Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: DMMA 463 Braque vs Santoro
Date: Nov 16, 2025

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Santoro looks to throw a body kick
and Braque counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santoro swings widly with a right hand
and Santoro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santoro walks into a jab.
Braque lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Braque throws a hook but Santoro blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braque pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santoro is out of range and Braque settles back down.
Santoro counters with a body kick.
Braque looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Santoro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1##CL2#
Santoro drives through and clinches with Braque against the cage.
Braque blocks an uppercut.
Braque misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santoro misses with some punches.
Santoro working aggressively here.
Braque has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Santoro after a bit of a struggle. #TD#
Braque has Santoro pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Braque pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Santoro tumbling to the mat - Braque dives into Santoro's guard.
Braque wants to pass the guard but Santoro is keeping the position.
Santoro is looking to stand up but Braque isn't so interested in that idea.
Braque with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2##ES2#
Santoro kicks Braque off and gets to his feet.
Santoro ducks under a wild hook from Braque.
Santoro is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Braque will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A countering left hand to the body from Santoro misses.
Santoro misses with a straight left.
Braque is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Braque. That snapped Santoro's head back.
A big left from Braque misses. #T3##CL2#
Santoro moves into the clinch.
Braque misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braque can't find room to land a body shot as Santoro controls the action.
Braque scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Braque.
Braque lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santoro backwards.
Santoro throws a punch but it's blocked by Braque.
Santoro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santoro trying to land knees to the body.
Santoro scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Braque pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Santoro gets a clinch.
Santoro working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Santoro as Braque tries to tie him up. #T4#
Braque doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Santoro as the two fighters clinch.
Braque can't find room to land a body shot as Santoro controls the action.
Santoro lands with a right to the head.
Santoro missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santoro misses with a punch on the inside.
Braque takes a shot to the head.
Braque tries a body shot but Santoro blocks it.
Braque tries a body shot but Santoro blocks it.
Braque can't find room to land a body shot as Santoro controls the action.
Braque lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santoro misses with the head strike.
Santoro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santoro blocks a body shot from Braque.
Santoro throws a punch but it's blocked by Braque.
Santoro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Braque in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Santoro lands a nice knee to the body.
Braque is breathing heavily.
Santoro lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santoro.
Santoro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tommy Santoro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Santoro forces Braque back against the cage and clinches.
I was talking to Braque's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Santoro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Santoro.
Santoro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Braque blocking some punches.
Braque tries to throw a body punch but Santoro avoids it by throwing Braque back against the cage.
Braque misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santoro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santoro lands a nice shot to the body.
Santoro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braque is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Santoro.
Santoro scores with a shot to the side of Braque's head.
Santoro working Braque over with knees to the body.
Santoro trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santoro. #T1#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Santoro obliges.
Braque takes a shot to the head.
Santoro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santoro lands with a light punch inside.
Santoro lands a right hand.
Santoro gets through Braque's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santoro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braque's elbow.
Santoro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santoro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braque backwards.
Braque takes a knee to the side of the body.
Santoro lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santoro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Braque misses with a body punch.
Braque tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santoro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Braque swings wildly with an uppercut but Santoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santoro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Braque goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santoro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T2#
Braque tries to stall but Santoro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Santoro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Braques head.
Santoro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Braque backwards.
Santoro lands with a left to the head. #ROC2#Braque is rocked!
Tommy Santoro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Santoro lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Braque is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Santoro landing knees to the body.
Santoro creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Braque with a big uppercut! Braque tries to clinch up but Santoro pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Braque to the mat! Braque covers up and Santoro unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tommy Santoro!
Tommy Santoro is the new middleweight champion!
Tommy Santoro decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: DMMA 457 McIntyre vs Warsz
Date: Oct 26, 2025

#R1#
Braque slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Braque misses.
Cabral paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cabral.
Braque is looking to score with low kicks.
Cabral throwing a counter right hand but Braque manages to avoid it.
Cabral throws a jab but it's blocked by Braque.
Cabral will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabral misses with an uppercut. Braque saw that one coming.
Braque chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cabral can pounce on him.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Braque has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Braque misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T1#
Braque throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cabral stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Braque scores with a shot to the body.
Cabral looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Braque connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Braque connects with a leg kick.
Cabral throws a shot from downtown. Braque moves away and avoids it.
Braque misses with a straight left.
Cabral jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cabral keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabral throws the left hand but Braque avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Cabral displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braque throws out the jab.
Cabral loads up on a big right hand but Braque slips the punch.
Emberson Cabral is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braque misses with a double jab.
Braque is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cabral sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cabral swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabral lands a nice leg kick that just misses Braque's sensitive parts.
Cabral misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Braque counters with a single leg into guard. Cabral didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braque postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Braque working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cabral's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braque postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Braque wants to pass the guard but Cabral is keeping the position.
Braque postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T3#
Cabral bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Braque's guard. #REVR#
Braque avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Braque has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Braque is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cabral with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cabral wants to get up but he can't break Braque's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Braque seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Braque looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Braque is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T4#
Braque wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Braque is on top in guard. #REVB#
Braque pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cabral is keeping the position for now.
Braque trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Braque lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braque trying to control but Cabral is working from the bottom.
Cabral wants to get back to his feet but Braque is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alain Braque will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Nice defenses there by Braque.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braque. Cabral does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braque throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Cabral on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab by Cabral.
Braque throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cabral uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braque.
Braque lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabral.
Braque is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Braque misses the shot to the body.
Braque looks to land a body kick but Cabral moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Cabral on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
Braque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cabral.
Cabral was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Braque is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cabral rather than just go for the knockout.
Cabral throws the left hand but Braque avoids the punch easily.
Braque is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A slow jab from Cabral misses its intended target.
Braque misses with a body shot.
Cabral lands an overhand right.
Cabral uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Braque.
A telegraphed right hand from Braque misses the target.
Braque misses with the body kick
and Braque takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabral.
Braque appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Braque dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Cabral swings widly with a right hand
and Braque counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cabral's knee momentarily.#TD2#
Braque shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cabral napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes there by Braque.
