PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Braxton (ranked 711 p4p, 930 weight class) and Danila Bagrov (ranked 93 p4p, 117 weight class). Danny Braxton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Braxton
vs
Bagrov

184 cm
23
196
8 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
199
6 - 3 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Braxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danila Bagrov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Braxton.
Bagrov misses with a hook.
Braxton moves out of range as Bagrov strikes.
Bagrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Braxton cracks a nice hook into Bagrov's ribs.
Braxton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Braxton leaves Bagrov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Braxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Bagrov is just out of range.
Braxton is looking to land body kicks.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bagrov moves away.
Bagrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Braxton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braxton. Bagrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bagrov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bagrov moves away.
Braxton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Braxton.
Bagrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Braxton misses with a low kick.
Braxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Braxton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Bagrov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Braxton has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bagrov is on him like a limpet, forcing Braxton back against the cage.
Bagrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bagrov misses with the head strike.
Bagrov prevents a body shot from Braxton.
Bagrov tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Bagrov back against the cage.
Bagrov scores with a nice hook 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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bagrov.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Braxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bagrov tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bagrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Braxton backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bagrov tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Braxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Braxton tries a body shot but Bagrov blocks it.
Bagrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bagrov lands a shot to the body.
Braxton blocks an uppercut.
Bagrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bagrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braxton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bagrov gets through Braxton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Braxton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bagrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braxton.
Bagrov lands a nice uppercut.
Bagrov misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton wants to stall.
Bagrov misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Braxton.
Braxton tries to work over Bagrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Braxton as the two fighters clinch.
Bagrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Braxton backwards.
Bagrov blocking some punches.
Bagrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Braxton controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Braxton.
Bagrov lands a left hand.
Braxton lands with a left to the head.
Braxton gets through Bagrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bagrov tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Bagrov back against the cage.
Bagrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton lands a hook that snaps the head of Bagrov backwards.
Bagrov wants a takedown but no success here.
Bagrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Bagrov throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Braxton lands with a left to the head.
Braxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bagrov blocking some punches.
Braxton scores with a hook to the body.
Bagrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Braxton backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braxton.
Braxton prevents a body shot from Bagrov.
Bagrov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Danny Braxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danila Bagrov.
Bagrov throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Braxton misses with some punches.
Bagrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Braxtons head.
Braxton blocks an uppercut.
Braxton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bagrov lands a body punch.
Bagrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Braxton backwards.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Bagrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bagrov misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Bagrov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bagrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bagrov misses with a body punch.

Bagrov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Braxton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bagrov on the ground.
Bagrov stands up over Braxton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bagrov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bagrov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Braxton is on top in guard.

