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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tray Braxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua comes to the cage accompanied by Haka. Tray Braxton will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xander Tua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tray Braxton!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braxton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tua.
Tua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tua catches Braxton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tua misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Tua misses the target.
Braxton shoots in for a double leg but Tua sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Braxton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braxton.
Tua sizes up Braxton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Tua as he connects with a hook.
Tua misses with a series of wild punches.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Tua throws the left hand but Braxton avoids the punch easily.
Braxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua.
Braxton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tua.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braxton manages to avoid it.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Tua scores with a four punch combination!
Braxton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braxton manages to avoid it.
Braxton needs to keep his hands up - Tua had a free shot at his head there.
Xander Tua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
Xander Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Braxton swinging wildly here.
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab by Tua.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Braxton ducks down to avoid it.
Tua throws a shot from downtown. Braxton moves away and avoids it.
Tua throws the left hand but Braxton avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tua. Braxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Braxton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tua misses with a wild combination.
Tua misses with a looping left.
Tua lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Braxton with that takedown attempt.
Braxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braxton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tua throws out a loose jab but Braxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua misses with a low kick.
Tua throws a right hand that Braxton ducks under and follows up with a left that Braxton also avoids with ease.
Tua misses with a few strikes there.
Tua throws a series of punches but Braxton avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua cracks Braxton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Braxton moves out of range as Tua strikes.
Tua throws a jab but it's blocked by Braxton.
Tua scores with a jab to the jaw.
Braxton checks a leg kick nicely.
Tua with a hook.
Braxton moves out of range as Tua strikes.
Tua jabs at Braxton's body.
Braxton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braxton manages to avoid it.
Tua lands with an overhand left.
Braxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua.
Tua scores with a three punch combo!
A right-left combo lands from Tua.
Tua throws a leg kick but Braxton sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Tua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braxton.
Braxton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tua as he avoids it easily.
Xander Tua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tray Braxton.
Tua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tua digs a good body shot into Braxton's ribs.
Braxton looks gassed!
Tua throws a body punch but Braxton moves out of range.
Tua tried to score with a low kick but Braxton checks it.
Tua scores with a jab to the head.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Tua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tua misses the jab.
Braxton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tua to score with a decent uppercut.
Tua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tua misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Tua dominated that round.
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.
Braxton moves away from the strike by Tua.
Braxton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Braxton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Braxton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Braxton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tua is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Braxton goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tua rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Braxton's guard! Nice work there by Tua!
Braxton is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua stands up from Braxton's guard - Tua perhaps looking for a knockout.
A left lands for Tua.
Tua lands a nice shot that snaps Braxton's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tua.
Braxton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Tua.
Braxton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tua finds it's way round the side to connect with Braxton's head.
Tua lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a wild combination.
Tua lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tua.
Tua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braxton can do to turn this around?
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 uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Tua connects with a crisp jab.
Braxton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Braxton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Braxton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tua with a nice cross.
Tua misses the jab.
Tua cracks Braxton with an open hand slap.
A big left from Tua misses.
Braxton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Braxton slips a jab and a cross from Tua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua lands with a cross.
Tua lands a glancing blow to the side of Braxton's head.
Tua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Braxton.
Braxton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tua's corner calls for a 1-2. Tua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tua connects with a single shot there.
Nice shot by Tua.
The fighters circling - Tua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tua displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Braxton.
Tua bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Braxton's head backwards.
Braxton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tua sizes up Braxton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a nice looking combination but Braxton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xander Tua is winning the standup battle so far.
Tua lands a jab to the head.
Tua scores with a three punch combo!
Xander Tua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Braxton with that takedown attempt.
Braxton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Braxton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Braxton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tua smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Braxton has time to react.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tua misses with a looping right.
Tua displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Tua dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Tua.
Tua misses with a combination
and Braxton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tua's guard now.
Braxton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tua dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braxton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tua defends well.
Tua distracts Braxton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Braxton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Braxton working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tua has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton tries to get to full guard but Tua has control of the leg.
Braxton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tua pulls his head out easily.
