Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: TOF 107
Date: Apr 27, 2024

#R1#
No joy there for Braxton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jay misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Braxton misses its target.
Braxton throws a poor cross that misses
and Jay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braxton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jay.
Jay on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT#It looks like Rock Jay has been cut.
Braxton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jay slips under a jab from Braxton.
Jay tries a quick counter leg kick but Braxton is wise to it.
Braxton throws a hook to the side of Jay's head but Jay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jay throws a hook but Braxton blocks it.
Braxton half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton misses with an uppercut
and Braxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braxton throws a body shot but no joy.
Jay let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jay loads up on a big right hand but Braxton slips the punch.
Jay connects with a body shot.
Braxton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Braxton misses with a lunging right hand
and Jay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braxton checks a low kick from Jay.
Braxton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braxton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Danny Braxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braxton throws a hook but Jay blocks it.#T2#
Braxton throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jay to counter with a crisp jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Braxton checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Braxton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jay misses with a hook to the body
and Braxton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
A cross from Jay lands.
Braxton tries a head kick but it misses.
Braxton misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Jay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jay slips a straight right by Braxton.
Good work by Braxton as he checks the leg kick.
Jay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braxton.#T3#
Jay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton defending well as Jay loads up on a big left hand.
Braxton misses with a looping left.
Jay punishes Braxton's body with a nice straight punch.
Jay throws the left hand but Braxton avoids the punch easily.
Braxton misses with a hook
and Jay counters with a right hand to the body.
Braxton missing with a left hand there. Jay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Braxton misses the jab.
Jay only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jay misses with a low kick.#T4#
Jay throws a low kick, looking for Braxton's leg but Braxton calmly moves out of range.
Braxton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Braxton looks to land a left hand but Jay moved out of range nicely.
Braxton thows a leg kick but Jay checks it
and Jay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jay.
Braxton fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jay just manages to avoid it.
Braxton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jay counters with a straight right hand.
Jay misses with a body kick.
Jay staying out of range there.
Jay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braxton.
Braxton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T5##CL2#
Jay takes the fight into the clinch.
Jay lands a left hand. #BC#
Braxton breaks the clinch.
Braxton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Braxton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jay's head backwards.
Good work by Jay as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from Braxton misses.
Jay tries to counter with a clinch but Braxton shakes him off and moves away.
A shot to the body from Braxton misses
and Jay counters with an inside leg kick.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braxton sizes up Jay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Braxton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T6#
Braxton throws a hook but Jay avoids it easily.
Jay just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton digs a good hook to Jay's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jay counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Braxton misses with a series of wild punches.
Jay lands a high kick!
Braxton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Braxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay is just out of range.
Jay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T7#
A big left from Braxton misses.
A good leg kick by Jay.
Braxton ducks right into an uppercut from Jay.
Jay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jay has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Braxton finds it's way round the side to connect with Jay's head.
Jay has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Braxton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Braxton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Braxton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've been told by Braxton's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Braxton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T8#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jay throws a body kick that misses
and Braxton counters with a straight right hand.
Braxton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jay.
Braxton clobbers Jay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT#That has opened up Rock Jay's cut even more.
Braxton checks the leg kick.
Braxton walks into a left hand.
Braxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jay.
Braxton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Braxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay is just out of range.
Braxton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jay.
An inside leg kick lands from Braxton.
Jay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T9#
Jay misses with a body kick.
Jay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braxton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braxton misses the body punch
and Jay counters with an outside leg kick.
Braxton throws a nice looking combination but Jay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Braxton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses.
Jay scores with a jab to the head.
Jay slips under a jab from Braxton.
Jay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Braxton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jay.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rock Jay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rock Jay's cut.
That's time! Braxton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Braxton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jay lands a nice looking body shot.
Jay blocks a jab.
Braxton throws a head kick but Jay moves out of range.
Jay lands a slapping body shot.
Jay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jay swings for the body but Braxton moves out of range.
Braxton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton looks to throw the jab but Jay is out of range.
Braxton misses with a looping right.
Jay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A left lands for Jay.
Braxton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T1#
Jay lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Braxton.
Jay works Braxton's body with a nice hook.
Braxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay is just out of range.
Braxton fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Jay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braxton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jay counters with a leg kick.
Braxton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rock Jay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Braxton lands with a straight right. Jay didn't see that one coming.
Braxton misses with an uppercut #KD2#
and Jay counters with a nice right hand that sends Braxton toppling to the canvas! Braxton scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jay finish him?!#ROC2#Braxton is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Danny Braxton has been cut.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braxton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Braxton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A swing and a miss from Braxton.
Jay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jay lands a jab to Braxton's midsection.
Braxton seems to have got his legs back now.
Braxton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jay lands a lovely overhand right.
Jay digs a good body shot into Braxton's ribs.
BOOM! Jay lands a beautiful left hook that drops Braxton. Braxton tries to recover but Jay is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Braxton lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rock Jay!

Event: TOF 100
Date: Apr 12, 2024

#R1#
Pederson slips a straight right by Braxton.
Pederson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been hearing reports that Pederson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pederson ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Pederson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Braxton to counter with a crisp jab. #TD#
Pederson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Braxton tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pederson is in Braxton's guard.
Braxton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Braxton keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Braxton has his foot on Pederson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pederson works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pederson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson tries to free his leg and advance position but Braxton is retaining full guard.
Pederson prevents Braxton from getting back to his feet.
Pederson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pederson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pederson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1#
Braxton keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully.
Pederson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Braxton wants to sweep here but Pederson controlling him for the moment.
Pederson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Braxton wants to stand and escape but Pederson is having none of it.
Braxton seems keen to control Pederson's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pederson wants to control from the top but Braxton keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
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.
Braxton throws a sloppy head kick and Pederson moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pederson.
Braxton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pederson.
Braxton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pederson momentarily.
Braxton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pederson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Braxton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pederson.
Braxton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses.
Braxton throws a lazy right hand but Pederson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braxton with a nice calf kick.
Braxton missing with a left hand there. Pederson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pederson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Braxton darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T3#
Braxton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pederson to score with a decent uppercut.
Danny Braxton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pederson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pederson slips under a jab.
Braxton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pederson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Braxton scrambles back to his feet.
Pederson dives in for a single leg takedown but Braxton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Braxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Pederson tries to break the clinch but Braxton is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Braxton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pederson blocks an uppercut.
Pederson blocking some punches.
Braxton tries a body shot but Pederson blocks it. #TD#
Pederson jumps guard and drags Braxton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB#
Pederson is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T4#
Pederson looking to control.
Pederson has a closed guard, preventing Braxton from standing up.
Braxton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Braxton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pederson is keeping the position for now.
Braxton wants to stand but Pederson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pederson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T5#
Pederson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Braxton's guard. #REVR#
Braxton keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully.
Braxton pulls Pederson in close to prevent any damage.
Pederson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Braxton gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Braxton tries to hold on but Pederson pushes him away. #T6#
Braxton is looking to get to half guard.
Pederson unloading with bombs!
Pederson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pederson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pederson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pederson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Braxton is looking to escape.
Braxton really wants to buck Pederson off and get back to his feet. #T7#
Braxton tries to reverse the position but Pederson maintains control.
Pederson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pederson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pederson avoids the attempt from Braxton to control.
Pederson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pederson avoids the attempt from Braxton to control.
Pederson prevents Braxton from getting the reversal.#T8#
Pederson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas. #CUT#It looks like Danny Braxton has been cut.#SUB#
Pederson working for a guillotine from mount but Braxton is in no mood to give up.
Braxton manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pederson wants to control but Braxton is keeping him busy.
Braxton tries to kick Pederson off but Pederson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Braxton wants to improve his position but Pederson is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Pederson is working for a kimura but Braxton is defending it quite comfortably.
Pederson is pressing down on Braxton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Braxton is holding on for now. #T9#
Braxton is trying to control but can't.
Pederson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Braxton keeps working.
Braxton is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Deanthony Pederson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Braxton's cut.
That's time! Pederson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Braxton throws a big shot that misses.
Pederson moves forwards but Braxton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pederson moves away from the strike by Braxton.
A telegraphed right hand from Pederson misses the target.
Pederson slips a straight right by Braxton.
Braxton slips under a jab from Pederson.
Braxton throws a body punch but Pederson moves out of range.
Pederson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Braxton.
Pederson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braxton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Braxton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pederson. Pederson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Braxton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pederson lands a nice shot that snaps Braxton's head back.
Pederson ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Danny Braxton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Braxton cracks Pederson with a right hand to the side of the head.#T1#
Pederson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Braxton to counter with a crisp jab.
Pederson throws a hook but Braxton blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Braxton! But no joy.
Pederson throws a hook but Braxton avoids it easily.
Pederson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pederson scores with a jab. Braxton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pederson moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braxton. Pederson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pederson throws a hook but Braxton blocks it.
A jab from Pederson finds it's way through Braxton's defenses.
Good exchange - Pederson coming out on top.
Braxton misses with a straight left.
Pederson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Braxton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pederson.
A big left from Braxton misses.
Pederson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T2#
Braxton scores with a body shot.
Pederson just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Braxton misses with an uppercut.
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!
Pederson connects with a body shot that sends Braxton's belly button to the back.
Braxton defending well as Pederson loads up on a big left hand.
Braxton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braxton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Braxton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pederson.
Braxton moves away from the strike by Pederson.
Braxton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pederson with a body shot.
Braxton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pederson misses the shot to the body.
Braxton throws an overhand right that lands on Pederson's shoulder, as Pederson tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Braxton throws a head kick that misses.
Pederson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Braxton throws a shot from downtown. Pederson moves away and avoids it.
Pederson is looking to counter punch.
Braxton misses with a double jab.
Braxton connects with a body shot.
Pederson has his takedown stuffed
and Braxton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pederson scores with a nice strike.
Braxton throws a body punch but Pederson moves out of range.
Pederson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #TD#
Pederson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Braxton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Braxton is looking for a sweep.
Braxton can't do much from the bottom here. #T4#
Pederson is looking to take a break and control but Braxton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Braxton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Braxton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pederson.
The strikes coming from Pederson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Deanthony Pederson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pederson trying to control the position but Braxton is working away.
Braxton is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T5#
Pederson landing strikes.
Pederson working away.
Pederson lands an elbow.
Pederson is putting a hurting on Braxton here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pederson lands some shots froms side control.
Braxton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pederson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Pederson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Braxton is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Pederson yanks on the arm and Braxton is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Pederson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Deanthony Pederson!
Deanthony Pederson is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Deanthony Pederson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: TOF 87
Date: Mar 10, 2024