Braque throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cabral struggling a bit here.
Braque lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cabral down.
Braque in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Braque looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cabral is avoiding damage well.
Braque scores with punches from side control.
Braque trying to control the position but Cabral is working away.
You can see the frustration on Cabral's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T3#
Braque is looking to take a break and control but Cabral is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cabral tries to buck Braque off but Braque is having none of it.
Braque laying and praying for a moment but Cabral takes advantage and regains half guard.
Braque throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cabral to regain full guard.
Alain Braque has got the better of the ground game so far.
Braque pushing down on Cabral's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cabral wants to get back to full guard.
Braque missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Braque passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cabral!
Braque scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cabral? #T4#
Braque throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Braque fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Braque scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cabral?
Braque landing strikes, looking to finish!
Braque postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cabral looks a forlorn figure. #ROC2#Cabral is rocked!
Braque trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oh Cabral is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cabral gets back to half guard.
Cabral seems to have got his legs back now.
Braque passes to full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braque throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alain Braque showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Cabral shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Braque staying out of range there.
Braque is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cabral misses the jab.
Braque tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Braque rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cabral counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braque throws a body punch but Cabral moves out of range.
Braque fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cabral looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A combination from Cabral does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabral misses with a straight right.
Cabral takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Braque dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Braque is looking to land body kicks.
Braque misses with a wild body shot.
Cabral chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Braque can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Braque.
Cabral tries to score with a low kick but Braque moves his leg out of the way.
Braque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabral was well out of range. Poor timing from Braque.
Cabral looks to land a left hand but Braque moved out of range nicely.
Cabral staying out of range there.
Cabral uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T2#
Braque lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cabral takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Braque ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cabral sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Braque falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cabral connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabral looks to throw the jab but Braque is out of range.
Cabral throws a shot from downtown. Braque moves away and avoids it.
Alain Braque seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Braque blocks a jab.#T3#
Braque misses with a takedown attempt - Cabral sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cabral throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabral fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Braque.
Braque is looking to slow Cabral down with leg kicks.
Braque fails to land the takedown.
Braque has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Braque. #T4#
Cabral misses with a hook.
Braque slips a jab from Cabral.
Braque slips under a jab.
Braque throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cabral misses with a hook. Braque ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Cabral misses.
Cabral misses with an uppercut. Braque saw that one coming.
Braque tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Braque.
Braque defending well as Cabral loads up on a big left hand.
Braque tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Alain Braque just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
Braque defending well as Cabral loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabral misses the target.
Braque thuds a left hand into Cabral's body.
Cabral fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Braque is out of range.
Braque checks the leg kick.
Braque throws a nice looking combination but Cabral bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cabral swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Braque fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cabral looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabral connects with the punch.
Cabral slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Braque avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Braque connects with an inside leg kick.
Braque scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cabral doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabral misses the target.
A slow jab from Cabral misses its intended target.
Braque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braque connects with a body shot that sends Cabral's belly button to the back.
Cabral thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabral stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cabral smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T2#
Braque cracks a nice hook into Cabral's ribs.
Braque scores with a hook to the body. Cabral takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cabral throws a big shot that misses.
Braque lands a slapping body shot.
Braque wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabral.
A slow jab from Cabral misses its intended target.
Braque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabral throws out the jab. #T3#
Braque misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Cabral wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Braque misses with a few strikes there.
Braque misses with a leg kick.
Braque thuds a left hand into Cabral's body.
Braque dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabral loads up on a big right hand but Braque slips the punch.
Cabral lands a jab to the nose.
Braque misses the body punch
and Cabral counters with a nice low kick that buckles Braque's knee momentarily.
Braque thows a body kick. Cabral tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T4#
Cabral throws a lazy right hand but Braque sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabral misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Braque shoots in for a takedown but Cabral shows good takedown defense.
Braque throws a low kick but Cabral moves out of range easily.
Braque connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Cabral throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabral is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Braque moves out of range of the strikes.
Braque drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cabral defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Braque rushes Cabral and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Braque misses with a body punch.
Braque lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alain Braque dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Cabral's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R5#
Cabral pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Braque drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cabral defends it well.
Emberson Cabral has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cabral misses with a left hand #TD2#
and Braque counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Braque missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Braque tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cabral knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cabral taking some punishment here, with Braque in his half guard.
Cabral trying to hold on to Braque's head to control him but Braque postures up.
Braque thows a huge punch but Cabral dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braque trying to pass the guard but Cabral defending well.
Braque drops an elbow to the side of Cabral's head.
Braque trying to mount his opponent but Cabral defends it. #T1#
Cabral has hold of Braque's hands but Braque slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Braque working over Cabral with some ground and pound. Cabral looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Braque throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Braque seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cabral does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Braque thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Braque misses with a head shot. Cabral uses the momentum to regain guard.
Braque content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB#
Cabral looking for a guillotine here but Braque defends easily.
Braque stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cabral swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Braque is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Braque in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Braque scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Braque preventing the sweep.
Cabral is trying to keep Braque in close. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Braque throws a solid leg kick but Cabral takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Braque.
Braque scores with a jab to the body.
Braque punishes Cabral's body with a nice straight punch.#T3#
Cabral missing with a left hand there. Braque was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Braque tries to bum rush Cabral with a series of wild strikes but Cabral uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Braque throws a body punch but Cabral moves out of range.
Cabral swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Braque pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cabral is out of range and Braque settles back down.
Braque throws a shot to the body.
Braque ducks under a wild hook from Cabral.
Braque jabs at Cabral's body.
Cabral misses with an uppercut
and Braque counters with a right hand to the body.
Braque moves out of range as Cabral throws a body kick. #T4#
Cabral throws a leg kick that is checked
and Braque counters with a low kick, right behind Cabral 's knee.
Nice body punch from Braque.
Braque scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cabral fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Braque.
Cabral throws a shot from downtown. Braque moves away and avoids it.