Tua escapes and gets back to his feet.
Braxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua.
Braxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Tua scores with a punch to the head.
Tua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua scores with a shot to the body.
Tua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Braxton is able to avoid easily.
Braxton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Braxton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A cross from Tua lands.
Braxton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tua lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tua throws a hook to the side of Braxton's head but Braxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tua throws a right and a left that Braxton avoids nicely.
Braxton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some wild striking there from Tua.
Tua throws a nice looking combination but Braxton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Braxton has time to react.
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tua looks to land a combination but Braxton avoids it well.
Tua tried to score with a low kick but Braxton checks it.
Tua 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.
Braxton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tua scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Braxton tries to move into range but Tua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Braxton slips a jab and a cross from Tua.
Tua misses with a shot to the body
and Braxton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Braxton tries to free his leg and advance position but Tua is retaining full guard.
Braxton postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tua is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Braxton, into his guard.
Tua gets to his feet. Braxton looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Tua clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Braxton on the side of the head.
Tua misses with a combination
and Braxton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tua!
Tua keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tua is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Braxton swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Tua is now in Braxton's guard. A big mistake from Braxton there, giving up the dominant position!
Braxton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Braxton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tua can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Braxton is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton is working an open guard so Tua takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tua slaps away a takedown attempt from Braxton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tua lands a lovely overhand right.
Tua moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braxton circles away quickly and effectively.
A cross from Tua lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braxton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch combination from Tua misses.
Braxton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Braxton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tua.
Tua takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
Tua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tua lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tua takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Braxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tua throws a hook to the side of Braxton's head but Braxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Braxton throws a body punch but Tua moves out of range.
Braxton tries to bum rush Tua with a series of wild strikes but Tua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tua throws a leg kick but Braxton sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braxton. Tua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braxton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tua defends it nicely.
Tua lands a slapping body shot.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braxton manages to avoid it.
Tua lands a jab.
Tua lands a jab to Braxton's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a double jab.
Tua lands a jab to the head.
Tua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braxton circles away quickly and effectively.
Braxton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tua avoids it really well and circles away.
Xander Tua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tray Braxton.
Tua swinging wildly here.
Tua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Braxton's sensitive parts.
Braxton takes a jab right on the kisser.
A bone on bone clash there as Braxton blocks the leg kick.
Braxton moves away from the strike by Tua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Tua had his way with Tray Braxton in that round.
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. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Tua misses the target.
Braxton has a takedown stuffed.
Braxton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tua circles away quickly and effectively.
Braxton moves away from the strike by Tua.
Tua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Braxton on the side of the head.
Tua misses with a looping left.
Tua scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braxton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Braxton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Braxton prevents Tua from getting back to his feet.
Braxton passes Tua's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Braxton is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton is looking for a kimura but Tua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Braxton to get the leverage.
Tua is trying to stand back up but Braxton is controlling him
Tua trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Tua is defending against the submission attempts here by Braxton.
Tua wants to get back to his feet.
Braxton is trying to work for a kimura but Tua is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Braxton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tua defends it well.
Tua tries to kick Braxton off but Braxton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tua misses with an uppercut.
Tua misses with a wild combination.
Braxton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
Braxton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tua displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Braxton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tua misses with an uppercut. Braxton saw that one coming.
Tray Braxton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tua throws the left hand but Braxton avoids the punch easily.
Tua throws out a loose jab but Braxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua misses with the combination.
Tua connects with a looping right hand.
Xander Tua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tua scores with a one two! Braxton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tua avoids the body shot from Braxton.
Braxton moves into the clinch.
Braxton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braxton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tua as he avoids it easily.
Tua lands with an overhand left.
Tua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tua wants it to stay on the feet.
Xander Tua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tray Braxton.
Tua lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Braxton counters with a takedown into side control.
Braxton goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tua rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Braxton's guard! Nice work there by Tua!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tray Braxton.
I think Tua 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Xander Tua!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Xander Tua!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Xander Tua!
Xander Tua wins by unanimous decision!
Xander Tua retains his light heavyweight title!
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