#R1#
Nielson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Braxton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nielson.
Nielson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Braxton lunges at Nielson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nielson's hand.
Nielson throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
Braxton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nielson takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
Nielson looks to land a left hand but Braxton moved out of range nicely.
Braxton connects with the punch.
Nielson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nielson tries to land a leg kick but Braxton saw it coming and moves away.
Nielson blocks a head kick by Braxton.
Braxton slips under a jab.
Nielson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nielson scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton throws a hook to the side of Nielson's head but Nielson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nielson takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
Nielson moves away from the strike by Braxton.
We've been told by Braxton's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Braxton throws a good cross that connects.
Nielson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot lands for Braxton.
Nielson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nielson moves out of range as Braxton strikes.
Nielson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Braxtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nielson cracks Braxton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nielson.
Braxton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Braxton.
Braxton looks to land a right hand but Nielson moved out of range.
Nielson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braxton. #T2#
Braxton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nielson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braxton.
Braxton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Braxton misses with a wild body shot.
Nielson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nielson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Danny Braxton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nielson throws a hook to the side of Braxton's head but Braxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Braxton misses the target.
Braxton moves away from the strike by Nielson.
Nielson misses with a kick to the body.
Braxton tries to counter by clinching up but Nielson breaks away and moves out of range.
Nielson looks to throw the jab but Braxton is out of range.
Braxton scores with a nice right hand.
Braxton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Braxton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nielson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Braxton defending well as Nielson loads up on a big left hand. #T3#
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nielson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nielson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Braxton.
A big right from Nielson misses.
Braxton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nielson just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton misses with a low kick as Nielson jumps back.
Braxton moves out of range as Nielson strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Braxton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Braxton misses with a low kick.
Braxton throws an off balance right hand
and Nielson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Braxton misses with a looping right.
Nielson slips a straight right by Braxton.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nielson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Braxton.#T4#
Braxton throws a hook but Nielson avoids it easily.
Nielson takes one on the button.
Braxton walks into a straight right hand from Nielson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nielson - that will leave a mark!
Nielson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton 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.
Nielson cracks Braxton with an open hand slap.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nielson.
Braxton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nielson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Braxton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick from Braxton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Braxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Nielson.
Braxton blocks a leg kick.#T5#
Braxton cracks Nielson with a good jab.
Nielson staying out of range there.
Braxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Nielson is just out of range.
Nielson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Braxton slips a jab from Nielson.
Nielson lands a nice shot that snaps Braxton's head back.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Nielson.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nielson moves away.
Braxton connects with a jab.
Braxton misses with a looping left.
Braxton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nielson.
Nielson misses with a hook.
Braxton lands a nice shot that snaps Nielson's head back. #T6#
Braxton lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nielson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Braxton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nielson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nielson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Braxton cracks Nielson with a good jab.
Nielson misses with a lunging right hand
and Braxton counters with a series of strikes. Nielson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nielson throws a shot from downtown. Braxton moves away and avoids it.
Nielson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Braxton counters with a nice uppercut.
Nielson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nielson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Braxton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Braxton throws an off balance right hand
and Nielson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Braxton connects with a solid leg kick.
Braxton lands a slapping body shot. #T7#
Braxton throws a looping overhand right but Nielson ducks down to avoid it.
Nielson looks to throw the jab but Braxton is out of range.
Nielson misses with a straight right.
Braxton misses with a left hand
and Nielson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braxton looks to land a combination but Nielson avoids it well.
Braxton throws a head kick that Nielson semi-blocks.
Braxton misses with a body shot.
Nielson with a jab.
Braxton throws a looping overhand right but Nielson ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nielson! But no joy.
Nielson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braxton.
Nielson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nielson throws a solid leg kick but Braxton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nielson.
Braxton drops his hands momentarily and Nielson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T8#
Braxton misses with a looping left.
Nielson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braxton looks to land a right hand but Nielson moved out of range.
Nielson is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Braxton misses the target.
Nielson misses the shot to the body.
Nielson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nielson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Braxton counters with a two punch combo.
Nielson connects with an inside leg kick.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braxton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Braxton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nielson on the side of the head.
Nielson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Braxton pinned against the cage. Braxton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T9#
Nielson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nielson misses the shot to the body.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Nielson.
Nielson lands with a straight right. Braxton didn't see that one coming.
Nielson throws a shot from downtown. Braxton moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Braxton. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Nielson.
Nielson throws a hook to the side of Braxton's head but Braxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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.#R2#
Braxton misses with a looping right.
Braxton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nielson throws a push kick but Braxton slaps the foot to one side.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Nielson 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.
Braxton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nielson moves away from the strike by Braxton.
Braxton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nielson eats them both and turns towards Braxton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Braxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Nielson.
Nielson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nielson moves away from the strike by Braxton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton throws out a loose jab but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nielson counters with a body kick.
Braxton looks to land a right hand but Nielson moved out of range.
Nielson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braxton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T1#
Nielson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Braxton.
The fighters circling - Braxton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nielson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braxton throws out the jab.
Braxton cracks Nielson with an open hand slap.
Nielson moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Braxton.
Nielson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Braxton digs a good body shot into Nielson's ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nielson lands a head shot.
Danny Braxton is winning the standup battle so far.
Braxton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nielson's sensitive parts.
Nielson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Braxton.
Nielson 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. #T2#
Nielson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braxton thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nielson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nielson misses with a hook.
Braxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nielson throws a shot from downtown. Braxton moves away and avoids it.
Braxton blocks the body kick.
Nielson swings widly with a right hand
and Braxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nielson ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
A big right from Nielson misses.
Braxton lands the left hand.#T3#
Nielson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
Braxton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Braxton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nielson is out of range and Braxton settles back down.
Nielson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nielson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nielson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braxton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nielson just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nielson.
Nice defenses there by Nielson.
Nielson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Braxton misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Nielson.#T4#
Braxton misses with a hook. Nielson ducked under it nicely.
Nielson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Braxton moves out of range as Nielson strikes.
Nielson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Braxton.
Nielson misses with a straight right.
Braxton misses with a double jab.
Braxton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nielson finds it's way round the side to connect with Braxton's head.
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!
Braxton looks to throw the jab but Nielson is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Nielson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice shot by Nielson.
Braxton checks a leg kick.
Braxton throws a lazy head kick
and Nielson counters with a straight right hand.#T5#
Braxton slips a straight right by Nielson.
Nielson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nielson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nielson moves away from the strike by Braxton.
A left and a right from Braxton both land. Nice combination.
Braxton throws the kick towards the body but Nielson avoids it.
Braxton throws a hook but Nielson blocks it.
Nielson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nielson tries to land a leg kick but Braxton saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body kick from Nielson.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses.
Nielson tests Braxton's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T6#
A shot to the body from Braxton misses
and Nielson counters with a nice uppercut.
Braxton tries to move into range but Nielson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielson lunges at Braxton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Braxton's hand.
A clash of legs there as Braxton blocks the low kick.
Braxton moves out of range of the body kick from Nielson.
A little feinted left hand from Braxton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nielson throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
Braxton checks a low kick from Nielson.
Nielson throws an off balance right hand
and Braxton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braxton throws a hook but Nielson blocks it.
Braxton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Braxton looks to throw the jab but Nielson is out of range.
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick
letting Braxton counter with a right hand. #T7#
Nielson misses the shot to the body.
As Nielson backs away, Braxton returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nielson lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nielson throws a push kick but Braxton slaps the foot to one side.
Nielson ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Braxton misses with a double jab
and Nielson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nielson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Braxton throwing a counter right hand but Nielson manages to avoid it.
Nielson jabs Braxton right on the nose. Braxton blinks but takes it well.
Braxton avoids a kick to the body.
Braxton looks to land a combination. Nielson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nielson tests Braxton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nielson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Braxton finds it's way round the side to connect with Nielson's head. #T8#
Braxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braxton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nielson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nielson checks a leg kick.
Nielson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Braxton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Braxton missing with a left hand there. Nielson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Braxton.
And Nielson tries to counter it with a takedown but Braxton pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Nielson does it's job there.
Nielson misses with a double jab. #T9#
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
Nielson avoids the body shot from Braxton.
Braxton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nielson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Braxton.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Nielson.
Braxton lands a jab.
Nielson tries to land a front kick but Braxton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Braxton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nielson blocks a jab.
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Nielson tries to counter with a clinch but Braxton shakes him off and moves away.
Braxton throws a right hand that misses
and Nielson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nielson avoids the head kick by Braxton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Danny Braxton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Braxton cracks Nielson with a good jab.
Nice body punch from Nielson.
Braxton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Braxton works over Nielson's head and body with a nice combination.
Braxton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nielson manages to avoid it.
Nielson slips under a jab.
Nielson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braxton.
Braxton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Nielson.
Nielson fails to land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Braxton.
Nielson throws a nice head kick! #T1#
Nielson shoots in but no luck this time.
Braxton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Braxton.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Braxton misses.
Nielson misses with a looping right.
Nielson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Braxton misses with an uppercut
and Nielson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braxton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielson was well out of range. Poor timing from Braxton.
Braxton misses with an uppercut
and Nielson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nielson throws a hook but Braxton avoids it easily.
Nielson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Braxton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nielson looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.
It looked like Braxton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2#
Braxton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Braxton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Nielson.
Braxton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nielson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nielson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Braxton misses.
Nielson moves out of range as Braxton strikes.
Braxton throws a hook but Nielson avoids it easily.
Nielson misses with a hook
letting Braxton counter with a right hand.
Braxton misses with a hook.
Braxton jabs at Nielson's body.
Nielson throws a solid leg kick but Braxton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nielson.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Braxton. Nielson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Braxton. Those never looked like landing.
Nielson throws a jab when Braxton was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Nielson. Beautiful body shot.
Braxton misses the shot to the body.
Braxton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Braxton checks a leg kick.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nielson moves away.
Braxton throws an overhand right that lands on Nielson's shoulder, as Nielson tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick from Nielson misses.
Braxton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Braxton misses with an uppercut
and Nielson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braxton slips under a jab.#T4#
A left and a right from Nielson both land. Nice combination.
Nielson lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nielson. Braxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braxton moves out of range of the strikes.
Nielson slips a straight right by Braxton.
Braxton throws a low kick, looking for Nielson's leg but Nielson calmly moves out of range.
A big right from Nielson misses.
Nielson lands with a nice body kick.
Braxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braxton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Braxton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nielson pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T5#
Nielson misses with a low kick.
Braxton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Braxton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nielson takes one to the side of the head.
Braxton throws a nice head kick!
Braxton looks to land a right hand but Nielson moved out of range.
Braxton looks to land a combination but Nielson avoids it well.
Nielson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Braxton has time to react.
Braxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Nielson.
Nielson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid body kick from Nielson.
Nielson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Braxton checks it well. #T6#
Nielson connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Braxton misses its intended target.
Braxton moves forwards but Nielson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nielson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nielson misses with an uppercut. Braxton saw that one coming.
Braxton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nielson clobbers Braxton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nielson with a hook.
Nielson misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Nielson misses the target.
Nielson throws a right hand that misses
and Braxton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Patrick Nielson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danny Braxton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T7#
Braxton avoids the body shot from Nielson.
Braxton throws a shot from downtown. Nielson moves away and avoids it.
Braxton lands a jab to the head.
Braxton misses with a wild body shot.
Nielson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Braxton is looking for a counter combo.
Nielson misses with a lunging right hand
and Braxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braxton looks to throw the jab but Nielson is out of range.
Nielson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Braxton blocks it well.
Nielson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braxton counters with a left and a right that stings Nielson.
Nielson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nielson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Braxton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nielson.
Braxton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T8#
Nielson misses with a lunging right hand
and Braxton counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nielson misses with a lunging right hand
and Braxton counters with a nice body shot.
Nielson is looking to clinch but Braxton is avoiding it.
Braxton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nielson misses the jab.
Nielson throws a front kick aimed at Braxton's knee but Braxton avoids it well.
Nielson throws a sloppy body shot
letting Braxton counter with a right hand.
Braxton lunges at Nielson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nielson's hand.
Nielson throws a nice looking combination but Braxton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice leg kick from Braxton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Nielson.
Nielson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Nielson. #T9#
Nielson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Braxton counters with a nice uppercut.
Braxton lands a jab to the head.
Nielson looks to land a right hand but Braxton moved out of range.
Braxton cracks a nice hook into Nielson's ribs.
Braxton works the jab nicely.
Nielson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses.
Braxton throwing a counter right hand but Nielson manages to avoid it.
Nielson takes a jab right on the kisser.
A lazy body kick from Nielson
and Braxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nielson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Braxton connects with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Danny Braxton.
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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Braxton!
Danny Braxton retains his middleweight title!
Danny Braxton thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: TOF 76
Date: Feb 04, 2024

#R1#
Braxton scores with a push kick.
Braxton with a nice calf kick.
Braxton connects with a looping right hand. #CUT#It looks like Jack Dawson has been cut.
Dawson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Braxton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Braxton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dawson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dawson looks winded!
Dawson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Braxton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dawson scrambles back to his feet.
Braxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braxton throws a nice head kick! #KD#
Braxton sends Dawson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Braxton is motioning to the referee to let Dawson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Dawson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Dawson limp body while Braxton jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Braxton!
Danny Braxton retains his middleweight title!
Danny Braxton thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: TOF 66
Date: Dec 31, 2023

#R1#
Braxton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Braxton is looking to score with low kicks.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but King is out of range.
Braxton tries to clinch up.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braxton was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King misses with a takedown
and Braxton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Braxton closes the distance and clinches.
Braxton misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that King 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.
Braxton misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
and Braxton counters with a straight right hand.
King takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Braxton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Braxton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
Braxton misses with a straight left.
King blocks a jab.
King feints the counter takedown.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braxton was well out of range. Poor timing from King.#TD2#
Braxton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows King to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Braxton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King stands up over Braxton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
King throwing strikes from guard but Braxton blocks nicely.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King slips nicely into half guard.#T2#
Braxton is trying to stand up here but King is controlling him well.
King is nestled in close to Braxton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King dominating with strikes here.
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!
King landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by King.
Braxton working to try and regain half guard.
King working the ground and pound effectively.
Braxton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as King tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip. #T3##SUB2#
King goes for an armbar but Braxton turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Braxton. #SU#
Braxton stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Braxton throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Braxton.
The fighters circling - Braxton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Braxton misses the target.
A swing and a miss from King.
Braxton misses with a kick to the body.
King is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Braxton throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Braxton rather than just go for the knockout.#T4#
Braxton looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
King feints the counter takedown.
Braxton staying out of range there.
Braxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from King misses.
King slips a straight right by Braxton.
Braxton misses the shot to the body.
Braxton lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braxton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
King gets a takedown into half guard.
Braxton looks like he's trying to stand up. #T5#
King scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Braxton is looking to escape.
King trying to mount his opponent but Braxton defends it. #SUB2#
King is working for a submission of some sort.
Ground and pound from King.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Braxton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King prevents Braxton from standing back up. #T6#
Braxton is trying to get back to full guard.
King wants to pass to mount but Braxton is defending the position.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Braxton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
King is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Braxton keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Braxton is adopting a defensive guard.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Braxton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T7#
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
King won't allow Braxton to sweep him here.
King with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Braxton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Braxton stopping the sweep attempt from King.
Braxton wants to get up but he can't break King's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB2#
King is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Braxton is aware though and is defending well.
Braxton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T8##SU#
Braxton stands up from guard. Let's bang!
King misses with a hook to the body
and Braxton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braxton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
Braxton scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from King.
King checks a low kick from Braxton.
Braxton lands a head shot.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Braxton tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Braxton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Braxton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King misses with a jab to the body
and Braxton counters with a straight right hand.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Braxton jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
It looks like Braxton has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#T9#
Braxton tries a head kick but it misses. #TD2#
Braxton gets caught napping as King dives in and scores a takedown. Braxton manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #ES#
Braxton has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. King has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Braxton cracks King with a nice body shot.
Braxton misses with a body punch.
King tries to break the clinch but Braxton is controlling the position.
Braxton tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
King stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Braxton won't allow it.
Braxton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Braxton tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Danny Braxton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2##TD2#
King feints and as Braxton raises his hands in defense, King changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
King looking to pass the guard.
Braxton wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Braxton keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Arthur King has got the better of the ground game so far.
King is in close to Braxton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
Braxton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
King prevents Braxton from getting back to his feet.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King stops Braxton from standing up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King sizes up Braxton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Braxton throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King feints the counter takedown.
King looks to land a left hand but Braxton moved out of range nicely.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
Braxton misses with a double jab #TD2#
and King counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Braxton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Braxton is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Braxton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King trying to mount his opponent but Braxton defends it.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Braxton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Braxton wants to get back to his feet.
King tries to pass to full mount but Braxton defends it. #SUB2#
King is looking for a kimura here.
Braxton is not content to let King control the position.#T3#
The fighters are battling for position here. Braxton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Braxton holds on and takes a little breather.
Braxton working a defensive guard here.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Braxton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
King postures up in Braxton's guard and throws a big left but Braxton blocks it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#TD2#
King gets a takedown into half guard.