Cabral 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braque looks for the body kick but Cabral saw that one coming.
Braque tries a low kick but Cabral avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alain Braque comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Braque 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alain Braque!
Alain Braque is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Alain Braque, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: ENIGMA 273: Braque Vs. Lopez
Date: Oct 11, 2025

#R1#
Braque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
Braque drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lopez sprawls and moves away.
Braque has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lopez finds it's way round the side to connect with Braque's head. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Braque blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lopez prevents a body shot from Braque.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braque avoids it.#TD#
Braque is trying to trip Lopez. He has hold of a leg but Lopez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Braque persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Braque sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lopez's guard.
Lopez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Braque.
Lopez is trying to stand up here but Braque is controlling him well. #T1#
Braque sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lopez defending well though.
Braque looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lopez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lopez felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Braque throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Braque has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Braque winds up and cracks Lopez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lopez taking some punishment here, with Braque in his half guard.
Braque slips a nice elbow through Lopez's hands, connecting with Lopez's forehead.
Braque 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.
Lopez tries to roll over but Braque keeps him under control.
Lopez is staying active underneath Braque, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lopez tries to kick Braque off but Braque keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lopez keeping control of the position.
Lopez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Braque. #T2#
Braque looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Braque thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lopez's head.
Braque lands with a punch from half guard.
Braque looks to land a strike but Lopez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lopez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Braque passes Lopez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Braque drops an elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez is trying to maintain the position but Braque is very close to passing his half guard.
Braque throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lopez is looking to control Braque's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lopez avoid being mounted?
Lopez is looking for a sweep. Braque is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Braque seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lopez has hold of Braque's hands but Braque slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T3#
Braque wants to take a breather but Lopez is having none of it.
Braque misses with a head shot. Lopez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Braque with a flurry of punches that miss.
Braque connects with a couple of short punches.
Braque with a flurry of punches that miss.
Braque loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Braque with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Braque from controlling successfully.
Braque landing some decent shots from guard.
Braque preventing the sweep. #T4#
Braque looking to pass the guard.
Braque cracks Lopez with a solid left hand.
Lopez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lopez wants to stand up but Braque is controlling him.
Braque landing with the ground and pound.
Braque won't allow Lopez to get back to his feet.
Braque stopping the sweep attempt from Lopez.
Braque with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Braque's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Braque wants to pass the guard but Lopez is keeping the position.
Braque is working Lopez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alain Braque dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Braque fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez.
Lopez lands a jab to the nose.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Braque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Braque misses with the body kick
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Lopez misses with a double jab
and Braque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Braque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Braque lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Braque bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
Lopez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Braque. Braque obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopez throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Braque to counter with a crisp jab.
Braque defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Braque swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lopez scores with a hook.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lopez connects with a nice looking jab.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Braque avoids them all with ease.
Braque tries to counter with a takedown but Lopez is quick to defend against it.
Braque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braque appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T2##TD#
Braque closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lopez to the mat! Lopez manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braque is looking to work some ground and pound but Lopez has wrist control.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Braque from controlling successfully.
Braque stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Braque postures up in Lopez's guard and throws a big left but Lopez blocks it.
Braque loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Braque sitting in guard here, content to control.
Braque prevents Lopez from getting back to his feet.
Lopez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Braque's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T3#
Braque postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Braque postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Braque throws a strike but Lopez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Braque wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
Braque manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lopez manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Braque from controlling successfully.
Braque won't allow Lopez to sweep him here.
Lopez is pulling down on Braque's head. It's preventing any offense from Braque, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez keeping full guard, as Braque tries to pass. #T4#
Braque throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Braque throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB2#
Braque avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Braque postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lopez has momentary wrist control but Braque slips an elbow through the middle.
Braque trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Braque scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Braque is looking to work some ground and pound but Lopez has wrist control.
Lopez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Braque is looking to pass into half guard but Lopez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lopez is in guard.#REVB#
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 Alain Braque will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Braque lands a nice looking body shot.
Diego Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braque avoids the body shot from Lopez. #TD#
Braque bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Braque cracks Lopez with a big right hand but Lopez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Braque is working Lopez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Braque throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lopez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Braque scores with punches from side control.
Alain Braque overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Braque grinds an elbow into Lopez's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez tries to bench press Braque off him but Braque keeps the position.
Braque lands a few punches from side control.
Braque in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Braque looks up at the clock and then as Lopez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Braque smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude! #T1#
Braque tries to advance to mount but Lopez denies him.
Lopez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lopez stops Braque from passing to mount.
Lopez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Braque lands a decent elbow from side control.
Braque scoring with punches from side control.
Lopez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Braque is working Lopez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Braque is looking to take a break and control but Lopez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lopez on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T2#
Braque scoring with punches from side control.
Braque tries to move to mount but Lopez blocks the move with his legs.
Braque works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Braque working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braque connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lopez some visible discomfort.
Lopez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#ROC#Lopez is rocked!
Lopez is not content to let Braque control the position.
Lopez is still in real trouble! Can Braque finish him?
Braque landing strikes.
Lopez keeping his opponent close.
Lopez seems to have recovered his senses.
Braque landing strikes. #T3#
Braque cracks Lopez with a big elbow.
Braque working the body and head with strikes.
Lopez tries to bench press Braque off him but Braque keeps the position.
Braque works to advance to full mount. Lopez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Braque landing punches.
Braque loads up with a big shot that hurts Lopez! He's pulled Braque in close but Braque has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Lopez survive? More strikes from Braque and Lopez is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alain Braque!
Alain Braque retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Alain Braque thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DMMA 449: Chuck vs Dux
Date: Sep 06, 2025

#R1#
Lopez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#TD#
Braque shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Braque looks to land a strike but Lopez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Braque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Braque looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lopez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lopez is pulling down on Braque's head. It's preventing any offense from Braque, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez wants to stand up but Braque is controlling him.
Lopez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Braque chips away with some ground and pound.
Braque is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lopez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Braque with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Braque trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Braque in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lopez has momentary wrist control but Braque slips an elbow through the middle.
