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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Karlsson (ranked 22 p4p, 338 weight class) and Danny Braxton (ranked 4 p4p, 41 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Karlsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Braxton!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karlsson throws a hook but Braxton avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Karlsson. Braxton shrugs it off though.
Braxton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karlsson.
Braxton throws a counter combo.
Braxton throws a jab when Karlsson was well out of range.
Karlsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Braxton.
It looks like Danny Braxton has been cut.
Braxton misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Braxton.
Karlsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Braxton on the side of the head.
Braxton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karlsson is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Braxton.
Karlsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Karlsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karlsson.
Karlsson fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Karlsson misses.
Braxton unleashes a big counter combination but Karlsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Braxton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karlsson.
Braxton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Braxton thinks about the counter body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karlsson throws the kick towards the body but Braxton avoids it.
Karlsson throws a looping overhand right but Braxton ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Braxton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karlsson slips under a jab from Braxton.
Karlsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karlsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karlsson is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsson lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Braxton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton moves out of range of the body kick from Karlsson.
Braxton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karlsson on the side of the head.
It looks like Jonas Karlsson has been cut.
Karlsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Braxton.
Braxton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Braxton loads up on a big right hand but Karlsson slips the punch.
Braxton loads up on a big right hand but Karlsson slips the punch.
Karlsson is looking to slow Braxton down with leg kicks.
Braxton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karlsson.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Karlsson does no damage.
Karlsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karlsson throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
Braxton misses with a looping right.
Karlsson connects with a looping right hand.
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.
Braxton misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braxton misses with a head kick.
Braxton misses with a few strikes there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Braxton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karlsson has time to react.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karlsson moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Braxton blocks the leg kick.
Braxton throws out a counter right but Karlsson avoids it with no problem.
Braxton misses with a double jab
and Karlsson counters with a good low kick that Braxton was not able to check.
Karlsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Braxton counters with a left to the body.
Karlsson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Braxton misses with the body kick
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson thuds a left hand into Braxton's body.
Karlsson avoids the head kick by Braxton.
Karlsson throws a leg kick but Braxton checks it.
Karlsson connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Braxton.
Karlsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Braxton.
Karlsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braxton misses with a jab to the body
and Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Braxton misses with a combination
and Braxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Braxton moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karlsson.
Karlsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karlsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Braxton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Braxton misses.
Braxton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karlsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Braxton circles away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karlsson tries to clinch up but Braxton circles away and keeps his distance.
Karlsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Braxton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.
Karlsson tries to clinch up.
Braxton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Braxton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Braxton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Braxton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Braxton defending well as Karlsson loads up on a big left hand.
Karlsson misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Braxton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karlsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karlsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Braxton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braxton catches Karlsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Karlsson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Braxton throws out a loose jab but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braxton can do to turn this around?
Karlsson wants to clinch
and Braxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karlsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Braxton off the cage and back into range.
Karlsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Braxton misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Karlsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton lands with a right hand.
Karlsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Karlsson clinches up with Braxton and pushes him back against the cage.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Braxton blocks it.
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Karlsson looks to clinch
and Braxton counters with a left to the body.
Braxton scores with the left hand. Karlsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Karlsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karlsson moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton blocking some punches.
Braxton blocks an uppercut.
Braxton blocking some punches.
Karlsson blocks a body shot from Braxton.
Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Braxton controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braxton.
Braxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton working hard to break the clinch.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braxton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Karlsson moves in looking to clinch but Braxton pushes him off.
Karlsson loads up on a big right hand but Braxton slips the punch.
Karlsson pushes Braxton up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a body punch.
Karlsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karlsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braxton backwards.
Braxton blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Braxton as the two fighters clinch.
Karlsson scores with a shot to the side of Braxton's head.
Braxton manages to break the clinch.
Karlsson throws a hook but Braxton blocks it.
Braxton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Braxton throws a series of punches but Karlsson avoids them all with ease.