Bagrov controlling Braxton's posture.
Bagrov keeping moving, preventing Braxton from controlling successfully.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Braxton wants to get up but he can't break Bagrov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Braxton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bagrov is pulling down on Braxton's head to control his posture.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Braxton wants to get up but he can't break Bagrov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Braxton won't allow Bagrov to sweep him here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bagrov is controlling Braxton's posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Braxton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Braxton misses the jab.
Braxton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Braxton throws a lazy right hand but Bagrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bagrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braxton throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Braxton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Braxton moves in looking to clinch but Bagrov pushes him off.
Braxton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Braxton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bagrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braxton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bagrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bagrov blocks a head kick by Braxton.
Bagrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.
Braxton misses with a head kick.
Braxton takes one to the chin there.
Braxton is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bagrov walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bagrov misses with a wild body shot.
Bagrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braxton manages to avoid it.
Bagrov with a jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov lands an overhand right.
Bagrov closes the distance and clinches up with Braxton, looking for a takedown. Bagrov pushes Braxton against the cage but Braxton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Braxton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
No luck for Bagrov with that takedown attempt.
Danny Braxton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick from Braxton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bagrov checks a low kick from Braxton.
Braxton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bagrov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bagrov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bagrov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A left lands for Braxton.
Braxton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Danila Bagrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Braxton ducks right into an uppercut from Bagrov.
Bagrov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Braxton throws a right hand that misses
and Bagrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braxton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bagrov takes a step back to recover.
Bagrov with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Braxton to counter with a crisp jab.
Bagrov tests Braxton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bagrov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Braxton in his tracks.
Braxton throws a sloppy head kick
and Bagrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Bagrov avoids a kick to the body.
Braxton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Braxton throws a sloppy head kick and Bagrov moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Braxton coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braxton throws a looping overhand right but Bagrov ducks down to avoid it.
Braxton misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses
and Bagrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bagrov misses with a body shot.
And Braxton counters with a quick kick to the body but Bagrov blocks it.
Bagrov scores with a jab.
Braxton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Braxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Braxton.
Bagrov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed right hand from Braxton misses the target.
It seemed like Bagrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bagrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braxton moves away.
Bagrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Bagrov - just one landing.
Bagrov connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bagrov jabs Braxton right on the nose. Braxton blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bagrov.
Bagrov misses with a right hand
and Braxton counters with a body kick that stops Bagrov in his tracks momentarily.
Bagrov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Braxton looks to land a right hand but Bagrov moved out of range.
Bagrov avoids the body shot from Braxton.
Bagrov lunges at Braxton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Braxton's hand.
Bagrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braxton manages to avoid it.
As Bagrov looks to move away, Braxton throws a big counter combo but Bagrov just gets out of the way.
Bagrov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Braxton counters with a left to the body.
Braxton lands a jab to the head.
Bagrov has a takedown stuffed.
Danny Braxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danila Bagrov.
Braxton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bagrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Braxton scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Bagrov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Braxton throws a body punch but Bagrov moves out of range.
Braxton cracks Bagrov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Braxton catches Bagrov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Braxton walks into a straight right hand from Bagrov.
Nice uppercut there from Bagrov.
Braxton misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bagrov! But no joy.
Bagrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bagrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Braxton to score with a decent uppercut.
Danny Braxton is winning the standup battle so far.
Bagrov misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton swings for the body but Bagrov moves out of range.
Braxton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Braxton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bagrov misses the shot to the body.
Bagrov swings widly with a right hand
and Bagrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Braxton clinches up against the cage.
Bagrov tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Bagrov back against the cage.
Danila Bagrov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Braxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Bagrov.
Braxton misses with a body punch.
Bagrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bagrov tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Braxton prevents a body shot from Bagrov.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
Bagrov pushes Braxton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bagrov wants a takedown but no success here.
Braxton is trying to push Bagrov away but Bagrov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Braxton stops a takedown attempt from Bagrov.
Bagrov blocking some punches.
Bagrov misses with a punch to the body.
Bagrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Bagrov fails to land.
Braxton working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braxton.
Bagrov tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bagrov misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Bagrov.
Bagrov misses with some punches.
Bagrov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Braxton blocks a body shot from Bagrov.
Bagrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Braxton.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bagrov.
Bagrov misses with a body punch.
Braxton blocking some punches.
Braxton blocks a body shot from Bagrov.
Bagrov is working Braxton over against the cage.
Braxton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bagrov backwards.
Bagrov is working Braxton over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bagrov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bagrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Braxton tries to sprawl but Bagrov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Braxton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bagrov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bagrov wants to take a breather but Braxton is having none of it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Braxton wants to control but Bagrov is keeping busy.
Braxton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bagrov.
Bagrov wants to take a breather but Braxton is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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. Bagrov connects with a nice short shot to Braxton's temple.
Bagrov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Braxton is trying to stand.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
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.
Braxton misses with an uppercut. Bagrov saw that one coming.
Braxton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bagrov.
That kick from Braxton tenderised Bagrov's leg. Bagrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick by Braxton misses