Lopez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Braque is in close to Lopez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lopez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Braque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T2#
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Braque.
Lopez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Braque won't allow Lopez to sweep him here.
Braque with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopez looking for a sweep. Not yet Lopez, not yet.
Braque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Braque lands a couple of elbows.
Braque passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lopez wants to control but Braque postures up.
Lopez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Braque asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lopez on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T3#
Lopez is looking to regain half guard here but Braque keeps moving and retains side control.
Braque working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Braque sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lopez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Braque in side control lands a decent elbow.
Braque cracks Lopez with a big right hand but Lopez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ground and pound from Braque seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Braque has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lopez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Braque asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braque lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Braque in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ground and pound from Braque seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lopez is trying to get back to his feet.#T4#
Braque looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lopez is avoiding damage well.
Braque tries to score with some ground and pound. Lopez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lopez is looking for a sweep.
Braque lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Lopez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez tries to bench press Braque off him but Braque keeps the position.
The ground and pound from Braque seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alain Braque dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
A jab from Lopez misses.
Lopez moves forwards but Braque connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Braque misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Braque takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diego Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Braque jabs at Lopez's body.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braque.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Braque rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Lopez takes one on the button.
Lopez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Braque counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T1#
Lopez misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
Braque slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braque changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Braque tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lopez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Braque somewhat.#T2#
Braque looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Braque bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lopez's head.
Braque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Braque thows a leg kick but Lopez checks it
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Diego Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braque.
Braque takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez throws a counter combo.
Braque looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Braque's head backwards.
Braque defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Braque feinted with a counter takedown.
Braque throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Braque avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Braque misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braque lands a leg kick that knocks Lopez off balance momentarily.
Braque moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Braque connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Braque misses the jab.
Braque ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Braque misses with a body shot
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Braque misses the body punch
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Braque misses its intended target.
Braque throws an off balance right hand
letting Lopez counter with a right hand. #ROC2#Braque is rocked!#T4#
Braque moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez throws a right hand that Braque ducks under and follows up with a left that Braque also avoids with ease.
Braque changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
It looks like Braque has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braque throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Braque changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Braque half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Braque throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Lopez 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. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Braque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braque uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lopez has time to react.
Lopez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Braque thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez thuds his right hand into Braque's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A cross from Lopez lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braque ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Braque stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.#T1#
Braque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Diego Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Braque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braque lands a jab to Lopez's midsection.#TD#
Braque shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lopez's guard.#ES2#
Lopez pushes Braque off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Braque dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Braque scores with a nice head shot.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braque.
Braque changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Braque digs a good hook to Lopez's body.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Braque feinted with a counter takedown.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braque misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Braque. That's going to slow Lopez down.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Braque throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Braque.
A telegraphed right hand from Braque misses the target.
Braque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braque.
Lopez drops his hands momentarily and Braque takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Lopez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Braque. Braque obviously looking to wear him down.
Braque walks into a jab.
Braque swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
Braque appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T4#
Braque shoots in for a double leg but Lopez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Braque chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Braque fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lopez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Braque wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopez! But no joy.
Braque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braque works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Braque takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A shot to the body from Braque misses
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alain Braque.
I think Braque has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: ENIGMA 267
Date: Aug 02, 2025

#R1#
Braque lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Braque.#CUT#It looks like Helo Kacie Jr has been cut.
Braque paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Braque with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Braque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kacie Jr.
Kacie Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Braque throws the left hand but Kacie Jr avoids the punch easily.
Kacie Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Braque misses with the combination.
Kacie Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Braque clobbers Kacie Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Braque misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Braque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Braque backs off Kacie Jr throws a huge counter combo but Braque manages to avoid it all.
Braque loads up on a big right hand but Kacie Jr slips the punch.
Kacie Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Braque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kacie Jr. #T1#
Kacie Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Braque lands a high kick!
Braque is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kacie Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A low kick lands for Braque.
A left lands for Braque.
Braque takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#ROC#Kacie Jr is rocked!
and Braque counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Kacie Jr! He's just covering up as Braque starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alain Braque!
Alain Braque retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Alain Braque 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: ENIGMA 261
Date: Jun 14, 2025

#R1#
Braque with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Remington to score with a decent uppercut.
Remington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braque.
Braque looks to land a left hand but Remington moved out of range nicely.#TD2#
Braque feints and as Remington raises his hands in defense, Braque changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Remington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Braque preventing the sweep.
Braque with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB#
Remington is looking for a triangle but Braque pushes his legs off easily.
Braque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braque postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Braque's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Remington controls Braque momentarily but Braque frees himself.
Braque has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Braque throws an elbow that misses. Remington uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Braque's guard. Nice move by Remington!#REVR##T1#
Remington slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Braque trying to control the position here.
Remington 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.
Braque looking to hit a scissor sweep but Remington is one step ahead there.
Remington slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Remington is fighting to break Braque's control of his arms but Braque is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Braque has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Braque wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Remington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Braque's sensitive parts.
Remington swings for the body but Braque moves out of range.
Braque throws a right hand that Remington ducks under and follows up with a left that Remington also avoids with ease.
Braque misses with a straight right.
Braque misses the jab.#T3#
Braque misses with a series of wild punches.
As Braque backs away, Remington returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Remington slips under a jab from Braque.
Remington blocks a jab.
Braque throws a chopping leg kick but Remington manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A cross from Remington lands.
Braque throws the left hand but Remington avoids the punch easily.
Remington misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Some wild striking there from Braque.
Remington slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Remington.
Remington with a nice calf kick.
Remington lunges at Braque with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Braque's hand.
Remington blocks a jab.
Braque thows a left - swing and a miss!
Remington connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T4#
Remington connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Remington lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Braque has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Braque and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Remington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Remington scores with a jab. Braque acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Remington looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Braque throws the left hand but Remington avoids the punch easily.
Remington walks into a left hand.
Braque throws a leg kick but Remington checks it.
Remington takes one on the button.
