawler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brawler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Erwin throws a push kick but Brawler slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Brawler.
Brawler ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
Erwin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Erwin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brawler is out of range.
Good work by Erwin as he checks the leg kick.
Erwin throws a lazy right hand but Brawler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brawler tries to score with a low kick but Erwin moves his leg out of the way.
Erwin connects with an inside leg kick.
Brawler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Erwin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erwin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Erwin throws a right and a left that Brawler avoids nicely.
Erwin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bobby Brawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Erwin throws a hook to the side of Brawler's head but Brawler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Erwin ducks under a wild hook from Brawler.
Brawler misses with a kick to the body.
Erwin staying out of range there.
Erwin ducks under a wild hook from Brawler.
Erwin is looking to clinch but Brawler is avoiding it.
Brawler is looking to counter punch.
Brawler slips under a jab.
Brawler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brawler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Erwin misses with a body kick.
Erwin moves away from the strike by Brawler.
Erwin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Erwin looks to land a right hand but Brawler moved out of range.
Brawler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Derek Erwin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brawler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brawler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Erwin checks a low kick from Brawler.
Brawler scores with a nice body kick.
Brawler looks to score with a jab to the body but Erwin is just out of range.
Brawler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brawler throws a big shot that misses.
Erwin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Erwin throws a hook but Brawler avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Erwin tenderised Brawler's leg. Brawler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Erwin feints and then cracks Brawler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brawler down.
Erwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brawler checks it well.
Brawler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brawler missing with a left hand there. Erwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Erwin throws a low kick but Brawler avoids it.
Brawler missing with a left hand there. Erwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brawler loads up on a big right hand but Erwin slips the punch.
Erwin misses with an uppercut.
Erwin blocks a jab.
Erwin ducks under a wild hook from Brawler.
Brawler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Erwin ducks under a wild hook from Brawler.
Brawler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erwin.
Brawler throws a leg kick which misses Erwin's front leg but catches the back leg as Erwin tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Brawler as he connects with a hook.
Erwin looks to land a left hand but Brawler moved out of range nicely.
Brawler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brawler ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
Erwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brawler.
Erwin throws a head kick but Brawler moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Erwin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erwin throws a lazy right hand but Brawler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Brawler.
Brawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Erwin.
Brawler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Erwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Brawler misses its target.
Erwin scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Brawler.
Brawler throws a big shot that misses.
Erwin misses with an uppercut.
Erwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Brawler.
Brawler connects with a leg kick.
Brawler ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
Erwin throws a hook to the side of Brawler's head but Brawler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brawler misses with a body shot.
Brawler misses with an uppercut. Erwin saw that one coming.
Erwin throws a jab when Brawler was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Brawler.
Brawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erwin lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erwin misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bobby Brawler.
I think Erwin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Erwin!
A victorious Derek Erwin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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