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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Khrapov Jr (ranked 1264 p4p, 1706 weight class) and Eric Brooks (ranked 171 p4p, 227 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Khrapov Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Vasily Khrapov Jr has been cut.
Brooks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've been hearing reports that Khrapov Jr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Khrapov Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Khrapov Jr.
Brooks throws a body shot but no joy.
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Brooks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khrapov Jr walks into a straight right hand from Brooks.
Brooks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brooks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Khrapov Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brooks connects with an inside leg kick.
Khrapov Jr slips a jab and a cross from Brooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brooks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brooks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brooks misses with a right hand
and Khrapov Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khrapov Jr clinches up against the cage.
Khrapov Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks fakes the leg kick and cracks Khrapov Jr in the body.
Khrapov Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khrapov Jr lands a nice hook to Brooks's body. Brooks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khrapov Jr checks a leg kick.
Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khrapov Jr manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Brooks both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks tries to clinch but Khrapov Jr is having none of it.
Brooks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Eric Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks throws an overhand right that lands on Khrapov Jr's shoulder, as Khrapov Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Khrapov Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khrapov Jr takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Khrapov Jr blocks the leg kick.
Khrapov Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to work over Khrapov Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khrapov Jr trying to stall but Brooks improves his position.
Brooks lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khrapov Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Khrapov Jr misses with some punches.
Brooks just leaning against Khrapov Jr, taking a breather.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khrapov Jr tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khrapov Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brooks or not.
Khrapov Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Khrapov Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Khrapov Jr is just out of range.
Khrapov Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brooks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Khrapov Jr looks to land a right hand but Brooks moved out of range.
Brooks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses
and Khrapov Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khrapov Jr.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khrapov Jrs head.
Khrapov Jr blocking some punches.
Khrapov Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Brooks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khrapov Jr backwards.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Brooks prevents Khrapov Jr from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks digs a right hand underneath Khrapov Jr's ribcage. Khrapov Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khrapov Jr wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Khrapov Jr.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brooks.
Khrapov Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
Brooks lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Brooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
Khrapov Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brooks.
Brooks gets through Khrapov Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khrapov Jr is trying to push Brooks away but Brooks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike.
Khrapov Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Brooks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Khrapov Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Brooks leaves Khrapov Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Khrapov Jr backing away here, and Brooks unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brooks throws a head kick but Khrapov Jr moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khrapov Jr. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks looks to throw the jab but Khrapov Jr is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khrapov Jr slips under a jab from Brooks.
Brooks throws a wild body kick that Khrapov Jr sees coming a mile off.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Khrapov Jr circles away.
Brooks thows a leg kick but Khrapov Jr checks it
and Khrapov Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Brooks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasily Khrapov Jr'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.
Brooks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khrapov Jr walks into a left hand.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brooks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khrapov Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brooks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khrapov Jr throws out the jab.
Eric Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks misses with the body kick
and Khrapov Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brooks throws a body punch but Khrapov Jr moves out of range.
Khrapov Jr lands the left hand.
Brooks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khrapov Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Khrapov Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks tries to land a leg kick but Khrapov Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Khrapov Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brooks stuffs the takedown.
Brooks throws a lazy right hand but Khrapov Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khrapov Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brooks swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Khrapov Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khrapov Jr throws out a powerful jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brooks.
Brooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks throws a head kick that Khrapov Jr semi-blocks.
Brooks connects with the punch.
Khrapov Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brooks on the side of the head.
Khrapov Jr jabs Brooks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khrapov Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Brooks tries to sprawl out of it but Khrapov Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brooks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Khrapov Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks lands with a slapping head kick.
Khrapov Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khrapov Jr blocks the body kick.
Brooks tries to work over Khrapov Jr's front leg with a kick but Khrapov Jr checks it.
Khrapov Jr clinches.
Khrapov Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Khrapov Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eric Brooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brooks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khrapov Jr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Khrapov Jr has picked Brooks up - he's going for a ride! Khrapov Jr dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Brooks trying to control here.
Brooks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brooks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khrapov Jr is working away from the top position though.
Khrapov Jr prevents Brooks from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Khrapov Jr connects with a nice short shot to Brooks's temple.
Khrapov Jr is looking to take a break and control but Brooks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brooks regains full guard. Nicely done.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khrapov Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khrapov Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Khrapov Jr from controlling successfully.
Brooks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khrapov Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Khrapov Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Khrapov Jr works over Brooks with some ground and pound from guard.
Khrapov Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Khrapov Jr wants to pass the guard but Brooks is keeping the position.
Khrapov Jr cracks Brooks with a solid left hand.
Khrapov Jr works over Brooks with some ground and pound from guard.
Khrapov Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khrapov Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khrapov Jr wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks controlling Khrapov Jr's posture.
Brooks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vasily Khrapov Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vasily Khrapov Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Khrapov Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A big right from Khrapov Jr misses.
Brooks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A lazy left from Khrapov Jr finds it's target.
Brooks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khrapov Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brooks, as that shot connected.
Khrapov Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brooks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brooks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khrapov Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brooks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khrapov Jr somewhat.
Brooks throws a low kick but Khrapov Jr moves out of range easily.
Brooks thuds his right hand into Khrapov Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khrapov Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brooks defends it nicely.
Brooks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brooks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khrapov Jr. That did some damage!
Khrapov Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Khrapov Jr.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Khrapov Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Brooks's guard.
Brooks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khrapov Jr is one step ahead there.
Brooks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khrapov Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Brooks.
Khrapov Jr lands a couple of digs.
Vasily Khrapov Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brooks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khrapov Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brooks has his hands on Khrapov Jr's head, controlling the position.
Khrapov Jr postures up.
Khrapov Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khrapov Jr postures up in Brooks's guard and throws a big left but Brooks blocks it.
Khrapov Jr lands a couple of digs.
Khrapov Jr stays in close to Brooks's body and controls the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khrapov Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Brooks is trying to control the position but Khrapov Jr postures up.
Brooks is pulling down on Khrapov Jr's head. It's preventing any offense from Khrapov Jr, at least for the moment.
Brooks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khrapov Jr is one step ahead there.
Khrapov Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khrapov Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Brooks circles away.
Khrapov Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brooks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brooks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Left hook, right uppercut from Khrapov Jr.
Brooks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brooks connects with a body shot.
Khrapov Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khrapov Jr swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Khrapov Jr misses with a hook.
Brooks is looking for the big counter here.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khrapov Jr forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
Brooks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khrapov Jr backwards.
Nice body punch from Brooks - that landed with a thud.
Khrapov Jr has Brooks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brooks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Khrapov Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brooks lands a nice uppercut.
Khrapov Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khrapov Jr backwards.
Brooks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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 Vasily Khrapov Jr.
I think Khrapov Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasily Khrapov Jr!
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