Braque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Remington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Remington has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Braque finds it's way round the side to connect with Remington's head.
Remington throws out a powerful jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Braque or perhaps it was just good defense by Remington, which made it look bad.
A chopping leg kick lands by Remington.
Braque misses with a hook to the body
and Braque takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alain Braque 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#
Braque throws a hook but Remington blocks it.
Remington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Braque stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Remington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Braque.#TD#
Braque tries to sprawl but Remington drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Remington trying to control the action but Braque is working from the bottom.
Remington sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Braque is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braque trying to hold on to Remington's head to control him but Remington postures up. #T1#
Well, if Remington 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braque tries to get to full guard but Remington has control of the leg.
Remington trying to control the action but Braque is working from the bottom.
Braque tries to roll over but Remington keeps him under control.
Braque slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Braque not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Remington trying to control but Braque is working from the bottom.
Braque wants to sweep here but Remington controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Braque swings widly with a right hand
and Remington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braque misses the jab.
Braque tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Remington is able to avoid easily.
Remington staying out of range there.
Braque lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Remington.
Braque walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Remington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Braque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Braque misses the target.
Remington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braque misses the jab.#T3##TD#
Remington shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Remington showed some decent athleticism there.
Braque taking some punishment here, with Remington in his half guard.
Braque lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Braque is looking to control Remington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Braque avoid being mounted?
Braque tries to get to full guard but Remington has control of the leg.
Braque controlling the position well.
Reese Remington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Braque manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T4#
Braque looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Braque looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Remington puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Braque is looking to improve his position.
Braque is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Braque has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Braque moves into full guard.
Remington content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Remington is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Reese Remington dominated that second round.
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.#R3#
Braque throws an overhand right that lands on Remington's shoulder, as Remington tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Remington was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Braque.
Braque misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Remington scores with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Remington.
Remington throws a nice inside leg kick.
Remington misses with a wild body shot.
Remington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braque.
Remington lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Braque connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Remington takes a shot to the body in his stride. #TD#
Remington gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braque tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Remington easily slips into full mount!
Braque is trying to escape the mount.
Braque wants to control but Remington is having none of it.#T1#
Remington pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Remington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braque can do to turn this around?
Braque is in all sorts of trouble here.
Braque tries to hold on but Remington postures up.
Remington looking to control and managing it successfully.
Remington working away from the top, dropping strikes.#SUB#
Remington jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Braque is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Braque and Remington has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Braque seems a little lost for a moment, as Remington dominates the positioning.#T2#
Braque is looking to reverse the position.
Braque looks to move to half guard but instead Remington has passed into mount! Damn!
Remington tries to control but Braque wriggling away.
Braque tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Braque wants to hold on but Remington pushes him away.
Braque manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Remington is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Braque!
Braque is desperately trying to improve his position but Remington has a good base and remains in mount.#T3#
Braque regains half guard.
Remington stalling.
Braque keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Remington prevents Braque from improving his position.
Braque is pressing down on Remington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Braque looking to control.
Remington stopping the sweep attempt from Braque.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Braque trying to control the position.
Braque keeping moving, preventing Remington from controlling successfully.
Braque is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Remington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Braque looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Remington is defended easily by Braque.
Reese Remington is winning the standup battle so far.
Braque moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Reese Remington clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Remington misses with a low kick.
Braque stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Remington.
Remington gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Braque counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Remington thinking.
Braque lands with a good body shot.
Braque misses with a double jab
and Remington counters with a straight right hand.
Remington cracks Braque with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Remington jabs Braque right on the nose. Braque blinks but takes it well.
Remington throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Braque swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD#
Remington feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Remington trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Braque is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braque throws a strike but Remington avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#T1#
Braque working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Braque controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Braque is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Braque lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Braque is in close to Remington's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Braque throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Braque in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Braque in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Braque trying to control the position from guard on top but Remington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Braque is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Braque postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Braque throws an elbow that misses. Remington uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Braque's guard. Nice move by Remington!#REVR#
Braque looking to hit a scissor sweep but Remington is one step ahead there.
Braque is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Remington wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Braque thows a huge punch but Remington dodges it nicely.
Braque sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Remington defending well though.
Braque missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Braque 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.
Remington moves into full guard.
Remington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Braque loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Braque looking to pass the guard.
Remington wants to improve his position but instead Braque has moved into half guard. #T4#
Remington wants to get back to full guard.
Braque throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Remington to regain full guard.
Braque trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Braque landing with the ground and pound.
Remington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Braque.
Braque throws a strike but Remington rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Remington throwing strikes but missing.
Braque has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Remington has passed into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Reese Remington will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R5#
Braque defending well as Remington loads up on a big left hand.
Alain Braque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good standup being displayed there by Braque as he connects with a hook.
Remington shoots in for a takedown but Braque shows good takedown defense.
Braque drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Remington right on the button. Remington goes down! Braque follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Braque gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alain Braque!
Alain Braque is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Alain Braque made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: ENIGMA Fight Night Petersburg
Date: May 23, 2025

#R1#
Nice defenses there by Braque.
Braque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eimann scores with a kick to the body.
Eimann pushes Braque away with a front kick.
Eimann tries a head kick but it misses.
Eimann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eimann scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eimann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Braque.
Eimann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Braque darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Eimann takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Braque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Eimann takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Braque throws a big shot that misses.
Eimann misses with an uppercut. Braque saw that one coming.
Braque changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Braque moves away from the strike by Eimann.
The fighters circling - Eimann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Braque moves away from the strike by Eimann.
Reinhardt Eimann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eimann throws a leg kick but Braque moved away.
Braque changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Braque moves out of range as Eimann strikes.
Braque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eimann.
Braque attempts a counter takedown but Eimann avoids it well and moves away.
Braque lands a right hook to the body. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Eimann. Braque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eimann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eimann misses with a wild body shot.
Braque tries to counter with a takedown but Eimann is quick to defend against it.
Eimann on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eimann swings for the body but Braque moves out of range.
Eimann throws a shot from downtown. Braque moves away and avoids it.
