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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davie Brophy (ranked 312 p4p, 34 weight class) and Pretentious Kneecap (ranked 559 p4p, 64 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Walk. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pretentious Kneecap enters the cage!
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World class boxer
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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
29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pretentious Kneecap!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kneecap checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Brophy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice side step and Kneecap releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kneecap jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kneecap has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Brophy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kneecap.
Kneecap lands a nice looking body shot.
Brophy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kneecap manages to avoid it.
Kneecap jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brophy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kneecap throws a head kick but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy throws out a loose jab but Kneecap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneecap throws a head kick that misses.
Brophy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kneecap was well out of range. Poor timing from Brophy.
Kneecap misses with a body shot.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kneecap.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Kneecap.
Kneecap tries to close the distance and clinch but Brophy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kneecap fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneecap takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brophy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brophy.
Brophy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Davie Brophy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneecap throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy misses with an uppercut
letting Kneecap counter with a right hand.
Brophy connects with a solid leg kick.
Kneecap has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brophy.
Kneecap moves in looking to clinch but Brophy pushes him off.
Brophy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kneecap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Brophy moves away from the strike by Kneecap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brophy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brophy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab by Brophy.
Kneecap lands a nice looking body shot.
Kneecap is looking to clinch but Brophy is avoiding it.
Kneecap keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brophy throws a leg kick which misses Kneecap's front leg but catches the back leg as Kneecap tries to avoid it.
Brophy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneecap gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brophy.
Brophy clobbers Kneecap with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brophy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kneecap circles away quickly and effectively.
Kneecap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Brophy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. Kneecap moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
Kneecap swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kneecap ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
A telegraphed right hand from Brophy misses the target.
Kneecap wants to slow Brophy down by chopping away at his legs.
Kneecap moves in looking to clinch but Brophy pushes him off.
Kneecap misses with a body shot
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Davie Brophy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kneecap throws a head kick but Brophy moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kneecap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kneecap is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brophy rather than just go for the knockout.
Brophy just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy throws a looping overhand right but Kneecap ducks down to avoid it.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but Kneecap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brophy blocks a leg kick.
Kneecap on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kneecap takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kneecap takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brophy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheers as Kneecap lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brophy doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy wants to clinch up but Kneecap keeps it at a distance.
Kneecap gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kneecap slips a jab from Brophy.
Kneecap was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kneecap checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brophy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kneecap looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Brophy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kneecap fails to land with a series of punches.
Kneecap lands a jab to the head.
Kneecap has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kneecap there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Kneecap looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kneecap swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kneecap.
Kneecap scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneecap looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kneecap seems to be working for a kimura but Brophy defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneecap is trying to control the action in half guard but Brophy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kneecap is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davie Brophy dominated that round.
That's time! Brophy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kneecap tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kneecap.
Brophy takes one to the side of the head.
Brophy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kneecap throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brophy's waist but Brophy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kneecap off to one side.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Kneecap.
Kneecap throws a jab when Brophy was well out of range.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brophy throws a leg kick which misses Kneecap's front leg but catches the back leg as Kneecap tries to avoid it.
Kneecap lands a jab to the head.
Brophy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kneecap under the eye.
Brophy cracks Kneecap with an open hand slap.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.
Kneecap throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kneecap looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
That kick from Brophy tenderised Kneecap's leg. Kneecap is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kneecap was well out of range. Poor timing from Brophy.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kneecap.
Kneecap scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kneecap punishes Brophy's body with a nice straight punch.
Kneecap is looking to clinch.
Brophy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Kneecap.
Kneecap connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brophy's hands.
Brophy cracks Kneecap with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kneecap throws a leg kick but Brophy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brophy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brophy connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Kneecap.
Brophy with a nice cross.
Davie Brophy is winning the standup battle so far.
Kneecap slips a straight right by Brophy.
Brophy slips a jab from Kneecap.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good work by Brophy as he checks the leg kick.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Kneecap throws an off balance right hand
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brophy takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Brophy on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kneecap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneecap blocking some punches.
Kneecap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kneecap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Kneecap's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Kneecap.