and Bagrov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braxton's guard.
Bagrov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bagrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Braxton keeping moving, preventing Bagrov from controlling successfully.
Bagrov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Braxton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Braxton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Danila Bagrov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bagrov wants to control from the top but Braxton keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Braxton is pulling down on Bagrov's head. It's preventing any offense from Bagrov, at least for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crunch! Braxton slams his shin into Bagrov's torso.
Braxton keeps the fight on the outside.
Bagrov lands with a cross.
Bagrov thuds a left hand into Braxton's body.
Bagrov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Braxton but Braxton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Braxton throws an overhand right that lands on Bagrov's shoulder, as Bagrov tries to avoid the shot.
Bagrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good shot there by Braxton.
Bagrov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danila Bagrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bagrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Braxton counters with a left to the body.
Braxton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bagrov doesn't seem bothered though.
Braxton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braxton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bagrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bagrov connects with a looping right hand.
Bagrov misses with a wild body shot.
Braxton moves away from the strike by Bagrov.
Braxton missing with a left hand there. Bagrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagrov misses the shot to the body.
Bagrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braxton.
Bagrov blocks the body kick.
Bagrov throws the left hand but Braxton avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Bagrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Braxton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bagrov.
Braxton lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Braxton scores with a jab. Bagrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Braxton misses.
Bagrov jabs Braxton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bagrov scores with the left hand. Braxton knows he should have avoided that one.
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.
A jab from Braxton does it's job there.
Nice takedown defense from Braxton. No joy for Bagrov on that attempt.
Bagrov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bagrov cracks Braxton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bagrov digs a good body shot into Braxton's ribs.
A jab from Braxton misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton throws a hook to the side of Bagrov's head but Bagrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bagrov looks to land a left hand but Braxton moved out of range nicely.
Braxton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bagrov walks into a left hand.
Bagrov misses with a hook. Braxton ducked under it nicely.
Braxton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Braxton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bagrov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Braxton jabs Bagrov right on the nose. Bagrov blinks but takes it well.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braxton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bagrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bagrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton scores with a jab to the head.
Braxton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bagrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braxton manages to avoid it.
Braxton throws a head kick that Bagrov semi-blocks.
Bagrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bagrov thuds his right hand into Braxton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick misses from Braxton.
Braxton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bagrov cracks Braxton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Braxton throws a sloppy head kick and Bagrov moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Bagrov as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bagrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Braxton scrambles back to his feet.
Bagrov cracks Braxton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bagrov shoots in looking for a takedown but Braxton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bagrov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
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 takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bagrov scores with a body shot.
Braxton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Braxton blocks a jab.
Bagrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braxton throws out the jab.
Braxton thuds a left hand into Bagrov's body.
Bagrov cracks Braxton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Braxton looks to throw a body kick

and Bagrov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bagrov.

Braxton has his feet on Bagrov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bagrov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Braxton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danila Bagrov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Danny Braxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danila Bagrov.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Braxton throws a combination. Bagrov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Braxton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braxton is looking to counter with head kicks.
Braxton misses with a straight right.
Bagrov misses with a wild body shot.
Bagrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Braxton misses.
Braxton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bagrov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bagrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Braxton throws a body punch but Bagrov moves out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov misses with a body shot.
Bagrov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Braxton's waist but Braxton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bagrov off to one side.
Braxton misses the shot to the body.
Bagrov with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Braxton.
Braxton scores with a hook.
Braxton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bagrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bagrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bagrov shoots in for a takedown but Braxton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Braxton throws a looping overhand right but Bagrov ducks down to avoid it.
Braxton throws a right and a left that Bagrov avoids nicely.
Bagrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bagrov tries to clinch up.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov scores with a jab to the body.
Bagrov ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Bagrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bagrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braxton.
Bagrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Braxton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bagrov throws a good cross that connects.
Bagrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braxton throws a nice looking combination but Bagrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bagrov misses with a straight right.
Braxton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Braxton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bagrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braxton.
Bagrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Braxton.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Braxton tries to clinch but Bagrov moves out of range.
Braxton throws an overhand right that lands on Bagrov's shoulder, as Bagrov tries to avoid the shot.
Braxton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Braxton misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bagrov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bagrov lands a nice hook to Braxton's body. Braxton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Danny Braxton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bagrov blocks the body kick.
Bagrov lands a body shot.
Bagrov slips a straight right by Braxton.
Braxton throws a low kick but Bagrov moves out of range easily.
Bagrov avoids the head kick by Braxton.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses.
Braxton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bagrov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bagrov takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
Bagrov lands with a cross.
Bagrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braxton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Oooooh!!! Braxton has knocked Bagrov down with a huge combo! Braxton steps away and waves a wobbly Bagrov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Bagrov is rocked!

It looks like Danila Bagrov has been cut.
Braxton throws the kick towards the body but Bagrov avoids it.
Bagrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Braxton finish him?
Bagrov scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braxton looks to land a right hand but Bagrov moved out of range.
Bagrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braxton.
Braxton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Braxton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bagrov works the jab nicely.
Braxton drops Bagrov with a straight right hand, right on the button! Braxton follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Braxton!
Danny Braxton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.