Braque tries to counter with a takedown but Eimann is quick to defend against it.
Braque scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice jab there from Eimann.
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!
Braque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eimann moves away.#T3#
A punch combination from Eimann misses.
Braque half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice shot lands for Braque.
Braque fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Braque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eimann has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Eimann jabs Braque to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Braque connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braque. Eimann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braque avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Braque on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eimann throws a jab when Braque was well out of range.#T4#
Eimann digs a good hook to Braque's body.
Eimann is looking to land body kicks.
Eimann throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Braque counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eimann is trying to stand.
Braque missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Eimann blocking the ground and pound attempt from Braque.
Braque has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Braque throwing shots but Eimann is blocking nicely.
Braque lands strikes from half guard.
Braque not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Eimann is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Braque working the head and body with strikes.
Braque throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Eimann to regain full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Reinhardt Eimann 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#
Eimann moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Eimann throws a shot from downtown. Braque moves away and avoids it.
Eimann misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and Braque counters with a single leg into guard. Eimann didn't expect that.
Braque is looking to work some ground and pound but Eimann has wrist control.
Braque postures up in Eimann's guard and throws a big left but Eimann blocks it.
Braque trying to control the position from guard on top but Eimann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Braque scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braque is in close to Eimann's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braque trying to control the position from guard on top but Eimann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Braque postures up and lands a big shot to Eimann's brow.
Eimann is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alain Braque overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Eimann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eimann wants to stand but Braque is controlling the position.
Eimann working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Braque. #SUB2#
Eimann escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Braque gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Braque working some strikes from top position.
Eimann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eimann preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Braque postures up in Eimann's guard and throws a big left but Eimann blocks it.
Eimann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eimann is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T2#
Eimann wants to sweep but no luck.
Braque scoring with some ground and pound.
Braque is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Eimann wants to stand but Braque is controlling the position.
Braque is pushing down on Eimann's leg trying to pass to half guard. Eimann is fighting to maintain full guard but Braque has managed to sneak the leg through.
Braque working over Eimann with some ground and pound. Eimann looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#ROC#Eimann is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braque landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Eimann is still in real trouble! Can Braque finish him?
Braque lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Eimann! More strikes land and this one is all over! Braque jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alain Braque!
Alain Braque seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: NYF 112: Saragih vs Hopson
Date: Apr 05, 2025

#R1#
Decker wants to slow Braque down by chopping away at his legs. #CL#
Braque gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Decker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Braque's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Braque has Decker pressed against the cage, preventing Decker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Decker is trying to break free.
Braque misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Decker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Decker misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Decker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decker throws out a counter right but Braque avoids it with no problem.
Braque avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Braque changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T1#
Braque cracks a nice hook into Decker's ribs.
Decker throws an overhand right that lands on Braque's shoulder, as Braque tries to avoid the shot.
Braque misses with a body shot. #TD#
Braque closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Braque wants to take a breather but Decker is having none of it.
Braque is pressing down on Decker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Decker is holding on for now.
Braque working over Decker with some ground and pound. Decker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braque scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Decker tries to kick Braque off but Braque keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Braque landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Braque wants to pass to mount but Decker is defending the position. #T2#
Decker is trying to stand up here but Braque is controlling him well.
Braque lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Decker wants to control but Braque is keeping busy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Braque not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braque wants to take a breather but Decker is having none of it.
Braque looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Decker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Decker felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Decker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Braque scores with a couple of nice shots.
Decker is not content to let Braque control the position.
Braque lands with a punch from half guard. #ROC#Decker is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braque prevents Decker from standing back up.
Decker is still in real trouble! Can Braque finish him?
Braque working Decker over with strikes. #SUB2#
Decker actively working from the bottom here.
Decker wants to get back to his feet.
Decker seems to have recovered his senses.#T3#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Braque connects with a nice short shot to Decker's temple.
Decker is trying to stand up here but Braque is controlling him well.
Braque is thwarting Decker's attempts to control the position.
Braque lands strikes from half guard.
Decker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Braque scores with a couple of nice shots.
Braque lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Decker quite badly. Decker pulls Braque in close trying to recover. Braque postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Decker on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Decker doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alain Braque!
During a confident post fight interview, Alain Braque thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: NYF Fight Night 61
Date: Mar 12, 2025

#R1#
Morales throws a hook but Braque blocks it.
Braque ducks under a wild hook from Morales.
Morales tries to bum rush Braque with a series of wild strikes but Braque uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#TD2#
Braque looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morales has hold of Braque's hands but Braque slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morales trying to control here.
Braque lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Braque takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braque seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morales does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T1#
Braque thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morales's head.
Braque sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morales defending well though.
Morales blocking the ground and pound attempt from Braque.
Morales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Braque missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Braque is thwarting Morales's attempts to control the position.
Braque throwing shots but Morales is blocking nicely.
Morales avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Braque.
Braque slips a nice elbow through Morales's hands, connecting with Morales's forehead.
Morales taking some punishment here, with Braque in his half guard.
Braque landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Braque working over Morales with some ground and pound. Morales looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T2#
Braque takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Braque thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Braque working Morales over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Braque there.
Morales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Braque landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morales regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Braque.
Morales has momentary wrist control but Braque slips an elbow through the middle.
Braque throwing strikes from guard but Morales blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braque lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Braque content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Braque working some strikes from top position.#T3#
Braque with a flurry of punches that miss.
Braque working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morales's head.
Braque postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Braque postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Braque wants to control from the top but Morales keeps moving.
Braque throws a big right hand that misses.
Braque content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Braque lands a couple of elbows.
Braque makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Braque scoring with some ground and pound.
Braque postures up.
Braque chips away with some ground and pound.
Morales has control of Braque's left arm, preventing Braque from doing any damage. #T4#
Braque postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Braque advances to half guard.
Braque throwing shots but Morales is blocking nicely.
Braque scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Braque working over Morales with some ground and pound. Morales looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#ROC2#Morales is rocked!
