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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Braxton (ranked 557 p4p, 623 weight class) and Scooter Ham (ranked 68 p4p, 74 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Braxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scooter Ham!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braxton cracks Ham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ham throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ham.
Braxton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice leg kick from Ham, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ham throws a head kick but Braxton moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Braxton.
Braxton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick by Ham misses
and Braxton counters with a three punch combo that has Ham backing up. Ham nods at Braxton to acknowledge the strikes.
Ham blocks the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ham throws a head kick that misses.
Ham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braxton was well out of range. Poor timing from Ham.
Braxton thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Braxton. That snapped Ham's head back.
Ham takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Braxton lands a jab.
Ham moves out of range of the strikes.
Ham doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
It looks like Braxton has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Braxton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Braxton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Braxton swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Ham counter with a right hand.
Ham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braxton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton slips under a jab from Ham.
Braxton thows a leg kick but Ham checks it
enabling Ham to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braxton looks to land a left hand but Ham moved out of range nicely.
Braxton scores with a shot to the body.
Ham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Braxton throws an off balance right hand
and Ham counters with a body kick.
Braxton loads up on a big right hand but Ham slips the punch.
Ham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Braxton blocks a jab.
Ham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braxton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ham. That's going to slow Braxton down.
Ham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ham looks to land a right hand but Braxton moved out of range.
Braxton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ham tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Braxton is able to avoid easily.
Ham throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Braxton counter with a right hand.
Ham throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Braxton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Braxton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ham misses with a body punch
letting Braxton counter with a right hand.
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!
Ham connects with a body shot.
Braxton throws a body shot but no joy.
Braxton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ham moves away.
Braxton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ham misses with a right hand
and Braxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ham throws a hook to the side of Braxton's head but Braxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ham ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ham staying out of range there.
Braxton misses with a lunging right hand
and Braxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ham moves away from the strike by Braxton.
Ham looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Braxton can pounce on him.
Ham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ham scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ham checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Braxton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ham only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ham throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Braxton misses the target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Braxton misses with a hook.
Braxton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Braxton misses with a lunging right hand
and Ham counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ham throws the left hand but Braxton avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Ham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braxton misses with a right hand
and Ham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danny Braxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braxton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ham is out of range and Braxton settles back down.
Ham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braxton.
Ham throws out a counter right but Braxton avoids it with no problem.
Ham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Braxton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Braxton swings widly with a right hand
and Ham counters with a stiff right hand.
Ham takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ham misses with an uppercut
and Braxton counters with a straight right hand.
Ham throws a chopping leg kick but Braxton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ham moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Braxton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Braxton throws a hook to the side of Ham's head but Ham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Braxton moves out of range of the body kick from Ham.
Nice defenses there by Ham.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Braxton swings widly with a right hand
and Ham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Ham.
Ham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braxton.
A countering left hand to the body from Ham misses.
Braxton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ham throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
Ham swings widly with a right hand
and Braxton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ham gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Braxton looks to throw the jab but Ham is out of range.
Ham thinks about the counter body kick.
A lazy left from Braxton finds it's target.
Braxton misses with a lunging right hand
and Ham counters with a leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ham staying out of range there.
Ham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Braxton swings widly with a right hand
and Braxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ham throws a lazy right hand but Braxton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Ham looks to move away, Braxton throws a big counter combo but Ham just gets out of the way.
Ham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ham is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Braxton.
Ham takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Braxton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ham tries to score with a low kick but Braxton moves his leg out of the way.
Ham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ham let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Braxton dominated that round.
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.
Braxton scores with a kick to the body.
A big left from Braxton misses.
Braxton throws a lazy uppercut
and Ham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braxton connects with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Braxton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braxton swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Ham to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ham counters with an outside leg kick.
Braxton throws a wild body kick that Ham sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ham might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Braxton has got the better of the exchanges.
Ham swings widly with a right hand
and Braxton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ham moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Braxton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ham counters with an outside leg kick.
Ham bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Braxton's head.
Ham lands a really nice looking cross but Braxton seems unphased.
Braxton connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Ham misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ham.
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!
Ham throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Braxton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ham moves away from the strike by Braxton.
Ham takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ham lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Braxton lands a glancing blow to the side of Ham's head.
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton misses with a hook
and Ham makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Braxton really felt that one!
Ham throws a leg kick
enabling Braxton to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton misses with a jab to the body
and Ham makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Braxton really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Braxton misses with the body kick
and Ham counters with a nice uppercut.
Braxton swings widly with a right hand
and Ham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Danny Braxton has been cut.
The fighters circling - Ham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for Ham.
Ham misses with a straight left.
Braxton throws a lazy uppercut
and Ham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ham uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Braxton has time to react.
Braxton is rocked!
Ham goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ham has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Braxton misses its intended target.
Braxton lands a body shot.
Braxton scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ham blocks a jab.
Ham works the jab nicely.
Ham throws a lazy right hand but Braxton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braxton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ham.
Ham slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ham thuds his right hand into Braxton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Braxton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ham throws a solid leg kick but Braxton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ham.
