Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Flair 108
Date: Mar 22, 2024

#R1##CL#
Thomas moves into the clinch successfully. #BC#
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Braddock! #CUT2#It looks like Jax Thomas has been cut.#CL#
Thomas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas controlling the action here for a moment. #BC#
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Braddock digs a good hook to Thomas's body.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Braddock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thomas could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Braddock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Braddock catches Thomas napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Thomas crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Braddock raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Braddock!

Event: Flair 104
Date: Feb 11, 2024

#R1#
Braddock misses with an uppercut. Tate saw that one coming.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL2#
and Tate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate.
A hook to the body from Tate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tate. #BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braddock throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Braddock takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
Tate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tate jabs at Braddock's body.#CL2#
Tate moves into the clinch.
Braddock throws an elbow that misses.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate stalling the fight.
Braddock avoids the elbow strike from Tate, against the ropes.
Tate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.#BC2#
Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination #CL2#
and Tate holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tate slows down the pace here. #BC2#
Tate breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Tate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Braddock tries a knee to the head but Tate blocks it.
Tate missing with knees to the body. #BC2#
Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Tate rushes Braddock and presses him up against the ropes.
Tate leaning against his opponent.
Braddock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tate's elbow.
Braddock looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch. #T2#
Braddock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate avoids the body shot from Braddock.
Braddock swings for the body but Tate moves out of range.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Braddock shakes him off and moves away.#CL2#
Tate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braddock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Braddock tries to keep at a distance but Tate has taken the fight into the clinch.
Braddock tries to stall but Tate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tate is pushing Braddock up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Braddock is trying to break free.#T3##BC2#
Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Braddock walks into a jab.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Braddock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tate backs up against the ropes. #CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Braddock throws a combination that misses #CL2#
and Tate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate. #BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch. #T4#
Tate takes one on the button.
Braddock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braddock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tate misses with a hook to the body
and Braddock counters with a series of strikes. Tate will be more careful next time no doubt. #ROC#Tate is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Tate lands with an uppercut that bounces Braddock off the ropes and back into range.#CUT2#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Tate goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CL2#
Tate has managed to clinch.
Tate stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Tate avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate. Braddock does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Braddock was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL2#
Braddock tries to keep at a distance but Tate has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

William Tate dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Braddock works Tate's body with a nice hook.
Tate throws the left hand but Braddock avoids the punch easily.
Braddock misses with a looping left.
James Braddock is winning the standup battle so far.
Braddock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braddock misses with a double jab. #CL2#
Braddock gets tackled into the ropes by Tate. Tate maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Tate breaks from the clinch.
Braddock misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Braddock with a nice cross.#T1##CL2#
Tate clinches.
Braddock letting Tate take a breather here.#BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braddock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braddock moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CL2#
Tate closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Tate.
Tate missing with knees to the body.
Tate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Tate is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T2##BC2#
Tate breaks from the clinch.
Braddock avoids the body shot from Tate.
An attempted straight right counter from Braddock misses the target.
James Braddock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Tate moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate just leaning against Braddock, taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Braddock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate is keeping busy.
Tate lands with a right to the head.
Tate pushes off an throws an elbow but Braddock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tate misses with an elbow strike. #T3#
Braddock blocks the elbow strike. #BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braddock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Braddock cracks Tate with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braddock moves away.
Braddock misses with a body shot.
Braddock stuns Tate with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Braddock misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Tate moves into the clinch.
Tate avoiding damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Tate. #T4##BC2#
Tate manages to break the clinch.
Donk. Braddock catches Tate right on the button with a cross.
Braddock looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range.
Braddock sets himself, and Tate steps forward looking for the clinch! Braddock avoids it this time.
Braddock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tate's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braddock digs a good body shot into Tate's ribs.
No joy there for Tate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braddock cracks Tate with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.#CL2#
Tate moves into range and clinches up with Braddock.#BC2#
Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Braddock misses with an uppercut. Tate saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Braddock finds it's target.#CUT#That has opened up William Tate's cut even more.
Tate lands a really nice looking cross but Braddock seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that James Braddock will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Tate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
William Tate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tate stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Braddock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tate stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tate stalling the fight.
Tate prevents Braddock from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T1#
Stalling in the clinch from Tate.
Tate stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by William Tate.#CL2#
Tate instigates a clinch.
Tate effectively controlling the action here.
Tate has Braddock pressed against the ropes.
Tate receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Tate effectively controlling the action here.
Tate is pushing Braddock up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Braddock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.#T2#
A left hand lands to the body for Tate. #BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Tate has Braddock up against the ropes in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tate takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #BC2#
Tate breaks from the clinch.
Braddock misses with a telegraphed body shot #CL2#
and Tate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate. #BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braddock misses with the combination. #CL2#
Tate closes the distance and pushes Braddock back into the ropes.#T3#
Braddock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tate is stalling here.
A body shot lands from Tate.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
Tate content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tate effectively controlling the action here.
Tate lands a body shot.
Tate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braddock blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Tate - that landed with a thud.
Braddock trying to control the position but instead, Tate has worked for underhooks and has pushed Braddock into the ropes.#T4#
Braddock wants to break free but Tate has control.
Come on Tate - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tate lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Tate breaks from the clinch.
Tate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Tate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CL2#
Tate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate pressing his opponent against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tate has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Tate!

Event: Flair 102
Date: Dec 26, 2023

#R1#
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Braddock lands a nice hook to Burger's body. Burger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Burger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Braddock.
Burger lands with a nice body kick.
Braddock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Braddock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braddock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Burger avoids them all with ease.
Burger ducks under a wild hook from Braddock.
Braddock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burger. #T1#
Burger scores with a head kick. Braddock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT2#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Burger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Braddock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Braddock lands a jab-cross combination.
Burger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Braddock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Braddock slips a straight right by Burger.
Braddock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burger circles away quickly and effectively.
Braddock looks to land a right hand but Burger moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braddock.
Braddock throws a jab but it's blocked by Burger. #T2#
Braddock misses with a few strikes there.
Burger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Braddock misses the body punch
and Burger counters with a nice leg kick.
Braddock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Braddock misses with a combination
enabling Burger to counter with a crisp jab.
Burger thuds a left hand into Braddock's body.
James Braddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burger misses with a head kick.
Burger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Braddock.
Burger throws a jab but it's blocked by Braddock.
Burger avoids the body shot from Braddock.
Burger unleashes a big counter combination but Braddock bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Burger throws a hook but Braddock avoids it easily.#T3#
Burger lands with a slapping head kick.
Braddock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burger manages to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Braddock.
Burger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#ROC#Burger is rocked!
Braddock closes the distance and catches Burger with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Burger is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Burger is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Burger is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Braddock takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). James Braddock!

Event: Flair 101
Date: Nov 18, 2023

#R1#
Braddock misses with a double jab
and Crusader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Braddock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crusader tries to clinch up.
Crusader throws a left and a right that both miss #CL2#
and Braddock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crusader is defending well against a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Braddock successfully pulls guard.
Crusader pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Braddock is keeping the position for now.
Braddock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crusader manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Braddock drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Braddock as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Crusader screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Braddock! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). James Braddock!

Event: Flair 99
Date: Nov 04, 2023

#R1##CL#
Pain has managed to clinch.
Braddock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain is struggling to control the position.
Braddock tries to land knees in the clinch but Pain avoids the damage to the body.
Pain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Braddocks head.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Braddock is trying to break the clinch but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
Braddock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braddock is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock has Pain pressed against the ropes, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Braddock looking to stall.
Pain just leaning against Braddock, taking a breather.
Pain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T1#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddock's efforts to push away.
Pain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pain avoiding damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Braddock is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Braddock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pain lands a body shot in the clinch. #T2#
Braddock looking to slow down the pace here.
Pain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Braddock up against the ropes.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddock's efforts to push away.
Braddock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Braddock is controlling him.
Pain has Braddock pressed against the ropes, preventing Braddock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pain keeps control of Braddock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Braddock letting Pain take a breather here.
Pain just leaning against Braddock, taking a breather. #T3#
Braddock trying to control the position but instead, Pain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Braddock into the ropes.
Pain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pain is trying to break free.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pain wants to break free but Braddock has control.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Braddock has the dominant position.
Pain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Braddock is trying to stall.
Braddock tries to work over Pain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braddock.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Braddock has him pressed against the ropes.
Braddock misses with an elbow over the top.
Pain pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braddock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pain is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Major Pain dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Braddock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Braddock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pain.
Pain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #CL#
Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Braddock keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Braddock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pain is defending well for now.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braddock can do to turn this around?
Braddock is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain is working Braddock over against the ropes.
Come on Pain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Major Pain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braddock has him pressed against the ropes.#T1#
Braddock has Pain pressed against the ropes, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Braddock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Braddock trying to stall but Pain improves his position.
Braddock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pain tries to circle away but Braddock has him pinned against the ropes.
Pain tries a knee to the head but Braddock blocks it.
Braddock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain digs a right hand into Braddock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braddock's gas tank.
Pain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pain digs a right hand into Braddock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braddock's gas tank. #T2#
Pain tries to break free but Braddock pushes him back against the ropes.
Pain digs a right hand into Braddock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braddock's gas tank.
Braddock is looking to control Pain's arms but Pain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Braddock has his back to the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Pain.
Braddock prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch but Pain keeps him there for the moment.
Braddock is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Braddock is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
Pain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain effectively controlling the action here.
Pain leaning against his opponent.
Pain gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.#T3#
Braddock tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Braddock can't break the clinch.
Pain tries to circle away but Braddock has him pinned against the ropes.
Pain avoiding damage.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddock's efforts to push away.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Braddock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Braddock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Braddock trying to control the position but instead, Pain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Braddock into the ropes.
Braddock is trying to break the clinch but Pain is controlling him.
Braddock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braddock is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pain is struggling to control the position.
Pain wants to break free but Braddock has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Major Pain dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3##CL#
Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Braddock is trying to break free.
Braddock letting Pain take a breather here.
Pain works on Braddock's body with a couple of short punches.
Pain stalling in the clinch.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Braddock has the dominant position.
Braddock wants to break free but Pain has control.
Pain tries to break free but Braddock pushes him back against the ropes.
Braddock tries to circle away but Pain has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain wants to break free but Braddock has control.
Braddock tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Braddock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain missing with knees to the body. #T1#
Braddock misses with a knee to the head.
Braddock is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Pain as the two fighters clinch.
Pain has Braddock pushed against the ropes.
Braddock wants to break free but Pain has control.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain is struggling to control the position.
Braddock wants to break free but Pain has control.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Braddock keeps him there for the moment.
Pain lands a nice shot to the body.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Braddock has double underhooks. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain just leaning against Braddock, taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Braddock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pain - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Braddock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braddock has him pressed against the ropes.
Braddock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pain content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Braddock stalling in the clinch but Pain improves position.
Pain controlling the action here for a moment.
Braddock tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position. #T3#
Pain slows down the pace here.
Braddock stalling in the clinch but Pain improves position.
Pain works on Braddock's body with a couple of short punches.
Braddock is trying to stall.
Braddock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braddock blocks it with crossed arms.
Braddock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Braddock is controlling him.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Braddock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Braddock keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Braddock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braddock is defending well for now.
Pain tries to circle away but Braddock has him pinned against the ropes.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Braddock working hard to break the clinch.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Braddock has the dominant position.
Braddock has Pain pressed against the ropes, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Braddock tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
James Braddock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Major Pain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Major Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Major Pain!

Event: Flair 97
Date: Sep 29, 2023

#R1#
Burger scores with a head kick. Braddock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Braddock throws a body punch but Burger moves out of range.
Braddock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braddock throws a combination that misses
and Burger counters with a straight right hand.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Burger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braddock throws out the jab.
Braddock lands a jab-cross combination.
Braddock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James Braddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braddock needs to keep his hands up - Burger had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Burger misses its intended target.
Braddock tries to bum rush Burger with a series of wild strikes but Burger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burger scoring well with a low kick there. #T1#
Braddock takes a swing at Burger's ribcage but misses.
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burger counters with an inside leg kick.
Braddock takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Burger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Braddock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burger.
Burger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Braddock swings widly with a right hand
and Burger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Braddock thinking.
Braddock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Burger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Braddock scores with a four punch combination!
Braddock takes one on the button.
Braddock fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Burger. #T2#
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burger counters with a leg kick.
Braddock lands a jab-cross combination.
Braddock looks to land a combination but Burger avoids it well.
Braddock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burger is looking to counter punch.
Braddock misses with a double jab
and Burger counters with an outside leg kick.
Braddock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burger.
Burger lands a slapping body shot.
Burger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Braddock.
Braddock throws a body punch but Burger moves out of range. #T3#
Burger dodges the punch combination from Braddock.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Burger counters with a good low kick that Braddock was not able to check.
Braddock lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Burger connects with an inside leg kick.
Burger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Braddock.
Burger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burger throws a front kick to the face that drops Braddock face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Sebastian Burger!
Sebastian Burger is the new light heavyweight champion!