Braque slips a nice elbow through Morales's hands, connecting with Morales's forehead.
Oh Morales is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Braque missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morales seems to have got his legs back now.
Braque is nestled in close to Morales, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Braque lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braque winds up and cracks Morales with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Braque takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morales manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Braque is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alain Braque dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Good exchange - Braque coming out on top.
Some wild striking there from Morales.
Braque is looking for the big counter here.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Braque lands a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Braque.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braque moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Braque misses with a lunging right hand
and Morales counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Braque thinking.
Braque digs a good body shot into Morales's ribs.#T1#
Morales misses with a double jab
and Braque counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Braque cracks a nice hook into Morales's ribs.
Omari Morales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morales.
Morales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Morales does no damage.
Morales looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Braque misses with a hook to the body
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab.
Alain Braque seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Braque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morales manages to avoid it.
Braque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morales. #T2#
Braque throws a body punch but Morales moves out of range.
Morales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morales throws a big counter combination but Braque scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Braque throws a lazy uppercut
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braque misses with a body shot.
It looked like Morales was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Braque.
Braque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morales.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braque. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morales thows a left - swing and a miss!
Braque has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morales fails to land with a series of punches.
Braque feints the counter takedown.
Braque looks to score with a jab to the body but Morales is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Morales misses the target.#T3#
Braque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morales was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Braque misses with a hook to the body
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.
Morales moves out of range of the strikes.
Morales swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morales takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Braque fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Braque misses with a wild body shot.
Braque lands with an uppercut that bounces Morales off the cage and back into range.
Braque tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morales is looking to counter punch.
Morales tests Braque's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
Braque paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Braque tries to clinch but Morales is having none of it.
Braque throws a shot to the body.
Braque's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Braque duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braque takes a swing at Morales's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Morales was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Braque throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morales stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Braque scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alain Braque showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Braque slips a straight right by Morales.
A nice side step and Braque releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Braque with a nice cross.
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braque.
Morales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braque manages to avoid it.#TD2#
Braque feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Braque is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morales working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Braque.
Morales will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morales is trying to keep Braque in close.
Braque stands up over Morales, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T1#
Morales trying to keep a closed guard but Braque is proving a slippery customer.
Braque content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Braque lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Braque in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morales keeping full guard, as Braque tries to pass.
Braque postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Braque slips nicely into half guard.
Braque throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Braque wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morales keeps working.
Braque working over Morales with some ground and pound. Morales looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T2#
Braque lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Braque working over Morales with some ground and pound. Morales looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Braque sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morales defending well though.
Braque thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morales's head.
Braque is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Braque lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Braque throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Braque sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morales defending well though.
Morales on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Braque sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Morales! Oh, Morales is in big trouble! Braque lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alain Braque!
Our winner, Alain Braque, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: RFL - New Years Revolution
Date: Jan 04, 2025

#R1#
Lambe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Braque counters with a stiff right hand.
Lambe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Braque counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Braque looks to land a right hand but Lambe moved out of range.
Lambe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lambe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lambe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Braque swivels and escapes.
Braque half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#TD2#
Lambe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Braque moves into full guard.
Braque looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Braque lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T1#
Braque preventing the sweep.
Braque trying to control but Lambe is working from the bottom.
Braque scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Lambe is looking for a triangle but Braque pushes his legs off easily.
Braque keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lambe's head.
Braque slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lambe takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lambe is trying to improve his position.
Braque working the head with strikes.
Braque lands a decent elbow from side control.
Braque lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lambe down. #ROC#Lambe is rocked!#T2#
The referee asks Braque politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Braque prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lambe is still in real trouble! Can Braque finish him?
Braque working away.
Braque working the body and head with strikes.
Braque scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Lambe is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Braque can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alain Braque!
A victorious Alain Braque thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: ENIGMA 222
Date: Oct 19, 2024

#R1#
Varis misses with a takedown
and Braque counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Varis thinking.
Braque looks to score with a jab to the body but Varis is just out of range.
Varis throws out a counter right but Braque avoids it with no problem.
Braque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Varis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice straight punches there by Braque. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Braque.
Varis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Braque checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Varis throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Braque was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Varis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Varis fails with a takedown attempt.#T1#
Varis lands with a nice body kick.
Varis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braque throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Varis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Braque misses with a wild body shot.
Varis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL#
Braque gets a clinch. #T2#
Varis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Varis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Braque has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Varis lands with a short shot to the head.
Braque stalling against the cage.
Varis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Braque gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alain Braque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janne Varis.
Braque tries to throw a body punch but Varis avoids it by throwing Braque back against the cage.
Braque struggles to land a body shot inside as Varis controls his hands.
Braque is working Varis over against the cage.#TD2#
Varis has picked Braque up - he's going for a ride! Varis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varis wants to pass to mount but Braque is defending the position. #SUB2#
Varis is looking for a kimura but Braque is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Varis to get the leverage.
Braque might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Braque desperately trying to maintain half guard. #T3#
Varis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Braque holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Braque continues to stall.
Braque moves into full guard.
Braque is pulling down on Varis's head to control his posture.
Braque keeping full guard, as Varis tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Braque looking to hit a scissor sweep but Varis is one step ahead there.
Braque pulls Varis in close to prevent any damage.
Braque has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Braque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Varis manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braque misses with an uppercut. Varis saw that one coming.
Varis thinks about the counter body kick.
Braque tries to clinch up but Varis circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alain Braque will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Braque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Varis manages to avoid it.#CL#
Braque moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Braque fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Braque. #BC2#
Varis breaks the clinch.
Varis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Braque fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Varis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varis throws a lazy right hand but Braque sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Varis.
Varis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Braque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Braque misses with a left hand
and Braque takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1##CL2#
Varis clinches.
Varis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braque's elbow.
Varis misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braque.
A left hand lands to the body for Braque.
Braque misses with a punch to the body.
Braque lands with a left to the head.
Braque digs a right hand into Varis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Varis's gas tank.
Varis is breathing heavily.