Braxton kicks off King and gets to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from King misses.
King misses with a hook.#TD2#
King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
Braxton trying to control the position.
King pushes down on Braxton's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T5#
King content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Braxton is trying to get back to full guard.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
King working over Braxton with some ground and pound. Braxton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
King passes the guard and advances to mount! #T6#
King lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Braxton hang on?
Braxton wants to hold on but King pushes him away.
Braxton tries to reverse the position but King maintains control.
King looking to finish Braxton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Braxton!
Braxton tries to hold on but King postures up.
Braxton regains half guard.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Braxton keeps working. #T7##ES#
Braxton has one foot on King's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
King misses with a hook.
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Braxton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King feints the counter takedown.
King misses the jab.
King missing with a left hand there. Braxton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick from Braxton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Braxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Braxton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Braxton tries to counter by moving into the clinch but King manages to circle out of the way.
A big right from King misses.
It looked like Braxton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T8#
Nice jab there from Braxton.
Braxton thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from King misses.
Braxton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from King.
Braxton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Braxton fails with an attempt to clinch.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
King needs to keep his hands up - Braxton had a free shot at his head there.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braxton.
Braxton slips under a jab.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.#T9#
Braxton's jab looks to have found its range, popping King under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Braxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
King avoids the head kick by Braxton.
Braxton scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Braxton. No joy for King on that attempt.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
Braxton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #TD2#
King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
Braxton wants to sweep but no luck.
Braxton being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arthur King will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
King blocks a jab.
King takes one on the button.
King misses with an uppercut. Braxton saw that one coming.
Braxton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Braxton scores with a jab to the body.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
Braxton takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Braxton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Braxton as King shoots in.
Braxton tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King slips under a jab from Braxton.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braxton counters with a nice body shot.
King has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#T1#
Braxton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Braxton wants it to stay on the feet.
Braxton tried to counter with a leg kick but King avoided it.
Danny Braxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur King.#CL#
Braxton moves into the clinch successfully.
Braxton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Braxton after a bit of a struggle.
Braxton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
Braxton struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands. #BC2#
King breaks from the clinch.
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braxton cracks King with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Braxton throws a chopping leg kick but King manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Braxton at a distance.
Braxton 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. #T2#
Braxton throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braxton looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Braxton misses with a hook.
Braxton avoids a punch combination nicely.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
King digs a good body shot into Braxton's ribs.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Braxton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Braxton throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Braxton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braxton cracks King with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick from Braxton lands but King takes it in his stride. #TD2#
King closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Braxton did well to prevent King getting side control.
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
King throws a strike but Braxton avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
King wants to control from the top but Braxton keeps moving. #T4#
Braxton pulls King in close to prevent any damage.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
Braxton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Braxton wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and King manages to pass to side control. #T5#
Braxton blocking the ground and pound attempt from King.
Braxton looks like he's trying to stand up.
King missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
King trying to control the action but Braxton is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braxton.
And King tries to counter it with a takedown but Braxton pushes his down on his head and steps out.
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Braxton loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
King with the counter takedown but Braxton avoids it easily.#T6#
Braxton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
and Braxton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Braxton.
King ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braxton counters with a stiff right hand.
Braxton throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Braxton swinging wildly here.
Braxton tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Braxton throws a leg kick but King checks it.
King with the counter takedown but Braxton avoids it easily.
Braxton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T7#
Braxton throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a nice uppercut. #TD2#
King throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Braxton tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. King is in Braxton's guard.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Braxton is retaining full guard.
King preventing the sweep.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Braxton is retaining full guard.
King advances to half guard.
King with the ground and pound but Braxton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Braxton is looking to stand up but King isn't so interested in that idea.
King lands a couple of elbows.
King throwing strikes but missing. #T8#
Braxton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Braxton wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
King distracts Braxton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
King lands a couple of elbows.
King throws a big elbow that misses. #T9#
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
King misses with an uppercut.
Braxton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Braxton wants it to stay on the feet.
Braxton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Braxton looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
King misses with an uppercut
and Braxton counters with a nice body shot.
King throws a jab when Braxton was well out of range.
Danny Braxton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braxton throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Braxton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Braxton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Braxton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Braxton!
Danny Braxton retains his middleweight title!
Danny Braxton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: TOF 60
Date: Dec 10, 2023

#R1#
Braxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Pederson is just out of range.
A lazy body kick from Braxton #TD#
and Pederson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pederson in particular looking to stall.
Pederson drops an elbow to the side of Braxton's head.
Pederson stops Braxton from getting back to his feet.
Pederson working the head and body with strikes.
Pederson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Pederson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Braxton is just riding it out for now. Pederson eventually gives up the hold.
Pederson winds up and cracks Braxton with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Pederson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Braxton wants to improve his position but Pederson is controlling well.
Braxton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pederson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pederson trying to mount his opponent but Braxton defends it.
Braxton is trying to stand back up but Pederson is controlling him
Braxton is trying to get back to full guard.
Braxton is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#T2#
Pederson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Braxton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Braxton is staying active underneath Pederson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pederson winds up and cracks Braxton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pederson working Braxton over with strikes.
Braxton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pederson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pederson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Braxton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Braxton tries to roll over but Pederson keeps him under control.
Pederson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pederson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Braxton defending well though.
Pederson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Braxton is refusing to be controlled, as Pederson sits in half guard.
Braxton is looking to improve his position.
Pederson wants to take a breather but Braxton is having none of it.
Pederson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Pederson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Braxton desperately trying to maintain half guard. #SUB#
Pederson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pederson trying to control the pace.
Pederson is trying to control the action in half guard but Braxton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Braxton misses its intended target.
Pederson throws a body shot but no joy.
Braxton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pederson fails to land the takedown.
Pederson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Braxton throws a body kick that misses.
Pederson attempts a counter takedown but Braxton avoids it well and moves away.#T5#
Nice defenses there by Braxton.
Braxton misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Pederson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Braxton!
Pederson prevents Braxton from escaping the position.
A control attempt from Braxton but he's now mounted!
Pederson trying to control but Braxton is having none of it.
Braxton tries to reverse the position but Pederson maintains control.
Braxton wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Pederson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pederson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there! #T6#
Pederson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pederson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pederson controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES2#
Braxton bucks up and throws Pederson to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Braxton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Braxton's corner calls for a 1-2. Braxton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Braxton throws a head kick but Pederson moves out of range.
Braxton slips a jab and a cross from Pederson.
A little jabbing left from Braxton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T7#
Braxton avoids the body shot from Pederson.
Pederson dives in and grabs Braxton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Braxton pushes down on Pederson's head and hops out.
Pederson shoots in looking for a takedown but Braxton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pederson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deanthony Pederson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braxton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pederson.
Pederson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braxton manages to avoid it.
A big left from Pederson misses.
Pederson takes one to the chin there.
A leg kick checked by Pederson.
Pederson misses with a wild body shot.
Braxton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pederson misses the jab.
Pederson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braxton moves away.
Braxton misses with a jab, cross combination. #T8#
A big right from Pederson misses.
Braxton is looking for the big counter here.
Braxton checks a leg kick.
Braxton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pederson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braxton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Braxton throws a leg kick #TD#
and Pederson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braxton's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braxton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pederson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pederson passes Braxton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pederson stops Braxton from getting back to his feet.
Braxton controlling the position well.
Braxton wants to control but Pederson is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T9##SUB#
Pederson is looking for a kimura here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #SUB#
Pederson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Braxton is just riding it out for now. Pederson eventually gives up the hold.
Braxton is staying active underneath Pederson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Deanthony Pederson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Pederson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braxton.
Braxton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pederson takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Braxton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pederson misses with a takedown
and Braxton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braxton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pederson in his tracks.
Braxton connects with a body shot that sends Pederson's belly button to the back.
Pederson throws out a loose jab but Braxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pederson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pederson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Braxton. Braxton obviously looking to wear him down.
Pederson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braxton can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Braxton.
Danny Braxton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Braxton misses.
Jab by Braxton.
Braxton dips to his left and cracks Pederson with an uppercut!#T1#
Pederson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pederson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braxton.
Braxton with the inside leg kick.
Braxton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pederson shoots in for a takedown but Braxton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Braxton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pederson with a body shot.
Braxton misses with a hook to the body
and Pederson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braxton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pederson manages to avoid it.
It appears Pederson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Braxton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pederson lands with a hook. Braxton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pederson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braxton was well out of range. Poor timing from Pederson.
Nice uppercut there from Braxton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pederson. Braxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braxton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pederson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pederson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pederson backing away here, and Braxton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Braxton misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Braxton.
Braxton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deanthony Pederson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Braxton.
Pederson throwing a counter right hand but Braxton manages to avoid it.
Braxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pederson.
Pederson thuds his right hand into Braxton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Braxton throws a body shot but no joy.
Pederson moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Pederson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braxton throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD#
and Pederson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Pederson seems to be looking for submissions.
Pederson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Braxton's head. #T3##SUB#
Pederson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pederson is trying to control the action in half guard but Braxton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Pederson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Braxton pushes Pederson off looking to stand but Pederson dives back in and keeps control. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pederson wants to pass the guard but Braxton is defending well.
Pederson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Braxton keeps working. #ES2#
Braxton manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Braxton throws an overhand right that lands on Pederson's shoulder, as Pederson tries to avoid the shot.
Braxton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pederson.
Braxton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Braxton misses with a low kick.
Braxton lands a leg kick that knocks Pederson off balance momentarily.
Pederson looks to throw the jab but Braxton is out of range.
Braxton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pederson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pederson. Braxton does a little dance to reset his feet.#T5##TD#
Pederson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Braxton to the mat! Braxton manages to get full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Braxton holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB#
Pederson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pederson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #ES2#
Braxton kicks Pederson off and gets to his feet.
Pederson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braxton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Braxton checks a leg kick.
Danny Braxton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braxton staying out of range there.
Braxton leaves Pederson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Braxton looks to throw a body kick#TD#
and Pederson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Braxton won't be happy with that. #T6#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braxton struggling a bit here.#SUB#
Pederson is trying to get an arm triangle but Braxton is defending well.
Braxton is looking to reverse the position.
Pederson wants to control but Braxton is keeping him busy.
Braxton is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T7#
Braxton wants to get back to full guard but Pederson has mounted him!
Pederson landing shots from mount.
Pederson controlling from the full mount.
Deanthony Pederson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pederson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Braxton is in a horrible position here. Pederson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Braxton wants to hold on but Pederson pushes him away.#SUB#
Pederson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Braxton has worked his arm free - good work by Braxton!
Braxton wants to control but Pederson postures up.#T8#
Pederson throws an elbow but Braxton slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pederson trying to control the action but Braxton is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Pederson is trying to get an arm triangle but Braxton is defending well.
Pederson throws a strike aimed at the side of Braxton's head but Braxton avoids it well.
Braxton prevents Pederson from improving position.
Pederson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #T9#
Braxton is trying to buck Pederson off.
Pederson lands a nice forearm strike. #SUB#
Pederson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pederson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Pederson tries for a kimura but Braxton is defending well.
Braxton is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pederson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pederson wants to control for a moment but Braxton uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Danny Braxton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
A swing and a miss from Pederson.
Pederson looks for a takedown but Braxton sprawls well.
Pederson ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
It looked like Pederson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pederson throws a sloppy body shot
and Braxton counters with a low kick, right behind Pederson 's knee.
Braxton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pederson manages to avoid it.
Braxton has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pederson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pederson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pederson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pederson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pederson scores with a decent looking hook.
A left lands for Pederson.
Pederson looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.#T1#
Pederson throws a looping overhand right but Braxton ducks down to avoid it.
Pederson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Braxton as he avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Pederson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Braxton lands with an overhand left.
Pederson throws a body punch but Braxton moves out of range.
Jab from Braxton.
Braxton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Braxton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pederson throws the left hand but Braxton avoids the punch easily.
Pederson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braxton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Pederson.
Pederson blocks a head kick by Braxton. #T2#
Braxton misses with a body punch #TD#
and Pederson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pederson tries to free his leg and advance position but Braxton is retaining full guard.
Pederson prevents Braxton from getting back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pederson stopping the sweep attempt from Braxton.
Pederson stops Braxton from standing up.
Pederson preventing the sweep.
Braxton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pederson trying to control but Braxton is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pederson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Braxton keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully.
Braxton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pederson is one step ahead there. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Braxton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pederson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Braxton tests Pederson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pederson moves out of range as Braxton strikes.
Pederson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Braxton throws a body shot but no joy.
Braxton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braxton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pederson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braxton.
Braxton throws a jab when Pederson was well out of range.
Pederson moves forwards but Braxton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Pederson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T4#
Braxton lands a right hook to the body.
Braxton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Braxton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pederson.
Pederson misses with a hook. Braxton ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Braxton misses.
Pederson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pederson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pederson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Braxton keeps Pederson at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pederson misses with a takedown attempt - Braxton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deanthony Pederson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braxton misses with a body shot.
It looked like Pederson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Braxton.
Braxton slips under a jab from Pederson.#T5#
Braxton throws a head kick but Pederson moves out of range.
Pederson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from Braxton misses.
Braxton throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD#
and Pederson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Braxton won't be happy with that.
Pederson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Braxton's shoulder. That is not cool.
Braxton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pederson is controlling him well.
Braxton regains half guard.#ES2#
Braxton kicks off Pederson and gets to his feet. #TD#
Pederson gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Pederson seems to be working for a kimura but Braxton defends the submission attempt.#T6#
Braxton tries to kick Pederson off but Pederson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB#
Pederson is working for a kimura but Braxton is defending it quite comfortably.
Pederson prevents Braxton from improving his position.
Braxton is trying to stand back up but Pederson is controlling him
Braxton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T7##SUB#
Pederson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB#
Pederson 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.
Pederson is pressing down on Braxton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Braxton is holding on for now. #T8#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Pederson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pederson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Braxton won't allow Pederson to pass to mount.
Braxton is holding on to half guard well.
Pederson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T9#
Braxton pushes Pederson off looking to stand but Pederson dives back in and keeps control.
Pederson wants to take a breather but Braxton is having none of it.
Pederson is looking to stall here but Braxton recovers full guard.
Braxton can't keep his opponent in guard - Pederson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB#
Pederson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braxton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pederson.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Braxton.
I think Braxton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Danny Braxton!
Danny Braxton is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Danny Braxton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: TOF 54
Date: Nov 18, 2023

