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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marek Brychczy (ranked 376 p4p, 216 weight class) and James Clerk Maxwell (ranked 25 p4p, 14 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marek Brychczy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, James Clerk Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Brychczy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brychczy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Brychczy loads up on a big right hand but Clerk Maxwell slips the punch.
Clerk Maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Brychczy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell moves into the clinch successfully.
Brychczy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brychczy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brychczy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clerk Maxwell can't find room to land a body shot as Brychczy controls the action.
Clerk Maxwell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brychczy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clerk Maxwell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brychczy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clerk Maxwell gets through Brychczy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a body punch.
Clerk Maxwell blocks a body shot from Brychczy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clerk Maxwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clerk Maxwell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a punch on the inside.
Brychczy lands with a left to the head.
Clerk Maxwell blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Clerk Maxwell.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell misses with an elbow over the top.
Clerk Maxwell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hook to the body lands for Clerk Maxwell.
Brychczy lands with a short shot to the head.
Brychczy tries a body shot but Clerk Maxwell blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clerk Maxwell.
Brychczy can't find room to land a body shot as Clerk Maxwell controls the action.
Brychczy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clerk Maxwell's elbow.
Clerk Maxwell throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clerk Maxwell throws an elbow but misses.
Clerk Maxwell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clerk Maxwell lands with a short shot to the head.
Clerk Maxwell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clerk Maxwell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clerk Maxwell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clerk Maxwell throws an elbow that misses.
Brychczy can't find room to land a body shot as Clerk Maxwell controls the action.
Brychczy misses with a body punch.
Brychczy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brychczy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clerk Maxwell or not.
Brychczy takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell blocking some punches.
Brychczy misses with a punch to the body.
Clerk Maxwell told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Brychczy misses with a body punch.
Brychczy avoids a wild elbow strike from Clerk Maxwell.
Brychczy blocks an elbow strike from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brychczy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clerk Maxwell misses with an elbow over the top.
Brychczy tries a body shot but Clerk Maxwell blocks it.
Brychczy working aggressively here.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clerk Maxwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brychczy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brychczy blocks an uppercut.
Clerk Maxwell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell can't find room to land a body shot as Brychczy controls the action.
Clerk Maxwell tries to throw a body punch but Brychczy avoids it by throwing Clerk Maxwell back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Clerk Maxwell.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clerk Maxwell throws an elbow but misses.
Clerk Maxwell misses with an elbow strike.
Clerk Maxwell takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy misses with some punches.
Brychczy struggles to land a body shot inside as Clerk Maxwell controls his hands.
Brychczy avoids the elbow strike from Clerk Maxwell, against the cage.
A short left from Clerk Maxwell.
A nice left hand lands by Brychczy.
Brychczy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clerk Maxwell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brychczy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clerk Maxwell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a punch to the body.
Brychczy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clerk Maxwell backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Clerk Maxwell fails to land.
Brychczy can't find room to land a body shot as Clerk Maxwell controls the action.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brychczy lands a nice uppercut.
Clerk Maxwell lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clerk Maxwell lands an elbow just above Brychczy 's eye.
It looks like Marek Brychczy has been cut.
Clerk Maxwell lands a nice uppercut.
Brychczy is rocked!
Clerk Maxwell lands with a right to the head.
Oh Brychczy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clerk Maxwell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clerk Maxwell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brychczy's brow.
Nice body punch from Brychczy - that landed with a thud.
Clerk Maxwell throws an elbow that misses.
Brychczy blocks an elbow strike.
Clerk Maxwell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clerk Maxwell lands an elbow that stopped Brychczy in his tracks for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Clerk Maxwell as the two fighters clinch.
Clerk Maxwell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clerk Maxwell working aggressively here.
Brychczy misses with a body punch.
Clerk Maxwell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brychczy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clerk Maxwell lands an elbow inside that Brychczy shrugs off.
Clerk Maxwell lands an elbow just above Brychczy 's eye.
Clerk Maxwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brychczy's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Brychczy fails to land.
Clerk Maxwell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a punch to the body.
Brychczy blocks the elbow strike.
Clerk Maxwell pushes off an throws an elbow but Brychczy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clerk Maxwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brychczy tries to work over Clerk Maxwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brychczy working aggressively here.
Clerk Maxwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clerk Maxwell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brychczy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clerk Maxwell backwards.
Brychczy blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Clerk Maxwell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marek Brychczy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Clerk Maxwell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brychczy seems to have got his legs back now.
Brychczy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brychczy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell scores with a hook.
Clerk Maxwell throws a series of punches but Brychczy avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Brychczy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Clerk Maxwell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clerk Maxwell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clerk Maxwell wants to counter the offense by Brychczy and move into the clinch position.
Brychczy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brychczy throws a nice looking combination but Clerk Maxwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brychczy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brychczy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clerk Maxwell takes a swing at Brychczy's ribcage but misses.
Brychczy is looking to counter punch.
Brychczy throws a body shot but no joy.
Clerk Maxwell moves out of range of the strikes.
Clerk Maxwell tries to counter with a clinch but Brychczy shakes him off and moves away.
Clerk Maxwell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brychczy throws out the jab.
Clerk Maxwell tries to counter by closing the distance.
Clerk Maxwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brychczy manages to avoid it.