Braxton misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karlsson scores with a jab. Braxton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Karlsson.
Karlsson scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlsson takes one on the button.
Jonas Karlsson's cut is getting worse.
Karlsson scores with a nice body kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Braxton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karlsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Braxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlsson digs a right hand into Braxton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braxton's gas tank.
Karlsson works on Braxton's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Karlsson.
Karlsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Braxton or not.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Braxton is breathing heavily.
Karlsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
Karlsson throws a head kick that misses.
Braxton throws a poor cross that misses
and Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Braxton throws a front kick that sends Karlsson stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton throws a lazy uppercut
and Karlsson counters with a low kick, right behind Braxton 's knee.
Karlsson throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
Karlsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Karlsson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Braxton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Karlsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Braxton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karlsson thuds a left hand into Braxton's body.
Braxton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Braxton drops his hands momentarily and Karlsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch combination from Braxton misses.
Braxton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karlsson backs up against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Braxton throws a big shot that misses.
Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braxton was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlsson.
Braxton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Karlsson with a body shot.
Karlsson lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braxton.
Karlsson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Karlsson lands with a nice body punch.
Jonas Karlsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Braxton works the jab nicely.
Karlsson lands with a straight right. Braxton didn't see that one coming.
Braxton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a body kick.
Braxton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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.
Karlsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Braxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a big counter combination but Braxton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Karlsson throws a looping overhand right but Braxton ducks down to avoid it.
Braxton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Braxton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Braxton misses with a double jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Karlsson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Braxton. Those never looked like landing.
Braxton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karlsson has closed the distance and engaged Braxton in a clinch.
Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karlsson works on Braxton's body with a couple of short punches.
Karlsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Karlsson - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Braxton wants to break free but Karlsson has control.
Jonas Karlsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Karlsson fails to land.
Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by Braxton.
Karlsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson breaks from the clinch.
Karlsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Braxton misses with a right hand
and Karlsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karlsson connects with a body shot.
Karlsson misses with a body shot.
Braxton tries to keep at a distance but Karlsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Braxton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karlsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Braxton backwards.
Braxton is trying to break the clinch but Karlsson has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braxton works on Karlsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Karlsson misses with the head strike.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Braxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braxton lands with a left 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!
Braxton tries to circle away but Karlsson has him pinned against the cage.
Karlsson misses with some punches.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karlsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Braxton lands with a light punch inside.
Karlsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Braxton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Karlsson.
Braxton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Karlsson blocks a head kick by Braxton.
Karlsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Braxton if he has to take too many more of those.
Karlsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karlsson wants to clinch.
Braxton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karlsson can pounce on him.
Jab from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Karlsson connects with a crisp jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Braxton lands a nice shot that snaps Karlsson's head back.
Karlsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karlsson connects with a looping right hand.
No joy there for Braxton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karlsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braxton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Braxton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Braxton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karlsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Braxton wants to break free but Karlsson has control.
Braxton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braxton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braxton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karlsson tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Karlsson misses.
Karlsson throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
Karlsson moves out of range as Braxton throws a body kick.
Danny Braxton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Karlsson catches Braxton right on the button with a cross.
Karlsson misses with a hook. Braxton ducked under it nicely.
Braxton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karlsson counters with a series of strikes. Braxton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Braxton throws a hook but Karlsson avoids it easily.
Karlsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Braxton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karlsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karlsson connects with a jab.
Karlsson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Karlsson.
A left lands for Karlsson.
Braxton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Karlsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Braxton has time to react.
Braxton is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Braxton tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Karlsson misses the target.
Braxton throws the left hand but Karlsson avoids the punch easily.
Karlsson tries to clinch but Braxton moves out of range.
Karlsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Braxton's hands.
Braxton is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?
Braxton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Braxton seems to have recovered his senses.
Karlsson wants to clinch up but Braxton keeps it at a distance.
Braxton cracks Karlsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Karlsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karlsson 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Karlsson!
Jonas Karlsson retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Jonas Karlsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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