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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davie Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Newcombe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy comes into the arena with The Proclaimers - 500 Miles blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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150 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anton Newcombe!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newcombe is looking to clinch but Brophy is avoiding it.
Brophy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Newcombe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Newcombe.
Brophy throwing a counter right hand but Newcombe manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Brophy there.
Newcombe lands a nice shot to the body.
Newcombe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brophy misses with a low kick as Newcombe jumps back.
Newcombe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Newcombe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brophy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Newcombe's head backwards.
Newcombe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Newcombe swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Newcombe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brophy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcombe tries to clinch up but Brophy circles away and keeps his distance.
Brophy scoring well with a low kick there.
Newcombe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Newcombe is trying to pull guard but Brophy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Davie Brophy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Newcombe.
Newcombe throws an elbow but it misses.
Newcombe pulls Brophy into guard.
Newcombe looking for a guillotine here but Brophy defends easily.
Brophy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brophy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Newcombe wants to sweep here but Brophy controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newcombe is trying to hold Brophy in close to prevent damage but Brophy has managed to pass into half guard.
Still in half guard, Brophy seems content to control.
Newcombe wants to get back to full guard.
Brophy is taking a breather. Newcombe says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Brophy tries to pass to full mount but Newcombe defends it.
Newcombe is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy prevents Newcombe from improving his position.
Newcombe tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Brophy has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Newcombe is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brophy controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newcombe tries to reverse the position but Brophy maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newcombe keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davie Brophy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A swing and a miss from Newcombe.
Brophy lands with a hook. Newcombe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brophy lands with an uppercut that bounces Newcombe off the cage and back into range.
We've been told by Brophy's head coaches at FORBIDDEN VOILENCE WARRIORS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab, jab by Brophy - just one landing.
Nice body punch from Brophy.
Newcombe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Newcombe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brophy can pounce on him.
Brophy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brophy connects with a nice looking jab.
Brophy cracks Newcombe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brophy throws a hook but Newcombe avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Newcombe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brophy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newcombe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Newcombe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brophy works Newcombe's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcombe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Brophy misses with a low kick.
Newcombe feints a counter leg kick.
A big right from Brophy misses.
Newcombe with the counter takedown but Brophy avoids it easily.
Brophy is looking to chop away at Newcombe's legs.
Newcombe moves into range and clinches up with Brophy.
A right handed body shot lands from Brophy.
Brophy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Newcombe or not.
Newcombe is breathing heavily.
Brophy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Newcombe is rocked!
Brophy scores with a shot to the side of Newcombe's head.
Newcombe is still on wobbly legs! Can Brophy finish him?
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Newcombe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newcombe.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Newcombe.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Newcombe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newcombe.
Newcombe tries to pull guard but Brophy holds him up against the cage and eventually Newcombe drops back down to his feet.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brophy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newcombe can do to turn this around?
Brophy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Newcombe.
Newcombe ducks into an uppercut from Brophy and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Davie Brophy!
Davie Brophy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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