Event: Flair 95
Date: Sep 01, 2023

#R1#
Braddock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Braddock scores with a jab to the body.
Braddock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crusader on the side of the head.
Crusader takes a swing at Braddock's ribcage but misses.
Crusader slips a jab and a cross from Braddock.
Braddock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crusader .
Braddock punishes Crusader 's body with a nice straight punch.
Crusader misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Braddock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Braddock is struggling to control the position.#BC2#
Braddock breaks from the clinch.
Crusader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Braddock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braddock circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader lands a jab to the nose.#CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Braddock scores with a hook.#T1#
A nice combination there by Crusader .
Braddock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Braddock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crusader wants to clinch.
A cross from Braddock lands.
Crusader scores with a three punch combo!
Braddock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crusader moves to clinch but Braddock breaks away
and Braddock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braddock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T2#
Crusader takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Crusader avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Crusader was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Braddock.
Braddock jabs at Crusader 's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Braddock.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Braddock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crusader tries to clinch but Braddock moves away
and Braddock counters with a stiff right hand.
Crusader wants to clinch but Braddock slips to the side
and Braddock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crusader tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Braddock counters with a nice uppercut.
Crusader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braddock manages to avoid it.
Crusader takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crusader closes the distance but Braddock moves to the side
and Braddock counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crusader counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Braddock swinging wildly here.
Braddock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crusader throws out a loose jab but Braddock uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left and a right from Braddock both land. Nice combination.
Crusader missing with a left hand there. Braddock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Braddock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crusader connects with a jab.
Braddock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Braddock duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braddock slips a jab from Crusader .
Crusader swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Braddock.#T4#
Braddock slips a jab and a cross from Crusader .
Braddock is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crusader had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Braddock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Braddock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Braddock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Braddock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crusader .
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braddock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crusader throws a poor cross that misses #CL2#
and Braddock counters by moving into the clinch.
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#TD#
Braddock is fighting off a takedown attempt but Crusader is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Braddock to the mat. Braddock regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Braddock pushes Crusader off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crusader misses with a hook to the body
and Braddock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Braddock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Braddock's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Braddock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crusader stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Braddock scores with a hook to the body. Crusader takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Braddock circles away.
A combination from Crusader does no damage.
Braddock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Braddock keeps the fight on the outside.
Crusader takes a swing at Braddock's ribcage but misses.
And Braddock tries to counter it with a takedown but Crusader pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Braddock looks to land a combination but Crusader avoids it well.
Braddock throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock throws a nice looking combination but Crusader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braddock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crusader misses with a double jab #CL2#
and Braddock counters by moving into the clinch. #T1#
Crusader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Braddock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crusader is trying to stall.
Braddock tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crusader being controlled against the cage.#TD2#
Braddock decides to pull guard.
Braddock trying to control the position. #SUB2#
Braddock has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Crusader doesn't defend quickly enough and Braddock has managed to lock this one up! Can Crusader escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Braddock on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). James Braddock!

Event: Flair 89
Date: Jun 30, 2023

#R1#
Crusader on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crusader tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Braddock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader swings for the body but Braddock moves out of range.
Crusader lands with a nice body punch.
Braddock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Braddock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crusader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crusader lands a jab to the head.
Crusader takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crusader tries to clinch
and Braddock counters with a left to the body.
Braddock scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Braddock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crusader on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crusader digs a good hook to Braddock's body.
Braddock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crusader just misses with a punch to the body.
Braddock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crusader with a body shot.#T1#
A left and a right from Braddock both land. Nice combination.
Nice jab there from Braddock.
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Braddock lands with a nice body punch.
Crusader takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Braddock scores with a one two! Crusader had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Braddock connects with a crisp jab.
Braddock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braddock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Braddock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crusader .
Crusader throws a combination. Braddock tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Braddock circles away.
Braddock lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Crusader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crusader stalks Braddock and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Braddock's face. Braddock staggers backwards, shaken.
Braddock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T2#
Crusader bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Braddock's head backwards.
Braddock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Braddock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Braddock swinging wildly here.
Crusader misses with a double jab
and Braddock counters with a right hand to the body.
Crusader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crusader looks to land a combination but Braddock avoids it well.
Crusader sets himself, and Braddock steps forward looking for the clinch! Crusader avoids it this time.
Braddock misses with a double jab.
Crusader appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crusader . Braddock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braddock scores with a jab to the body.
Crusader throws a hook but Braddock avoids it easily.#T3#
Braddock throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Braddock moves out of range as Crusader strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crusader . Braddock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Braddock.
Crusader throws a big counter combination but Braddock scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Braddock connects with a crisp jab.
Crusader is looking to wear down Braddock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crusader . Braddock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crusader throws a nice looking combination but Braddock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braddock doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crusader lands a jab-cross combination.
Crusader looks to clinch
and Braddock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braddock scores with a hook to the body. Crusader takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Crusader 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T4#
Crusader gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crusader walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Crusader falls off balance throwing a combination
and Braddock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braddock cracks Crusader with an open hand slap.
Braddock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crusader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Braddock is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crusader had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Braddock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crusader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#KD2#
Braddock clips Crusader with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Crusader a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Braddock digs a good hook to Crusader 's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braddock lands a right and a left and another right! Crusader goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Braddock!

Event: Flair 87
Date: Jun 10, 2023

#R1#
Burger slips a jab and a cross from Braddock.
Braddock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Braddock misses with a lunging right hand
and Burger counters with a nice kick to the body.
Braddock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Braddock misses.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burger counters with a low kick, right behind Braddock 's knee.
Braddock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burger lands a head kick. Braddock smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT2#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braddock misses with a few strikes there.
Burger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burger with the inside leg kick.
Braddock misses with the combination. #T1#
Braddock fails to land with a series of punches.
Burger connects with an inside leg kick.
Braddock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Burger avoids the body shot from Braddock.
Burger is trying to counter with his kicks.
Burger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Braddock tries to move into range but Burger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Braddock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burger.
Burger's corner calls for a 1-2. Burger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Braddock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burger lands a head kick!
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burger finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Braddock scores with a body shot.
James Braddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braddock throws a nice looking combination but Burger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burger tries a quick counter leg kick but Braddock is wise to it.
Braddock misses with a jab to the body
and Burger counters with a head kick. That will keep Braddock thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Burger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Braddock misses with an uppercut
and Burger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Braddock's knee momentarily.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Burger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Braddock's knee momentarily.
Braddock misses the shot to the body.
Braddock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Braddock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burger counters with a stiff right hand.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Braddock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burger circles away quickly and effectively.
Burger misses with an uppercut.
Burger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T3#
Burger throws a sloppy body shot
and Braddock counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Burger.
Burger misses with an uppercut
and Braddock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braddock swinging wildly here.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burger counters with a head kick.
Braddock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burger counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CUT2#James Braddock's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braddock slips a jab from Burger.
Braddock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burger was well out of range. Poor timing from Braddock.
Braddock moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBurger.
Burger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T4#
Braddock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burger throws out a counter right but Braddock avoids it with no problem.
Burger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burger dodges the punch combination from Braddock.
Burger throws out a counter right but Braddock avoids it with no problem.
Burger cracks Braddock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Braddock is looking to wear down Burger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Braddock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Burger lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braddock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burger.
Braddock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Burger counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Burger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Braddock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Braddock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burger.
Braddock misses with a double jab.
Braddock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Braddock tries to bum rush Burger with a series of wild strikes but Burger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burger raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Braddock misses with a body shot
and Burger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC2#Braddock is rocked!
Braddock throws a combination that misses
and Burger counters with a big uppercut that nearly lifts Braddock off his feet! Braddock crashes to the mat in all kinds of trouble! The referee starts the count but I'm not sure it's necessary - Braddock isn't going to make it! The count reaches 10 and this fight is all over! Burger screams and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmmm spit, everywhere. Lovely.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sebastian Burger!

Event: The Return
Date: May 13, 2023

#R1#
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Braddock fails to land with a series of punches.
Braddock misses with a double jab.
Tate swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tate wants to clinch up but Braddock keeps it at a distance.
Braddock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Braddock keeps the fight on the outside.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Braddock.
Tate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braddock.
Braddock scores with a punch to the head.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braddock lands a nice shot that snaps Tate's head back. #T1#
Braddock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate was well out of range. Poor timing from Braddock.
Tate tries to clinch up but Braddock circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Braddock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braddock misses the shot to the body.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tate counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tate definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate tries to clinch up but Braddock circles away and keeps his distance.
Braddock wants to counter the offense by Tate and move into the clinch position.
Braddock swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Braddock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Braddock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Braddock throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
A shot to the body from Braddock misses
and Tate counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.#T2#
Tate misses with a wild body shot.
Braddock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Braddock misses with the combination.
Tate throws the left hand but Braddock avoids the punch easily.
Braddock throws a right hand that Tate ducks under and follows up with a left that Tate also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Tate misses.
Braddock throws a combination that misses
and Tate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Braddock counters with a nice uppercut.
Braddock works the jab nicely.
Braddock keeps the fight on the outside.
Braddock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T3#
Tate lands a nice looking body shot.
Braddock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate lands with an uppercut that bounces Braddock off the ropes and back into range.
Tate is looking to wear down Braddock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braddock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Braddock.
Braddock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate.
Braddock misses with a two punch combination.
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A countering left hand to the body from Braddock misses.
Tate darts in trying to clinch
and Braddock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Braddock closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT2#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#KD#
Tate staggers Braddock with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Braddock looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Tate is looking to clinch.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Braddock.
Braddock throws a right hand that Tate ducks under and follows up with a left that Tate also avoids with ease.
Tate tries to clinch but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Braddock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Braddock pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tate back to the ropes. Braddock follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Braddock. That snapped Tate's head back.
Tate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braddock throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

William Tate should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Tate misses with the combination.
Tate fails to land with a series of punches.
Tate feints a jab promting Braddock to slip. Tate then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Braddock slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tate swings for the body but Braddock moves out of range.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Braddock scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Braddock.
Tate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tate avoids the body shot from Braddock.
Tate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braddock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Braddock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braddock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #T1#
Tate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braddock is looking for the big counter here.
Braddock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Tate moves out of range.
Braddock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tate scores with a jab to the body.
Braddock misses with a double jab
and Tate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Braddock throws a right hand that misses
and Tate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tate jabs Braddock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Braddock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T2#
Tate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braddock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tate with a body shot.
Tate falls off balance throwing a combination
and Braddock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braddock throws a combination that misses
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Tate tries to clinch there but Braddock circles away.
Braddock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tate throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Braddock throws a hook to the side of Tate's head but Tate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Braddock circles away.
Braddock misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Tate counter with a right hand.
Braddock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Tate avoids them all with ease.
Braddock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate moves away.#T3#
Tate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tate with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Braddock to score with a decent uppercut.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tate counters with a nice uppercut.
Braddock lands with a shot to the body.
Braddock misses with a shot to the body
and Tate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tate wants to clinch up but Braddock keeps it at a distance.
Braddock throws a lazy right hand but Tate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braddock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Braddock looks to land a left hand but Tate moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Braddock! But no joy.
Tate avoids the body shot from Braddock. #T4#
Braddock tries to bum rush Tate with a series of wild strikes but Tate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Braddock lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #CL2#
and Braddock moves into the clinch.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Braddock won't allow it.
Braddock keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Braddock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate tries to clinch up but Braddock circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Braddock.
Braddock throws a nice looking combination but Tate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tate lands with a right hand. #CUT#That has opened up James Braddock's cut even more.
Tate lands with a right hand.
Braddock misses with a double jab.
As Braddock looks to move away, Tate throws a big counter combo but Braddock just gets out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but James Braddock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Tate throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Braddock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braddock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Braddock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Braddock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate circles away quickly and effectively.
Braddock misses with an uppercut
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Braddock backing up. Braddock nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.
Tate just misses with a punch to the body.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Braddock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate.
Tate tries to clinch but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Braddock.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Braddock just misses with a punch to the body.
Braddock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Braddock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Braddock looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range.
Braddock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
William Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Braddock does no damage.
Braddock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate tries to clinch but Braddock is having none of it.
Braddock lands a nice shot to the body.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Braddock circles away.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body. #T2#
Braddock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate wants to clinch up but Braddock keeps it at a distance.
Tate throws a right and a left that Braddock avoids nicely.
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Braddock.
Braddock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate was well out of range. Poor timing from Braddock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Braddock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tate.
Braddock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Braddock lands with a hook. Tate tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A lazy left from Braddock finds it's target.
Braddock misses the body punch
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Braddock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Tate coming out on top.#CUT#The cut above James Braddock's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braddock was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate.
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Braddock throws a lazy uppercut
letting Tate counter with a right hand.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Braddock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braddock looks to land a combination but Tate avoids it well.
Braddock misses with a few strikes there.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch. #T4#
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Braddock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Braddock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braddock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tate throws a right hand that Braddock ducks under and follows up with a left that Braddock also avoids with ease.
Tate lands a glancing blow to the side of Braddock's head.#ROC#Braddock is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
Tate sets himself, and Braddock steps forward looking for the clinch! Tate avoids it this time.
Braddock is still on wobbly legs! Can Tate finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Braddock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate circles away quickly and effectively.
Braddock seems to have recovered his senses.
Tate is looking to clinch but Braddock is avoiding it.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Braddock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braddock circles away quickly and effectively.
Braddock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
William Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Braddock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Braddock.
Well Braddock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: Flair 82
Date: Apr 15, 2023

