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Event:
NYF Fight Night 61
Date: Mar 12, 2025 |
#R1#
Morales throws a hook but Braque blocks it.
Braque ducks under a wild hook from Morales.
Morales tries to bum rush Braque with a series of wild strikes but Braque uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#TD2#
Braque looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morales has hold of Braque's hands but Braque slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morales trying to control here.
Braque lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Braque takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braque seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morales does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T1#
Braque thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morales's head.
Braque sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morales defending well though.
Morales blocking the ground and pound attempt from Braque.
Morales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Braque missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Braque is thwarting Morales's attempts to control the position.
Braque throwing shots but Morales is blocking nicely.
Morales avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Braque.
Braque slips a nice elbow through Morales's hands, connecting with Morales's forehead.
Morales taking some punishment here, with Braque in his half guard.
Braque landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Braque working over Morales with some ground and pound. Morales looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T2#
Braque takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Braque thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Braque working Morales over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Braque there.
Morales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Braque landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morales regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Braque.
Morales has momentary wrist control but Braque slips an elbow through the middle.
Braque throwing strikes from guard but Morales blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braque lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Braque content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Braque working some strikes from top position.#T3#
Braque with a flurry of punches that miss.
Braque working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morales's head.
Braque postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Braque postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Braque wants to control from the top but Morales keeps moving.
Braque throws a big right hand that misses.
Braque content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Braque lands a couple of elbows.
Braque makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Braque scoring with some ground and pound.
Braque postures up.
Braque chips away with some ground and pound.
Morales has control of Braque's left arm, preventing Braque from doing any damage. #T4#
Braque postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Braque advances to half guard.
Braque throwing shots but Morales is blocking nicely.
Braque scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Braque working over Morales with some ground and pound. Morales looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#ROC2#Morales is rocked!
Braque slips a nice elbow through Morales's hands, connecting with Morales's forehead.
Oh Morales is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Braque missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morales seems to have got his legs back now.
Braque is nestled in close to Morales, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Braque lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braque winds up and cracks Morales with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Braque takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morales manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Braque is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alain Braque dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Good exchange - Braque coming out on top.
Some wild striking there from Morales.
Braque is looking for the big counter here.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Braque lands a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Braque.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braque moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Braque misses with a lunging right hand
and Morales counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Braque thinking.
Braque digs a good body shot into Morales's ribs.#T1#
Morales misses with a double jab
and Braque counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Braque cracks a nice hook into Morales's ribs.
Omari Morales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morales.
Morales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Morales does no damage.
Morales looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Braque misses with a hook to the body
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab.
Alain Braque seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Braque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morales manages to avoid it.
Braque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morales.
#T2#
Braque throws a body punch but Morales moves out of range.
Morales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morales throws a big counter combination but Braque scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Braque throws a lazy uppercut
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braque misses with a body shot.
It looked like Morales was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Braque.
Braque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morales.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braque. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morales thows a left - swing and a miss!
Braque has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morales fails to land with a series of punches.
Braque feints the counter takedown.
Braque looks to score with a jab to the body but Morales is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Morales misses the target.#T3#
Braque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morales was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Braque misses with a hook to the body
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.
Morales moves out of range of the strikes.
Morales swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morales takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Braque fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Braque misses with a wild body shot.
Braque lands with an uppercut that bounces Morales off the cage and back into range.
Braque tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morales is looking to counter punch.
Morales tests Braque's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
Braque paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Braque tries to clinch but Morales is having none of it.
Braque throws a shot to the body.
Braque's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Braque duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braque takes a swing at Morales's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Morales was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Braque throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morales stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Braque scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alain Braque showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Braque slips a straight right by Morales.
A nice side step and Braque releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Braque with a nice cross.
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braque.
Morales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braque manages to avoid it.#TD2#
Braque feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Braque is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morales working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Braque.
Morales will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morales is trying to keep Braque in close.
Braque stands up over Morales, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T1#
Morales trying to keep a closed guard but Braque is proving a slippery customer.
Braque content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Braque lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Braque in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morales keeping full guard, as Braque tries to pass.
Braque postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Braque slips nicely into half guard.
Braque throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Braque wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morales keeps working.
Braque working over Morales with some ground and pound. Morales looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T2#
Braque lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Braque working over Morales with some ground and pound. Morales looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Braque sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morales defending well though.
Braque thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morales's head.
Braque is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Braque lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Braque throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Braque sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morales defending well though.
Morales on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Braque sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Morales! Oh, Morales is in big trouble! Braque lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alain Braque!
Our winner, Alain Braque, 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. |
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Event:
RFL - New Years Revolution
Date: Jan 04, 2025 |
#R1#
Lambe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Braque counters with a stiff right hand.
