Derry man Conal McBrearty defeats Brandon Wood of England to win ISKA semi-pro British welterweight K1 title in Sheffield.
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00:00 [bell ringing]
00:02 [music]
00:07 Ladies and gentlemen, moving on to our next contest now.
00:10 The following is a British semi-pro K1 title fight.
00:14 Introducing first, the red corner,
00:17 fighting out of Rathmore Warriors,
00:19 Colonel McBree team.
00:21 [music]
00:24 [applause]
00:30 [music]
00:37 The blue corner, fighting out of the British Combat Academy,
00:41 Brandon Ward.
00:43 [music]
00:59 The following is a British semi-pro K1 title fight.
01:03 Introducing first, the red corner,
01:06 fighting out of Rathmore Warriors,
01:09 Colonel McBree team.
01:11 [applause]
01:13 And a cross to win in the blue corner,
01:16 fighting out of the British Combat Academy,
01:18 Brandon Ward.
01:20 Three three-minute rounds of semi-professional K1
01:24 for the British title belt.
01:28 [music]
01:38 A second title going into Rathmore.
01:40 Colonel McBree team in the red corner,
01:43 straight black shorts, Rathmore Warriors.
01:45 Brandon Ward, British Combat Academy,
01:49 in the red with the black trim in the blue corner.
01:52 Three minute rounds, three of them for this British title.
01:56 Sharp start, both young men.
02:00 Shot slow with that lead leg.
02:04 Brandon,
02:06 Connell stalks.
02:12 Left hand from Connell as he comes forward.
02:17 Fast exchange, both men.
02:23 Doubles up, the low leg kick, Connell.
02:27 Big right hand in reply from Brandon as he steps forward.
02:31 Solid start, both young men.
02:34 Almost took him off his feet there when he was just off balance,
02:37 throwing the punch.
02:39 Connell timed the kick perfectly.
02:41 Left right from Brandon, very sharp.
02:44 Clean technique, both young men.
02:56 Connell continues to work those legs before bringing the hands over the top.
03:03 Brings in the high round kick on the end of that combination.
03:07 Brandon looks for the right to the body, slips the left hand reply.
03:10 The left hand reply is thrown quickly again.
03:13 Push kick from Connell.
03:16 Brandon looks for the left right, left hand reply from Connell
03:19 and then the round kick.
03:20 They're sharp exchanges, aren't they?
03:23 Fast and fierce from both young men.
03:26 Excellent K1 here at GB Promotions.
03:31 Another excellent match from Paul Powers, our promoter.
03:40 Jumps with the round kick there, Connell.
03:44 Good opening round from both young men, back and forth.
03:47 I'd go with Connell for the aggression overall, but it's margins.
03:51 Both these men put out a good showing in that opening round.
03:56 I just felt this young man edged it when you're looking at the little things.
04:05 So, two of three.
04:12 So, stiff jab from Brandon.
04:18 Goes round the corner with the hook, Connell.
04:23 Round kick, high from Brandon, sharp reply.
04:26 That's what I like about both men.
04:28 They reply immediately, they don't let the other back them up and get up a real head of steam.
04:32 They fire back straight away, which makes it very exciting.
04:44 Right hand over the top and then the left from Brandon as they come together.
04:49 Left round kick on the turn from Connell.
04:53 Little shimmy there, Brandon with the right hand.
04:58 Left round kick, push kick from Connell.
05:09 And again, the exchanges are sharp, straight and accurate.
05:14 Two well-schooled young men, but it's little moments like this when Connell just steps and stays into the pocket.
05:20 So, really test Brandon that might be edging it, but they're both very good indeed.
05:31 Shimmy again and the left round kick from Connell.
05:33 Brandon circles, puts a nice left to the body, checks that round kick.
05:45 Both throw at the same time.
05:49 Left hand from Brandon.
05:53 Double jab, straight right, left hook from Connell.
06:02 Jumps up, throws the round kick, spins with the kick.
06:07 Flamboyance there from Connell.
06:19 Excellent second round.
06:30 Round three coming up.
06:33 Touch gloves.
06:38 Jab from Brandon, Connell replies with the round kick.
06:45 Throws the right hand, spins with the kick.
06:47 Oh, goes low, but Connell says forget it, it's okay.