#R1#
Jab by Braxton.
Bagrov misses with a hook.
Braxton moves out of range as Bagrov strikes.
Bagrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Braxton cracks a nice hook into Bagrov's ribs.
Braxton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Braxton leaves Bagrov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Braxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Bagrov is just out of range.
Braxton is looking to land body kicks.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bagrov moves away.
Bagrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Braxton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braxton. Bagrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bagrov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bagrov moves away.
Braxton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
A head kick misses from Braxton.
Bagrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Braxton misses with a low kick.
Braxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Braxton throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #TD2#
Bagrov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Braxton has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bagrov is on him like a limpet, forcing Braxton back against the cage.
Bagrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bagrov misses with the head strike.
Bagrov prevents a body shot from Braxton.
Bagrov tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Bagrov back against the cage.
Bagrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bagrov.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Braxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bagrov tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bagrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Braxton backwards. #T2#
Braxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bagrov tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Braxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Braxton tries a body shot but Bagrov blocks it.
Bagrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bagrov lands a shot to the body.
Braxton blocks an uppercut.
Bagrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bagrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braxton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bagrov gets through Braxton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Braxton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bagrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braxton.
Bagrov lands a nice uppercut.
Bagrov misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton wants to stall.
Bagrov misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Good body shot from Braxton.
Braxton tries to work over Bagrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Braxton as the two fighters clinch.
Bagrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Braxton backwards.
Bagrov blocking some punches.
Bagrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Braxton controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Braxton.
Bagrov lands a left hand.
Braxton lands with a left to the head.
Braxton gets through Bagrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bagrov tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Bagrov back against the cage.
Bagrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton lands a hook that snaps the head of Bagrov backwards.
Bagrov wants a takedown but no success here.
Bagrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Bagrov throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton misses with some punches. #T4#
Bagrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Braxton lands with a left to the head.
Braxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bagrov blocking some punches.
Braxton scores with a hook to the body.
Bagrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Braxton backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braxton.
Braxton prevents a body shot from Bagrov.
Bagrov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Danny Braxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danila Bagrov.
Bagrov throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Braxton misses with some punches.
Bagrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Braxtons head.
Braxton blocks an uppercut.
Braxton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bagrov lands a body punch.
Bagrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Braxton backwards. #T5#
Braxton working aggressively here.
Bagrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bagrov misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Bagrov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bagrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bagrov misses with a body punch. #TD2#
Bagrov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Braxton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bagrov on the ground.
Bagrov stands up over Braxton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bagrov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bagrov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Braxton is on top in guard. #REVR#
Bagrov controlling Braxton's posture.
Bagrov keeping moving, preventing Braxton from controlling successfully. #T6#
Braxton wants to get up but he can't break Bagrov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Braxton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bagrov is pulling down on Braxton's head to control his posture. #T7#
Braxton wants to get up but he can't break Bagrov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Braxton won't allow Bagrov to sweep him here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bagrov is controlling Braxton's posture.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Braxton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Braxton misses the jab.
Braxton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Braxton throws a lazy right hand but Bagrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bagrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braxton throws a half hearted mid kick.#T8#
Braxton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Braxton moves in looking to clinch but Bagrov pushes him off.
Braxton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Braxton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bagrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braxton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bagrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bagrov blocks a head kick by Braxton.
Bagrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.
Braxton misses with a head kick.
Braxton takes one to the chin there.
Braxton is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bagrov walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bagrov misses with a wild body shot.
Bagrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braxton manages to avoid it.
Bagrov with a jab.#T9#
Bagrov lands an overhand right.
Bagrov closes the distance and clinches up with Braxton, looking for a takedown. Bagrov pushes Braxton against the cage but Braxton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Braxton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
No luck for Bagrov with that takedown attempt.
Danny Braxton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick from Braxton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bagrov checks a low kick from Braxton.
Braxton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bagrov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bagrov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bagrov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A left lands for Braxton.
Braxton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Danila Bagrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Braxton ducks right into an uppercut from Bagrov.
Bagrov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Braxton throws a right hand that misses
and Bagrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braxton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bagrov takes a step back to recover.
Bagrov with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Braxton to counter with a crisp jab.
Bagrov tests Braxton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bagrov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Braxton in his tracks.
Braxton throws a sloppy head kick
and Bagrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Bagrov avoids a kick to the body.
Braxton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Braxton throws a sloppy head kick and Bagrov moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Braxton coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braxton throws a looping overhand right but Bagrov ducks down to avoid it.
Braxton misses with a straight right. #T1#
Bagrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses
and Bagrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bagrov misses with a body shot.
And Braxton counters with a quick kick to the body but Bagrov blocks it.
Bagrov scores with a jab.
Braxton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Braxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Braxton.
Bagrov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed right hand from Braxton misses the target.
It seemed like Bagrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bagrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braxton moves away.
Bagrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Bagrov - just one landing.
Bagrov connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bagrov jabs Braxton right on the nose. Braxton blinks but takes it well.#T2#
Nice cross by Bagrov.
Bagrov misses with a right hand
and Braxton counters with a body kick that stops Bagrov in his tracks momentarily.
Bagrov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Braxton looks to land a right hand but Bagrov moved out of range.
Bagrov avoids the body shot from Braxton.
Bagrov lunges at Braxton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Braxton's hand.
Bagrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braxton manages to avoid it.
As Bagrov looks to move away, Braxton throws a big counter combo but Bagrov just gets out of the way.
Bagrov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Braxton counters with a left to the body.
Braxton lands a jab to the head.
Bagrov has a takedown stuffed.
Danny Braxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danila Bagrov.
Braxton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bagrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Braxton scrambles back to his feet.#T3#
Bagrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Bagrov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Braxton throws a body punch but Bagrov moves out of range.
Braxton cracks Bagrov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Braxton catches Bagrov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Braxton walks into a straight right hand from Bagrov.
Nice uppercut there from Bagrov.
Braxton misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bagrov! But no joy.
Bagrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bagrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Braxton to score with a decent uppercut.
Danny Braxton is winning the standup battle so far.
Bagrov misses the jab.#T4#
Braxton swings for the body but Bagrov moves out of range.
Braxton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Braxton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bagrov misses the shot to the body.
Bagrov swings widly with a right hand
and Bagrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
Braxton clinches up against the cage.
Bagrov tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Bagrov back against the cage.
Danila Bagrov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Braxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Bagrov.
Braxton misses with a body punch.
Bagrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bagrov tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Braxton prevents a body shot from Bagrov.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
Bagrov pushes Braxton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bagrov wants a takedown but no success here.
Braxton is trying to push Bagrov away but Bagrov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T5#
Braxton stops a takedown attempt from Bagrov.
Bagrov blocking some punches.
Bagrov misses with a punch to the body.
Bagrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Bagrov fails to land.
Braxton working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braxton.
Bagrov tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bagrov misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Bagrov.
Bagrov misses with some punches.
Bagrov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Braxton blocks a body shot from Bagrov.
Bagrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Braxton.#T6#
A short right from Bagrov.
Bagrov misses with a body punch.
Braxton blocking some punches.
Braxton blocks a body shot from Bagrov.
Bagrov is working Braxton over against the cage.
Braxton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bagrov backwards.
Bagrov is working Braxton over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bagrov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Bagrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
Braxton tries to sprawl but Bagrov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Braxton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bagrov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bagrov wants to take a breather but Braxton is having none of it. #T7#
Braxton wants to control but Bagrov is keeping busy.
Braxton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bagrov.
Bagrov wants to take a breather but Braxton is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bagrov connects with a nice short shot to Braxton's temple.
Bagrov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Braxton is trying to stand. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T8#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Braxton misses with an uppercut. Bagrov saw that one coming.
Braxton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bagrov.
That kick from Braxton tenderised Bagrov's leg. Bagrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick by Braxton misses #TD2#
and Bagrov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braxton's guard.
Bagrov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bagrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Braxton keeping moving, preventing Bagrov from controlling successfully.
Bagrov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Braxton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Braxton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Danila Bagrov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bagrov wants to control from the top but Braxton keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Braxton is pulling down on Bagrov's head. It's preventing any offense from Bagrov, at least for the moment.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T9#
Bagrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crunch! Braxton slams his shin into Bagrov's torso.
Braxton keeps the fight on the outside.
Bagrov lands with a cross.
Bagrov thuds a left hand into Braxton's body.
Bagrov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Braxton but Braxton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Braxton throws an overhand right that lands on Bagrov's shoulder, as Bagrov tries to avoid the shot.
Bagrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good shot there by Braxton.
Bagrov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danila Bagrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Bagrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Braxton counters with a left to the body.
Braxton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bagrov doesn't seem bothered though.
Braxton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braxton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bagrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bagrov connects with a looping right hand.
Bagrov misses with a wild body shot.
Braxton moves away from the strike by Bagrov.
Braxton missing with a left hand there. Bagrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagrov misses the shot to the body.
Bagrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braxton.
Bagrov blocks the body kick.
Bagrov throws the left hand but Braxton avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Bagrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Bagrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Braxton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bagrov.
Braxton lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Braxton scores with a jab. Bagrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Braxton misses.
Bagrov jabs Braxton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bagrov scores with the left hand. Braxton knows he should have avoided that one.
Braxton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Braxton does it's job there.
Nice takedown defense from Braxton. No joy for Bagrov on that attempt.
Bagrov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bagrov cracks Braxton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bagrov digs a good body shot into Braxton's ribs.
A jab from Braxton misses. #T2#
Braxton throws a hook to the side of Bagrov's head but Bagrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bagrov looks to land a left hand but Braxton moved out of range nicely.
Braxton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bagrov walks into a left hand.
Bagrov misses with a hook. Braxton ducked under it nicely.
Braxton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Braxton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bagrov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Braxton jabs Bagrov right on the nose. Bagrov blinks but takes it well.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braxton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bagrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bagrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton scores with a jab to the head.
Braxton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T3#
Braxton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bagrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braxton manages to avoid it.
Braxton throws a head kick that Bagrov semi-blocks.
Bagrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bagrov thuds his right hand into Braxton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick misses from Braxton.
Braxton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bagrov cracks Braxton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Braxton throws a sloppy head kick and Bagrov moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Bagrov as he connects with a hook.#T4#
Braxton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bagrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Braxton scrambles back to his feet.
Bagrov cracks Braxton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bagrov shoots in looking for a takedown but Braxton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bagrov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
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!
Braxton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bagrov scores with a body shot.
Braxton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Braxton blocks a jab.
Bagrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braxton throws out the jab.
Braxton thuds a left hand into Bagrov's body.
Bagrov cracks Braxton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Braxton looks to throw a body kick#TD2#
and Bagrov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bagrov.

Braxton has his feet on Bagrov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bagrov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Braxton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danila Bagrov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Danny Braxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danila Bagrov.#T5#
Braxton throws a combination. Bagrov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Braxton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braxton is looking to counter with head kicks.
Braxton misses with a straight right.
Bagrov misses with a wild body shot.
Bagrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Braxton misses.
Braxton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bagrov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bagrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Braxton throws a body punch but Bagrov moves out of range. #T6#
Bagrov misses with a body shot.
Bagrov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Braxton's waist but Braxton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bagrov off to one side.
Braxton misses the shot to the body.
Bagrov with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Braxton.
Braxton scores with a hook.
Braxton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bagrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bagrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bagrov shoots in for a takedown but Braxton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Braxton throws a looping overhand right but Bagrov ducks down to avoid it.
Braxton throws a right and a left that Bagrov avoids nicely.
Bagrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bagrov tries to clinch up.#T7#
Bagrov scores with a jab to the body.
Bagrov ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Bagrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bagrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braxton.
Bagrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Braxton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bagrov throws a good cross that connects.
Bagrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braxton throws a nice looking combination but Bagrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bagrov misses with a straight right.
Braxton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Braxton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bagrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braxton.
Bagrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Braxton. #T8#
Braxton tries to clinch but Bagrov moves out of range.
Braxton throws an overhand right that lands on Bagrov's shoulder, as Bagrov tries to avoid the shot.
Braxton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Braxton misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bagrov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bagrov lands a nice hook to Braxton's body. Braxton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Danny Braxton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bagrov blocks the body kick.
Bagrov lands a body shot.
Bagrov slips a straight right by Braxton.
Braxton throws a low kick but Bagrov moves out of range easily.
Bagrov avoids the head kick by Braxton.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses.
Braxton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bagrov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T9#
Bagrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bagrov takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
Bagrov lands with a cross.
Bagrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braxton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Braxton has knocked Bagrov down with a huge combo! Braxton steps away and waves a wobbly Bagrov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Bagrov is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Danila Bagrov has been cut.
Braxton throws the kick towards the body but Bagrov avoids it.
Bagrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Braxton finish him?
Bagrov scores with a body shot.
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 right hand but Bagrov moved out of range.
Bagrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braxton.
Braxton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Braxton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bagrov works the jab nicely.
Braxton drops Bagrov with a straight right hand, right on the button! Braxton follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Braxton!
Danny Braxton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: TOF 46
Date: Oct 21, 2023

#R1#
Barre throws a nice head kick!
Braxton swings for the body but Barre moves out of range.
Barre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Braxton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Braxton is looking to clinch. #CL#
Braxton has Barre up against the cage in a clinch. #BC2#
Barre manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Braxton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Braxton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Braxton counters with a quick kick to the body but Barre blocks it.
Barre slips a straight right by Braxton.
Barre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braxton backing away here, and Barre unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton cracks a nice hook into Barre's ribs.
Barre slips a jab from Braxton.
Barre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barre throws a head kick that misses
and Braxton counters with a solid body kick.
Barre throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
Braxton quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T1#
Braxton stalks Barre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barre's face. Barre staggers backwards, shaken.
Barre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braxton.
Braxton lands with a shot to the body.
Braxton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barre connects with a leg kick.
Barre scores with a punch to the head.
Braxton scores with a shot to the body.
Barre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Braxton is able to avoid easily.
Barre throws a lazy right hand but Braxton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braxton throws a nice looking combination but Barre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braxton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barre.
Braxton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barre throws out the jab.
VC Barre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barre 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.
A low kick from Barre misses
and Braxton counters with a three punch combo that has Barre backing up. Barre nods at Braxton to acknowledge the strikes.#T2#
Barre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barre.
Barre throws a leg kick that misses.
We've been told by Braxton's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Braxton wants to slow Barre down by chopping away at his legs.
Barre moves out of range of the strikes.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braxton misses with a body shot.
Braxton checks a leg kick nicely.
Barre lands a high kick!
Braxton looks to land a right hand but Barre moved out of range.
Braxton checks a leg kick nicely.
Braxton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barre lands with a nice combination. Braxton backs away looking to recover.
Braxton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barre misses with a left hand
letting Braxton counter with a right hand. #T3#
Braxton throws a hook to the side of Barre's head but Barre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barre looks to land a right hand but Braxton moved out of range.
Braxton feints a jab promting Barre to slip. Braxton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barre slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Braxton throws a lazy right hand but Barre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braxton moves out of range of the leg kick from Barre.
Braxton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barre throws a solid leg kick but Braxton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barre.
Braxton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barre has time to react.
Braxton misses with a head kick.
Barre throws a leg kick that is checked
and Braxton counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Barre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barre misses the jab.
Barre just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBraxton.
Barre scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braxton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T4#
Braxton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Braxton scores with a nice head shot.
Barre misses with an uppercut.
Braxton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL#
Braxton has Barre up against the cage in a clinch.
Braxton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barre misses with some punches.
Barre throws a punch but it's blocked by Braxton.
Barre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braxton.
Barre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braxton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barre up against the cage.
Barre has a couple of punches blocked by Braxton. #T5#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Braxton is keeping busy.
Barre scores with a shot to the side of Braxton's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braxton.
Braxton scores with a shoulder strike.
Braxton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Braxton lands with a light punch inside.
Braxton blocking some punches.
Braxton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barre backwards.
Braxton blocking some punches.
Braxton letting Barre take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Barre's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T6#
Braxton scores with a shot to the side of Barre's head.
Barre has Braxton pressed against the cage.
Barre throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barre backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braxton lands with a short shot to the head.
Barre misses with the head strike.
Barre blocks an elbow strike from Braxton.
Braxton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Braxton misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Braxton as Barre tries to tie him up.
Barre avoiding damage.
Braxton throws a punch but it's blocked by Barre.
Barre wants to stall.
Braxton misses with a punch on the inside. #T7#
Barre leaning against his opponent.
Braxton blocking some punches.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Braxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barre is trying to stall.
A short right from Braxton.
Barre scores with a shoulder strike.
Braxton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barre backwards.
Braxton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Braxton gets through Barre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Braxton misses with a body punch.
Barre misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barre.
Barre being controlled against the cage.
Braxton misses with a punch on the inside. #T8#
Barre lands with a right to the head.
Braxton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barre has a couple of punches blocked by Braxton.
Braxton misses with a body punch.
Barre misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braxton.
Barre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barre trying to control the position but instead, Braxton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barre into the cage.
Braxton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braxton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Braxton slows down the pace here.
Barre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T9#
Braxton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barre's elbow.
Barre stalling in the clinch but Braxton improves position.
Barre trying to control the position but instead, Braxton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barre into the cage.
Braxton lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Braxton.
Barre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Braxton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barre dodges an elbow strike from Braxton.
Braxton blocks a body shot from Barre.
Barre blocks an elbow strike from Braxton.
Braxton lands a nice shot to the body.
Barre is trying to maintain a safe position but Braxton gets an underhook and turns Barre into the cage.
Barre blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Braxton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Barre throws a jab when Braxton was well out of range.
Barre avoids the head kick by Braxton.
Barre feints a counter leg kick.
Braxton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barre takes one to the side of the head.
Braxton slips a jab from Barre.
Barre throws a body punch but Braxton moves out of range.
Braxton lands a jab.
Barre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Braxton throws a leg kick but Barre sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Braxton checks it well.
Barre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barre throws a combination that misses
and Braxton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Danny Braxton is winning the standup battle so far.
Barre tries to score with a low kick but Braxton moves his leg out of the way.
Barre has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Barre avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T1#
Braxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braxton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barre throws a leg kick but Braxton checks it. #CL#
Barre tries to keep at a distance but Braxton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Braxton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barre can do to turn this around?
Braxton tries to work over Barre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Braxton misses with a punch to the body.
Danny Braxton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braxton.
Good body shot from Braxton.
Braxton scores with a shoulder strike.
Braxton is leaning against Barre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barre is looking to control Braxton's arms but Braxton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barre has his back to the cage.
Barre misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Braxton.
Braxton lands an elbow inside. #T2#
Barre tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Barre back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Braxton.
Barre is breathing heavily.
Braxton lands with a short shot to the head.
Braxton lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braxton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braxton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Braxton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Barre controls the action.
Barre trying to control the position but instead, Braxton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barre into the cage.
Barre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braxton gets through Barre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Braxton lands a hook that snaps the head of Barre backwards.
Barre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barre prevents a body shot from Braxton.
Braxton working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Barre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Braxton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barre.
A nice right hand lands inside from Braxton.
Barre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barre stalling in the clinch but Braxton improves position.
Braxton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barre backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Braxton throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barre backwards.
Braxton lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#Barre is rocked!
Braxton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barre backwards.
Barre is still on wobbly legs! Can Braxton finish him?
Barre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braxton's elbow.
Braxton creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Barre's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Barre drops to his knees and Braxton pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Braxton!
Our winner, Danny Braxton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: TOF 40
Date: Sep 24, 2023