#R1#
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Braddock circles away.
Braddock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Crusader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Braddock scores with a nice head shot.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crusader lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Braddock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Crusader avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader swings for the body but Braddock moves out of range.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Braddock circles away.
Crusader has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braddock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Braddock lands a jab-cross combination.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crusader counters with a straight right hand.
Crusader wants to clinch but Braddock slips to the side
and Braddock counters with a left and a right that stings Crusader .
Nice jab there from Braddock. #T1#
Crusader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Braddock counters with a straight right hand.
Braddock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Braddock keeps the fight on the outside.
Braddock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crusader takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Braddock needs to keep his hands up - Crusader had a free shot at his head there.
Crusader has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Braddock finds it's way round the side to connect with Crusader 's head.
Crusader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Braddock.
It looked like Crusader wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader tries to clinch but Braddock is having none of it.
Braddock changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Crusader has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Braddock finds it's way round the side to connect with Crusader 's head.
Crusader takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T2#
Braddock takes a swing at Crusader 's ribcage but misses.
Crusader throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Crusader lands with a shot to the body.
Crusader throws a right and a left that Braddock avoids nicely.
Braddock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crusader throws a nice looking combination but Braddock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braddock is looking for the big counter here.
Crusader getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Braddock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crusader doesn't seem bothered though.
Braddock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Braddock tries to move into range but Crusader moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crusader is looking to clinch.
Crusader feints a jab promting Braddock to slip. Crusader then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Braddock slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT#That has opened up James Braddock's cut even more.
Sloppy strikes from Crusader . Those never looked like landing. #T3#
Crusader displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #ROC#Braddock is rocked!
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Braddock pushes him off.
Braddock is still on wobbly legs! Can Crusader finish him?
Crusader tries to clinch but Braddock is having none of it.
Braddock seems to have recovered his senses.
Crusader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braddock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crusader lands with a right hand.
Crusader fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Braddock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Braddock scores with a decent looking hook.
Braddock cracks a nice hook into Crusader 's ribs.
Crusader is working the combinations to good effect here.
Crusader rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braddock counters with a left to the body.
Crusader tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Braddock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braddock throws a right hand that Crusader ducks under and follows up with a left that Crusader also avoids with ease.#T4#
Braddock lands a body shot.
Braddock misses the shot to the body.
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Braddock pushes him off.
Crusader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Braddock scores with a sloppy right hand. Crusader should have avoided that one.
Braddock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Braddock.
Braddock connects with a right hand. Crusader shakes it off.
Crusader takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braddock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Crusader was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Crusader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Braddock.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Braddock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Braddock's cut.
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.#R2#
Crusader scores with a three punch combo!
Braddock misses with a double jab.
Crusader is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Braddock.
Crusader wants to clinch.
Crusader shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crusader waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Braddock.
Righteous Crusader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braddock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crusader 's head.
Braddock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braddock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Braddock lands a nice looking body shot. #T1#
Crusader misses with a lunging right hand
and Braddock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Crusader to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Crusader . Those never looked like landing.
Braddock tries to counter with a clinch but Crusader shakes him off and moves away.
Crusader looks to land a combination but Braddock avoids it well.
Crusader gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Braddock takes a swing at Crusader 's ribcage but misses.
Braddock throws a shot to the body.
Crusader walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crusader takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader swings for the body but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crusader .#CUT#The cut above James Braddock's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T2#
Braddock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crusader swings for the body but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Crusader .
A looping hook to the body misses from Braddock. Crusader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braddock throws a nice looking combination but Crusader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Braddock lands the left hand.
Braddock throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Crusader .
Braddock dips to his left and cracks Crusader with an uppercut!
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Braddock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Braddock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crusader tries to clinch but Braddock is having none of it.
Braddock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#T3#
A shot to the body from Braddock misses
and Crusader counters with a left to the body.
Crusader smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crusader fails to land with a series of punches.
Braddock drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crusader defends it well.
Braddock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crusader .
Crusader tries to clinch but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Crusader avoids them all with ease.
Crusader scores with a body shot.
Crusader goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Crusader misses with a two punch combination.
Crusader misses with a combination
and Braddock counters with a two punch combo. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader throws a body punch but Braddock moves out of range.
Crusader cracks Braddock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CUT#James Braddock's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Crusader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crusader wants to clinch.
Crusader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Crusader . Those never looked like landing.
Braddock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crusader doesn't seem bothered though.
Braddock looks to land a combination but Crusader avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Braddock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Braddock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
No joy there for Braddock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crusader takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crusader tries to clinch but Braddock moves out of range.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Braddock circles away.
Braddock with the counter takedown but Crusader avoids it easily.
Braddock lands with an overhand left.
Braddock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Braddock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crusader moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crusader just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Crusader does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Braddock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crusader wants to clinch
and Braddock counters with a nice uppercut.
Braddock scores with a one two! Crusader had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #T1#
Crusader throws a series of punches but Braddock avoids them all with ease.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braddock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Crusader misses.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braddock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crusader wants to clinch.
Crusader wants to clinch.#T2#
Braddock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crusader 's head.
James Braddock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crusader gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crusader takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Braddock lands a jab-cross combination.
Braddock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crusader misses with a body shot.
Crusader throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Crusader counter with a right hand.
Braddock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #T3##KD#
Oooooh!!! Crusader has knocked Braddock down with a huge combo! Crusader steps away and waves a wobbly Braddock back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Braddock looks to land a combination but Crusader avoids it well.
Braddock throws a right hand that Crusader ducks under and follows up with a left that Crusader also avoids with ease.
Crusader wants to clinch but Braddock slips to the side
and Braddock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Braddock is avoiding it.
Crusader takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Braddock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crusader .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crusader jabs Braddock right on the nose. Braddock blinks but takes it well.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Crusader counters with a left to the body.
Braddock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Braddock lands with a hook. Crusader tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T4#
Crusader misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Braddock.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braddock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusader lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braddock circles away quickly and effectively.
Crusader misses with a few strikes there.
As Crusader backs off Braddock throws a huge counter combo but Crusader manages to avoid it all.
Braddock throws a series of strikes that have Crusader backpedaling.
Braddock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Crusader misses.
Braddock stalks Crusader and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crusader 's face. Crusader staggers backwards, shaken.
Righteous Crusader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Braddock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Braddock circles away.
Braddock tries to counter by closing the distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Braddock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Braddock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Braddock!

Event: Flair 80
Date: Mar 18, 2023

#R1#
Tate lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Braddock scores with a jab.
Tate throws a body punch but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock lands with an overhand left.#CUT2#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Tate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Braddock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Braddock tests Tate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tate tries to clinch but Braddock moves out of range. #KD#
Tate lands a left and a right that send Braddock crashing to the mat, dazed. Tate thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braddock lands a two punch combo.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braddock lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Tate goes down and covers up as Braddock starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Braddock!

Event: Flair 77
Date: Feb 25, 2023

#R1#
Braddock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Braddock duly obliges.
Pain looking to land some kicks to the body here. #CL2#
Pain moves into the clinch.
Pain lands a shoulder strike.
Braddock keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Braddock misses with some punches. #BC2#
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Pain avoids the body shot from Braddock.
A little jabbing left from Pain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Braddock misses with a straight right. #CL2#
Pain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Braddock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC2#
Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Pain has Braddock up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Braddock wants to break free but Pain has control. #BC2#
Pain breaks from the clinch. #T1#
A jab from Braddock misses.
Pain appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braddock manages to avoid it.
Braddock misses with an uppercut.
Braddock connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pain momentarily. #CL2#
Pain takes the fight into the clinch.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pain stalls.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Pain taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #T2#
Braddock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pain blocking some punches.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Braddock is controlling him.
Braddock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pain stalling against the ropes.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC2#
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Braddock takes a swing at Pain's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Pain misses
and Braddock counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braddock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Braddock misses with a few strikes there. #T3#
Braddock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Braddock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Braddock.
Pain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Pain darts in and clinches Braddock up against the ropes.
Pain pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddock's efforts to push away.
Pain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Pain prevents Braddock from breaking the clinch.
Pain tries to circle away but Braddock has him pinned against the ropes.
Pain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #T4#
Pain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Braddock is trying to break free.
Pain stalls.
Braddock is trying to stall.
Pain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Braddock struggles to land a body shot inside as Pain controls his hands.
Good body shot from Pain.
Braddock avoiding damage as Pain throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Pain.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Braddock keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Pain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Major Pain will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
A jab from Braddock misses.
Braddock swings for the body but Pain moves out of range. #CL2#
Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pain taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #BC2#
Pain breaks from the clinch.
James Braddock is winning the standup battle so far.
Braddock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braddock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #CL2#
Pain has managed to clinch.
Braddock is trying to break free.#BC2#
Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Pain takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pain wants to land a leg kick but Braddock is out of range. #T1##CL2#
Pain darts in and clinches Braddock up against the ropes.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Pain instigates a clinch.
Braddock blocks the elbow strike.
Pain has Braddock pressed against the ropes, preventing Braddock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Braddock is trying to break the clinch but Pain is controlling him.
Braddock is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
Pain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Braddock keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Pain breaks from the clinch.
Braddock misses with the combination.
Pain ducks under a wild hook from Braddock.#T2#
Braddock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pain. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch but Pain keeps him there for the moment.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Braddock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braddock misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Pain releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pain throws a wild body kick that Braddock sees coming a mile off.
Braddock is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pain's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Pain instigates a clinch. #T3#
Braddock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Braddock is controlling the position.
Pain keeps control of Braddock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Pain looking to throw knees to the head but Braddock is blocking nicely.
Pain dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Braddock tries to circle away but Pain has him pinned against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pain is trying to break free.
Braddock avoiding damage as Pain throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Braddock managing to block the knees to the body from Pain.
Braddock wants to break the clinch but can't. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pain tries to break free but Braddock pushes him back against the ropes.
Braddock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Pain slowing the pace effectively.
Braddock is trying to break the clinch but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
Pain wants to break free but Braddock has control. #BC2#
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braddock lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #CL2#
Pain moves into the clinch successfully.
Braddock working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pain lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Pain. #BC2#
Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Major Pain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!#R3##CL2#
Pain pushes Braddock up against the ropes in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Braddock is trying to break the clinch but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
Braddock is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.#BC2#
Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Pain drives through and clinches with Braddock against the ropes.
Braddock tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Braddock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braddock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braddock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.#T1#
Braddock trying to control the position but instead, Pain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Braddock into the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Pain. #BC2#
Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Braddock throws an off balance right hand #CL2#
and Pain counters by clinching up.
A hook to the body from Pain.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braddock.
Major Pain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Braddock tries to circle away but Pain has him pinned against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pain scores with a hook to the body.#T2#
Pain prevents Braddock from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braddock misses with the combination.
Pain avoids the body shot from Braddock.
Pain lands a nice hook to Braddock's body. Braddock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL2#
Pain rushes Braddock and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pain lands a nice shot to the body.
Braddock is trying to break free.
Pain keeps control of Braddock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Braddock wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Pain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #T3##BC2#
Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pain misses with a body kick. #CL2#
Pain drives through and clinches with Braddock against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Pain.
Braddock tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddock's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braddock.
Braddock loads up on a big right hand but Pain slips the punch.
Braddock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T4##CL2#
Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James Braddock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Pain gets a clinch.
Pain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braddock.
Pain lands a body shot.
Braddock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Braddock can't break the clinch. #BC2#
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Pain takes the fight into the clinch.
Braddock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good body shot from Pain.
James Braddock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Major Pain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braddock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Major Pain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Major Pain!

Event: Flair 75
Date: Feb 11, 2023

#R1#
Durand Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braddock manages to avoid it.
Durand Jr lands an overhand right.
Braddock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Durand Jr. Braddock shrugs it off though.
Durand Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Braddock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braddock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durand Jr slips a jab from Braddock.
Braddock connects with a body shot that sends Durand Jr's belly button to the back.
Braddock jabs Durand Jr right on the nose. Durand Jr blinks but takes it well.#CL#
Durand Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Durand Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braddock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Durand Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Braddock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Braddock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braddock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Durand Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Durand Jr throws a leg kick which misses Braddock's front leg but catches the back leg as Braddock tries to avoid it.
Braddock looks to land a combination but Durand Jr avoids it well.
Braddock misses with an uppercut
and Durand Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Braddock takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jab, jab by Durand Jr - just one landing.
Braddock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durand Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Durand Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Braddock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durand Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Durand Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Durand Jr gets a clinch.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Durand Jr lands a right hand.
Durand Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T2##BC#
Durand Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Braddock gets tackled into the ropes by Durand Jr. Durand Jr maintains the clinch.
Durand Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braddock backwards. #KD#
Durand Jr has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Braddock to the canvas! Can Braddock beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!
Durand Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Durand Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Braddock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Braddock misses with a series of wild punches.
Durand Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Braddock is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Braddock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Durand Jr connects with a right hand. Braddock shakes it off.
Braddock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #ROC#Braddock is rocked!
Braddock looks to land a combination. Durand Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Durand Jr scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
A slapping leg kick lands for Durand Jr.
Braddock just misses with a punch to the body.
Braddock throws a right hand that Durand Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Durand Jr also avoids with ease.
Durand Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Durand Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CUT#That has opened up James Braddock's cut even more.
A jab lands there for Durand Jr.
Braddock walks forward, straight into a front kick from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Durand Jr lands a high kick!
Braddock is still on wobbly legs! Can Durand Jr finish him?
Durand Jr clobbers Braddock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braddock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durand Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Durand Jr connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Braddock's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Braddock - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jacques Durand Jr!