Brychczy lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell cracks Brychczy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clerk Maxwell moves away from the strike by Brychczy.
Brychczy misses with a hook.
Brychczy sets himself, and Clerk Maxwell steps forward looking for the clinch! Brychczy avoids it this time.
Brychczy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clerk Maxwell.
Brychczy swings for the body but Clerk Maxwell moves out of range.
Brychczy sets himself, and Clerk Maxwell steps forward looking for the clinch! Brychczy avoids it this time.
Brychczy defending well as Clerk Maxwell loads up on a big left hand.
As Clerk Maxwell looks to move away, Brychczy throws a big counter combo but Clerk Maxwell just gets out of the way.
Clerk Maxwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clerk Maxwell throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Clerk Maxwell - just one landing.
Brychczy misses with a body shot.
Clerk Maxwell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brychczy.
Brychczy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brychczy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brychczy lands a nice shot that snaps Clerk Maxwell's head back.
Good exchange - Brychczy coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clerk Maxwell manages to avoid it.
Brychczy blocks a jab.
Clerk Maxwell throws a body punch but Brychczy moves out of range.
Clerk Maxwell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clerk Maxwell misses with a wild body shot.
Clerk Maxwell misses the shot to the body.
Brychczy looks to throw the jab but Clerk Maxwell is out of range.
Brychczy sets himself, and Clerk Maxwell steps forward looking for the clinch! Brychczy avoids it this time.
Brychczy throws a body punch but Clerk Maxwell moves out of range.
Clerk Maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brychczy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clerk Maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brychczy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clerk Maxwell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brychczy throws out the jab.
Clerk Maxwell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brychczy.
Brychczy misses with a double jab.
Brychczy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clerk Maxwell moves away.
Clerk Maxwell wants to counter with a clinch but Brychczy pushes him away.
Clerk Maxwell looks to land a left hand but Brychczy moved out of range nicely.
Brychczy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clerk Maxwell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy throws out a loose jab but Clerk Maxwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brychczy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clerk Maxwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brychczy manages to avoid it.
Clerk Maxwell defending well as Brychczy loads up on a big left hand.
Marek Brychczy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clerk Maxwell cracks Brychczy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Decent striking displayed by Brychczy there.
Clerk Maxwell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brychczy rather than just go for the knockout.
Brychczy scores with a hook to the body. Clerk Maxwell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brychczy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clerk Maxwell.
Marek Brychczy is winning the standup battle so far.
Clerk Maxwell avoids the body shot from Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell tries to counter by closing the distance.
Clerk Maxwell slips under a jab.
Brychczy throws a body shot but no joy.
Clerk Maxwell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brychczy.
Brychczy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brychczy.
Brychczy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell scores with a jab. Brychczy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brychczy tests Clerk Maxwell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clerk Maxwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brychczy.
Brychczy throws a hook to the side of Clerk Maxwell's head but Clerk Maxwell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clerk Maxwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clerk Maxwell takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell throws a punch but it's blocked by Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brychczy gets through Clerk Maxwell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brychczy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clerk Maxwells head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell misses with an elbow over the top.
Brychczy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brychczy struggles to land a body shot inside as Clerk Maxwell controls his hands.
Brychczy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clerk Maxwell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clerk Maxwell tries to throw a body punch but Brychczy avoids it by throwing Clerk Maxwell back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Brychczy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marek Brychczy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Brychczy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clerk Maxwell tries to counter with a clinch but Brychczy shakes him off and moves away.
Brychczy misses the shot to the body.
Brychczy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brychczy. Clerk Maxwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clerk Maxwell closes the distance and clinches.
Clerk Maxwell is leaning against Brychczy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brychczy throws a head punch that misses.
Clerk Maxwell lands a body shot.
Clerk Maxwell gets through Brychczy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clerk Maxwell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brychczy or not.
Brychczy misses with a punch on the inside.
Clerk Maxwell throws an elbow but it misses.
Clerk Maxwell lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell lands an elbow that stopped Brychczy in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Clerk Maxwell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clerk Maxwell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Clerk Maxwell.
A short left from Clerk Maxwell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clerk Maxwell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brychczy tries to throw a body punch but Clerk Maxwell avoids it by throwing Brychczy back against the cage.
Brychczy has a couple of punches blocked by Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brychczy backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brychczy.
Brychczy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clerk Maxwell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brychczy prevents a body shot from Clerk Maxwell.
Brychczy misses with some punches.
A short right from Brychczy.
Brychczy dodges an elbow strike from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clerk Maxwell swings wildly with an uppercut but Brychczy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clerk Maxwell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clerk Maxwell lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Clerk Maxwell - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clerk Maxwell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Clerk Maxwell lands a nice elbow.
Clerk Maxwell blocks an uppercut.
Brychczy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brychczy misses with a punch to the body.
Clerk Maxwell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brychczy's defenses.
Clerk Maxwell scores with a shot to the side of Brychczy's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brychczy.
Brychczy misses with a body punch.
Brychczy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clerk Maxwell's elbow.
Nice elbow from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell swings wildly with an uppercut but Brychczy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell lands a nice elbow.
Clerk Maxwell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clinched against the cage, Clerk Maxwell lands a big elbow that drops Brychczy! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Brychczy is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Clerk Maxwell! James Clerk Maxwell retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath James Clerk Maxwell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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