#R1#
Braxton misses with an uppercut.
King tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Danga de danga de dang - Braxton scores with a four punch combination!
Braxton slips under a jab from King.
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Braxton.
King darts in looking for a takedown but Braxton gets double underhooks and turns King into the cage.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Braxton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Braxton tries to clinch but King moves away #TD2#
and King counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by King.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Braxton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King is working Braxton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
King landing with the ground and pound.
Braxton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T1#
Braxton is really struggling to control King but he's trying to hold on to the position.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King trying to control but Braxton is working from the bottom.
Braxton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Braxton is trying to keep King in close.
King showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Braxton looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there. #T2#
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.
Braxton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Braxton works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Braxton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice sprawl there from Braxton as King shoots in.
Braxton is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.#TD2#
Braxton tries to sprawl but King drives through with a takedown into half guard.
King prevents Braxton from improving his position.
King scoring with strikes to the body and head.
King is nestled in close to Braxton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Braxton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T3#
Braxton is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
King is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Braxton has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
King is working for a kimura but Braxton is defending it quite comfortably.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Braxton is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Braxton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Braxton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Braxton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King trying to control but Braxton is working from the bottom.
Braxton trying to control the position.
Braxton controlling King's posture. #SUB2#
King drops back, looking for a kneebar! Braxton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Braxton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Braxton! #REVR##T5##SU#
Braxton stands up and beckons King to his feet.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Braxton momentarily.
King takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Braxton stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Braxton lands with a good body shot.
King dives in and grabs Braxton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Braxton pushes down on King's head and hops out.
Danny Braxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur King.#CL#
Braxton moves into range and clinches up with King.
A short uppercut from King.
Braxton lands a shoulder strike. #T6#
King is looking for a takedown.
Braxton lands a body shot in the clinch.
King tries a body shot but Braxton blocks it.
Braxton is working King over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King trying to stall but Braxton improves his position.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
Braxton misses with the head strike. #BC2#
King breaks the clinch.
Danny Braxton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braxton is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Braxton lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
Braxton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
King tries to move into range but Braxton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Braxton lands with a cross. #T7#
A low kick from King misses
and Braxton counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Braxton to acknowledge the strikes.
King gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#ROC#King is rocked!
Braxton looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
King checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Braxton throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King looks to throw the jab but Braxton is out of range.
Braxton is looking to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch.
King scores with a nice strike.
Braxton throws a leg kick that misses.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Braxton tries to counter by clinching up but King breaks away and moves out of range.
Braxton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T8#
King throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL#
and Braxton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Braxton tries a knee to the head but King blocks it. #TD2#
King has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Braxton clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braxton is covering up but some of the strikes from King are getting through and doing damage.
You can see the frustration on Braxton's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
King wants to control the position but Braxton frees himself and scrambles - King manages to regain control in side control. #SUB2#
King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T9#
Braxton is trying to improve his position.
King working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Braxton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
King moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
King is pulling down on Braxton's head to control his posture.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Braxton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
King throws a low kick but it's checked well by Braxton.
Braxton looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
King throws out a counter right but Braxton avoids it with no problem.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Braxton swivels and escapes.
Braxton scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
Braxton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Braxton.
King feints the counter takedown.
King misses the body punch
and Braxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braxton scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braxton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Braxton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Braxton checks a leg kick.
Danny Braxton is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Braxton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice cross by King.
Braxton connects with a jab.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braxton digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
Braxton clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
King lands an overhand right.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braxton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Braxton checks it well.
A quick step to the side and Braxton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braxton throws a half hearted mid kick.
King feints the counter takedown.
Braxton 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. #T2#
King throws a leg kick
and Braxton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King misses the shot to the body.
Braxton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braxton. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braxton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braxton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
King ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Braxton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Braxton counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Braxton looks at the referee who does nothing so Braxton lands a crushing right that sends King to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Braxton!

Event: TOF 33
Date: Sep 02, 2023

#R1#
Pederson lands with a right hand.
Braxton scoring well with a low kick there.
Braxton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Braxton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pederson lands a nice looking body shot.
Pederson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Braxton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pederson swings for the body but Braxton moves out of range.
Pederson takes one to the chin there.
Pederson throws out a leg kick but Braxton moves out of range and Pederson only half commits.
A little feinted left hand from Braxton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pederson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Braxton defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson takes one to the side of the head. #T1#
Pederson throws a good cross that connects.
We've been told by Braxton's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Braxton throws a front kick that sends Pederson stumbling back into the cage.
Pederson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Braxton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Braxton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pederson has time to react.
Braxton misses with the combination.
A jab from Pederson misses.
A jab from Pederson misses.
Braxton tries to close the distance and clinch but Pederson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Braxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pederson.
Nice shot by Braxton.
Pederson just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pederson throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Braxton slips a jab from Pederson.
Pederson shoots in looking for a takedown but Braxton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pederson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Danny Braxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deanthony Pederson.
Pederson looks for a takedown but Braxton sprawls well.
Braxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton looks for the body kick but Pederson saw that one coming.
Pederson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pederson or perhaps it was just good defense by Braxton, which made it look bad.
Pederson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A lazy body kick from Braxton #TD2#
and Pederson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braxton's guard.
Braxton wants to sweep here but Pederson controlling him for the moment.
Braxton trying to control the position here. #T3#
Pederson passes Braxton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braxton keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Braxton wants to improve his position but Pederson is controlling well.
Braxton keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Pederson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Braxton wants to improve his position but Pederson is controlling well.
Pederson trying to mount his opponent but Braxton defends it. #SUB2#
Pederson is working for a kimura but Braxton is defending it quite comfortably.
Braxton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pederson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pederson's back!
Braxton avoiding Pederson 's attempts to control his hands.
Braxton just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up. #T5#
Braxton controlling well, preventing Pederson from escaping the position.
Braxton doesn't have the hooks in and Pederson manages to turn into his guard.
Braxton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pederson throws a big right hand that misses.
Braxton keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully.
Braxton controlling the position.
Pederson trying to control but Braxton is working from the bottom.
Pederson forces his way into half guard.#SUB2#
Pederson is working for a kimura but Braxton is defending it quite comfortably. #T6#
Pederson is taking a breather. Braxton 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.
It looks like Pederson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Braxton trying to control here.
Braxton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T7#
Braxton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pederson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pederson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Braxton!
Braxton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pederson on the ground.
Pederson controlling from mount.
Braxton regains half guard.
Braxton trying to control from the bottom.
Pederson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pederson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T8##SUB2#
Pederson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Braxton is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Deanthony Pederson!
Deanthony Pederson is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Deanthony Pederson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: TOF 26
Date: Jul 30, 2023