Event: Flair 74
Date: Feb 04, 2023

#R1#
Braddock throws a series of punches but Burger moves out of range.
Burger replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Braddock blocks it well.
Burger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Braddock tries to move into range but Burger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burger throws the left hand but Braddock avoids the punch easily.
Braddock lands a head shot.
Braddock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Braddock throws a combination that misses
and Burger counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Braddock is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Braddock walks into a left hand.
Braddock misses with a shot to the body
and Burger counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Braddock is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Braddock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Burger connects with a body shot that sends Braddock's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Braddock.
Burger moves away from the strike by Braddock.
It seemed like Burger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Braddock looks to land a combination but Burger avoids it well.
Burger raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Braddock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Braddock misses with a hook.
Braddock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burger.
Braddock throws a right hand that Burger ducks under and follows up with a left that Burger also avoids with ease.
Braddock misses with a few strikes there.
Burger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Braddock.
Braddock throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burger! But no joy.
A head kick from Burger lands but Braddock takes it in his stride. #CUT2#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Braddock misses with a body punch
and Burger counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#Braddock is rocked!
Burger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Braddock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh Braddock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James Braddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Burger. #T2#
Burger walks into a jab.
Braddock seems to have got his legs back now.
Braddock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braddock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Braddock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Braddock misses with the combination.
A nice side step and Burger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Burger stuns Braddock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burger moves away from the strike by Braddock.
A good leg kick by Burger.
Burger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braddock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burger counters with a three punch combo that has Braddock backing up. Braddock nods at Burger to acknowledge the strikes.
Burger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Braddock misses with a shot to the body
and Burger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
Braddock looks to land a combination. Burger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Burger blocks a jab.
Braddock misses with a hook. Burger ducked under it nicely.
Braddock looks to land a combination but Burger avoids it well.
Braddock scores with a hook to the body. Burger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Braddock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Braddock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burger looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Braddock scores with a sloppy right hand. Burger should have avoided that one.
Burger's corner calls for a 1-2. Burger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Braddock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burger circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braddock.
Braddock misses with a double jab. #T4#
Braddock misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Burger counter with a right hand.
Braddock avoids the body shot from Burger.
Burger ducks under a wild hook from Braddock.
Braddock throws a poor cross that misses
and Burger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braddock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braddock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burger dodges the punch combination from Braddock.
Braddock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braddock misses with a lunging right hand
and Burger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Burger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Braddock.
Braddock misses with an uppercut
and Burger counters with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sebastian Burger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Braddock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Burger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Braddock.
Sebastian Burger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Braddock looks to land a combination but Burger avoids it well.
Braddock misses with a double jab.
Burger raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Braddock misses with a body punch
and Burger counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Braddock! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sebastian Burger! Sebastian Burger retains his light heavyweight title!

Event: Flair 72
Date: Jan 27, 2023

#R1#
Braddock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Talbain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Talbain misses with a body kick. #CL#
Talbain rushes Braddock and presses him up against the cage.
Braddock is defending well against a takedown attempt.#TD#
Talbain pulls Braddock into guard.
Talbain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Talbain is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Braddock wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Talbain lands with a punch from half guard. #T1#
Talbain not doing much here.
Talbain takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Talbain frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braddock is trying desperately to improve position.
Talbain controlling the pace for now.
Braddock tries to improve his position but instead Talbain has taken his back!
Braddock is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Talbain. #T2#
Talbain has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Talbain looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Talbain looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Talbain is riding his opponent, not letting Braddock buck him off.
Talbain's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T3##SUB#
Talbain is cranking Braddock's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Braddock! He's tightened the choke and Braddock is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jon Talbain!

Event: Flair Clash
Date: Jan 06, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Talbain has managed to clinch.
Talbain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Talbain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Braddock lunges at Talbain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Talbain's hand. #CL2#
Talbain rushes Braddock and presses him up against the ropes.#BC2#
Talbain manages to break the clinch.
Braddock misses with a series of wild punches.
Talbain takes a swing at Braddock's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Talbain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Talbain.
Braddock catches Talbain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#KD2#
Talbain staggers Braddock with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Braddock looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!#ROC2#Braddock is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braddock takes a swing at Talbain's ribcage but misses.
Oh Braddock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Talbain slips under a jab from Braddock.
Braddock seems to have got his legs back now.
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss #CL2#
and Talbain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Talbain. #T1#
Talbain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Talbain lands with a left to the head. #BC2#
Talbain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL2#
and Talbain counters by clinching up. #BC2#
Talbain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Braddock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Talbain doesn't seem bothered though.
Talbain throws a right and a left that Braddock avoids nicely.
Braddock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Talbain backs up against the ropes. #CUT#It looks like Jon Talbain has been cut.
Talbain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CL2#
Braddock tries to keep at a distance but Talbain has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talbain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddock's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Talbain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T2##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Talbain lands a shot to the body.
Talbain avoiding damage. #BC2#
Talbain breaks the clinch.
Braddock misses with a shot to the body #CL2#
and Talbain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Talbain.
Talbain effectively controlling the action here.#BC2#
Talbain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James Braddock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braddock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Braddock. Those never looked like landing. #CL2#
Talbain moves into the clinch successfully. #T3#
Braddock is trying to stall.
Braddock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#BC2#
Talbain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Talbain throws a head kick but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock misses with a straight right.
Talbain wants to counter with a clinch but Braddock pushes him away.
Braddock misses with a series of wild punches.
Talbain throws a counter combo.#CL2#
Talbain gets a clinch.
Talbain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #BC2#
Talbain breaks the clinch. #T4#
Braddock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talbain.
Braddock scores with a body shot.
Braddock cracks Talbain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Braddock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braddock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Talbain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Braddock backs off Talbain throws a huge counter combo but Braddock manages to avoid it all.#CL2#
Talbain drives through and clinches with Braddock against the ropes.
Braddock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Talbain avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Talbain - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Talbain breaks from the clinch.
We've been informed that Talbain has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Talbain misses with the combination. #CL2#
Talbain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Braddock, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Jon Talbain should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Braddock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Braddock with a jab.
Braddock looks to land a combination. Talbain sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Talbain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Talbain clinches. #BC2#
Talbain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Talbain rushes Braddock and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Talbain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Braddock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Talbain misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Braddock.
A head kick misses from Talbain.
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!
Talbain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T1#
Braddock lands with a nice combination. Talbain backs away looking to recover.
Talbain throws a hook but Braddock avoids it easily.
Braddock throws a jab when Talbain was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Braddock. That snapped Talbain's head back.
Talbain throws a hook but Braddock blocks it.#CL2#
Talbain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Talbain with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Talbain.
Braddock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Braddock is trying to break free.
Talbain effectively controlling the action here.#BC2#
Talbain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2##CL2#
Talbain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jon Talbain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Talbain taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Talbain has Braddock pressed against the ropes.
Braddock letting Talbain take a breather here.
Talbain receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talbain landing knees to the head. #CUT2#James Braddock's cut is getting worse.
Talbain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddock's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Talbain breaks the clinch.
Talbain staying out of range there.
Talbain is looking for the big counter here.
Braddock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Talbain wants to land a leg kick but Braddock is out of range. #T3#
Braddock throws a right hand that Talbain ducks under and follows up with a left that Talbain also avoids with ease.
Talbain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Talbain darts in and clinches Braddock up against the ropes.#BC2#
Talbain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braddock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talbain. #CL2#
Talbain instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Talbain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braddock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Talbain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Braddock cracks Talbain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Braddock ducks under a wild hook from Talbain.#CL2#
Talbain takes the fight into the clinch.
Braddock is trying to break free.#T4#
Talbain controlling the action here for a moment.
Braddock is trying to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling him.#BC2#
Talbain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Talbain clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Talbain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braddock moves out of range of the body kick from Talbain. #CL2#
Talbain rushes Braddock and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Braddock tries to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling the position.
Braddock tries a body shot but Talbain blocks it.
Braddock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Talbain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Talbain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Talbain throws a sloppy head kick and Braddock moves out of range easily.
Braddock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talbain manages to avoid it.
Braddock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Braddock throws a combination that misses #CL2#
and Talbain counters by clinching up.
Braddock being controlled against the ropes.#BC2#
Talbain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Braddock lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Talbain instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #BC2#
Talbain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Talbain 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. #CL2#
Talbain closes the distance and clinches.
Talbain scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Talbain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Braddock taking a breather.
Talbain is working Braddock over against the ropes.
A short left from Talbain. #BC2#
Talbain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Talbain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Braddock takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT2#James Braddock's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T2##BC2#
Talbain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Braddock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Talbain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braddock misses with an uppercut.
Braddock sets himself, and Talbain steps forward looking for the clinch! Braddock avoids it this time.
Braddock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James Braddock is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braddock misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Talbain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Braddock misses with a combination #CL2#
and Talbain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Talbain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Braddock tries to break free but Talbain pushes him back against the ropes.
Talbain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#BC2#
Talbain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T3##CL2#
Talbain rushes Braddock and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Braddock throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Talbain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talbain throws the kick towards the body but Braddock avoids it.
James Braddock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Talbain dodges the punch combination from Braddock.
Talbain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Braddock scores with a body shot.
Talbain throws a solid leg kick but Braddock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Talbain.
Talbain looks for the body kick but Braddock saw that one coming. #T4##CL2#
Braddock gets tackled into the ropes by Talbain. Talbain maintains the clinch.
Talbain taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #BC2#
Talbain breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Talbain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Braddock, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Talbain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braddock scores with a hook to the body. Talbain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL2#
Talbain moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talbain has Braddock pressed against the ropes.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch but Talbain keeps him there for the moment.
Talbain is stalling here.
Talbain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Talbain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Talbain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Talbain!