Braque misses with a hook to the ribs.
Braque lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Braque.
Varis has had enough of the clinch but Braque keeps him there for the moment.
Braque goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braque lands a hook that snaps the head of Varis backwards.
Varis stalling.
Braque scores with a shot to the side of Varis's head.
Braque doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Varis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Braque gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Braque lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braque misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braque misses with a hook to the ribs.
Braque lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Varis backwards.
Braque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Varis can do to turn this around?
Braque misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Braque creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Braque creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Varis with a big uppercut! Varis tries to clinch up but Braque pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Varis to the mat! Varis covers up and Braque unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alain Braque!
A very excited looking Alain Braque made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: ENIGMA 218
Date: Sep 22, 2024

#R1#
Rover tries to clinch
and Braque counters with a stiff right hand.
Rover misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Braque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Paulie Rover has been cut.
A right-left combo lands from Braque.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rover lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Braque has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Braque and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Braque bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rover's head backwards.
Rover shoots and misses
and Braque counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Braque defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rover.
Rover moves out of range of the strikes.
Braque shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rover eats them both and turns towards Braque to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braque cracks Rover with a hook to the temple - Rover is on wobbly legs here! Braque swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Rover falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Braque wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alain Braque!
A very excited looking Alain Braque made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 10, 2024

#R1##TD2#
Giseppi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Braque quickly recovers to half guard.
Giseppi is trying to control. Braque wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Giseppi is looking for a kimura here.
Braque preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Braque is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braque is working hard here to advance position.
Braque is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braque won't allow Giseppi to pass to mount. #T1#
Giseppi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are battling for position here. Braque manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Braque looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Giseppi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Braque wants to control but Giseppi is keeping busy.
Braque is trying to get back to full guard.
Braque moves into full guard.
Giseppi stopping the sweep attempt from Braque.
Giseppi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Braque swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Giseppi stopping the sweep attempt from Braque.#T2#
Giseppi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Giseppi trying to control but Braque is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Giseppi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Giseppi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Braque is trying to get back to half guard.
Giseppi is looking to take a break and control but Braque is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Braque tries to bench press Giseppi off him but Giseppi keeps the position. #T3#
Giseppi working away.
Braque is looking for a sweep.
Braque wants to control but Giseppi postures up.
Braque manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Braque has his hands clasped together around Giseppi's back. He's all about the action.
Braque is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Giseppi tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Braque is doing well to control the position and prevent Giseppi from advancing to side control.
Giseppi prevents Braque from improving his position.
Braque is controlling Giseppi's trapped leg to prevent Giseppi from advancing to side control.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Giseppi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braque.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck for Giseppi with that takedown attempt.
Braque misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Giseppi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Braque keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joe Giseppi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braque throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giseppi's waist but Giseppi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Braque off to one side.
Giseppi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Giseppi dives in for a single leg takedown but Braque sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Braque half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Alain Braque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Giseppi.#TD#
Braque shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Braque stalling.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Giseppi can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braque throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Braque sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Giseppi defending well though. #T1#
Braque is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Braque connects with a nice short shot to Giseppi's temple.
Giseppi is trying to stand.
Braque lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Giseppi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Braque.
Braque has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Braque throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Braque landing punches.
Braque looking to ground and pound but Giseppi is blocking nicely.
Braque avoids the attempt from Giseppi to control.
Braque has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T2#
Braque pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#SUB#
Braque goes for an armbar but Giseppi turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Giseppi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braque managing to control the position. #SU2#
Giseppi gets to his feet. Braque looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL#
Braque has closed the distance and engaged Giseppi in a clinch.
Braque lands with a short shot to the head.
Braque slowing the pace effectively.
Giseppi trying to stall but Braque improves his position. #T3#
Braque tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Braque controlling the action here for a moment.
Braque is pushing Giseppi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Giseppi being controlled against the cage.
Braque stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alain Braque.
Braque throws a body punch but Giseppi moves out of range.
Giseppi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braque swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Giseppi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braque. Giseppi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe Giseppi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giseppi shoots in looking for a takedown but Braque manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Giseppi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Braque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giseppi manages to avoid it.
Braque misses with a lunging right hand #TD2#
and Giseppi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Braque!
Giseppi wants to control but Braque is keeping him busy.
Braque tries to improve position but can't.
Giseppi is looking to take a break and control but Braque is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alain Braque dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Braque looks to score with a jab to the body but Giseppi is just out of range.
Giseppi is looking to clinch.
Giseppi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Braque throws an overhand right that lands on Giseppi's shoulder, as Giseppi tries to avoid the shot.
Braque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giseppi.
Giseppi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giseppi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Braque tries to avoid it but Giseppi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Braque to the ground. Braque escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braque avoids the body shot from Giseppi.
Braque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giseppi.
Braque misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Braque tests Giseppi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Giseppi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giseppi throws a right and a left that Braque avoids nicely.
Braque appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Braque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #TD2#
Giseppi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Braque looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Giseppi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
You can see the frustration on Braque's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Braque is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Braque tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Braque's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T2#
Braque manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Braque is looking for a sweep. Giseppi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Braque gets full guard.
Braque is pulling down on Giseppi's head. It's preventing any offense from Giseppi, at least for the moment.
Braque looking for a sweep. Not yet Braque, not yet. #T3#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Braque is on top in guard. #REVR##SUB#
Braque thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Braque throws a big right hand that misses.
Joe Giseppi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Braque with a nice head shot there.
Braque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Braque accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Braque wants to control from the top but Giseppi keeps moving.
Giseppi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Braque. #T4#
Braque postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Braque throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Braque working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Braque throws a big right hand that misses. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Giseppi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giseppi closes the distance and clinches up with Braque, looking for a takedown. Giseppi pushes Braque against the cage but Braque circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alain Braque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Giseppi.
Giseppi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Braque as he jumps to the side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giseppi throws a right hand that Braque ducks under and follows up with a left that Braque also avoids with ease.
Giseppi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Braque half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alain Braque showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Braque has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alain Braque!
Alain Braque seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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