#R1#
Bayarmaa misses with an uppercut.
Bayarmaa's coach down at Gumburcules Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bayarmaa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick which misses Braxton's front leg but catches the back leg as Braxton tries to avoid it.
A big right from Bayarmaa misses.
Braxton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Braxton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bayarmaa misses with a straight right.
Bayarmaa checks a low kick from Braxton.
We've been told by Braxton's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bayarmaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Braxton.
Bayarmaa misses with a two punch combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bayarmaa. That's going to slow Braxton down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayarmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.
It looked like Braxton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bayarmaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crunch! Bayarmaa slams his shin into Braxton's torso.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick
and Braxton counters with an inside leg kick. #T1#
Bayarmaa swings away with a body shot that misses #CL#
and Braxton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bayarmaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Braxton backwards.
Bayarmaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Braxton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Braxton on the inside.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Bayarmaa controls the action.
Bayarmaa misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton misses with some punches.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Bayarmaa controls the action.
Bayarmaa has a couple of punches blocked by Braxton.
Bayarmaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Bayarmaa fails to land.
Braxton gets through Bayarmaa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bayarmaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Braxton.
Braxton scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bayarmaa blocks an uppercut.
Bayarmaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braxton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Braxton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Braxton lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Braxton.
A body shot lands from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bayarmaa blocks a body shot from Braxton. #T3#
Bayarmaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Braxton.
Bayarmaa tries a body shot but Braxton blocks it.
Bayarmaa tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Bayarmaa back against the cage.
Braxton lands a nice shot to the body.
Braxton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bayarmaa avoids it.
A short right from Braxton on the inside.
Braxton throws a punch but it's blocked by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Braxton controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braxton.
Braxton avoiding damage as Bayarmaa throws knees to the body.
Braxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bayarmaa or not.
Bayarmaa prevents a body shot from Braxton.
Braxton blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Braxton.
Braxton avoiding damage.
Braxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bayarmaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Braxton controls his hands.
Bayarmaa blocks a body shot from Braxton.
A head punch on the inside from Braxton fails to land.
Bayarmaa managing to block the knees to the body from Braxton.
A left hand lands to the body for Braxton.
A nice left hand lands by Bayarmaa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bayarmaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braxton's elbow.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
Braxton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braxton lands a hook that snaps the head of Bayarmaa backwards.
Braxton lands with a light punch inside. #T5#
Braxton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braxton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bayarmaa's elbow.
Braxton misses with a punch to the body.
Bayarmaa can't find room to land a body shot as Braxton controls the action.
Bayarmaa misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton has a couple of punches blocked by Bayarmaa.
Braxton missing with knees to the body.
Braxton lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Braxton.
Braxton throws a punch but it's blocked by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayarmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Braxton tries to work over Bayarmaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Braxton misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T6#
Nice body punch from Braxton.
Braxton takes a shot to the head.
Bayarmaa blocks a body shot from Braxton.
Braxton has a couple of punches blocked by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa working aggressively here.
Braxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Braxton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bayarmaa scores with a shot to the side of Braxton's head.
Bayarmaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bayarmaa has a couple of punches blocked by Braxton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayarmaa working aggressively here.
Bayarmaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Braxton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Braxton misses with some punches. #T7#
Braxton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bayarmaa backwards.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
Bayarmaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braxton's elbow.
Braxton blocks an uppercut.
Bayarmaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braxton tries a body shot but Bayarmaa blocks it.
Braxton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braxton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bayarmaa misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bayarmaa fails to land.
Braxton lands with a light punch inside.
Bayarmaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Braxton.
Bayarmaa tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bayarmaa misses with a knee strike.
Braxton is working Bayarmaa over against the cage.#T8#
Braxton lands with a short shot to the head. #CUT#It looks like Gan Bayarmaa has been cut.
Bayarmaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bayarmaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton blocks a body shot from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa working aggressively here.
Bayarmaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bayarmaa lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bayarmaa prevents a body shot from Braxton.
Braxton blocks an uppercut.
Braxton tries to throw a body punch but Bayarmaa avoids it by throwing Braxton back against the cage.
Bayarmaa throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton missing with knees to the body.
Braxton has a couple of punches blocked by Bayarmaa.
Braxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Braxton lands a left hand. #T9#
Bayarmaa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bayarmaa throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
Bayarmaa misses with a body punch.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
Braxton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bayarmaa is defending well for now.
Bayarmaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Braxton blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bayarmaa.
Braxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Bayarmaa tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Bayarmaa back against the cage.
Bayarmaa working aggressively here.
Braxton tries to throw a body punch but Bayarmaa avoids it by throwing Braxton back against the cage.
Bayarmaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bayarmaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Braxton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gan Bayarmaa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Bayarmaa is looking to score with low kicks.
Braxton misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bayarmaa 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 misses with a combination
enabling Bayarmaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Braxton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bayarmaa misses with a leg kick.
Bayarmaa throws a looping overhand right but Braxton ducks down to avoid it.
Braxton is looking for a counter combo.
Braxton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Braxton is looking to slow Bayarmaa down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick that misses.
Braxton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Braxton throws out a powerful jab.
Bayarmaa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bayarmaa misses with a body punch
and Braxton counters with a good low kick that Bayarmaa was not able to check. #T1#
Braxton looks to throw the jab but Bayarmaa is out of range.
A jab from Braxton misses.
Gan Bayarmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bayarmaa wants to land a leg kick but Braxton is out of range.
Braxton throws a big counter combination but Bayarmaa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gan Bayarmaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bayarmaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Braxton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bayarmaa can do to turn this around?
Bayarmaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Braxton at a distance.
Bayarmaa scores with a hook.
Bayarmaa thows a body kick. Braxton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A shot to the body from Bayarmaa misses
and Braxton counters with a straight right hand.
Braxton misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Braxton has managed to clinch.
Bayarmaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bayarmaa tries a body shot but Braxton blocks it.
Braxton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T2#
Braxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayarmaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Braxton tries to work over Bayarmaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bayarmaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Braxton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bayarmaa can't find room to land a body shot as Braxton controls the action.
Braxton trying to land knees to the body.
Bayarmaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Braxton.
Bayarmaa prevents a body shot from Braxton.
Braxton lands with a right to the head.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Braxton lands a nice uppercut.#T3#
Bayarmaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bayarmaa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Braxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bayarmaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
Bayarmaa tries to circle away but Braxton has him pinned against the cage.
Bayarmaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Braxton throws a head punch that misses.
Bayarmaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Braxton.
Bayarmaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bayarmaa tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Bayarmaa back against the cage.
Braxton presses Bayarmaa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bayarmaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Braxton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Braxton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bayarmaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braxton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Braxton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Braxton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braxton.
Braxton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braxton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bayarmaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braxton. #T5#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braxton.
Bayarmaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braxton's elbow.
Braxton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Braxton tries to work over Bayarmaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Braxton.
Braxton scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Braxton.
Bayarmaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bayarmaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bayarmaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braxton is defending well for now.
Braxton misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Braxton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bayarmaa misses with some punches.
Braxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T6#
Bayarmaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bayarmaa can't find room to land a body shot as Braxton controls the action.
Bayarmaa can't find room to land a body shot as Braxton controls the action.
Braxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton avoiding damage.
Bayarmaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bayarmaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bayarmaa backwards.
Bayarmaa throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braxton avoids a wild elbow strike from Bayarmaa.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Braxton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Braxton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T7#
Braxton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braxton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Braxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Braxton scores with a hook to the body.
Braxton lands a shot to the body.
Bayarmaa working aggressively here.
Braxton blocks an uppercut.
Bayarmaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Braxton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bayarmaa backwards.
Braxton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braxton tries to land knees in the clinch but Bayarmaa avoids the damage to the body.
Braxton scores with a hook to the body.
Bayarmaa throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Bayarmaa controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Braxton. #T8#
Bayarmaa takes a shot to the head.
Braxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayarmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bayarmaa.
Braxton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bayarmaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Braxton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braxton throws a head punch that misses.
Bayarmaa blocks a body shot from Braxton.
Braxton takes a shot to the head.
Braxton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bayarmaa or not.
Bayarmaa is breathing heavily.
Bayarmaa tries a body shot but Braxton blocks it.
Bayarmaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bayarmaa lands a body shot. #T9#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Braxton.
Braxton lands with a left to the head.
Braxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Braxton blocking some punches.
Bayarmaa presses Braxton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Braxton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bayarmaa misses with a body punch.
Braxton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bayarmaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Braxton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bayarmaa misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Braxton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gan Bayarmaa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Braxton works Bayarmaa's body with a nice hook.
Braxton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bayarmaa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Braxton is out of range.
Bayarmaa throws a wild body kick that Braxton sees coming a mile off.
Braxton lunges at Bayarmaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bayarmaa's hand.
Bayarmaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Bayarmaa misses with a body shot.
Bayarmaa misses with a body shot.
Braxton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bayarmaa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayarmaa walks into a jab.
Braxton digs a good hook to Bayarmaa's body.
Bayarmaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braxton backing away here, and Bayarmaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bayarmaa throws a low kick, looking for Braxton's leg but Braxton calmly moves out of range.
Bayarmaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T1#
Braxton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bayarmaa misses with a low kick as Braxton jumps back.
Bayarmaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bayarmaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Braxton scores with a jab.
Bayarmaa misses with a kick to the body.
Braxton tries to counter by clinching up but Bayarmaa breaks away and moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bayarmaa - that will leave a mark!
Braxton catches Bayarmaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Braxton blocks the body kick.
Braxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bayarmaa feints a counter leg kick.
Bayarmaa tries to land a leg kick but Braxton saw it coming and moves away.
Braxton checks a leg kick.
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton tries to clinch up but Bayarmaa circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
Good shot there by Braxton.
Bayarmaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bayarmaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Braxton checks a leg kick.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bayarmaa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bayarmaa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Braxton is able to avoid easily.
Bayarmaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braxton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Braxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick but Braxton moves out of range.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bayarmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL#
Braxton pushes Bayarmaa up against the cage in a clinch.#T3#
Bayarmaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Braxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayarmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braxton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bayarmaa.
Braxton scores with a shot to the side of Bayarmaa's head.
Braxton tries a body shot but Bayarmaa blocks it.
Bayarmaa has a couple of punches blocked by Braxton.
Bayarmaa tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Bayarmaa back against the cage.
Braxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bayarmaa blocks a body shot from Braxton.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Braxton. #T4#
Bayarmaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braxton's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bayarmaa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bayarmaa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bayarmaa.
Braxton blocking some punches.
Danny Braxton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Braxton.
Braxton lands with a left to the head.
Braxton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Braxton lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braxton lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Braxton fails to land.
Braxton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bayarmaa working aggressively here.
Braxton swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T5#
Braxton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bayarmaa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Braxton.
Braxton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bayarmaa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Braxton.
Bayarmaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bayarmaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Braxton controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braxton.
Braxton lands a right hand.
Braxton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bayarmaa. #T6#
Bayarmaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Braxton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Braxton. #ROC#Bayarmaa is rocked!
Braxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bayarmaa is still on wobbly legs! Can Braxton finish him?
Bayarmaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Braxton controls his hands.
Braxton scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Braxton.
Braxton scores with a shoulder strike.
Bayarmaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Braxton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bayarmaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braxton's elbow.
Bayarmaa managing to block the knees to the body from Braxton.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Bayarmaa controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Braxton. #T7#
A right hook to the body lands for Braxton.
Bayarmaa working aggressively here.
Braxton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Braxton - that landed with a thud.
Braxton is leaning against Bayarmaa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Braxton lands with a light punch inside.
Braxton lands a body punch.
Braxton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bayarmaa backwards.
Bayarmaa takes a shot to the head.
Braxton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Braxton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bayarmaa backwards.
Braxton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bayarmaa up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Braxton.
Braxton unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bayarmaa! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Braxton is unloading with more strikes now! Bayarmaa drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Braxton!
Danny Braxton retains his middleweight title!

Event: TOF 14
Date: May 07, 2023

#R1#
Braxton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Charleston avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Charleston misses with a wild body shot.
Braxton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charleston.
Braxton takes one to the chin there.
Braxton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Charleston thumps Braxton with a low kick.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Charleston.
Charleston with the inside leg kick.
Charleston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braxton replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Charleston blocks it well.
Braxton looks to land a body kick but Charleston moved away.
Charleston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Charleston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Braxton misses with a straight left.
Charleston throws a series of strikes that have Braxton backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charleston misses the jab.#T1#
Braxton tries to clinch
and Charleston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braxton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Braxton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Charleston misses with a looping left.
Braxton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Charleston. That did some damage!
Braxton misses with an uppercut. Charleston saw that one coming.
Braxton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Charleston slips a straight right by Braxton.
Charleston misses the jab.
Braxton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL2#
Braxton has closed the distance and engaged Charleston in a clinch.
Braxton tries a body shot but Charleston blocks it.
Braxton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Charleston backwards.
Charleston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Braxton.
Braxton struggles to land a body shot inside as Charleston controls his hands.
Charleston misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Charleston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braxton's elbow.
Charleston misses with a body punch.
Braxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braxton lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braxton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charleston tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Braxton tries to work over Charleston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Braxton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Braxton fails to land.
Charleston scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Braxton.
Braxton lands with a left to the head.
Charleston throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Braxton.
Braxton misses with a body punch.
Braxton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Charleston backwards.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Braxton lands with a left to the head.
Charleston working aggressively here.
Charleston misses with some punches.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Charleston has a couple of punches blocked by Braxton.
Charleston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Braxton.
A short right from Braxton on the inside.
Braxton stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braxton.
Charleston takes a shot to the head. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Braxton. #BC#
Charleston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braxton misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Braxton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Braxton misses with an uppercut
and Charleston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Braxton thinking.
Charleston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Braxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charleston.
Charleston throws a hook to the side of Braxton's head but Braxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Braxton misses with a jab to the body
and Charleston counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice shot by Braxton.
Braxton slips a straight right by Charleston.
Braxton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Danny Braxton will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Charleston looks to land a right hand but Braxton moved out of range.
Braxton feints a counter leg kick.
Braxton is looking to chop away at Charleston's legs.
Charleston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Braxton in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Braxton throws a chopping leg kick but Charleston manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Charleston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Charleston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Braxton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Charleston circles away quickly and effectively.
Charleston thinks about countering with a body kick.
Charleston connects with an inside leg kick.
Charleston tries to bum rush Braxton with a series of wild strikes but Braxton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Braxton misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charleston throws a wild body kick that Braxton sees coming a mile off.
A cross from Braxton lands.
Charleston seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Braxton moves in looking to clinch but Charleston pushes him off.
Charleston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braxton was well out of range. Poor timing from Charleston.
Braxton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T1#
Braxton lands a two punch combo.
Braxton tries to clinch but Charleston moves out of range.
Charleston ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Charleston throws a body punch but Braxton moves out of range.
Braxton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Braxton throws a looping overhand right but Charleston ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Braxton 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 Charleston has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Charleston and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL2#
Braxton moves into range and clinches up with Charleston.
Charleston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
Charleston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danny Braxton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braxton.
A head punch on the inside from Charleston fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Braxton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Braxton is pushing Charleston up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Braxton receives a warning from the referee for stalling.#T2#
A head punch on the inside from Braxton fails to land.
Charleston lands a hook that snaps the head of Braxton backwards.
Charleston can't find room to land a body shot as Braxton controls the action.
Braxton tries to work over Charleston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braxton.
Braxton throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Braxton.
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!
Braxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Charleston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charleston is looking to control Braxton's arms but Braxton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Charleston has his back to the cage.
Braxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Charleston. #T3#
Charleston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Braxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braxton lands a hook that snaps the head of Charleston backwards.
Braxton tries to land knees in the clinch but Charleston avoids the damage to the body.
Charleston misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton presses Charleston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Charleston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charleston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Braxton lands a hook that snaps the head of Charleston backwards.
Charleston throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Braxton tries a body shot but Charleston blocks it.
Charleston tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Braxton scores with a shoulder strike.
Braxton misses with a punch to the body.
Charleston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charleston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Braxton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Braxton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charleston's elbow.
A short left from Braxton.
Braxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charleston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Braxton.
A right hand to the body from Braxton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Braxton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Charleston wants to land a leg kick but Braxton is out of range.
Braxton shapes to counter with a head kick.
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Braxton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Charleston with a jab.
Charleston throws a big shot that misses.
Braxton moves away from the strike by Charleston.
Braxton scores with a jab to the body.
Braxton throws a right hand that Charleston ducks under and follows up with a left that Charleston also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Braxton tries to close the distance and clinch but Charleston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charleston fires out a quick counter leg kick but Braxton just manages to avoid it.
Charleston lands with an uppercut that bounces Braxton off the cage and back into range.
Charleston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Braxton finds it's way round the side to connect with Charleston's head. #T1#
Charleston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braxton.
Charleston fires out a quick counter leg kick but Braxton just manages to avoid it.
Levon Charleston is winning the standup battle so far.
Braxton moves out of range as Charleston throws a body kick.
Braxton takes one to the side of the head.
Charleston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Braxton can pounce on him.
Braxton wants to slow Charleston down by chopping away at his legs.
Braxton checks the leg kick.
Charleston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charleston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braxton throws a head kick but Charleston moves out of range.
Charleston throws a big shot that misses.
Braxton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Braxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charleston blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Charleston misses. #T2#
Braxton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Charleston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charleston throws out a loose jab but Braxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Charleston - that will leave a mark!
Braxton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Charleston.
Charleston looks to throw the jab but Braxton is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braxton misses with a two punch combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Charleston 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.
Charleston dodges the punch combination from Braxton.
Charleston fires out a quick counter leg kick but Braxton just manages to avoid it.
Charleston moves away from the strike by Braxton.
Braxton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Charleston throws a leg kick but Braxton sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T3#
Braxton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Charleston counters with a low kick, right behind Braxton 's knee.
Charleston lands with an overhand left.
Braxton misses with a body shot
and Charleston makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Braxton really felt that one!
Charleston blocks a jab.
Braxton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Charleston to score with a decent uppercut.
Charleston slips a jab from Braxton.
Charleston misses with a kick to the body.
Charleston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braxton.
Charleston tried to counter with a leg kick but Braxton avoided it.
Braxton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Charleston jabs at Braxton's body.
Braxton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Charleston.
It seemed like Braxton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Charleston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braxton moves away.#T4#
A low kick lands for Charleston.
Charleston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charleston misses with a low kick.
Braxton was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Braxton throws out a leg kick but Charleston moves out of range and Braxton only half commits.
A good leg kick by Braxton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton blocks a head kick by Charleston.
Charleston loads up on a big right hand but Braxton slips the punch.
Braxton connects with a crisp jab.
Braxton throws a series of punches but Charleston avoids them all with ease.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Charleston.
Braxton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Braxton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Charleston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braxton tries to clinch up but Charleston circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Levon Charleston clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Charleston misses with a kick to the body.
A big left from Braxton misses.
Braxton misses with an uppercut.
Charleston connects with a leg kick.
Braxton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Braxton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charleston was well out of range. Poor timing from Braxton.
Charleston feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Braxton throws a series of punches but Charleston avoids them all with ease.
Charleston blocks a jab.
Charleston misses with a body shot.
Braxton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton throws a jab when Charleston was well out of range.
Charleston misses with a low kick.
Braxton steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Charleston.
Charleston thows a body kick. Braxton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Braxton misses with a low kick as Charleston jumps back.
Braxton misses with a body shot. #T1#
Braxton checks a low kick from Charleston.
Braxton throws an overhand right that lands on Charleston's shoulder, as Charleston tries to avoid the shot.
Charleston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charleston looks to land a body kick but Braxton moved away.
Charleston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braxton.
Braxton misses with an uppercut.
Charleston walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Braxton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Braxton moves out of range of the body kick.
Braxton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Braxton throws a lazy right hand but Charleston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Charleston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Braxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Charleston.
Charleston fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Braxton is out of range. #T2#
Braxton checks a low kick from Charleston.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses.
Braxton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Charleston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Charleston shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Braxton with a nice calf kick.
Charleston just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Charleston throws a lazy right hand but Braxton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy body kick from Braxton
and Charleston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Braxton throws a leg kick which misses Charleston's front leg but catches the back leg as Charleston tries to avoid it.
Braxton is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charleston.#T3#
Charleston throws a head kick that misses.
Charleston feints and then cracks Braxton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Braxton down.
Charleston throws a nice inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Charleston.
Braxton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charleston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charleston misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Braxton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL2#
Braxton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Charleston, pushing him back against the cage.
Braxton tries to throw a body punch but Charleston avoids it by throwing Braxton back against the cage.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Charleston can't find room to land a body shot as Braxton controls the action.
Braxton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charleston is defending well for now.
Braxton tries to work over Charleston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
Charleston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braxton's elbow.
Braxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Braxton.
Braxton trying to land knees to the body.
Charleston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braxton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Braxton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charleston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charleston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Charleston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Braxton misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Danny Braxton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Braxton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Braxton missing with a left hand there. Charleston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charleston is looking to counter with a body kick.
Braxton throws a body shot but no joy.
Charleston slips a jab from Braxton.
Charleston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Charleston throws a solid leg kick but Braxton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Charleston.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Charleston.
A low kick from Braxton misses
and Charleston counters with a nice body shot.
Charleston throws a solid leg kick but Braxton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Charleston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton throws a solid leg kick but Charleston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Braxton.
Braxton throws a leg kick
and Charleston counters with a nice uppercut.
Braxton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Braxton misses with a double jab. #T1#
Charleston pivots, looking for a leg kick but Braxton is out of range and Charleston settles back down.
Braxton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Charleston is able to avoid easily.
A slow jab from Braxton misses its intended target. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charleston.
Braxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Braxton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Braxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton throws a punch but it's blocked by Charleston.
Braxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Braxton scores with a shot to the side of Charleston's head.
Braxton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Braxton struggles to land a body shot inside as Charleston controls his hands.
Charleston wants to get back to striking at distance but Braxton won't allow it.
Braxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charleston prevents a body shot from Braxton.
Charleston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Charleston blocks an uppercut.
Charleston misses with the head strike.
Braxton lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Charleston works on Braxton's body with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Braxton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Charleston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Braxton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braxton.
Braxton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charleston tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Braxton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danny Braxton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC#
Charleston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Charleston.#T4#
Braxton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Braxton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Charleston under the eye.
Levon Charleston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good shot there by Braxton.
Charleston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Braxton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Charleston lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton loads up on a big right hand but Charleston slips the punch.
Charleston appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Braxton is looking to land body kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Braxton. Those never looked like landing.
Braxton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charleston takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
Braxton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Charleston throws a body kick that misses.
Charleston misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Braxton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Braxton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Braxton!
Danny Braxton is the new middleweight champion!