Event: Flair 66
Date: Dec 09, 2022

#R1#
Braddock slips a straight right by Tate Iii.
Braddock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tate Iii lands with a nice body punch.
Braddock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Braddock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tate Iii.
Braddock misses with the combination.
It looked like Tate Iii was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tate Iii misses with a combination
letting Braddock counter with a right hand.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination #CL#
and Tate Iii counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate Iii.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Iii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tate Iii controlling the action here for a moment.
Tate Iii is looking to break free of the clinch but Braddock has double underhooks. #T1#
A frustrated look appears on Braddock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate Iii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Braddock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate Iii's efforts to push away.
Braddock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tate Iii is pushing Braddock up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Braddock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Braddock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tate Iii.
Braddock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Braddock struggles to land a body shot inside as Tate Iii controls his hands. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tate Iii dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Tate Iii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Braddock.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch but Tate Iii keeps him there for the moment.
Braddock has Tate Iii pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate Iii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate Iii stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stalling in the clinch from Tate Iii.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tate Iii for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tate Iii looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Braddock is trying to push Tate Iii away but Tate Iii has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Braddock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate Iii blocks it with crossed arms.
Tate Iii is pushing Braddock up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tate Iii wants to break free but Braddock has control. #T3#
Tate Iii wants to break free but Braddock has control.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate Iii is trying to force a seperation but Braddock has the dominant position.
Braddock has Tate Iii pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate Iii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate Iii is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braddock is defending well for now.
Tate Iii is looking to break free of the clinch but Braddock has double underhooks.
Tate Iii is trying to break the clinch but Braddock is controlling him.
Braddock wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate Iii won't allow it.
Tate Iii just leaning against Braddock, taking a breather.
Braddock is trying to break the clinch but Tate Iii is controlling him.
Tate Iii slows down the pace here.
Tate Iii is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #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.
Tate Iii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tate Iii avoiding damage.
Tate Iii seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Curtis Tate Iii.
Braddock throws a nice looking combination but Tate Iii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tate Iii seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tate Iii scores with a nice head shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braddock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Braddock misses with a body shot.
Tate Iii misses with a double jab.
Braddock unleashes a big counter combination but Tate Iii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tate Iii scores with a crisp jab that stopped Braddock in his tracks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Iii dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Tate Iii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Tate Iii lands a nice looking body shot.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tate Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Tate Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braddock manages to avoid it.
Tate Iii tries to bum rush Braddock with a series of wild strikes but Braddock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Braddock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Braddock misses with a shot to the body #CL#
and Tate Iii counters by clinching up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tate Iii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Tate Iii digs a right hand underneath Braddock's ribcage. Braddock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tate Iii is looking to break free of the clinch but Braddock has double underhooks.
Braddock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Braddock is trying to break the clinch but Tate Iii has him pressed against the ropes.
Braddock can't break the clinch. #T1#
Stalling in the clinch from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Braddock has Tate Iii pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate Iii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Braddock keeps control of Tate Iii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate Iii prevents a body shot from Braddock.
Braddock can't break the clinch.
Tate Iii managing to block the knees to the body from Braddock.
Braddock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tate Iii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Braddock wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate Iii won't allow it.
Tate Iii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braddock has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate Iii has Braddock pressed against the ropes, preventing Braddock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Tate Iii. #T2#
Tate Iii lands a shot to the body.
Braddock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate Iii trying to land knees to the body.
Braddock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate Iii has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate Iii will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Braddock up against the ropes.
Tate Iii just leaning against Braddock, taking a breather.
Tate Iii trying to land knees to the body.
Tate Iii blocking some punches.
Tate Iii managing to block the knees to the body from Braddock.
Tate Iii can't break the clinch.
Tate Iii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braddock has him pressed against the ropes.
Braddock is trying to force a seperation but Tate Iii has the dominant position.#T3#
Tate Iii keeps control of Braddock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Braddock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii wants to break free but Braddock has control.
Tate Iii taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Braddock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tate Iii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braddock has him pressed against the ropes.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch but Tate Iii keeps him there for the moment.
Braddock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tate Iii.
A frustrated look appears on Braddock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Braddock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate Iii tries to break free but Braddock pushes him back against the ropes.
The referee calls for Tate Iii to work. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tate Iii tries to break the clinch but Braddock is controlling the position.
Tate Iii is trying to break the clinch but Braddock has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate Iii is trying to break free.
Tate Iii is trying to break the clinch but Braddock has him pressed against the ropes.
Braddock takes a shot to the head.
Tate Iii wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tate Iii can't break the clinch.
Tate Iii with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tate Iii prevents Braddock from breaking the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate Iii stalling the fight.
Braddock keeps control of Tate Iii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate Iii wants to break free but Braddock has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Iii dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Braddock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Tate Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braddock.
Braddock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braddock misses with an uppercut
and Tate Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Braddock misses with a hook to the body
and Tate Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braddock lands with a nice combination. Tate Iii backs away looking to recover.
Tate Iii swinging wildly here.
A right-left combo lands from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii works Braddock's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braddock misses with a double jab #CL#
and Tate Iii counters by moving into the clinch.
Tate Iii has Braddock pressed against the ropes, preventing Braddock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T1#
Tate Iii tries to circle away but Braddock has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate Iii effectively controlling the action here.
Braddock wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate Iii won't allow it.
Tate Iii tries to circle away but Braddock has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate Iii stalls.
Tate Iii tries to circle away but Braddock has him pinned against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Tate Iii as the two fighters clinch.
Tate Iii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Tate Iii - that landed with a thud.
Braddock wants to break free but Tate Iii has control.
Curtis Tate Iii has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Braddock working hard to break the clinch.#T2#
Braddock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate Iii's efforts to push away.
Tate Iii manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tate Iii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Braddock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tate Iii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Braddock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate Iii keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddock's efforts to push away.
Tate Iii leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Tate Iii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T3#
Braddock prevents Tate Iii from breaking the clinch.
Braddock can't find room to land a body shot as Tate Iii controls the action.
Braddock can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Braddock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate Iii prevents Braddock from breaking the clinch.
Braddock stalling in the clinch but Tate Iii improves position.
Braddock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Braddock missing with knees to the body.
Braddock tries to break free but Tate Iii pushes him back against the ropes.
Braddock avoids the elbow strike from Tate Iii, against the ropes.
Braddock wants to stall.
Tate Iii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braddock has him pressed against the ropes.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A frustrated look appears on Braddock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate Iii just leaning against Braddock, taking a breather.
Tate Iii wants to break free but Braddock has control.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tate Iii as Braddock tries to tie him up.
Tate Iii stalling the fight.
Tate Iii slowing the pace effectively.
Tate Iii can't break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braddock wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate Iii won't allow it.
Tate Iii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tate Iii effectively controlling the action here.
James Braddock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis Tate Iii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Braddock misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tate Iii 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Iii!

Event: Flair 61
Date: Nov 04, 2022

#R1#
Talbain doesn't manage to clinch there - Braddock circles away.
Talbain just misses with a punch to the body.
Braddock is looking to counter the offense by Talbain and move into the clinch.
Braddock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Braddock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Braddock misses with the combination.
Talbain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#KD2#
Talbain looks low and kicks high, catching Braddock right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!#CUT2#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braddock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talbain moves away.
Talbain tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Braddock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Braddock throws a right and a left that Talbain avoids nicely.
Talbain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Talbain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Talbain ducks under a wild hook from Braddock.
Talbain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Talbain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Braddock's sensitive parts.
Talbain delivers a nice body kick.
Talbain is looking to clinch but Braddock is avoiding it.
Talbain throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Braddock crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jon Talbain!

Event: Flair 58
Date: Sep 30, 2022

#R1#
Sankari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD#
and Braddock counters with a single leg into guard. Sankari didn't expect that.
Sankari looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Braddock is pushing down on Sankari's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sankari is fighting to maintain full guard but Braddock has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Braddock lands a nice short elbow.
Braddock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sankari taking some punishment here, with Braddock in his half guard.
Braddock working over Sankari with some ground and pound. Sankari looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if Braddock is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #SUB#
Braddock is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Sankari is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Braddock!

Event: Flair 55
Date: Sep 10, 2022

#R1#
A combination from Braddock does no damage.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Burger to counter with a crisp jab.
Braddock throws a jab when Burger was well out of range.
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burger counters with a leg kick.
Braddock takes a swing at Burger's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Braddock.
Burger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Braddock throws a right hand that Burger ducks under and follows up with a left that Burger also avoids with ease.
Burger throws a big counter head kick but Braddock avoids it with no problem.
Braddock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burger counters with a low kick, right behind Braddock 's knee.
Burger lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT2#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Burger lands a head kick. Braddock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burger counters with a low kick, right behind Braddock 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braddock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burger.
Burger counters with a body kick.
Braddock throws a body shot but no joy.
As Braddock backs off Burger throws a huge counter combo but Braddock manages to avoid it all.
Braddock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burger catches Braddock napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Braddock goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Sebastian Burger!

Event: Flair 53
Date: Aug 19, 2022

#R1#
Tate Iii lands with a good body shot.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Tate Iii avoids them all with ease.
Braddock misses with the combination.
Tate Iii throws a counter combo.
Braddock takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CUT2#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Braddock misses with a looping left.
Braddock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tate Iii eats them both and turns towards Braddock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Braddock throws a nice looking combination but Tate Iii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tate Iii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braddock circles away quickly and effectively.
A quick step to the side and Braddock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate Iii lands the left hand.
Tate Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Tate Iii has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tate Iii counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tate Iii fails to land with a series of punches.
Tate Iii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braddock circles away quickly and effectively.#T1#
Braddock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tate Iii.
Braddock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braddock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Braddock.
Tate Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braddock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tate Iii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braddock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tate Iii.
Braddock misses the shot to the body.
Tate Iii is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tate Iii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tate Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braddock manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braddock. Tate Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate Iii wants to counter the offense by Braddock and move into the clinch position.
Tate Iii lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Braddock at a distance.
Braddock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Braddock dodges the punch combination from Tate Iii. #T2#
Tate Iii throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate Iii slips a straight right by Braddock.
Braddock stalks Tate Iii and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tate Iii's face. Tate Iii staggers backwards, shaken.
Tate Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Braddock tries to counter by clinching up but Tate Iii breaks away and moves out of range.
Tate Iii scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #ROC2#Braddock is rocked!#CUT2#James Braddock's cut is getting worse.
Tate Iii lands a right and a left and another right! Braddock goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Curtis Tate Iii!

Event: Flair 49
Date: Jul 15, 2022

#R1#
A head kick from Shewmaker lands but Braddock takes it in his stride.
Shewmaker throws a head kick that Braddock semi-blocks. #CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Braddock fails to land with a series of punches.
Shewmaker tries to counter by clinching up but Braddock breaks away and moves out of range.
Shewmaker dodges the punch combination from Braddock.
Shewmaker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Braddock takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #CL#
Shewmaker clinches up with Braddock and pushes him back against the ropes.
Shewmaker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Braddock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Shewmaker lands a shoulder strike.
Shewmaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shewmaker lands a right hand.
Shewmaker lands an elbow that stopped Braddock in his tracks for a moment. #ROC#Braddock is rocked!
Shewmaker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Braddock is still on wobbly legs! Can Shewmaker finish him?
Shewmaker has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Braddock to the canvas! Can Braddock beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Braddock was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Shewmaker is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Frank Shewmaker!
After winning the bout, Frank Shewmaker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Flair 48
Date: Jul 01, 2022

#R1#
Burger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Braddock.#CUT2#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Burger lands a high kick!
Burger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burger lands with a kick to the temple. Braddock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Braddock misses with a straight right.
Braddock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Braddock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burger is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Braddock misses with a hook to the body
and Burger counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick lands for Burger.
A punch combination from Braddock misses.
Braddock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burger. Burger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Braddock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burger circles away quickly and effectively.
Braddock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Burger dips to his left and cracks Braddock with an uppercut!
Burger digs a good hook to Braddock's body.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Braddock throws a shot from downtown. Burger moves away and avoids it.#KD2#
Burger lands a big head kick that sends Braddock tumbling to the mat! Burger takes a step backwards and waves Braddock back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Braddock is rocked!#CUT2#James Braddock's cut is getting worse.
Burger avoids the body shot from Braddock.
Oh Braddock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braddock.
Braddock takes a swing at Burger's ribcage but misses.
Braddock seems to have got his legs back now.
Braddock throws a right hand that Burger ducks under and follows up with a left that Burger also avoids with ease.
Braddock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burger manages to avoid it.
Burger raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burger counters with a straight right hand.
Braddock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burger scores with a counter punch that sends Braddock to the canvas! Burger smells blood - he's punishing Braddock with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Braddock has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Burger!

Event: Flair 46
Date: Jun 25, 2022

#R1#
Braddock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gunn.
Gunn looks winded!
Braddock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CUT#That has opened up Tommy Gunn's cut even more.#KD#
Braddock closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Gunn crashing to the mat! Gunn uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Braddock misses with a two punch combination.
Braddock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#KD#
Gunn walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Braddock rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Gunn has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.#ROC#Gunn is rocked!#CUT#The cut above Tommy Gunn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Braddock cracks Gunn with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Gunn is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Gunn is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Gunn could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). James Braddock!

Event: Flair 45
Date: Jun 18, 2022

#R1#
Braddock slips a straight right by Tate Iii.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate Iii tries to bum rush Braddock with a series of wild strikes but Braddock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tate Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braddock moves away.
Braddock throws a nice looking combination but Tate Iii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tate Iii has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Braddock throws a combination that misses
enabling Tate Iii to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Braddock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Braddock misses with a double jab.
Tate Iii lands a jab to Braddock's midsection.
Tate Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Braddock is just out of range.
Tate Iii scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Braddock. Those never looked like landing.
Tate Iii swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braddock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Braddock misses with an uppercut
and Tate Iii counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T1#
Sloppy strikes from Braddock. Those never looked like landing. #KD#
Tate Iii clips Braddock with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Braddock a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Tate Iii looks to land a combination. Braddock sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#ROC#Braddock is rocked!
Braddock backs away from a small jab... but Tate Iii lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Braddock crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Tate Iii with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Curtis Tate Iii!

Event: Flair 44
Date: Jun 10, 2022

#R1#
Braddock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tate Iii misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Braddock.
Braddock feints a jab promting Tate Iii to slip. Braddock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tate Iii slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tate Iii ducks under a wild hook from Braddock.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A punch combination from Tate Iii misses.
Tate Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the liver by Tate Iii. Beautiful body shot.
A left and a right from Tate Iii both land. Nice combination. #CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Tate Iii moves away from the strike by Braddock.
Tate Iii misses with a straight right.
Tate Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braddock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tate Iii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tate Iii lands a lovely overhand right.#T1#
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tate Iii counters with a nice body shot. #KD#
Tate Iii drops Braddock with a nice combination! Tate Iii dives into Braddock's guard, looking to finish! #ROC#Braddock is rocked!
Braddock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Braddock is still in real trouble! Can Tate Iii finish him?
Tate Iii advances position into side control!
Braddock seems to have recovered his senses.
Tate Iii takes a little break here. Braddock wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#T2##SUB#
Braddock reaches up around Tate Iii's neck trying to control. But Tate Iii takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Braddock! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Braddock is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Tate Iii celebrates the victory with the fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Curtis Tate Iii!

Event: Flair 43
Date: May 20, 2022

#R1#
Braddock misses with a double jab.
Dickson looks to land a right hand but Braddock moved out of range.
Braddock throws a hook but Dickson blocks it.
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Dickson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braddock.
Braddock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dickson lands a body shot.
Dickson lands a slapping body shot.
Dickson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT2#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Dickson connects with a nice cross there... Braddock is looking wobbly and Dickson recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Braddock to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Dickson jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Morrison Dickson!
Our winner, Morrison Dickson, 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.

Event: Flair 40
Date: Apr 22, 2022

#R1#
Braddock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dickson throws a right and a left that Braddock avoids nicely.
Dickson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dickson cracks Braddock with a good jab.#CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Dickson connects with the punch.
Braddock lands with a nice body punch. #KD#
Dickson scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Braddock beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.#ROC#Braddock is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braddock tries to get into range but Dickson steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Braddock! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Dickson scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Morrison Dickson!
Morrison Dickson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Flair 36
Date: Mar 26, 2022

#R1##CL#
Lang clinches up with Braddock and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Lang manages to break the clinch. #TD#
Lang scores with a takedown into Braddock's guard.
Braddock wants to get back to his feet but Lang passes into half guard. #REVB#
Lang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lang takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lang moves into full mount! Braddock won't be happy about that!
Braddock is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage. #SUB#
Lang quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Lang but it's paid off an Braddock is forced to tap! Nice work by Lang.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Craig Long Lang!