Lambe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Braque counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Braque looks to land a right hand but Lambe moved out of range.
Lambe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lambe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lambe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Braque swivels and escapes.
Braque half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#TD2#
Lambe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Braque moves into full guard.
Braque looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Braque lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T1#
Braque preventing the sweep.
Braque trying to control but Lambe is working from the bottom.
Braque scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Lambe is looking for a triangle but Braque pushes his legs off easily.
Braque keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lambe's head.
Braque slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lambe takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lambe is trying to improve his position.
Braque working the head with strikes.
Braque lands a decent elbow from side control.
Braque lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lambe down.
#ROC#Lambe is rocked!#T2#
The referee asks Braque politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Braque prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lambe is still in real trouble! Can Braque finish him?
Braque working away.
Braque working the body and head with strikes.
Braque scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Lambe is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Braque can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alain Braque!
A victorious Alain Braque thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 222
Date: Oct 19, 2024 |
#R1#
Varis misses with a takedown
and Braque counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Varis thinking.
Braque looks to score with a jab to the body but Varis is just out of range.
Varis throws out a counter right but Braque avoids it with no problem.
Braque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Varis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice straight punches there by Braque. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Braque.
Varis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Braque checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Varis throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Braque was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Varis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Varis fails with a takedown attempt.#T1#
Varis lands with a nice body kick.
Varis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braque throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Varis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Braque misses with a wild body shot.
Varis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL#
Braque gets a clinch. #T2#
Varis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Varis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Braque has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Varis lands with a short shot to the head.
Braque stalling against the cage.
Varis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Braque gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alain Braque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janne Varis.
Braque tries to throw a body punch but Varis avoids it by throwing Braque back against the cage.
Braque struggles to land a body shot inside as Varis controls his hands.
Braque is working Varis over against the cage.#TD2#
Varis has picked Braque up - he's going for a ride! Varis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varis wants to pass to mount but Braque is defending the position. #SUB2#
Varis is looking for a kimura but Braque is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Varis to get the leverage.
Braque might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Braque desperately trying to maintain half guard. #T3#
Varis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Braque holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Braque continues to stall.
Braque moves into full guard.
Braque is pulling down on Varis's head to control his posture.
Braque keeping full guard, as Varis tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
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.
Braque looking to hit a scissor sweep but Varis is one step ahead there.
Braque pulls Varis in close to prevent any damage.
Braque has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Braque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Varis manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braque misses with an uppercut. Varis saw that one coming.
Varis thinks about the counter body kick.
Braque tries to clinch up but Varis circles away and keeps his distance.
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 Alain Braque will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Braque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Varis manages to avoid it.#CL#
Braque moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Braque fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Braque.
#BC2#
Varis breaks the clinch.
Varis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Braque fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Varis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varis throws a lazy right hand but Braque sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Varis.
Varis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Braque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Braque misses with a left hand
and Braque takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1##CL2#
Varis clinches.
Varis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braque's elbow.
Varis misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braque.
A left hand lands to the body for Braque.
Braque misses with a punch to the body.
Braque lands with a left to the head.
Braque digs a right hand into Varis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Varis's gas tank.
Varis is breathing heavily.
Braque misses with a hook to the ribs.
Braque lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Braque.
Varis has had enough of the clinch but Braque keeps him there for the moment.
Braque goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braque lands a hook that snaps the head of Varis backwards.
Varis stalling.
Braque scores with a shot to the side of Varis's head.
Braque doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
Varis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Braque gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Braque lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braque misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braque misses with a hook to the ribs.
Braque lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Varis backwards.
Braque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Varis can do to turn this around?
Braque misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Braque creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Braque creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Varis with a big uppercut! Varis tries to clinch up but Braque pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Varis to the mat! Varis covers up and Braque unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alain Braque!
A very excited looking Alain Braque made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 218
Date: Sep 22, 2024 |
#R1#
Rover tries to clinch
and Braque counters with a stiff right hand.
Rover misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Braque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Paulie Rover has been cut.
A right-left combo lands from Braque.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rover 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 Braque has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Braque and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Braque bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rover's head backwards.
Rover shoots and misses
and Braque counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Braque defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rover.
Rover moves out of range of the strikes.
Braque shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rover eats them both and turns towards Braque to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braque cracks Rover with a hook to the temple - Rover is on wobbly legs here! Braque swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Rover falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Braque wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alain Braque!
A very excited looking Alain Braque made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 10, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Giseppi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Braque quickly recovers to half guard.
Giseppi is trying to control. Braque wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Giseppi is looking for a kimura here.
