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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Braxton Darius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chucky Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Braxton Darius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chucky Little!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
Darius misses with a head kick.
Darius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Little takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Little misses the shot to the body.
Little scores with a jab.
It looks like Braxton Darius has been cut.
Darius wants to land a leg kick but Little is out of range.
Darius lands a slapping body shot.
Little misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little tried to score with a low kick but Darius checks it.
Darius lands a body shot.
A good leg kick by Darius.
Darius throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Darius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Little throws a leg kick
and Darius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Little scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Darius.
Darius thuds his shin into the meat of Little's side.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darius.
Little connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Darius's hands.
Braxton Darius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Darius.
Little walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Darius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Darius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darius misses with a wild combination.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darius.
Darius connects with an inside leg kick.
Darius throws the left hand but Little avoids the punch easily.
Little is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darius.
Little blocks a head kick by Darius.
Little swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Little displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darius throws out the jab.
Little throws out a powerful jab.
Little misses with a double jab.
Darius lands a head shot.
Little tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darius was well out of range. Poor timing from Little.
Darius throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little throws a sloppy body shot
and Darius counters with a good low kick that Little was not able to check.
Darius cracks Little with a right hand to the side of the head.
Darius lands with a straight right. Little didn't see that one coming.
Little avoids the body shot from Darius.
Darius throws a leg kick that misses.
Little looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Little scores with a leg kick.
Darius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Little fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Darius misses.
Darius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Braxton Darius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Braxton Darius's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Little tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from Little both land. Nice combination.
Darius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good work by Little as he checks the leg kick.
Darius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Little has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Little there as he acknowledges the shot.
Darius lands with a hook. Little tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Darius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little takes a swing at Darius's ribcage but misses.
Little misses with a head kick.
Darius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Little counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Little will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Darius.
Little is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Darius rather than just go for the knockout.
Darius lands a right hook to the body.
Darius pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Little back to the cage. Darius follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chucky Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darius throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Little throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darius counters with a nice uppercut.
Little lands a two punch combo.
Little throws a wild body kick that Darius sees coming a mile off.
Darius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darius misses with a leg kick.
Darius displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Darius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Little plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Little throws a leg kick but Darius moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darius.
A punch combination from Darius misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Darius lands with a hook. Little tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Darius misses with a right hand
and Little counters with a nice kick to the body.
Good work by Darius as he checks the leg kick.
Darius avoids the head kick by Little.
Darius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darius fakes the leg kick and cracks Little in the body.
A big right from Darius misses.
Darius connects with a body shot.
Little ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darius misses the jab.
Little 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.
Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darius tries a head kick but it misses.
Darius blocks a low kick nicely.
Little misses the shot to the body.
Darius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Little's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Little looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Darius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Braxton Darius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Braxton Darius's cut.
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!
Darius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Darius connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Darius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darius's jab looks to have found its range, popping Little under the eye.
Little throws a body kick the misses
and Darius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Little keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Darius lands a lovely overhand right.
Darius throws a poor cross that misses
and Little counters with a straight right hand.
Darius staying out of range there.
Darius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Darius.
Little blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darius scores with a one two! Little had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Darius here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Little connects with a looping right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darius.
Darius misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Little walks into a stiff left hand from Darius.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Little, right into the meat.
Little throws a body punch but Darius moves out of range.
Little misses with a body shot
and Darius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Little has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Darius finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Little's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Little steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darius.
Darius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darius jabs Little to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Little moves out of range as Darius strikes.
Darius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darius connects with a looping right hand.
Little will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Little moves out of range as Darius strikes.
Darius looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Braxton Darius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Little throws a hook but Darius avoids it easily.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Little walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darius looks to land a right hand but Little moved out of range.
Darius lands with a right hand.
Darius has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Darius cracks Little with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Darius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Little looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darius lands the left hand.
Braxton Darius is winning the standup battle so far.
Darius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Little takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chucky Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Little avoids the body shot from Darius.
Left hook, right uppercut from Darius.
Little walks into a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Darius.
And that's the end of the fight!
Braxton Darius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darius 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braxton Darius!
Braxton Darius took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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