Event: Flair 34
Date: Mar 12, 2022

#R1#
Braddock misses the jab.
Braddock misses with a hook. Mrkela ducked under it nicely. #TD#
Mrkela manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Braddock on his heels. He'll look to pass Braddock's guard now, I'm sure.#SUB#
Mrkela drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Mrkela seems to have locked his on tight now - Braddock screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Mrkela, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mitar Mrkela!

Event: Flair 31
Date: Feb 19, 2022

#R1#
Braddock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durant appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Braddock throws a sloppy body shot
letting Durant counter with a right hand. #CUT2#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Durant counters with a body kick that stops Braddock in his tracks momentarily.
Durant 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.
Braddock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Durant cracks Braddock with a good jab.
Braddock throws a poor cross that misses
and Durant counters with a nice body kick.
James Braddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Durant.
Durant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Braddock is breathing heavily.
A left lands for Durant.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durant delivers a nice body kick.
Durant shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Braddock eats them both and turns towards Durant to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#ROC2#Braddock is rocked!
Durant closes the distance and catches Braddock with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Braddock is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Braddock is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Braddock is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Durant takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kevin Durant! Kevin Durant retains his light heavyweight title!
Kevin Durant decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Flair 27
Date: Jan 28, 2022

#R1#
Braddock misses with a left hand
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braddock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Braddock tries to bum rush Tate Iii with a series of wild strikes but Tate Iii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tate Iii throws a shot to the body.
Braddock looks winded!
Tate Iii lands a nice shot to the body.
Tate Iii lands a jab to the head. #CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Tate Iii jabs Braddock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Braddock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tate Iii connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate Iii scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Braddock slips a jab and a cross from Tate Iii.
And Braddock tries to counter it with a takedown but Tate Iii pushes his down on his head and steps out.#KD#
Tate Iii drops Braddock with a beautiful combination! Braddock stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tate Iii is looking for the KO!#ROC#Braddock is rocked!
BAM! Tate Iii delivers a spinning backfist that drops Braddock like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Curtis Tate Iii!

Event: Flair Legend Night
Date: Jan 21, 2022

#R1#
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Burger lands a high kick! #CUT2#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Braddock missing with a left hand there. Burger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Burger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Braddock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burger counters with a nice uppercut.
Braddock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burger's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burger duly obliges. #ROC2#Braddock is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burger closes the distance and catches Braddock with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Braddock is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Braddock is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Braddock is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Burger takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sebastian Burger!

Event: Flair 25
Date: Jan 14, 2022

#R1#
Braddock throws a right hand that misses
and Shewmaker counters with a two punch combo.
Shewmaker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick from Shewmaker lands but Braddock takes it in his stride. #CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Braddock throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Shewmaker moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Shewmaker.
Braddock is trying to pull guard but Shewmaker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shewmaker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shewmaker landing knees to the head.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shewmaker with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker with a knee to the head. #ROC#Braddock is rocked!
Shewmaker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shewmaker with a knee to the head.
Braddock is still on wobbly legs! Can Shewmaker finish him?
Shewmaker pushes off an throws an elbow but Braddock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shewmaker connects with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker lands a big knee! That's hurt Braddock! Oh, he's all over the place! Shewmaker lands another knee that sends Braddock to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Shewmaker!
An out of breath Frank Shewmaker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Flair 22
Date: Dec 30, 2021

#R1#
Sankari is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Braddock.#CUT#It looks like Sota Sankari has been cut.
Sankari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sankari will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sankari looks winded!
Braddock connects with a body shot.
Braddock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Braddock!
Braddock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sankari under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sankari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Braddock lands a nice looking body shot.
Braddock lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Sankari out cold! Sankari is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Braddock!

Event: Flair 20
Date: Dec 23, 2021

Jon Talbain had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 268.8, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with James Braddock was cancelled.

Event: Flair 16
Date: Dec 10, 2021

#R1#
Braddock misses with a right hand
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Braddock misses with a jab to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Braddock misses with a double jab
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braddock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Braddock misses
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Braddock swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chaelsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braddock throws a sloppy body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Braddock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Braddock throws a lazy uppercut
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Braddock swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Chaelsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braddock misses with a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
Braddock misses with a left hand
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Braddock misses with a double jab
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braddock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chaelsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Braddock looks winded!
Braddock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Braddock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Braddock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Braddock misses with a lunging right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Braddock misses with a double jab
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
James Braddock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braddock misses with a left hand
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braddock swings widly with a right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braddock misses with a hook to the body
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chaelsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Braddock throws an off balance right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Chaelsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braddock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Braddock misses with a shot to the body
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Braddock is breathing heavily.
Braddock misses with a shot to the body
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Braddock misses with an uppercut
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Braddock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braddock misses with a hook
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patrick Chaelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braddock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Braddock misses the body punch
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braddock swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
James Braddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braddock throws a right hand that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Braddock misses with a jab to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braddock throws an off balance right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braddock lands a nice looking body shot.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Braddock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braddock throws a combination that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braddock throws a sloppy body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Braddock misses with a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braddock misses the body punch
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braddock misses with a hook
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Braddock throws a combination that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braddock looks to land a combination. Chaelsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braddock throws a poor cross that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Chaelsson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock throws a sloppy body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Braddock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Braddock throws a sloppy body shot
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Braddock misses with a body punch
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braddock throws a combination that misses
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Patrick Chaelsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Braddock swings widly with a right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braddock throws a lazy uppercut
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braddock misses with a body shot
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Braddock misses with a body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braddock misses with a right hand
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Braddock misses with a body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braddock misses with a double jab
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Braddock misses with a body punch
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Braddock throws a combination that misses
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braddock misses with a lunging right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Braddock misses with a body punch
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braddock throws a combination that misses
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braddock misses with a left hand
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James Braddock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braddock throws an off balance right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Chaelsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chaelsson 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Chaelsson!
An out of breath Patrick Chaelsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Flair 14
Date: Dec 03, 2021

#R1#
Braddock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pain looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Braddock misses with a double jab.
Pain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Braddock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Pain moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braddock. Pain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pain dives in for a single leg takedown but Braddock sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pain has Braddock pressed against the cage, preventing Braddock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Pain to work.
Braddock tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #T1##BC#
Pain breaks from the clinch.
Braddock throws out a loose jab but Pain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pain has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination #TD#
and Pain counters with a shoot takedown. Braddock fights it but they end up in guard.
Pain's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Braddock is looking for a triangle here but Pain uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Braddock is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Pain working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T2#
Braddock tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Pain presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pain controlling the position easily from mount.
Braddock has given up his back. #T3#
Pain trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Braddock doesn't escape.
Braddock tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Pain has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Braddock is defending well but eventually Pain manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Braddock has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Major Pain!

Event: Flair 13
Date: Nov 22, 2021

#R1##KD#
Braddock ducks into a a hook from Thomas and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!#ROC#Braddock is rocked!#CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Braddock is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Thomas doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Braddock crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Braddock's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jax Thomas!
Jax Thomas retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Jax Thomas 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.

Event: Flair 11
Date: Nov 12, 2021

#R1#
Braddock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Camacho connects with a high kick.
Camacho cracks a nice hook into Braddock's ribs.
Braddock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Macho Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Camacho avoids them all with ease.
Braddock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Camacho throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Braddock's head.
Braddock misses with the combination.
Braddock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Camacho.
Camacho explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Braddock misses.
Braddock throws a shot from downtown. Camacho moves away and avoids it.
Camacho scores with a one two! Braddock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Camacho with a nice calf kick.
Camacho thows a body kick. Braddock tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T1#
Camacho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Braddock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camacho throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Braddock works Camacho's body with a nice hook.
Braddock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Camacho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL2#
Camacho has closed the distance and engaged Braddock in a clinch.
Camacho pushes Braddock back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Braddock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Camacho landing knees to the head. #CUT2#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Camacho slowing the pace effectively.
Braddock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Camacho.
Camacho is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Braddock working hard to break the clinch.
Camacho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T2#
Camacho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camacho lands a nice shot to the body.
Camacho scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Braddock is breathing heavily.
Camacho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Camacho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Camacho landing knees to the head.
Camacho with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Camacho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Braddock or not.
Camacho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Camacho scores with a shoulder strike.
Camacho comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T3#
Camacho holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Camacho presses Braddock against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Come on Camacho - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stalling in the clinch from Camacho.
Camacho scores with a knee to the head.
Camacho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Braddock or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camacho.
Braddock wants to stall.
Braddock can't find room to land a body shot as Camacho controls the action.
Camacho scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T4#
Camacho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Camacho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camacho lands a right hand.
Camacho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Camacho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Braddock.
Camacho landing knees to the head.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Camacho scores with a hook to the body.
Braddock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camacho works on Braddock's body with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macho Camacho dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.#R2#
Camacho lands with a cross. #CL2#
Camacho has taken the fight to the clinch.
Camacho digs a right hand into Braddock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braddock's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Camacho.
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Camacho.
Braddock looking to stall.
Camacho connects with a knee to the head.
Camacho lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Camacho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Camacho lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddock won't want to take too many of those.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Camacho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho lands a knee to the body.
Camacho lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Camacho scores with a hook to the body.
Camacho unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Camacho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Camacho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Camacho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Braddock or not.
Camacho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Camacho scores with a knee to the head.
Camacho is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Camacho - that landed with a thud.
Camacho leaning against his opponent.
Camacho works on Braddock's body with a couple of short punches.
Camacho lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camacho.
Camacho with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch but Camacho keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camacho.#T2#
Camacho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hand to the body from Camacho.
Camacho lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Camacho.
Knees to the body from Camacho.
Braddock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Braddock tries a body shot but Camacho blocks it.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike.
Braddock takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT2#James Braddock's cut is getting worse.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Braddock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Macho Camacho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Braddock is trying to push Camacho away but Camacho has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.#T3#
Camacho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camacho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Camacho.
Camacho lands a body punch.
Camacho lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddock won't want to take too many of those.
Camacho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Braddock takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Camacho.
Camacho gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Camacho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Braddock takes a shot to the head. #ROC2#Braddock is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Camacho lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Camacho.
Braddock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T4#
Camacho stalling against the ropes.
Camacho lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Camacho.
Camacho landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Camacho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Camacho unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Camacho lands a nice knee to the body.
Camacho landing knees to the head.
Oh Braddock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees in the clinch landing for Camacho.
Camacho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho lands a knee to the body.
A short left from Camacho.
Camacho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Camacho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Braddock.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macho Camacho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Camacho darts in and clinches Braddock up against the ropes.
Camacho lands a hook that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Camacho is working Braddock over against the ropes.
Camacho is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Braddock seems to have got his legs back now.
Braddock struggles to land a body shot inside as Camacho controls his hands.
Camacho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Camacho lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Camacho.
Braddock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camacho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Braddocks head.
Camacho gets through Braddock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Camacho lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho has Braddock pressed against the ropes.
Camacho unloads a knee to the mid-section. Braddock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Camacho comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T1#
Camacho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
The referee calls for Camacho to work.
Camacho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Camacho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Camacho.
Camacho lands a body shot.
Braddock takes a knee right on the jaw!
A left hand lands to the body for Camacho.
A hook to the body from Camacho.
Camacho lands with a right to the head.
Camacho creates a bit of distance and cracks Braddock with a big uppercut! Braddock goes down! The referee pushes Camacho away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Braddock make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Camacho takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Macho Camacho!