06:54 Looses his own kick. Brandon steps forward, sends a ring, looks for the uppercut, straight right.
07:02 Moves around his man.
07:06 Jab from Connell, looks for the right, then the left afterwards.
07:11 Push kick from Connell, Brandon working round him.
07:19 Oh, superman punch from Connell just finds the target.
07:29 Connell looking to back Brandon up once more.
07:33 Throws the right, then the solid left.
07:35 Swift exchange from Brandon in reply with the jab cross combination.
07:42 Oh, nice left round kick from Brandon, they're picking up the pace again here in the third round.
07:57 Shimmy's round kick from Brandon.
08:02 Connell's stalking, throws the right high kick.
08:10 Chop slow.
08:15 Oh, throws the right hand as Connell comes in, Brandon then the left round kick.
08:21 Throws the jab again.
08:25 Spins with the kick, Connell then throws the right round kick.
08:28 When he retains balance, push kick, looks for the big right, Brandon slips under it.
08:33 Jumps, round kick, side kick.
08:37 Well, it was announced as three, three minute round, it's obviously not, they're still here both.
08:51 This is round four.
08:57 So here we are round four, as I said it was initially announced as three, but about this good who cares.
09:09 So Connell little shimmies as he looks to walk Brandon down.
09:13 Brandon stiff right on the counter, looks for the left hook.
09:17 Connell looks for the round kick low, push kick, Brandon.
09:23 Left and right from Connell as Brandon comes in, Brandon kicks low, looks to kick high, Connell steps away.
09:33 Throws the left and right.
09:36 Steps in Brandon to work to the body.
09:43 Connell looks to push him back again with the straight left and right.
09:49 Brandon throws the straight right and again each man fires back immediately the moment the technique is thrown.
09:56 There's something coming back.
09:58 It's been an excellent pace and neither man shows any sign of flagging.
10:02 Great cardio and again good punch reaction from both men, stiff rights.
10:11 And again no complaint for me the young man if anything straight slightly low.
10:15 Straight on with it another superb bout here.
10:19 Nice left to the body from Brandon.
10:22 Looks for these good body shots as he steps in now.
10:27 On that right coming in at Brandon's found his accuracy here in the fourth round.
10:32 Best round of the bout for me in this.
10:40 Right hand over the top from Brandon as Connell comes in for me the blue corner's best round of the bout so far.
10:47 Steps in with the push kick.
10:50 Round kick on the end there from Connell.
10:54 Brandon comes straight back at him.
10:56 Nice little combination from Connell.
10:58 Looks to take that lead leg again, spins with the kick.
11:04 So it's a five rounder not a three. Four down one to go.
11:10 And the thing is I think it was announced as three threes it's obviously five twos.
11:23 Good sportsmanship from both men.
11:31 Stiff jab again from Brandon.
11:38 Steps in quickly again look for the knee there.
11:41 Connell not much knee attempt in this bout to be fair.
11:46 It's mainly been boxing and kicking.
11:49 And he steps in again Connell we haven't seen many knee attempts.
11:53 No clinch it's been very clean whatsoever.
11:56 The clinch strike release just has not come into play here.
12:12 Excellent work again from both young men.
12:19 Solid right hand from Brandon.
12:21 Brandon steps away from the reply.
12:24 Left and right coming forward.
12:27 From Connell steps away from the high round kick.
12:29 Left and right again from Brandon.
12:33 Low kick doubled up by Connell.
12:36 They stand and trade again.
12:38 As fresh in the fifth as they were in the first.
12:40 Fantastic cardio from both these men.
12:48 Connell calls Brandon on the right almost lands he throws the left in reply.
12:55 Brandon saved his best knee for four and five.
12:58 It's how they score those opening three rounds could be vital in this.
13:02 Nip and tuck now jumps in with the kick spins with the kick again Connell just misses.
13:07 Brandon throws the right in reply.
13:10 Throws high lands Connell fires straight back.
13:14 Throws high once more.
13:17 Steps away from the response jumps in with the punch.
13:22 Spins with the kick again.
13:27 Excellent work what about.
13:32 Fantastic contest.
13:46 Oh it's split.
13:50 I think that's right.
13:52 I had the first three possibly to him the last two to Brandon but what about.
13:56 Two excellent young men there.
13:59 All right.
14:01 See you soon.
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