Brophy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kneecap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Kneecap.
Kneecap misses with a body punch.
Brophy pushes Kneecap back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneecap lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brophy lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Kneecap working aggressively here.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneecap lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneecap stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kneecap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brophy.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Kneecap.
Kneecap tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from Brophy.
Davie Brophy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy blocking some punches.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Kneecap misses with a body punch.
Kneecap takes a shot to the head.
Kneecap lands with a light punch inside.
Kneecap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneecap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brophy's elbow.
Brophy lands a nice uppercut.
Kneecap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneecap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneecap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brophy's elbow.
Brophy gets through Kneecap's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kneecap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brophy's elbow.
Kneecap lands a left hand.
Brophy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kneecap.
A short uppercut from Brophy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kneecap.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kneecap backwards.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Kneecap.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kneecap or not.
Kneecap misses with a punch to the body.
Kneecap misses with a body punch.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Kneecap.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Kneecap lands with a light punch inside.
Brophy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneecap lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy cracks Kneecap with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Kneecap.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Brophy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kneecap blocking some punches.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneecap has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneecap gets through Brophy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Kneecap.
Kneecap has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Davie Brophy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kneecap.
Brophy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kneecap misses with a low kick.
Brophy missing with a left hand there. Kneecap was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Kneecap.
Brophy slips a straight right by Kneecap.
Brophy throwing a counter right hand but Kneecap manages to avoid it.
Kneecap gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brophy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brophy connects with a body shot.
Kneecap on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brophy. Brophy obviously looking to wear him down.
Kneecap throws a head kick but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brophy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brophy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy lands with a kick to the temple. Kneecap shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kneecap misses with a body shot.
Brophy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Brophy.
Brophy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kneecap can do to turn this around?
Brophy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kneecap's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy checks a low kick from Kneecap.
Kneecap checks the leg kick nicely there.
It seemed like Kneecap was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brophy lands with a good body shot.
Brophy throws a big shot that misses.
Kneecap misses with an uppercut.
Brophy looks for the body kick but Kneecap saw that one coming.
It seemed like Kneecap was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kneecap lands with a right hand.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kneecap moves away.
Kneecap throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
Kneecap wants to clinch but Brophy slips to the side
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kneecap throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy doesn't manage to clinch there - Kneecap circles away.
Brophy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brophy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kneecap is out of range.
Brophy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brophy throws a hook but Kneecap blocks it.
Kneecap misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kneecap misses with a straight right.
Brophy lands a really nice looking cross but Kneecap seems unphased.
Pretentious Kneecap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kneecap. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kneecap throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy throws a shot to the body.
Kneecap throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Kneecap misses with a body shot.
Kneecap takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kneecap tries to bum rush Brophy with a series of wild strikes but Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kneecap tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brophy counters with an inside leg kick.
Kneecap throws a sloppy head kick and Brophy moves out of range easily.
Kneecap takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot to the liver by Brophy. Beautiful body shot.
Brophy thuds his right hand into Kneecap's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kneecap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kneecap takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kneecap jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kneecap misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Brophy tenderised Kneecap's leg. Kneecap is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice jab there from Brophy.
Brophy scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kneecap has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brophy tries to clinch but Kneecap is having none of it.
Brophy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brophy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kneecap misses with a hook.
Kneecap gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kneecap pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brophy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kneecap misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Kneecap.
Brophy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brophy connects with an inside leg kick.
Brophy defending well as Kneecap loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Brophy. Beautiful body shot.
Brophy blocks a jab.
Brophy has Kneecap up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneecap tries to work over Brophy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneecap swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brophy working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kneecap or not.
A short right from Kneecap.
Kneecap blocks a body shot from Brophy.
Kneecap pushes Brophy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brophy prevents a body shot from Kneecap.
Kneecap blocking some punches.
Kneecap's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kneecap is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kneecap lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kneecap misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kneecaps head.
Kneecap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneecap pushes Brophy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy lands with a right to the head.
Brophy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brophy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davie Brophy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brophy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davie Brophy!
Davie Brophy spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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