Event: Flair 10
Date: Nov 05, 2021

#R1#
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD#
so Chaelsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chaelsson is standing up over Braddock. Braddock looks to escape but Chaelsson dives into side control. #REVB#
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SU#
Chaelsson stands up.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Braddock is trying to escape back to his feet but Chaelsson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braddock is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SU#
Chaelsson stands up and we're back to a striking position. #T1#
Braddock misses with a double jab #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control. #SU#
Chaelsson stands up.
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Braddock wants to get back to his feet but Chaelsson passes into half guard. #REVB##SU#
Chaelsson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Braddock fights it but they end up in guard.
Braddock wants to get back to his feet but Chaelsson passes into half guard. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#REVB##SU#
Chaelsson stands up out of the half guard.
James Braddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Braddock is looking to get back to is feet but Chaelsson passes into side control.
Braddock tries to bench press Chaelsson off him but Chaelsson keeps the position. #SU#
Chaelsson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination #TD#
and Chaelsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braddock's guard.
Braddock wants to get back to his feet but Chaelsson passes into half guard. #T3##REVB##SU#
Chaelsson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Braddock throws a sloppy body shot #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Braddock is looking to stand back up but Chaelsson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Braddock. #REVB##SU#
Chaelsson stands up and beckons Braddock to join him on the feet.
Braddock throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chaelsson.
Braddock is looking to stand back up but Chaelsson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Braddock. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#REVB##SU#
Chaelsson stands up from half guard.
Braddock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Braddock pushes Chaelsson off but Chaelsson dives into side control.
Chaelsson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SU#
Chaelsson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Braddock throws a sloppy body shot #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Braddock scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Chaelsson manages to mount him!
Braddock looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SU#
Chaelsson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Braddock throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chaelsson is standing up over Braddock. Braddock looks to escape but Chaelsson dives into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Chaelsson 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.#R2#
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Braddock wants to get back to his feet but Chaelsson passes into half guard. #REVB##SU#
Chaelsson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Braddock to get to his feet.
Braddock misses with a combination #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chaelsson is standing up over Braddock. Braddock looks to escape but Chaelsson dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#REVB#
Braddock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
Chaelsson decides to stand back up. #T1#
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Braddock is looking to stand back up but Chaelsson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Braddock.
Braddock is breathing heavily.#REVB##SU#
Chaelsson decides to stand and escape the position.
Braddock throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Braddock pushes Chaelsson off but Chaelsson dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SU#
Chaelsson decides to stand back up. Chaelsson steps back and let's Braddock get back to his feet.
Braddock misses with an uppercut #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Braddock is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chaelsson dives into side control. #T2##REVB##SU#
Chaelsson decides to stand back up. Chaelsson steps back and let's Braddock get back to his feet.
Braddock misses with a combination #TD#
and Chaelsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braddock's guard.
Braddock is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chaelsson dives into side control. #REVB##SU#
Chaelsson stands up and beckons Braddock to his feet.
Braddock misses with a combination #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a single leg into guard. Braddock didn't expect that.
Chaelsson is standing up over Braddock. Braddock looks to escape but Chaelsson dives into side control. #T3##REVB##SU#
Chaelsson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A shot to the body from Braddock misses #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a single leg into guard. Braddock didn't expect that.
Braddock is wriggling around but Chaelsson manages to pass to half guard. #REVB##SU#
Chaelsson decides to stand and escape the position.
James Braddock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braddock throws a predictable looking body shot #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Braddock won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SU#
Chaelsson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Braddock misses with a combination #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control. #T4##SU#
Chaelsson stands up and beckons Braddock to his feet.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Braddock wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Chaelsson manages to pass to side control. #REVB##SU#
Chaelsson decides to stand and escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braddock misses with a right hand #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chaelsson.
Braddock is wriggling around but Chaelsson manages to pass to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Chaelsson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Braddock wants to stand back up but Chaelsson manages to pass into side control. #SU#
Chaelsson stands up and beckons Braddock to his feet.
Braddock throws a predictable looking body shot #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Braddock won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SU#
Chaelsson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Chaelsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braddock can do to turn this around?
Braddock throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control.
Braddock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SU#
Chaelsson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Braddock to his feet.
A shot to the body from Braddock misses #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Braddock is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chaelsson dives into side control. #T1##REVB##SU#
Chaelsson decides to stand back up.
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Braddock tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Chaelsson manages to move to mount!
Braddock is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Chaelsson has taken his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial. #T2##SU#
Chaelsson decides to stand up, even though he's got his opponent's back.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD#
and Chaelsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braddock's guard.
Braddock is looking to stand back up but Chaelsson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Braddock. #T3##REVB##SU#
Chaelsson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Braddock misses with a right hand #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Braddock fights it but they end up in guard.
Braddock wants to get back to his feet but Chaelsson passes into half guard. #REVB##SU#
Chaelsson decides to return to a standing position.
Braddock misses with a combination #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Braddock tries to kick Chaelsson off in order to stand up. Chaelsson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SU#
Chaelsson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Braddock to his feet.
Braddock misses with a hook #TD#
and Chaelsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braddock's guard.
Braddock wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Chaelsson manages to pass to side control. #REVB##SU#
Chaelsson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Braddock to stand up.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Braddock wants to get back to his feet but Chaelsson passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#REVB##SU#
Chaelsson decides to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Chaelsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chaelsson 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Chaelsson!
A relieved looking Patrick Chaelsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Flair 9
Date: Oct 30, 2021

#R1#
Braddock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.#KD#
Thomas cracks Braddock with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Braddock is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Braddock is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!#ROC#Braddock is rocked!
Braddock glances at the clock... BAM! Thomas nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Braddock crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Braddock is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jax Thomas!
Jax Thomas retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jax Thomas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Flair 7
Date: Oct 22, 2021

#R1#
Jab from Camacho.
Braddock misses with a few strikes there.
Camacho lands with a thumping leg kick.
Braddock takes a kick to the side of the head.
Camacho throws a body punch but Braddock moves out of range.
Camacho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camacho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Camacho clinches up with Braddock and pushes him back against the ropes.
Camacho lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Camacho.
Braddock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Camacho works on Braddock's body with a couple of short punches.
Camacho works on Braddock's body with a couple of short punches.
Camacho scores with a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho digs a right hand into Braddock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braddock's gas tank.
Camacho lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Camacho on the inside.
Camacho lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Camacho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Camacho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Camacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Camacho as the two fighters clinch.
Camacho lands a body shot.
Camacho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Camacho obliges.
Braddock misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho lands a left hand.
Braddock is trying to stall.
A short right from Camacho.
Camacho crunches a lovely knee into Braddock's ribcage.
Camacho lands with a right to the head. #T2#
Camacho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braddock is looking to break free of the clinch but Camacho has double underhooks.
Camacho leaning against his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Camacho.
Camacho displaying some good clinch control by pressing Braddock up against the ropes.
Camacho avoiding damage.
Camacho gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A shot in the inside from Camacho.
Camacho is working Braddock over against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Camacho.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
Braddock looks winded!
Braddock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #T3#
Camacho lands a knee to the body.
Camacho lands a nice uppercut.
Camacho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Camacho.
Camacho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Camacho lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Camacho lands a body punch.
A knee to the head by Camacho.
Camacho is working Braddock over against the ropes.
Camacho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've been informed that Braddock has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Camacho stalling.
Knees in the clinch landing for Camacho.
A right hand to the body from Camacho.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho is leaning against Braddock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camacho lands a right hand. #T4#
Camacho lands an elbow inside.
Camacho connects with a knee to the head. #CUT#That has opened up James Braddock's cut even more.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
Camacho stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
A nice left hand lands by Camacho.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike.
Camacho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camacho scores with a shot to the side of Braddock's head.
Camacho scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho pushes Braddock back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Camacho lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho presses Braddock against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macho Camacho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Braddock's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Nice body punch from Camacho.
Camacho throws a head kick that Braddock semi-blocks.
Camacho moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Braddock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Macho Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho scores with a nice right hand. #CL#
Camacho instigates a clinch.
Camacho using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Camacho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Camacho lands a shot to the body.
Camacho effectively controlling the action here.
Braddock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Camacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Camacho.
Braddock is breathing heavily.
Camacho putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Braddock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T1#
Camacho scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Camacho lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Camacho.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Camacho working Braddock over with knees to the body.
Camacho connects with a knee to the head.
Braddock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camacho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Camacho. #T2#
Camacho lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Braddock takes a shot to the head.
Camacho avoiding damage.
Camacho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camacho landing knees to the head. #ROC#Braddock is rocked!
Camacho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Braddocks head.
Braddock is still on wobbly legs! Can Camacho finish him?
Camacho controlling the action here for a moment.
Braddock seems to have recovered his senses.
Camacho presses Braddock against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho presses Braddock against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T3#
Nice body punch from Camacho - that landed with a thud.
Camacho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Braddock takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Braddock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Braddock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Camacho landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Camacho unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right handed body shot lands from Camacho.
Camacho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Braddock or not.
Camacho lands a knee to the head.
Camacho lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Camacho. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho controlling the action here for a moment.
Camacho lands with a right to the head.
Camacho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Braddock.
Camacho pushes Braddock back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho unloads a knee to the mid-section. Braddock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Camacho - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Camacho.
Camacho works on Braddock's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Camacho.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macho Camacho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Braddock's cut.
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#
A head kick from Camacho lands but Braddock takes it in his stride. #CL#
Camacho rushes Braddock and presses him up against the ropes.
Camacho gets through Braddock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camacho cracks Braddock with a nice body shot.
A short right from Camacho.
Camacho crunches a lovely knee into Braddock's ribcage.
Camacho lands with a short shot to the head.
Camacho is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Camacho stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Camacho.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camacho.
Camacho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho is leaning against Braddock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camacho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T1#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Camacho.
Camacho lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddock won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Camacho as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Camacho as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Camacho.
Camacho lands an elbow that stopped Braddock in his tracks for a moment.
Camacho is leaning against Braddock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Camacho.
Camacho cracks Braddock with a nice body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Camacho obliges.
Camacho lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddock won't want to take too many of those.
Camacho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Macho Camacho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Camacho landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braddock letting Camacho take a breather here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho landing knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Camacho.
Camacho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camacho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Camacho with a knee to the head.
Camacho utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Camacho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T3#
Camacho lands a nice elbow.
Camacho blocking some punches.
Camacho lands a body shot.
Camacho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Braddock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Camacho has him pressed against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Camacho.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Camacho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Camacho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braddock can do to turn this around?
Camacho managing to block the knees to the body from Braddock.
Camacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Macho Camacho has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T4#
Camacho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Camacho taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Camacho is working Braddock over against the ropes.
Camacho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Camacho - that landed with a thud.
Braddock looking to slow down the pace here.
Braddock is trying to push Camacho away but Camacho has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Braddock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camacho lands a knee 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!
Camacho stalling the fight.
Braddock tries to stall but Camacho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
James Braddock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Macho Camacho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Camacho 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macho Camacho!

Event: Flair 6
Date: Oct 15, 2021

#R1#
Tate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tate throwing a counter right hand but Braddock manages to avoid it.#CL#
Tate has managed to clinch. #TD2#
Braddock turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Braddock manages to end up in side control.
Braddock controls the position.
Tate is not content to let Braddock control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tate struggling a bit here.
Tate tries to buck Braddock off but Braddock is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tate's shoulder. That is not cool. #SUB2#
Braddock is trying to get an arm triangle but Tate is defending well. #T1#
Tate tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Braddock wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SU2#
Braddock decides to stand back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tate tries to clinch up but Braddock circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tate lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Donk. Tate catches Braddock right on the button with a cross.
Tate moves away from the strike by Braddock.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Braddock misses with a straight right.
Tate definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Braddock misses with a looping right.
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Tate attempts a counter takedown but Braddock avoids it well and moves away.
Tate wants to clinch.
Tate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Braddock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T3#
A nice combination there by Tate.
Braddock misses with a double jab
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Braddock backing up. Braddock nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.
Tate gets in close and tags Braddock with a short punch that almost sends Braddock to the mat! Oh Braddock is in big trouble! He turns his back on Tate, trying to create some distance but Tate rushes him, striking wildly and Braddock goes down! The referee tackles Tate into the cage to end the fight! Tate is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Tate!

Event: Flair 5
Date: Oct 08, 2021

#R1#
Tate leaves Braddock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tate is looking for the big counter here.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Braddock tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tate looks for a takedown but Braddock sprawls well.
Tate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Braddock pinned against the cage. Braddock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Braddock is looking to counter the offense by Tate and move into the clinch.#CL#
Braddock closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate is trying to pull guard but Braddock has him pressed against the cage.
James Braddock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Tate.
Braddock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tate.
Braddock managing to block the knees to the body from Tate. #T1#
Tate jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Braddock walks away with a smile on his face. Tate gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Braddock has managed to clinch.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Braddock has him pressed against the cage. #TD#
Braddock manages to pull guard.
Braddock wants to sweep here but Tate controlling him for the moment.
Tate trying to control but Braddock is working from the bottom.
Braddock managing to control the position.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Braddock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Braddock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tate's guard. #REVR#
Braddock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tate being controlled here, momentarily.
Tate pulls Braddock in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braddock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB2#
Tate looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T3#
Braddock tries to free his leg and advance position but Tate is retaining full guard.
Tate wants to stand up but Braddock is controlling him.
Braddock is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
Tate looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Braddock drives through and clinches with Tate against the cage.
Tate tries to pull guard but Braddock holds him up against the cage and eventually Tate drops back down to his feet. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tate is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Braddock is defending well.
Tate jumps guard but Braddock turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tate is trying to push Braddock away but Braddock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Braddock is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tate is defending well.#TD#
Braddock manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Braddock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Braddock keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Braddock looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tate passes into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Braddock dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL#
Braddock closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Braddock pulls Tate into guard.
Braddock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Braddock wants to control but Tate passes easily into half guard.
Braddock keeping control of the position.
Tate tries to pass to full mount but Braddock defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock gets back to full guard. #T1#
Braddock wants to sweep here but Tate controlling him for the moment.
Tate wants to control from the top but Braddock keeps moving.
Tate stopping the sweep attempt from Braddock.
Tate postures up.
Tate stopping the sweep attempt from Braddock.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Braddock manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Braddock prevents a takedown attempt there.
Braddock lands a shot to the body.#T2#
Tate tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Braddock smiles and moves away.
Braddock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Braddock closes the distance and clinches up with Tate, looking for a takedown. Braddock pushes Tate against the cage but Tate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Braddock swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Braddock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tate as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Braddock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate stuffs the takedown.
Tate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Braddock as he jumps to the side.
Braddock is looking to counter the offense by Tate and move into the clinch.
Tate shoots in but Braddock avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T3#
A nice combination there by Tate.
Braddock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#CL#
Braddock moves into the clinch successfully.
Braddock prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.
Braddock is trying to pull guard but Tate has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Braddock has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tate clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tate wants to escape the position.
Tate trying to control the action but Braddock just sinks the hooks in. #T4#
Braddock throwing damaging strikes from the back! Tate could be in trouble here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braddock is looking to control Tate but Tate is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Tate rolls, trying to escape but Braddock keeps control of the position.
Tate looking very determined here, making life difficult for Braddock. #SUB#
Braddock looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Braddock dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Tate darts in and clinches Braddock up against the cage.#BC#
Braddock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Braddock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tate circles away.#CL#
Braddock closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Braddock breaks the clinch.
Tate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Braddock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Braddock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tate is defended easily by Braddock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock misses with an attempted mid kick. #CL2#
Tate rushes Braddock and presses him up against the cage.
Braddock lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1##BC#
Braddock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James Braddock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Tate.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
William Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Braddock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tate swivels and escapes.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braddock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate darts in looking for a takedown but Braddock gets double underhooks and turns Tate into the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Tate. No joy for Braddock on that attempt.
Tate tries to clinch there but Braddock circles away.
Braddock closes the distance and clinches up with Tate, looking for a takedown. Braddock pushes Tate against the cage but Tate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tate with the counter takedown but Braddock avoids it easily.
Braddock closes the distance and clinches up with Tate, looking for a takedown. Braddock pushes Tate against the cage but Tate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL#
Braddock moves into the clinch.#T2#
Tate avoids the elbow strike from Braddock, against the cage.
Tate tries to pull guard but Braddock won't allow it.
Braddock trying to land knees to the body. #BC#
Braddock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate goes for a double leg but Braddock avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Braddock continues to drive forward.
Braddock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Braddock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL2#
Tate clinches up with Braddock and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braddock effectively controlling the action here.#BC#
Braddock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Braddock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tate sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Braddock somewhat.#T3#
Braddock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tate sprawls well. Tate wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Braddock gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tate or perhaps it was just good defense by Braddock, which made it look bad.
Tate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Braddock takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #CL#
Braddock moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Tate manages to break the clinch. #TD#
Braddock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Braddock is standing up over Tate. Tate looks to escape but Braddock dives into side control. #T4##REVB#
Braddock working away.
Braddock takes a little break here. Tate wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Braddock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Braddock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Braddock!