Braque preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Braque is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braque is working hard here to advance position.
Braque is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braque won't allow Giseppi to pass to mount. #T1#
Giseppi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are battling for position here. Braque manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Braque looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Giseppi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Braque wants to control but Giseppi is keeping busy.
Braque is trying to get back to full guard.
Braque moves into full guard.
Giseppi stopping the sweep attempt from Braque.
Giseppi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Braque swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Giseppi stopping the sweep attempt from Braque.#T2#
Giseppi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Giseppi trying to control but Braque is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Giseppi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Giseppi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Braque is trying to get back to half guard.
Giseppi is looking to take a break and control but Braque is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Braque tries to bench press Giseppi off him but Giseppi keeps the position. #T3#
Giseppi working away.
Braque is looking for a sweep.
Braque wants to control but Giseppi postures up.
Braque manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Braque has his hands clasped together around Giseppi's back. He's all about the action.
Braque is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Giseppi tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Braque is doing well to control the position and prevent Giseppi from advancing to side control.
Giseppi prevents Braque from improving his position.
Braque is controlling Giseppi's trapped leg to prevent Giseppi from advancing to side control.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Giseppi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braque.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck for Giseppi with that takedown attempt.
Braque misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Giseppi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Braque keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joe Giseppi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braque throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giseppi's waist but Giseppi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Braque off to one side.
Giseppi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Giseppi dives in for a single leg takedown but Braque sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Braque half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Alain Braque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Giseppi.#TD#
Braque shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Braque stalling.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Giseppi can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braque throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Braque sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Giseppi defending well though. #T1#
Braque is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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. Braque connects with a nice short shot to Giseppi's temple.
Giseppi is trying to stand.
Braque lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Giseppi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Braque.
Braque has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Braque throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Braque landing punches.
Braque looking to ground and pound but Giseppi is blocking nicely.
Braque avoids the attempt from Giseppi to control.
Braque 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.#T2#
Braque pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#SUB#
Braque goes for an armbar but Giseppi turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Giseppi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braque managing to control the position. #SU2#
Giseppi gets to his feet. Braque looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL#
Braque has closed the distance and engaged Giseppi in a clinch.
Braque lands with a short shot to the head.
Braque slowing the pace effectively.
Giseppi trying to stall but Braque improves his position.
#T3#
Braque tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Braque controlling the action here for a moment.
Braque is pushing Giseppi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Giseppi being controlled against the cage.
Braque stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alain Braque.
Braque throws a body punch but Giseppi moves out of range.
Giseppi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braque swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Giseppi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braque. Giseppi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe Giseppi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giseppi shoots in looking for a takedown but Braque manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Giseppi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Braque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giseppi manages to avoid it.
Braque misses with a lunging right hand
#TD2#
and Giseppi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Braque!
Giseppi wants to control but Braque is keeping him busy.
Braque tries to improve position but can't.
Giseppi is looking to take a break and control but Braque is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alain Braque dominated that second round.
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#
Braque looks to score with a jab to the body but Giseppi is just out of range.
Giseppi is looking to clinch.
Giseppi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Braque throws an overhand right that lands on Giseppi's shoulder, as Giseppi tries to avoid the shot.
Braque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giseppi.
Giseppi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giseppi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Braque tries to avoid it but Giseppi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Braque to the ground. Braque escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braque avoids the body shot from Giseppi.
Braque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giseppi.
Braque misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Braque tests Giseppi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Giseppi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giseppi throws a right and a left that Braque avoids nicely.
Braque appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Braque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#TD2#
Giseppi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Braque looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Giseppi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
You can see the frustration on Braque's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Braque is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Braque tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Braque's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T2#
Braque manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Braque is looking for a sweep. Giseppi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Braque gets full guard.
Braque is pulling down on Giseppi's head. It's preventing any offense from Giseppi, at least for the moment.
Braque looking for a sweep. Not yet Braque, not yet. #T3#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Braque is on top in guard.
#REVR##SUB#
Braque thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Braque throws a big right hand that misses.
Joe Giseppi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Braque with a nice head shot there.
Braque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Braque accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Braque wants to control from the top but Giseppi keeps moving.
Giseppi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Braque. #T4#
Braque postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Braque throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Braque working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Braque throws a big right hand that misses. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Giseppi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giseppi closes the distance and clinches up with Braque, looking for a takedown. Giseppi pushes Braque against the cage but Braque circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alain Braque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Giseppi.
Giseppi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Braque as he jumps to the side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giseppi throws a right hand that Braque ducks under and follows up with a left that Braque also avoids with ease.
Giseppi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Braque half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alain Braque showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Braque 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alain Braque!
Alain Braque seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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