Braxton seems to have got his legs back now.
Braxton throws a leg kick
and Ham counters with a right hand to the body.
Ham slips a jab from Braxton.
Ham connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Braxton throws the kick towards the body but Ham avoids it.
Ham looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Ham.
Braxton swinging wildly here.
Braxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Ham on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Braxton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ham to counter with a crisp jab.
Ham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Braxton.
Braxton throws a hook but Ham avoids it easily.
Jab by Ham.
A shot to the body from Ham misses
letting Braxton counter with a right hand.
Braxton moves out of range of the leg kick from Ham.
Braxton throws the left hand but Ham avoids the punch easily.
Ham scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ham walks into a stiff left hand from Braxton.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Braxton misses
letting Ham counter with a right hand.
Braxton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braxton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ham thinks about the counter body kick.
Braxton misses with a looping left.
Ham throws a big counter head kick but Braxton avoids it with no problem.
Ham lands with an uppercut that bounces Braxton off the cage and back into range.
Ham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Braxton counters with a nice uppercut.
Braxton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Braxton slips a jab from Ham.
Braxton misses with a hook
and Ham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ham. Those never looked like landing.
Braxton throws a jab when Ham was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ham.
Ham scores with a crisp jab that stopped Braxton in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ham misses with a low kick.
Braxton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ham.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ham looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Braxton misses with a kick to the body.
Braxton slips a jab from Ham.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ham throws a jab when Braxton was well out of range.
Braxton scores with a hook to the body. Ham takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Braxton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Braxton stuns Ham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ham looks to land a body kick but Braxton moved away.
Danny Braxton is winning the standup battle so far.
Ham throws a poor cross that misses
and Ham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Ham misses
and Braxton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ham has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Braxton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Braxton lands with an overhand left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scooter Ham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny Braxton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ham misses with a hook to the body
and Braxton counters with a stiff right hand.
Good exchange - Braxton coming out on top.
Braxton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ham manages to avoid it.
Ham steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Braxton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ham. Ham obviously looking to wear him down.
Braxton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ham slips a jab and a cross from Braxton.
Braxton throws a shot from downtown. Ham moves away and avoids it.
Ham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham misses with a low kick.
Braxton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jab from Braxton.
Nice cross by Braxton.
Braxton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Braxton lands a jab to Ham's midsection.
Braxton misses with a looping right.
Braxton misses with a head kick.
Ham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ham misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton throws a series of punches but Ham avoids them all with ease.
Ham thinks about the counter body kick.
Braxton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Braxton scores with a jab. Ham acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ham throws a looping overhand right but Braxton ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ham throws a leg kick
and Braxton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braxton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ham.
Braxton stuns Ham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Braxton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ham counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheers as Braxton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ham doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ham counters with a leg kick.
Ham throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ham misses with a low kick as Braxton jumps back.
Braxton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ham circles away quickly and effectively.
Ham tried to score with a low kick but Braxton checks it.
Ham ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Ham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Braxton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Braxton dips to his left and cracks Ham with an uppercut!
Braxton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham throws a head kick that misses
and Braxton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ham takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ham slips under a jab from Braxton.
Braxton misses with a lunging right hand
and Ham counters with a stiff right hand.
Braxton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Braxton throws a low kick but Ham avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Ham.
Ham scores with a body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Braxton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ham slips under a jab.
Braxton lands a nice shot to the body.
Braxton throws an off balance right hand
and Ham counters with a head kick that drops Braxton to the mat! Braxton scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Braxton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ham lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Braxton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Braxton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Braxton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Braxton misses with an uppercut
letting Ham counter with a right hand.
Braxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Ham was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Braxton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Braxton misses.
A punch lands to the side of Ham 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ham lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Braxton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Braxton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Braxton is looking to counter punch.
Ham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Braxton throws a series of punches but Ham avoids them all with ease.
Braxton looks to land a left hand but Ham moved out of range nicely.
Ham was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Braxton misses with a right hand
and Ham counters with a thumping low kick.
Ham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Braxton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ham counters with a nice leg kick.
Braxton lands a head shot.
Ham moves out of range as Braxton strikes.
No joy there for Ham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ham misses the jab.
A big left from Braxton misses.
Ham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braxton throws out the jab.
Braxton lands with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Ham there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Braxton misses with an uppercut
and Ham counters with a stiff right hand.
Ham's jab looks to have found its range, popping Braxton under the eye.
Ham looks to land a left hand but Braxton moved out of range nicely.
Braxton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ham slips under a jab from Braxton.
Ham swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ham throws a body shot but no joy.
Braxton delivers a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ham displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Braxton looks to throw the jab but Ham is out of range.
Braxton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Braxton throws a right hand that misses
and Ham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Braxton misses the jab.
Ham appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ham throws a body punch but Braxton moves out of range.
Ham throws a front kick aimed at Braxton's knee but Braxton avoids it well.
Braxton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Braxton scores with a nice strike.
Braxton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Braxton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Braxton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Braxton!
Danny Braxton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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