Event: Flair 4
Date: Sep 30, 2021

#R1#
Braddock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tate counters with a nice body kick. #CL2#
Braddock darts in and clinches Tate up against the ropes.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braddock has him pressed against the ropes.#BC2#
Braddock manages to break the clinch.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Braddock has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
Tate misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Braddock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate throws a sloppy head kick and Braddock moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Tate slams his shin into Braddock's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Braddock rushes Tate and presses him up against the ropes.
Braddock misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Braddock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Tate both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braddock is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it. #T1##CL2#
Braddock drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes.
Braddock tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #BC2#
Braddock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Braddock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Braddock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Tate wants to clinch.
Braddock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate connects with a leg kick.
Braddock looks to land a body kick but Tate moved away.
Braddock throws a head kick that misses. #T2#
Braddock wants to clinch.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Braddock.#CL2#
Braddock darts in and clinches Tate up against the ropes.
Braddock lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate backwards.
Braddock leaning against his opponent. #BC2#
Braddock breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Tate avoids them all with ease. #CL#
Tate clinches up with Braddock and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break free.#BC2#
Braddock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T3#
Braddock misses with a double jab.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Braddock gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CL2#
Braddock takes the fight into the clinch.
Tate misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Braddock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braddock throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tate counters with a left and a right that stings Braddock.
Tate lands a head kick. Braddock smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CL2#
Braddock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break free.
Braddock keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Braddock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Braddock pushes him off.#T4#
Tate punishes Braddock's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braddock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tate connects with a nice cross there... Braddock is looking wobbly and Tate recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Braddock to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Tate jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). William Tate!

Event: Flair 3
Date: Sep 25, 2021

#R1#
Camacho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Braddock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL2#
Camacho has taken the fight to the clinch.
Camacho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Camacho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Camacho tries to score a body lock takedown but Braddock shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Camacho - that landed with a thud.
Braddock takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Camacho.
Braddock looking to slow down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Camacho as Braddock tries to tie him up.
Camacho has Braddock pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho cracks Braddock with a nice body shot.
Camacho works on Braddock's body with a couple of short punches.
Camacho landing knees to the body.
Braddock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it. #T1#
Camacho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camacho is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Camacho lands an uppercut.
Braddock is breathing heavily.
A short right from Camacho on the inside.
A short uppercut from Camacho.
Camacho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Camacho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Braddock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Camacho wants to take the fight to the mat but Braddock manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Braddock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Camacho lands a body punch.
Camacho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Camacho as Braddock tries to tie him up.
Camacho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Camacho scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T2#
A nice left hand lands by Camacho.
The referee is keeping an eye on Camacho - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Camacho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Camacho is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
James Braddock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macho Camacho.
A right hook to the body lands for Camacho.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Camacho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camacho lands a nice uppercut.
Camacho controlling the action here for a moment.
Braddock tries to pull guard but Camacho won't allow it.
Camacho is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Camacho displaying some good clinch control by pressing Braddock up against the cage.#T3#
Camacho pushes Braddock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Braddock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Camacho has him pressed against the cage.
Camacho stops a takedown attempt from Braddock.
Braddock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Camacho just stands there and leans against the cage.
Camacho lands a nice uppercut.
Camacho lands a nice shot to the body.
Braddock takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Camacho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Camacho lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD2#
Camacho tightens his grip and picks Braddock up, before dumping him to the ground. Braddock manages to land in guard.
Braddock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Camacho on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Camacho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Camacho stands up over Braddock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Camacho throws a big elbow that misses. #T4#
Camacho working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Camacho is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Camacho working some strikes from top position.
Camacho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Braddock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Camacho connects with a couple of short punches.
Camacho postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Camacho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB#
Braddock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Camacho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Camacho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macho Camacho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Braddock's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Camacho lands a head kick. Braddock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Braddock fails with the takedown.
Camacho shoots in for a takedown but Braddock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Camacho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL#
Braddock clinches with his opponent.
Braddock looking to stall.
Camacho digs a right hand underneath Braddock's ribcage. Braddock let out a lung full of air as it connected.#TD2#
Camacho has hold of one of Braddock's legs. Braddock is fighting the takedown attempt but Camacho gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Camacho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Braddock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Camacho.
Camacho stands up over Braddock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Camacho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Camacho distracts Braddock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T1#
Camacho works over Braddock with some ground and pound from guard.
Camacho working some strikes from top position.
Camacho throws a big elbow that misses.
Camacho throwing strikes but missing.
Camacho landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camacho with a nice head shot there.
Camacho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Braddock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Camacho postures up in Braddock's guard and throws a big left but Braddock blocks it.
Camacho throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Camacho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T2#
Camacho distracts Braddock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Braddock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Camacho landing some decent shots from guard.
Camacho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Braddock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Camacho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Camacho landing with the ground and pound.
Camacho working some strikes from top position.
Camacho sitting in guard here, content to control.
Camacho works over Braddock with some ground and pound from guard.#T3#
Camacho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Braddock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Camacho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Camacho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Braddock's head.
Braddock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Camacho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Camacho postures up and lands a big shot to Braddock's brow.
Camacho is looking to work some ground and pound but Braddock has wrist control.
Camacho 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.
Camacho throws a big elbow that misses.
Camacho lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T4#
Camacho advances position into side control!
Camacho throws an elbow but Braddock slips to the side and avoids it well.
Camacho scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Braddock to see if he's OK.
Camacho working the ground and pound from side control.
Camacho throws an elbow but Braddock slips to the side and avoids it well.
Camacho postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Camacho scores with a couple of short elbows.
Camacho is putting a hurting on Braddock here, landing some big shots from side control.
Camacho landing strikes.
Camacho controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macho Camacho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Braddock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3##TD2#
Camacho drives through with a takedown into guard.
Braddock wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Camacho manages to pass to side control. #REVR#
Well, if Camacho is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Camacho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Macho Camacho has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho throwing shots but Braddock is blocking nicely.
Braddock is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Camacho scores with a couple of nice shots.#T1#
Camacho working Braddock over with strikes.
Camacho passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Braddock!
Camacho is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Braddock can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Camacho with good strikes from the mount here!
Camacho throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Braddock because Camacho loaded up on that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Camacho landing punches.
Camacho lands a couple of nice shots there from mount. #ROC2#Braddock is rocked!
Camacho unloading with bombs!
Oh Braddock is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Camacho lands a big elbow - Braddock is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Braddock is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Macho Camacho!

Event: Flair 2
Date: Sep 15, 2021

#R1#
Camacho avoids the head kick by Braddock.
Camacho feinted with a counter takedown.
Camacho closes the distance and clinches up with Braddock, looking for a takedown. Camacho pushes Braddock against the cage but Braddock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Camacho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Braddock is fending him off so far but Camacho persists. Nope, Braddock circles away and we're back to standing.
Braddock fails with the takedown.
Braddock shoots for a takedown but Camacho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL#
Camacho clinches with his opponent.
Braddock wants to stall.
Camacho lands a left hand.
Camacho pushes Braddock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Braddock wants a takedown but no success here.
Macho Camacho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Braddock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Camacho manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T1#
A hook to the body from Camacho.
Braddock taking a breather.
Braddock is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Camacho to keep the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Camacho as the two fighters clinch.
Braddock looks winded!
Nice body punch from Camacho - that landed with a thud.
Camacho is leaning against Braddock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camacho lands a shot to the body.
Braddock is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Camacho can't get the takedown.
Braddock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camacho.
Camacho with a knee to the head.
Camacho scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Camacho.
Camacho lands a nice shot to the body.
Camacho presses Braddock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T2#
Knees in the clinch landing for Camacho.
Camacho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Camacho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Camacho is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Camacho lands an elbow inside that Braddock shrugs off.
Camacho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Camacho lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Camacho.
Camacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camacho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Camacho stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Camacho has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Braddock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Camacho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Camacho works on Braddock's body with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Camacho prevents the takedown attempt.
Camacho crunches a lovely knee into Braddock's ribcage.
Camacho scores with a knee to the head.
Camacho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#TD#
Camacho gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Braddock regains guard.
Camacho slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Camacho landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Camacho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Braddock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Camacho throws a big right hand that misses.
Camacho is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Camacho chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Braddock wants to control the position but Camacho says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. #SUB#
Camacho is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Braddock doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Camacho.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Camacho working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macho Camacho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Camacho digs a good hook to Braddock's body.
Camacho misses with the combination.
Camacho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Braddock as he jumps to the side.
Braddock unleashes a big counter combination but Camacho bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL#
Camacho forces Braddock back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camacho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Braddock tries to pull guard but Camacho won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho unloads a knee to the mid-section. Braddock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho lands a right hand.
Braddock tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Camacho smiles and moves away. #CL#
Camacho clinches up against the cage.#T1#
Braddock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Camacho wants a takedown.
Camacho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Braddock prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macho Camacho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braddock swings wildly with an uppercut but Camacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braddock tries for a takedown. No joy.
Camacho connects with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Camacho.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
Still in the clinch, Camacho scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camacho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camacho unloads a knee to the mid-section. Braddock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Braddock is breathing heavily.
Camacho has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Braddock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Camacho is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Braddock is defending well.#T2#
Camacho has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Braddock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Camacho.
Camacho tries for a takedown but Braddock manages to get underhooks.
Camacho landing knees to the body.
Camacho gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho working Braddock over with knees to the body.#TD#
Camacho gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Camacho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Braddock wants to improve his position but Camacho is controlling well.
Camacho perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Camacho thows a huge punch but Braddock dodges it nicely. #T3#
Camacho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Braddock's head.
Camacho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Camacho.
Braddock trying to control but Camacho postures up.
Braddock is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Camacho scores with a couple of nice shots.
Camacho thows a huge punch but Braddock dodges it nicely.
Camacho thows a huge punch but Braddock dodges it nicely.
Camacho working Braddock over with strikes.
Camacho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Braddock defending well though.
Braddock looks like he's trying to stand up.
Camacho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Braddock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T4#
Camacho is taking a breather. Braddock says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB#
Camacho is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Braddock has managed to free his arm - good work.
Camacho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB#
Camacho is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Braddock is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Macho Camacho!

Event: Flair 1
Date: Sep 09, 2021

#R1##TD#
Thomas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Braddock napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SU#
Thomas stands up and beckons Braddock to his feet. #TD#
Thomas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#SU#
Thomas stands up from Braddock's guard - Thomas perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Braddock.
Thomas is looking to counter punch.#TD#
Thomas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Braddock looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SU#
Thomas stands up.
Braddock shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense. #TD#
Thomas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Braddock is trying to defend but Thomas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SU#
Thomas decides to stand up. #TD#
Thomas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Braddock quickly recovers to half guard.#SU#
Thomas escapes and gets back to his feet. #TD#
Thomas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Braddock napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braddock looks winded!#SU#
Thomas has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #T1##TD#
Thomas gets a powerful takedown and that's hurt Braddock. #ROC#Braddock is rocked!#SU#
Thomas decides to stand up, so the ref orders Braddock to his feet.
Braddock is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?#TD#
Thomas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SU#
Thomas decides to return to a standing position. #TD#
Thomas lands a huge takedown. Braddock is out but the ref is slow to react and Thomas lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Braddock lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jax Thomas!
Jax Thomas is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Jax Thomas 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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