Event: TOF 9
Date: Apr 02, 2023

#R1#
Barre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Braxton checks it well.
Barre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BKC Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Barre tries to land a front kick but Braxton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Braxton clobbers Barre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Braxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barre.
Barre lands a jab to the nose.
Barre tries to score with a low kick but Braxton moves his leg out of the way.
Barre moves out of range of the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Barre checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barre throws a quick counter kick to the body but Braxton avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Braxton.
Barre lands a jab.
Barre misses with a double jab.
Barre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braxton blocks a head kick by Barre.
Braxton throws a body shot but no joy.
Braxton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barre.
Barre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Braxton misses with a low kick.
Barre checks a leg kick.
Barre on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
VC Barre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Barre.
Braxton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Braxton does it's job there.
A slow jab from Braxton misses its intended target.
Barre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barre moves away.#CL2#
Braxton pushes Barre up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Braxton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Braxton is keeping busy.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Barre controls the action.
Barre is trying to maintain a safe position but Braxton gets an underhook and turns Barre into the cage.#T2#
Braxton lands a body punch.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Barre controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Braxton. #BC#
Barre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Braxton misses with a low kick as Barre jumps back.
Barre misses with a leg kick.
Barre jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Braxton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Braxton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Braxton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #CL2#
Braxton clinches up against the cage.
Braxton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC#
Barre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braxton lands with a slapping head kick.
Braxton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T3#
Braxton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Braxton.
Barre throwing a counter right hand but Braxton manages to avoid it.
Braxton lands a nice shot that snaps Barre's head back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Braxton checks a leg kick.
Braxton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barre was well out of range. Poor timing from Braxton.
Barre scores with a three punch combo!
Barre tries a low kick but Braxton avoids it.
Barre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Braxton's head backwards.
Braxton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Barre misses
and Braxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barre throws a body punch but Braxton moves out of range. #T4#
Barre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Braxton throws out a counter right but Barre avoids it with no problem.
Barre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Braxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Barre.
Barre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Braxton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barre checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Barre blocks the leg kick.
Barre tried to counter with a leg kick but Braxton avoided it.
Donk. Barre catches Braxton right on the button with a cross.
A low kick from Barre misses
and Barre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Braxton.
A slow jab from Braxton misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Braxton blocks the leg kick.
Barre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Braxton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barre scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braxton blocks a head kick by Barre.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barre.#CL2#
Braxton closes the distance and clinches.
Barre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Braxton is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Braxton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Braxton checks a leg kick.
Braxton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barre.#CL2#
Braxton clinches.
Braxton tries a body shot but Barre blocks it.
Barre stalling against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barre is trying to stall.
Barre blocking some punches.
Braxton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC#
Barre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barre lands a lovely overhand right.
Braxton with a nice calf kick.
Barre throws the left hand but Braxton avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Braxton blocks a head kick by Barre.
Barre throws out a powerful jab.
Barre ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
As Braxton looks to move away, Barre throws a big counter combo but Braxton just gets out of the way.
Danny Braxton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Braxton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braxton has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braxton.
Braxton feints and then cracks Barre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barre down.
Barre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barre sets himself, and Braxton steps forward looking for the clinch! Barre avoids it this time.
Barre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Braxton.
Braxton needs to keep his hands up - Barre had a free shot at his head there.
Barre lands with a thumping leg kick.
A shot to the body from Braxton misses
and Barre counters with a good, hard body kick but Braxton shrugs it off.
Braxton missing with a left hand there. Barre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barre lands a glancing blow to the side of Braxton's head.
Barre moves forwards but Braxton connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barre misses the jab.
Braxton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Braxton throws a looping overhand right but Barre ducks down to avoid it. #CL2#
Braxton moves into the clinch.
Braxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Barre trying to stall but Braxton improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Braxton as Barre tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Braxton.
Braxton stalling the fight.
Barre is trying to maintain a safe position but Braxton gets an underhook and turns Barre into the cage.
Barre taking a breather.
Braxton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barre or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Braxton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T3#
Braxton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Braxton lands a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barre wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by VC Barre.#CL2#
Braxton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Braxton stalling against the cage. #BC#
Barre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Braxton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barre throws a body kick that misses.
Barre throws a head kick that half lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Braxton.
Braxton walks into a straight right hand from Barre.#T4#
Barre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barre gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Braxton counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braxton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Braxton lands an overhand right.
Barre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Braxton throws the kick towards the body but Barre avoids it.
Barre misses with a body kick.
Braxton tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barre tests Braxton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Braxton, as that shot connected.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses.
Braxton throws a looping overhand right but Barre ducks down to avoid it.
Barre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Braxton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Danny Braxton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Braxton walks into a straight right hand from Barre.
Braxton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braxton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Braxton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barre misses the shot to the body.
Barre throws a series of punches but Braxton avoids them all with ease.
Braxton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barre.
Braxton's corner calls for a 1-2. Braxton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Braxton looks for the body kick but Barre saw that one coming.
Braxton scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barre throws a lazy head kick
and Braxton counters with a stiff right hand.
Braxton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braxton moves away.
Braxton throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T1#
Barre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Braxton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barre momentarily.
Braxton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barre misses the jab.
Barre throws out a leg kick but Braxton moves out of range and Barre only half commits.
Barre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Braxton counters with a nice body kick.
Barre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braxton.
Barre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barre throws a leg kick
and Braxton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braxton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Braxton jabs Barre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braxton scores with a sloppy right hand. Barre should have avoided that one.
Braxton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Braxton lands a nice hook to Barre's body. Barre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braxton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T2#
A low kick lands for Braxton.
Braxton lands with a straight right. Barre didn't see that one coming.
Braxton lands a slapping body shot.
Barre slips a jab and a cross from Braxton.
Barre throwing a counter right hand but Braxton manages to avoid it.
Braxton staying out of range there.
Barre misses with a series of wild punches.
Barre sets himself, and Braxton steps forward looking for the clinch! Barre avoids it this time.
Braxton throws an overhand right that lands on Barre's shoulder, as Barre tries to avoid the shot.
Braxton tries to land a leg kick but Barre saw it coming and moves away.
Braxton doesn't manage to clinch there - Barre circles away.
Braxton with a nice calf kick.
Braxton tests Barre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barre digs a good hook to Braxton's body.
VC Barre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3##CL2#
Braxton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barre missing with knees to the body.
Danny Braxton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barre tries to stall but Braxton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barre stalling in the clinch but Braxton improves position.
Barre seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Braxton is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A short left from Braxton.
Barre managing to block the knees to the body from Braxton.
Barre taking a breather.
Danny Braxton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barre is trying to maintain a safe position but Braxton gets an underhook and turns Barre into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Braxton as Barre tries to tie him up.
Barre can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by VC Barre.
A telegraphed right hand from Barre misses the target. #CL2#
Braxton drives through and clinches with Barre against the cage.
Barre is trying to maintain a safe position but Braxton gets an underhook and turns Barre into the cage.
Barre is stalling here.
Barre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T4#
Barre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Braxton.
Barre tries to stall but Braxton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by VC Barre.
Braxton misses with a leg kick.
Braxton lands a slapping body shot.
Barre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Braxton tries to land a leg kick but Barre saw it coming and moves away.
Braxton feints a jab promting Barre to slip. Braxton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barre slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Braxton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braxton lands a leg kick that knocks Barre off balance momentarily.
A low kick lands for Barre.
Barre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Braxton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Braxton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Braxton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Braxton!

Event: TOF 7
Date: Mar 19, 2023

#R1#
Blue looks to land a right hand but Braxton moved out of range.
It seemed like Braxton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Braxton tries to clinch up.
Braxton throws a hook to the side of Blue's head but Blue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Braxton. Those never looked like landing.
Braxton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blue defending well as Braxton loads up on a big left hand.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blue throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blue throws a hook but Braxton blocks it.
Blue listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Braxton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blue lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton checks a leg kick.
Blue throws a lazy uppercut
and Braxton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lloyd Blue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braxton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blue.
A leg kick checked by Blue.#T1#
Blue cracks Braxton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blue looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice cross by Braxton.
Blue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braxton was well out of range. Poor timing from Blue.
Braxton misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Braxton. Those never looked like landing.
Braxton blocks a leg kick.#CL2#
Braxton takes the fight into the clinch.
Blue misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blue makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Braxton managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Blue leaning his opponent against the cage.
Braxton misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Braxton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blue has a couple of punches blocked by Braxton.
Braxton struggles to land a body shot inside as Blue controls his hands.
Braxton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blue landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blue lands a good knee to the midsection. Braxton won't want to take too many of those.
Blue misses with some punches.
Blue throws a head punch that misses.
Blue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braxton avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blue.
Braxton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Braxton.
Blue blocks a body shot from Braxton. #T3#
Blue trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Braxton as the two fighters clinch.
Braxton misses with a punch to the body.
Blue lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braxton avoids it.
Blue lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blue prevents a body shot from Braxton.
Blue misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but Braxton blocks with his arms.
Braxton pushes Blue back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Braxton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Braxton lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blue.
Braxton pushes Blue back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blue is stalling here. #T4#
Braxton misses with the head strike.
Blue has a couple of punches blocked by Braxton.
Braxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Blue controls the action.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blue throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Braxton.
Blue lands a good knee to the midsection. Braxton won't want to take too many of those.
Braxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blue tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Blue back against the cage.
Blue can't find room to land a body shot as Braxton controls the action.
Braxton working aggressively here.
A short right from Braxton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Danny Braxton will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Braxton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blue.
Braxton is looking to score with low kicks.
Blue throws a body shot but no joy.
Braxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blue.
Blue misses with a low kick as Braxton jumps back.
Braxton throws a jab when Blue was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Braxton blocks the low kick.
Braxton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blue.
A quick step to the side and Blue tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braxton avoids the head kick by Blue.
An inside leg kick lands from Blue.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue looks to throw the jab but Braxton is out of range.
Braxton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blue. That did some damage!
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blue loads up on a big right hand but Braxton slips the punch.
Braxton blocks a jab.#T1#
Blue throws a leg kick that is checked
and Braxton counters with a left and a right that stings Blue.
Blue throws a lazy right hand but Braxton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blue misses with a hook.
Blue scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blue misses with a body shot.
Braxton checks the leg kick.
Blue blocks a head kick by Braxton.
Braxton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blue misses with a low kick.
Blue throws a body shot but no joy.
Blue moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBraxton.
Blue swings widly with a right hand
and Braxton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Braxton lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braxton lands a slapping body shot.
Braxton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T2#
Braxton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blue looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.
Blue listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braxton.
Braxton scores with a body shot.
Blue will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blue misses with a looping right.
Blue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braxton moves away.
Braxton lands with a straight right. Blue didn't see that one coming.
Braxton thows a left - swing and a miss!
A thudding body kick lands there by Braxton!
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Blue.
Braxton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blue counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Nice body punch from Braxton.
Braxton throws a lazy uppercut
and Blue counters with a nice leg kick.
Blue avoids a punch combination nicely.
Braxton lands a head kick. Blue smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT2#It looks like Lloyd Blue has been cut.
Braxton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blue's hands.
Braxton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blue.
Braxton throws a hook but Blue blocks it.
Blue takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A leg kick checked by Braxton.
Blue misses with a shot to the body
and Braxton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braxton has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Braxton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blue.#T4#
Blue blocks a head kick by Braxton.
Braxton misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blue misses the jab.
Blue scores with a three punch combo!
Braxton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blue manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Braxton lands with a nice body punch.
Blue throws a body shot but no joy.
Blue ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Blue misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Braxton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Braxton misses with a body kick.
Braxton misses the body punch
and Blue counters with a straight right hand.
Blue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blue turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Danny Braxton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lloyd Blue's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Braxton connects with a jab.
Blue takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blue, as that shot connected.
Blue lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Braxton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blue.
Braxton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blue misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Braxton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Braxton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blue.
Braxton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Braxton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blue.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blue chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Braxton can pounce on him.
Braxton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blue misses with an uppercut. Braxton saw that one coming.
Blue avoids the head kick by Braxton. #T1#
Blue lands a body shot.
Braxton misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Braxton misses its intended target.
Blue tries to score with a low kick but Braxton moves his leg out of the way.
Braxton is looking for the big counter here.
Braxton moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Braxton misses.
Blue wants to slow Braxton down by chopping away at his legs.
Blue tries to score with a low kick but Braxton moves his leg out of the way.
Blue throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Braxton slips a jab from Blue.
Blue throws a jab but it's blocked by Braxton.
Braxton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Braxton throws a head kick that half lands.
Blue takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
Braxton throws out a counter right but Blue avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Braxton staying out of range there.
Braxton tries to counter with a clinch but Blue shakes him off and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Blue.
A head kick misses from Braxton.
Braxton tries a low kick but Blue avoids it.
Braxton throws a push kick but Blue slaps the foot to one side.
Blue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braxton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Braxton throws an overhand right that lands on Blue's shoulder, as Blue tries to avoid the shot.
Blue half committed to a counter leg kick.
Blue misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Braxton counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blue looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Blue takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
Blue does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Braxton wants to counter the offense by Blue and move into the clinch position.
Blue throws a body punch but Braxton moves out of range.
Blue moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBraxton.#T3#
Blue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braxton.
Blue throws a leg kick but Braxton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blue takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blue lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blue rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braxton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Danny Braxton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A low kick lands for Blue.
Blue fails to land with a series of punches.
Braxton looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Braxton blocks a head kick by Blue.
Braxton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blue fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Braxton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A swing and a miss from Blue.
Blue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braxton was well out of range. Poor timing from Blue.
Blue takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T4#
Blue misses with a body punch
and Braxton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Braxton thumps Blue with a low kick.
Blue misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Blue misses.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Blue.
Braxton throws a shot to the body.
Blue sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Braxton.
Blue throws an off balance right hand
and Braxton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braxton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Braxton checks a leg kick nicely.
Braxton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lloyd Blue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blue takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Braxton lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Braxton.
I've got Braxton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Danny Braxton!
Lloyd Blue was interviewed post fight and said 'I wanna give a special shout out to Temple of Fitness - 5091, and to Honest Apparel ($20 SPECIAL ALL CLOTHES!) (7008)!'.

