article_snippet: Brook showed maturity to be patient, with 10,000 baying fans on their feet in Dan home town .
article_snippet: Brook was dominant from the first bell and was ahead on the scorecards when the fight was stopped .
article_snippet: but Dan promptly pressed forward, playing into Brook’s preference for counter punching.
article_snippet: Brook was looking for the finish but Dan managed to weather the storm at the opening of the round – and somehow fought back.
article_snippet: Brook was relentless and Dan reeled around the ring like a drunk, yet still made Brook to the end of another three minutes of hell.