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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Braxton (ranked 268 p4p, 782 weight class) and Arthur King (ranked 32 p4p, 99 weight class). Danny Braxton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Braxton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur King!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King goes for an armbar but Braxton turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Braxton.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
King gets a takedown into half guard.
Braxton looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Braxton is looking to escape.
King trying to mount his opponent but Braxton defends it.
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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Braxton tries a head kick but it misses.
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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
and King counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Braxton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
King is looking for a kimura here.
Braxton is not content to let King control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
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.
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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
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!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Braxton throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
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