Event: TOF 4
Date: Feb 26, 2023

#R1#
Silvennoinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braxton was well out of range. Poor timing from Silvennoinen.
Braxton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Silvennoinen throws a nice looking combination but Braxton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lottovoittaja Silvennoinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvennoinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Braxton flicks out a counter leg kick but Silvennoinen steps away.
Silvennoinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Braxton tries to land a front kick but Silvennoinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silvennoinen misses with a body shot.
Silvennoinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Braxton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silvennoinen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Silvennoinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braxton was well out of range. Poor timing from Silvennoinen.
Braxton misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton scores with a nice right hand.
Silvennoinen misses with a body shot.
Braxton misses with a head kick.
Silvennoinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.
Braxton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T1#
Braxton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silvennoinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silvennoinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silvennoinen lands with a nice body punch.
Silvennoinen misses with a hook. Braxton ducked under it nicely.
Silvennoinen lands a slapping body shot.
Silvennoinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Silvennoinen punishes Braxton's body with a nice straight punch.
Silvennoinen misses with a wild body shot.
Silvennoinen takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
Silvennoinen misses with a body shot.
Silvennoinen is looking to wear down Braxton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silvennoinen throws a body punch but Braxton moves out of range.
Silvennoinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Silvennoinen.
Braxton misses with an uppercut. Silvennoinen saw that one coming.#T2#
Silvennoinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silvennoinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Silvennoinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braxton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvennoinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Silvennoinen lands with a nice body punch.
Silvennoinen looks to throw the jab but Braxton is out of range.
Silvennoinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braxton moves away.
Silvennoinen backing away here, and Braxton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Braxton throws a sloppy head kick
and Silvennoinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silvennoinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silvennoinen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Silvennoinen. #T3#
Braxton throws a hook but Silvennoinen avoids it easily.
Silvennoinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Braxton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silvennoinen. Braxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silvennoinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Braxton.
Silvennoinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silvennoinen throws a series of punches but Braxton avoids them all with ease.
Braxton misses with a head kick.
Braxton lands with a nice body punch.
Braxton misses with a wild body shot.
Silvennoinen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silvennoinen lands an overhand right.
Silvennoinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Braxton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Braxton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvennoinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Braxton.#T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Silvennoinen. Braxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braxton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silvennoinen.
Braxton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silvennoinen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silvennoinen. Braxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braxton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silvennoinen's head backwards.
Silvennoinen cracks Braxton with a good jab.#CL2#
Braxton pushes Silvennoinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Braxton leaning against his opponent.
Silvennoinen gets through Braxton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silvennoinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silvennoinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silvennoinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lottovoittaja Silvennoinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Braxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silvennoinen misses with a few strikes there.
Braxton appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silvennoinen throws a shot to the body.
Braxton swings for the body but Silvennoinen moves out of range.
Silvennoinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvennoinen swings for the body but Braxton moves out of range.
Braxton counters with a body kick.
Braxton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvennoinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Braxton.
Braxton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silvennoinen under the eye.
Lottovoittaja Silvennoinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Braxton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silvennoinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Braxton scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braxton defending well as Silvennoinen loads up on a big left hand.
Silvennoinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Braxton counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Braxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen misses with an uppercut
and Braxton counters with a nice leg kick.
Braxton tries a head kick but it misses.
Braxton moves forwards but Silvennoinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silvennoinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Braxton has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Silvennoinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braxton.
Silvennoinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvennoinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braxton manages to avoid it.
Silvennoinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silvennoinen connects with a body shot.
Silvennoinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Braxton throws a body punch but Silvennoinen moves out of range.
Braxton motions for Silvennoinen to come forward. Braxton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Braxton throws a leg kick but Silvennoinen checks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silvennoinen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braxton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silvennoinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braxton manages to avoid it.
Silvennoinen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Braxton.
Braxton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Braxton throws a shot from downtown. Silvennoinen moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Silvennoinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Braxton misses with a looping right.
Silvennoinen works over Braxton's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice body punch from Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silvennoinen lands the left hand.
Braxton cracks Silvennoinen with a good jab.#T3##CL2#
Braxton pushes Silvennoinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Silvennoinen has had enough of the clinch but Braxton keeps him there for the moment.
Silvennoinen stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Silvennoinen fails to land.
Braxton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braxton prevents a body shot from Silvennoinen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braxton.
Silvennoinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braxton can do to turn this around?
Silvennoinen lands with a right to the head.
Silvennoinen wants to stall.
Braxton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silvennoinen backwards.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
Silvennoinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Braxton controls his hands. #T4#
Braxton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silvennoinen stalling in the clinch but Braxton improves position.
Braxton has a couple of punches blocked by Silvennoinen.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
Braxton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Silvennoinen.
Braxton pushes Silvennoinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvennoinen blocks an uppercut.
Braxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braxton.
Silvennoinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silvennoinen backwards.
Silvennoinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Danny Braxton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A head kick misses from Braxton.
Silvennoinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Braxton on the side of the head.
Braxton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Braxton slips a straight right by Silvennoinen.
Braxton throws a hook but Silvennoinen avoids it easily.
Silvennoinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Braxton on the side of the head.
Silvennoinen checks a low kick from Braxton.
Silvennoinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Braxton misses with a looping right.
Silvennoinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvennoinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Braxton.
Braxton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silvennoinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braxton.
Silvennoinen lands a body shot.
Braxton scores with a body shot. #T1#
Silvennoinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silvennoinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braxton was well out of range. Poor timing from Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen throws out a loose jab but Braxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braxton lands with a cross.
Silvennoinen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silvennoinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braxton was well out of range. Poor timing from Silvennoinen.
Braxton misses with a body shot.
Braxton walks into a straight right hand from Silvennoinen.
Braxton throws a leg kick but Silvennoinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silvennoinen checks a leg kick.
Silvennoinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braxton circles away quickly and effectively.
Braxton slips a jab and a cross from Silvennoinen. #T2#
Braxton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braxton dodges the punch combination from Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Braxton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Braxton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silvennoinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braxton manages to avoid it.
Braxton throws out a counter right but Silvennoinen avoids it with no problem.
Silvennoinen misses the shot to the body.
Silvennoinen misses the body punch
and Braxton counters with a left to the body.
Silvennoinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Braxton counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braxton lands a really nice looking cross but Silvennoinen seems unphased.
Silvennoinen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silvennoinen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Braxton. #T3#
Nice uppercut there from Braxton.
Braxton lands with a kick to the temple. Silvennoinen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #ROC2#Silvennoinen is rocked!
A slow jab from Silvennoinen misses its intended target.
Oh Silvennoinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Braxton circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Silvennoinen to the canvas! Silvennoinen doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Braxton keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Braxton!

Event: TOF 1
Date: Jan 15, 2023

#R1#
Nielson shoots in looking for a takedown. Braxton tries to sprawl out of it but Nielson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Braxton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Braxton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nielson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nielson throws a body shot but no joy.
Braxton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nielson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nielson scores with a jab. Braxton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Braxton throws a hook to the side of Nielson's head but Nielson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Braxton connects with a leg kick.
Nielson thows a leg kick but Braxton checks it
and Braxton counters with a straight right hand.
Nielson circles away from the clinch attempt. #T1#
Nielson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Braxton counters with a nice body shot.
Braxton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by Braxton!
The fighters circling - Braxton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nielson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Braxton scores with a punch to the head.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braxton throws a leg kick which misses Nielson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nielson tries to avoid it.
Nielson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Braxton lands a head kick!
Braxton lands a head shot.#CL#
Braxton drives through and clinches with Nielson against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielson misses with the head strike.
Nielson tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Nielson swings wildly with an uppercut but Braxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braxton blocking some punches.
Nielson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nielson swings wildly with an uppercut but Braxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielson tries to pull guard but Braxton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Braxton lands a left hand.
A short left from Nielson.
Nielson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nielson tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Nielson back against the cage.
Braxton pushes Nielson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nielson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braxton lands a body shot in the clinch. #T3#
Braxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braxton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nielson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Braxton tries to throw a body punch but Nielson avoids it by throwing Braxton back against the cage.
Braxton tries to work over Nielson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Braxton.
Braxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Nielson controls the action.
Nielson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braxton.
Braxton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nielson struggles to land a body shot inside as Braxton controls his hands.
Braxton is stalling here. #T4#
Braxton lands a nice uppercut.#TD2#
Nielson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Braxton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nielson is keeping the position for now.
Braxton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Nielson working for a triangle but Braxton defends it easily.
Braxton's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Nielson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Braxton uses it to pass to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Braxton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Braxton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielson throws a big shot that misses.
Braxton misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Nielson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nielson.
Nielson throws out a leg kick but Braxton moves out of range and Nielson only half commits.
Nielson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braxton.
Nielson throws a looping overhand right but Braxton ducks down to avoid it.
Braxton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nielson.
Braxton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Braxton throws a front kick that sends Nielson stumbling back into the cage.
Braxton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton is looking to chop away at Nielson's legs.
Some wild striking there from Nielson.
Braxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Nielson is just out of range.
Nielson avoids the body shot from Braxton. #T1#
Nielson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses.
Braxton looks to throw the jab but Nielson is out of range.
Braxton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Braxton cracks Nielson with a good jab.
Nielson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nielson throws a lazy uppercut
and Nielson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nielson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Braxton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Braxton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nielson counters with a left to the body.
Braxton lands with a kick to the temple. Nielson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nielson throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Braxton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Braxton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #T2#
Braxton cracks a nice hook into Nielson's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nielson looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.
Braxton throws a body punch but Nielson moves out of range.
Braxton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nielson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Braxton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nielson can do to turn this around?
Braxton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nielson blocks a jab.
Braxton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL#
Braxton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nielson prevents a body shot from Braxton.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Braxton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Danny Braxton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Braxton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nielson's elbow.
Nielson lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Braxton. #T3#
Braxton working aggressively here.
Nielson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nielson lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Braxton.
Nielson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nielson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braxton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Braxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nielson lands a right hand.
Nielson digs a right hand underneath Braxton's ribcage. Braxton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nielson digs a right hand into Braxton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braxton's gas tank.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Nielson controls the action.
Braxton tries a body shot but Nielson blocks it. #T4#
Nielson misses with an elbow strike.
Nielson throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braxton avoiding damage as Nielson throws knees to the body.
Come on Nielson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Nielson fails to land.
Braxton throws an elbow that misses. #BC2#
Nielson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braxton checks a low kick from Nielson.
Braxton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nielson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Braxton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielson was well out of range. Poor timing from Braxton.
Braxton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Braxton dominated that second round.
That's time! Braxton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Nielson checks the leg kick.
Braxton misses with a straight left. #CL#
Braxton closes the distance and pushes Nielson back into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Braxton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nielson's brow. #TD2#
Nielson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Braxton can't fight it off and eventually Nielson manages to take the fight to the floor. Braxton looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Braxton has his feet on Nielson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nielson moves out of range as Braxton throws a body kick.
Braxton throws out a loose jab but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braxton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Nielson misses
and Braxton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nielson checks a low kick from Braxton.
Braxton is looking to slow Nielson down with leg kicks. #T1#
Braxton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nielson misses with a wild body shot.
Nielson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braxton throws a poor cross that misses
and Nielson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Braxton.
Nielson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braxton throws out the jab.
Braxton connects with a body shot that sends Nielson's belly button to the back.
Braxton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A good leg kick by Nielson.
Nielson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nielson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nielson throws a right and a left that Braxton avoids nicely.
Braxton throws a series of punches but Nielson moves out of range. #T2#
Nielson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braxton scores with a body shot.
Nielson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Braxton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nielson eats them both and turns towards Braxton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nielson throws a body shot but no joy.
Braxton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nielson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Braxton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nielson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Braxton takes a swing at Nielson's ribcage but misses.
Braxton tries to clinch but Nielson moves out of range.
Nielson defending well as Braxton loads up on a big left hand.
Nielson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nielson throws a right hand that misses
and Braxton counters with a left and a right that stings Nielson.
Nielson takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
Patrick Nielson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Nielson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nielson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braxton.
Nielson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton throwing a counter right hand but Nielson manages to avoid it.
Braxton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielson was well out of range. Poor timing from Braxton.
Nielson throws out a counter right but Braxton avoids it with no problem.
Braxton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braxton throws a good cross that connects.
Nielson throws a front kick aimed at Braxton's knee but Braxton avoids it well.
Nielson motions for Braxton to come forward. Nielson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Braxton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Braxton is looking to chop away at Nielson's legs.
Nielson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Braxton tries a head kick but it misses.
Braxton misses with a leg kick.
Nielson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Braxton dodges the punch combination from Nielson. #T4#
Nielson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braxton.
Danny Braxton is winning the standup battle so far.
Braxton feints and then cracks Nielson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nielson down.
A jab lands there for Braxton.
Braxton throws a jab when Nielson was well out of range.
Braxton lands a right hook to the body.
Braxton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nielson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braxton works the jab nicely.
Braxton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nielson is out of range and Braxton settles back down.
Braxton throws a sloppy head kick and Nielson moves out of range easily.
Nielson misses with a hook
and Braxton counters with a nice body shot.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Nielson.
Danny Braxton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Braxton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Braxton!
In defeat, Patrick Nielson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Braxton is a tough opponent, we've trained together in the past and I knew what I was in for. I'll do better next time, and get off this losing streak'.

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